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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
2
A mosaic of observations on society and culture including jokes about telephony opulence, fashion and corsets, legal quirks in mergers, management of servants, and the diamond market. Notes on astronomy, sports, and literature imply a year of witty commentary and subtle satire across multiple topics.
The article notes the death of the first man to play a banjo on the American stage in Warren, Pa. It contrasts minstrel humor with the banjo and discusses hunger as a health indicator, noting appetite links to tissue needs, age, and mental state. Normal hunger varies with growth, aging, and illness.
Holland aims to reclaim 40 000 fertile acres from the sea despite tough physical conditions that make landward expansion seem difficult. The kingdom shows pluck and paradox as it tackles coastal obstacles head on.
At Princeton dedication of the lake Mr. Carnegie lauds rowing as the top sport for colleges. He aligns with Harvard's President Charles William Eliot in this view.
In Aldrich Polk County two masked men forced President Z G Coulson and Cashier James Vaughn to open the Bank of Aldrich vault. They took 3500 dollars and marched the bankers to a buggy outside the town before sending them back. The robbery occurred at about 3 pm on a Thursday afternoon.
In Chicago Lewis Rabinowitz 44 is fatally shot defending his wife from two burglars who were ransacking their home. She awakened him after screaming. Rabinowitz rushed in and was shot in the abdomen. The robbers fled. Rabinowitz died at county hospital.
Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney indicated the prosecution may grant Abraham Ruef immunity to secure his testimony against Supervisor James L. Gallagher and the Public Service Corporation, establishing the link through Ruef to alleged bribery and graft.
Mayor Thomas L Johnson of Cleveland met President Roosevelt in Washington. They discussed municipal government and Johnson praised the meeting. Johnson then greeted Representative Burton, his former political opponent in Cleveland, with a handshake outside the cabinet room.
In three messages Friday afternoon the Oklahoma governor urged passage of stronger prohibition laws, relief for school land tenants, and possible financial relief. The House adopted a concurrent resolution to adjourn December 21 to January 6.
Richard Walton, described as a confessed singer, was hanged at the county jail on Friday. He spoke from the scaffold thanking jail guards for their kindness after his confession related to Mrs. Lillian White Grant.
Patrick Calhoun president of United Railways faced 14 indictments for offering bribes to city supervisors to gain an overhead trolley franchise. The trial was postponed to February 1 to allow Calhoun to travel to New York on business related to the street railway. He said he would depart Saturday morning.
A Goldfield delegation met with General Funston about the miners dispute as federal troops stay longer. Soldiers report changed conditions since troops arrived and many miners avoid contact to prevent trouble. Governor Sparks sent a detailed reply to Washington clarifying troop role and a strikebreaker train detail could not be obtained.
The Paris Gulf storms move north to Spain, driving ships to shelter. The cruiser Isly runs aground at L Orient and the three masted Padonia sinks near a Serac encuere. The gale halts Anglo-French service and delays the French liner La Breton for New York until Sunday.
The permanent relief committee chaired by Governor Dawson prepared a national appeal for funds to aid widows and orphans of the recent Fairmont Coal Co. mine explosion. Newspapers are urged to receive contributions acknowledge them in columns and forward to the treasury.
A Des Moines message to the Pioneer Press reports Gov. Cummins of Iowa says he has no plan to abandon his bid for the U.S. Senate. He acknowledges talk of a presidential run but insists he will remain in the senator race.
A large Tehran crowd surged in protests over delays in executing two soldiers who killed two shopkeepers. Fire broke out at the parliament building as demonstrations intensified, prompting the shah to order the arrest of Premier Nasser El Mulk and Interior Minister San Ed Dowleh, plus Alla Ed Dowleh the governor of Shoraz.
A blaze at the Chicago Lumber Co sawmill in Manistique Michigan destroyed the three hand mills. Night foreman Henry Hammel and night watchman Andrew Norton died in the fire. Property loss estimated at $100000.
Washington authorities inform Havana Governor Magoo that the yellow fever quarantine on Cuba has been removed. This official move ends the public health restriction and allows resumed travel and commerce between the two regions.
The Democratic National Committee chose Denver Colorado to host the 1903 convention with July 7 set as the date. Debates over using the surplus of a hundred thousand dollar Denver offer were resolved when a resolution to decline excess funds was laid on the table by a 31 to 14 vote. Denver led the first ballot with 22 votes while Louisville had 17 and Chicago five and St Paul one.
Governor Warner directed Attorney General Bird to draft charges against State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier of Chelsea. The move follows Glazier's refusal to resign after Warner's demand and stems from the Chelsea Savings Bank closing on December 2 due to Glazier's financial troubles.
A man identified as Henze was convicted Thursday of forging Mexican silver dollars into US 500 piece coins and ordered to serve six years at Sing Sing plus a $250 fine. He admitted making the coins and claimed the money was as good as government currency to fund an airship project.
Bonne Terre and nearby towns see 200 workers laid off as St Joseph Lead Co and Doe Run Lead Co reduce output by half due to telegraphic orders from Dwight A Jones in New York. Remaining staff will work half time. monthly payrolls total about $200,000 across plants at Bonne Terre Flat River Central Leadwood Gumbo and Doe Run.
In Des Moines Iowa on Thursday friends of Governor Cummins urged him to announce as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. A conference of prominent Iowa representatives will be called soon to gauge support and plan a statewide canvass. Cummins declined to comment but friends say he is favorably disposed to the program.
Father Brougier purchased Honolulu Fanning and Washington Islands in the Fanning Islands group at Suva Fiji in an auction held Saturday for 125000 dollars.
In Spring Grove cemetery Cincinnati Ohio the body of Mrs Louiga Taft widow of Judge Alphonso Taft former United States attorney general was buried after simple services at the home of her stepson Charles P Taft conducted by Rev Dr George A Thayer.
In Clio Arkansas the town south of Pine Bluff on the Cotton Belt has seen a large portion of its population leave for other destinations in Arkansas and Louisiana, depopulating the area.
The excerpt argues Mars may host superior denizens due to progress as a law, lower gravity, longer year, and milder climate. It muses on ancient attempts at contact, potential amphibious ability, and the futility of ruling out life despite Earthly skepticism. It ends noting oxygen is not essential for life.
A reflective essay discusses unity as the rule of art and the microcosm in art's orderly form. It links poetry drama and tragedy to life’s law, outlines optimism, pessimism, and meliorism, and notes meliorism as progress through sacrifice, virtue, and the purification of heroism.
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