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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
10
A collage of jokes and breezy notes from The Patoka Register lampooning aviation feats, castles of slang, marriages in autos, and social quirks. It mocks progress myths, stretches of absurd news, and declares a playful critique of modern trends with wit and local flavor.
Arch Hoxsey of the Wright team broke the world's altitude record in Los Angeles soaring to 11 474 feet in a 40 mile per hour wind. The previous mark stood at 10 499 feet set by Le Ganeux at Pau France. Hoxsey achieved the height over Venice while enduring freezing cold and strong gusts and kept climbing until surpassing the record.
Sixty one Western roads press to settle with trainmen and conductors over a new wage scale. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, totaling 75 000 members, negotiate after a railroad offer of a 10 percent raise while the unions seek 15 percent. An early agreement is hoped to avert a strike.
Two posses scour the woods around Northwestern junction as police in nearby towns hunt a bandit who robbed 100 passengers and shot Captain H. L. Newbold U S A on Missouri Pacific train No. 11 shortly before midnight. He may have escaped.
The navy has designated the dreadnought Delaware to transport the late Chilean minister Anibal Cruz’s body from Washington to Valparaiso. The ship will first join winter maneuvers at Guantanamo before continuing via the Strait of Magellan.
Memphis Tenn J T Harahan announces that though he has withdrawn from the presidency of the Illinois Central he will not be out of the service He remains a director of that and several other roads Injunction Against Cupid Spokane Wash When Margaret Perkins began work as a hoteltelephone operator the management demanded a $500 bond not to marry within six months
Chicago Fire Chief Horan and crews perish in a packing house fire. The deadly blaze consumes the building as firefighters battle flames.
Windy City endures its deadliest blaze since 1893. Chief James Horan and over twenty firefighters perish as ammonia explosion tears through Nelson Morris & Co beef house and adjacent structures. Losses exceed $1.1 million. mayor orders memorials and possible explosives ban in fire zones. Recovery hampered by debris as services are planned.
Moses Dwight Wells a wealthy Chicago pioneer merchant and founder of M. D. Wells & Co. shoe manufacturers is dead. He built a prominent local business and was a leading figure in the city’s mercantile scene.
A Brussels cablegram reports the birth of a daughter to Count and Countess de Lunay. The Countess is Miss Marie Louise Logan, daughter of Maj. John A. Logan.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed Knapp and issued favorable reports on McChord and Meyer while the House braces for potential turmoil when Congress reconvenes after the holidays. The episode centers on Speaker Cannon’s ruling on motions to discharge committees from further consideration of specific bills, a reform element tied to the prior rules fight.
Na the Tikes notes a rule allowing a committee to be discharged if a majority supports the motion. Insurgents oppose the discharge motion, arguing it bypasses normal procedure and weakens committee control.
John D. Rockefeller donates ten million dollars in income bearing securities to the University of Chicago, completing a total of thirty five million dollars given since its 1880 founding and severing official ties with the institution. The funds come from his educational foundation and will be paid in ten equal installments starting January 1, 1911.
United States secret service agents in San Antonio report that Francisco J. Madero leads rebels aiming to free Chihuahua from Diaz rule and establish an independent government. If recognized they would seek U S admission, similar to Texas.
London dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette reports an Italian army corps leaving Naples for Tripoli due to tense relations with Turkey. Etamps, France witnesses Helene Dutrien, a French aviator, fly 103.8 miles in 2 hours 35 minutes to claim world leading status among women aviators.
United States Senator William Lorimer of Illinois is exonerated by a Senate committee report stating there is no evidence he was bribed or involved in corrupt acts to secure his election. A minority report may be submitted later, possibly sparking a Senate debate.
A five story D. Friedlander Leather building burns in Philadelphia. While Firefighters battled the blaze the north wall collapsed burying over 40 firemen. twelve bodies recovered and 12 more believed trapped. Police and rescue crews worked to reach victims as a second collapse buried fifteen officers.
Washington reports the United States Army is prepared to rush 5900 troops to Cuba within 36 hours to preserve peace and protect American and foreign interests as crisis indicators grow. Officials expect action potentially by February as assessments of the Cuban government worsen.
Memphis Tennessee detectives and U S revenue officers exchanged shots in a running pistol battle after misidentifying each other as thieves. Revenue Collector T H Baker was seriously wounded by a bullet fired by City Detective Thomas Shea.
News from Victoria British Columbia reports the Ay meric steamship brought word of floods in Anhui China causing severe famine and affecting about 2 500 000 people. In Des Moines Iowa a million dollar suit against Western Union Telegraph company was dismissed by Judge W H McHenry.
The family casts doubts on the fiancée with jokes about looks money and manners until the son offers a single redeeming feature she has no relatives on earth and the father urges the match with Grab her my boy.
Tennessee ex governor Bob Taylor bet a northern visitor he could not understand a southern black man's speech. They met a sunbathing man who was asked Weh he and replied Wah who, proving the dialect challenge humorous and perplexing.
The wealthy family explains the silver spoon is kept in a safety vault and a cheap substitute used instead. They hint the mystery lies with their servants, suggesting distrust within the household.
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