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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
2
A column of quips and observations on motion pictures in schools, aeroplane coasting, bans on fireworks, aviation costumes, marriage fasts, poets unions, penalties and policies, and social quirks. Notable items include a Wellesley student expelled for marrying, a Virginia man forgetting his name, and a federal penitentiary proposed for Atlanta.
Arch Hoxsey of the Wright team soared to 11474 feet in a 40 mile an hour windstorm over Venice California. Seventy five thousand spectators witnessed the landmark ascent breaking Le Ganeux's Pau record and making aviation history again in Los Angeles.
A massive fire at Morris & Co. beef house in Chicago killed Chief James Horan and more than a score of firefighters when an ammonia explosion collapsed walls. The blaze destroyed warehouse No. 6 and a refrigerator shed, with losses totaling hundreds of thousands. City leaders vow memorials and consider ordinances to ban explosives where workers are employed. Recovery efforts proceed amid dense debris and limited water supply.
Sixty one western railroad routes push a peace plan as 75 000 members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors act jointly. Trainmen seek a 15 percent raise while railroads offer 10 percent. an early agreement is expected to avert a strike.
Washington considers the motion to discharge committees from certain bills as part of the rules fight. Speaker Cannon’s ruling shapes the discharge process, a reform measure linked to the last session’s battles. Insurgents view the rule as unsatisfactory while advocates push modernization.
Two posses search woods around Northwestern junction as police hunt a bandit who robbed 100 passengers on Missouri Pacific train No. 11 near midnight and shot Captain H. L. Newbold of the U S Army. Authorities fear the bandit may have escaped.
The Delaware will transport Anibal Cruz’s body from Washington to Valparaiso, after winter maneuvers at Guantanamo. The ship, now at Cherbourg, will sail next February via the Strait of Magellan to Chile.
Memphis Tenn January 1913 J T Harahan announces he has withdrawn from the presidency of the Illinois Central but will not leave service. He remains a director of that road and several others.
Spokane Washington reports that when Miss Margaret Perkins began work as a telephone operator at a local hotel she was required to post a $500 bond not to marry within six months.
Washington D C United States Senator William Lorimer of Illinois is acquitted of any bribery or corrupt act connection to his election. The privileges and elections committee found no evidence linking Lorimer to bribery or attempted bribery in the Illinois legislature. A minority report may follow prompting debate in the Senate.
Moses Dwight Wells founder of M. D. Wells & Co. shoe manufacturers in Chicago has died. A cablegram from Brussels reports the birth of a daughter to Count and Countess Henri de Lacay, with the countess being Miss Marie Louise Logan, daughter of Maj. John A. Logan.
The Norwegian bark Petra of 1,198 tons from Rio Janeiro bound for Halifax is a total wreck at Pennant Point near Cape Gambro. Her crew of 16 were saved with great difficulty.
John D. Rockefeller donated 10 million in income bearing securities to the University of Chicago, completing a total of 35 million given since 1880. He severed official relations with the institution and will provide no further support. The gift comes from his 53 million educational foundation and will be paid in ten equal annual installments starting January 1, 1911.
After a wall collapse at the D. Friedlander Leather buildings, more than 40 firemen were buried. Twelve bodies recovered, about twenty injured, with 12 still feared in rubble. Police assist as 15 officers entombed by another collapse. rescue hopes fade for the buried.
Washington reports 5900 troops held in readiness within 86 hours embarkation point as U S Army officials anticipate a Cuba crisis by February. American representatives warned the Cuban government appears unstable and could fall within months amid discouraging reports from Havana.
United States secret service agents in San Antonio report that Francisco I. Madero led rebels in Chihuahua seeking independence from Diaz rule. If recognized as an independent republic they would seek admission to the United States similar to Texas.
A Pall Mall Gazette dispatch from London reports an Italian army corps has embarked from Naples to Tripoli amid strains in Italian Turkish relations. The move signals escalating tension and potential military action in the region.
Etamps France reports Madamoiselle Helene Dutrien flew 103.8 miles in two hours and thirty five minutes securing the lead among women aviators worldwide.
City detectives and U S revenue officers exchanged fire in Memphis causing serious injuries to Revenue Collector T H Baker. The incident arose from mistaken identity as thieves during a running pistol battle. The report also notes catastrophic floods and famine in Anhui China affecting 2 500 000 people.
In Des Moines a suit for one million dollars was dismissed by Judge W. H. McHenry. The action was brought by the attorney general against the Western Union Telegraph Company.
An only son announces his engagement to a girl the family criticizes for looks money and class. Amid diverse judgments the son notes a redeeming feature she has no relatives. The father then offers a hopeful blessing urging him to seize the match.
Ex Governor Bob Taylor and a northern visitor tested dialect comprehension by asking a black man in the sun a Cajun style greeting. The man answered in simple terms, proving the language barrier playful and the wager entertaining.
The wealthy family explains the baby was born with a plated spoon in its mouth. They reveal the silver spoon is kept in a safety vault and a cheap substitute is used by servants. One cannot trust servants these days, the parents say in a confidential whisper.
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