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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
10
Boni's loss of his meal ticket prompts speculation on a biophole hypothesis and politics. The piece notes a Denver bride to Pueblo chief, eager ships that mimic home life, and a whale cure for rheumatism, while mocking press and officials across eras.
In Willard Greene County Missouri Sheriff Simms and residents armed themselves to trap five bandits who robbed the town bank. Explosions, staccato gunfire, and a dash for the railroad saw three bandits escape with about $3,000 in cash while sentinels inside the bank kept watchers at bay.
Ferdinand E. Clayton, 51, a wealthy former druggist, went missing last Friday and was found in a cistern under a kitchen floor. He crawled through a 15 inch opening. the body had swollen after four days in water.
Three sailors were scalded when boiler tubes blew on the cruiser St Louis off Sausalito California. Cold water flooding hot pipes is thought to have caused the explosion and an investigation will follow.
Juliet Nic Orasmus Page, billed as the nation’s oldest newsboy, marked his 100th birthday here on Tuesday. He has sold papers for 15 years, a long career in street distribution.
Sympathy for regicides grows as Lisbon debates renewing political arrests in Portugal. Republican leaders advocate killings of King Carlos and Prince Luiz, provoking royalist fears and warnings from King Manuel's advisers about grave consequences. The press and public react with subdued support for the assassinated monarchs.
A six story blaze at the corner of West Seventieth street and Columbus avenue in New York destroyed an eight family house. Margaret Landon, 21, leapt from a sixth floor window and died instantly. Firemen rescued twenty occupants overcome by smoke. three remain in serious condition. The fire started in the basement and rapidly burned to the roof.
Millville, N J sawmill operator John Bailey of Baileytown three miles south of Millville received a Black Hand letter demanding $50 left in the butt of an old tree on Spring Garden road. He has two weeks to comply or face death in a peculiar manner.
John Probst war veteran jailed a month for defending his Wormleyburg home with a shotgun against railroad seizure attempts. Judge Saddler discharged him on $500 bail to keep the peace. In Washington, the house naval affairs committee voted to report a bill for two Delaware class battleships of 20 000 tons each. Roosevelt urged four.
In Johannesburg General Smuts, Transvaal colonial secretary, mixed Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger in a speech, provoking irritation among Dutch South Africans in Cape Town and beyond.
Rear Admiral Seth M. Ackley United States Navy retired died in Washington at age 62. He formerly commanded naval stations at Olongapo and Cavite and held senior posts during his career.
Matteawan New York Doctor Lamb said that after about 30 days if he believes Harry K. Thaw is sane the hospital will certify to the court and urge release. A lunacy commission is not needed. Physicians note Thaw has not yet recovered from trial excitement and is a model prisoner with certain privileges.
Executors of the Marshall Field estate agree to pay one million dollars to settle back tax claims. Chicago and its coordinating tax bodies will receive the funds this year as part of the agreement accepted in principal.
Berlin official statistics show 34 steamships and 82 sailing vessels lost in January with 39 drownings. Minor mishaps affected 419 steamships and 217 sailing vessels. figures cover all vessels for which information was available.
Pat Brodie L Duke son of a New York tobacco man arrived in Pittsburg and reportedly spent 2000 on leisure in 15 hours. He tipped the cafe orchestra leader 25 dollars altered his program and paid a 1000 dinner check for friends.
Springfield reports Gov. Deneen, though not fully recovered, works at the state house Monday receiving official calls. In Marion, City Marshal William Abney shot and killed Amos Grogan and Frank Blake during a resisted arrest. a coroner's jury exonerated him before later arrest and $5,000 bond set.
Constantinople reports the sultan has a daughter named Samieh, his fourteenth child. The sultan is in his fifth year of reign and has seven sons and six daughters already. In Mobile, Alabama the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. orders a ten percent cut in salaries for officials and employees.
Burr McIntosh former actor and photographer with a studio at 4 West Thirty-ninth street files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. He publishes the Burr McIntosh Monthly from the same address.
A widow, Mrs. Jane Bowers, was killed at her home on Pleasant Walk in Frederick County. Her body showed ax wounds, and she was found murdered inside the residence.
A House War Claims Committee proposal would grant the court of claims jurisdiction over captured and abandoned Civil War property sold, with proceeds to the U S treasury. If owners prove loyalty and suit within two years after the war, they may receive proceeds. amnesty in 1866 came too late. A separate vote probes presidential campaign contributions from 1896 to 1904 and possible law violator links.
In Washington the Senate opened debate on the Aldrich currency bill with J Pierpont Morgan among the gallery observers. The discussion focused on railroad bonds as a basis for emergency currency while the House moved an Indian appropriation amendment to provide per capita payments to Kiowa Comanche and Apache in Oklahoma.
Peter Rosinko an ill Freeland resident ignores a fortune teller’s warning and his physician’s care as he succumbs to pneumonia. In Fort Worth Texas Emma Ivillard, a 37 year old weighing 65 pounds, dies at home.
Springfield changes ownership of the Springfield Evening News as Frank C. Lowden sells his stake to Charles H. May with J. McCan Davis retaining a share. A 12 year old boy is held on a charge of assault to kill after shooting at a train. several investigations into guards and a death at a reformatory follow. Other items note a 13 year old suicide near Hillsboro, a governor’s requisition honored, a major fire at W D Boyce’s Ottawa home, a railroad crossing petition near Thebes, Mattoon mayoral resignation threat, and notable deaths and appointments across Illinois.
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