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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
2
A column packed with varied tidbits from literature science and society including Ido the new universal language a note on airship trade journal remarks about Morgan Bibles and a plea for coal substitutes. It references editors critics and international snubs with a mix of humor and commentary.
A commentary argues that advancing equal suffrage clashes with perceived female power in current life stages, calling it a contradiction between expanding rights and women acting as dictatorial figures.
The Harvard expedition has returned from its quest for Spanish gold. All treasure found is invested in castles in Spain, and the hunt for the nimble ordinary American dollar will occupy the treasure-hunters for now.
The minister of public instruction orders French public schools to adopt academy recommended spellings. Reforms include dropping the h from rhinoceros and replacing y with i in analyze, and using f for ph in phenomene, among other changes.
In Brooklyn Mr Taft spoke at the dedication of the prison ship martyrs monument praising Revolutionary patriots who endured suffering aboard ships in New York harbor rather than join British forces. He noted cruelty was common for the era and argued prison reform is a modern philanthropy.
A South rumor links a new mental ailment to eating meat from red corn while noting a familiar vanity disorder caused by corn juice remains not a new cry. The piece reflects period belief in diet related insanity and draws on Italian sources for novelty.
The piece notes that bank checks have only a small hold on Mexican citizens, particularly for sums under $1,000. People prefer paying cash or giving a check for around $100 rather than larger amounts.
President Theodore Roosevelt blasts representatives Tawney Smith Sherley and Fitzgerald over limits on the Secret Service in a special message. He defends the service’s use against crime, cites prior investigations, and urges restoring broad authority and a raise for the chief’s salary.
The House approved a relief package for Sicily and Italy from Roosevelt’s earthquake message, authorizing $800,000 plus $500,000 cash and $300,000 in supplies aboard Celtic and Culgoa. The Senate will act promptly, with Red Cross totals reaching $320,000. Roosevelt directs Celtic and Culgoa to scene for aid delivery and requests further relief funding.
Two hundred officers from the American fleet now at Suez arrived in Cairo Monday as the advance guard of 500 officers granted permission to halt here. Admiral Sperry and his staff are expected later, though a definite plan is not set. The fleet may split temporarily and disperse to Malta, Algiers, Marseilles, and Trieste.
Sacramento January 4. United States Senator George C Perkins is expected to be re elected by the California state legislature when it convenes on Tuesday. Both houses have members in Sacramento who consider the renomination practically certain.
The United States gunboat Dubuque departed Havana on Sunday under navy department orders for Bluefields Nicaragua, sailing via Key West.
The catastrophe in southern Italy and Sicily leaves up to 200000 dead with 110000 to 115000 dead reported in various estimates. Refugees flood Naples and Rome as cities are wiped from the map and Mt Etna stirs fear. The king and queen aid rescue as American Consul Cheney and family perish beneath the consulate ruins. Donations reach about 100 million dollars.
Reports from Rome say Messina and Reggio will be rebuilt after the earthquake and volcanic activity. Cardinal Nava briefs that the cities face long recovery, many smaller towns may not be rebuilt, while Messina’s glory may take generations to restore.
The National Baseball Commission began its annual meeting in Cincinnati Ohio on Monday. The session is expected to last three or four days with many prominent baseball figures in attendance including commission members.
In Oakland California on Sunday Chinese team defeated Japanese opponents 10 to 0 in the first football match of its kind. The game drew local spectators as the two groups met in an historic contest.
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