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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
10
The Patoka Register presents a collage of quips on marriage work life and society. It notes jokes about navigation in clouds, czars, suffragettes, and the Bowery mission while touching on London water use and Atlantic shipping trends. It highlights light commentary alongside brief mentions of gold exports and porpoise spouts.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland directed a minimalist funeral for the former president in Princeton New Jersey. Only close friends and associates attended with no pomp or ceremony. President Roosevelt attended with mounted guards along the procession and a quiet burial beside Ruth Cleveland.
The British legation in Teheran demands withdrawal of the shahs Cossacks by 6 p m. Constitutional leaders shelter in the legation after Tuesday s clash. Shahs soldiers guard the legation to block escapes, England calls it an affront and warns of serious consequences. In St Petersburg reports say the shah remains in danger while rebels gain ground in provinces.
Elaborate preparations are under way in Zeigler Illinois to greet Mr and Mrs Joseph Leiter of Washington on their bridal trip. The Leiter party is expected to travel by automobile from Chicago. Mr Leiter gave gifts to the town 300 families as thanks for their gift to the Leiters.
Ida Grove, Iowa. While temporarily insane, Mrs. August P Johnson drowned her four young children in the cistern at their farm home a mile south of town on Thursday. The youngest was about one year old and the eldest six. There were two boys and two girls. Her husband was in the field. After drowning the children she attempted self harm but neighbors and townspeople rescued her.
Des Moines reports Judge Ss. F. Prouty does not concede after the nearly complete official tally shows Congressman J. A. T. Hull leading by 46 votes in Iowa's Seventh District. The dispute centers on the closeness of the count and continued challenge to the result.
From a trustworthy source the marriage of the Duke of Abruzzi to Miss Katherine Elkins will take place at the Royal Castile of Racconighi, four miles from here, in October, with all members of the house of Savoy in attendance.
Police announced Friday that evidence developed largely removes doubt that the woman found in a bayou trunk Wednesday was murdered. The case centers on the nude body discovered floating in the trunk in Houston, Texas.
In Yonkers New Jersey a 16 year old boy Jacob Cash received a sentence of 30 baths with a daily bath as punishment after his father described him as very lazy and having worn a shirt for six months.
The body of Kasper Fromme, once a leading local businessman, was discovered in the woods near Evansville Indiana. Indications point to death by self inflicted action.
Cleveland reports Congressman J S Sherman spent a comfortable night with improved condition after surgery indications ruled out. He slept five hours with temp 100 and pulse 80. Doctors expect no operation and a week’s rest before traveling home to Utica. wife Mrs Sherman also improving.
In 34 years a Washington June day reached 97 degrees on the official thermometer at 4 pm and 102 degrees on the street reading. A later wind storm cut the temperature by about 10 degrees, and officials forecast cooler weather for the coming days.
Capt Ellis Harper is shot and killed in Lebanon Terin by William Suit who allegedly acted after Harper attacked Suit with a stick. Harper famed Civil War figure and Confederate raider, Suit a Patterson man, allegedly wrote a Nash ville article provoking the incident.
The schoolship Nautilias, Spain’s first naval vessel to reach a Cuban port after sovereignty was relinquished, entered Havana on Wednesday and was met with enthusiastic relief and joy by the Spanish colony as thousands cheered in the harbor.
Frederick H. Matteson, a student at Ames Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa, was drowned in Salt Creek near Lincoln on Wednesday evening. His body was recovered.
Seventy three saved from the steamer Laroche after sinking near Muros Spain. One hundred eleven aboard, only thirty eight unaccounted for. The captain is among the dead.
Rules regulations and classifications for the Japanese exposition of 1912 were decided and will be promulgated within a few days. The Tokyo General committee set standards governing entries and eligibility.
Haskell pardons W. O. Collins serving fourteen years for the murder of Nathan Marshall near Choctaw City in 1902. Collins is in poor health and officials say continued confinement would end his life.
A. P. Ketchen deputy minister of agriculture of Saskatchewan died from sunstrike while judging a plowing match in Creelman Saskatchewan. The incident occurred during agricultural events in the province.
Six killed and fifteen injured when the westbound Overland Limited crosses a burning bridge east of Gallup New Mexico. The engineer fireman and four other trainmen in the mail and express cars were instantly killed. Fifteen passengers were seriously hurt. Williams Arizona reported the wreck.
A Saturday night tornado nearly leveled Pukwana in Brule county near Mitchell. Dozens of stores and homes were destroyed or damaged, two large elevators toppled onto the Milwaukee line, and the station was wrecked. Damage on Carpenter Sandberg’s ranch exceeded 100000 dollars. A hail and rain storm covered a three mile wide strip, ruining farm country. a smaller tornado was reported east of Mitchell with minor damage.
A cloudburst wrecks Wichita Kansas causing five deaths and a missing person. Fifty railroad horses drowned and homes swept away. Crops and machinery ruined as miles of track wash out. Light rains preceded the flood, blocking eyewitness details.
Twelve of the Atlantic fleet battleships are in San Francisco harbor ready to sail in July from San Francisco to Hampton Roads. Four more are due next week. Ships present include Connecticut Vermont Georgia Wisconsin Illinois Missouri New Jersey Ohio Kentucky Louisiana Kansas and Minnesota.
Robert Ohmeiss Jr a cashier at Marina Trust Co Atlantic City was arrested on a charge of defalcation amounting to 20500 He confessed that he played the stock market with the money losses mounting to the total He is held on $11000 bail for trial in October.
Secretary of State Elihu Root visits William Muldoon’s health institution in White Plains for a yearly regimen including ball throwing, hard walking, riding, cold baths and plain cooking. He states the course benefits him and the physician agrees it is helpful annually.
Judge Solon Phili denied the motion for a new trial in the Col. Tom Snell will dispute after a lengthy hearing. Attorneys for the executor argued improper instructions and other technical points during the proceedings in Bloomington Alabama.
Gov. John A. Johnson of St. Paul Minnesota received notice that Augustana College Rock Island Illinois conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws in a formal ceremony. The event highlights a notable honor for the state executive and signals continued ties between the university and Minnesota leadership.
Ambassador Creel is recalled to Washington as unrest in northern Mexico threatens American mining interests. Reports say agitators exploit pay gaps and poor conditions to rally miners, with July 1 set as a pivotal revolt day. The government rushes troops and detains suspected plotters while the likelihood of a large-scale uprising grows.
St Joseph Missouri Matthew Ford town marshal of Osborne shot at two men in a hardware store at 1 am Monday. One robber fled while the other fired a shotgun but Ford returned fire and killed the bandit. The outlaw died within minutes. partner escaped. The robbers had hit several Osborne stores and the stolen goods were recovered.
Tokyo announces Governor General Marquis Ito is recalled from Korea and General Nos, a known hero of the Russian war, is appointed in his place. The change aims to pacify Korea after Ito’s repressive policies sparked a rebellion against Japanese rule.
White Plains N Y Harry K Thaw was granted a jury trial to determine his sanity for the October term. He was brought from Poughkeepsie by two guards and rode the Hudson on the train in high spirits. His new attorney is Charles Morschauser. Pittsburg Founder Nevin Dies At 88
Four Columbus men offered to sacrifice a finger each for 300 dollars to A C Balloux of Wheeling West Virginia who lost fingers in an ice cream freezer. Balloux is hospitalized in East Liverpool Ohio. His brother Joseph Balloux suggested the plan and surgeons advised it. Offerors include Robert S Robbins W E Thompson C E Mansperger and a man signing as D of Edward Street.
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