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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
10
A mishmash of articles reports Pittsburg banks versus Boston, jokes about self-raising planes, tuberculosis cures, Wu Ting Fang, and a Wisconsin Bible thief. It notes a French pearl necklace theft in Paris, Wu receiving an honorary LL D, and a tramp surviving a week with raw potatoes after confinement.
A potpourri of items includes balloon experiments rising in popularity as hot weather hits the nineties, a New Jersey restitution of forty thousand dollars to Washington, a Carnegie Institute bread claim, proposals for women’s competition, fashionable sandals worn on Main Line, a critique of heirloom gifts to Whitelaw Reid’s daughter, and Justice Harlan denying retirement rumors with clear health-based resolve.
The Springfield Republican urged hotel keepers to stock pajamas night robes and toilet articles for travelers detained in town or forgot to bring their essentials. A New York hotel plans this innovation and a Philadelphia hotel already supplies such needs, a precedent deemed good.
Financial leaders say the Standard Oil ruling is proper and will revive prosperity. Joseph T. Talbert of Commercial National Bank notes the court’s masterly document and warns against populist legal overreach while signaling a return to business confidence after a period of low mood.
Business leaders hail the decision as strengthening securities abroad and aiding general prosperity. W T Fenton of the National Bank of the Republic calls it a confidence booster while Ernest A. Hamill, president of the Corn Exchange National, criticizes the fine as excessive but expects the higher court ruling to restore business confidence.
Chicago report says Judge Peter S. Groscup plans to retire from the federal bench to resign and practice law. He aims to clear his docket and has been offered private practice positions, notably the Northern Securities case for James J. Hill, which he refused.
Wade H. Ellis Ohio attorney general who drafted the Republican platform at the Chicago convention is at a retreat near Cincinnati suffering nervous prostration. He was exhausted on returning to Columbus and went to the country for two weeks after six months of constant strain.
The shah orders a mountain battery and two infantry regiments sent from Tehran to Tabriz in response to distressing reports. More reinforcements will follow as the situation develops.
Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Doke perished in a house fire in Fostoria Ohio. The parents had left them locked inside the home to go downtown shopping and did not return in time.
Florence notes the start of construction on the Arizona territorial penitentiary with Capt. Rynning as superintendent arriving from Yuma. Architect Thornton Fitzhugh of Phoenix and contractor J H McCarthy of Florence lead the project, modeled after Fort Leavenworth. An octagonal center machinery room will feed three wings for quarters, commissary and services, all enclosed by a cement wall.
Grand Jury returns 29 indictments accusing get-rich schemes tied to malls and defrauding clients of 5 million dollars. Twenty eight white slave indictments issued, plus two against Illinois Central and Rock Island Railroads for alleged antipass law violations.
Thomas E. Watson Populist candidate opened his campaign in Macon Georgia with a one hour speech before a capacity crowd at the Grand Opera house. He urged Georgians to provide electoral votes and said he would deliver them to Bryan if needed to defeat Taft, praising Roosevelt and Taft while attacking Bryan.
Western Union Telegraph Company sues Commercial Pacific Cable Company alleging discrimination in favor of Postal Telegraph. The suit seeks 2581 damages and an injunction to stop higher message rates to Honolulu and other points.
In Louisville area Friday morning a man identified as Philip B. Hans Jr. killed Arthur W. Krafts and shot Mrs. Krafts on Thursday then died by a self-inflicted gunshot Friday night. A farmer found the body along a road near St Matthews.
Reshid Effendi, brother to the sultan, demanded the throne to block the king from naming his 21 year old son Burhan Ed Din as successor. The sultan plans to enthrone Burhan Ed Din, despite a 15th in line status. Today 200000 people cheered the constitution at the Yildiz Kiosk. Demonstrations began Saturday and continued with mass parades, flags, and banners.
Acting Mayor Patrick McGowan will name a large reception committee in New York to welcome American track and field athletes after their Olympiad triumphs. The panel will include prominent figures and coordinate festivities honoring the team’s unparalled achievements.
A nationwide celebration plans to honor the most magnificent performers in international competitions. City and State officials support the movement. President Roosevelt may deliver a congratulatory address at a victory banquet. Governor Hughes hopes to attend. The team is due in during the first week of August.
Miss Pauline Kohlsaat, daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman H Kohlsaat, married Mrs Potter Palmer II at a noon ceremony in the Kohlsaat home 186 Lincoln Park Boulevard. Rev A W Griffin officiated in a private East Parlor service, attended by a small circle of guests.
Governor Folk of Missouri declares racetrack gambling will be eliminated within four years. He addresses about 4000 people and recounts the gambling crusade, warning he would be tyrannical again if gambling resumes in the state.
Hill Williams dies after being struck crossing railroad tracks during a fox hunt. his dog also killed. Authorities report the incident occurred as hunters pursued the fox, with the train involved near London Kentucky.
In Sullivan Indiana, Alexander Davis and Ed McCoy are dying after a violent clash aboard a moving passenger train. Albert Condell of Evansville and two other men attacked the pair over refusing to drink. Condell wounded both with a dirk. An unknown accomplice battered Condell with coal before fleeing.
Fragmentary OCR notes expose tensions involving five civilized tribes in eastern Oklahoma, with references to Muskogee and intertribal dynamics. Details are incomplete, but indicate contentious relations or negotiations amid historic tribal contexts.
Prospective buyers sought to claim lands at far below agreed prices, but the allottees refused to sell for less than nearly double previous offers. By Monday afternoon only 64 deeds had been filed, despite thousands expected.
Three of the youngest defendants ever tried in Chicago faced court on Monday. Walter Leonard 13 James White 14 and Lester Walker 14 stand accused of causing the death of Italian immigrant Michael Lacocca by pouring alcohol on his clothing while he slept and igniting it. Lacocca died days later from burns.
New York judge Rosasky faced a death threat from the Mafia in court after receiving a sentence of not less than nine years and two months and not more than ten years. Cosmic Riccobona, among three assailants, had tried to rob a bank messenger of 43000 dollars on May 25, with the Mafia vow to retaliate. In Austin, Texas, the prohibition vote required full vote-count to decide if the Legislature should place a constitutional amendment on statewide prohibition before the people.
Walter Goodwin of Trigg county who testified at the May term of court where indictments were returned against alleged night riders was ambushed returning from a neighbor's house. He was shot in the jaw and lodged under the ear, a serious wound, with guards protecting him afterward.
Advertorial letter asserts surgical operations on women are often unnecessary and cites success stories. It markets Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains and backache. Mrs Pinkham invites letters seeking advice from sick women in Lynn Massachusetts.
A playful exchange notes Miss Gotrox as the freckled rider on the horse and reveals she holds several millions in her own name. The dialogue hinges on curiosity about her fortune and appearance.
Mrs Gaddie asks about Mrs Lacutte at the top last night. Her husband says this morning's paper says she was dressed entirely in black, though not definitively.
A Chicago clerk describes how health loss shrank her income and nearly ended her career. She credits Grape-Nuts with eliminating brain fatigue and digestive issues, allowing her to keep her job and earn a living. The letter is presented as genuine and part of a series.
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