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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
10
A collage of humorous observations and brief notes on morals, industry, and society. The items touch on journalism ethics, a timber famine in America, a marriage between a medicine manufacturer and an actress, a $50 reward for curing profanity, polar exploration, foreign affairs, science fantasies, and a trolley accident near Philadelphia with improbable odds.
With all delegates chosen, Taft holds a clear majority over 100 votes for the Republican nomination. Analysts project 594 secured delegates and up to 108 more, plus contested seats, likely yielding a first ballot victory at the Chicago convention. Allies of Taft expect unified control of party organization and committees.
Harry K. Thaw spent a lonely Sunday in Dutchess County jail after the apparent collapse of his bid for freedom from Matteawan asylum. His brief witness stand appearance prompted by District Attorney Jerome undermined the defense counsel and alienists’ claim of his sanity.
Fire Monday wiped out the Lake Superior Corporation pulp mill in the Canadian Soo near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan for the second time in a year. Loss fixed at 200000 dollars with two men missing. Power plant out of commission no street cars or light. Plant will be rebuilt.
The minister of interior’s warnings about weak economic prospects in America failed to curb emigration. Hungary now bans free return of immigrants who left for the United States since January 1, citing insufficient improvement in work prospects.
Dr. Amos T. Baker, guardian at Matteawan, testified in Thaw habeas corpus proceedings. He said Thaw described family insanity, St Vitus dance, and typhoid fever, and claimed he was not insane though his lawyers argued insanity to avoid first degree murder conviction.
J Dalzell Brown former vice president and general manager of the California Safe Deposit and Trust Co pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to 18 months in San Quentin. He was moved across the bay Wednesday morning by Deputy Sheriff Haggerty to begin serving his term.
Acting Governor Pindall has taken over the Arkansas governorship in Little Rock after Gov. Hamiter relinquished power. Pindall refused to shake hands with Hamiter upon arrival in the city.
Seattle officials report the Great Northern Express Co loss of 5340 in a strong box robbery by two bandits in the Great Northern tunnel Tuesday morning.
Tulsa resident E. S. Stokesberry drowned Thursday in the Arkansas River after saving his 12-year-old son. The incident occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma, highlighting a heroic act by a local figure.
In Mount Pleasant a jury awarded Mrs Lilly Magers six thousand dollars in damages after finding that her mother in law Mrs Ellen Magers alienated the affections of her husband.
National City Bank engaged 2 million dollars in gold and the Busso Chinese Bank 350 thousand dollars for export to Europe, part of a total 25.1 million dollars in engagements on the current movement.
A letter from G. A. Hoehn of St. Louis to President Roosevelt provoked a heated debate at the Socialist national convention in Chicago. Chairman John Spargo sought to omit reading the letter, sparking protests before the document was finally read amid strong support. Debates focused on party unity and President Roosevelt's remarks about Socialists.
The Reserve Trust Company closed its doors and filed a deed of assignment to Superior Savings and Trust Company. Liabilities and assets are $2,700,000 each. A preliminary statement says all depositors will be paid in full.
George Hall, a Black man, shot and killed his white wife at her mother’s home in Logansport. He then shot himself, with authorities fearing the self-inflicted wound may prove fatal. Domestic trouble is believed to be the motive.
Horatio C. Burchard former congressman and Freeport resident died here Thursday at 73. He entered Congress in 1869 serving ten years mostly on the Ways and Means Committee. In 1879 he became director of the United States Mint, serving five years.
General D Amade leads three French columns in a Tuesday raid on tribes in the Mdraka region. The operation razed crops and burned several camps. Six French soldiers sustained wounds.
Continental Oil Company storage tanks exploded Wednesday at Deming New Mexico. J G Clark the plant manager was killed and rolling stock Santa Fe railroad property and other assets were damaged. In New Jersey a severe electric storm struck Ewan with no thunder. lightning damaged a barn and trees. Hudson mayor urges municipal telephone exchange in first council message.
The House approved the general deficiency appropriation bill for 17,868,572 dollars under suspension of the rules, completing the last of the great supply measures. Unanimous consent passed several measures including a life annuity of 125 dollars monthly to widows of Army surgeons Carroll and Lazear for yellow fever work. The Senate also had a brief session with a filibuster by Heyburn over an Idaho farm lands bill, and discussed the conference report on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. A plan to reenlist Negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry was urged by Senator Bulkeley, with hopes for action this session. A conference on the Vreeland currency bill was demanded after the House disagreed with the Senate amendment. The Senate also approved a bill endowing mining schools from public land sale proceeds outside irrigation states.
The house moved quickly to pass the Bankary Race appropriation bill and omnibus public building measures leaving only the general deficiency bill for later. Some 825 private pension bills also cleared. A bitter attack on former Speaker Keifer by Gen. Sherwood marked the day’s proceedings.
Indictments for accepting rebates on cotton shipments were returned against the Illinois Central and the Yazoo Mississippi Valley railroads by a federal grand jury.
A man named Gan Willard A Brewer, 23, was killed near Milledgeville by his father Daniel Brewer. The father was then shot by another son and is in serious condition.
A nineteenth century advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related pains. It cites testimonials from Mrs F Sa een Mayville N Y and Mrs W P Boyd Beaver Falls Pa and invites sick women to write for advice to Lynn Mass.
A dialogue exchanges a sharp remark on honesty and ownership. The line suggests a clash over who holds moral rules and personal property. The fragment hints at a broader humor or philosophical point about values and accountability.
A puzzled employer recalls a caller who left a name ending with shaw. The office boy provides possible first names Grim Hawk Hen Brad Fan Ker or Rick but cannot confirm the correct identity.
Dialog shows a mistress pressuring a maid to accept a dress with short sleeves. The maid resists despite insistence, highlighting a social exchange over clothing style. The scene centers on class dynamics and notions of propriety.
A Cleveland grocer recounts a customer health note about leaving coffee for Postum Food Coffee. He shares his own experience of nervousness and stomach troubles improving after switching. The letter urges others with similar issues to try Postum, ending with a promotional hook.
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