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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1912
Page
7
Formal bulletin from attending physician details last hours of Vice President Sherman who had been unconscious for hours. Mrs Sherman near collapse as the beloved companion passes away, marking a somber end to a long illness.
A condensed chronology outlines William T. Sherman’s life from birth October 24 1855 in Utica through education at Whitestown Seminary and Hamilton College then bar admission in 1880. He married Carrie Babcock in 1881 and held Utica mayoralty 1884 to 1886 and U S Congress service 1887 to 1908 with gaps. He led Republican state and national committees, ran for speaker, chaired nominating conventions, led Utica Trust, and was a vice presidential nominee in 1908 and 1912 before dying October 36 years later at his home.
Utica mourns Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman after his death at 9 42 pm at his home from Bright's disease heart disease and arteriosclerosis. Flags lowered, offices closed, funeral held Saturday at 2 pm attended by Taft cabinet and congressmen. Washington reacts with deep sorrow to the loss.
The battleship New York, a $10 million super dreadnaught, was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York in front of about 40,000 people including President Taft and the secretary of the navy. Miss Elsie Calder, daughter of Rep William Calder, christened the ship.
Alvin Roehr, 33, of Plymouth Wisconsin, killed his father-in-law Phillip Ott his wife’s mother Mrs Ott and her father Fred Haut eighty two before shooting himself. Roehr had been prevented from seeing his wife who had left him. The couple’s baby was hidden in a cupboard for three hours. Roehr’s body was found hanged in a tree near the scene, the motive believed to be fear of swift punishment.
Boston based Consolidated Rendering Co. and four officers Edward F. Swift Edward A. Tilden Horatio W. Heath and George H. Swift were indicted by a U S grand jury for unlawfully monopolizing beef rendering in New England. The indictment alleges a secret agreement to eliminate competition with independent firms.
Sixteen people die in a blaze at St John’s Orphan Asylum in San Antonio Texas including six teens, two to ten children, and several nuns. Sister superior Mother Mary of the Cross is among the dead. eighty seven children were housed at the orphanage. two sisters reportedly sacrificed themselves fighting through flames to save the children.
Florence Station Illinois J B Seeudder a farmer displays samples of Yankee corn grown this year ears measure fifteen inches in length.
Bulgarian forces utterly defeated Nazim Pasha’s main Turkish army after three days of fighting. Adrianople sits fully surrounded as 100,000 refugees strain the city, while Turkish forces attempt flank attacks from the Black Sea coast. Reinforcements to the Bulgarians widen the siege.
Charles A. Becker, condemned for Herman Rosenthal murder, reached Sing Sing and was placed in the death house after surrendering to prison authorities. He insisted he is innocent and claimed not to know more about the case than the sheriff, with execution set for December 9 by electric chair.
At the National Poultry Butter and Egg association convention in Chicago, a banquet featuring stored edibles was served. Menu items included chickens sweetbreads and guinea hens frozen ten months and whitefish stored six months. Butter and eggs were stored since last year. Dr Mary E Pennington of the US food research lab argued cold storage improves cleanliness and quality.
Governor Gilchrist ordered out the First and Second regiments to curb disorders linked to the street car strike in Jacksonville Florida. About 3,000 state troops mobilized with four local companies placed on guard duty.
The body of a Baltimore widow's daughter was found slain in a rooming house at 3229 Indiana Avenue, with robbery suspected. Police search for Charles D. Conway and a woman claiming to be his wife, Mary Conway. Warthen, the fiancé, held for questioning as investigators trace the trio’s movements and missing valuables.
Springfield Illinois Dr C E Crawford chief inspector of the state board of health investigates three infantile paralysis cases in West Chicago after a milk sale ban on Michael Heinz a leading local milk dealer His six year old son Michael has been ill two months without quarantine or medical attention Charles Alderton works at the Borden milk plant Dr T G Isherwood says contagion has not been proven Dr H L Russell warns impure milk noting typhoid deaths linked to milk at a banquet of creamery butter manufacturers.
John Munro Whitman longtime Chicagoan and former vice president of the Chicago and Northwestern railway died at his home on Washington Boulevard from heart trouble. He was born in Elbridge New York seventy five years ago and educated at Elbridge Academy. Whitman arrived in Chicago in 1856 and started his railroad career as a rodman in the Illinois Central engineering department.
Ward Stafford, arrested for the murder of Miss Ellen Cullinder, denies guilt in Warsaw Illinois. The body was found in the ruins of her home, and bloodhounds traced two trails from the ruins to his house, though the dogs ignored him when encountered on the street.
Jerseyville Illinois reports construction on the Alton Jacksonville and Peoria railway completed to the city limits. Overhead work will finish soon enabling the line to be placed in operation by Navy officials.
Chicago officials say heavyweight fighter Jack Johnson has no saloon license today unless City Collector Cohen is compelled to issue one. The prospect hinges on regulatory action and potential formal procedures.
R Myers a banker was found dead with a bullet hole in his head at the home of his sister in law Mrs Martha Bickwell 9129 Commercial Ave He planned to leave for California to join his wife and daughter an hour before the discovery A revolver with one cartridge discharged was found near the body.
Edwardsville Illinois Alton Banking and Trust company filed in the circuit court a bill to foreclose a mortgage of 600000 against the Alton Jacksonville and Peoria Railroad company.
Springfield reports a pet baboon named Tom escaped from the No. 1 engine house and roamed the city for an hour raiding fruit stands and biting four children including nine year old Mary Nelson from the Battle Stuart Institute for Girls. The Illinois Supreme Court also issued several opinions during the period, including rulings on Harkin saloon ordinance provisions and a life sentence appeals, alongside local fatal accidents and a Rock Island obscenity case.
President James commends University of Illinois students for endorsing a calm approach to avoid a repeat of last week's football victory celebration disorder, urging continued restraint and unity on campus in Champaign.
Earl Dougherty, an aviator, flew a large biplane from Coal City Illinois with five passengers on the first flight and a second flight with three passengers, claimed as a new passenger carrying record by his many friends.
Joseph Mattes of New Lenox, a prominent landowner and farmers’ institute worker, was killed when a team harness ran away and threw him from the wagon near his home.
Jacksonville report details a crash two miles north of New Berlin involving vehicles driven by John Staley of Loomis and Fred Vermillion of Springfield. Several occupants sustained serious injuries in the collision.
Major Daniel Hogan, once a boyhood colleague of Thomas A. Edison and telegrapher for General Sherman in the Civil War, died at sixty four. He served as clerk of the federal court in recent years.
Wheat and corn prices are listed with ranges for No 2 red No 3 red and white varieties plus hard winter and spring grades. Hog receipts total 18 000 with shipping and packing price bands. Cattle receipts 5 000 with varied ranges for prime steers prime beef cows feeders stockers veal calves. Sheep receipts 18 000 with ranges for prime lambs yearlings wethers and ewes. East Buffalo buyers report steady cattle hog and sheep markets.
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