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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
10
The Australian government will erect five wireless stations along its coast. A burglar named Bertin, arrested in Paris, bore tattooed portraits of the last six US presidents on his skin.
A carefully planned prison delivery scheme was discovered at the Missouri penitentiary. Convicts tunneled through most of the eastern wall under guard tower No. 4 using hides of picks and chisels. Authorities filled the shaft with concrete as alarm over possible further escapes remains.
Toledo Ohio United States Independent Telephone suit charges Bell Telephone Co with attempting to form a telephone trust in violation of the Sherman anti trust law as filed in federal court.
A federal case seeks an injunction over contracts and arrangements involving Bell and Independent company. The Independent controls 27,000 miles of long-distance wire across three states, with a formal hearing set for December 4.
Rockefeller defends the Standard Oil case as Frank Kellogg presses questions about 1882 trust agreements and post 1882 events. Rockefeller refuses to answer unless compelled, outlining a cautious approach as government probes seek cash and property details.
San Francisco authorities report a heavily armed posse led by fourteen deputy sheriffs surrounds Satzmuel H. Taylor, an escaped killer, in a forest hiding place. Taylor, described as a sure shot, is fortified in a rocky glen and under orders to be shot on sight if he does not surrender.
A large balloon named All American ascended easily and sailed northeast then disappeared at 9 20 Monday morning. On board were Leo Stevens of New York the pilot W R Timken and H H Timken of Canton Ohio and W F Constock of Kansas City Missouri.
Despondent over a lost left eye from a fight, 35 year old Arthur Stewart a Whitesides county cigarmaker shot himself in the head in the presence of his mother and relatives. He died instantly leaving no wife or children.
Miss Mary Isabel Mead died Sunday evening in Florence after reacting to a mouse seen by a cat. She screamed warning and then suffered acute heart pain, dying within minutes. Doctor cites valvular heart trouble as the cause, death believed precipitated by fright.
Rockefeller describes the early Standard Oil Co as a trust forming after 1882 and explains how a $2,000 loan fueled its growth. Kellogg’s cross examination probes rebates with the Pennsylvania Railroad, while other lines of inquiry are limited by prior testimony.
Seven hundred physicians practicing in the state are slated for review at the next state medical board meeting. Doctor W. T. Tilley of Muskogee, the board president, is accused of securing a license to practice by fraud.
Sidney B. Tremble a Chicago bond broker was accidentally shot and killed by Frack Stuart during a hunting outing in Ellsworth Kansas.
In Jasper County and the Kansas Missouri zinc mining district twenty five churches will hold Thanksgiving prayers for a zinc tariff. Rev Dean C Dutton of Webb City started the movement. Fifteen district representatives will appear before the Ways and Means committee Wednesday and Friday to advocate the tariff.
Three men suspected of blowing the vault with dynamite robbed the Bank of Sweet Springs in Missouri early Sunday, taking $5500 in currency. The bank building was wrecked and the trio was seen fleeing east on foot shortly after the blast.
An American baseball team arrived in Tokyo with a crowd of over 8,000 fans and opened its season Sunday afternoon by defeating Waseda University 6 to 0. The result highlighted a strong start for the visiting squad against Japanese university competition.
In Robinson Illinois O L Gordon plans to mount one of two white quail living in town. He shot the bird Monday noting the animals were beautiful and otherwise like common quail aside from their white shade. The piece hints at local freak literature and nature fascination.
Austro Hungarian patrols on the Serb frontier are being boosted after reports that Servian troops fired across the Danube near Semendria at Austrian engineers.
The balloon Ohio ascended from Canton with passengers Misa Blanch Vignos and her brother Charles Vignos aboard. Pilot eLo Stevens of New York directed the flight.
Two Missouri women Mrs. Frank Graham and Mrs. James Crabtree fought a knife duel after quarrels over their husbands farm on shares. Both were released on bail and return home. trial for assault with intent to kill set for next week with ten year old Fannie Graham as chief witness.
A late Monday tornado swept through London Wallerville Jethro Lodi Lewisville Paterson and Berryville destroying towns and timber. More than twenty lives were lost with many injured as reports lag due to isolation and telegraph rail outages.
In Cleveland suburbs one man lies dying and six are seriously injured after a crash between an Akron-bound suburban car and a city car. The suburban car’s motor failed and the vehicles collided with the city car demolished. Motorman Steinmetz of the city car was trapped, both legs crushed, and rescued in critical condition.
In Battle Creek Michigan Franklin S Houghling 74 died Sunday hours after his wife Martha Houghling died the day before They had celebrated their golden wedding only weeks earlier The couple had been devoted and not apart for more than forty years
The Rhode Island turkey prepared by Horace Vose is shipped to Washington for the White House Thanksgiving. In Illinois Bloomington reports the first substantial rain since June ending a severe five month drought with nearly an inch of precipitation replenishing wells and reducing fire risk.
Minneapolis breweries plan to end ownership of saloons, with officials and attorneys discussing the move to divest from saloon properties. Meanwhile West Burlington shops report 200 Burlington locomotives arriving for repair before year’s end.
Last year New York city spent 8 million dollars on public schools, Chicago 23 million, Boston over 10 million, and Philadelphia a little over 6 million. Despite being the third city by population, Philadelphia ranked thirty fourth in per capita school expenditure.
The article notes that foods stored in a near vacuum sealed container resist decomposition longer than in a standard refrigerator. Milk fish and meat reportedly stay unchanged for months with only air removal as the cost, suggesting vacuum storage offers superior preservation.
A humorous vignette from Illustrated Sunday Magazine shows a tramp being fed at a college cookery class. The assistant principal asks if bad cooking drives men to drink, and the tramp quips that drink is driving him to it in a playful, if imperfect, exchange.
A mother ready to forgive a young offender senses sorrow as she finds her child on the floor, muttering "Poor me" and confessing he has done all he can to feel sorry. The scene unfolds with quiet despair and a request for mercy.
A terse dialogue unfolds as an older man challenges a golf caddie for tolerating coarse language. The caddie nonchalantly replies he is used to it, asserting his profession and lack of shame.
A mother and her young son recover from months of sour stomach by switching to Grape-Nuts. They report immediate improvement, better digestion, clearer mornings, and regained weight after adopting the cereal for breakfast and supper. They credit Poestum Co. and the slogan There's a Reason.
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