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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
2
Reports note 1,318,000 Indians dependent on state aid while Australia plans to erect five wireless stations along its coast. The piece surveys technological hopes and global tensions, from wireless telephony to aerial warfare, and mentions other varied items from a Paris burglary skin study to Verona’s destroyed palace.
Detectives pursue a ruthless swindler in Brooklyn who studies death notices then visits grieving families as a florist to collect money in advance, leaving no flowers. The account contrasts this with courteous acts by royalty, including the count of Turin repaying a peasant after a street accident with $100.
Prof William Frear of Pennsylvania State College discusses in Harrisburg his testing of 83 breakfast foods for the government noting most were very good. A distinguished law professor adds that no book equals the Bible for corporation law study with wide tributes citing its depth.
Convicts in Jefferson City nearly completed a tunnel under guard tower No 4 in the eastern wall of the state penitentiary a plan to achieve wholesale delivery was thwarted. Authorities filled the shaft with concrete and fear escalates a repeat attempt may follow.
Rockefeller scores a point by a clever move of his attorneys. he need not disclose merger details. The note implies a strategic legal gain without commanding full disclosure.
A fragment reports Frank Kellogg challenging John D. Rockefeller at a New York customs house hearing over Standard Oil of New Jersey. Kellogg seeks cross examination on events after 1882, while defense argues about production data gaps as cries of a major trust case surface.
In 1882 Rockefeller faced Kellogg questions about Standard Oil profits and assets since the trust act. Rockefeller declined to answer unless compelled, noting no link between wealth and danger of business. The exchange drew audience murmurs as Kellogg pressed objections.
In Toledo Ohio the Bell Telephone company is charged with attempting to form a telephone trust in violation of the Sherman anti trust law in a suit filed by the United States Independent Telephony.
A federal court issued a temporary injunction to prevent Bell from inducing local companies under contract with the Independent to break those contracts and switch to Bell. The Independent firm operates 27,000 miles of long distance wire across three states, with a formal hearing set for December 4.
In San Francisco Cal a heavily armed escapee Samuel H. Taylor is at bay in a forest near Stes aided by a posse of fourteen deputy sheriffs. They encircle his hiding place and are ordered to shoot him on sight. Taylor is believed fortified in a rocky glen with food and water and is expected to resist.
Balloon All American sails northeast after ascent and vanishes from sight at 9 20 Monday morning. In the car are pilot Leo Stevens of New York and Canton residents W R Timken H H Timken and W F Comstock of Kansas City Mo.
Arthur Stewart a 25 year old unmarried cigarmaker from Whitesides county shot himself in the head in Bloomington Illinois after injuries from a fight left him without his left eye. He acted in the presence of his mother and relatives who could not stop him.
Miss Mary Isabel Mead died Sunday evening in Florence New Jersey after fainting from fright at a cat brought mouse into the room. She cried out and moments later felt chest pain and collapsed. physician cites valvular heart disease aggravated by fright.
Rockefeller testifies about Standard Oil gains and a $2000 loaned start while Kellogg probes the 1882 pivotal year. Cross-examination touches rebates with Pennsylvania Railroad and the hazard of oil investment, revealing limits of the story.
Muskogee doctor W. T. Tilley presides as seven hundred physicians practicing in Oklahoma face scrutiny at the next state medical board meeting for alleged fraud in obtaining licenses to practice.
Sidney B. Tremble a Chicago bond broker was accidentally shot and killed by Frank Stuart during a hunting outing in Ellsworth Kansas. The incident occurred while they hunted together and authorities investigated the death. Tremble was known in Chicago finance circles and Stuart was identified as the shooter.
In Joplin Missouri ministers and congregations from twenty five Jasper County and Kansas Missouri zinc mining district churches plan Thanksgiving prayers for a zinc tariff. Rev Dean C Dutton of Webb City started the effort. Fifteen district representatives will urge zinc tariff before the Ways and Means committee Wednesday and Friday this week.
Cracksmen blew the vault of the Bank of Sweet Springs at Sweet Springs Missouri and stole 5500 in currency. The bank building was wrecked by dynamite. Three men were seen fleeing east on foot after the explosion.
In Tokyo with over 8 000 spectators the American baseball team opened its season by defeating Waseda University 6 to 0. The visitors came to Japan to play university squads and began with a convincing win.
In Robinson Illinois two white quail have lived locally. C L Gordon of Gordon Station shot one of them Monday and plans to mount it. The birds were beautiful but otherwise not different from ordinary quail besides their white plumage.
Austro Hungarian forces strengthen patrols along the Servian frontier after reports that Servian troops fired across the Danube near Semendria at Austrian engineers.
Blanch Vignos and her brother Charles Vignos joined by Elos Stevens of New York as pilot witnessed the balloon Ohio rise from Canton. The event featured a guest list and a credited skyward trip indicating a local aeronautic display.
Gainesville Missouri reports that Mrs. Frank Graham and Mrs. James Crabtree, who dueled with knives after family farm disputes, were released on bail and return home. Trials for assault with intent to kill are scheduled for next week with ten year old Fannie Graham as chief witness.
A tornado struck northwestern Arkansas late Monday, killing more than twenty people and injuring many others. It demolished towns including London Wallerville Jethro Lodi Lewisville Patterson and Berryville and blanketed vast timber and cropland with destruction. Communication lines were down hindering confirmation of reports.
In Cleveland suburbs a suburban car bound for Akron rolled backward after its motors failed. The city car behind crashed into it, demolishing the smaller car and tearing the vestibule. Motorman Steinmetz of the city car was trapped and later found with both legs crushed. he is critically injured as one man dies.
In Battle Creek Michigan Francis 8 Houghling aged 74 collapsed dead Sunday while holding the door for the undertaker to place a casket for his wife Martha who had died twenty four hours earlier. The couple celebrated a golden wedding only weeks ago and had not been apart for more than forty years.
Horace Vose of Westerly Rhode Island sent the annual Thanksgiving turkey to Washington for the White House table. The ceremonial bird began its journey Monday and has been shipped to the capital.
Bloomington Illinois reports the first steady rain since June. Nearly an inch of water falls, replenishing wells and cisterns and easing a five month drought that threatened fires across the region.
Minneapolis brewers plan to surrender ownership of saloons as officials and attorneys move toward consolidating ownership. The shift aims to shift alcohol retail control away from brewery hands in the city.
West Burlington shops received notice that 200 locomotives used on the Burlington system would be sent in for repair and restoration to first class condition before the first of the year.
New York City spent millions on public schools last year, with Chicago at 23 million and Boston over 10 million, while Philadelphia, despite being third in population, ranked thirty fourth in per capita school expenditure. The piece blends chatter and romance as a couple discusses country walks and nature’s smile.
The text asserts that foods like milk fish and meat can be preserved for months in near vacuum containers, without refrigeration, by removing the air from the container. It contrasts this method with traditional refrigerators and highlights air withdrawal as the sole cost.
A fragmented tale recalls a tramp being fed at a college cookery class. An assistant principal quips about bad cooking driving men to drink while the hobo responds with a wry, clipped remark about drink guiding him.
A mother watches her son show sorrow for misdeeds and seeks to forgive. The child, seated on the floor, laments his confinement and repetition of sorrow while insisting he has done all he can to feel sorry. The scene captures maternal mercy and the boy’s remorse.
A terse exchange unfolds as an old man scolds a boy for harsh language while the youth defends himself claiming to be a golf caddie. The scene captures a roadside vignette of daily conduct and public attitudes.
A New York mother and her young son report relief from sour stomach after switching to Grape-Nuts. She credits improved digestion, weight regain, and better sleep and energy to the cereal, noting rapid improvements after medical advice to change diet. The letter promotes Postum Co. and The Road to Wellville.
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