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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
2
A collage of wry observations on youth, peace, sport, travel, and society. Mentions of ballooning, airships, and Marconi hint at technological curiosity, while playful remarks critique luck, work, and fame with a humorous undertone. Local curiosities and quotes mix in brisk, opinionated riffs.
A fragment reflects on a spirit that endures beyond centuries, mentioning Whites and Moe with a notion of immortal lineage that cannot be destroyed. The text retains a sense of solemn heritage and enduring memory.
A reflective line notes that a guilty conscience is a dangerous companion for mortals. It argues even successful villains live under torment fear and vague remorse, underscoring inner justice as a constant burden.
Women literary clubs in Michi an start a novel contest to determine which group can add the most children to the state's population next year. Race death by own action will have to take the count.
A Wisconsin court finds that a tobacco wrapper is not a cigarette and therefore does not violate the anti-cigarette law. The ruling implies an easier path to liberty for users and suggests wrappers may be preferred to paper ones.
The text envisions building a ship surpassing the Lusitania and even broader ideas of future transport by speedy pneumatic tubes hurling travelers across oceans at telegraphic velocity.
English experts estimate the unrecovered gold in the Rand district could total five trillion dollars. If valid, this vast stock would affect both quantity and quality of global gold circulation.
The article notes Brazilian mer chants and professionals touring Brazil on Secretary Root’s invitation to learn and connect. Mrs. Russell Sage sends $2000 to heirs of a 1844 debt, suggesting decades of interest. Rev Dr Scott resigns Worcester pulpits after 30 years, seeking leisure and reflection.
New York Justice David J. Brewer criticized President Roosevelt in a Carnegie Hall address at a Civic Forum event. He compared Roosevelt to Hughes, mocked the long presidential term, and warned against absolute rule while noting it is foolish for a president to quarrel over simplified spelling.
James J. Hill of St. Paul spoke at Kansas City Missouri on the 13th annual Commercial club banquet. He outlined Commercial Development of the Mississippi Valley and provided a history and review of current international conditions.
South Bend Indiana reports Sallie Lennox files for divorce from John Lennox alleging economy mania. She says he bars her gas for reading in bed claiming waste. Lennox has an estimated worth of $25,000.
A. H. Hardy, captain, fired 13 066 blocks in a rifle shooting demonstration without a miss in Lincoln Nebraska before a judge left the venue forcing the stoppage. Hardy aimed for 20 000. the former world record belonged to Topper Wein of San Antonio with 8 862 hits.
Three anarchists were assembling bombs when the explosive material went off. Two were killed immediately and the third was captured before escaping.
Levi C. Lincoln president of the Woonsocket Electric Light and Power Company confessed to embezzling 47500 dollars and was sentenced to four years in prison on two charges in Providence.
Chancellor J W Stout at Gallatin issues a decree revoking the Standard Oil Co license to do business in Tennessee. The ruling follows a chancery bill filed by Attorney General Cates on behalf of the state alleging illegal discrimination and anti trust law violations.
William M. Ivens, probing Brooklyn Transit affairs for the public service commission, alleges Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland and associates watered Nassau Electric Railway stock by 6,250,000 dollars during Nassau’s 1899 reorganization, then sold it to Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co.
William Thompson of Kalamazoo leads a proposal to place billiard halls and bowling alleys in churches to keep young men in wholesome surroundings. He argues ministers should be a good mixer and that such attractions would promote positive influences.
The Denver mint, after coining about $15,000,000 gold in the past two months, will resume silver coinage in December at full capacity. Silver coins totaling $50,000 daily will be produced and placed into circulation, while gold bullion on hand will be nearly exhausted by month end.
Opening Friday of a metal box in the demolished Consolidated Exchange building on Broadway and Exchange Place revealed a gold mounted urn containing portions of the bones of Christopher Columbus.
The British cruiser Indefatigable carrying fever victims left Barbadoes for Halifax. Two crew members died and five new cases appeared before the crew was isolated.
One trainman is dead and seven trainmen injured in a head on collision near Farmdale six miles east of Peoria. The wreck involved a DIL A Chicago and Al ton passenger train and a Vandalia freight train on Wednesday.
In Warsaw Russian Poland the Polish socialist organization issued a decree dissolving its fighting body. It states the group has been wholly used to further brigandage and declares the organization dissolved.
Philadelphia physician Dr F Nath an Papinella renowned for nervous disease work killed himself in his center city apartment by taking morphine. Friends and colleagues recall his medical career and personal crisis prior to the tragedy.
Rear Admiral 8. C. Holliday, head of the navy bureau of yards and docks, declares additional dry docks are most urgently needed. The annual report details the navy’s urgent demand for expanded shipyard capacity in Washington, D. C., and allied naval facilities.
Evidence shows Walsh bonds sold at near figures bank accepted as collateral for notes. Ten sales totaling 522000 identified by date and amount. Walsh withdrew 3396389 from the bank using bonds and stocks with alleged little market value and memoranda bearing clerks' names. Moxey's cross examines records of January 1905 with withdrawals up to 630000 in one day and 644000 in notes. Record of bond sales to resume Thursday.
The Salvadoran government issued a decree granting amnesty to all political prisoners and allowing political exiles to return. President Figuroa urged harmony and work for prosperity. The state of siege is suspended and constitutional guarantees are back in effect.
The funeral of Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild who died November 18 at her estate near Geneva Switzerland was held in Paris with only family present at Pere Lachaise cemetery.
Maximilian Harden editor of Die Zukunft faces trial in Berlin on charges of criminal libel against Count Kuno von Moltke, former military governor of Berlin.
Eureka Springs reports two brothers, William and Arthur L. Oldham, died while attempting a rescue when gas overpowered them in an unfinished well. Firemen and neighbors tried to reach them, but both died before help arrived.
Chief Justice Walter Clark warned the constitution is inadequate undemocratic and outgrown in a speech to the People's Institute at Cooper Union in New York City Friday night.
Five men died and several were seriously injured when a boiler exploded at John UL Roper lumber mills in Gelmorton Norfolk County. One man was fatally injured en route to hospital.
Salvatore Caruso aged 35 of 806 West Huron Street and John Buro 40 of 827 West Huron Street are held for larceny in Chicago police say they are cousins of the Italian tenor.
The dairy and food division of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture urges dealers in food products to maintain cleanliness in all stores in a new statewide bulletin.
Police in Guayaquil Ecuador arrest several people suspected of plotting against the government in a security move.
New York reports severe freight congestion as unprecedented homeward rush of foreigners fills steerage. Over 2,365 steerage passengers sailed on the North German Lloyd Main line with hundreds awaiting on piers. Bookings for the Seydlitz and Koenig Albert have been closed ahead of their sailings to Mediterranean ports.
Berlin reports steady gold outflow as the Reichbank misses about 3 million dollars in the past week. Incoming gold from domestic sources replenishes the stock while small denomination notes circulation is expanded. Market calm in Wall Street sparks cautious optimism for a gradual recovery in the United States.
In Toulon France during joint attack maneuvers on the battleship Loureguiberry the submarines Bonite and Souffleur collided at thirty meters. The Souffleur’s conning tower window was smashed and water rushed in but the commander used the rising mechanism and brought the vessel to the surface before it filled.
A cablegram from Boston reports the death abroad of Rev. Theodore F. Wright, dean of the new Cambridge church theological school. The message says Mrs. Wright will travel to New York next Tuesday with the body.
The tug Escort was struck by the barge Harrison in tow of the steamer Westmount and sank off Niagara Point. Captain Harry Dunlap and engineer Albert Dunlap, plus a canal helper named Charles Christmas, were drowned. The remaining three crew members were rescued.
Prominent Italians in New York plan a coordinated campaign against the Black Hand Society, a foreign group blamed by police for multiple blackmail and violent acts, following Chicago counterparts.
William B. Leeds financier and former president of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad suffered a third stroke of paralysis at his New York home. Family members said Friday night it was only a slight one.
Dispatches from Melilla report Moorish rebels in the district ambushed near Guebdana and annihilated by imperial troops. The report emphasizes a decisive engagement with imperial forces securing the area.
In Beecher Falls Vermont burglars dynamited two safes at the Maine Central station and fled with more than $1,000 in cash. Two men were seen leaving the scene, investigations underway by local police and federal agents.
A minor earthquake struck Punta Arenas in Chile on Tuesday morning damaging several houses but causing no fatalities. Local authorities reported no loss of life.
A monument to the Battery Bateout Virginia erected in the Vicksburg National Military Park was officially dedicated in Vicksburg Mississippi.
In Devil's Lake Charles Erickson and his wife from Edmore were found unconscious in their bed. Mrs Erickson died and Mr Erickson is not expected to live. They were asphyxiated by coal gas at their family residence.
Hamburg Arkansas Therkansas residents note a $6,000,000 lien recorded for a 5 percent bond issue. Colorado Title and Trust Co. holds the mortgage. Lou isiana & Gulf railway is listed in the filing.
A blaze sweeping from a ground floor liquor store at 2121 Second Avenue New York City killed thirteen people and injured seven. Smoke and blocked stairs trapped families on the upper floors as flames rapidly spread through the five story building, with victims from the fourth and fifth floors found unconscious on smoke filled stairways. Firefighters could not reach all victims before the structure fully ignited.
The Detroit Free Press and the Daily News announced price increases to 2 cents per copy starting December 1, while Sunday editions stay at 5 cents for the Free Press and the News keeps morning at 2 cents with afternoon at 1 cent. The Free Press cites rising costs across newspaper material as the cause.
Railroads implement a new freight schedule nationwide from lakes to Vancouver. Tariffs rise by 20 to 50 percent in many cases while railways claim rate equalization. Winnipeg Board of Trade and other commercial bodies protest to the government without success.
Henry W. Leman, attorney for Stuyvesant Fish, issued a strong denial of charges in the Illinois Central injunction case. He said Harahan and others filed answers and indicated possible legal redress for allegations against his client.
Leslie M. Shaw, former treasury secretary and head of Carnegie Trust Co. of New York, blames extravagant living by Americans and a glut of undigested securities for the current financial stringency in a Chicago speech. He cites widespread denunciation of American business methods as a contributing factor.
James J. Graham assistant cashier of the Interborough Bank in Wall Street was arrested Monday and charged with forging a $2900 check. James W. Daly paying teller of the bank was also arrested on a charge of complicity in the forgery.
John D. Rockefeller declares the worst is over and that the economy will suffer some aftereffects but the peak crisis is past. He cautions against overstatement and notes continued impact will linger for a time.
Pittsburg Pa WW R Chambers died Sunday at his Cecil home age 105 in full possession of his faculties. Born in Derby Ireland he came to the United States 49 years ago. He leaves a sister in Ireland aged 108 and is survived by two sons and one daughter all over 70 and by more than 100 descendants.
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