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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
12
A rapid parade of cabled quips and social asides from Patoka to Illinois. Satirical riffs on campaign verse, fashion faux pas, elopements, and global mischief mingle with oddities about Newport wardrobes, 90 mile rides, birds in hats, a Philadelphia motorman's fortune, a gold laden ship, and a mistaken Toombs county claim.
Adirondack blazes threaten property and timber with losses projected around 150000 dollars as crews battle on multiple fronts near Utica. Local authorities warn residents to stay prepared and report new hotspots.
Adirondack forest fires sweep several villages causing widespread destruction. Long Lake West is destroyed with about 150000 dollars in damages. Nehasne and surrounding camps threaten aid for relief. Utica and Herkimer dispatch 100 man relief trains while rain remains absent and winds rise.
A fire destroyed the Excelsior Sanitarium Company building in Excelsior Springs Missouri, formerly the Music Hall Bathhouse. Nine patients four nurses and two attendants were on upper floors when alarm was raised by head nurse Miss Nora Yates. Most guests were rescued but few belongings were saved. The cause remains unknown.
Oklahoma governor C N Haskell resigns as treasurer of the Democratic national committee after a late night push from Daniel and Rose and Bryan’s secretary. Bryan comments he will draft a reply to President Roosevelt and the vacancy will likely be filled by the executive committee. York reports Dupont resigns within 12 to (text cuts off).
The Fall River liner Commonwealth and the Norwegian steamer Volund collided in dense fog near Face Rock and sank the Volund. The Commonwealth, carrying about 1000 passengers, passed Hell Gate into the East River at 9:30 am and will be taken out of service. Crew calmed passengers as they rushed from cabins in night attire.
Cincinnati reports Senator Foraker accuses Taft of insincerity and misrepresentation. He claims Taft accepted lavish hospitality from Standard Oil employees and associated with a railway head, citing a Hot Springs trip to Middle Bass Ohio. Foraker outlines Rockefeller ties prior to 1902 and Taft’s stance on Brownsville rate bill and joint statehood.
A long standing feud between rival merchants in St James, Illinois led to Alfred Ambull, son of County Supervisor Adolph Ambull, being set upon by five men and severely beaten. Later Charles Lee, who operates a huckster wagon for Ambull, was attacked by nine men in front of the store. he fired, injuring Charles Dunbar in the arm as the crowd fled. About ten local men reportedly planned to confront Ambull and remove Lee from the area.
Chicago Days in Parade reports thousands marching through downtown Chicago in an annual temperance event. Churches from many denominations joined, with Salvation Army, Volunteers of America, Good Templars and other groups contributing large contingents as clergy officials presided.
Three youths who fled the Jacksonville state school for the blind rode a blind baggage car to Decatur and are now in custody. The group includes Harry O Neal and Russell Breckenridge from Chicago and Claud Monagy from Chaney. One boy, who can see a little, guided the group claiming they wanted to see the world.
Joliet Leon McDonald, superintendent of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, reports the dam at McHenry Illinois wrecked by dynamite and surrounding areas flooded. Detectives are assigned to capture the dynamiters. This marks a second dynamiting incident in recent weeks after a prior act nearby.
In Bloomington the so called Walter, long featured in letters surrounding the Snell case, is identified. The disclosure ends months of intrigue as investigators confirm the true name behind the pseudonym and close the curious chapter in local affairs.
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