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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
10
A playful column surveys headlines and quirks from around the globe. It jokes about milk horses records aviation trends fashion hats and wealth myths while lampooning personal scandals and notable figures touching on figures like Hetty Green Mark Twain and the Florodora chorus girl in a light editorial tone.
The Supreme Court opened its October term in Washington with a long docket. Key cases include antirebate law challenges by Chicago & Alton in the Standard Oil matter, ICC inquiry into railroad stock ownership, Antipass express franks, New York Central rebate questions, Brownsville matter, and Colorado coal and timber land conspiracy definitions. The term begins with 572 cases, far more than the prior term.
Perry-Royer, Morrill marshal, shot editor J. H. Schmucker after a dispute sparked by a Morrill News item. He then killed himself. Soldiers had been seen drinking in Morrill. a confrontation with the marshal followed when he confronted them.
National Democratic Committee member Will A Rothwell died at his home Sunday at 5 30 pm after a long illness from Bright’s disease He had spent the winter in Florida with his family physician’s advice He was 46 and leaves a widow and a sister Roger a 60 year old former soldier and widower shot himself at his home after a dispute with his wife in the same report James A Reed former Kansas City mayor will deliver the graveside eulogy
Yokohama prepares for the American battleship fleet with vast ceremonies and flags adorning the city. Pacific Coast businessmen arrive aboard the Tenyo Maru from San Francisco, signaling a high profile, celebratory visit.
Mrs. George Collier wife of a rancher at Occidental California drowned Sunday in a large vat of wine on the Collier ranch winery. She is believed to have fallen in after being overcome by fumes and suffocated before help arrived.
A Rome society note says the Abruzzi Elkins engagement is off as Miss Elkins will not convert religion, a non negotiable for marriage with the Duke. No official word yet, but a formal announcement is expected within days.
Ethel Lash Brook aged 19 from Chicago and Jas F Chung a Chinese salesman for Oriental silks from San Francisco married Wednesday night in Crown Point. They obtained the license at Crown Point courthouse and left by the next train to Chicago, in what is described as Brook’s third marriage.
Wooster Ohio reports Alph W Eddy the young traveling man who disappeared in Milwaukee on August 12 to avoid marriage enlisted in the U S Army at Jefferson Barracks St Louis on August 21. New York City registration shows apathy with 408 407 registrations over two days down from 434 761 in 1904. A $4 000 fire at the St Louis city asylum for the insane is linked to two months of arson at neighboring charities, prompting a police probe. Hearst reads two more Standard Oil letters before San Francisco crowd.
Plague in Tungchang coal mining district worsens with reports of spread to Hanaw and rising deaths. In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania a man, 22, died from blood poisoning after a hatpin blister opened on his lip, leaving a wife and two children.
New York reports the bodies of Michael Bayes and his wife Bertha were found lashed together in Jamaica Bay. Bayes, 42, once a Middleton baker, moved to Brooklyn with health issues. Bertha Bayes, 34, fell ill from a tumor after relocating. two weeks prior they lost a child and another was placed with destitute children. Both died by their own action.
Harry K. Thaw was remanded to Matteawan Monday morning by Justice Isaac N. Mills. Argument then began over whether Thaw could be produced before the federal court in Pittsburgh as ordered by Judge Arnold. The issue centered on whether Thaw had recovered sanity and was fit for release. the court ruled he remained insane.
Riot among miners and outside men Sunday at Enterprise, nine miles from Fairmount, left three men dead on arrival at Fairmount Hospital and ten others with minor injuries. Factions clashed over long standing grievances and violence ensued.
Assistant Attorney General Cossons of Iowa begins action to obtain a permanent injunction to close twenty Burlington saloons for alleged mulet law violations. If granted the buildings would be rented out for one year. Also notes Washington plans new postage stamps designed by engravers and approved by Postmaster General Meyer in upcoming issue.
The study of spiritualism gains vogue in England with clergy from the Established Church invited to present theories and alleged discoveries, signaling a widening interest beyond traditional religion.
Washington DC The army retiring board closed the William F. Stewart case Friday afternoon and is expected to recommend his retirement. He testified that after Fort Huachuca doctors deemed him unfit for the 90 mile riding test he rode daily with Maj. Foster Lieut. Parker and Chaplain Chase of the Fifth Cavalry. He said he served 41 years 10 months and 9 days and only four officers on active list exceed this record.
Two men died and many were injured as spectators crowded to view the game. Fireman H. T. McBride fell from an elevated pillar outside the grounds, another man fell or was pushed from a high fence near the grand stand, and numerous bruises and sprains followed in the scramble for seats.
Miss Ora Lee twenty died beside a road near Wadsworth Ohio hampered by a bullet wound. Sheriff Hutchinson arrested Guy Raser twenty five her fiancé who awaited in his home. Lee left a boarding house Thursday evening heading to Hittman. body found arranged with no sign of struggle.
Passengers from Finland were refused passage to New York on the Scandinavian-American line steamer Helligal after officials cited cholera quarantine rules. The shipowner acted on instructions from the American consul, with the state department applying quarantine to Finland and Russia. The travelers face a two week delay. among them are returning Americans and others with prepaid tickets.
In Osgood Indiana Max Feuhr a wealthy German farmer and Democratic candidate for assessor collapsed from heart failure and died in the arms of Howard Aker, a Recorder candidate. In Muskogee Oklahoma Mrs W H McNally wife of W H McNally longtime Wagoner resident and former mayor died, noted as Wagoner’s first white woman.
Mrs R Crouse of Fayette Street Manchester Indiana suffered two years of back pain, rheumatic weakness, and sleep loss due to kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the kidney action returned to normal, the backache stopped, and her health improved markedly. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A family scene from Everybody's Magazine describes the early morning parade of a traveling show. Ten year old Billie and his five year old brother Robert wake their mother as two white robed figures pass their house.
A fragment from Illustrated Sunday Magazine shows a short exchange between a boy and his father about noise during play. The tone hints at a family moment set amid a broader nostalgic reminiscence and scattered product mentions.
A garbled ad styled mix proclaims the love of money as easy to cultivate and features claims about foot care with Allen's Foot Ease. It references A S Olmsted and Le Hoy and notes a free trial package with over 30 000 testimonials. A concluding line asserts a successful man is not necessarily contented.
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