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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
10
A scatter of anecdotes and notes discusses unlikely year choices for sultans, smuggling, a lost mountain climber story, Boston bank training, a mail order church, a Pittsburg marriage bid, affordable wedding gear, and conditions of pay and marriage laws in France and Norway, with reflections on progress and quirks worldwide.
Louis Turner a wealthy 27 year old La Grange resident shoots Dora Helmer 24 a prominent socialite after learning she allowed a rival to call then shoots himself. He dies holding her as he kisses her lips. The couple had been engaged for over a year and recently quarreled following a horse show outing.
Manila reports 58 fresh cholera cases and 19 deaths in the 24 hours to 8 this morning. Health officials say spread is widening but under control plans, Governor General Smith convenes Philippine commission to extend the anti plague campaign as federal troops guard water sources to prevent contamination.
Frank L Steen son of building inspector and Harold S Bope, a Carnegie Steel executive, are in custody amid a major land swindle probe. W B Hough of Union Central agencies also arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses. Police anticipate stronger charges as investigations reveal a real estate scheme tied to Union Central Construction and Union Central Railroad of Texas.
From Saturday noon to Sunday noon 318 cholera cases were reported and 141 deaths, the largest tally yet in a similar period. Grammar schools and saloons closed. The aldermanic council approved 250000 for hospital space, burial of victims, and purchase of disinfectants. The plague is more destructive than the 1893 outbreak.
Report notes female participants showed greater endurance than men in a long swim from New York Battery to Coney Island with Worman entering the race with strong commitment.
The article notes that great events will endure in song, film, and music, suggesting that public attention tempts ambitious men toward prize fighting as a path to lasting glory and recognition.
William J. Bryan spoke at Esopus with Judge Alton B. Parker and at Wolferts Roost near Albany with former Senator David B. Hill. Earlier he met with National Chairman Mack in New York City for a lengthy morning conference on national and state political matters.
A. S. Austin, owner of the Peterman hotel in Mount Pleasant Texas, cut his throat with a pocket knife in front of his wife on a Sunday. He closed the weapon, pocketed it, and walked from the hotel with a bleeding wound, later dying on the sidewalk within minutes as onlookers watched.
New York businessman Robert Goelet purchased the chateau at Sandle Court in France for 300000 dollars. The estate spans 2500 acres with an additional 2500 acres of adjoining woodland rented. The purchase comes as a gift plan for his wife.
Edward Ash, son of a prosperous farmer, shot and wounded Tom Gardner at a Saturday night gathering in Princeton Missouri. Gardner died from his injuries. Ash later fled and was found early Sunday on railroad tracks believed to be suicide. Both men were twenty years old.
Forest fires rage Friday near Calumet at Eagle River within 200 feet of homes. Woods west of Calumet burn as Chippewa county blazes reappear. Fires extend across the straits of Mackinaw with Stignac and Mackinaw City not yet endangered.
In Knoxville Tennessee near Kingstown Thursday James Moyer was shot ten times. Percy Campbell escaped injury and arrest. Also note August immigration totals: 27 783 for this year and 8 825 for August 1907. A Guthrie bank sale: K Q Moss of Nevada Missouri buys Morrison State Bank stake and becomes president. W W Woolsey remains cashier. Gubernatorial nominee Swisher quits race in Charleston West Virginia.
The United States War Department stages its largest military tournament in St Joseph Missouri with 5000 regulars encamped at Camp Everett Peabody on Lake Contrary. Brig General Charles Morton oversees, key officers attend, and aeronautic experiments using a Baldwin dirigible are planned alongside a $5000 cash prize competition and an $18000 Interstate live show.
Alexander Starbuck, famed naturalist and author, reportedly died by suicide in a government building in Cincinnati. William W. Payne, who in 1858 sold Missouri’s last slaves, died aged 72 in Kansas City. Prince Miguel of Braganza reportedly wed widow Alice Carr Chauncey in Vienna. J L Robinson, Missouri Pacific dispatcher, killed in an Atchison automobile race.
The Interparliamentary Union conference on international arbitration opens in the Reichstag chamber with over 600 delegates. Prince Buelow welcomes, noting brighter prospects for universal peace. Russia, United States, and Holland delegates attend. reports on Hague conferences and a proposed permanent international tribunal are planned.
Mrs. Harry Pearson, 21, was shot and fatally wounded by Harry Parker, 28, a grain inspector from Iola Kansas, in a lonely Central Park area near Belle Isle line. Parker fled. Pearson, dying, said Parker planned to make her agent for a property sale and asked her to flee to Mexico after the killing.
Prince Robert De Broglie denies intention to sue for divorce and opposes a divorce suit by Princess Estelle De Broglie American born Estelle Alexander. She previously married Sydney B. West in Chicago and later divorced. A Syrian market for American flour prompts official inquiry via Tripoli cablegram. Major Carson orders samples and details to Ottoman government. A War Department reward of 50 dollars is offered for deserters delivered to military posts or designated locations. amount may be reduced in special cases.
Emil Brunnier, editor of the German Staats Zeitung in Mobile, Alabama, was arrested Wednesday on embezzlement charges filed by Mrs. Johanne Mendel of Trieste Austria. She says she gave Brunnier 2000 crowns to exchange for American money and received a check for 406 dollars payable in October in return.
The private case of ex-minister of justice M. Alberti now under arrest for fraud opened in Copenhagen and was found empty except for a revolver and some coins. In London, British naval officials conducting Tyne torpedo boat maneuvers reacted angrily to the German torpedo boat D 6 appearing amid the drills.
London reports Queen Alexandra is choosing a maid of honor with beauty, taste, health, and above all discretion. The search aims to find a suitable young woman to attend the royal duties and ceremonies.
Rock Island county faces likely jail openings as funds are exhausted and jurors cannot be paid. September circuit court panel drawn but told not to report. may wait until May term after taxes are paid. Warrants tied to anticipated revenues from levies are not authorized this year.
Aurora reports 72 year old Burr, long isolated on a farm west of St. Charles, is about to be tried on a charge of killing his son Harry. Burr, a wealthy hermit, was indicted fourteen years ago after a disputed argument over Burr’s younger son Charles, now a Chicago attorney. The trial has been delayed without explanation.
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