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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
5
The region alerts to a looming small pox outbreak risk in Central Kansas. Telegraph and telephone firms face taxes on a 15 percent rise in this year’s assessment. The Narka News editor won a city council seat last week, while reports from Naria hint at issues there.
Oklahoma eyes statehouse spending as analysts compare to Kansas where the last legislature was the most costly on record, signaling concern over potential budget strains and policy debates ahead of sessions.
The report places the current US wheat condition at 97.3 versus 78.7 last year and a ten year average of 82.1, noting a strong contrast to dollar wheat and signaling steady quality.
Kansas has appropriated more money for the St Louis World’s Fair than any other state. Kansans intend doing herself proud next year with the fair preparations and showcase.
W. Y. Morgan proposes to send a solid Kansas editors delegation to Congress. The state holds deposits exceeding 90 million dollars and 60 dollars per resident, a record in Kansas history, amid ongoing editor troubles.
Governor Bailey appoints JW Radford as State Grain Inspector to replace HJ Northrup, concluding a prolonged factional contest in Kansas City Kansas.
The proposed railroad corridor is surveyed to pass through Belleville Courtland Rydal and likely Scandia, with developers expecting easier track laying along the valley once construction starts.
Readers are urged to subscribe and watch local advertisements for inducements that can exceed yearly subscription value. The piece argues the poor man cannot afford to skip his home paper and notes some will drop papers due to time, but may profit by reading local merchants ads.
Readable fragments present a poem urging action over despair and a call to heroic living. It contrasts life and death with a pursuit of purpose. A later advertising line contrasts trade with vitality, credited to Longfellow and Western Publisher.
The court rules the Kansas Utopia Association operation is a nuisance and a sham to evade liquor laws. It explains that members paid sums to obtain access to intoxicating liquor, with each sale treated as separate, and that patrons could drink by paying or charging against advance funds.
The editor notes an elaborate invitation to the May 1 opening of the St Louis Exposition but finds it too costly, remarking that attending would exceed 80 cents value. The quip suggests reluctance to attend despite interest.
The Clyde Republican reports the Dry ticket prevailing in Washington Kansas with local dissatisfaction. It notes a banker threatens to leave town and a capitalist who objects to the dry town should relocate, implying city improvement without him.
Geo. W. Wheatley was chosen for the rail road commissioner post by the Executive Council on Thursday. The item alludes to Cy's political machine and warns the old concern may soon be in bad shape, ensuring no risk of evading the automobile law.
The Topeka Herald argues that the letter C is useless in English because any word could be spelled with S or K. It suggests removing C and even proposes dropping the word too as well.
The U S Circuit Court rules the Northern Securities Company an illegal combination of capital affecting the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railroads. The People vs The Trusts case led by President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox marks a victory in the ongoing antitrust actions.
After Ward One returns, a friend met two prohibitionists celebrating Mr Shepard's election. He then saw Democratic revelry on the north side as bars joined in the post office scene. The note captures a quizzical, partisan city mood described by the Belleville Telescope.
A concise aphorism notes that legal professionals sometimes doubt established rules or outcomes. It reflects tension between legal theory and practice, suggesting skepticism about how laws function in real cases.
Marion leader Id W Hoch campaigns to reform Kansas GOP nominating rules. He argues for open concessions to loyal Republicans, not branded factions, and warns against crushing supporters of nominees. Hoch cites past envoy failures and predicts a statewide GOP storm next year.
A Washington style reflection on credit and politics contrasts with a local tale from Bayse of Belleville. The piece notes how critics blame institutions and urges self-examination while recounting Bayse losing a mayoral bid and a council race amid ballot confusion and editorial clashes.
A company forms in the night and its collective voice is heard endlessly yet nothing memorable is spoken. The piece mocks human chatter and labels vocal excess as a hindrance to meaningful speech.
The report notes Governor Bailey debating invitations to dine with the President. It suggests including prominent private citizens and state officers while also accommodating Grogressmen as waiters, describing them as servants of the people and arguing the plan would widen the crowd and create trouble.
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