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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
2
A collage of brief Kansas snippets covers Preston rib injuries and corn, Cimarron amateurs staging She Stoops to Conquer, Wichita shop ads, and notable notes from Ottawa to Leavenworth. Reports mention reunions, editors, carpentry curiosities, local jokes, and small-town calamities across the state.
A Burlington train struck a 200 foot landslide at Childs Point between Gibson and Bellevue derailing the engine and a combination car. Fireman R T Moore was severely injured with crushed legs and steam scalding and taken to an Omaha hospital. two passengers were lightly injured. The landslide, caused by recent rains, covered five to ten feet of track.
James Foust of Iola Kansas travels to Karomo Indiana seeking proof he is alive. Official records list him as dead after severe Civil War injuries though he has lived thirty seven years hoping for a pension. General Funston's father plans to aid in proving he remains alive.
A 16 year old Charley Vance and a companion fished on a small Missouri river island known as Toe Head two miles north of Brownville Nebraska. A strong north wind loosened their unsecured boat as they tried to retrieve lines. Charley jumped in to save the boat but was drowned before reaching it.
Seven Cuban constitutional convention delegates named a commission to travel to Washington to present the group's desires on Cuba United States relations. They were to meet with Governor General Wood to fix departure date and interview terms.
Kansas ex treasurer Heffleblower of Bucyrus sold a land tract in the Beaumont Texas oil district for 100000 dollars. Western Union operators involved reportedly received 5000 dollars each as commission. Heffleblower, a populist and Leedy era official, is cited in Reliable Information pays reports.
In Lisbon reports claim Queen Marie Amelié wife of Don Carlos will become a nun amid a long quarrel over church reform. Violent scenes at the Lisbon palace preceded the decision as the queen, devout Catholic, faced opposition from the king and liberal factions.
Martin Ritter, a carpenter from Rice south of Nashville Illinois, murdered Cora Chunk after she refused his marriage proposal. He struck her with a hammer while her parents were away. The body was found by William Chunk and his wife upon their return as Ritter fled. no arrest announced.
An American inquiry notes Li Hung Chang requests General Chaffee to leave behind forces for policing a Chinese city. Captain Tillson with enough men accompanies the departure. Meanwhile 5000 German and 3000 French troops will march from Paotingfu to push out Chinese who refuse to obey Li Hung Chang’s boundary orders.
Frederick Erksmier of Calvin Michigan is being hunted by officers for recontracting five marriages without divorce. He has been missing for months, last heard from in South Bend Indiana where he allegedly abandoned his fifth wife before relocating to Calvin. Erksmier was an itinerant preacher.
Queen Alexandra arrives in London from Copenhagen after a month abroad. A large Victoria station crowd cheers as King Edward greets her warmly and escorts her to the royal carriage.
In Brazil Indiana a joint conference of miners delegates and black coal operators yielded a miners victory. Operators concede the right to buy powder in the open market averting a potential long strike in the black coal district.
The steamer Leon A. Cummings arrived at Grand Traverse Bay from Northport with Onema and Sutton on the route, while the steamer Minois of the Northern Michigan Transportation Company is due Thursday on its first Chicago to Michigan trip. A large amount of freight awaits shipment in local warehouses.
After a five hour discussion with Governor Odell and Republican leaders, the 26 million frie canal improvement bill is conceded to be swamped and will be allowed to die in the assembly committee.
The Arkansas Senate votes seven to twelve to make drinking intoxicating liquor without a license unlawful. A license fee is set at five dollars per year for a dram drinker.
A Thursday blaze in Fairmont leveled a building and gutted O. E. Miller & Co. hardware stock, with total losses estimated at 25 000. Buildings nearby were damaged as walls collapsed, and insured claims include 12 000 on the building and various amounts for Hall Garey Ashby Stiles and Miller & Co.
Henry Huff a 50 year old farmer from four and a half miles northwest of Pleasanton Neb died in a wagon accident after returning from town with hogs. He failed to release the brake and was dragged to his death when the hind wheels caught him. He leaves a wife and an adopted daughter.
Funeral held for Samuel Overcash and his wife in Crete Neb. The elderly pair died the same day from age infirmities and were buried in the same grave and coffin. They were parents of S. F. Overcash, founder of the Crete Democrat.
During a thunder storm in Western Nebraska lightning struck Ralph Bousall's barn, burning it to the ground with its contents including three tons of hay four hundred bushels of grain a buggy three harnesses and several valuable horses. There was no insurance and the loss is about 1200 dollars.
A severe avalanche on the Colorado and Northwestern route near Boulder Colo struck two steam engines hauling a Ward to Boulder passenger train and plunged them into a chasm. Train crew members were killed and reports describe a deadly accident with multiple fatalities.
Foremen initiate a strike at Hood Rubber company in Watertown Massachusetts. Readied to raise grievances amid reports that foremen sold work placements, a practice described as widespread and affecting Armenian workers.
E T Wolverton, veteran prospector, while seeking copper south of Little Grand Utah on the Rio Grande Western Railway, discovered what appears to be an extinct crater yielding a large deposit of manganese iron ore.
The fourteen month old child of George Rice living southwest of Hildreth Nebraska fell with its face on open points of a pair of scissors. The blades penetrated the brain between the eyes causing instant death as the mother worked at a sewing machine.
Official decrees announce Baron Fava, former Italian ambassador to the United States, placed on the retired list. Marquis Carbonara di Malaspina is appointed to succeed him in Washington. King Victor Emmanuel signs the royal decrees.
Six year old Bart Brady of Belmont Nebraska fell from a horse and fractured his leg. A man named Lameley of Lowell Ohio drowned himself in the Muskingum River near Zanesville amid rumors of accounting troubles.
Hatfield argues that civilization hinges on exactness and punctuality in even trifling details. He contrasts refined engineers and writers with savages, stressing the vital difference between right and almost right as civilization’s core.
Uriah S. Andrick, a Civil War veteran from Effingham Illinois, recounts dramatic health decline then recovery after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He weighs 198 pounds at enlistment, dropped to 102, and after treatment regained 146 pounds with improved heart function. His wife also reports relief from long standing pains and renewed health and now promotes the remedy at Cornwall's Drug Store.
Robert Gearhart, age 84, walked from his Brush Creek township home to McConnellsburg and back, a fifty-two mile round trip. He is the father of twenty eight children and has never been ill. The piece also notes various medical ads and reflections on marriage, menstruation, and products for female health.
Advertisements tout Allen’s Foot-Ease for aching burning feet and tight shoes with a 25 cent price, plus claims of relief from corns bunions swelling and sweating. A sample offer and address appear from LeRoy New York. Also a pasted note touts Garfield Tea for constipation and a critique of Piso’s Cure for consumption.
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