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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
3
A Rome dispatch reports Vesuvius erupting fiercely with loud continuous detonations and two lava streams. One stream has already covered ground and the other heads toward Ottaramo, as the district shakes from frequent quakes. Experts say there is no immediate reason for disaster fears.
Vienna dispatch reports an unconfirmed claim that King Peter of Servia may abdicate as he is reportedly held by the military party. The premier Jovan Avakumovitch is invited to form a cabinet excluding ministers opposed to military credits and loyal to the late king. The army's discipline is said to be shaken and Peter faces a difficult struggle to control the conspirators.
The commission led by Secretary Root Senator Wetmore and General Ruggles chosen Frederic MacMonnies of New York to sculpt the General McClellan statue to be erected in the city. The piece is part of a public memorial program and follows a formal commissioning process.
Mrs Jacob Nachtigal of 808 North Fourth Street Beatrice Nebraska was kicked in the forehead by a colt in a stable. She collapsed unconscious as her young daughter fled to a neighbor for help. She is expected to recover.
Charles Fitzsimmons a noted contractor and former brigadier general of the First Brigade Illinois National Guard lies critically ill after a fall. Physicians say his condition is dire and death may come soon without swift relief.
Edmund J. Smith a former discount clerk accused of stealing 29000 from Merchants National Bank Newark New Jersey has been arrested in Williamson Virginia according to police dispatches.
The national commissioner of Indian affairs reports a telegram from Thackeray at the Shawnee Indian agency Oklahoma that about four hundred Kickapoo and Shawnee of the Big Jim band plan to move to Mexico in a few days. He warns troops or volunteers may be needed and suggests whites are instigating the base change. Commissioner Jones says there is little to stop them but they cannot take government property or sell Oklahoma lands even if they leave.
Foreign desk reports Vice Admiral Cervera, who surrendered at Santiago de Cuba, resigns as navy chief of staff a post he took in December 1902. The London stock market notes calm trading with cautious gains across shares. An earthquake in Mendoza, Argentina, on August 12 destroys buildings and kills five. In London, motorist Charles Jarrett marries Countess of Rosslyn. Paris holds a funeral for nineteen tunnel catastrophe victims. Melbourne chambers of manufacturers pledges support to trade preferential schemes within the empire.
Mrs Ogden Goelet, noted for wealth, gently reproved a rich young friend for a silly and huge expenditure. She remarked that affluence justifies spending yet sharpened the lesson with a quip about oversalting a dimelet because salt is cheap, illustrating prudent restraint.
Sixteen year old Ollie Schooley son of Isaac Schooley died in a runaway accident at Wood River Nebraska. Driving a spirited team of mules he was frightened by a cow in the wagon and was thrown and dragged a distance. He was found unconscious and died before medical help arrived.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train bound for Nebraska City struck a team of Frank Lawrence’s horses on a crossing and killed them. The driver George Wilgus was thrown clear and injured lightly after misjudging the train’s approach and attempting a turnaround on the track.
Kansas sanitary officials report Texas fever at Carbondale after a Berry cow dies and two others are beyond relief. A long train of Texas cattle was sidetracked near Kaw River floods and remained in Carbondale for hours, likely leaving ticks behind.
At the Wells Fargo Express annual meeting in New York the retiring directors were all re elected.
A state board of agriculture bulletin issued August 13 reports Kansas wheat production at 90,270,000 bushels. The figure highlights the farm crop's large scale for the season and underscores agricultural output in the state.
A short proverb-like note urges guiding a hired girl to the right path, warning that neglect may lead to her leaving soon. The item reflects a common moral stance in the era and offers practical parenting or household guidance.
Telegraph report from Mechanic Pavilion San Francisco August 4 describes James J. Jeffries winning nine and a half rounds before Corbett’s seconds halted the bout to spare him further punishment. Jeffries’s decisive lefts to Corbett’s stomach and later right blow sealed the victory as referee Graney stopped the match. Corbett praised Jeffries after the bout.
The San Francisco based California Academy of Sciences dispatch in April returned after a 4000 mile voyage on the schooner Mary Sachs to the San Bernardino Socorro and Clarion islands off the Mexican coast. They collected about 1000 bird specimens and numerous plants while noting scarce water and an active volcano on Socorro. Wild sheep on Socorro and goats on Guadaloupe were observed.
A gas ignition trapped about one hundred miners in a sulphur mine near Caltanissetta Sicily. The mine boss and five others stayed to fight the blaze. three miners died and many were badly burned. The boss and five comrades escaped through an unused exit in desperate condition.
A London dispatch reports no confirmation that Prince Ching secured Russia's consent to use President Roosevelt's good offices over the Manchurian dispute. Well informed Russians doubt any pending matter requiring Roosevelt’s offices or orders.
In Fremont Nebraska district court William Schulz sues the Fremont Brewing company for $5000 claiming his leg was broken and permanently damaged while performing duties at the brewery due to a rope tied to a steel scoop and a defective machine. The suit follows another large damage award against the company two years earlier for $2000 after an accident with a vat left a worker maimed.
A Wichita dispatch reports a Winfield shooting last night by a madman leaving six dead and three dying. Victims include Gilbert Twigg the miller who shot himself, Sterling Race, William Bowman, Elmer Farnsworth, Dawson Tillotson, Ray Davis, Rea Oliver, James Clarkson and others wounded.
J Breitzigger of St Paul visits Superior to discuss a new pine stump extract venture with a $20 000 capital, planned to extract turpentine tar and other products by boiling uprooted stumps in large kettles and using remaining material to make coke.
In a special Saunders County election to issue 85000 in bonds for a new county court house, 21 of 26 precincts reported. The tally stood 1846 in favor to 483 against, with Ashland precincts the sole opponents and broad disapproval voiced toward Ashland’s stance on the bond measure.
Delegates of the Northwestern Federation of Women's clubs colored section adopted a resolution thanking President Roosevelt for his impartial handling of issues concerning racial protection. The message was to be sent to the President expressing grateful appreciation.
Governor Yates issues requisition to Pennsylvania for the extradition of Robert Sidney Smith a newspaper writer held in Pittsburg on a kidnapping charge. The court gave the child to Smith’s parents in Bloomington Illinois.
The grievances committee of the engineers and firemen of the Great Northern Railroad holds a session in St. Paul Minnesota with all parts represented. They expect the company to be asked to advance wages.
Six coal passers on the steamer Eastman were examined in South Haven Michigan before United States Circuit Court Commissioner Harvey of St Joseph. Glen Watson and Edward Fleming are held on mutiny charges while four others are released.
William Higgins aged twenty was killed during a baseball game in Fon tana Kansas. He was running bases when a ball struck him on the temple and caused his death.
Baltimore County records reveal odd estate names in old land transfers. Entries include Cub Hill Resurveyed and Airy Hills and Pleasant Springs, with others such as Plains of Paran, Tipton's Puzzle, Dragonish titles, and Soldier's Delight reflecting quirky 18th and 19th century nomenclature.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa faced a panhandler seeking a political pledge and responded with a long moral tale about a colored preacher who used a decoy appeal to boost church giving. He claimed the story proved God hates deception and urged honest pledges, prompting the audience to silence the request.
A fragmentary verse piece depicts a goat girl singing over a silver lake as goats answer her call. Repeated pleas Rosa Kosa rove homeward and ascend from misty valleys as night hushes the scene.
The text notes 1871 Germany with 39 million people and 60 percent in agriculture. By 1900 the population rose to 58 million, 36 percent in agriculture, and about 65 percent in industry and trade.
A New York Press item notes that a man can lead a woman to believe his love by planning visits and asking her to wear a certain dress. The piece emphasizes suggestive flattery as a tactic in romance.
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben warning that Arazzer is harmless in a barber shop but troublesome in other settings. The remark emphasizes caution about misusing a good thing and reflects a light local-tone aside.
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