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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
6
President Roosevelt will travel to Kansas during the first week of October. The trip aims to promote his policies and meet local supporters.
The Cloud County Republican convention endorsed Calderhead for the Senate seat. Supporters hailed Calderhead as a strong candidate with local backing. The endorsement signals may influence upcoming primaries and party unity.
In a sharp editorial note the Topeka Advocate derides a Democratic fusion effort and hints at targeting additional populist editors. The piece echoes a Hoosier Schoolmaster line about getting a “plenty,” framing the political mood with vintage regional sentiment.
The text questions whether fairness pays in politics and suggests the successful path is to gain as much as possible at any cost, reflecting cynical views on political strategy.
A summer resort advertisement touts no hot nights in Colorado and notes they are perhaps scarce in Kansas, hinting at cooler lodging options. The playful copy positions Colorado as a refreshing getaway with minimal warmth compared to neighboring states.
In Clay county the factions fielded two competing tickets and quickly turned hostile toward each other, signaling a decisive Republican win this fall.
A fragmented passage notes New York residents paying Kansas prices for goods and questions whether higher costs could reduce multimillionaire numbers. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or dates.
A Pawnee county Republican meeting endorses a candidate named Long for the U S Senate. The event emphasizes party unity and local populist themes to rally supporters.
Secretary Coburn should proceed to call in his fight on President Nichols of the Agricultural College. It isn’t doing the college any good and it is hurting Coburn.
The Topeka Herald dedicates several columns to Tom Kelly's troubles but omits the central issue whether Kelly robbed a county. Readers demand proof that he did not commit the alleged act.
The Fifth District Republican Committee met in Manhattan on Monday. L. N. Flint of Manhattan was named secretary and treasurer, replacing W. S. Elliott, with F. N. Woodward chosen as county committeeman.
The speaker expresses belief in heart and soul for greatness, the thrill of hardy life, and the privilege to play a leading role in the century opening. Providence may allot us tasks to undertake with eager delight.
The memo notes that T. T. Kelly appears to be losing support as his own county repudiates him, signaling political trouble and potential fallout for his position.
A change in political stance prompts Republican editors to move from criticizing Editor Gaines of the Advocates to praising him as a good fellow. The tone reversal suggests strategic alignment with current base expectations.
Roosevelt argues legislation cannot end with labor questions alone. He says vast fortunes and corporate power shape industrial development creating new conditions that require a shift in how states and nations treat property. The note reflects progressive era themes on economic power.
The region reports that Kansas lost 3239 people last year due to poor crops and the Oklahoma opening, with Republic County allegedly losing 2401. Officials say the figures are unfounded lavishly overstated by careless assessors and urge sworn duties to prevent misleading state board reports.
A compact quotation from Theodore Roosevelt contrasts nations that dare to be great with those that fail to act. It asserts that nations that have done a great work endure in changed form, while passive nations leave nothing behind.
Among the candidates nominated by the Cloud County Republican convention last week were C. N. Peel for Representative I Pr. W. Sturgis Jr for county attorney Walter Reid for register of deeds and Judge C. P. Staith for probate judge. The ticket is unusually strong and a sweeping victory is predicted for November.
President Roosevelt urges regulation of corporations engaged in interstate commerce. He argues crime in business harms the public and compares efforts to combat corporate crimes with cleansing politics of violence. He emphasizes social betterment through strong law enforcement.
Local scene notes Uncle Jake appearing in town at Smith's Restaurant for an informal event. Attendees expected a casual gathering with limited program and no formal competition or schedule.
The ad notes pigeon prices valid until September 4 with 2 cents each for a lot labeled Pues 7 and 48 cents per dozen offered by C. A. Sandell of Scandia Kansas.
Local items report social events in the Scotch Plains area including an ice cream social at Tom Doctor's, a threshing machine venture in Minnesota, and various visits. Mentions of school plans for September, church events led by John Seifert, and a Sunday School convention in Kuhn’s Grove with multiple speakers and elected officers.
A reporter for a local morning paper questioned an elderly spinster at the Smithton Antiquarian Society anniversary event. The woman, Miss Bunham, affirmed her membership with pride, clarifying that she is part of the society rather than merely an antiquity.
In China the old fashioned private letter carving system remains. Letter shops are common in towns. A person with a letter pays two thirds of the cost to a shop keeper, while the receiver pays the remaining third on delivery.
The passage cites major famines: Ireland in 1846 with about 1,000,000 deaths. India in 1666 with 1,450,000 victims. India in 1877 with 600,000 deaths. and China in 1878 with about 9,500,000 fatalities.
The enormous elk antlers, said to be the biggest in the world, hang in the lion house office of Manley at the Philadelphia academy. The pair measures over five feet tall with main horns four feet six inches apart and fourteen inches across at the base. Naturalists praise them as among the heaviest and most perfect horns known. The elk was sent from the wear to the Academy of Natural Sciences where the skeleton also set weight records.
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