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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
1
Reports indicate the Columbian government quietly ships military supplies from American ports. The Driggs Seabury fifteen pounder artillery and 500 rounds are to be sent to Cartagena aboard the Athos, with the weapon usable as siege artillery, fortress mount, or shipboard gun.
John, 2135 South Sixth Street, ran wild through Lincoln for five hours after using cocaine and liquor. He fired at passersby and narrowly missed Officer George S. Overton, then smashed furniture at home before neighbors restrained him and tied him to a tree until he calmed.
Walter B. Adams of Doncaster Massachusetts says the loop in the Brooklyn’s wheel order during the Battle of Santiago was caused by a navigational error. Adams alleges Commander Nodgkins ordered hard down to ram the Viscaya, but the wheel went hard up and then eased, forming a half ship length loop as the ship corrected course.
Sir Thomas Tiv arrives at New York aboard Teutonic and is welcomed at the dock. The party is driven to the Waldorf Astoria for dinner as he plans quarters on a steam yacht off Stapleton. Reports also note a San Francisco bullion theft suspect and a Martinez to Folsom imprisonment.
Secretaries report shows deposits up nearly three million since prior quarter while cash on hand declines and overdrafts fall. Total assets reach 40 million with United States bonds and bank deposits list and note of reduced loan demand alongside conservative patron behavior.
Steward Leech of Nebraska City aged 11 wed Elizabeth McDonald 18 of Bradyville Iowa in a central St Joseph police station ceremony after she was taken from a Burlington train at 10:20 by Chief of Detectives Fulks. Telegraphic forgiveness from Bradyville authorities allowed the couple to marry and depart for Bradyville.
At Columbus Nebraska Edgar Howard was named a special county judge by the board of supervisors to hear the widow of Guy C Barnum in an allowance case Judge Robinson had been disqualified last week Howard posted ten thousand dollars bond and an early hearing is expected Six attorneys are employed
A freight train crashed near the Kansas line. Several trainmen were killed and injured, while passengers reportedly escaped with minor injuries.
The Navy Department refuses to consider claims of prejudice against Admiral Howison. It cites reasons, including that Blowingon's name was among the list Admiral Shelsley pronounced satisfactory.
A brief wire report indicates Mrs Bekham, wife of Mor Bekham, is described as seriously ill with great anxiety over her condition perceived as alarming. The note stresses concern from the household and local observers.
A stage coach near Ager California ten miles east was held up by highwaymen who attempted to seize Wells Fargo and the U S mail from the coach’s treasure box. No further details or arrests are provided in the fragment.
In Melvern Kansas Joe Nobilett was killed by an extra freight train while riding a bicycle. Henry Purcell a ten year old Newton Kansas lad died from injuries after a fall from a windmill likely in Colorado or Idaho context unclear due to OCR errors.
Henry Noles, labeled in headlines as a Negro murderer, dies without a murmur. The article notes his notoriety and references his execution or death in custody, reflecting era language and public sentiment. The piece emphasizes his death with minimal commentary.
A mob of about six thousand gathered near the crime scene as Noles, accused of assaulting and murdering Mrs Charles Williams, was captured near Cowan Tennessee. He was executed by hanging and burned at a nearby tree after giving a defiant statement. Mrs Williams’ husband had been away at the time, and a five year old son survived. Sheriff Stewart faced barricades but could not stop the lynching.
Miss Mattie Beal winner of claim No 2 in the Lawton district has returned to Wichita Kansas and resumes operator role at the telephone office. Fortune unchanged she remains the same hello girl. Her farm reportedly valued at 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. Beal will work until February 1 when she must move to her claim and stay eight months.
Fragmentary report notes delay by Chinese plenipotentiaries in signing the protocol causing unease in the foreign community at Pekin. Authorities in foreign powers doubt China intends to defy negotiations and expect China to resume prompt talks.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a fatal shooting amid family quarrel with a father in custody charged with the act. Names and places are unclear, but the narrative describes a revolver confrontation and a deadly outcome involving multiple people.
The Paris tabloids publish an interview with Mr. Kruger at Wilvérsum in which he declares he would have recourse to privateering. He says the Boers could count on only 10,000 men in the SOG and were determined to continue the struggle.
A Topeka dispatch notes 11 Kansas towns exceed 1000 inhabitants in 1901 per state board of agriculture compiled returns. Kansas City area leads with 19,343, while Lyndon Serranton Downs Philipsburg Enterprise Goodland drop below 1000. Lincoln gains 342 and several towns like Oskaloosa Cedar Vale Stafford Hanover Oberlin rise by small margins.
An ambassadorial envoy sent a letter to the sultan warning of evacuating Constantinople with the embassy staff if disputes are not settled at once. The missive serves as an ultimatum, granting the sultan a brief delay to comply with demands. A Kansas obituary notes Mrs. Louwisa St. Clair McCall of Lawrence, a descendant of Revolutionary general St. Clair, died aged about 75. She helped found Kansas settlements and was related to General J. H. Lane's wife. Her husband, Captain McCall, gained fame at Leavenworth after a fatal self-inflicted gunshot. Mrs. McCall belonged to the Betty Washington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Sunday brought a fresh heat spike after weeks of mild weather. Temperatures reached 106 in some places and ranged around 105 in Topeka 104 in Wichita 104 in Salina and 102 in Atchison. Leavenworth reported several positions.
John Sweeney reports his contractor daughter Yen bs vanished from her Mer. home in Wichita after taking the family Buick for a drive Wednesday night. Friends fear foul play as no contact has been made since.
The death of John J. Gillilan remains unsolved after a bloodhound search to Rokeby and an autopsy showing two bullets struck him. Theories vary from revenge to an attempted robbery with Gillilan allegedly defending himself.
A Burlington freight at Hastings Friday evening ran over a tramp who had been ordered off the streets by Chief Wenzer. The man, unidentified, was walking on the track when struck. the impact severed his head just above the ears and eyes, leaving no identifying marks.
The United States Navy announces upcoming retirements and promotions over the next weeks. Rear Admiral Selvey will retire from the active list on October 10, and Rear Admiral Scinex will promote two captains to rear admiral, Frank Wildes and Henry Glass.
Eighteen month old son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Jones of Plartsmouth Neb was killed Friday by accidental discharge of a double barrel shotgun. The weapon fell from a corner closet as the child played nearby and fired into his chest. Neighbors found him in a pool of blood with the body upright.
Charles E. Llewellyn, rural mail routes examiner for Nebraska, announced a Cereseo route to the west and northwest covering most of Rock Creek precinct. The plan awaits red tape before operation, with an estimated delay of two to three months, but the route is an assured fact.
Col Moses Wetmore says ex Governor Stone is a candidate for the United States senate only. Wetmore, a close friend, notes Stone’s intimate ties with the party and political circles.
A home accident in North Platte Nebraska killed eleven year old Hazel Ebright through a mistaken dose of carbolic acid given instead of medicine. Prof William Ebright, former superintendent of the Nebraska Asylum for the Blind, is named in the report.
Mrs Phoebe Schmitt wife of Commissioner Christian Schmitt of Green Garden Nebraska was laid to rest in Zion cemetery after a second appendicitis attack. She had been a resident of Greenlen since Saturday.
A man named William Dallas claims he was brought from Manley to Plattsmouth and that the people of the village plotted to kill him by poisoning his food. He is about forty five years old and recently resided in Omaha.
Marley King was hit in the face while playing ball at Superior Nebraska. A hot ball struck his nose, causing a bad break and a surgical operation was required to set the bone.
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