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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
1
The article notes that 70 000 Americans and 70 million dollars crossed into Canada this year, up from 60 000 people and 600 000 dollars last year, with tenfold population growth predicted for Canada by century's end. It questions U.S. barriers against immigration and argues for attention to the outflow of wealth.
The Russian government plans a loan of 125 million dollars from British financiers signaling a shift in European politics. France had long funded Russia, especially during the war with Japan, but Paris financiers grow reluctant amid Russian defeats, pushing Russia toward British mediation and a growing UK alliance.
The new regime in Turkey promises more than sentiment in the United States. Opportunities exist for American business through modern agriculture with machinery, mineral wealth, and railway needs. Constantinople lacks electric lights railways telephone waterworks and a poor ice plant. Capitals invited to invest and concessions promised.
The king shows conciliatory spirit amid Greece turmoil by compelling his sons to resign from the army. The chamber of deputies approves bills banning the crown prince from commander-in-chief duties and barring other princes from commissions, depriving the military party of their final grievance against the dynasty.
American manufacturers plan an exhibition in Berlin to showcase U S products. Organizers emphasize the ability of American business leaders and view the event as boosting overseas awareness of American goods. It marks a growing belief that Made in America is a mark of quality.
The St Paul mine disaster near Cherry Illinois has claimed about 168 lives with 20 men still unaccounted for. Rescue teams found the corpses 500 feet from the main shaft on an elevated surface as water and black damp closed in.
Lawrence presents a new KU department of public information and welfare inviting every city in the state to request expert material on municipal problems. It will provide printed guidance on water supply, sewage disposal, paving and lighting, uniform accounting, and fire protection, to help towns avoid costly experiments. Prof. R. R. Price leads the effort.
The St. Paul mine at Cherry Illinois is sealed with a three foot concrete bed and steel ribbing marking the catastrophe’s final chapter. Officials and relief workers depart as 200 dead remain unrecovered while saloons reopen and state troops break camp.
Miss Mary Curtis Lee daughter of Gen Robert E Lee sold the George Washington tent used during the Revolutionary War to the Valley Forge museum in Pennsylvania for 5000 dollars. Proceeds go to the home for needy Confederate women in Richmond Virginia. The tent has long been an heirloom in the Valles family since the Revolution.
The state live stock sanitary commissioner says government supply cannot halt the hog cholera epidemic. Gov Stubbs telegrams for Dr Greeder to set up a serum plant at Manhattan to produce serum quickly and in large quantities.
Santiago reports U S actions on the Alsop claim against Chile spark a boycott mood. Chilean buyers cancel orders for American goods awaiting a decision. A public meeting at Iquique is planned to press a boycott if the claim continues.
Topeka Kansas Governor Stubbs threatens to appoint a receiver if Missouri Pacific does not promptly improve the Central Branch. The governor expresses anger at the delay and warns of official action in Kansas.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her daughter Miss Ethel Roosevelt have returned in New York aboard the Koenig Albert after a European voyage.
Washington D C The Employers' Liability law of 106 has been declared constitutional in territories of the United States and the District of Columbia by the Supreme Court. The law was previously ruled unconstitutional when applied to the states.
Miss Mae E. Deffert suffered paralysis while preparing to marry George Gautier in Redding California as guests gathered for the ceremony. The incident halted the wedding and prompted medical attention.
Washington November 29 The Ballinger annual report to the president emphasizes continued vigorous prosecutions of land frauds, calls for reclassification of public domain and issuance of up to 30 million dollars in reclamation fund bonds, and outlines reforms for the Indian bureau and national parks policy.
A Scottish clergyman in a railroad carriage boasts of 30 years as a coupler. A working man counters that he has 20 years, then adds he can uncouple, and the minister cannot. The exchange ends with light humor.
A nurse from Oklahoma credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid health improvement after a run-down condition marked by backache and kidney pains. She says five boxes built her up and urges others to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
A brief comic exchange features Mrs Caudle chiding a spouse for six months away and the partner admitting fear of returning home in the dark. The dialogue captures domestic humor and social norms of the period.
Julia Marlowe writes aloud her strong endorsement of Peruna as a great remedy. She notes that a digestion benefiting the stomach also strengthens the nerves and nerve centers require nutrition to prevent nervous debility from poor digestion.
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