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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
1
The article cites statistics suggesting married men commit fewer property crimes than singles and that offenses against morality and life are higher among unmarried men. It notes widowers show higher crime between ages 30 and 50, while longer marriage correlates with greater lawfulness as families age and financial pressures ease.
Sir Purdon Clarke of the Metropolitan Museum of Art says he does not know what he is talking about in disputing the pedestal’s genuineness. Lord Curzon, former viceroy of India, is involved in a royal style clash reported by the Herald. The episode underscores how few antiquities rated genuine until authorities challenge them.
The Washington Post notes a growing Paris fad named Impulsionism or Simpulsionism. Proponents publish under the influence of real emotion and wait for a purple mood before writing. The movement has a devoted but cautious following among American newspaper poets.
The Cleveland Leader argues that future growth will depend on highly trained American workers including superintendents and top managers. It says natural resources will be less important and that Germany and other nations with advanced technical education will be fierce competition.
Chile spends 20 million dollars at Valparaiso to improve a grand harbor while Brazil plans 12 miles of docks at Rio de Janeiro costing about 19.5 million dollars. The continent pushes harbor works and a vast trade system to boost profit and growth.
The University of Kansas football team beat Missouri 10 to 4 at Association Park before about 18 000 fans. Receipts reached an estimated 20 000 with 82 percent shared by the two universities. Kansas clinched the Missouri Valley title and finished its season undefeated.
Lamphere charged with murder in the Belle Gunness family fire was found guilty of arson by a jury after a lengthy trial. Judge Rich ter sentenced him to an indeterminate term of 2 to 21 years in the Michigan City state prison. He will begin serving his sentence there.
Miss Louise Gates, a Society figure in Sherman Texas, was accidentally shot and killed instantly by a target rifle wielded by her girl companion Miss ladys Ely on Thursday, in the local incident drawing shock from the community.
In fog off Sandy Hook the freighter Georgic of White Star Line collided with the Panama liner Finance outward bound. The Finance sank in ten minutes with three passengers and one crewman dead. Sixty two aboard survived. Irene Campbell of Panama clung to the rail and perished. Unconfirmed reports list Charles H. Schweinler and Henry Muller missing.
Fourteen Missouri and Kansas zinc industry representatives arrived in Washington to urge the Ways and Means Committee to report favorably on a bill imposing a duty of one and one half cents per pound on zinc ore imported from Mexico and other competing countries. Idaho representatives join for the same purpose. The Missouri Kansas delegation includes Colonel H. H. Gregg Colonel John R. Holmes George P. Maury Clay Gregory E. P Burton of Joplin Dr Cc B Quinn Duffield Mitchell of Carthage Thomas F. Coyne C. E. Matthews of Webb City George L. McCullough C. L. Raines Robert Ping and I. B. Shermanhorn of Galena W. T. Apple of Baxter Springs.
Paris reports Madame Steinheil was arrested after confessing to months of failed clues about the May 31 murders of her painter husband and Madame Japy. She claimed the hunt for killers was a desperate farce to hide the true author.
Salvatore Bal dona a wealthy Italian grocer was found murdered Thursday on a sidewalk near his Chestnut Hill home. His head was crushed and he had been shot twice in the incident.
In Ohio on Tuesday Fulton County voted dry by 946 and Miami County by 1 350, adding to the dry tally. The Columbus area report notes both counties approving Prohibition measures.
Washington reports a US Japan agreement on Pacific policy promoting free peaceful commerce and mutual respect for territorial possessions. It pledges to defend China’s independence and integrity and requires equal commercial opportunity for the Chinese empire. The pact also binds both nations to consult and act together if the status quo is threatened.
Parsons Kansas tragedy after a Missouri Kansas & Texas freight locomotive exploded near Idenbro six miles south. Engineer Frank E. Melville and Fireman F K Wulf are dead and Brakeman E C Roe is likely fatally injured. The engine had been out of shops twenty minutes. boiler flew off the track, bodies scattered along the line.
The coasting steamer Ponting carrying laborers from Narvacan to Pangasinan struck a reef and sank off San Fernando Union province during a storm. About 100 passengers and crew are believed drowned. The Vicaya rescued 55. A police patrol collected 15 bodies. many more are coming ashore. It is not known if any Americans or Europeans were aboard.
Otto C. Heinze a New York broker informed Tenderloin police that his wife misplaced a $12,000 pearl necklace on Thanksgiving night after attending a theater show and dining at a Broadway hotel.
Topeka secretary of state C. L. Denton went to Wichita after the death of his mother Mrs. C L Denton. She had been ill for weeks but her condition worsened a few hours before she died.
The Associated Press reports Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican National Committee, has been offered and accepted the Postmaster General role in President Taft's cabinet. This marks the first cabinet position filled.
A federal jury in Kansas City found Charles Stevens guilty of stealing 50 000 from a mail pouch on June 6. The verdict came after about 30 minutes of deliberation.
Troops pull out of the night-rider region in western Kentucky starting Friday. The first camp abandoned was Hickman where a negro family was murdered.
British society hosted a Friday night dinner for Count Takahiro Kato, newly appointed Japanese ambassador to Great Britain, his wife, and their daughter.
At the Chicago Numismatic Society auction Friday night a silver dollar from 1844 sold for 280 dollars. The sale highlighted historic coin values as bidders competed for early U.S. currency.
The article argues household laundry would improve with Defiance Starch. It claims Defiance provides greater strength allowing a much thinner application than rival starches, preventing stiff pastes that mar appearance and wear of fabrics.
The article argues that near total vacuum in sealed containers can preserve milk fish and meat for months without added cost beyond removing air. It claims oxygen deprivation prevents decomposition and extends freshness beyond conventional refrigerators.
The St Anthony chapel car, following a lengthy Wisconsin and Minnesota circuit, enjoyed a prosperous week in Philadelphia with strong attendance and favorable reception.
We sell guns any traps cheap and buy furs and hides. Write for catalog 105 N. W. Hide and Fur Co., Minneapolis, Mina.
A lighthearted examination of how social friction shapes when and why people accept favors. It explores the awkward dynamic of accepting help from someone you prefer to avoid, and how tactful reciprocity can smooth interactions.
The advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a top choice for households and urges grocers to stock it at five cents. It targets widows and young girls, urging timely action as demand rises.
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