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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
8
County officials note a figure just over one million with a highlight on the shortfall near seventy thousand. Senator Doyle of Minnesota is mentioned among other local news items.
Cushman Kellogg Davis, United States senator from Minnesota, died at his St. Paul home on November 27 after a two month illness. Born June 16, 1838 in Henderson New York he became a lawyer and helped elect Lincoln. He served in war and politics then led the foreign relations committee and helped as a Paris peace commissioner. Davis was thrice married, first to Laura Bowman and then to Anna Malcolm Agnew after a divorce.
The battleship Kearsarge sails with the North Atlantic squadron, replacing the cruiser New York as flagship during New York overhaul. The vessel joins the torpedo fleet for a cruise, becoming the first battleship to serve as flagship in this context.
Official vote tallies show six Nebraska districts with Republican candidates leading. Burkett and Berge compete in the First District with Burkett ahead. Mercer defeats Howard in the Second District, while Hay beats Robinson in the Third. Pope defeats Stark in the Fourth, Shellenbarger leads Morlan in the Fifth, and Neville defeats Kinkaid in the Sixth.
John Bratton of St Louis announces that up to 50 000 horses will be purchased in six months by British agents. Cavalry horses will be selected this week at his stock yards for shipment from New Orleans to Durban for Lord Kitchener's policing of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Bratton's brother serves as a Liberal MP for Magheragh Ireland.
M J Moore a Fremont Nebraska magnate died at St Joseph hospital from injuries after disappearing from the Pennsylvania Limited eastbound as it entered Fort Wayne. His body was found near Swinney Park with a fractured skull and severed arm. No one recalls seeing him leave the car.
Henry W Bigler, noted for the first California gold discovery record in 1848, dies at St George Utah at about 75. He served with the Mormon battalion at Sutter's millrace when gold was found. His diary entry from January 24 1848 notes gold-like metal in the millrace and six days later confirms it as gold.
A fire at the Merchant's hotel in McPherson Kansas caused the three story structure to collapse. Six firemen on the third floor were buried but all were rescued with only one sustaining serious injuries. Two bystanders on the second floor fell and were seriously hurt as the porch roof gave way.
The winter timetable from St Petersburg shows the first 2000 miles east of Irkutsk served by express trains at nineteen miles per hour excluding lengthy stops. The journey of about 2000 miles will take five and a half days, versus six and a half days under the old schedule. The concise maxim appears: the man with little and wants less is richer than the one with much and wants more.
Gladys endures grief after Harvey joins his wife and child as renovations unfold. Phebe urges resilience, promising a brighter future, while Helen resists changes. Gladys isolates herself, watching the family from afar, fearing she may never be loved again.
In a tale of domestic power, Helen presses to keep the house keys and expand her control by repainting and reconfiguring rooms for her sisters. Harvey wavers, but Helen’s sharp rhetoric and plausible reasoning sway him, revealing her calculated bid for status within the troubled Atherton residence.
Gladys reads a letter from Mrs. Leonard and mulls its meaning while Helen contemplates her son Harvey. The note’s insult prompts Harvey to demand apologies and withdrawal from interfering with Mrs. Atherton’s plans. Tension grows as Gladys longs for companionship and autumn fades into winter.
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