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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
1
A parable contrasts an Irish teamster who votes against licenses to save others from harm, with a complacent gentleman who never votes, illustrating that civic engagement reflects character. The piece argues intelligent self interest protects communal welfare, unlike cynical apathy.
In Aldershot, anger rose over a colonel of the North Staffordshires killing a cat with his riding whip after a dispute with three Scots Guards drummers and their fox terriers. The S P C A pressed charges, magistrates declined conviction with a admonition, and debates spread on who was the aggressor if a drummer killed the colonel’s fox terrier.
An official report notes a steam shovel lifting a quantity of dynamite described as more than a bushel during Panam canal operations with 300 workers. The sticks, dated November 29, 1887, bore a French manufacturer and may have been abandoned by workers. A Philadelphia doctor seeks $21,000 for services, insisting $500 per visit is reasonable, now tied up in court.
Secretary Cortelyou welcomed delegates and warned that tuberculosis killed more Americans in the past four years than Civil War combat casualties, underscoring the problem’s scale on opening day.
In a message to Congress President Roosevelt urges currency reform to fix defects and warns that government action is needed to manage money markets. He calls for strong federal supervision of railroads and other large corporations, extending ICC oversight and removing anti trust limits.
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