19 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1884
Page
1
Washington notes summarize Senate and House activity including the Dakota admission bill, the inter state commerce measure, land forfeiture debates, and executive sessions. Reports cover agricultural price trends, bankru pty legislation, and international concerns as Congress adjourns for the week.
The Kansas State News recounts a tangled set of incidents in a single town. George Puckett’s younger brother John Puckett is implicated in the killing of William Allan, with motives tied to witness testimony against George. Word of a broader political move involves Mr. Bacox requesting $7,000 from the Exposition funds. A separate Leavenworth accident injures Ludwig, while Mayon Borxes and Atchison officials face mandamus-related jail custody over tax levies. The piece also covers court rulings on nonresident land suits, the Kansas State Grange meeting at Fort Scott, and local legal and criminal cases including a $12,000 damages claim from George Crowther.
Secretary of State outlines threefold goals of the Spanish treaty three aims to promote rapid exchange of American and Spanish goods with Cuba and Puerto Rico to remove shipping and tariff barriers and to secure most favored nation terms. The document details schedules on duties shipping rights and provisions for American vessels and the treatment of Cuban and Porto Rican products under the new regime.
A second story fire at Grey, Toynton & Fox candy factory on Woodbridge Street trapped three female employees. Annie Lynch, Bertie Messmiore, and Milas Polgiuse died from burns as others fled. Four more workers reportedly missing. one injured. Loss estimated at 50,000 dollars.
A village tale in Egremont Berkshire hills claimed Miss Estelle Newman died of spinal complaint and was revived during dissection. Medical authorities and residents deem the resurrection story a hoax with no record of an insane asylum or county patient. multiple witnesses dispute the events and family members are cited in the spreading account.
A meeting of Presbyterian Theological Seminary directors last night sparked controversy over Professor Woodrow’s teachings on evolution. He was asked to resign and, after a brief confrontation, remained in place as tensions rose among faculty including Rev W Boggs and Dr Hemphil amid broader discord noted in the surrounding public square.
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