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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1901
Page
2
A sprawling Kansas column surveys towns from Belleville to Butler, noting quirky local facts. Mentions include a Belleville bar keeper, Republic county pay rolls, Goodland gardens, Lawrence writers, an Eli Falls hare shipment, and a Nemaha farmer selling prairie land for 11 500. It sketches rural life with tiny anecdotes on air castles, church fines, snake sightings, post office boxes, and egg markets, preserving a period newspaper voice.
United States Marshal Wellett and six deputies with Constable Bobbard and commissioners left Muskogee for Henrietta to join troops quelling the Creeks. Notices at Hickory Town urge Creeks to follow old Creek laws. Dawes commission ordered halt to surveying the district. Light horsemen remain active, armed, and guarding Snake band members attending meetings. Marshal Bennett plans to join soldiers at Henrietta to arrest uprising leaders.
Dispatches detail Boer forces expelling seventy British at Watersburg and blowing a culvert near Greylingstadt. De Wet reportedly active with dynamite. Boers raiding between Calvinia and Lamberts Bay and capturing a train near Fourteen Streams. Capetown reports twenty Cape police surrender at Devondale. General Prinsloo wounded in mid January fighting.
Letters from New Bedford Mass announce the loss of six men from the whaling schooner Charles M Hodgson. The crew, all Cape Verde natives aboard the New Bedford vessel, went in pursuit of a whale school and vanished when swept from sight before rescuers could reach them.
A Butte area ranch owner Michael Delaney reported to police that a man posing as a Chicago mining broker pressured him to send a $500 check which was to be cashed locally. Delaney, penniless, telegraphed for help from Butte authorities.
Respect for General Remick notes the State tank of Fable Rock closed to honor its president who died January 23 in Los Angeles California. He was buried in Burlington Ja, once a county resident whose memory was held in high esteem by many who knew him.
Miss Stella Thomas of Burlington aged twenty was crushed to death in a youth association building elevator incident. Police say the accident occurred at the Young Women’s Association building. Further details remain scarce.
Sermons and all places of worship across the kingdom marked Victoria's memory. At St Pauls a vast crowd gathered before nine with black attire and muffled bells. Westminster Abbey and St James chapel saw large congregations, with Princesses and cabinet members among the attendees. Catholic and foreign churches held memorial services.
Robert Kesburg of Pittsfield Massachusetts was arrested on a manslaughter charge in the death of his sister Miss May L Fosburg on August 9 1900. Indicted by Berkshire county grand jury officials dispute burglary theory and suspect a family quarrel. Fosburg released on twelve thousand dollar bail.
The secretary of war defers action on the court of inquiry report on hazing at West Point until Congress reviews the committee's investigation. The department will cooperate with the congressional inquiry and sees no advantage to departmental action at this stage.
In Douvlins near Minden Louisiana a young African American named Larkington attempted to assault Mrs. Widen Walker. He was captured by officers and citizens and being taken to Minden jail when a crowd overtook him and shot him to pieces.
Coroner rules death by starvation for Jacob Kuntz found in a miserable cabin north of Peoria. The body wore rags and carried 456 in money and a deed to eighty acres of land. The case notes self induced starvation as the cause.
Three children of Al McCarthy the downtown Kansas City janitor were cremated after a house fire. Edighe, eight teen. Melissa, fourteen. Kenneth, ten, perished in the blaze that destroyed their home. Vatican dispatches report robberies in Vienna troubling the pope, with papal police investigating in secrecy. Governor Dietrich hosted a reception for the Mckinley Roosevelt club ladies at his residence, serving punch as he handed red roses to each guest. A list of attendees includes Mrs. J. Abbott and numerous Nebraska Republicans linger over the event.
A January 24th ceremony in London proclaimed Edward VII king of the United Kingdom and emperor of India. Troops from Aldershot and London barracks lined the streets while officials read the proclamation at St James Palace. General Roberts attended with heralds and a large crowd gathered as trumpets sounded and the band played God Save the King.
Train No. 300 known as the flyer left Cleveland at 2 10 and jumped a switch near Glenfield eight miles from Pittsburg Pa on the Cleveland & Pittsburg road. Engineer Holloran of Cleveland suffered a broken shoulder and injuries to head and body but is expected to recover. Other passengers endured a severe shaking up with no serious injuries reported.
Reported Boers near the western coast linked to European filibusters planning to land arms and ammunition between Port Nolloth and Lambert’s Bay. Capetown bans Reynolds weekly News and Review of Reviews and Truth for circulating among Dutch communities.
A fierce storm in Herrs Norway on January 22 sinks sixty boats and damages eight more, leaving crews unsettled and waterways disrupted. Local officials assess losses and investigate cause of the hurricane level winds.
The Yakima Indians closed a seven day medicine dance near Toppenish. Participants including educated men and women reportedly practiced self inflicted wounds with knives stones and sharpened sticks to sig nify religious rites. A 30 year old buck lasted longest and was named the tribe head medicine man for three years.
A Peshtigo Wisconsin nurse Lillian Dreese, a Lakeside Hospital graduate and local civic leader, shares her experience with Dodd's Kidney Pills noting relief from kidney and diabetes related issues. Clergymen senators and many physicians endorse the remedy and say it renews health and endurance.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh, endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills, lists J Cheney Co as proprietors in Toledo, and includes endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan & Marvin. The copy touts internal action and mentions testimonials and pricing.
A fragment notes a remark on valuation and cash limits, hinting at a 100 percent allowance or cap. It reflects opinions on asset worth and liquidity but lacks concrete names, dates, or events.
A collage of period ads offers Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot ailments and Garfield Tea claims, with other notes promoting dropsy cures and poultry compound schemes. The piece mixes humorous quotes and local chatter, reflecting early 20th century consumer notices and editorial asides.
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