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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
1
A dispatch reports the German government would prefer negotiations through Minister Bowen to resolve the Venezuela dispute while the blockade remains. It discusses a settlement approach involving cash payments or other concessions to reach a supplementary agreement, with arbitration as a condition.
A dawn confrontation in Hagle Wisconsin between a posse and four bank robbers left one robber fatally wounded and another captured. The wounded man had nitroglycerine and burglar tools. both refused to identify themselves. The foursome had stolen a horse and sleigh and fled toward Mukwongo before being pursued.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports freight rates on nearly all commodities carried by western railroads will rise in the next thirty days. Tariffs are projected to be at least five percent higher as railroad officials fear rising costs will threaten current dividend levels in 1903.
Mrs Francis Spyhalski aged twenty two wife of Stanislaus gave birth on Wednesday to quadruplets two girls and two boys weighing from three to six pounds each. Six years ago she bore twins and then triplets who all died. A nine and a half month old child also lives. The boys are named Samuel Jones and Theodore Roosevelt.
Mrs. Wylie widow of Stephen C. Foster, famed author of Old Folks at Home, suffered fatal burns on January 7 when a fireplace flames spread to her clothing. She was seated before an open fireplace as the blaze communicated with her attire before the flames were extinguished.
The Omaha council passed a resolution instructing the city attorney to dismiss suits against Mayor Breath and the fire and police board. The measure, offered by Haskell, says settlement is best achieved by legislature enacting a fitting law.
A Denver Post special from Ordway Otero County Colorado says two robbers broke into the private Stillman Williams & Co bank and forced the safe contents totaling about $2000. The pair escaped on stolen horses.
Fragmentary notes show Carrie Nation closing negotiations for a large Kansas City residence to house wives. The bill filed in Chicago seeks injunction to restrain Nation amid several suits pend ing. Japanese representation and Chinese candor appear in scattered mentions.
A Senate resolution proposed by Mr. Stewart of Nevada directs the District of Columbia committee to investigate wholesale and retail coal prices in Washington to determine if scarcity stems from supply failures or political factors. The West bill to remove the coal duty stalls. Mallory opposes a reserve militia, prompting debate on presidential vs state powers.
The Washington dispatch summarizes cotton crop estimates for 1902 up to December 13 with 30 194 primaries 9 331 835 bales reported and an added estimate of 1 057 771 bales since then totaling 90 2 percent of the crop. A final count by counties upland sea island and bale weight will follow around March 16.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Sterling held its annual meeting last week electing the same officers and adding Ed Johnson as assistant cashier. The surplus fund was increased to 15000 dollars and the bank reported a very successful year. The note also mentions a separate marine and dividend context, including Japanese sealing schooners and New York Journal of Commerce dividend estimates for January.
Robbers entered the Louisville post office between 2 and 3 am and drilled into the bank safe inside the same building. They escaped with 4200 dollars while two strangers were seen in town. Lincoln bloodhounds were brought and began trailing the suspects.
A Nebraska conference in the interior department discussed leasing government grazing lands. Attendees included Secretary Hitchcock and senators and House members on public lands, plus Dietrich Burkett and Shallenberger. The draft would allow leases up to thirty sections per person at variable rates, with debate on a ten‑section limit. The bill, drawn largely from Lacey’s plan, targets Nebraska lands only and could be broader in scale than prior proposals.
Governor Mickey's inauguration activities open with a Thursday reception in the senate chamber and crowd flows through the capitol west door. The session heard bills, discussed Howell's ticket motion, adjourned to January 13, and arranged daily journals and stamps for members.
Illinois Manufacturers association committee urges State's Attorney Dan Dunne to empanel a special grand jury to probe coal dealers alleged illegal price increases. Manufacturers report widespread shortages and contracts broken with coal priced from 4.80 to 6.00 per ton, risking factory closures.
Trustees of the city club appointed a committee to join the New York Citizens Union and other public bodies in marking the 250th anniversary of New York City's municipal government. The form of the celebration is undecided while an elaborate banquet is likely as a feature.
Pretoria meeting of burghers drafted an address to Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and the legislative council. They seek general amnesty and retention of pre war Transvaal regulations, government cattle imports at cost, abolition of the South African constabulary, with Botha De Wet and Delary urging moderation and organization. Botha reports $53,000 collected in America and Europe for Boers relief.
William H Bradley a Milwaukee lumber magnate and founder of Tomahawk and Spirit Lake Wisconsin died at 65 after years of liver cirrhosis. He wed his secretary Marie Hannemeyer on January 5 while in a dying condition and passed away in the same chair as the ceremony. He had numerous business ventures in Oshkosh Janesville Milwaukee and Muskegon.
A Niagara Falls plant has produced three grades of fine bleached cottonseed paper from cottonseed hulls and flax fiber. The hulls and flax straw, once nearly worthless, may become a new revenue source for the South and West as experiments suggest potential for writing paper.
The thirty third convention of the national board of trade will be held at the Shoreham hotel in Washington starting Tuesday January 13. The executive committee will meet Monday. The board includes more than fifty leading boards of trade and commercial organizations nationwide. A new constitution and by laws are to be adopted to broaden the body’s scope and permanent quarters will be established in Washington with an information bureau for the benefit of the public and members.
A perfumer with a highly valued nose trains and guards his sense to judge quality and origin of perfumes. He inspects imported fragrances to determine scent, helps his employer imitate brands, and avoids strong odors to preserve olfactory delicacy. The trade is less harmful than tea or wine tasting.
A New York Times report notes the legendary De Lancey’s ancient pine in Bronx Park near the Geographical Gardens entrance. The towering tree, possibly 150 years old, survived past family estates and pre Revolutionary parties, though its lower branches show damage.
Italian statistician Joey Sormani discusses long term birth and death rates in Italy from 1862 to 1899. The birth rate fluctuated between 39.34 and 34.39 per 1000, while death rates ranged from 34.39 to 5.2 per 1000, with excess deaths varying yearly. Population rose about 10,000,0? by 1899. improved sanitation saved about eight per thousand annually, and over 4,000,000 people avoided illness in that period.
The French minister of public works cites tests showing tuberculosis bacilli lose virulence after three months in river water and ten months in sewer water. He warns ground soil used for cultivating fruit can contaminate produce if bacilli persist after exposure.
A fragment describes acetylene used for private illumination with risk of explosion. It notes a test where acetylene is placed into a cylinder under high pressure, using asbestos or brick discs and acetone, to achieve a dangerous setup.
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