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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
3
A SCANDIA JOURNAL note surveys ballooning fantasies by wealthy American women with visions of air castles and kite houses for vacations. It contrasts affordable ballooning with costly yachts and cars and jests about risks, returns, and social duties beneath such schemes.
Older graduates and adults view the undergraduate scene as naive and amusing. A college paper lampoons the freshman insistence on football venue culture while criticizing other arts like penmanship and piano, and denounces freshmen walking on restricted streets as sacred ritual.
A Brooklyn man reportedly died shortly after his wedding. however, investigators found the claim of a recent marriage unverified and unclear about the exact date, with authorities noting discrepancies in timelines.
Berlin reports two critical months ahead for US Japan relations. German officials expect steady ties if no break occurs, then easier peace prospects. The Marine Rundschau credits US fleet strength with preventing war and notes Pacific defenses as key.
Pasadena hosts its annual Tournament of Roses with buds and blossoms in abundance and floral displays. About 50,000 visitors from Southern California converge on the city for the celebrated event.
Lincoln Nebraska The Lincoln agent of the National Biscuit company informed city grocers Thursday that the firm would stop selling packaged goods in Nebraska. The move follows Food Commissioner Johnson’s demand that all packages display net weight and contents.
In Little Rock Arkansas Judge Triebner on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the anti futures act deeming the state did not exceed its power to regulate morals as a police measure. The suit was initiated by a Chicago brokerage firm.
In Sedalia Missouri 1200 workers return to duty at Missouri Pacific shops after a ten day lay-off. At Missouri Kansas Texas shops 500 workers resume after a week away from the job.
Washington reports indicate further information on Ambassador O'Brien’s communication about Japan’s reply to immigration was refused at the state department. Officials say the Japanese answer may show a satisfactory disposition toward American desires but is not conclusive. The administration hopes Japan will formally state its intent to curb coolie immigration, potentially avoiding new congressional legislation if internal regulation suffices.
The monthly statement shows receipts of 47,283,825 and expenditures of 55,912,873, yielding a deficit of 8,535,000 for December 1907. Receipts declined versus December 1906 by about 8,530,000 while expenditures rose by roughly 9,281,000.
The Panama Canal project reports an average daily excavation of 88 000 cubic yards in December, totaling 2 200 530 cubic yards for the month. This marks an increase of about 360 000 cubic yards from November and nearly 750 000 cubic yards more than September.
Topeka Kansas wires report that RB Stubbs of Lawrence announced Friday his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor.
President Roosevelt denounces Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson for resigning rather than follow orders on hospital ships. Secretary Metcalf released two Roosevelt letters to the press, condemning the admiral’s conduct as unseemly and improper and urging loyalty to the navy over personal or bureau rivalries.
Iowa Senator J P Dolliver defended Roosevelt on trusts and argued morality rises while criticizing critics of reform. He hailed Roosevelt as the greatest American and urged continued cleansing of market places to purge harmful influences.
A basement blast at the First National Bank building in Kansas City injures nine people and causes about 10000 dollars in damage. The source suspects dynamite or another high explosive though the motive remains unknown and may never be determined.
Judge Pollock of the United States circuit court ruled there is no jurisdiction in the incubator baby case leaving the child with mother Mrs. Charlotte M. Bleakley. Mrs. James Barclay who adopted the child at the Saint Louis World's Fair will appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
Georgetown Kentucky jury for Caleb Powers, charged with complicity in the murder of William Goebel, reported again to Judge Morris that they could not agree after more than 48 hours and were discharged.
Halifax groups plan to bid in London for the United States frigate Chesapeake’s captured flag, a memorial to Commander Lawrence who cried Don’t give up the ship as he died after the 1813 battle off Boston. The flag’s sale is set for January 29.
In Muncie Indiana cars ran all day from dawn to dusk on all lines. The mob element was described as broken and largely unmolested aside from some stone-throwing near the outskirts. Imported strikebreakers manned the cars and guards were absent.
Boise Idaho jury retires for 14 hours and finds George A. Pettibone not guilty of complicity in the murder of ex-Gov Frank A Steunenberg. The verdict was returned Saturday amid a high profile trial.
Prohibitionists cheer as Oklahoma and Georgia join dry districts. Alabama voted against liquor and Mississippi is expected to follow, with Missouri showing early momentum in four counties. Leaders say 40 million Americans will live in prohibition territory as the new year begins.
Topeka Kansas attorney general F S Jackson and assistant Charles ID Shukers filed an ouster suit in the state supreme court Wednesday seeking removal of Leavenworth Mayor Peter Everhardy. Captain J T Taylor is cited for contempt as the go-between for city saloon holdings and payment from jointists. The suit alleges Everhardy violated his oath by permitting saloons and failing to provide evidence of prohibitory law violations to the county attorney.
About 100 night riders attacked Russellville Kentucky early Friday overpowering three policemen and preventing alarms. They dynamited and burned two independent tobacco firms and several other buildings before fleeing toward Hopkinsville and Clarksville. Three men were wounded and telephone operators and police held prisoner for nearly three hours.
Circuit Judge Wiest held that cereal and water added in sausage constitutes adulteration under the state pure food law. The ruling was issued during Armour & Co. and the state dairy and food department dispute over restraining sales of their sausage.
Notices served on trustees McClellan Fennald and Baker controlling Mrs Mary Baker Glover Eddy estate bar any $1,000,000 appropriation or creation of a charitable institution until litigation concludes.
Wichita postmaster and Wichita Eagle editor Colonel Marsh Murdock died Thursday at 1 am after a two week illness. He suffered cirrhosis and stomach catarrh and could not recognize close friends in his final days. His son Victor Murdock, congressman, arrived from Washington. He was 70.
In New York Brooklyn the first woman ambulance surgeon, Dr Mary Merritt, answered calls from Williamsburgh Hospital. Merritt, 23, won the post after a competitive exam in which 34 men fresh from college entered.
The St Petersburg council of empire Friday passed the famine appropriation of the douma and then adjourned for the Russian Christmas holidays.
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