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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1903
Page
1
A Washington dispatch cites the weather bureau report detailing excessive rains in the lower Missouri and central Mississippi valleys and southern states, with flooding and crop damage. Drought persists in northern New England and eastern New York while some western regions see favorable warmth.
After a stormy session in Pittsburg, the Federation of American Zionists adopted a policy to partner with philanthropic societies to aid persecuted Jews globally rather than solely establishing homes in Palestine. Some interpret the move as signaling a large Jewish immigration to the United States due to persecution near Kishineff, Russia, where about fifty thousand Jews seek new homes.
The Nebraska Weather Bureau reports a cold week with cloudiness and light to moderate rainfall, averaging 4 degrees below normal. Some central and southern counties saw over an inch, but most areas received less than half an inch. Wet soils hinder small grain growth and corn planting while wheat oats rye remain promising. Strawberries ripen and hay outlook looks unusually good.
Emergency reports describe water sweeping from the south side into East St Louis after embankment breaks. City officials say streets may flood two to six feet and property loss and loss of life are feared as the Mississippi rises to a historic 37.7 feet, with communication limited.
Secretary Hay ends hope for delay in Panama Canal negotiations as Colombian Congress nears session on the 20th. The U S government will judge if Colombia intends to ratify. if not, negotiations will end and the next step will be to seek canal rights with Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Albert Hurley was shot and mortally wounded by John Maloney of Company A Sixth Infantry on guard duty in Kansas City Kansas amid martial law. The soldier claimed Hurley abused him after a halt order. Maloney fired after twice repeating the order. Captain Taggart conducted an inquiry and reported to the mayor exonerating Maloney.
Governor Bailey and Mrs. Ida B. Weede were married at 6 PM Tuesday in the First Congregational Church Kansas City ceremonies performed by Rev J Fifield. The brief ceremony had few guests and the couple left for Topeka afterward.
Belgrade dispatch reports a military revolution as troops surround the palace and kill King Alexander and Queen Draga. Prince Karageorgevitch is proclaimed king with a new government forming amid street crowds approving the coup.
The board of regents has elected Dr. Roscoe Pound to be dean of the college of law to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dean M. B. Reese who goes to Oregon September 30 to look after his state. Pound will take effect October 1 and resign from the supreme court commission, creating a vacancy there. Pound is a Nebraska graduate with degrees from 1888 1899 1897 and has earned a doctor of laws from Yale and is noted in botany and classics plus author of pamphlets. Reese has been dean since 1893 and joined the department in 1891, a former chief justice of the Nebraska supreme court.
Nebraska City dispatch reports on a Burlington line disruption caused by high water between Riverton and Hamburg. Conductor Smalley and Engineer Dad Combs used a locomotive to hunt frogs and musk rats along the right of way as floods drove wildlife onto exposed tracks, yielding 150 to 250 frogs per day for two weeks.
At Baltimore a five year goal of raising one million dollars for general education was approved by the synod committee. Planters include presidents of four colleges and a seminary principal to devise strategies, as the closing session featured addresses by Judge Grosscup and two ministers before adjournment.
Reliance proved unequal in American waters with a smooth sea and light wind on Thursday. She beat Constitution by five minutes and fifty two seconds after a sharp brush and led to the finish. Columbia trailed by twelve minutes and fifty four seconds due to wind shifts as the course covered fifteen miles out and back from Sandy Hook.
The Manila constabulary reports the capture of the famed outlaw Faustino Guillermo in Rizal province. Guillermo, active during the insurrection period, allegedly offered bribes to deserting troops and faced a planned trap that led to his detention after a series of murders and robberies.
Report states the village of Eridge in Adrianople district with 500 houses was attacked by Bashi-Bazouks. The entire population except 200 men was massacred, the village pillaged, and the surviving feet carried to nearby Turkish villages.
James C. Monaghan, a professor in the University of Wisconsin commercial department and former consular service member, is appointed editor of the reports of the bureau of foreign commerce. The bureau is to transfer to the department of commerce and labor on July 1 and will consolidate with the Bureau of Statistics.
Washington dispatch notes the land office expects over 16 million dollars to accrue to the national irrigation reclamation fund as receipts from public lands soar. The piece warns of rapid private absorption of vast public lands under timber and stone acts and desert land laws, with senators predicting a fight to repeal these laws to protect home settlers.
Deputies Ofner and Strachner notified an interpellation inviting Premier von Koerber and Foreign Minister Count Geluchowski to urge Russia to prevent further outbreaks. They highlight Kishinev as a grave threat to general peace and call for action to curb excesses.
The American Cigar company agrees to a one hour at noon and a Saturday half holiday for its 1,200 workers in Kingston New York but will not advance wages. Weekly paid workers remain on strike as union organizing continues.
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