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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
1
A man identified as Williams of Cairo was struck by a west bound passenger train four miles from Chadron. He lay on the track with his head in his hands and was dragged about twenty feet before the engine stopped. The death is believed to result from a fall prior to impact.
Kansas wheat harvests continue while corn, pasturage face drought risk. Corn is late but in fair condition and needs rain with hot winds. Grass for cattle thin and deteriorating. Rainfall varied, with western Kansas moist for wheat but Missouri line area dry since April 13. Rail lines report crop optimism despite overall drought fears.
The royal proclamation declares King Edward's coronation to be held in June with the exact date to be fixed. Readers at St James Palace Temple Bar and the Royal Exchange witnessed medieval ceremonies as crowds gathered to hear the accession announcement.
The Humane Society of Omaha and local clergy seek a district court restraining order to stop the South Omaha street fair bull fight, claiming it violates state anti cruelty law. Promoters say no cruelty is intended and will defend the event.
Dr F D Tubbs, recently removed from the chair of natural science at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina on alleged heresy grounds, departed for New York. He has no immediate plans but hopes to teach at an eastern college despite student protests and without a hearing.
Burlington report states Walter Garver, a Hastings boy and employee of the Adams Express Company on the Burlington line, was killed at Edge Mont when leaning from the express car door and struck by a coal chute. He leaves a bride eight months.
Four men were struck and killed by lightning during a storm at Albert farm near Brazil Indiana while harvesting wheat on the evening of August 1. The victims leave large families and the community mourns the loss.
Vancouver dispatch reports E S Busby Canadian customs agent hoisted the British flag above his office in Skagway and faced incendiary remarks. A man hauled down the colors next morning, and George Miller of Eugene Oregon identified by card offered defense. The Skagway News notes possible international sentiment shift toward the man who lowered the flag.
General Maximo Gomez and party including Urban Gomez and Alexander Gonzales reached New York greeted by Cuban and American friends at the ferry. They met T Estrada Palma at the Waldorf hotel but Gomez refused interviews and declined to comment on his visit.
State officials intend to use convict labor for upcoming material contracts. Bids proved hard to secure as contractors refused to present figures. The relief board opted to proceed with the contracts for material, relying on available resources despite bidding challenges.
An Olathe dispatch reports August Goethals a Belgian farmer living near Shawnee shot himself after arrest for poisoning cattle belonging to neighbor R. Coenan. He confessed and a preliminary examination before Justice Kiser of Shawnee was arranged. He leaves three small children and his wife had died recently.
At a Depford meeting of the Irish united league John Dillon condemned the government and the war in South Africa. Delegates from Bermondsy marched with banners they placed behind the speaker’s chair under the king’s portrait. The audience demanded to cover him up and the banners were hung to blot the portrait, drawing hearty cheers.
The board aims to erect the administration and new cell buildings at the penitentiary using convict labor under a superintendent. With $75,000 appropriated, $57,000 remains after buying 60 cells for $18,000. Stone, metal, and fireproofing contracts total $27,740 plus convict wages. architects authorize a superintendent and contractors must employ convict workers.
Albuquer que special reports Tom McCormick a Wallapai shoots and kills his wife then lies upon a fire and dies. He opposed guardianship by an Indian agent claiming free American citizenship and resisted arrest for drunkenness. Officers killed during the clash. tensions rise among Wallapai over alleged white mistreatment.
Jessie Morrison convicted in Eldorado Kansas for the murder of Mrs. Castle and given a five year sentence. Through her attorney she served notice that a motion for a new trial will be filed citing irregularities in jury impaneling and unjust court rulings.
T A Rose a black miner at Mine No 37 Kansas & Texas Coal Co Litchfield was killed by J W Kent a store clerk Rose broke a transom and climbed through when Kent awoke Kent fired with a Winchester killing the burglar who was robbing the store.
United States District Attorney Rogers sued United States Senator W A Clark seeking to set aside patents for about 10 000 acres of timber lands in Missoula county Montana. The government alleges lands were taken in the last three years under the timber and stone act by parties who planned to dispose to Clark or his agents.
Fishermen use dynamite in the river near Coffeyville Kansas and kill hundreds of large fish by stunning them. lifeless bodies of several big fish float on the water as observers confirm the explosions are the cause.
In Le Grand Minnesota two men named John Benson and Herbert were killed while digging a ditch to drain a lake. The sides of the excavation caved in burying them. They were found upright with heads about two feet below the surface.
Police report a man identified as Byron Chevront was struck and killed by Rock Island train No 90 in the Lincoln Nebraska yards Monday night. Coroner Graham ruled death at the scene with unclear cause, possible alcohol involvement, and the incident under investigation as accidental death or murder after witnesses describe a late night quarrel nearby.
A mob of about 200 at North Baltimore Ohio disrupted new pavement work on the Baltimore & Ohio line. Merchants and prominent residents drove off the workers with stones and clubs, then pressed to force a restart after a village guard. Citizens later used the fire engine to spray water on the laborers amid renewed threats if tracks proceed.
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutherans of the Missouri Synods adopted resolutions in Milwaukee prohibiting members from taking part in any public entertainment where rag-time music is played. The Missouri synods cover most of the United States and an effort will be made to have other districts follow Milwaukee’s course.
Governor Savage appoints Rev. L. P. Ludden of Lincoln to the Nebraska state board of education succeeding Joseph E. LeMaster of Tecumseh. The five year term begins July or August. Ludden has long been active in educational work and served on Lincoln’s city board of education.
Word from Bassett Nebraska says ranchman Wm Reynolds living fifteen miles northwest of Springview is dying from an ounce dose of laudanum. No further details are available. Reynolds leaves a wife and five children.
John Haller a traveling salesman for L Benson Chicago fish dealer attempted to end his life with a razor in Luddington Michigan after failed attempts to kill himself He nearly severed his head from his body He leaves a wife and one child and was a Mason The note mentions his employment and state of mind.
Logan arrived in San Francisco from Manila with Smith the Forty-fourth volunteers and six companies of the Thirty-eight. Passengers included Mrs. Funston. Two deaths occurred among the troops during the voyage.
William H. Musham is promoted from first assistant fire marshal to chief of the Chicago fire department after forty years of service. Mayor Harrison sent his name to the Council and Musham’s appointment to succeed Dennis Sweney was confirmed.
Journey from Manila brings the Grant to San Francisco carrying seventy-six cabin passengers mainly army officers on furlough. The Fortieth Infantry has been mustered out. The regiments are colored and recruited in the south.
Rolla Spears of Wayne Mick attacked his mother Mrs Magginson on a farm with a knife. She died later from her wounds. Spears wandered into the woods and was taken to the asylum. He has suffered spells of insanity for three years.
A farmer unearths a murdered unknown man in the bottom of a Whitewood creek. The body shows head crushed and extensive mutilation. No clues to the crime are known at this time.
Mrs. W C Carson, wife of a Cowley County farmer, burned to death when an anonymous blackmailer demanded $5000. Carson ignored the note, and the house was set ablaze on a rural road near Oxford. Mrs Carson escaped briefly but died after recounting the threatening notes and attempting to save valuables.
An Eldorado Kansas dispatch reports Jessie Morrison was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle. The penalty ranges from three to five years in the penitentiary. A notice of appeal was filed, and Morrison was placed in a cell as her father departed. The jury deliberated for about thirty minutes with one member reportedly holding out for acquittal.
At 10 o'clock in Minden Nebraska Alfred Norlin county treasurer ran from his court house shouting fire. Hose teams quickly doused a blaze started in Norlin's room. He says an intruder struck him and rifled the money drawer before setting the binding on fire. Loss and injuries are not yet known.
A temporary platform on scaffolding atop a giant iron tank in Buffalo collapsed, sending six iron workers plunging eighty feet. Four died at once or soon after. one died hours later. another is hospitalized and not expected to live.
B Shattick of Anoka Minnesota was robbed of 4500 in drafts on an Omaha line passenger train. A gang has been roaming the Omaha road from Omaha to the twin cities for two to three weeks and the theft is attributed to one member of the group.
Four Dowiettes traveling from Chicago to Evanston faced a hostile crowd. They were hooted at rotted eggs were thrown and they were run out of town during the outdoor event.
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