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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1928
Page
1
A neighborhood crime involved a young man who exploited alleged insanity as a defense. The case described planning and a grave offense aimed at covering a prior moral irregularity, risking many lives, with the first day of trial noted under the headline Insanity will be the defense.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union piece argues that animals cannot talk because of brain inferiority. It notes vocal organs are similar to humans but animal minds fail to use sound with meaning.
An American proposal outlines east west traffic lanes for the Pacific and Atlantic seas. It notes 1924 London conference traffic rules and the new proposed routes from Seattle Portland to Yokohama with left side traffic for Honolulu Yokohama due to the Japan current.
In Steetin Germany Otto Peltzer’s home town features a unique tower clock. A central grotesque face of eight bearded men marks each second as eyes roll and a mouth opens to reveal a date plate. The clock, atop the duke’s castle tower now used for municipal purposes, bears the inscription 1736.
The piece critiques how aging societies face a growing list of costs and items out of reach, framing age-related economic strain as a quiet tragedy rather than a sudden crisis. It questions affordability and social support for older populations.
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union excerpt laments the rising use of insanity as a defense. The writer argues juries convict hard headed criminals, while lawyers push the unbalanced mind claim to avoid punishment. He warns insurers and others may face similar insanity excuses in misdeeds.
Miss Corrine Condon aged seventeen emerges as Omsha’s top hopeful for the Olympic swimming team. She holds four national records and eight Midwestern AAU marks, and is the daughter of noted surgeon Dr A P Condon who built a private pool for his athletic daughter.
Swedish newspaper reports Erik Anstroem known as Aastroem or Arizona Peter, once a Bret Harte Wild West figure, is alive in Smedjebacken at seventy, now blind, and formerly a daring Sioux rescuer and copper prospector. His fiancé wed another man, and he later lost his sight in an explosion.
In Monte Alban a seven level stonework pyramid with lime concrete capstones and buried tunnels suggests Maya influence. Earthquakes damaged sections reveal terraced tombs with carved stone slabs depicting figures. The passage hints at ancient laborers and archaic social details including women workers earning about 50 cents daily.
A Mexican Historical Review expedition led by archeologist Alfurso Caso and ethnologist Miguel D. de Mendizabel will study Monte Alban near Oaxaca before year end. The site, abandoned since Spanish conquest, features terraced pyramids, fortifications, and grass-covered mounds resembling football fields from a high overlook.
Juneau Alaska June 1 Gov George A Parks plans an aerial tour of his vast domain with Malcolm E Hott and R J Sommers. The trio will land at 48 fields to inspect settlements highway sites reindeer herds fur seal rookeries and sites around Mount McKinley Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers.
In Constantinople a large crowd of male laborers demanded dismissal of women workers in tobacco factories saying Turkish women should not be employed. The meeting reflected a labor unrest as women faced exclusion from factory jobs.
A historical note states the Liberty Bell was tolled using a rope attached to a three foot two inch chipper rather than being struck with a hammer, clarifying a common misconception about its ringing method.
Picture story notes Myrna Loy in the production State Street Sadie starting Hollywood. She wears a brilliant red ensemble suit trimmed with figured crepe de chine of the same material as the single one piece frock beneath it. Red and white Deauville sandals a black hat with white trim and a small underarm bag of two shares red and white complete the look.
A compact digest of local notes from various Kansas towns includes brief reports on community events, society happenings, sports results, and civic notices gathered from multiple sources and aimed at keeping readers informed across regions.
Topeka welcomed native son Charles Curtis for vice president with a large parade and speeches from Governor Paulen and Senator Capper. Curtis thanked the crowd and said he would accept notification in his hometown Topeka, Kansas.
Wichita reports the Kingman plant of Kansas Flour Mills Company has been added to Consolidated Flour Mills Company of Wichita. The facility has a capacity of 820 barrels with elevators at Garden Pigin Alameda and Curvel. Atchison sees the death of Mrs. Martha Waggener 58, wife of lawyer William P Wagoner, a Missouri Pacific leader, after an extended illness.
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