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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
1
A collage of items mentions beef from Italy and milk prices in America, plus notes on geography, railways, and markets. It cites Washington orchard revenue, Bank of England foundations, and shiploads of firecrackers from Shanghai, with social commentary on temperance, crime, and politics.
Brookline Massachusetts library shelves lost 90 books in the last year though 150000 volumes were exposed. The editorial notes readers are careless and praises public service promotions. John S. Leech advances from compositor to public printer after 1889 service.
Series of tornadoes hit Alfalfa county Oklahoma with ten dead and twelve injured across Nebraska towns Hastings Chadron Fremont and Dodge county. Cattle crops ruined. homes barns and elevators wrecked. debris and fear linger in Omaha Wichita and St Louis after the storms. Authorities report several rescues and unconfirmed infant casualty near Ingersoll.
Attorney General Charles West J W Love and C B Bee lead Oklahoma officials and state shippers to Kansas City for meetings with Chicago Rock Island and other railroad officials on proceeding freight rate reductions in Oklahoma.
President Roosevelt signed a directive sending the Navy Department to appoint acting rear admirals in the Atlantic fleet. Capt Richard Wainwright will command the second division while Seaton Schroeder leads the fourth division. The moves follow a New Year reshuffle in Washington.
At Old Point Comfort Virginia the largest naval gun test inflicted heavy damage on the monitor Florida’s turret plate. The 11 inch plate buckled and rivets loosened yet the turret mechanisms remained operable and the 12 inch gun could be positioned at will.
Reports from Maryville Oregon Tarkio and other towns say thousands of acres of low land flooded with heavy corn losses. Nodaway county records ten inches of rain in days and the Missouri river rises as government dykes near Elwood face threats. In South St Joseph about 100 houses flooded.
Gen Stephen D Lee commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans dies at the Vicksburg national military park official residence. He was one of the last three surviving lieutenant generals of the Confederacy and passed away on Thursday on the grounds where he fought his battles.
Nebraska won the Lincoln track meet against Minnesota by 84 to 28. McDonald set two state records, shaving 0.4 seconds from the 120 yard hurdles to 15.4 seconds and improving the 220 yard hurdles by 0.2 seconds. Wildman tied the 220 yard run record at 22.5 seconds.
Five hundred car men on the Missouri Pacific and Montana Mountain system in eight states walk out after a failed conference between General Manager Sullivan and a Brotherhood of Railway Carmen committee. The stoppage affects Missouri Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana Texas.
Thieves aboard the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Queen City robbed passengers several miles below Gallipolis Ohio on Thursday night, taking hundreds of dollars in cash watches and diamonds. Passengers were searched in a wild west style on the steamer.
The Aldrich Vreeland currency commission held its first organizational meeting in Washington. Senator Aldrich was elected chairman and Representative Vreeland vice chairman, with Arthur Shelton named secretary. The group plans broad investigations in the United States and European centers, aiming for a multi year effort and major impact on U.S. banking policy.
In Great Falls Montana four youths conspire to rob a northbound Great Northern train at the stockyards near the city. Albert Hatch 15 William Randall 17 Harry Rhear 15 and George Creswell 14 confessed to police and await jail. a fifth boy aided in planning but did not act.
An entire family from West Pensauk en New Jersey, William Eidelman age 38 Elizabeth 37 and children Anna 17 and William 1, were drowned when their small rowboat capsized in Pensauken creek below Riverton New Jersey on Sunday.
Former President Grover Cleveland was brought home to Princeton New Jersey Sunday evening after a period of illness at Lakewood. The journey was made slowly and Cleveland appeared to stand the trip well with little fatigue noted by family members.
Vice President and Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks left Washington at 3 40 p m Sunday for Indianapolis. They will remain at their home there indefinitely.
The 1911 Methodist Episcopal General Conference saw Bishop Henry W. Warren consecrate Rev. Dr. William F. Anderson of New York as a bishop. Other bishops were also consecrated in their order during the ceremony in Baltimore Maryland.
A jury in Iola Kansas found Samuel Whitlow not guilty of the murder of May Sapp on September 27 1907 after 36 hours deliberation. The initial votes favored acquittal nine to three and the sole Black juror was the last to change.
Miss Mary Kerans, 19, of St Louis, was beheaded Sunday night when she was struck by a Jefferson Avenue street car as she alighted from the vehicle in front. The accident occurred on the city street, with authorities investigating the incident.
Mrs Della Manes of Maysville Kentucky describes seven years of kidney pain and edema followed by relief after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. She states one box eased symptoms enough to continue treatment and claims a cure. Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y at 50 cents a box.
A Philadelphia Press style column references a jealous neighbor and a tale of supper groceries at Mr Green's store. It then shifts to an 1890s advertisement touting Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment with a $100 prize for any failure to cure and urging readers to buy from local druggists.
Mrs. Popley-Little George refuses milk after hearing it praised. Mr. Popley protests that the imprudence lies in speaking well of milk, which influenced the child to reject it.
Last chance to buy a farm in Atascosa County Texas near San Antonio from 10 to 640 acres and two town lots priced at 210 dollars. Write for literature and views Dr Chas F Simmons San Antonio Texas.
A dialogue unfolds with a ruler asking about a gulf of inequality between ordinary humanity and an autocrat. The dommmnaite responds with mild surprise and poses a punny line about czarchasm.
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it remains uncanked and properly labeled for use.
Dialogue laced with humor features Tommy Rott and Eddie Fye debating a prank on a boy spanked by parents. The exchange contrasts a barrel stake with pa’s shoe and a baseball player as the source of the joke.
Don t miss this chance to contact Dr Chas F Simmons in San Antonio Texas for information on purchasing 10 to 640 acres and 2 town lots of fertile land in Texas priced at 210 dollars with payments of 10 dollars per month.
A fragmentary exchange shows an inventor extolling wonders of progress while his spouse laments dwindling funds and uncertain income sources. The dialogue hints at the tension between innovation and finances shaping their era.
Farmers urged to buy virgin Texas land from 10 to 640 acres plus 2 town lots. A 95,000 acre tract is offered at $210 with $10 monthly payments. Contact Dr. Chas. F. Simmons in San Antonio, Texas.
Advertisement from Dr Chas stating land sales in South Texas with 100 to 640 acres and two town lots offered at 216 dollars total or 10 dollars monthly. Mentions views on debt and travel and quotes from Washington Star.
Ancient Thebes reportedly had a hundred gates with 10,000 infantry and 200 chariots per sortie, totaling around 1,000,000 men and 2,000 chariots in the might of the city.
The ad claims Allen's Foot-Ease cures foot swelling and discomfort while walking. It promises relief for tired feet and swollen toes and offers a trial package free. Address provided for ordering is Allen 8 Olmsted Roy N W.
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