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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
3
Three hundred passengers from Santa Fe train No 5b were stranded near Pomona Kansas after a flood wreck. Most found shelter with farmers or in Ottawa hotels while a relief train ferried people to dry land. Only two passengers were injured as a flotilla of small boats aided rescues.
The National Woman Suffrage Association at its national convention in Seattle elected officers led by President Rev. Anna H. Shaw of Moylan Pennsylvania and First Vice President Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery of Swarthmore Pennsylvania. Florence Kelley of New York became Second Vice President and Kate M. Gordon of New Orleans was named Corresponding Secretary. Recording Secretary is Mrs. Ella Stewart of Chicago and Harriet Taylor Upton of Warren Ohio is Treasurer. Auditors are Miss Laura Clay of Lexington Kentucky and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell of Boston. The next convention city choice was deferred to general officers with Sioux Falls South Dakota and Washington DC as candidates.
The Senate passed the tariff bill just after 11 PM by a 45 to 34 vote. Republicans voting no included Beveridge Bristow Brown Burkett Clapp Crawford Cummins Dolliver La Follette Nelson McEnery was the only Democrat voting yes. The chamber stayed in session from 10 AM to 11:18 PM with few meals and many brief speeches.
After a meeting with Governor Stubbs and State Bank Commissioner Dolley, Fr Fr Ames of the Kansas National Bankers' Deposit Insurance company telegrams went to 24 directors seeking views on a special session. Twenty two replied in favor. Bankers clash on interest rates to insure deposits and seek uniform rates for national and state banks.
Supreme Court awards W. H. Linforth ten thousand eight hundred dollars for damages to his building wrecked when Fred Bradley’s flat exploded. Harry Orchard confessed to placing the dynamite bomb, with Orchard claiming responsibility for the blast.
Cleveland reports John D. Rockefeller turns seventy, marking seven decades since a farm birth near Richford in Tioga county New York. The oil magnate’s milestone comes as he remains a leading figure in industry and philanthropy.
Washington DC reports the Bradley amendment ending a six cent per pound tax on tobacco sold in the hand. The law allows free sale below ten pounds with no tax but mandates a record for sales over ten pounds for IRS tracking.
In third century Syracuse Archimedes discovers the principle of displacement while bathing, uses it to measure a king's crown for purity, and creates war engines. He is killed during Rome's siege after refusing to abandon his geometric pursuits.
Two militant English suffragettes, Sophia Loebinger and Helen Murphy, used a hurdy gurdy and tambourines in New York City Hall Park. The public reception was boisterous, a riot threat arose, no sales of The Suffragette occurred, and police escorted the women to the subway.
Gov. John Burke of South Dakota defeated Edgar C. Ellis of Missouri in a close race to become president of the Missouri River Navigation Congress. Omaha won the next convention location, to be held in December with the national exposition in view.
State bank examiners in Topeka began work assessing local banks for participation in the bank deposit guaranty law. Four examiners are on the case as all Topeka banks apply, with likely admission for many. After Topeka, inspectors will travel to Kansas City Kansas and other large towns.
A Nuremberg clockmaker Peter Heile in 1440 created a carryable watch, solving the power problem by winding a steel ribbon around a central spindle to drive the mechanism. His first watch was a jeweled cylindrical box with a hinged side revealing the dial and gears, a crude early model that led to modern mainsprings and compact timepieces. Germany later honors Heile with a statue, while his innovation endures in every pocket watch.
Deaf mutes in Wichita organize the Kansas State Deaf Association. Elected officers include J. J. Cold president Iona Lade first vice president F S Paxton second vice president Hmmett Simpson secretary and Wm F Waite treasurer. The group voted to incorporate. About 200 attendees hailed from Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri.
Carrying four great boxes of E. H. Harriman’s cigars and three children named Mary, Caroline, and Roland, the party sailed on the Kronprin Wilhelm to join him in Europe after Harriman failed to obtain the brand abroad.
Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads of San Francisco, is slated for trial on Monday July 19 for a second time this year on charges he offered a bribe to a supervisor to influence his vote on overhead trolley improvements.
The American colony in Brussels held a lively Fourth of July celebration. The embassy reception drew a large crowd, reflecting strong attendance and festive mood.
An assortment of old time household products and sayings promotes Wizard Oil for mishaps, Red Cross Ball Blue for clothes, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and other elixirs with small price notes. The copy reflects period advice and quack remedies with brief social jabs about honesty and divine faith cures.
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