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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
7
University of Kansas to inspect all student housing for fall admission. Inspectors will check sanitary conditions and weed-free premises for approval on the university list. Landlords must keep either all men or all women. mixed houses not approved. inspections take about a month.
A west Indian hurricane swept from Galveston to near Bay City causing 12 deaths and 16 serious injuries. Wrecked property totals reach hundreds of thousands. Velasco and Bay City suffered severe damage with unroofed buildings and floodwater.
Judge Shelby Brown of Chanute, appointed to hear evidence, reports that the colored school building is not in a dangerous location and the peremptory writ sought by the city’s Colored people should not be granted. The suit against the board of education is decided in favor of the board.
Mahlen Nichols a farmer's boy fell from a lead horse and a machine injured his foot requiring amputation. In Abilene a boy fatally wounded by a train awaited skin grafts from volunteers. Doctors tried grafting skin from the amputated foot. the operation healed the wound and gave good recovery prospects.
The Rocky Ford dam and power plant on the Blue River five miles north of Manhattan is finished. Built of concrete and 80 to 90 yards long, it creates a 12 foot fall. Extending the race 150 feet downstream adds another 1.5 feet of head.
Citizens circulate petitions urging the mayor to call a special election on a commission form of government. Since April 15, when the mayor and council took office, wrangles over appointments have persisted.
The Kansas Blacksmiths Wagon makers and Horseshoers association held its semi annual convention in Em poria with about 100 members present.
J K Codding warden of the Kansas penitentiary names C M Lindsay of Wabaunsee County as deputy warden. The position was vacant since the death of James Dobson in February. Lindsay has served at the prison for three years and is a close friend of J N Dolley chairman of the Republican state committee.
J W Wallace who named the county after settling here in 1865 and helped organize the county as one of three commissioners appointed by Gov Crawford died at his son's home in Alma Oklahoma. He was 92 and had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for 68 years.
C. F. Stewart local manager for the Rock Island Lumber company at Willington and a 33d degree mason fell dead of apoplexy just after rising. He was 52 years old.
Argentina orders its envoy and passports to Bolivia to leave within 24 hours while Bolivia demands its minister depart Buenos Aires and return to La Paz. The rupture is confirmed as complete with diplomatic ties broken between the two nations.
Washington reports that a White House dinner and tariff conference failed to settle key disputes over raw materials. Conferees and top advisers left with no agreement and admitted they could not forecast the outcome, noting they must settle differences themselves.
Cholera in St Petersburg shows improvement after a peak of 120 cases with 52 current cases. City hospitals house about 800 patients while 48 are treated in suburban facilities. Preventative inoculation, once widely used in 1908, is deemed useless by experts.
Superintendent James Witten announced drawing dates for three reservations. Cour d Alene on August 9 and 10 Flathead on August 12 and 18 Spokane on August 16 and 17. Three little girls will draw the lucky applicant names by lot.
The four day strike at Standard Steel Car in Butler Pennsylvania ends with 3500 workers returning to work. Both sides concede points in pursuit of agreement.
Women physicians from across the United States gathered in New York on July 21 to discuss plans for supporting a national movement led by the American Medical Association to educate the public in disease prevention.
Bella confirms the ceremony used common tropical plants for church decor instead of rare varieties.
Mrs Matilda Holtert of Providence reports using Allen's Foot-Ease for tired feet and praises its relief. Advertisement claims the product is a rare good for sore feet and urges readers to ask at local druggists for two cent price.
A concise reflection notes that a person may live righteously by avoiding the faults they reproach in others, embodying Montaigne's caution about hypocrisy and self scrutiny.
An antique ad markets Perry Davis Painkiller as remedy for sudden chills cold headaches and stomach upset with claimed quick relief. It promotes bottles at 25c abc or 60c and lists uses for colic diarrhea and summer complaint.
A columnist urges vigilant scrutiny of courtroom rhetoric urging readers to question statements while avoiding personal attacks. The piece highlights the role of evidence and fair procedure in upholding public trust and discourages sensationalism in reporting.
Short vintage ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in a 2 oz package priced at five cents. Includes a Wesley quote about life’s purpose and character growth.
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