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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
1
The Charleston News and Courier urges mothers to guard their children's souls as precious jewels. It stresses that parental example outweighs teachings, warning that even good promises at baptism fail if home life contradicts preached duties and prayers.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues against moving the Liberty Bell across the continent. It says the bell’s significance stems from its ties to the old state house and Independence Hall, drawing visitors who seek this national shrine. Moving it would desecrate the sanctuary and diminish its historic value.
Mexico, famed for silver, discovers the richest placer gold fields yet in Oaxaca covering 22,000 acres. If gold yields hold, a substantial addition to world reserves could follow, signaling improved future output alongside its strong silver industry.
A Pasadena party honored an eighteen year old junior in a five child family. The mother died years ago leaving a 2 000 000 estate slated to be distributed to the five when the youngest comes of age. The party served as the occasion for sharing the fortune among the siblings.
A spiritualistic society in Illinois proposes a phantom detective bureau that would seek aid from departed noted sleuths to solve crimes. Critics worry spirits may not respond and note that relying on spiritualism may outrun rational methods, reflecting a rush to wild propositions.
Severe rains across northern to eastern Oklahoma flood rivers, wash out railroad tracks near Shawnee to Oklahoma City, and damage bridges on the Arkansas Cimarron and Canadian rivers. Five dead, thousands of acres inundated, cattle drowned, homes washed away, crops ruined, worst since 1872 in Osage County.
Washington D. C. figures show the last regular session appropriated 1 044 401 857 dollars with 26 080 875 dollars in future authorizations. The slate includes fortifications in the Philippines battleships colliers torpedo boat destroyers submarine torpedoes and harbor improvements. There are 10 120 new officers and employments and 6 243 abolished creating a net increase of 3 877 with annual salaries totaling 5 672 009 dollars.
Jefferson City Missouri. Judge Williams of St Louis seeks to uphold his injunction against the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad restraining it from enforcing a three-cent fare in the state. The railroad seeks a writ of prohibition to block the injunction until final court ruling.
Senator Bailey of Texas and W S Manning of the New York Times traded blows in the senate press gallery as adjournment began over a NYT article questioning Bailey’s stance on the income tax. They were separated by Senator Clapp, the Puerto Rican Commissioner Larringa, staff, and several reporters.
Reports of crop damage in Kansas from a traveling representative of a large speculative house caused a surge in Chicago trading. September wheat climbed nearly three cents to 1.12 a bushel, a new high for that delivery, while July and May contracts also rose to new peaks.
The Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company sues the American Sugar Refining company in New York before Judge Holt seeking 10 million dollars in triplicate damages under the Sherman act. The suit claims the Philadelphia plant was shut down after American Sugar Refining gained control and placed its representatives on the board.
Federal grand jury returned indictments against Gov Charles N Haskell and six others for obtaining government titles to Muskogee town lots by illegal methods. Co defendants include C W Turner A English W R Faton W T Hutchins F B Severs. Bonds set at 5000 each with four true bills. Trial venue not yet decided.
Governor Stubbs pardoned John Hays, a Pittsburg miner convicted of robbery, after a long distance call from Topeka. Hays, believed dying from a mine accident, had been paroled by former Gov Hoch and sought clemency before death.
Iowa argues before the U S circuit court of appeals in St Paul that the heart of Omaha's business district formerly belonged to Iowa. The dispute centers on a boundary shift after the Missouri River altered course in 1878.
News notes a cave in at the Denver and Rio Grande tunnel near Tennessee Pass Colorado may force abandoning the tunnel as ground continues to cave to the surface 300 feet above the tunnel level and the danger remains ongoing.
The Northern Pacific railway appeals a May 4 decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission ordering through routes and joint rates with the Southern Pacific and other Harriman lines to Northern Pacific coast points via Portland. The case was filed in U S district court in St Paul Minnesota.
Emperor William in recognition of good offices for the German contemporary art exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum presented a signed portrait to J Pierpont Morgan president of the museum.
The Supreme Court ruling upholds the Columbia Phonograph company patent on disc sound records, granting control of manufacture for many years. The long litigation over the patent validity has concluded in favor of Columbia.
The city of Messina endured one of the severest earthquakes since the great quake. The shock lasted ten seconds and moved both vertically and horizontally, alarming residents.
J P Morgan Jr was chosen as director of the United States Steel Corp and named to the finance committee to replace the late Henry H Rogers. The move places Morgan in a key governance role within the steel giant amid leadership changes at the firm.
Major Israel C. Greene, 85, who captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry, died on his farm near Mitchell, South Dakota where he had lived 36 years. He was a close friend of General Robert E. Lee.
Tulsa reports a federal court orders Col. William Stryker editor of the Tulsa Daily Democrat to appear in McAlester on June 14 to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for publishing derogatory articles about Assistant District Attorney W. J. Gregg, who filed the complaint.
Springfield reports a bill abolishing capital punishment replacing it with life imprisonment. The measure cleared the house and awaits senate action with Governor Deneen’s possible veto.
Coffeyville Kansas reports a meeting of Kansas glass manufacturers where they said current glass prices and wage rates make operation unprofitable. Plants are reportedly running at a loss and another meeting in Chanute is planned to decide on further output cuts if conditions do not improve.
Mrs. Bertha Killman of Petersburg won a damage suit against William E. Stewart of Jimtown for 5000 dollars, claiming her husband drowned while under liquor Stewart sold him.
The notice touts Lewis Single Binder cigars wrapped in foil for freshness and urges buyers to demand the Lewis brand. It notes higher quality tobacco justifies the price and warns against imitations, stressing there is no substitute.
Dialogue cites misplaced green apples in pantry and Jamaica ginger in medicine chest. Advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful feet with claims it makes new shoes easy and urges not to accept substitutes. offers free samples from A. S. Olmsted, LeRoy New York.
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