17 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
1
The article discusses how a cold season preserves dormant surface plant life, reduces street litter dispersal, and minimizes certain infections by snow and ice. It notes fewer incidences of colds this year, and argues steady cold is better than alternating warm spells and zero pins, despite strain on the elderly.
The piece argues that a tidy back yard benefits the household and neighbors, turning neglected space into grass and flowers. It notes that front lawns please passersby, while back yards affect those inside and looking from windows, urging removal of debris for sanitation and beauty.
The revenue cutter Gresham towed into Provincetown Massachusetts the caved hull of a derelict vessel that had drifted at sea for two years. The wreck posed a danger to shipping and to passenger steamers and cargo ships.
A Chicago magistrate advocates not arresting drunken men but sending them home with policemen. He hints at a future policy allowing autoists to sue pedestrians they hit for damages and losses from collisions.
The piece notes Professor Laughlin urges an aristocracy of the simple life for individuals to pursue, though it cannot sustain a public press agent. It also mentions King Albert of Belgium as a progressive monarch supporting Congo reforms and opening commerce.
The text suggests a method where each head of a household acts as a census maker, with the assumption that he can provide a rough figure for his wife's age without causing conflict.
A whimsical note suggests music could boost laying in hens. It compares Wagner and ragtime as potential entert inment to stimulate poultry production.
Heavy rain and 60 mph winds inundated Kansas City Missouri floodwaters triggered 200 fire calls the largest in city history. A woman in Kansas City Kansas died when lightning traveled gutters to a cistern. Fire crews rescued a baby from a flooded home as city hall suffered minor damage. Tracks on the Dodson electric line were washed out and sewer damage is expected to cost thousands.
President Taft sent a special message to Congress urging that the railroad bill grant the Interstate Commerce Commission power to suspend increased rates upon passage. He outlined the dispute after lengthy White House conferences with Representative Mann and Senator Crane to adjust timing of amendments.
Western Trunk Line companies begin filing tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission to cancel June 1 advances and restore the old freight rates in line with the verbal arrangement with President Taft.
The first Esperanto convention of the Southwest will meet in Wichita on June 10 and 11. The program will be in Esperanto including songs. Delegates from six states will attend.
Fresh tremors in Avellino and surrounding towns sent residents fleeing in panic. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena toured the affected area to reassure crowds, but millions slept outdoors and many refused to return home. Officials warned the death toll could rise beyond early official estimates.
Springfield reports State's Attorney Burke, returning from Beardstown, believes about $38,000 raised to defeat the Fish bill was used to sweeten a legislative jackpot. He alleges a man linked to Frank J Traut of Beardstown handled the funds as a capper and funneled the money into the general jackpot treasury.
New York stock prices rose at the opening after a Taft conference with railroad leaders. Investors showed great excitement as brokers clamored to buy, with initial prices fluctuating widely while recovering Monday’s losses.
The Oklahoma Kansas Electric Railway company of Baxter Springs with a capital of 1,000,000 is chartered to build a line from Galena Kansas to Miami Oklahoma and to create branches from Columbus to connect with the Southwest Missouri system.
The Navy Department orders the U S steamship Helena from Hankow to reinforce the New Orleans at Nanking amid the anticipated Chinese anti foreign uprising. The move underscores U S concern over the crisis in China and protection of nationals and interests.
The Daily News in Bartlesville Oklahoma suspended publication after years of support by Uncle Sam Oil Company officers. This leaves the Daily Enterprise as the sole evening newspaper in the field.
The postal savings bank bill cleared the House 192 to 113 with 24 Democratic votes as a Republican caucus measure. It stands as the last presidential priority to pass the House this session, with rail road, statehood, and conservation bills already approved. The injunction bill will rest in committee while adjournment approaches.
Twelve year old John Smith of 433 North Felton Street was discharged from West Philadelphia Homeopathy Hospital after eight weeks. He had been near death when admitted and was treated with magnesium sulfate injections into the spinal column alongside antitoxin therapy, a method pioneered by a German physician.
The Republican state convention in Milwaukee unanimously endorses Taft administration and the present tariff law. It approves maximum and minimum schedules and future scientific revisions. Gov. Davidson’s administration is also indorsed.
Guthrie Oklahoma voters may decide this year if women gain the vote. The suffrage proposal has cleared the courts and now rests with Gov Haskell to set a time for the election possibly a special vote or the November ballot.
A fast mail train of the St. Louis Iron Mountain Southern line derailed near St Louis leaving three dead and eight injured, two possibly fatally. The wreck sent cars through the Miller Manufacturing company building as it left the tracks on a curve.
Mrs. Kathrine Schultz of 416 Seneca Street Leavenworth was murdered at 3 AM. Her home was set ablaze to hide the crime. Authorities suspect a debtor or robber connected to her mortgage holdings and real estate fortune of about 30,000 dollars.
Elwood Indiana resident Mrs Sadie Mullen credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her after three months of illness and pain. She avoided surgery after taking six bottles and reports rapid improvement, noting the product helps with displacements inflammation irregularities and nervous exhaustion. The ad cites decades of use and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
James R. Keene, noted horseman and financier, told guests at his Cedarhurst home that his love of horses has comforted him all his life and never interfered with business. He contrasted this with a father who compared his child to a two year-old horse, saying maternal love cannot rival a young thoroughbred.
In Puck style, Hi Spry questions a thin stooped drummer about selling better or cheaper goods while the Squam Corners merchant reflects on the drummer’s views on the criminal rapacity of the trusts.
Windig asks Hobert if they believe the morning tale told by Blinks. Hobert agrees with Windig and both express disbelief they would have trusted the account even if they had told it themselves.
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