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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
8
Jones ruthlessly tests a gambling system at Monte Carlo, piling up fortunes as the bank collapses amid roaring crowds. Merrick and others watch the spectacle with mixed awe and concern, planning their next moves as the chase for wealth escalates.
Merrick and Jones plot to defeat a dragon of gambling as Monte Carlo draws crowds for a grand display of fortune and danger. The pair anticipate a dramatic second night while guards and a Russian princess circulate amid silks and jewels in a carriage.
Merrick observes the arrival of the mysterious Oglavitch at a social gathering. He notes her alliance with Count Geon and the blond Cossack, and fears her influence over Constance and Jones. The scene hints at a plotted scheme aboard a yacht and a looming confrontation as the intrigue deepens.
A Bloomington dispatch reports a tornado spanning roughly one hundred miles wide and two hundred miles long, causing over a million dollars in property loss and twelve deaths. Bloomington escaped fatalities, but Merna and Peoria area towns saw multiple deaths and extensive destruction. Communication failed, streetcars were thrown into ditches, and unroofed buildings scattered across the city.
Fire at the Elkhorn roller mill in Elkhorn Nebraska destroyed a three story plant owned by Charles Scheip. The engine room fire spread rapidly causing $8000 loss to building and machinery plus 1000 bushels of wheat and rye. Insurance partially covers the damage. The mill had been operating profitably.
Miss Mabel Carlyle, Plattsmouth Nebraska graduate of 1902, achieved the highest class scholarship record. She received a certificate of scholarship entitling entrance to the Nebraska Wesleyan University academy, the normal school, or the college of liberal arts.
At a June 9 meeting of Republican House members the Fowler bill for revising banking currency laws was postponed until a conference on the first Tuesday after Congress assembles next December.
A Hague dispatch notes former President Kruger has not decided on future plans and relies on family wishes. His main trouble comes from American book agents pressing for reminiscences or interviews, though he has promised to write a book.
Mayor Rolla Wells and Comptroller James Y. Player sold five million dollars in World’s Fair bonds at slightly above par. The twenty five year bonds bear 3 percent interest, lowest municipal rate on record. Proceeds fund the Louisiana Purchase Exposition investment and reflect confidence in regional business stability. Total city debt rises to about 23.9 million with taxable wealth near 395 million.
Col Arthur Lynch, Irish MP elect from Galway City, was arrested in New Haven England after arriving from Dieppe. Indicted for treason for aiding the Boers and serving as a colonel, he appeared at Bow Street and was remanded for Saturday hearing. Lynch, elected last November, faced a large crowd and offered no statement.
Kaiser revised proceedings show Wednesday's Reichsrat session disrupted as Klofal's attack on Emperor William triggers Czech radicals to hurl abuse at the premier and president. The crowd's fury leads to a tribunal assault and prolonged disorder as Germans repel the rioters.
Deputy Food Commissioner Bassett reports 25000 dollars worth of cream shipped from Kearney last week chiefly to Beatrice Creamery's Lincoln plant. About 48000 pounds left that point last Monday. Most cream gathered in Kearney county with substantial distribution along the Black Hills railway line.
Fred Blunt of Plattsmouth Nebraska after marrying Miss Wooster in Nebraska City followed his wife to town. He visited her Monday night to bid farewell, then shot himself through the right lung. The couple had quarreled and he left two notes saying he was tired of living without her and the baby. He may recover.
The Westminster Gazette reports a British-Canadian steamship combine with capital of fifty million dollars to build six twenty five knot liners at six million each and a dozen sixteen knot freighters. The Canadian government will provide a million dollar yearly subsidy and the British government two million.
O E Miller president of St Luke s Society hospital Chicago was held for manslaughter by a magistrate Judge Chetlain denied a writ of habeas corpus but Miller was released on bond his assistants were held for disorderly conduct
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