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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
1
Residents fled as Chis holm Greek area riverside sections flooded four square miles of business and residential districts. Canoes ferried residents while Union Station area saw water rise to three feet. City officials fear damage exceeds one million dollars and recall 1904 flood as a worse event.
In Topeka a power struggle erupts as the executive council and rival governors appoint different health secretaries. Dr Leon Matassarin takes office amid protests while the Nyberg bond is rejected. A Pratt County courthouse fire then devastates the building with extensive damage and loss of records.
The Kansas bonus director ordered arrests for perjury of three men seeking to participate in the Kansas bonus for ex service men. Names of the accused were not released, and charges will be filed after arrests. Andrew J. Baird, 82, Civil War veteran and longtime Salina resident, has died at his home. The US Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports winter wheat at 65 percent of normal, with a 104,625,000 bushel crop forecast, blaming Hessian fly and May frost for the drop.
Jack Stabler a New ton telegraph operator confessed to stealing motor cars and disposing of them to interested parties for 50 dollars each. He was arrested while in possession of a Cadillac touring car claimed to be stolen. Roy Strube six years old died at Horton hospital from injuries after a wagon loaded with sand and cement ran over him. his father Henry Strube was driving when the boy fell beneath the wheels.
J. El Mercer announced the state livestock sanitary commissioner will remain in office for the present as Governor Davis and the executive council support continuity. The Kansas Livestock Association held a long conference where an agreement was reached.
The Kansas bonus board rules it will disregard the attorney general's ruling that regular army men and officers training camp attendees are not entitled to the Kansas bonus to decide if they qualify.
The state public utilities commission approved the sale of the Independence and Lenexa telephone exchanges and property by Kansas City Long Distance to Kansas City Telephone for 296 398.46 dollars. Carl Cunningham, 18, was killed at Hutchinson when a car he rode in rolled over and pinned him beneath.
Violet Camanetti a 12 year old from Frontenac drowned in an old strip pit north of Pittsburg. The incident is referenced alongside a Kansas revenue report noting a wide wage disparity with one Kansas man earning about $100,000 annually and about ten thousand Kansans earning under $1,000.
W W B Lomas aged 62 of Williamsburg, county commissioner for four terms, died at his home after a two week illness. Born in England, he came to the United States in 1875.
Samuel Wilson 64 longtime cattleman of Sa ling Kansas died at his daughter Mrs George Seitz home. He was widely known across Western Kansas. Survived by six sons and two daughters.
Sheriff and deputies raid a farm ten miles west of Phillipsburg and uncover buried whisky. Pill posts bond for appearance on June 7.
The little daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Thompson of Kansas City died when the family car veered off an embankment near Hope Dickinson county and plunged into a creek. The father failed to see the turn and both parents were not seriously injured.
A brief readable fragment notes Cronin, a farmer, connected to Cos Company in a distant location. Details are incomplete, but the piece signals a rural business or agricultural matter requiring clarification.
William A. Radford explains Gothic roof dairy barns built with frame walls and concrete floors. The 92 by 34 foot structure houses 30 cows with stalls, a cow pen and bull pen, features a central driveway, gravity and suction ventilation, litter alleys, carrier tracks, and water cooled drinking cups.
Greenwich records show London and surrounding areas had only six minutes of sunshine in seven days last November. The fog and smoke correlated with a higher death rate of 13.3 per 71,000 and a single fog day cost Londoners about 5 million dollars in extra lighting, wages, transport delays, and laundry costs.
A historical remark notes that during courtship a man gains many good habits he may not need after marriage, implying virtues useful in courtship but not essential in marital life. The quote reflects social expectations about masculine conduct before and after tying the knot.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble without realizing it. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney, liver and bladder issues, claiming it restores health. Readers can request a sample for ten cents and purchase larger sizes at drug stores.
Augustus Thomas recalled a performance by John Drew in New York a Fifth Avenue party. Drew as a footman served a request from a guest, a famous English bishop, who asked for more champagne. Drew replied firmly that he had had enough.
Men often think they will broaden their life but struggle to start. The idea of expanding personal horizons remains unclear and daunting without concrete first steps or guidance.
A compact reflection notes that self employment removes the need for a time keeper, implying freedom from rigid schedules and direct oversight. The saying highlights independence and personal accountability in work life.
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