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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
1
French Catholic priest Jean Mabillon, a founder of modern critical history methods, was honored in Paris marking the two hundredth anniversary of his death. Celebrations at Saint-Germain-des-Pres recalled his abbey work and the influential De Re Diplomatica. Mabillon, once frail in youth, lived to 75 and remains a national scholarly figure.
The Toulon naval station reports numerous casualties and mishaps among torpedo and submarine vessels. The latest incident is the Tangier explosion of a steampipe on the cruiser Descartes, killing ten and wounding thirty. Other navies also suffer accidents amid complex warship machinery.
Secretary Taft presented diplomas to 108 second lieutenants from the current West Point class. The group, described as well trained and manly, joins the army as officers amid a strong need for leadership. The passage ponders future soldiers and heroes from this youthful contingent.
A New York man who announced his first boy in a newspaper soon faced a flood of sales pitches. Within two weeks he received 13 salesman calls 36 letters and circulars and 58 product samples all urging purchases aimed at the infant's health or happiness.
Baron Eugene St. Clair a member of an old French family and former professor in American and European colleges died of starvation in New York after a string of hardships. The incident raises questions about the support and actions of New York heiresses connected to his social circle.
A lone bandit boarded the west bound Oriental Limited at Bonner's Ferry Idaho and robbed the mail and express cars. The theft was not discovered until Spokane time at 9 20 a m after the train arrived there. He held up two mail clerks at Bonner's Ferry and proceeded to rob the registered mail during the journey before jumping off near the Oregon Railroad and Navigation junction east of Spokane.
Lieutenant H I Cone and the American torpedo boat flotilla enjoyed Panama visits as destroyers approach the canal zone. Visitors welcome daily afternoons four to six. A Tivoli club dance, a local baseball game, and a grand bull fight with male and female bullfighters followed.
At eleven Sunday morning three Ochelata posse members surprised Tyro bank robbers on Candy Creek eight miles southwest of Oche lata. The raiders ordered the posse to halt, disarmed them, and took a pistol, a rifle, and a horse before letting them depart unarmed. After dinner the bandits fled further into the Osage hills.
Joseph Bassanell was killed in a pistol duel with Sheriff Beck of McLean County Saturday night. Alfred Woolens, the other escaped convict, was captured by a posse 15 miles west of Mandan a few hours earlier. The battle occurred in Melgan County about 60 miles from Bismarck.
At a Canton gathering on the Tatsu'Maru matter strong indignation surfaced with a vow to organize a boycott if diplomacy fails. The Canton viceroy resigned rather than release the vessel. the resignation was accepted.
Acting under orders from Director of Public Safety Cay the police Sunday night interrupted a number of Socialist and follower meetings planned in various city sections.
Melbourne reports the Commonwealth and citizens greet news from Washington that the American battleship fleet will visit the Antipodes next July or August.
Governor Willson announced a $500 reward Sunday night for the arrest and conviction of the night riders who took part in the raids in Woodford and Scott counties.
St. Petersburg reports overcrowded prisons as Justice Minister Chtcheglovetoff seeks 1 million dollars to enlarge the system. Government officials aim to expand facilities to relieve crowding and improve inmate management.
Washington reports to the senate on the Brownsville affair in Texas, where three companies of negro Twenty-fifth Infantry were discharged. The president notes testimony supports the discharges and urges extending re enlistment for those not covered by the order. Major and minority reports differ on guilt identification and unreliability of testimony. A supplementary report urges restoration of rights to the innocent veterans.
Secretary Metcalf announced the fleet will sail from San Francisco on July 6 for Pacific possessions. The ships will coal in Hawaii, then visit Samoa, Melbourne, Sydney, Manila, and the Philippines for target practices before returning via the Suez canal, with port calls as needed.
Miss Helen Haines of Brooklyn has been awarded a $100 monthly pension by Andrew Carnegie. The gift, made without her knowledge, comes as she resigns after fifteen years as managing editor of the Library Journal due to ill health in Saranac Lake.
A petition filed in federal court on Friday seeks to declare Charles W. Morse a bankrupt. Petitioners include Charles A. Hanna as receiver of the National Bank of North America, plus Frank G. Pringle and Edward B. Shotwell.
The Harrisburg jury found all four defendants guilty after a seven week Capitol graft case trial and six hours of deliberation. Two ballots were taken and the panel returned to court two hours after reaching a verdict.
William J. Bryan will host a dinner in Lincoln to honor members of the Nebraska Democratic Press Association on the evening of March 21 after a session of the organization.
The president nominated James M. Shoup to be United States marshal for the First Division of Alaska.
The piece cites Hartman’s claim for Peruna and cites U S Dispensatory references to Hydrastis Canadensis Goldenseal Corydalis Formosa Cedron Seeds Copaiba Cubeb and Collinsonia Canadensis. It notes Bartholow Scudder Millspaugh and Scudder endorsements and asserts Peruna’s catarrh remedy status with quotations from medical authorities.
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