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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
8
A massive blaze swept Jacksonville after a defective wire started a fire that raged through 1300 houses, destroying hotels, theaters, churches and homes. Mayor closed saloons and mobilized aid as estimates put losses at 15 million dollars with 10,000 to 15,000 homeless.
Anna Maria Rathbun convicted of second degree murder in New Haven for poisoning her husband William Rathbun. She received life imprisonment after a December trial. John FHart a boarder and Rathbun's alleged lover, was sentenced to two years and six months for adultery.
Four children died in a farmhouse blaze six miles from Muskegon Michigan when their mother left briefly and returned to find the home engulfed. Victims were Thomas Wertman three, John Wertman four, Hennie Kool eight, and Jennie Kool four. The fire spread too rapidly for rescue.
A stranger named R. W. Moss, an umbrella repairer, was fatally shot by a police officer at Schuyler after refusing to submit to arrest. Identification was a Lincoln post office receipt for box rent. The coroner exonerated the officer for his action.
The East Helena Montana smelter has shut down for an indefinite period, with all compromise efforts abandoned. The move affects about 2,000 workers directly or indirectly, while nearby mines at Red Lodge and Bridger with 500 each also closed due to strike agitation by outsiders.
The president and his party toured New Orleans in a day of sharp contrasts between the Crescent City’s old and new quarters. From the modern streets to flowered avenues, the journey felt like crossing from one country into another.
Roy Judd a Dawson Nebraska boy left home on a botanizing trip and did not return by evening. The river was dragged and a careful search conducted for several days before his parents learned he had gone to the Reserve in Kansas. He was found and returned home by train in good spirits.
A Victorian snippet claims electric motors will fully supplant steam power in trains within years. It then shifts to a testimonial praising Hostetter's Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion biliousness malaria fever and ague improving appetite and blood purity.
Professor J. H. Steere is dispatched to the Amazon to gather regional fauna for the Pan American exposition. Specimens will be prepared on site rather than preserved in alcohol.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder as the cure for swollen smarting burning sweating feet bunions and coins shaken into shoes for 26c. Also mentions Garfield Tea as a blood purifier and notes general health themes with a closing quip about married men being found out.
W L Douglas plans a 6000 pair daily output with 16000 more square feet of manufacturing space. A 400 hp engine and 150 hp boiler will boost power for ongoing expansion. Start up July first at 500 dozen shoes per day with a 22000 dollar weekly payroll, while salesmen report a 25 percent rise due to better shoemaking and heavier advertising. The campaign includes half page ads in major city papers including Youths Companion and Brockton Mass Times.
Hon S. 8. Matthews of Mississippi writes from Hazelhurst that he is cured of catarrh by Peruna and needs no further medicine. He states Peruna has done all claimed and he is satisfied with the outcome.
Readers are urged to seek Hartman’s Peruna for catarrh with endorsements from Hon. J F Crocker and Congressman B B Deviner plus Mrs Mary C Fentress. The ad claims Peruna cures catarrh by soothing inflamed mucous membranes and offers free advice from Dr Hartman at Columbus Ohio.
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