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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
2
President Taft spoke to about 8,000 at the farmers national convention in St Louis pledging conservation of natural and human resources. He backed a deep waterway from the lakes to the Gulf and urged a national health bureau and a coordinated approach to resource use.
Judge John A. Marshall in Tulsa sustains Gov. Haskell attorneys claim of insufficient access to Interior Department records in Washington and the Union Indian Agency at Muskogee. He grants a motion for a continuance in the Muskogee town lot cases.
Edward Payson Weston the veteran pedestrian completed his Pacific to Atlantic trek in 77 days, beating his 90 day plan. He arrived at City Hall New York and was congratulated by Mayor Gaynor in a demonstrative crowd.
The New York appellate division in Brooklyn upholds Matteawan as the proper facility for Harry K Thaw who killed Stanford White. The court voids Justice Tompkins appointment of a referee to take testimony on transfer and affirms the existing placement.
Guthrie Oklahoma attorney general renews bid to compel Bank Commissioner A M Young to allow an examination of the records and assets of the defunct Columbia Bank and Trust Company Oklahoma City by State Examiner Char le A Taylor.
Kansas City reports the executive committees of the Southwestern Coal Operators association and the miners union failed to settle the issues after many conferences and propositions. The miners in the southwestern field will continue their strike.
W. C. Brown of the New York Central estimates total annual railroad wages under the new scale at 1 227 233 000, with 100 million in planned advances for the year. Using Interstate Commerce Commission data and 1908 labor costs as a base, the figure exceeds 1907's 1 072 885 000 and reflects rising labor costs over previous years.
The National Packing Co. and subsidiaries filed demurrers before Judge Landis challenging the indictment. They claim the offense is not unlawful, the indictment is vague, the statute of limitations bars the charge, and lack of interstate commerce removes court jurisdiction.
James Wilson secretary of agriculture speaks before the national farmers convention in St. Louis. He urges Farmers' union to appoint a women's committee to study home economics and return to bulk buying. He notes price disparities from Louisiana rice at wholesale two cents to eight cents in a paper bag.
Baroness Vaughan widow of King Leopold, living in a villa near Paris, refuses to settle tradespeople accounts. Last week locals threatened to burn the villa. the sheriff, barred from entry, plans drastic measures after the Assumption Day fete ends.
Ethrie Oklahoma. After September 1 all railroads and the Pullman company must print or stamp the exact price paid on tickets between points in Oklahoma to show the fare charged. This order aims to secure evidence beyond railroad company books.
Two coast artillery companies stationed at New York harbor have been ordered to Manila to join the garrison at Corregidor. The men are regarded as the best coastal artillery troops in the Atlantic and among the world’s top marksmen.
An address by William J. Bryan slated at the county courthouse in Nebraska City Nebraska was postponed after Otoe County commissioners refused to allow him to speak on the initiative and referendum Bryan disagrees with two of the three Democratic commissioners on the referendum idea The action reflects local political tensions over direct democracy proposals.
The treasury department begins issuing warrants to pay the Cherokee claims totaling about 5 million dollars for 20,800 beneficiaries. Each recipient receives a little over 133 dollars, with three fourths of beneficiaries living west of the Mississippi River.
Early returns show Herbert P. Keller Republican defeating H Haas Democrat for mayor by about 4 000 to 5 000. St Paul has not had a Republican mayor in 14 years as Republicans pressed taxes issue.
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma addresses the Missouri farmers convention urging a national department of health. He warns preventable death and disease cost the nation billions, citing polluted water, infected milk and foods, unsanitary housing, and diseases like tuberculosis and typhoid. He argues for government power behind proven health methods to save lives.
Rio Vista residents report a woman known as Mrs Gavin then Mrs Peters recently died and was identified by neighbor Jack Collins as Kate Bender of the Kansas historical murder family. Collins says she disclosed her true identity years ago while gravely ill and near death.
The Illinois Manufacturers association will convene shippers and trade representatives from across the country to oppose freight rate hikes by Western railroads and proposed by Eastern firms. A May 20 conference at Congress Hotel near Chicago is planned after a board meeting.
Mrs Frank J Seery and Mrs Charles Smith Jenkins of Muskogee started a cross country walk to San Francisco on a $25000 wager They must travel nonstop and fund expenses by selling their photos They began by selling $5 worth of photos and walking 15 miles to Wagoner on the first day
Guthrie Oklahoma. Principal Chief Peter Bigheart proclaims the biennial Osage election to be held in Pawhuska on June 6. Judges named are E-to-kah-wah uan-kah and Henry Rel Eagle, with Eaves Talk Chief and Simon Henderson serving as clerks.
A Galena Kansas woman recounted a lump on her side that grew after a fall. After doctors warned of a tumor, Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound allegedly dissolved the lump and relieved symptoms.
The article estimates 1.6 to 2 million Jews in the United States with about 1 million in New York City and 180000 in Chicago. It notes Jewish influence in business and lists prominent roles including lawyers and physicians, and ownership of major papers like the Philadelphia Public Ledger and New York Times. The piece mentions Jewish presence across southern towns and several other cities.
A humorous anecdote where a mother awaiting an impending birth is distressed by her seven year old son’s misbehavior. The father steps in and warns the child a “crisis” could arrive if manners do not improve, prompting a witty exchange about the meaning of crisis. The judge supplies the punchline: the crisis is either a boy or a girl.
A Howard girl uncertain of her age consulted the physician who treated her family. He returned with a humorous report that the father was charged with a girl baby born on the steenth day of April 189 and that he still owed the doctor for her.
A pithy remark notes that if a man is forgotten, the undertaker gains nothing, underscoring the public burden of obscurity. The line suggests social silence around a deceased individual's life and contribution.
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