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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
1
The piece discusses how a public man's wife affects his social and political standing in Washington. It notes women generally influence statecraft for good, though impulsiveness can cause missteps that male colleagues might mock, yet many women maintain steady footing in political social life.
Berlin city authorities with the medical society and police will periodically inspect public libraries to destroy books heavily used and deemed health hazards. Experiments on guinea pigs showed older, soiled volumes could spread bacilli. sterilization failed and many books were damaged, leading to a policy to destroy rather than sell old papers.
Alonzo H. Evans, Boston's 87 year old bank president, remains robust and hearty as he preaches a life of discipline to youth. He urges young people to apply themselves, work hard, and gain something each week, believing their success follows diligence and steady effort.
A garbled line references Egsen and an army with coal and iron amid wartime powers. It mentions Great Britain France Germany Austria Italy Japan and Russia, and notes thousands apart from armor plate makers and battleship builders.
A historical note traces Oklahoma population growth from 60,000 in the Indian Territory era to an estimated 1.5 million whites today. It reflects rapid settlement after the opening of Oklahoma Territory and highlights the vast land area involved.
A fragment notes Alberta in western Canada as trekkers from Utah settle and farm in the foothills near the Rocky Mountains. It mentions Zion and a cited army of 200,000, implying broader world influence.
Boise IdahoSpecial Venice ordered William D Haywood the first alleged participant in the avenging conspiracy linked to the Frank Steunenberg assassination was placed on trial for his life. Attorneys for both sides examined prospective jurors for five hours but no verdict or final juror was reached. The session ended due to panel exhaustion and adjournment to Monday with a 100 man venire to be summoned. Eleven jurors under examination were kept locked up and guarded until a verdict is possible.
Madrid reports the birth Friday of a son to Queen Victoria amid celebrations from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees. Queen Victoria and the infant are healthy. Royal messengers delivered news to courtiers and diplomats as crowds gathered outside the palace and the first cannon announced the birth. King Alfonso telegrammed the pope, King Edward, and other heads of state with congratulations.
The official crop report shows winter wheat condition at 82.9. Area under cultivation 28,132,000 acres. On May 1 about 3,533,000 fewer winter wheat acres remained than sown last fall, and 1,468,000 fewer than harvested last year. The May 1 average condition compares with 89.9 on April 1 and 90.9 on May 1, 1906.
President Roosevelt sent a message to King Alfonso XIII congratulating him on the birth of an heir to the Spanish throne. The note extends best wishes to the Spanish nation and the newborn prince.
The United States government secured a perpetual injunction against 92 members and associates of drug trade groups including the National Association of Retail Druggists and National Wholesale Druggists Association. They are barred from price fixing, blacklisting retailers, or conspiring to restrain trade in drugs. All blacklists and related contracts are void. The direct contract serial plan and drug scheduling adoption are prohibited.
The Mount Stromboli eruption grew violent on Thursday causing fear among Liperi island residents. Most Stromboli inhabitants fled as ash destroyed structures and detonation booms echoed across the Liperi group, with fears the island could be engulfed.
Union Pacific chair reported estimated earnings over operating expenses for the year ending June 30 1907 at board meeting. After deducting interest on funded debt 864,000 dollars sinking fund requirements 1,200,000 and interest on loans 788,000 and other expenses 27,000 the surplus is about 22,900,000 dollars.
The Guatemala affair is settled Mexico will not pursue extradition of General Jose Lima and Colonel Onofre Bone linked to General Barrillas assassination. Diplomatic relations to remain steady as Senor Gamboa, Mexican minister to Guatemala, travels to El Salvador.
The United Commercial Travelers special on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad made the Hutchinson Kansas to Topeka 470 mile run in three hours and thirty minutes including fourteen minutes for crossings. The train carried six cars and over two hundred passengers, breaking the Kansas distance record by twenty minutes.
The League of American Sportsmen chose Lawton Oklahoma to stage its next convention after a vote resolving a dispute with St Louis and Los Angeles. Lawton won 47 to 19 over the other cities.
A late afternoon fire at the Pepper building on Ninth and Locust streets in Kansas City trapped many occupants. A vocal teacher Prof George Demar and J A Farrell died after leaping from upper floors. With 400 inside at alarm time, authorities fear about 20 may have perished and eight are seriously injured.
J D Johnson H Cla Pierce chairman of Waters-Pierce Oil company yields to indictment in Texas alleging perjury in a sworn affidavit to reinstate the firm after it was ousted for being part of Standard Oil. He appears before Judge Adams in the U S circuit court on a habeas corpus writ. Bond set at 10000. St Louis. nc hy attorney.
Fort Sill Oklahoma reports believed evidence will show Captain Macklin was shot by another member of the negro troops discharged by President Roosevelt for complicity in the Brownsville incident. A letter by J B Andrews, arrested in Topeka and brought here as a witness, now in detective Sam Bartell's possession, is said to identify the real attacker.
Harriman lines place a massive rail contract with Tennessee Coal & Iron. The 150,900 ton order, near five million dollars, covers rails for the Union and Southern Pacific systems and the Illinois Central with deliveries beginning in 1908 at about 15,000 tons monthly.
President George W Burchell of the National Board of Underwriters reported at the annual meeting that insured losses from the 1906 San Francisco conflagration exceeded 79 million dollars, while underwriting profits since 1860 had totaled 1360 dollars.
The New York Court of Appeals sustained Attorney General Jackson to sue in the people’s name and upheld George B McClelan as mayor of New York City on behalf of William R Hearst. The Hearst case has now won in all courts with a unanimous decision and no opinion released.
Frederick Stanley city attorney of Wichita conferred in Topeka with Attorney General F S Jackson and announced that the ouster suit to stop Wichita from accepting money from jointists would be settled out of court.
A special Southern Pacific train carrying 145 Shriners from Ishmael Temple Buffalo and Rajah Temple Reading derailed near Honda California after striking a defective switch at 50 mph. The wreck at the sand coast station left 35 dead and many injured as locomotives and cars piled into a tangled blaze and wreckage.
A special Omaha grain brokers train toured Hutchinson Kansas and Nebraska fields. Passengers reported widespread green bugs in every field inspected and expressed concern that damage is considerable though opinions vary. They noted the wheat appears largely intact but at risk from the pests.
Detroit reports say the unusual cold in Michigan this spring leaves fruit and vegetables a month behind normal. Despite delays, growers and commissioners in Grand Rapids anticipate a generous crop of peaches pears plums and apples with berries also promising, amid expectations of a strong overall fruit yield.
Antwerp reports a strike by New York longshoremen prompts the Red Star Line steamer Zeeland to transport 85 Belgian dock workers to New York. An extra coal supply will ensure timely return. the workers will only work in the ship’s hold.
Douglas County commissioners approve funding to distribute parasite bees to control green bugs. With the university out of funds, Prof. Hunter asks neighboring counties to also support the effort.
Washington predicts the United States will trade about 700 million dollars with Germany and France in the fiscal year ending June 30 next. The prediction comes from a statement issued Sunday by the Bureau of Statistics.
In a Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad freight wreck at Milford Texas engineer E J Bevan and brakeman Lawrence Foley were crushed to death fireman HA Garner fatally hurt.
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