Miscellaneous notes from Scandia Kansas quirky dispatches
The Scandia Journal surveys a collage of short items and wry observations. It mentions Prof Sudard's Fourth of July powder, praise for Joseph Jefferson, 10 000 mules for Panama Canal work, a planned duel between two French generals, a life restoration claim, a clairvoyant visit, reform spirit, a New York policeman resigning for self respect, turmoil with Arabs, Oregon and Washington border dispute, baseball advice for hitters, and Wall Street hints that pros see public fear.
War reporters among Borneo tribesmen raise alarms
Dispatches from Borneo describe wild men taking roles as war correspondents, signaling tensions and unpredictable actions in the jungle theater. The account notes unusual mobility and potential clashes influencing local power dynamics.
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Borneo
Milford Woman Fined Over Eleven Pigs In House
A Milford resident in County Donegal Ireland was fined for keeping eleven pigs inside her home. The incident occurred at her own residence and the animals were identified as her property.
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Milford
County Donegal
Ireland
Modjeska Refuses 1750 weekly vaudeville offer
Mme. Modjeska indignantly rejects a weekly $1,750 vaudeville offer. Hetty Green would regard such a decision as sheer madness.
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Mme. Modjeska
Hetty Green
Rural free mail delivery originator dies in Connecticut
An obituary note from Connecticut reports the death of the creator of rural free mail delivery. The identity is not yet confirmed by newspapers, inviting reflection on fame and its meaning.
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Connecticut
Mars winter milder than expected amid possible coal strike
Astronomers report a mild Martian winter suggesting that if a coal strike occurred there, it likely caused little suffering.
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Mars
Automobile era prompts ex coachmen worry
Nancy Carnegie addresses a public concern about what to do with ex-coachmen as the advent of the automobile changes transportation. The piece weighs social adjustments and potential opportunities for former drivers in the shifting era.
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Nancy ‘Carnegie
Doctor links soap use to health benefits in Chicago claim
Dr Seymour of Chicago argues that DO soap users are healthier than nonusers. He then questions how the doctor obtained many nonusers to confess their crime.
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Seymour-of-Chicago
Arizona farmer predicts six foot wheat stalks this year
An Arizona farmer claims wheat stalks will reach six feet, suggesting growing yields. The remark marks the first sign that Kansas is starting to lose its most skilled workers to migration.
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Arizona
Kansas
Senator Proctor Seeks Taste of Maple Flavor Missing
Senator Proctor laments maple flavor and notes even green apples lack the taste he recalls from boyhood. He ponders whether changing fruit quality affects memories of simpler times.
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Proctor
Emperor of Germany Accumulates Ties and Scarves
It is claimed the German emperor collects neckties and scarves across ages and countries, with a reported collection exceeding 18 000 items, though much of the statement is contested as rumor.
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Itig
Germany
Locusts Back This Spring Warn Farmers
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports seventeen year locusts will return this spring. They must emerge early to compete with the yearly insect pests affecting crops and orchards in the region.
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Richmond
Times-Dispatch
University scientists grow insectivorous plant for mosquitoes
Horticulturists at the University of Pennsylvania cultivate the insectivorous Drosera icholomo to curb mosquitoes with the plant's natural appetite. The work signals a likely popular plant this season.
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Univer‘sity
Pennsylvania
Nan Patterson Freed From Tombs Without Bail
Nan Patterson, once known as the Florida show girl, is released from the Tombs after a year awaiting a murder charge in the death of Caesar Young, a race track bookmaker. No bond is required and she is freed on her own recognizance. Crowds cheer as she exits court and heads to her lawyers’ World Building offices and then to the St Paul Hotel.
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New York
Nan’’Patterson
Flordra
Tombs
Caesar” Young
Miss . Patterson
Recorder Golf
World Building
St. Paul Hotel
Young
Patterson
Washington,d. C
Roosevelt declares he will not run again for president
The Omaha Bee quotes President Roosevelt affirming he will not be a candidate for the United States presidency. He says there are no strings and rejects any compromise that delays relief on railroad transportation issues. He spoke on his Denver speech and during a special train journey across Nebraska.
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Omaha
Omaha Bee
Roosevelt
The
United States
Denver
Congress
Nebraska
Cannot Oust Equitable Men
Equitable directors at a formal conference report no provision in the society's constitution or bylaws to dismiss executive officers without proven charges. If charges are sustained, the state superintendent of insurance would step in and remove them.
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Equitable
New York
Insurance Society
Board of Directors
State Superintendent of Insurance
Carnegie Steels Plans Huge Additions in Youngstown
Carnegie Steels outlines expansion plans in Youngstown Ohio to add five blast furnaces of 500 tons daily and fifty open hearth furnaces of 100 tons daily. The project will include several plate and structural mills, creating about 3000 new jobs and requiring roughly 20 million dollars in expenditure.
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Youngstown, CO
Carnegie Steels Company
Ohio
Lumber Prices to Advance in Tri-State Lumber Market
Price committees of the Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's association Wisconsin Valley Lumbermen's association and Northwestern Hemlock association agreed to raise all Junper lumber prices by 6.50 cents per thousand feet citing forest decline and timber disappearance reducing output.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Mississippi Valley Lumbermen’s Association
Wisconsin Valley Lumbermen’s Association
Northwestern Hemlock Association
Death by bullet wound in shooting gallery accident
Herman Wachendorf aged 62 died in Oklahoma City from a bullet wound suffered during a shooting gallery event at Pauls Valley in January. He was accidentally shot in the head during the activity conducted by I.T. authorities.
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Oklahoma “City
Herman Wachendorf
Paul’s Valley
I.T
Aged Writer Emerson Bennett Dies in Philadelphia
Emerson E. Bennett a well known writer and composer died at the Masonic Home in Philadelphia at age 83. He gained prominence in literary circles and contributed to local arts. His passing marks the end of a long career in Philadelphia's cultural scene.
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Philadelphia
Emerson E. Bennett
Breach of Neutrality Alleged Over Kamranh Bay Aid
Cable from Hong Kong reports French allowance of Baltic fleet resupply at Kamranh bay. Observations claim French authorities aided Russian convoy by permitting coal stores and shipments, enabling ten days of replenishment and potential quasi base use. Russian paymasters oversaw contraband cargo. Admiral De Jonquieres warned, but Russians departed only after transports ran dry.
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Hong Kong
New York
Saigon
Kamranh Bay
France
Admiral de Jonquieres
Whatrang
Widow of Mexico’s Richest Man Inherits Vast Estate
News from Parral reports the death of Mrs. Pedro Alvarado, widow of Mexico’s wealthiest miner Pedro Alvarado. He rose from six cent daily wages to discover the Pamillo mine and once offered to pay Mexico’s national debt. His marble mansion led Northern Mexico society.
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EL Paso
Tex
Parral
Pedro Alvarado
Mexico
Pamillo
Dutch interests take control of Kansas City Southern control
Reliable sources report that the Dutch interests and John W. Gates have secured control of the stock held by E. M. Harriman in Kansas City Southern. They will elect a full thirteen member board at the annual meeting in Kansas City on May 17.
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New York
Kansas City Southern Railroad
John W. Gates
E. M. Harriman
Kansas _ City
Russian Guard Censured for Staying Home on Front
The St Petersburg Slavo rebukes the Imperial Guard for not marching to the front. It argues the guard, drawn from the empire’s best, should fight on Russia’s battlefields to display the nation’s prowess and reclaim glory.
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Imperial Guard
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Railroad Chief Seeks Rate Power for Interstate Commission
A B Stickney president of the Chicago Great Western railroad asks the Senate interstate commerce committee to grant the commission authority to fix rates. He argues the commission would serve as the most satisfactory arbitrator.
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Washington
A. B. Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Colombia extends Reyes term to ten years
NEW YORK. By a conviction the people of Colombia have extended the term of General Reyes, their president, from four to ten years. General Reyes is known to America chiefly by his opposition to U S intervention during Panama's secession from Colombia.
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New: York
Colombia
General Reyes
America
United States
Panama
McCormick Theological Seminary Receives Million Endowment
At the McCormick Theological Seminary alumni banquet in Chicago the McCormick family announced a new endowment totaling one million dollars to support the institution’s operations and future programs.
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Chicago
McCormick: Theological Seminary
McCormick
Tornado Devastates Snyder Oklahoma Valley Town
A powerful tornado struck Snyder Oklahoma, killing and injuring hundreds. Official counts estimate up to 120 dead across Snyder county with 35 in town still missing and 115 injured. The disaster left most houses wrecked and relief slow amid cold and hunger.
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Snyder
Tornado Strikes Lawrence Kansas Damages Homes
A tornado hit Lawrence Kansas at 10 30 Wednesday night unroofing several business houses and damaging residences. The town was left without electric lights and telephone service was crippled with only a few lines working. Many trees fell and injuries were reported though no fatalities were confirmed.
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Lawrence
Kas
Earthquake Hits Bender Abbas Persia Buries Fifty
An earthquake struck Bender Abbas Persia on April 25 causing a landslide that buried about fifty people. The Kuhganda mountain collapsed sending debris into the town, toppling towers and buildings and leaving residents camped outside. Nearby villages report heavy damage and ongoing seismic shocks since April 25.
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Bombay
Bender Abbas
Persia
Kuhganda
Transport Ashore in the Islands Off Mindanao
Manila reports the army transport Buford ran ashore May 11 while entering Malabang harbor on Mindanao. Troops aboard were landed and the transport is expected to be refloated undamaged.
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Manila
Buford
Malabang
Island of
Mindanao
Box Found in Moscow Vault Holds Bombs
A box in a Moscow safety deposit vault contained about six to nine bombs. A man described as a political agitator was arrested on suspicion of owning the box.
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Moscow
Man who marries five times judged to be unfit for marriage
A columnist states that a man who marries five times to test marriage is self evidently unfit. The remark asserts such behavior shows marriage is a failure and should lead to confinement and psychiatric examination.
Red Cross Ball Blue and Russ Company Listing Lightly Noted
Historical clipping notes a Red Cross Ball Blue large 202 package priced at five cents and mentions The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana. It adds a statistical aside stating there is not one chance in fifty four billion that two fingerprints match.
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The
Russ Company
South Bena. Ind
Investigation of Packers Defense Echoes Need for Context
The American Mansead article argues there is no concrete proof of illegal packer practices and notes Garfield’s report exonerating Western packers. It emphasizes benefits to farmers from packers expanding markets and turning waste into valuable by products, urging balanced consideration amid public outcry.
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Chicago
Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
United ‘States
United States
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Ned W. Kimball
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Scandia
Prof. _ Suddard
Joseph Jefferson
Panama Canal
Missouri
Paris
San Jose
Cal
Turkey
Oregon
Wall Street
Caesar Young
Jerome
K. C. Southern
Oklahoma City
Hobart
Quanah
St. Louis & San Francisco Railway
Chickasha
Synder
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lawrence, Kas
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