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McTaggart
Kansas
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
1
Global trade quips and curious notes in 1907 column
A collage of short observations covers exports of jinrikishas and fresh eggs in Mexico and the United States, recurring bull scares on streets, anarchists’ stance, lard imports, 1907 sugar figures, and brisk fishhook demand amid economic stringency. It also notes racers transported by rail and ship and assigns leading sugar roles to Germany, British India, and the United States.
Auto popularity apparent from dust on farmhouses
The piece notes thick dust on farmhouses early in the season, suggesting no reduction in the popularity of the automobile this year.
High School Strike Sparks Tension Over New Teacher
At Maysville Kentucky a group of high school students stage a strike in response to the appointment of a new teacher. The unrest includes warnings of potential juvenile night riding as a warning to the instructor.
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Maysville
Wildcat Captured Alive Sighting Sparks Ontario Guess
A large and very fine wildcat has been captured alive in eastern Ontario. The capture supports the theory that these animals are concentrated around Cobalt and raises questions about their distribution in the region.
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Ontario
Cobalt
Manchuria Dreams Face Realistic Hurdles in Contention
A wary note on Manchuria clinging to hopes of ending disputes. The text warns that while dreaming is free, turning those dreams into fact is risky and may invite heavy consequences.
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Manchuria
Beet sugar hope prompts American beet effort
The drought harms the Cuban sugar crop, signaling a drop in yields and forcing American refiners to import from Europe where beet sugar thrives. The Troy Times questions why Americans cannot imitate Europe and boost beet sugar production.
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Europe
Troy
N. Y
Plans for Hamilton statue in Washington met with curiosity
Plans mature for a Washington statue of Alexander Hamilton praised as the greatest constructive statesman by Mr. Bryce. The narrator notes the paradox that Hamilton lacks a monument while lesser figures are memorialized, and suggests any statue would struggle to rival his work the Federalist.
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Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Bryce
Sloppiness as a Sign of Rationality and Suits of Etiquette
The passage argues that slovenliness in dress and appearance signals irrationality and incompetence. It warns future contestors of wills to watch their attire and conduct, noting that neatness is attractive and requires only a little care.
Winter Snow Lingers Across Germany and Italy
Weather vagaries cross the Atlantic as Germany endures heavy snow and bitter cold deep into spring, while Italy reports intense cold and snow in towns normally mild, with Rome, Perugia, and other areas affected, despite sunny weather elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Italy
Rome
Path
Perugia
Reduced Representation Sparks Southern Democratic Denunciation
The House passed a campaign contribution publicity bill with a Crumpacker amendment to reduce state representation in disfranchised states, drawing bitter Southern opposition and claims it echoes Reconstruction days. The measure enacts reporting for national committees and reenacts parts of the old federal election law while omitting troops at polls. The census director would report male citizens by state along with disenfranchised numbers to guide reapportionment.
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Washington, D. C
Crumpacker
Indiana
House of Representatives
House
Williams
Congress
Senator Platt Testifies in Divorce Suit
United States Senator Thomas C. Platt, though frail and carried in and out of the courtroom, testified in his own defense in Mae C. Wood’s suit for absolute divorce. He denied all charges with emphatic resolve and responded vigorously when pressed by counsel.
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Senator Platt
New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Mae C. Wood
Miss Wood
Iowa Doctors Elect Leaders for New Year
Officers for the ensuing year were elected at Friday's session of the Iowa State Medical Society. Dr. W. F Waherer of Fort Madison was chosen president to succeed Dr. W. L. Bierring of Iowa City. Dr. F. G. Murphy of Mason City was elected vice president, replacing Dr. A. G. Shellit of Independence.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Society
W. F Waherer
Fort Madison
W. L. Bierring
Iowa City
F. G. Murphy
Mason City
A. G. Shellit
Independence
A Blue Jacket Killed in Street Car Accident
J. Straub a seaman on the New Jersey was killed Friday evening and F Lutinski third class master of arms on the same vessel was seriously injured in a street car crash in Bellingham Wash.
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Bellingh
Wash
J. J. * Straub
New Jersey
F. Lutinski
Kansas Storms Kill Four In Three Counties
A Kansas storm from Salina to Minneapolis produced 0.71 inch of rain and violent winds that felled trees and cut telephone lines. Mrs. Fred Grothe of Lincoln died after the Grothe home collapsed and she was found in a nearby wheat field. In Minneapolis a hotel roof and a mill were damaged but no injuries or deaths were reported.
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Salina
Kan
Fred Grothe
Lincoln
Grothe
Minneapolis
Parker
Minneapolis Mill & Elevator Company
Tornado kills three in eastern Clay Center county
A tornado ripped through the northern part of the county Thursday causing extensive damage and three fatalities, as reported from Green. The storm's path left shattered buildings and downed trees across the area.
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Clay Center
Kan
Green
Night tragedy on White River near Clarendon
Five women and two men died when the gasoline tank of the launch Columbia exploded during a moonlight trip on the White river near Clarendon Arkansas. Fifteen others were hurled into the river and fifteen were bruised and terror struck. Eight were rescued with great difficulty. Miss Bessie Palmer of Kansas City was among the dead.
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Arkansas
Clarendon
Ark
Bessie Palmer
Kansas City
White River
Here
Columbia
Oklahoma House Turmoil Over Speaker Murray Move
A scene in Guthrie as Tillotson Norvell and insurgents tried to oust Speaker Murray. Conservative members blocked the bid, a general row followed, and order was restored after some delay.
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Oklahoma House
Guthrie
Tillotson
Norvell
Murray
Prison Break Attempt in Yekaterinoslav Ends in Mass Deaths
Twenty nine prisoners died as a breakout attempt at the government jail in Yekaterinoslav Russia, after breaching the guard room wall with a bomb. Twenty eight were wounded with four listed in serious condition.
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Yekaterinosky
Russia
Bryan Pleads Emergency Currency Before Chicago Bankers
William J. Bryan urged Chicago bankers to back an emergency currency to aid both state and national banks amid money stringency and warned that the public may demand a government bank unless deposits are secured.
Detroit Bridge Collapse Kills Three at Howard Street
A Friday afternoon collapse of the Howard street bridge over Michigan Central tracks at Twelfth street and Howard avenue in Detroit, Michigan, killed three men and injured seven others.
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Detroit
Mich
Howard Street
Michigan Central
Twelfth Street
Howard Avenue
Kansas Railroads Value Up As Tax Commission Reassesses
Kansas tax commissioners have set the assessed value of all railroad property at 356,064,599.80 dollars marking a shift to valuing assets at actual cash value. The commission, after three weeks of travel and study, adjusted each railroad line to reflect true value, noting past returns were far below actual worth.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Tax Commission
Flooding cripples Oklahoma railways and gas supply
Severe rains and cloud bursts shut down every railroad in Oklahoma. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas line halted at noon as mainline bridges failed at Eufaula. The Clarksville gas line was cut, cutting off gas for Muskogee and several southeast cities, with repairs not expected for a week. Elevators and food services suffer as business slows. About twenty inches of rain fell in ten hours, adding to three days of heavy totals.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Eufaula
Indian Territory
Clarksville
Missouri Priest Stabbed in Salisbury Church
The Rev. Father Joseph F. Lubeley 83 pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church Salisbury was stabbed twice with a pocket knife by Joseph Schuette a farmer near here in view of about 40 worshippers. He was taken to a nearby residence where physicians attended to his wounds and his condition was reported as critical.
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A. Missouri
Salisbury
Joseph F. Lubeley
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Joseph Schuette
Here
Burlington Nebraska Collision Kills One Injures Three
A Burlington head on crash at Reynolds Nebraska involving a passenger train and a freight train left one man dead and three injured with many passengers shaken. The accident occurred at four o clock Sunday morning and was reported as a special to the Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Nebraska
St. Joseph
the Gazette
Reynolds
Neb
Tornado Hits Western Council Bluffs Damaging Property
A small tornado swept the western part of Council Bluffs Iowa shortly before two PM Sunday, demolishing barns fences and small out buildings. It uprooted trees and broke telegraph telephone and electric railway poles.
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Council Bluffs
Bankers to Meet in Denver for Annual Convention
Denver announces the next annual convention of the American Bankers Association will be held in Denver during the week starting September 27. The announcement was made Sunday and confirms Denver as host city for the banking gathering.
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Denver
Denver, Co
The
American Bankers’ Association
Expensive Trip for Atlantic Fleet Estimated Cost
Washington estimate sets the coal bill for the Atlantic battleship fleet at about 5 million dollars after its around the world cruise. The figure underscores the fuel expense of the world voyage by the U S Navy.
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Washington, D. C
Deaths Stop State Official's Private Secretary in Carson
W R Davis private secretary to the late Gov John Sparks died at his Carson City home Sunday from stomach trouble. Davis served the state and was connected with Sparks during his term ending in 1930. The obituary notes his role in state government and his local residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Nev
W. R.davis
John Sparks
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Two testimonials from women in Gardiner Maine and Chicago Illinois claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured serious female ailments without surgery. The ad promotes the remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration and invites letters for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Alvina Sperling
Claybourne Ave
Chicago
Mil
He Was Practical Dialogue About Poetry and Marriage
A brief humorous exchange shows a father testing a suitor. The young man admits he writes poetry for the daughter but must copy lines to fill in due to a busy office, and the father deems him practical enough to support his wife.
In Pinch Use Allen's Foot-Ease
An old style advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder promising quick relief for painful, smarting, and nervous feet and ingrown nails. It claims comfort, easier shoe wear, and a remedy for sweating feet, with 25 cent pricing and a free trial package offer from A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Between Doctors: Operation Success and Billing Quip
A Kansas City Times line recalls a doctor’s assured success to a skeptical executor. The joke frames a formal medical claim as a financial note, with the executor signing a check for $600. The quip reflects early 20th century wit on medical practice and payment.
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Kansas City Times
If You Use Ball Blue Get Red Cross Ball Blue
Advertisement promises Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry use with a large 2 oz package priced at 5 cents. It emphasizes ball blue quality and affordability in a compact classified insert tone.
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Red Cross
Lewis' Single Binder cigar promotion in Peoria
A fragment notes that smokers should request Lewis' Single Binder cigar from Lewin's Factory dealer in Peoria Illinois as the easy path to a good life and a good name.
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Lewin’ Factory
Peoria
The Fairest of All Things Fair on Earth Is Virtue
A concise quotation attributed to Shakespeare appears, noting virtue as the fairest thing on earth.
Truth and Quality Laxatives Promote Gentle Cleansing
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a superior laxative that cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dose increases. It claims the remedy is pleasant natural and physician approved and directs readers to purchase the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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