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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
10
A narrator and the college janitor chase a missing Lee to the dissecting room where a headless body lies staged by a killer. Lee, drawn to the corpse, seizes the signet ring and keys before the eerie pursuit ends with a confrontation at the closet.
Stanley Vere revisits Rose at her home after a haunting tale ends with a death. He confronts loneliness and social limits, clings to memory, and hopes Rose will return. The scene closes with Rose welcoming him back as the story promises continuation.
A dapper but solitary man arrives at a roadside inn near Hollow Ash Hall. He recalls his lost love Rose as moonlight, a cracked piano, and quiet bar scenes drift by. He leaves at eight to walk toward Hollow Ash Hall, memory guiding his steps through a landscape of old joys.
The Egypt exploration fund notes 43 papyri distributed to universities detailing ancient business and civil taxes. Columbia receives a tax collector’s return from A D 196 showing how taxes were assessed, including poll taxes in A D 122. Johns Hopkins holds a document on unwatered arable land in A D 163 with a plea of no crops and taxes.
Preliminary examination of J Ben Rief a traveling tinker charged with assault on ten year old Mary Dailey was held in Auburn Nebraska and bound over to district court for trial. The girl and two younger brothers aged seven and eight were lured with money and attacked near the railroad. The eight year old rescued her with a club and neighbors and the girl’s father helped capture Rief who is about forty five. The girl was not seriously hurt and the town remained calm.
At the supreme camp session in Columbus Ohio amendments to the constitution were adopted. Fees for transfers now go to the emergency fund. The death by own action clause may be removed from policies with at least half of each claim paid regardless of death cause. Local camps must cover sick member dues and assessments. Membership application fee reduced from ten to six dollars and failed medical exam within thirty days forfeits the fee.
General Fitzjohn Porter died at his Morristown New Jersey home from chronic diabetes at an advanced age. Born in 1822 in Portsmouth New Hampshire he was a major general of volunteers and a US Army colonel. He graduated West Point in 1845 and taught there 1849 to 1855. He served in the Mexican War and was wounded in Mexico City earning brevets and later retirement on the list.
In Mansfield Ohio the common pleas court issued an injunction preventing newspapers from publishing news or comments on the May S Fleming forgery case. The order, granted on Fleming’s attorney's application, remains in force until after trial amid claims publications prejudiced the case by detailing her past life.
General William Kaphus, aged sixty six, killed himself with a revolver in Portland Oregon during a period of temporary insanity. He previously served as disbursing officer for Oregon and Washington during the Civil War.
A large, festive crowd witnessed the formal dedication of the Pan American Exposition on Monday. The day featured a parade from City Hall to the grounds, aerial bombardment with flying bombs, and bright electrical illumination. Officials praised the success and crowds thronged the displays with flag dressed streets and abundant bunting as exhibits drew steady attendance.
A St. Petersburg source quoted a Russian official saying objections to Manchuria railway were past when the concession was made. He stressed the Siberian railway’s vast importance to global commerce and implied nations won’t abandon it to brigands.
E J Wolter of Schuyler Nebraska a merchant was freed by Omaha federal authorities after a technical statute construction in the case charging him with sending threatening letters to Senator Kearns of Utah Judge Munger ruled the alleged crime did not fit the specified offense The letters allegedly threatened to destroy Kearns family with dynamite unless $5000 was paid
Kansas Supreme Court overturns district ruling and installs J W E Hughes as Topeka mayor. Hughes, a Republican and law enforcement candidate, fills appointive offices with council confirmations. City now under dry interests and joint operations expected.
Boers press the Orange River frontier with about a hundred men crossing from the northwest to reinforce eastern commandoes. De Wet is reported near Phillipolis with forty horsemen as all units are ordered to cross the Orange. Several British patrols are ambushed and an armored train south of American Siding is dynamited.
Leroy Charles Blazer was arrested in St Louis Missouri on suspicion of being an escaped convict from Michigan. Deputy warden A C Northup identified him as John R Davis wanted for parole violation. Since arriving in St Louis he has stayed at the Southern hotel.
John D. Epkins of Pekin Illinois aged sixty died by his own hand after a family quarrel when he hanged himself with a clothes line. The death is reported as a suicide and is being investigated by local authorities.
A Cleveland machinist union meeting with about two thousand members voted to launch a strike on May 20. The gathering showed strong enthusiasm for the action and solidified plans for organized job walkouts and coordinated labor pressure.
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