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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
6
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a beginner speaker failing to seize opportunities in a lecture field. The candid critic observes missed chances to quit earlier, underscoring the value of decisive early action.
A series of wry maxims reflect on human behavior and social norms. The quirkily worded quotes touch jealousy in marriage, aging beauty, grind of life, following through, hunger, opportunism, envy, and flirtatious signaling.
Klaw and Erlanger will bring a stage adaptation of Gilbert Parker’s The Right of Way to Kansas City featuring Charley Steele played by Guy Standing and Rosalie portrayed by May Buckley. Eugene Presbrey adapts the novel’s redemption arc as a five episode production with the Montreal setting and river tavern scenes. Theodore Roberts co-stars in a Klaw and Erlanger scale production set to draw wide local interest.
A witty meditation on vanity gender and social pretenses. The speaker notes how theater goes from male and family dynamics to notions of wealth and clever flattery. The piece contrasts envy among women with the ease of projecting disdain by the rich and clever banter about brains and appearances.
A collection of wry maxims on human behavior and memory. Notes that even friends tire, polite conduct fades under pressure, honesty shows in silence, late hours blur memory, and city visits alter domestic labels. Also contrasts double bills in theater with those in law and medicine.
A 1000 pound blast at the Excelsior powder mill in Holmes Park near Dodson Kansas City Missouri injured fourteen aboard a passing Kansas City Southern train. Herman Kline, 18, was killed and the crowd fled as windows and frameworks shattered miles away.
Harvey W Watterson a lawyer and younger son of Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier Journal plunged to his death from the nineteenth floor of his office building at 37 Wall street late Wednesday. His body fell 110 feet to the roof of a neighboring ten story building. Almost every bone was broken and death was instantaneous.
A fire at the M. A. Kelly broom factory in Leavenworth Kansas partly destroyed the plant. It started from an electric wire and burned the warehouse and main factory. Stock and buildings suffered about 12000 in damage covered by insurance.
John Q. Royce state bank commissioner resigned on Tuesday and W. S. Albright was named his successor. Gov. Hoch was away in Marion so no signer was available briefly. existing commissions were used to appoint Albright who will serve until next March.
Twenty Nebraska newspaper men were certified to the attorney general by the state railway commission for prosecution under the anti discrimination clause. Among the defendants are Victor Rosewater chief of the publicity committee for the Republican national committee Congressman Gilbert M Hitch cock and R L B Schneider.
Hal Wood shows Folk leading by 10 202 votes outside Jackson county and St Louis, but city ballots flip the result. Large margins in the two localities erase the governor’s statewide lead.
The corporation commission set a general rate for a ten word message within the state at 25 cents, plus two cents per word for day service and one cent for night. Current rates were 20 cents within old Oklahoma and 40 cents to Indian Territory points. Newspaper rates stay the same.
Fire destroyed the Park theater in Brooklyn within an hour of a large audience leaving on Thursday night. The historic playhouse burned rapidly, leaving the building in ruins and drawing investigators to the scene.
Topeka reports the death Thursday night of Theodore S. Gerow at his Atchison home. Born 1846 in New York City, he served in the Fifth New York Volunteer artillery and later moved to Kansas. Gerow directed the state free employment bureau for eight years and was once city clerk of Atchison.
Topeka Kansas announces the engagement of Miss Anna Hoch youngest daughter of Gov KE Bloch to James W Reid an attorney of Chanute Kan The announcement came at an afternoon luncheon Miss Hoch served as sponsor at the christening of the battleship Kansas and broke water from John Brown spring over the ship instead of wine The wedding is planned for about early next year and will be the first in the governor mansion since state purchase
Osage City Kansas Osage county mines remain shut with 400 to 500 miners out since last Wednesday over wage scales for cross entry work. The men seek a 65 cent per cubic yard raise and arbiters have been named with a settlement expected by week’s end.
A Great Northern express collided with a New Orleans & Northeastern local at Little Woods station near New Orleans. Eleven people were killed and many injured, some fatally, in the crash reported Wednesday morning near Lake Ponchprirain.
The Daily Nebraskan recommends electing William J. Bryan as chancellor of the University of Nebraska to succeed Benjamin Andrews who recently resigned. Strong student support is described for Bryan’s election.
A new corporation named the Clinton Oklahoma and Western Railroad was chartered on Tuesday. It is headquartered in Clinton with capitalization of $500,000 and plans a 400 mile line from Lehigh in the coal fields to Clinton, extending northwest through the Panhandle country.
Capt Roal Amundson lectured before the Geographical Society on a projected polar voyage. The expedition will sail from Christiania for San Francisco early in 1910 aboard the Fram, equipped for a seven year voyage.
Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister to the United States, urged support for the Presbyterian mission in New York. He praised the efforts of local good people to create a healthy atmosphere for his countrymen.
The Atlantic furnace owned by Republic Iron and Steel company will restart after a year idle. Repairs and improvements began Thursday to resume operations at the Newcastle, Pennsylvania facility.
Pawtucket R I The Fales Jenks Machine company employing 400 workers will switch to a full week schedule next Tuesday after operating 40 hours weekly since spring.
Gov Hoch hears reports from Kansas probate judges showing the juvenile court law saves many neglected children from crime. Parole data: 1,167 under supervision, 72 boys and 15 girls violated parole. 661 boys and 45 girls placed in homes. 32 adults charged. average cost about 12 dollars per child saved. A separate note recounts Willie the boy accused of cruelty to animals, denying the kitten tail incident.
Joseph Kay of Clay county captured a young golden eagle on his farm near Clay Center. He donated the bird to the Clay County Republican club which named it Taft. On Thursday club members took the eagle to the depot and presented it to Mr Taft at his Ohio home.
The Hippodrome skating rink in Leavenworth collapsed after an adjacent lot was excavated. Mrs Mensing and a few helper boys were inside and escaped miraculously. If the accident had occurred hours later during a large masquerade, many children could have been killed or maimed.
G. G. Burton wagered a $175 Holstein cow on the outcome of Kansas races. He transferred ownership to B. K. Putnam of Oakland after promising $5 that the Republican state ticket would win. Burton believed his wife, running as Democratic superintendent candidate, would be elected.
Laborers from St Louis are sent to the division to repair the Central Branch roadbed. Officials hope to save the section between Atchison and Clifton by Christmas with new ballast and 80 pound rails. Old rails weigh 52 pounds and heavier rails will replace them west of Clifton after Christmas if possible.
Aid bonds for the Kansas Colorado Electric Railroad and Transmission Co headquartered in Garden City passed in Kearney County by 454 to 154. The line reaches Pueblo from the northwest and will extend to Dodge City. A northward line from Garden City to Scott City includes a central power house. Petitions circulate in Hamilton County for a bond election soon.
A 40 year old carpenter from near Wayne living with his father on a Concordia Wash Lawrence trip fell from his wagon on fall break and suffered a fatal neck injury. His body was not discovered until the following morning.
The first alfalfa mill will be built in Dickinson county on the Walters elevator site, burned recently. Farmers have hundreds of stacks of alfalfa ready for market.
Mrs Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina writes of relief after using Peruna and Manatin following Dr Hartmann guidance. She describes long stomach trouble and nervousness then says she now feels well and urges others with similar symptoms to try Peruna. The letter notes many similar testimonials in the Peruna files.
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