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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
1
The piece urges young men to show utmost gallantry toward sisters first, arguing true manliness starts with defending sisters, shielding them from danger, and resisting harmful influences, framing chivalry as family first. It stresses protection, respect, and loyalty as core duties of a loyal brother.
Edith Abbott argues in Atlantic that skilled women workers have already proven organization and capability. The passage credits their growing independence and insistence on a voice in labor laws as a pivotal step in industrial progress for women.
Air navigators propose painting town names in large letters on tall buildings so flyers can read them from the air and know their location. They foresee flights across the globe requiring town names in many languages, boosting Esperanto use among aviators who cannot read newspapers midflight.
A New York judge sentenced a chauffeur to 30 days in jail for using his employer's car without permission and damaging it. He cited a statute against willful destruction of property and warned harsher penalties for unauthorized use causing damage. The judge urged swift punishment to deter reckless driving by isolated drivers.
Police released the suspect after refusing to seize his watch as security. Instead they accepted a photograph of a handsome young woman as collateral while taking his statement. The case highlights unusual police handling in a minor speeding offense.
A Frisco eastbound passenger train No. 304 derailed on a sharp curve near Carthage Missouri. Two killed and more than 25 injured as engine and baggage car plunged 40 feet into Spring River. several cars overturned and lodged in trees along the bank. An express messenger carried diamonds valued over 100000 in a damaged car and refused hospital aid.
President candidate William Howard Taft will spend Sunday October 4 in Kansas City with a single speech promised for the day under YMCA auspices on Foreign Missions. Charles E. Hughes, governor of New York, will conclude a day in Kansas City with a speech on October 12 at Corvention hall.
Gen Halderman an old Missouri native 72 years old is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He studied law in Kansas, served as mayor of Leavenworth, was a regent of Kansas State University, and rose from major in the First Kansas to major general by war’s end.
Lawrence Kan Sunday. The university was closed Thursday to honor the late Dr Snow whose funeral was held at the family home at three o clock. City county offices and many businesses closed from three to four while banks closed at three in tribute to the man who contributed much to the university and Kansas.
Morgantown West Virginia reports a water shortage forcing the shutdown of 900 coke ovens. The move affects nearly 1000 workers and disrupts local industrial output. Authorities seek water relief and restart plans.
In St Petersburg cholera cases rise and spread to aristocratic areas including the Winter Palace Tauride Palace and Imperial Opera House. Diplomats and society figures flee abroad amid quarantine fears while some order newspapers stopped. University students tested vaccines by ingesting cholera germs after vaccination.
In Kenmare North Dakota the kiln of Kenmare Bricks and Coal company burst as production neared completion. Manager BE Drake Sr. was buried in hot bricks and died after 30 minutes. 17 year old Clarence Baily remained entombed for an hour before his body was found. The tragedy occurred Wednesday with bystanders unable to assist immediately.
In Hutchinson Kansas the body of Frances Guthrie a nonagenarian was found in her home on the city’s western edge. Police say she was tortured by beating garroting and gagging before death in an apparent attempt to force her to reveal a hiding place for money. Guthrie was believed to be between 90 and 100 years old.
The Kansas Volunteer State Firemen's association opened its nineteenth annual session in Beloit Kansas with an informal reception and band concert Tuesday. In Wednesdays grand parade prizes were awarded for best appearing fire team and individual firefighters including W E Sheriff of Ellsworth Walter Libby of Marysville and Charles Marsh of Peabody.
Lincoln Neb March district court Judge Frost refused habeas corpus for Fred Swah an inmate of the state industrial school at Kearney. The filing claimed the eligibility of many boys at the school for parole and release on their petitions if granted.
A Northern Pacific passenger train and a Burlington freight collide head on at Youngs Point Montana during a blinding snowstorm. Firemen Babcock and Phillips die with 19 passengers killed and 11 more hurt as crews are trapped in wreckage. Conductor Hitkey controls the freight east of Livingston as the eastbound passenger strikes. The storm prevents warning and worsens the disaster.
Gov Charles N Haskell resigned as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee at midnight Friday He announced the decision after arriving in Chicago from Guthrie Oklahoma and after conferring with Democratic headquarters officials He cited not wanting to embarrass the party and said the resignation was in response to charges by W R Hearst and President Roosevelt while not admitting the charges were true
Following rumors about the subject, Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican national committee announced that Gen. T. Coleman DuPont of Delaware, head of the bureau of campaign speakers, resigned as head of the bureau and as a member of the executive committee and that his resignation was accepted.
Henry Bussard, a young farmer from Wellington Kansas, struck Rev. J. M. Taylor an evangelist, during a sermon after hearing a preacher refer to buzzards in a lighting manner. Taylor lay unconscious for six hours.
The funeral of Lieut. Selfridge who died in the Wright airplane fall at Fort Myer was held at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday.
In Iola Kansas after a 24 hour deliberation the jury found S F Whitlow not guilty of perjury in testimony before the coroner s inquest into the death of Caroline May Sapp. Three jurors initially favored conviction but shifted to acquittal as Whitlow thanked the jury and planned to stay in Dola to rebuild his name. The girl s father said there would be no further action though he believed Whitlow was guilty of something not murder.
Sylvanus Verri of Milford Maine describes a five year struggle from severe kidney damage and paralysis. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he gained strength, reduced pain, and eventually walked without crutches as his kidneys improved. Sold by dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Herlock Shames quips that the farmer who raised a spring chicken is tender hearted noting the farmer hesitated before the fatal blow. Potson asks how this is known and Shames cites a Boston Transcript line.
Spohns Distemper Cure promises to cure distemper in horses of all ages and protect other horses in the same stable. It also claims to cure chicken cholera and dog distemper. Available from druggists or the Spahn Medical Co Goshen Indiana with bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00. Agents wanted and a free book offered.
A line from Garfield notes that even the noblest man faces enduring conflict in life, underscoring a timeless moral tension.
A Lynd Mass columnist promotes Mrs. Pinkham as a confidential confidante for women with private illnesses. Readers are urged to write for guidance based on thirty years of correspondence with sick women and proven results.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pennsylvania reports long standing organic trouble and female weakness with headaches and nervousness. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and following instructions she now considers herself a well woman and praises the remedy to friends.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been marketed as the standard female remedy. Claims include cures for displacement inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing-down sensation flatulence indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
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