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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
2
The Ministry of Agriculture reports 115 wolves killed in France last year with £314 paid in premiums for their destruction. Since the 1882 law instituting premiums, 9 981 wolves have been killed and £26,128 paid in rewards.
An English noble residence features a copper weeping willow shower bath that releases water from every limb. a Chicago jewel thief repaid 8000 dollars via confession to Father Murphy. In Hungary a duel between two schoolboys over a girl left Ludwig Krusecz near death after a revolver duel of two seconds.
In Covington Kentucky First Baptist Church a nine year old boy preacher Metz Joiner captivated a huge audience for thirty minutes delivering a stirring sermon. The packed church forced many to leave as late comers struggled to find seats. Followers urged ladies to remove hats to aid visibility.
State Treasurer William Stueffer reports total state funds in depositories and on hand sum to 667 942 13 with 395 418 13 in depositories. He notes 862 982 invested in warrants and bonds and lists current fund balances across numerous banks, bonds bonds and deposits while detailing bonds on file and surety
The Industrial Commission begins its autumn sessions in Washington in secret, focusing on the transportation report. The session will occupy a week or two, with other topics to follow, and its final reports may be adopted and submitted to Congress in December.
A London dispatch reports rising unease as the Boer War enters its third year. Editors denounce government delays in reinforcements and funding while warning of a prolonged conflict and insufficient mobile forces for autumn readiness.
The Interior department moves toward opening 400000 acres at Fort Hall Idaho and 300000 acres at Quinault Washington for settlement. Dates are not fixed yet as preliminary work remains. A surveying contract is about to be awarded and the old sooner system may be used at opening.
Three members of a threshing crew burned to death when a barn near Trosky Minnesota caught fire and destroyed. Claud Mann Fred Houlette and Elbert Evarts were identified as the victims. Six other crew members escaped with minor injuries and the cause of the blaze was not determined.
Omaha dispatch reports John Woodward, an officer with the Metropolitan Insurance company, died by self-inflicted gunshot in a rear room of John Reif’s saloon at 602 South Tenth Street. He was found seated, head back, a smoking revolver nearby, blood pooling near the wound above his right ear as onlookers entered.
In Des Moines Judge Holmes ordered foreclosure on a lot in University Place held by Admiral George Dewey, who had mortgaged the property. The decree, issued for the administrator of the estate, places the title under foreclosure prior lien, expanding his real estate holdings in a prestigious Des Moines neighborhood.
The Taist muster roll shows two Nebraska men in the ill fated company of the Ninth regiment captured or lost in the Philippines. Charles Samuelson is named as next of kin Mrs A G Samuelson of North Platte. Tailor B Hickman is listed with next of kin Sarah Hickman Beatrice.
Lena Martin listed as Burt Martin and jailed for horse rustling in Keya Paha County. Disguised as a man upon admission to the Nebraska penitentiary, she passed guards for eleven months before sex was revealed. Convicted of rustling horses, she will finish a three year term in the women’s ward.
Columbia defeats Watson's British design on a triangular thirty mile course by three minutes thirty five seconds with a forty three second time allowance. Spectators note a full sail breeze as Columbia heels its rails and proves a white hull marvel under Herreshoff design.
Jacob Fisher an elderly man living near the Willow Springs distillery south of Omaha shot and killed his son John Fisher at Child's Point five miles south of Omaha. He claimed self defense after repeated threats from the son. Oscar Weber witnessed the shooting and later the father surrendered to police in South Omaha.
Abraham Isaak, editor of the Free Society, denied use of the U S mails at Chicago. The postoffice directed a new application be filed and referred to the postmaster general, with strict barring from the mails until a decision from Washington is received.
In Abilene Kansas Congressman Calderhead names a cadet at the Naval Academy in Annapolis and an alternate. Both residents of Abilene failed the entrance examination while William Calderhead will make substitute appointments at once.
The Kentucky State Board of Valuation and Assessment in Frankfort fixed whisky valuation for taxation at ten dollars per barrel for 1901, two dollars higher than 1900. Distillers will seek reconsideration of the action.
A comical scene unfolds as a pudgy man, his skin sallow and health in question, struggles to haul hay with rope and pulley. A leaner, better groomed laborer nearby notes the odd contrast while the crowd jokes that the pudgy man’s effort outshines all medicines.
In a Sunday school class the lesson on the prodigal son ends with the superintendent asking who objected to the proposed feast. A distant voice answers The calf highlighting a counterpoint joke about the feast in a Philadelphia Press quotation.
A small band of soldiers held off a large force of Filipinos for over two hours until aid arrived, preventing the capture of an important point. All ranks were promoted for bravery. The message notes that courage requires strong nerves and good digestion, recommending Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestive and nervous issues.
An eminent magazine illustrator claims the present fashionable walk is the most beautiful gait. He praises a posture with chin up chest out stomach in and shoulders dropped forward as the height of grace.
An old household tip argues ironed garments tear due to starch quality. It promotes Defiance starch as an alternative giving a soft glossy finish at 16 ounces for 10 cents, sold by grocers. Made by Magnetic Starch Co. in Omaha Nebraska.
A study examining over 40 000 human ears in England and France finds ears keep growing into late life and appear to never stop growing until death, challenging common beliefs about aging anatomy.
Advertises a position paying three dollars per day plus expenses to travel with a rig and introduce stock and poultry foods. Encourages those with ability to apply by sending stamped address details to Boyder Irood Co. at 9 Monon Bldg., Chicago Illinois.
Fragments mention sirloin steak Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup teething remedies wind colic price 25c a bottle and legal notices about solicitors plus household advertising, all in a jumbled layout.
A vintage ad promotes Devoe ready paint with claims of superior results. It warns buyers to consult a dealer and book painting frequency, urging careful decision before next spring.
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