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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
4
A Minnesota graduate urges fall commencement arguing summer is not ideal for job hunting. The piece notes the dull job market after June and warns that graduates must begin at the bottom, as scholastic training is essential but not a guaranteed path to top positions.
Following a store robbery and a policeman shooting in Cleveland, a councilman urges a city ordinance banning sale of trashy books to youth. He argues millions are spent educating boys and must curb literature that poisons minds, warning of bad citizenship from harmful schoolbooks.
It argues against the idea that American hens lazily lay twice as many eggs yearly. The piece says egg production is automatic, driven by proper diet including shell material, breed, and owner cooperation for warmth and care to keep hens productive.
France's wartime minister of war M Messimy faces officer resistance as he orders strict physical exams for general promotion and a report of unfit officers. Observers recall the July 14 Paris army review with overweight generals in the saddles.
The passage argues that tropical homes stay cool by closing windows and doors in early morning and reopening at sunset. Dark blinds and closed shutters are key, while night breezes are allowed through. It also notes Englishmen often need an abroad demonstration to believe it.
Wichita reports from precincts show Mayor J H Graham defeated by recall by about two to one. Dr W W Minick elected mayor by a 2800 vote margin to replace Graham. Commissioners E M Leach and R B Campbell recalled. J H Harts and W S Schell elected to fill seats. Crowds packed the streets watching election bulletins, the largest since the Johnson Jeffries fight. Wichita’s bitter political campaign ends with new leadership.
Delegates and officials told at the conservation congress in Convention that the movement spans from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Reports show states applying conservation from Illinois river overflow to Louisiana shrimp fisheries and Kansas farmers institutes numbering 340 groups with about 650000 members. President Taft was warmly greeted by a solid crowd at Convention hall.
Paris reports Italy mobilizes 112000 men to back African claims while Turkey sends reinforcements to Tripoli and threatens to expel about 50000 Italian residents. Continental capitals foresee inevitable war and a likely opening clash.
In Columbus Kansas Ed Donaldson acquitted of murdering his wife then found insane at inquiry and ordered committed to an asylum. He had killed his wife at Galena in a jealous fit and later shot himself.
Explosions ripped the Liberte in Toulon roadstead as crew fought fires. Between 850 and 500 sailors perished while discipline kept men at their posts before the ship sank, the first alarm sounding in the early morning.
Subpoenas issued for Reno County Sheriff K. C. Beck and Cloud County Sheriff W. J. Dunnuck to testify under oath about open joints and gambling in Topeka. They must appear before County Attorney Ernest J. Simon to discuss alleged Prohibition law violations. Attorney General John B. Dawson ordered the subpoenas.
San Francisco adopts non partisan primary elections for municipal offices. New election machinery is set in motion with ballots lacking party names or insignia. A candidate who wins a majority will be declared elected without a following general election.
Rumor circulates that John R. Walsh former Chicago banker may have been paroled from Leavenworth federal prison. Warden denied parole board action, but board president later said Walsh was heard by members. Belief grows that he has left the area to avoid publicity.
The 18 hour flyer between Chicago and New York was struck by a freight train 30 minutes after leaving Pittsburgh. One trainman killed, four others injured, and one passenger seriously injured.
At a meeting of farmers and business men in Sturgeon Missouri the group decided to organize a special road district with Sturgeon as the base.
Junction City Kansas business leaders and the convicting jury signed a petition to Warden Codding asking that William Myrick and N Barney be kept in prison and not paroled. Schwenson says the pair attacked him on April 26 1903 robbed him and left him for dead. They escaped from jail then were recaptured and sent to the state penitentiary. He fears they will harm him if released.
Ptomaine poisoning from spoiled chicken sickened six people after a Forest park picnic near Atchison Kansas. F Welch and his daughter along with H E Stillman his wife and two children faced a dangerous condition as neighbors found them beside the road an hour after lunch.
D. B. Warnock, a Hutchinson area farmer, sues J. K. Moore for 25000 dollars claiming Moore alienated the affections of Mrs Warnock. Moore allegedly visited the Warnock home in a motor car, while Warnock was away, and abducted his wife and three children.
Sam R. Johnston postmaster at Elmo Missouri was brought to St Joseph by Deputy Marshal J E Morrison and Post Office Inspector Brownlow. He was arraigned before Commissioner Colt on charges of misappropriating 400 dollars of government funds.
Two 250 ton capacity silos have been completed by J. H. McCreedy of Strong City and E. B. Greene at Bazaar Kansas. They are claimed to be the first in the country of their kind and size.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schmelebeck, wife of a farmer, was bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake near Nalls and died in a St. Joseph hospital. The incident highlights local dangers of snake encounters in rural areas.
Two boys from the Masonic Orphans' home in Darlington, Oklahoma, were sentenced to wear girls' clothing until they reach 21 years old as a disciplinary measure.
The Retail Merchants Association hosted barbecue as a feature of the monthly sale day in Wellington Kansas drawing a crowd estimated between four and five thousand people.
Donors from outside Kansas send money to Lincoln Center to aid in prosecuting the assailants of Mary Chamberlain, the Shady Bend schoolteacher tarred August 8. Lincoln Center business leader Willard E. Lyon says a meeting may explain the county stance and plans to return contributions. Locals believe the matter can be handled without outside aid.
Wichita Kansas Police Chief Meanor submitted his resignation to the mayor and city commissioners to take immediate effect.
An elderly reader testimonial describes severe hand eruptions and cracking that cleared after three days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and a full set of remedies. The note notes prior doctor visits and urges sending for samples and the 82 page booklet. Also included is a brief social anecdote about Ad Ryan and a Christmas gift story from The Coming Nation.
The cartoon joke notes young Romans passing time with chatter while a village philosopher muses on Rome as a punk town. The exchange plays on slang and light satire between Munny and Phunny characters.
A historical quip notes that the more lies told by esteemed leaders, the more their labor is celebrated, critiquing public endurance of exaggerated claims and the aura of effort surrounding authority.
A proverb notes poverty has its own reward as a poor man is not asked to contribute to a campaign fund. The remark reflects views on political fundraising and inequality.
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