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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
2
The item lists broad notes from a busy season. It cites England losing 60 000 people yearly to emigration and remarks on arts fashion and a noted insane murder in York. It mentions a Panama lottery winner who squandered 15000 dollars quickly and other satirical vignettes.
Oysters are reported unusually fat this year as feeding grounds avoided damage from the drought.
A renowned con man evades accountability as the legal community blurs into uncertainty. No lawyers have stepped forward to assemble a defense, leaving the swindler exposed amid rising public scrutiny and an unsettled courtroom landscape.
In Denver a divorced woman millionaire marries a detective hired by her former husband. The plot centers on suspenseful sleuthing and danger as detective work unfolds with hazards and intrigue.
A resident of Ohio has authored a remarkable 21 000 word postcard piece urging readers to consider a broader life. The writer argues for completing a useful career by attempting new athletic feats such as swimming the English Channel.
A provocative note claims President Diaz has been invited to serve another term as ruler of Mexico. It mocks European rulers and questions the envy of eastern kings and sultans toward his position.
The advice suggests travelers in Yellowstone park should bring only the minimum racks necessary and avoid yellow varieties. It frames caution as a practical travel tip for visitors seeking simplicity and safety in the park.
The note cites falling attendance at medical schools and warns of a potential shortage of doctors. Undertakers, while not alarmed yet, acknowledge the trend.
A pair of incidents report a bull hag charging locomotives and losing each confrontation. In both cases the animal suffered the worse outcome, though the final mood of the bull may have been one of satisfaction.
A man was arrested in Philadelphia for defrauding several lawyers in a swindle. The incident prompted debate over the old saying about the shrewdness of a Philadelphia lawyer.
A tiny Maltese cat traveled 2500 miles from Holland Michigan to San Francisco, tucked inside a bureau drawer wrapped in saci ng and shipped by slow freight. The cat sprang free when freight workers opened the drawer.
Passengers on the Oroya to Lima line are held by a fully armed band at Galera high in the Andes. Fifteen soldiers on the train are disarmed. four wounded and one shot in cold blood after refusing to surrender his rifle.
An organization named The Old Geezers' club has been organized at Pittsburg. Only old men can join and they aim to vote for old men regardless of ticket. Branches are expected nationwide and the era of aged respect may be approaching in this country.
William J. Bryan and William H. Taft appeared at the Chicago Association of Commerce banquet. The scene lasted about 45 minutes with persistent applause and friendly exchanges as both candidates signed menus amid loud, good-natured chaos. The event was nonpartisan per the hosts.
An elevator with a 500000 bushel capacity exploded late Wednesday in Richford VI. Eleven workers and two women died as the roof blew off and flames spread. Mrs. John Jeliforo perished nearby.
Police officer Nicholas Nestor of Jersey City died by suffocation while saving an aged woman from a burning house in New York. Firemen recovered his body four hours later from an unburned section of the same building.
W A Rothwell Democratic national committeeman for Missouri remains critically ill in Moberly Missouri and is not expected to live after several days in danger.
Comptroller of the Currency Murray announced a plan to create 11 districts of national bank examiners with a district chairman. The chairmen will hold quarterly meetings and report to the comptroller on over extended credits large loans heavy borrowers and other doubtful paper, coordinating with local clearing house associations.
The Seventh regiment of cavalry under Col. Frederick J. Ward arrived at Fort Riley after a night march from Manhattan. They proceed to St. Joseph for a military tournament following a month away. Troop A stayed at Riley and left for Wichita on a 250 mile march for next week’s fall festivities.
Chicago defeated New York 4 to 2 at the Polo Grounds to clinch the 1908 National League pennant before a record crowd. The game was a tense, straight baseball showcase with high drama and decisive outcome.
Topeka Attorney General Jackson will file two ouster suits in the supreme court Wednesday morning. One targets the city of Hutchinson, the other targets its mayor John P. Harsha. Both suits invoke the prohibition law to halt city fees from keepers of disorderly houses and to remove the mayor from office.
A Thursday opinion held that Independence party nominees were filed too late under state primary law to appear on regular ballots. The names may be written in as Independents but cannot be printed under the Independence Party caption.
The jury found Abe Raymer not guilty on destruction of property charges from the recent riots. He had earlier been acquitted of murder related to the same riots in Springfield.
The Gulf Deep Waterways association closes with a New Orleans convention bid for next year and a call to begin a deep channel from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Theodore P. Shonts and John A. Ockerson address delegates on rail regulation and river development. A 50 member committee, led by President Kavanaugh, will present resolutions to Congress.
Chicago hosts the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways convention closing session as New Orleans gets the next event. A long set of resolutions urging a 31 million dollar canal project from Joliet Illinois to St. Louis was adopted.
The National Rural Letter Carriers association elected officers for the ensuing year in Omaha Nebraska. President Paul L Lindsay Tugker Georgia vice president Ilias Frey Pendleton Indiana secretary P E Cull Concord Massachusetts treasurer J D Williams Renfrew Pennsylvania executive committee J H Johnson New Hampshire L T Langer Missouri T E Wicker South Carolina.
The Trans-Mississippi congress in session here selects Denver as the 1909 meeting place. It calls for a $50,000,000 government appropriation to improve rivers and harbors and endorses a deep waterways project from the Lakes to the Gulf, with emphasis on Missouri and Arkansas rivers.
Polk county grand jury indicts O. Olsen manager of Olsen Commission company and W. J. Winston of Winston Commission company for operating bucketshops in violation of Iowa law. Indictments returned in Des Moines.
The Democratic National Committee will announce next week the total fund and all individual contributors of at least 100 dollars. The compiled lists show a campaign fund just over 220000 dollars with more than 180000 from contributors. Added to this is a Denver convention fund of 42000 dollars, totaling the treasury.
Washington D C Friday meeting of the board of governors of the National Congress of Mothers decided the next annual congress will be held in New Orleans Louisiana in February. The exact date will be announced later.
A cholera case was found during a Friday night performance at the Souvezin theater in St. Petersburg. The audience panicked but there were no injuries reported.
A terse exchange reveals a man acknowledging his uncle kept him in memory by omitting him from the will. The quip underscores forests of family affection and financial favoritism in a single darkly humorous line.
J R K Hennen of Milan Missouri recounts a long battle with a severe skin eruption that resisted three doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent he reports full relief and notes a later leg swelling from influenza and pneumonia also cured by the Cuticura treatments. May 13 1907.
In an Arizona courtroom a judge let a defendant off on assault charges but fined him about $50 for not knocking down the complainant sooner. The exchange included taunts about cowardice as the sheriff prepared to collect the fine.
Important guidance urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure it is a safe and reliable remedy for infants and children, emphasizing vigilance in every purchase and use.
A debate on beauty turns into a clipped exchange about skin deep standards. One party cites the phrase beauty is only skin deep while another quips that portraits of handsome women reflect more than exterior appearance.
Chicago firm Jaques Manufacturing Co offers a free cook's book edited by Mrs Hill to any lady reader. The advertisement promises the volume sent absolutely free with a reference to K C Baking Powder appearing elsewhere in this paper.
This entry cites a Henry Brummond quote on reasoning stating that refusing to reason marks a bigot while being unable to reason marks a fool and choosing not to reason makes one a slave. The line emphasizes the value of logical thought.
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