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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1906
Page
3
A 276 year old Boston figure is celebrated on September 18 with remarks on age and a new simplified spelling play that has become a hit. A St Louis man plans to wed a jailed acquaintance, Cupid joining the lockup. Mrs Sage blocks a Will contest by doubling bequests. An actor noted for two roles is praised as well bred.
A dispatch notes the sultan is described as doomed yet accustomed to the notion, highlighting a cycle of forecasts of his downfall and his prolonged exposure to such claims.
A Kentucky colonel aims to import Jordan river water for baptismal and other uses. The item notes diverse global views on snakes, cites India death counts from reptile bites, and jokes about hat trimming in Pittsburg schools amid wealth growth.
A young man in Brooklyn who died recently left no skeleton for study which provides a solitary consolation to investigators and scientists alike.
A New Jersey man, after accumulating a fortune, pays for a soda and becomes conscious struck. The incident highlights the strange effects of sudden wealth and a misplaced conscience in everyday choices.
The text notes four thousand eight hundred eighty five people killed while walking on American railway tracks in 1905 and comments it must have been an exceptionally bad year for the theatrical business.
Bankers in New York City warn clerks to watch one another and report suspicious circumstances. If directors and other officials in charge of funds are required to do likewise, other people's money will be comparatively safe.
The newborn German royal baby is named Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Josef Christian Olaf. The crown prince’s son is hailed as a future historical figure, with a nod to Wilhelm III rather than Friedrich the Great by his grandfather.
Under Finland’s liberty grant women gained suffrage while Victoria Australia again rejected a women voting bill. The note frames this as a clash between autocratic Russia and a democratic British colony.
A New Jersey judge boasted of a fishing mishap where his long fly-cast tangled in a tree and hooked a blue jay. The tale underlines a humorous streak in a judge who joked about catching a bird while fishing, noting not every judge can snag a bird on a line.
The author argues for sustained wild lands across the nation as future generations may face dense population. Cites recent preserves like Platt National Park in Oklahoma and Mackinac National Park near Lake Champlain and Isle Saint Michael as examples of patriotic memory beauty and recreation.
Gov Taft says the United States will withdraw from Cuba only after fair elections are assured. He told the revolutionaries committee that the pace and success of a Cuban government depend on stable conditions and Cuban willingness to accept results. The committee, headed by Alfredo Zayas, pressed for U S policy and public appointments.
Local Southern Railway machinists and slip workers ended a city strike after orders from Washington to return to work Saturday. Reportedly they secured full concessions demanded, including a 25 cent per day raise or 3.25 dollars for ten hours.
Judge Wilson in district court rules the Wichita board of education may establish and maintain separate schools under the law. The case proceeds to the state supreme court for review.
Kingfisher dispatch reports a woman’s body found Wednesday afternoon under a smoking car of the Rock Island passenger train wrecked near the Cimarron River at Dover on September 18. Identity unavailable, conditions decomposed, with expected remains of other passengers in the wrecked coach. Buzzards circle the river scene as the railroad company delays disposal of the smoker cars.
Captain Hamilton Ward Jr the newly elected commander in chief of the United Spanish American War Veterans and adjutant general John Lewis Smith met with President Roosevelt. They discussed establishing veteran rifle clubs and forming an assembly reserve to aid the nation in case of war and closer ties with the Grand Army of the Republic.
Territory Oil to Texas Teays Beaumont based Guffey Petroleum buys a 500 acre tank farm near Tulsa and plans immediate storage of 3,000,000 barrels from the Tulsa field. A loading rack near the Glenn pool enables rail shipments of 5,000 barrels daily starting now.
The congress adopted a resolution frowning on free seed distribution by Congress. It urged using funds to study foreign agricultural methods and spread them locally through agricultural schools.
Representative Negroes of the south file a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging railroads use of segregated Jim Crow cars harms interstate passengers. The action targets racial segregation practices affecting travel.
Chicago club of the American League defeats the local National club 8 to 3 in the sixth game to claim the world title and the league pennant. Attendance reaches 19,249 with total series receipts of 105,540 and players’ shares calculated at 33,401.70.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood argues in his annual report that the Philippines garrison of 20,048 should be kept strong and reinforced. He warns that even with concentrated forces in Manila, defense against a serious attack would be barely sufficient and favors adding artillery and sending a squadron from each U S cavalry regiment to the islands.
Washington DC Postmaster General Cortelyou released figures for the fiscal year ending June 30 1906. The postal service cut the annual deficit to 10 516 996 from 14 572 584 in 1905 a reduction of over 4 million dollars. Receipts for 1906 reached 167 932 783 up by 15 106 198 since 1903 the largest rise in service history. Expenditures rose to 178 449 779 an increase of 11 050 610 over 1905 while the growth rate of costs slowed versus prior years.
A wireless message from Bluefields Nicaragua to the Times Democrat describes a severe hurricane hitting Port Limon Costa Rica causing about a quarter of a million dollars in damage. The report notes the storm impact in Central America and coastal areas near New Orleans.
President Cockburn of the Bank of Toronto issued a statement accusing former general manager McGill of years of false entries and announcing a $1,000,000 stock market loss in August 1906. He says he will not pursue criminal prosecution of McGill as an individual. McGill has not been arrested.
John D. Rockefeller has given a conditional gift of 25000 dollars for a building for the Negro branch of the Washington Young Men's Christian Association. The condition requires raising another 25000 dollars for the site and building.
A heavy rain across most of Texas in the past 24 hours caused considerable damage to the cotton crop and will bring heavy losses in rice as well, affecting agricultural prospects in Houston and surrounding areas.
Rooseveltt Indiana veteran B Frank Doremus recounts severe kidney trouble in 1897 with headaches dizziness sleeplessness and dropsy. After using Dean’s Kidney Pills his swelling urinary issues and pains subsided and he has been well for nine years. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In Australia several kinds of snakes are eaten roasted and said to be equal in delicacy to fine stewed eels. A traveler notes the aroma of roasting reptiles is not unpleasant and the dish is considered flavorful.
Travelers' Gazette notes Louvre additions including a life size chal bust of Akhu… Amenophis IV, a strikingly colored portrait of a king of the eighteenth dynasty. Four blue porcelain sepulchral urns from Rameses II’s tomb show funeral linen and organic matter undergoing chemical analysis.
New York researchers report a microbe named chromophage that turns hair gray, especially among actors and society women. Bald men are immune. heat from curling tools may influence gray hair risk, while general blood coloring theories are challenged.
An elderly man, aged 70, divides from a four-decade coffee habit and credits Postum with restoring nerve strength and health. He reports improved energy, better focus for writing and calculations, and urges others to boil Postum well. Written testimony from a North Dakota reader promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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