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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
1
The article notes a race among nations to develop airships and aeroplanes as a means to extend power. It quotes Gen Baden-Powell urging Britain to prepare for a future where air forces dominate defense, predicting widespread use and diminished naval first lines of defense.
Sidney Whitman reports from an interview with Prince von Buelow as he coolly addresses Anglo German hostilities over Morocco. The chancellor rejects chauvinist flame fanning and stresses Germany's aim to be a peace making factor with Britain. He says the world's conscience, public opinion, wields dominant influence over policy.
Legrand Powers of the United States census bureau argues in the current American Journal of Sociology that wealth estimates for the general population are plausible and that millionaire fortunes are not as concentrated as some economists and demagogues claim. He defends census figures and questions exaggerated claims about extreme wealth.
Moods should not control you. Master yourself by regular meals, sleep, exercise, and work. Health thrives on absolute regularity, shaping daily behavior and influence on others.
A gray haired woman objects to skipping petticoats during a dressmakers convention in New York. The boss dressmaker insists on introducing new fashions, bidding the critic to accept change. The dissent ends with the critic sighing and withdrawing.
Col. William F. Tucker assistant paymaster US Army was taken from St. Louis to Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment after a warrant for wife restraint. He travels with G. E. Frey and sister Myrtle Platt and Jennie T. Johnson. Secretary of War Wright ordered the transfer at Mrs. John A. Logan’s urging. Outside nurses are not permitted at the Hot Springs hospital.
Dr Charles Franklin Rand the first Union volunteer after Lincoln’s call and first Medal of Honor recipient in the field died in Washington Tuesday at age 70. Born in Batavia New York he spent three months in Libby prison and was later named provost marshal of the District of Columbia. He will be buried at Arlington Lot No. 1, set aside about 40 years ago for the first volunteer.
Judge Smith McPherson in Davenport denied a Breweries request for a restraining order and ruled the Iowa liquor statute a quasi civil law, stating the federal government has no power to interfere with its enforcement by state courts.
Rev. Jeremiah C Moynihan the oldest Catholic priest in Chicago and perhaps the world died Tuesday at his home. A centenarian born in Ireland May 8 1908 he came to the United States 70 years ago and led parishes across the south and Illinois.
Mrs Louise H Chamberlin social leader and sister of Perry S Heath former assistant postmaster general and Salt Lake Tribune editor died from burns after a Wednesday night house fire caused by a gasoline explosion in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Mexico City reports the foreign office confirms the resignation of Enrique C. Creel from his post as ambassador to the United States.
Washington DC overhauls staffing by placing diverse government jobs into the classified executive service under a new order signed by the president. The move covers the five civilized tribes commission staff, logging and parks personnel, education bureau clerks, Indian service workers, a state department law clerk, a Fort Leavenworth inspector, and other similar positions.
A memorial tablet marking the Lincoln Douglas debate site was unveiled in Alton on Thursday. The tablet, presented by Rev. A. A. Turner of Alton and accepted by Mayor Edmond Beall, accompanied by addresses from Adlai Stevenson Clark Carr J McCann Davis and Horace White.
Macon Missouri. Prosecuting Attorney S Durham received a telephone tip Tuesday morning about D Oscar Seaman, a Drake township farmer, who went to the district school near Goldsberry, called his two sons aged AD and 12, shot one dead and mortally wounded the other before shooting himself.
After a conference in Little Rock Arkansas between the state railroad commission and railroad representatives no compromise was reached in the passenger fare controversy and the legal contest will proceed in the courts.
A prairie fire has burned over Perry county for more than 24 hours threatening farms. Hundreds of acres north, west and south have been swept, with many large barns and haystacks destroyed and farmers unable to halt the spread.
Clarence F. Broad confessed in Lincoln police court that as a substitute mail carrier he took eleven letters addressed to William J. Bryan’s newspaper containing cash for the Democratic campaign fund. The theft occurred Monday.
News reports describe widespread wildfires from Metz to Alpena and Cheboygan counties with towns destroyed in Metz township Bolton and La Roque threatened. Fire spreads from Hubbard Lake to the Au Sable river threatening Traverse City and northern lower and upper peninsulas with many fatalities feared.
William Lipsey found guilty of murder in the first degree for aiding and abetting Henry Behner who was convicted for killing Tobe Sawyer. Lipsey, a former convict, courted Pearl Behner Sawyer’s guardian and drove Behner to the farm where the shooting occurred. Both will be moved to Lansing.
P H Morissey of Cleveland former grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was elected president of the American Railway Employes and Investors' association. He will assume the post January 1 with a salary around 15100 dollars annually and will resign as chief of the Railway Trainmen to devote full time to the new role.
Decatur Indiana financier Robert Burns Allison renowned across the state for wide business interests died Friday from heart and kidney trouble. The prominent figure was noted for his activities in multiple cities and his influence in financial circles.
Oliver Hazard Perry, grandson of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and hero of the Battle of Lake Erie, died Friday at his Jersey City home from apoplexy.
The Times reports President Roosevelt will travel to England after his African trip in early 1910. He plans to deliver the Romans lecture at Oxford and receive an honorary degree during the university commemoration. He also will visit Paris for a Sorbonne address. Details on dates and lecture subjects are not yet known. The White House confirms the report.
The 1908 property return shows Pennsylvania with 1,104,513,428.94 dollars subject to taxation, claiming the top position in the Union. New York trails by about 200,000,000 dollars in personal property reported.
Mrs Starvem teases Mr Crabber as he sits gazing into space over his soup. The ledger, in a dry tone, answers that the sight evokes the taste of soup, faintly.
A wry adage suggests men may marry for money if they marry a widow, while women are capable managers in any business they choose. The remark plays on gendered views of matrimony and enterprise.
A compact reflection on standards of critique and effort. It notes that sharp critics cut deeper, action beats idleness, others’ mistakes provoke laughter, risk fuels success, and stubborn people resist external input. The piece emphasizes personal stance and the value of taking chances.
Joseph M. Gaites presents Three Twins a top musical comedy by Charles Dickson and Carl Hoschna with lyrics by C A Hauerbach at Willis Wood Theatre October 18 19 20 and 21. The Chicago run lasted five months before moving to New York at Herald Square Theatre where it remains a leading attraction. Hit songs Yama Yama Man and Cuddle Up a Little Closer Lovey Mine are featured amid pretty scenery and varied costumes.
Willis Wood reviews the James staging of Peer Gynt on October 22 23 and 24 noting out of town opinions need not grasp the philosophy to enjoy the poetic and dramatic spectacle. The piece highlights self realization over self assertion and urges the reader to find one’s God given place while rejecting self centered demands.
The Sunny Side of Broadway opens at the Shubert Theatre for the week of Oct 18 with twenty three original musical numbers. It is hailed as the season’s best musical comedy with songs like Sahara Sarah Butterfly Life Most Every Town Has a Broadway There Is Only One The Circus Queen Love Is Very Foolish Good Old College Days and I’d Rather Be a Billy Goat in Harlem.
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