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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1910
Page
1
The city health department warns travelers to avoid areas with exposed manure, dirty stables, and unclean dwellings where flies breed. The Philadelphia Press notes flies carry disease germs via contaminated sources, urging precautions to prevent spread during vacations.
Raisin growers in Fresno County California push a Raisin Day urging patriots to buy and eat raisin cakes puddings bread and other home produced goods. They expect children to lead the enthusiasm while parents seek staples and hope demand boosts prices.
Smokers entering France face higher duties on tobacco and cigars. Free allowance is ten cigars twenty cigaret tes or 1 ½ ounces of tobacco and must be carried on person or in hand luggage checked at the frontier. Customs may seize or tax any tobacco in heavy luggage sent to terminal stations and examined there.
The British commercial attache at Yokohama reports a sudden move in Tokyo and Yokohama toward solid rubber tires for jinrikishas. Adoption is likely to spread, spurring demand for rubber and its products and risking price surges unless crop output rises. The inventor of an artificial rubber with near genuine performance could reap enormous profits.
Misfortune shadows the Zeppelin line after recent catastrophes topple flying machines in Friedrichshafen. Explosions damage property kill one and injure several while German resolve to perfect the Zeppelin concept remains strong to reduce future perils.
Al tan and his wife demand $150 000 claiming they were ejected from a New York hotel amid repeatedly told there were no rooms left. The case centers on alleged denial of accommodations and financial damages.
In Trussels the International Parliamentary Union opens with prominent peace advocates from major nations. Originating in 1888 by William Randal Cremer, the union now links 21 countries with about 900 delegates previously meeting in Berlin. The Brussels bureau seeds national groups led by Charles L Lang and Richard Bartholdt heads the American group with about 200 congressmen and senators.
La Crosse Wisconsin Senator Albert Cummins opened his bid for reelection by blasting the Republican standouts and the tariff law. He accused leaders in the senate and house of repudiating the party's pledges and aiding business friends, vowing a day of reckoning for those actions.
Alderman Frank Notzler weighing 381 pounds is named official champion beef eater for 1910. The belt contested at the Tammany outing, Notzler disposed of 11 percent pounds of steak and won by three ounces.
The United States government and people sent a message of sympathy to Japan via the American ambassador in Tokyo after floods caused hundreds of deaths in recent days.
Cleveland flyer Glenn H. Curtiss set a new world's mark for over water air travel by flying from Euclid Beach near Cleveland to Cedar Point, a 60 mile route, in one hour and nineteen minutes establishing the longest water flight on record.
In Topeka the Kansas Democratic platform condemns patronage as a national and state scandal and supports direct elections of all officers including U S senators federal judges and postmasters. It backs stronger Interstate Commerce Commission powers over interstate business and requires publication of campaign contributions and expenses plus a maximum railroad passenger fare of two cents.
The Salt Palace a salt built amusement resort in Salt Lake City was destroyed by fire early today causing an uninsured loss of 25000. Defective wiring is blamed for the blaze. The salt walls dated from 1899 and the venue housed a renowned bicycle saucer track.
A tornado and severe hail storm struck an area about a mile wide and eight to ten miles long north of Smith Center Kansas. Outbuildings and barns were destroyed and several houses moved from foundations. Trees and vegetation were stripped by hail. Loss runs to many thousands of dollars.
At the American Bar Association meeting in Chattanooga Tennessee Geo W Chamlee charged former ambassador Joseph H Choate with conduct unbecoming and urged his expulsion from the association.
New York reports Mrs. Roscoe H. Sanborn of Brooklyn seeks a divorce and vows to name sixty three co respondents in the suit. The sensational court action casts her claim as a high profile domestic dispute with many alleged adulterous connections.
A tornado struck Heaton North Dakota, about 17 miles from Jamestown along the Turtle River branch of the Northern Pacific. The town was demolished, with nearly the entire community destroyed.
Glenn H. Curtiss and the Hudson flyer completed a 64 mile flight from Cedar Point to Euclid Beach, circled above the crowds for three minutes, and landed in 1 hour 41 minutes. The voyage faced a gale, hit 40 mph on 30 miles out, and outpaced the accompanying Lake Shore train. Curtiss earned $5,000 for the record.
Approximately 679,555 acres in Arizona and New Mexico were removed from national forests by President Taft for agricultural value and opened to settlement under homestead laws by the interior secretary. Lands become subject to settlement November 22 but entry is not allowed until December 21.
Experts of the Interstate Commerce Commission predict express companies will be eliminated within five years under a new railroad law. Railroads are expected to absorb express services as part of a unified transportation system. private car companies would also merge with railroads.
Census figures show New York City reached 4,766,884 residents, up from 3,437,202 in 1900 and 2,507,414 in 1890. The 1800–1910 period gained 1,329,681 people, a 38.7 percent rise, compared with a 31 percent 1900s increase of 929,788.
Omaha reports show the Oregon plan will almost certainly be adopted in choosing a United States senator replacing Burkett, with pledged signers among both parties. Democrats lines include 24 of 33 senate candidates and 75 of 100 house hopefuls. Republicans tally 13 senate hopefuls and 47 for the house.
Forest fires across Washington have been extinguished or brought under control after reports of heavy rains along the western Cascade slopes. Officials announced the update today amid improving conditions and reduced fire danger.
A Battle Creek woman recalls nine years of relief from painful eczema after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She describes severe itching sores and near death, credits the regimen with permanent improvement and invites inquiries at 93 Inn Road.
Utah Senator Smoot recalls a Salt Lake cut off story about E. H. Harriman and a photo session with railroad leaders. Harriman stood at one end but was cut from the printed image prompting a quip about the “little chap” at the end.
Advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian Tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. Claims seven to nine of ten cases caused by catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness case cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure. Ends with product promotions for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
A reflective line notes cravings that linger unseen as Dr Robertson Nicoll questions how many bear private longings without sharing them.
An advertisement urges readers to brighten faded clothes with Red Cross Ball Blue. A 2 oz package costs 5 cents and promises whiteness like snow.
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