Died Leaving a Shortage in Public Funds
A. I. Wegner, Cook County commissioner, died suddenly in October. Reports allege a public funds shortage near $5,000, with $1,650 from the county and $3,141.61 from Beaver Bay school district. The Beaver Bay post office money order account may also show a shortage. Wegner collapsed on a dock awaiting a boat after a prior run with a runaway accident. Some suggest exhuming the body for tests. the death was attributed to heart disease.
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Indians Saw A Sky Boat Andree Polar Expedition Tale
Minneapolis dispatch reports Farry Knappen and nine white men with eight Indians sailed 800 miles along Hudson Bay to learn of a supposed savage expedition. Eskinnas claimed a gy beat arrived on the northeast shore two years ago and killed eight men. Knappen links the tale to Andree’s polar journey and shuttle plans.
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Michigan Solans Favor Pingree Taxation Measures
Michigan Solans report growing sentiment for a special session called by Governor Pingree to pass two taxation measures. Grand Rapids platform promises repeal of railroad charters, while Pingree denies aims for municipal street railway ownership. Amendments likely go to voters at next election.
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Rumors on Chinese Navy Ambitions and European Plans
Berlin dispatches and London reports from Oct 6 discuss Russian acceptance of a note by Count von Bülow, U.S. proposed handling of Chinese throne affairs, German notes on the Chinese question, Li Hung Chang's escort to Peking, and potential Allied actions in Formosa and around Shanghai. The coverage also notes England’s instructions to its minister and ongoing inquiries into Chinese envoys and punishments amid diplomatic exchanges with France and Russia.
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Women unions clash at mine picket line and elopement amid news
Armed with broomsticks and clubs, women blockaded the picket line as non union men retreat. A fight erupts with injuries including a man with a gash to the forehead and others knocked down. police restore order and some miners return to work while others desert. Also reports an elopement and a cooperative coal mining plan with South African war context.
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