25 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1903
Page
1
A lengthy ad lists black dress goods, silks, embroideries, hosiery, curtains, carpets, and millinery at deep sale prices. It highlights various widths, values up to 2.50 per yard, and special weekly discounts with references to special lots and assortment breadth for this season.
London reports a contemplated joint protest by Great Britain the United States and Japan against Russia's Manchuria demands. Ernest Satow confirms the Russian note summary. officials await Chinese explanations from St. Petersburg. London delays action as government weighs open door principles and international comity amid other crises.
Paris reports the absence of Foreign Minister Delcasse leaves officials cautious on Russia's evacuation terms for Manchuria. Yet the belief remains that France and Russia share policy toward China and that the Franco Russian alliance may yield sympathetic support or silent acquiescence, deeming the bond more important than the China question.
Washington April 25 Secretary Hay will not act in the Russian Manchuria matter until he informs the president of the facts and learns the president’s wishes. The prevailing view is that Russia’s move constitutes a breach of faith with the United States.
Berlin reports that 52 people died due to Sunday's storm in the Eastern provinces. The casualty figure comes from the latest statistics released today.
Jerry Goodwin shot and killed Thomas Blue and fatally wounded William Blue at You Bet near Nevada City California. The incident followed an attack on Goodwin over a ditch right. At the coroner inquest Goodwin claimed self defense and was discharged with a verdict of exoneration.
Negotiations between the Great Northern trainmen’s committee and company officials ended without settlement over the elimination of double header trains. The company granted higher salaries and the Chicago yard wage scale, but the double header issue remains unresolved, with a vote expected within ten days.
Minneapolis April 25 seven members of the North western Star Oil company office force have been recovered from debris after Thursday's explosion. Three bodies remain under ruins. Walter Scott and other survivors are hospitalized or recovering. Flames linger in the tank room and a second tank explosion occurred Friday morning.
In Glace Bay Nova Scotia on April 25 a gas explosion in the French slope of Reserve mine killed four men and likely fatally injured another. A rescue party recovered bodies as gas and firedamp hampered work. no fire remained and operations would resume once the mine was cleared.
The ninth annual National Municipal league conference in Detroit ends with a banquet at the Hotel Cadillac for about 125 guests. President James B. Angell of the University of Michigan acts as toast master. toasts come from Charles Richardson, Amos Parker Wilder, Horace E. Deming, Clinton Rogers Woodruff, David E. Heineman and Nehemiah Boynton. The invocation is by Spencer B. Meeser. The topic is Solving the Municipal Problem.
Salonica correspondent reports Turkey has decided to concentrate an army of 240000 men in Macedonia with troops pouring in daily.
Secretary Root and Rev. Ward J. Vattmanna, chaplain of the Twenty ninth Infantry, held a key meeting in Washington on affairs in the Philippines. The friar question and Americanizing the islands were discussed as Vattmanna received a six month leave of absence and permission to visit Europe. He departs May 9 and will confer with Catholic authorities in Rome before returning to the Philippines.
Attorney General Knox told Postmaster General Payne that without proof the papers taken from the Tyner safe are either government or private, so no case can be brought. Payne noted most cabinet files are confidential and not on record, a conference was planned, and recovery prospects appear limited.
An incipient blaze in a large tabernacle used as a roller skating rink in Peoria on April 25 caused a 6000-person crowd to stampede toward exits. Twenty skaters were injured but none seriously. fire put out with little financial loss.
At Middletown the Middletown Gas and Oil company struck a heavy gas flow at 600 feet. An explosion followed before lights could be moved. Drillers Randall Cumming William Smith and James Rogers were terribly burned.
The lower house votes 72 to 60 against Speaker Miller amid a Bribery probe tied to the Mueller traction bill. A five member committee loyal to Miller is now in conflict with anti Miller allies planning a whitewash push. A subpoena targets George W Hinman of Chicago to probe Chicago editorials alleging bribery. Willoughby announces Hord resignation and that accusation filings by Mentz party lack his knowledge.
San Juan Puerto Rico April 25 Treasurer Willoughby recommends to Attorney General Harlan that smuggling cases be dismissed from the district court. The action has been carried out. The fines' amount is not disclosed. John S. Hord head of the internal revenue bureau was asked to resign for initiating prosecutions without authority.
In San Juan on April 25 Governor Hunt asked Senor Fajardo to resign as mayor of Mayaguez amid charges of municipal fraud. Treasurer Willoughby’s investigation cited gross fraud by city employees and officials, including fictitious police names and revenue frauds, with Fajardo arrested twice and released on bond.
In Los Angeles on April 25 a demand was filed for wage increases to 20 cents an hour and a ten hour day for Mexican construction workers. The men currently earn $1.50 to $1.75 daily. Both Pacific Electric and Los Angeles railway managers refused, and a strike was declared affecting about three thousand workers.
Butte Montana residents report three hundred Chinese workers in city laundries have struck demanding four dollars per day.
A brief note quotes conversation on gossip and curiosity from Brooklyn Life. The exchange suggests gossip serves social needs and satisfies curiosity among readers.
Rome announces King Edward will visit the pope, despite Vatican hopes the king would travel from the embassy. The pope personally intervened to prevent formality from blocking the meeting, aiming to preserve friendly relations with the British sovereign. The Vatican notes the embassy start creates a precedent that may embarrass the Holy See in the future.
Reports from Victoria dated April 25 describe recent arrivals from North China who say Japanese engineers and men posing as laborers or merchants have stored large quantities of explosives at various points along the Russian railway in Manchuria, ready to blow the line if war with Russia begins.
Belgrade dispatch reports M. Machkof Russian consul at Uskub and acting Russian consul at Mitrovitza wounded by Albanians. St. Cherbina, the prior consul, was assassinated at Mitrovitza while serving there.
Nineteen new typhoid cases reported Friday raise totals to 132 with thirty five patients at Stanford University. Doctors fear for the life of R Barrett of Hermann Minnesota among the seriously ill. All new patients drank milk from a dairy recently ordered closed.
A Kansas City Journal item features a quip where a guest compliments a father for loving a full house and a humorous reply about seating on his side of the table.
A compact quotation highlights Sir Walter Scott reflecting that personal growth is hindered by one’s own ignorance. It frames lifelong learning as essential to professional progression and self improvement.
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