07 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1911
Page
1
The store touts Sargent's Hardware as a value booster for homes and satisfaction in owning the best. It offers a full line in stock and invites customers to view patterns and obtain price quotes.
Washington reports a sweeping immigration bill by Senator Dillingham, repealing the Chinese exclusion laws except for naturalization, and imposing penalties on steamship companies for bringing illiterate aliens. The measure adds literacy tests for male aliens sixteen or older, creates boards of inquiry, tightens contract labor rules, and expands deportation and public-charge provisions.
In Keewatin near the Mace mine two men entered via a rarely used shaft and killed trammer Mike Bokovich age thirty five. Robbery motive. Bokovich carried $200 in a belt which was taken. The murder occurred about seventy five feet below the surface and the killers fled with no apparent clue.
The Right Rev Oscar Penn Fitzgerald a Methodist Episcopal Church South bishop dies in Monteagle Tennessee aged eighty two. He once served as California state superintendent of public instruction in the early 1870s and later edited the Pacific Methodist and Christian Spectator.
In a swift personnel shift, John D. Rockefeller dismisses his longtime chauffeur. Details are sparse, but observers note the sudden personnel change at the estate.
John Benedict, long time chauffeur to John D Rockefeller, has resigned amid differing stories on why he left. Friends say Benedict loved high speed gear, while Rockefeller favored a more moderate pace and has grown uneasy about rapid driving since last summer. Benedict had been served with a summons for fast driving prior to his departure.
The Anchor Line steamer Columbia, from Glasgow to New York, collided with an iceberg Aug 2 about 120 miles off Newfoundland. Damaged area above water, 598 passengers unharmed, engines stopped due to dense fog as the iceberg loomed into view. Captain George Mitchell ordered full speed astern as the ship backed away.
County authorities uncover a plan to poison children in Concord Calloway county leading to the arrest of Lee Boyd his wife Anna Boyd and Jefferson Woods by prosecuting attorney order. They were brought to Fulton for arraignment amid a slander suit Mrs Boyd filed against Dr W B Ellis of Concord seeking 15000 damages. the jury ruled for the defendant.
Albert G. Butler of Maplewood Missouri returned after a year away and shot and killed Eugene Walsh in a quarrel over his romance with Nellie Walsh. Rev James Broadhead aided Butler by taking him to the St Louis police station. The Walsh family denies the engagement claim.
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt of New York were hosted by King George and Queen Mary for dinner on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert in Cowes on August 7.
On a return trip to Washington the Japanese admiral Count Togo toured Mount Vernon aboard the Mayflower with U S Navy officers and officials. At the tomb he laid a wreath and later signed the Mount Vernon autograph book. A banquet followed with high officials, but no speeches were given.
Mexico City August 7 Dr Francisco Vasquez Gomez says he will not withdraw as vice presidential candidate on the Madero ticket after his brother’s dismissal from the cabinet and the arrest of ex revolutionary officers who threatened the president with revolt. A conference with Madero confirmed the stance.
In Eveleth at the Spruce mine two men were suffocated in a drift. Rescue crews worked three hours to reach them as air in the small space grew tainted.
Washington reports the house special committee has nearly completed its inquiry into the American Sugar Refining company and related sugar industry practices. The investigation, begun after the extra session, covered all facets of the industry and will be reported to Congress next fall.
Washington reports pressure on the Senate to ratify arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. Secretary Knox denies that the new conventions threaten Senate treaty prerogatives. The administration aims to have the treaties approved before adjournment.
In Austin on August 7 the Bailey vindication motion failed 14 to 11 after Senator Hudspeth and allies urged immediate adoption. The measure was sent to the commerce and manufactures committee, which includes anti Bailey members, marking the first time the senate did not grant a vindication vote to Senator Bailey.
In Little Rock on August 7 the Democratic party in Arkansas appears poised to choose its presidential nominee via a primary election. The plan, backed by the Woodrow Wilson club and other supporters, has the state executive committee’s favorable regard, potentially making Arkansas the first state to adopt the method, instead of the traditional state convention selection.
In Madison on August 7 Mrs. William Steckelberg, 80, was struck and crushed by a street car while crossing the street. She died six minutes after her body was removed from the trucks in view of a churchgoing crowd.
A district court mandate restored almost fifty conductors and motormen to work in Des Moines and halted the walkout that began forty hours earlier. Judge Lawrence De Graff ordered reinstatement of conductor Benjamin A. Hyatt and arbitration to decide his status. Union leader Fred Fay welcomed court intervention as a path to an eventual settlement.
Washington reports support the Richmond health officer’s claim that mortality among the colored population is very high and far above whites. District health officer Dr. W C Woodward avoided predicting extinction but acknowledged the disparity in mortality.
Riots at Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad leave four in hospital, one possibly mortally hurt. About forty more suffer from stones and brickbats while twenty five strikers and sympathizers are jailed. Police deployed along twenty mile lines with 1,200 officers.
In Zumbrota Minnesota on August 7 Mrs Ole Jensen sixty from Roscog Township was killed in a car accident. The vehicle owned and driven by Oscar Christoferson carried Mrs Jensen who fell from the machine on the return trip home.
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