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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
2
Public notice fragment lists mailing classifications for The Daily Herald from Austin Minnesota. It mentions second class mail status and subscription rates including annual and quarterly prices and weekly rates.
Report notes that escaped prisoners face a difficult route described as the tansgres sor path. Officials warn against risky concealment and emphasize pursuit and retrieval efforts across multiple jurisdictions. The incident underscores security challenges in containment and escape response.
The Register notes only four Knatvold supporters in the county while criticizing extensive space given to Tawney. The piece questions the value of Tawney’s achievements and the rationale for his renomination, highlighting regional interest in local party dynamics.
Analysis warns that excessive Cuban borrowing will drain profits, prompting absorption of proceeds and a push for annexation to cover debts. The remark frames fiscal concerns as a prelude to territorial expansion.
Miss Gies searched this morning for the one lost sheep as ninety nine teachers completed examinations this week.
Carrain C Whitney state printer reports that since 1900 forty one new newspapers have begun in Minnesota. No note is made of Sweningsen's editorial venture in the statistics.
Sam Sweningsen campaigns against Knute Nelson for governor and for U S Senate. He also opposes Nelson’s re election and adopts a stance against Knatvold as part of his political line.
The piece notes heavy hay fever ahead with golden rod and asters in bloom. It observes weed growth tall along rural paths and states the lodged grain and discolored barley have become a tonic for the weak.
Reports say Kaiser will decorate about three hundred Americans in thanks for courtesy shown to Prince Henry during his visit here. It is also claimed the Emperor would like to honor his son for similar courtesy to a noted American girl. Royalty is a queer development.
The debate centers on library orientation as a classic building needs proper light. Facing north would ruin the architectural effect, so the east face is preferred. Yet the east wall would overlook an alley from a neighboring business block, and a corner entrance would compromise the original design.
The Detroit Free Press portrays John W Mackay as a cold memorial figure with wealth estimated from fifty to one hundred million dollars. He had little ambition beyond business and no mission to educate the masses, libraries, or universities. He was a traditional millionaire who sought wealth, shrewd investments, and family comfort.
The new primary law forces candidates to take positions of their making. Tawney is cited as an example for not consulting constituents and voting on a lumber tax and a sugar tax to aid beet sugar interests, despite district impact.
The text argues that Tawney, once courting the party machine, is forced by the primary system to seek broad voter support. It contends he must now appeal to ordinary citizens rather than remaining safe within machine influence, highlighting a shift toward citizen-driven politics.
The piece explains demand for second papers by aliens claiming citizenship to vote in the primary. It notes judges rarely verify when second papers were issued, allowing many to vote despite missing the final legal date. This alleged loophole prompts reliance on the chance of preapproval in ballots.
Roy McDonald and two others are held at Waseca on charges of assaulting the sheriff during a search at his office last spring. One robber fired a revolver and narrowly missed the sheriff. McDonald, once held on minor charges in town, had a revolver and burglary tools found on arrest. His photo circulated in police circles and he is linked to a Burlington hold up. The dead robber from Mapleton, Blue Earth county, is named in connection.
Austin readers encounter La Belle Chapman Mason Vincent Brooks with sensational works including The Scarlet Life of Dawson and The Strange Confessions of a Death by Own Action. The piece recalls her past in Austin as a teacher and wife of Benjamin Mason, her later Alaska saga, and strong condemnation of her books as downward in influence.
The decorations committee and Secretary Page will meet Friday night to discuss uniform colors for the Jubilee. The Brownsdale band rehearses with George Shortt at shortstop and promises fine music while the balloon ascent and parachute display are billed as top attractions. Exhibition stands will be raised for better visibility at the street fair and fairground.
The sheriff on behalf of the people of Mower County expresses gratitude to those who valiantly and successfully captured the culprits who broke jail Tuesday morning. All good citizens share in the thanks. The boys did well and deserve credit.
Mr and Mrs Bart Chaplensky married in Osage Monday August by Rev Samuel W Heald have returned to Austin A reception will be held this evening at the bride’s father William Newman home on River street Only relatives invited.
Rebekah's sociable was held Wednesday evening on the J. C. Belding lawn. Guests found the house more comfortable as the weather was not conducive to a lawn party.
Good farm land for sale including homestead relinquishments. Various parcel sizes with improvements and flax crops available. Prices range from 350 to 700 dollars per half or quarter section. Correspond with Claud C. Keenan or Bjelland P. O. North Dakota.
Five dollar round trip excursion from Chicago to Duluth Minnesota with a Saturday departure August 23 1902. Morning Chicago Great Western Railway service to St Paul arrival 10 45 am. Special Great Northern train to Duluth arrival 6 30 pm. Return from Duluth 11 10 pm Sunday August 24 with return tickets valid to depart St Paul on any Great Western train Monday August 25. Inquiries from Great Western Agents or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Hl.
Albert Lea College in Albert Lea Minnesota offers a four year B A degree with preparatory high school courses and normal training. The exclusively women’s college emphasizes University standards and refined social advantages with music art elocution physical culture and thorough teachers. Fall term opens September 10 1902 with Miss K J Hutchison as principal and Rev C C Adams as secretary.
Mrs Reed showcases a festive range of art goods including sofa pillows and table covers at the Gibson. The display features burnt leather and burnt wood designs as exclusive colored patterns. Visit to see pillows in burnt leather and other new holiday novelties for pre Christmas gifts.
The ad emphasizes practical prudence in buying high quality goods at low prices. Prudence Wisdom is described as applying thoughtful judgment to practice, helping customers avoid alluring but worth less items. Austin Lumber & Fuel Co. positions itself as offering value through measured choices.
Single tuning priced at 3.00. Two tunings yearly cost 5.00. In clubs of three or more, 2.00 per tuning. Located at 303 Water St Austin. First class work guaranteed. tf.
The narrator describes Mandalay with its sacred charms, pagoda bells, and the old royal city walls framed by blue hills. Under a gray sky, the city’s calm decay, bridges, prathat towers, and moats evoke a spirit bending affection over finished and forgotten things as crowds welcome the day.
The piece notes chrysanthemums as diet salad in Japan and calls exchange of cups a compliment. It claims Japanese eat more fish than any people and meat is a luxury for the rich or those who prefer it to the national diet.
A London Standard report states Dr York claims offspring inherit complexion from the father. It asserts a negro child born to a father with white blood can be nearly white at birth, while a white mother with a black father becomes nearly as black as a full black within a month.
The notice invites competent men for multiple branches across Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Missouri along the Chicago Great Western Railway promising prosperity in farming areas. It seeks general merchandise hardware harness hotels banks and stockbuyers with correspondence urged for maps and details from W J Reed Industrial Agent 604 Exdicott Building St Paul Minnesota.
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