Provisional Government Troops Recapture Limge
Provisional government forces recaptured Limge from opposing troops after a brief clash. Details on dates and commanders not disclosed. Local reports note strategic value of Limge for regional control.
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1902
Page
1
Provisional government forces recaptured Limge from opposing troops after a brief clash. Details on dates and commanders not disclosed. Local reports note strategic value of Limge for regional control.
Cape Haytien August 27 Limbe eighty two miles north of Port au Prince was attacked and recaptured by provisional government troops. Firminite forces defended the town and many soldiers were killed as the village was destroyed by fire. Marines landed from Crete-a-Pierrot reinforced defenders. General Alexis Nord moved to command provisional government troops. A separate battle occurred at Marmelade with details sparse.
Reports from Johannesburg describe a rising clash as British troops move to the Transvaal frontier amid native disturbances. Authorities warn whites andBoers risk conflict with armed black communities near farms while rumors speak of Swaziland protectorate plans.
A late night blaze at the Prairie du Chien woolen mills caused extensive damage estimated near 150,000 dollars. The fire began on an upper floor of the main building housing offices, with the engine and boiler rooms at the rear. The complex includes finishing, shipping, carding, picking, drying, and pants departments across three floors. The origin of the fire is not yet determined.
Seven masked men stopped a westbound Northern Pacific train at Sand Point Idaho just after 11 p.m. They uncoupled the express car and forced the engineer to run the track for three miles then dynamite failed to wreck it. They guarded passengers with revolvers but made no other theft and fled after fifteen minutes. The heavily loaded train continued to Spokane.
St Joseph MO August 27 The beef trust inquiry against the St Joseph packers began before Special Commissioner Kinley of Kansas City Joseph Wood a local butcher testified on direct examination He said he bought beef from the packers for twenty years but only two years ago faced a uniform price schedule He had been placed on the COD list by all packers and admitted he was sore His testimony faced objections as incompetent and presumptuous
Pratt Kansas August 27 Mrs Kimball died from lumpy jaw a cattle transmitted disease. Mr Cochran of the Pratt Republican hospital here is dangerously affected with the disease. Another man with unknown name contracted it by chewing straw. Doctors list eight possible causes but cannot explain all human infections.
Ten warrants were served on Union Pacific President Burt charging false imprisonment alongside Indianapolis labor agent Arnett. Ten men alleged they were hired by Arnett to work in Denver shops, imprisoned in cars with armed guards until arrival at Council Bluffs and then released. Lewis Lord said workers were told no strike existed and many left better jobs.
The Northwestern Telephone Co reports long distance lines and connections extend to over 2,000 cities and towns across Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin. Copper metallic circuits offer first class service and low rates.
Washington reports no move to compel US intervention in Venezuela. Officials note European powers sought a joint declaration condemning Venezuela's blockade but the United States declined to participate. Since then no steps have been taken toward concerted action with the United States.
The Colombian legation in Washington says Bogota confirms peace in the interior and details canal treaty instructions from Minister Concha. About 10,000 troops head to the isthmus with Magdelena unrest quiet for now as rebel gunboats reportedly coal and arm at Corinto.
Two people died and three were injured in a Long Beach New Jersey auto crash on the Park Avenue bridge over the railroad. Frank J Mathews president of the Realty Trust Company Jersey City died when his car struck the railing and plummeted thirty five feet. Mrs J H Cobb of Richmond Virginia died later at a hospital and Mrs Louis Zini is believed to be dying. Rev Father Grant of the Paulist church New York was injured and chauffeur Rudolph Meyer escaped with minor injuries.
Caracas dispatch reports Ciudad Bolivar under fire from government warships Bolivar and Restaurador. Many killed or wounded as fighting rages. British subjects urge protection from a Royal Navy ship. Both sides alleged to have committed atrocities. city held by revolutionists. Shelling continued after restaurador moved for more ammo.
Milwaukee Aug 27 The Sentinel reports that by Sept 15 the 109090 members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will press for a 20 percent raise. If granted the railroads face about a 1 million dollar annual wage increase or the threat of a strike rivaling past actions.
Frank Stortz and Harry Hymer privates of the Twenty second United States Infantry at Fort Crook Nebraska are jailed in Council Bluffs Iowa awaiting return to the fort. They deserted overpowered Private Wade and forced him to accompany them to Plattsmouth Nebraska where Wade reached a farmer who led a posse and recaptured the deserters.
Brattleboro Vermont August 27 The well known temperance lecturer Rev Sam Small who was to speak for the No License local option party here admitted that his collapse was caused by intoxication He said I was drunk I have no excuse to offer.
The state railroad commission will meet early next week to investigate the proposed merger of the Louisville and Nashville and Southern railway by Morgan interests, at Governor Beckham's suggestion.
A Geneva dispatch reported by the Daily Mail states twenty three Italians, believed anarchists, were arrested in connection with a plot to derail the train carrying King Victor Emmanuel to Berlin. Investigators probe possible links to broader revolutionary activity.
Miss Julia Lamont daughter of Daniel M Lamont former secretary of war died at her father’s cottage in Sorrento Missouri after a relapse despite care from noted physicians in Bar Harbor and elsewhere. She had been ill since February and death occurred at 7 18 am with a telegram sent to Mr Lamont in Europe.
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