Metric System Adoption Bill Reported in House
Washington December 7 The Shafroth bill for adopting the metric system was favorably reported by unanimous vote of the house committee on coinage weights and measures The measure simplifies to require all federal departments to use metric weights and measures for transactions after January 1 1903 with the metric standard becoming the legal standard nationwide except for land survey work
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Russia
United States
Gompers Opens 20th AFL Convention in Louisville
The 20th annual American Federation of Labor meeting opened at Music Hall Louisville with 217 delegates and many spectators. Representatives from the British and Canadian labor congresses attended as W M Higgins, editor of The Irish American Louisville, delivered the welcome. Gompers spoke and delivered the annual address.
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Louisvville
American Federation of Labor
Music Hall
British
Trades Union Congress
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Gompers
W. M. Higgins
Louisville
Massacres in China Estimated by Russia
Moscow reports that 52 Catholic missionaries and 25,000 native Christians have been killed in China up to December 7. Russian doctors and surgeons are to depart Beijing and other points. sixty four have already returned to Europe.
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Moscow
China
Peking
Europe
Edson named chairman for inaugural ceremonies
John Joy Edson has been named chairman of the committee in charge of the inaugural ceremonies and has accepted. Henry Russell, composer of many songs including A Life on the Ocean Wave, Cheer, Boys, Cheer, died in London Thursday. Northwestern postmasters appointed: Wisconsin L R Nye Wittenberg Minnesota J K Fancher Dodge Center Iowa G K Covert Vinton.
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John Joy Edson
Henry Russell
London
Northwestern
Wisconsin
L R. Nye
Wittenberg
Minnesota
J. K. Fancher
Dodge Center
Iowa
G. K. Covert
Vinton
Paluth Grain Market Report
Paluth grain prices list cash and future bids for wheat and flax. No. 1 hard and No. 1 Northern wheat range from 67 to 75 cents with arrival and December and May futures noted. Flax prices show cash and arriving futures around 1.68 to 1.68 dollars per bushel.
Wheat Prices and Grades From Minneapolis Market
Minneapolis market report lists in store cash wheat at 724, December 72 3/4, May 74 1/4. On track No 1 hard 74 1/4, No 1 Northern 72 1/4, No 2 Northern 70 3/4 cents.
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Minneapolis
Cattle and Hog Market Summary
CATTLE market steady with beeves at 4.50 to 5.30, cows bulls and mixed 2.00 to 3.50, stockers and feeders 35.25 to 3.90, calves and yearlings 3.50 to 1.70. HOGS market higher with prices 4.75 to 4.90. Receipts: hogs 4 500, cattle 500.
Hogs and cattle market recap from South St. Paul
Hogs opened at 744 10c higher and closed strong. price range 4.40 to 4.80. Cattle steady with good to choice steers 4.00 to 4.50, cows and heifers 3.60 to 4.00, bulls 3.00 to 4.00, calves 4.53 to 1.00. Sheep and lambs steady. lambs 4.50 to 4.75, ewes 8.50 to 9.35. Receipts cattle 159 calves 50 hogs 210 sheep 100.
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South St. Pau
Chicago
Texas
Chicago Market Reports Mixed Livestock and Grain Prices
Chicago market summary notes cattle prices mostly steady to higher with strong butcher demand, hogs up slightly then softening, and sheep firm. Details include steer ranges from 5.00 to 6.10, hogs 4.65 to 5.00, receipts: cattle 9,000 hogs 39,000 sheep 12,000. wheat corn oats and other commodities quoted with December to May futures and cash bids.
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Steve
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Kansas City
Arthur Cole
Calcego, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
St. Paul
Cresco
Caimar
Caimar Kan
Peoria
Mason City
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Madison
LaCrosse Milw
LaCrosse
Milw
Sunaay
Daly
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Mason
la Crosse
Fairbault
Owatonna
Prairie
Fairb
Northfield
OC. W. Snere
Jack-of all-Trades
Athantic
Pacific
Fitent Lakes
Gulf
National Life Insurance Company
Wm. H.murphy & Son
General Managers
Minneapolis, Minn
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Agent Austio
Minn
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
ST. Paul, Minn
Astoria
Che
Rocky Mountain Tea
Missouri
American Land Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago, MI
Laird, Pres
M. J. Slaven, v
John W. Scott
The
Citizens National Bank
Austin, Minnesota
Seymour Johnson
M. J. Slaven
Lyman D. Baird
Jacob Weisel
Austin National Bank
J&. Schleuder, Pres
Austin, Minn
F. L. Crane
J. L. Mitchell
Casher
First National Bank
O. W. Shaw
N. F.banfield
Charnel & General Banking
Federation OF Labor
Christiana
Late Market Report
Paluth Grain
NEW York Life Mutual Life Equitable
NEW York Life
Mutual Life
Equitable
Mutual
Rew
John J Corneveaux
Austin Minn
Sioux City
Austin Lodge
J. J. Furlong
E. R. S.S. Washburn, Sec
O. R. M. Tecumseh_ Tribe
Friays
Wigwam Engineer’s Hall
East Side
R. M. Hazeltine Sachem
John Riley, K. of
Hotel Vendome
P. A. Bartlett
Murphy's Dry Goods
Homer F. Peirson
St. Marys Hospital
Office
Wold’s Drug Store
McClure's Magazine
Kim
India
Rudyard Kipling
Elisabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Dolly
Anthony Hope
Ira Remsen
Johin Murray
Jimmie
Robert Barr
James V of
Scotland
Wall Street
Edwin Lefevre
W. D. Hulbert
Tennessee
Martha McCulloch Williams
Andrew D. White
Clara Morris
William Allen White
Ray Stannard Baker
Ida M. Tarbell
Lincoln
Confederacy
America
Robert Bar
Jack London
Sarah Orne Jewett
Josephine Dod Daskam
Hamlin Garland
W. A. Frater
Wim Raine
Will Payne
Charles Warren
J. Lincoln Steffens
George K. Turner
George Hibbard
Martha McCulloch-Williams
F. B. Tracey
Alvah M. Kerr
Gertrude Roscoe
Frank Spearman
Orris Hayes
Hayes Austin
Dr. Topliff
Dalager’s
Chicago Union Stock Yarda
Chicago Grain and Provisions
DR. H. A. Avery
F. E. Gleason
Optician
Chicago Opthalmic College
Sweningsen & Gleason
A. W. Allen, M.D
C. H. Johnson
M.D
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C. M
St. P. R’y
Drs. Johnson & Kendrick
Physicians and Surgeons
DR Kendrick
Austin Kurnitureco’s
Austin. Minn
Fannie Kimball Fiester
Schleuder
West Bridge Street
Lutheren Church
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Canada
B. Davies
Miles
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