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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
1
A newspaper ad claims strong value from advertising, noting customers reported finding better or equal goods than advertised after visiting multiple stores. The piece highlights shopper disappointment and eventual satisfaction with bargains that beat the ads, illustrating rare misalignment between ads and actual offers.
Major General Adna R. Chaffee’s first annual report outlines a disturbed area covering Batangas Laguna Samar Mindoro Cebu and Bohol. He urges no material troop reductions before January 1903 and advocates gradual civil administration alongside military presence.
A report recalls orders and discipline in the Philippines, noting observed lawfulness and restraint. General Chaffee discusses the Balangiga disaster involving Company C, Ninth Infantry, attributing it to overconfidence in pacified conditions and the locals’ unfamiliarity with American liberty and conduct.
Peking December 7 The new viceroy of Chi Li Yuan Shi Kai arrived December 3 and says his goal is to persuade foreign powers to relinquish control of Tien Tsin and its province He assures ministers he can maintain order but foreign representatives mostly insist on keeping control until the Chinese court is restored in Peking The Russians Americans and Japanese show some support while others resist this shift
Crazy Snake of the Creek Indian Nation and his faction arrived in Washington and visited the White House and the interior department but were unable to meet the president. Commissioner Jones advised them to return home after prior trouble at the agency. They seek continuation of tribal relations that have been superseded.
Washington December 7 The treasury comptroller Tracewell rules the remaining about $300000 of the $50 million national defense fund cannot be spent for any purpose. The government seeks to pay pre existing contracts but payments require a new congressional appropriation.
Manila import merchants prepare a petition to Congress seeking Manila to be made an American port free of duty. Major Velasco, an insurgent outlaw who attempted to murder a Filipino judge, has been sentenced to garrote.
The U S delegation to the Pan American conference met with President Raigosa to discuss expediting business. Suggestions include five sessions weekly, punctual attendance, skipping minutes, limiting amendments, and avoiding back to committee reports. Arbitration is expected to be compulsory for pecuniary claims and voluntary for other matters with adherence to Hagie peace principles.
Mrs Catharine O Keeffe of Savannah received a letter from Joseph Michaels of Yap Caroline Islands reporting the probable loss at sea of her husband Captain David O Keeffe. The消息 notes he was a prominent trader known as King O Keeffe of Yap, aged 55, who built a coast to coast trade, owned two barks, and sent a $1500 check from Hong Kong before his vessel disappeared. A Hong Kong consul is asked to safeguard his property.
A chilling accident near Vancouver British Columbia reports an engine and cars hurled over a bluff about 400 feet high. Survivors or witnesses provide scant details as investigators begin work on the site.
A eastbound engine on the Frazer river line encountered a rock slide near a dangerous curve 400 feet from the river. The train rear-endeared the engine as it reversed but too late. The engine and fireman Randall and Petruff died crushed beneath the wreckage. Three cars plunged over the bank, rolling 300 feet down the bluff toward the river.
Washington dispatch reports General Brooke disapproved a court martial sentence for John W. Donovan of the Coast Artillery after he drank cider with intoxicating ingredients bought at the post exchange. Donovan was convicted of drunkenness on duty and sentenced to three months hard labor and forfeiture of $20 pay.
Magazine style ad notes 109 dozen Turkish toweling wash rags with vine and red borders. Limit one half dozen per customer on Monday and Tuesday with special pricing, discounts on gloves infants shoes and dresses, pillow covers and walking skirts, various colors and patterns, while supplies last.
Moody of Massachusetts seeks a congressional investigation into Louisiana voting rights, while Fleming of Georgia proposes investigating Massachusetts. Grumpacker of Indiana introduces an apportionment bill based on votes rather than population, shifting House seats toward the North and away from the South.
Washington December 7 1899 There is a large floor attendance and few gallery spectators. After journal approval Mr Gaines from Tennessee anew took oath. Henderson assigns committees with increased majority and reduced minority representation for all future appointments.
Washington reports indicate both Democrats and Republicans expect swift ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty with minimal opposition. Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas predicts passage, stating the United States should build and operate the canal and uphold neutrality, ensuring no wartime ally uses it.
Washington December 7 Representative Gardner of New Jersey introduced a joint resolution authorizing the state department to purchase the Danish West Indies and appropriating up to four million dollars for the purpose. The measure cites the Monroe doctrine and the desirability of American ownership of the islands.
Representative Taylor of Ohio introduced a bill to pension Mrs McKinley at the rate of $5,000 annually, starting September 14, 1901, the date of the late president's death.
Bargains arrive this week with discounted prices on a range of goods. See shelf signs for marked deals and limited time reductions. Shop early to secure the best selections and avoid stockouts.
In New York Judge Newburger denied the motion to dismiss the murder indictment against Roland B Molineux and rejected the bid to inspect grand jury minutes. In Barnstable Massachusetts nurse Jané Toppan faces four murder indictments for the deaths of Mrs Mary Gibbs Aldén Davis and Mrs Genevieve Gordon. Guglielmo Marconi arrives in St Johns Newfoundland with two assistants and balloons to aid wireless experiments aiming to transmit messages up to 400 miles offshore.
Little Rock Ark Dec 7 Bud Wilson convict who killed guard R H Naylor at Yell county convict camp last September was hanged at Danville. The trap operated at 945 am and 1005 the body was lowered. The body moved upon removal from the coffin and was revived before being reassembled for a second hanging which doctors later ruled as death by strangulation.
In Rome on December 7 the chamber of deputies debated placing Signor Crispi's remains in the Sandomeneo cathedral at Palermo. Socialists and Radicals attacked his economic and foreign policy, claiming it caused widespread suffering. The session was suspended by the president and resumed with continued agitation. the vote was postponed to the next sitting.
Governor Dockery arrives at Rich Hill Missouri to confer with state officials as union miners and coal company committees begin sessions. Officials expect a speedy settlement by arbitration through discussions with both sides.
Rev. J. A. Young, a colored Baptist preacher, was arrested by federal officers in Fort Scott Kansas on charges of using cancelled stamps. He admits the offense saying he had no money to buy stamps and needed to mail letters.
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