EESE Es Seen In Elusive Urban Fall
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1900
Page
1
Four People Drift in Cap Sized Boat on Lake Michigan
Manitowoc Wis Dec 17 The Steamer Manhattan arrived with lighthouse keepers W A Shields and William McCauley and the bodies of Mrs Shields and her niece Mrs Mary Davis. They were picked up Saturday afternoon after being lashed to an overturned yawl since Friday morning. Lucien Morden of Montague Mich drowned before he could lash to the craft. Two rescued men are badly frozen and may need leg amputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Wis
Manhattan
W. A. Shields
William McCauley
Squaw Island
Mr. Shields
Lucien Morden
Montague, Mich
Shields
Davis
McCauley
Morden
Mrs. Davis
North Passage
German Frigate Gneisenau Founders Off Malaga Sea
The German training frigate Gneisenau foundered off Malaga after violent winds and bursting waves. Captain Krestimann died at his post and about 100 crew members are believed lost amid wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malaga
Mapkip
Gneiseneu
Gibraltar
Mogador
Morocco
Krestimann
Earthquake Shocks Panic at San Carlos Ball
A sharp earthquake shock struck SanTIago Cuba near midnight during a grand ball at the San Carlos club. The tremor caused panic, was followed by two aftershocks, the first severe and the second faint, with a preceding dull rumble like a mine explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cuba
San Carlos Club
Kitchener seeks all mounted men for South Africa drive
Longpows, Dec. 17. Lord Kitchener urges government to deploy every available mounted man. The Colonial Office raises the levy to 5,000 for Baden Powell's constabulary. Boers well supplied with ammo but short of food and clothing amid ongoing South African conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longpows
Lord Kitchener
Dewet
Thaba M’chu
Vryheid
Zastron
Magaliesburg
Lord Roberts
Colonial Office
Great Britain
Baden- Powell
South Africa
Lourenzo Marques
British Disaster at Magenliesburg in war reporting
London reports Lord Kitchener cabled from Pretoria on December 14 detailing heavy casualties for the British forces including 6 officers and 9 other ranks killed and 18 officers and 555 other ranks missing. Dewet’s 38,000-strong Boers attacked unsuccessfully, with Knox driving them back toward the Thabanchu-Ladybranch line as Broadwood’s brigade stayed out of the engagement. The South African Horse and Thornycroft’s mounted infantry seized a 15-pounder, a pompom, wagons, ammunition, 22 prisoners, and some horses and mules. portions of the Boer force remained unable to pass north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magenliesburg
London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Clements
Commando Nek
Northumberland Fusiliers
Cape Town
Broadwood
Knox
Dewet
Thabanchu-Ladybranch
Thabanchu Dewet
Thornycroft
Dewetsdorp
Prisoners Released by Boers At Magaliesburg
London dispatch from Lord Kitchener reports Pretoria December 15 five officers and 316 men, Magaliesburg prisoners, released. Colonel Bomfield defeated the Boers near Schepers Nek on December 13, capturing arms. Boer losses at Vryheid on December 19 were heavy. British casualties included six killed, 19 wounded, 30 missing, and two officers died of wounds. Prisoners arrived at Rustenburg. Boer forces split toward south and west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Magaliesburg
Bomfield
Vryheid
Schepers Nek
Rustenburg
Boers Granted Land Settlement in German Southwest Africa
Fifty Cape Colony Boers and their families, now in Amsterdam, have been permitted to settle in German Southwest Africa. The German government has approved land purchases in Damaraland and Great Hamaiquan Land. They will depart Amsterdam on January 5.
Brabant's Horse Engagement Near Zastron
A Brabant's horse detachment from ALIWAL North, mostly raw recruits, engaged a larger Boer force near Zastron in the Orange River Colony on December 18. The action left 4 dead, 16 wounded, and 120 taken prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brabant
Aliwal North
Cape Colony
Zastron
Orange River Colony
Britain Seeks Indemnity from Ottoman Government
British claimants gain favor after U S success in Armenian disorder reparations. London pressure mounts for compensation from the Ottoman authorities as efforts to obtain a settlement intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Constantinople
United States
Record Breaking Year for Minnesota Iron Ore Shipments
Minnesota mines shipped 9,451,095 gross tons of iron ore in 1990, valued at about 26 million dollars. Mesaba range led production with 7,795,206 tons, Vermillion 1,655,799 tons, and Vermillion has a long production history since 1884 while Mesaba began in 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touth
Minnesota
Mesaba Range
Queen's Speech of Dismissal Litest on Record
The short royal address closed a brief session. Parliament adjourned to February as ministers faced heckling and opposition to war spending. Mr Broderick pledged government cooperation with General Kitchener to end the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpos
South Africa
China
House of Commons
Queen Wilhelmina Hosts Private Dinner for Kruger
The dinner for Transvaal president Paul Kruger at the Dutch court was private. Kruger sat beside Queen Wilhelmina opposite the queen's mother and Dr. Leyds. Afterward they talked about agricultural and ethnological issues, and Kruger praised General Kitchener’s dispatch as a favorable omen for the Boers on the anniversary of the Colenso battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Transvaal
Mr. Kruger
Dr. Leyds
Kruger
South Africa
Kitchener
Colenso
Unanimous Re-Election at AFL Convention
The 20th annual American Federation of Labor convention adjourned sine die in Louisville after selecting Scranton Pennsylvania for next year’s meeting. Officers elected for the coming year include President Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison secretary John B Lennon treasurer James Duncan James Mitchell James O Conner Max Morris Thomas F Kidd Dennis Hayes. they form the new executive council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovuisville
American Federation of Labor
Scranton
Samuel Gompers
New York
Frank Morrison
Washington
John B. Lennon
Bloomington
Ills
James Duncan
Boston
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
James O’conner
Max Morris
Denver
Thomas F. Kidd
Chicago
Dennis Hayes
Philadelphia
Ottendorfer Dies Veteran Editor Of New York Staatz Zeitung
Oswald Ottendorfer, editor in chief of the New York Staatz Zeitung, a noted German American reformer and philanthropist, died after a long illness at his home 150 Central Park South New York on December 17. The death followed a two year battle with complications, with a major operation performed about three weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oswald Ottendorfer
New York Staatz-Zeitung
Central Park South
Porter Former McKinley Aide Dies After Illness
Putnam Conn Dec 17 John Addison Porter longtime private secretary to President McKinley died in the afternoon after a period of illness. He had resigned due to health issues and had recently undergone an operation but had been improving before losing strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam, Conn
John Addison Porter
McKinley
Porter
Santa Fe Employes Would Mediate
Topeka Kan Dec 17 Representatives of trainmen conductors engineers and firemen met General Manager Mudge of the Santa Fe to mediate the dispute with the Order of Railway Telegraphers The mediation board was encouraged to pursue a conference with Third Vice President Barr though no agreement was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kan
Mudge
Santa Fe Railway
Board of Mediation
Mudre
Barr
Fire claims six more victims at Dunkirk school
In Dunkirk New York five more bodies were recovered from the burned normal school ruins bringing total fatalities to six. Workmen found the victims at the foot of a fire escape piled and burned beyond recognition as debris was cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
N. Y
British Demand Delays Chinese Joint Note Signing at Peking
London and Washington clash over a modification to the joint note on China. Sir Ernest Satow demands changes that will require each envoy to consult their governments again, signaling further diplomatic procedure and delay. Officials in Washington lack details as British approval was expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Conger
Russians Justify Rail Road Action As Military Necessity
St Peterspura December 17 The Official Messenger prints a Russian government statement denying illegality in the Yang Tsan Shan Hai Kwan railroad incident. It says the move was for military reasons, declines British ownership, admits Russia holds the financial stake, and promises restoration after foreign troops leave Chi Li province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peterspura
Yang Tsan Shan-Hai Kwan
Russia
Chi Li
Native Christians Levy Blackmail Near Peking
Reports from Peking state that armed bands of native Christians from Soura Noons, five miles southeast, are roaming the districts under British charge and levying blackmail on locals. General Gaselee has been notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Gaselee
Soura Noons
Talk Without Wires Revolutionizes Telephoning Test
In Minneapolis on December 17 a rigid test of wireless telephoning succeeded across the Mississippi river over 1000 feet. Despite a cutting wind and cold, the experiment used 150 foot lengths of wire on both banks with transmitters and receivers, and voice vibrations were carried across and registered on the opposite wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mississippi River
Lynching of Two Negroes at Rockport Jail Yard
In Rockport Indiana on December 17 a mob of about 500 hanged Jim Henderson and Bud Rowland, two Black men accused of ambushing and killing white barber H. B. Simmons. Henderson was shot in his cell then hanged. Rowland confessed before being strung up as bullets riddled the bodies after the hanging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Ind
Jim Henderson
Bud Rowland
Henderson
Rowland
Simmons
Mexico's Annual Budget Report to Congress
Mexico City December 17 Minister Palomontour's report on the financial condition presents the annual budget. It shows revenue of 61,694,000 pesos and expenditures of 61,677,900 pesos for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Limontour
Congress
Census Committee Begins Reapportionment Consideration
Washington December 17 The House committee on census started debate on the reapportionment bill. A 6 to 6 vote favored keeping House seats at 357, but not final as several members were absent. Hopkins aims for a favorable report soon and immediate House action. Some members favor increasing the total. absent members were expected to show views later. Russell of Connecticut arrived but did not state a position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kons Committee On
Washington
House Committee On Census
House of Representatives
Hopkins
Burleigh
Russell
Connecticut
Reduction Made House Pauses Revenue Bill After Changes
The House paused the war revenue reduction bill after attempts to alter the freight and express receipt tax. Stamp tax is abolished except on bank checks. The pension bill was passed totaling $145,000,009. Hawaii’s Robert W. Wilcox took the oath as delegate, welcomed by peers. An inheritance tax exemption amendment failed 45 to 83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Robert W. Wilcox
Hawaii
Wilcox
Perea
New Mexico
Wood
Ala
Payne
N. Y
Losal
Congressional Forecast Delivers Hay Pauncefote Treaty Focus
In Washington the Senate plans most of its week for Hay Pauncefote ratification with any surplus time on the ship subsidy bill. Appropriation measures, including army and river and harbor bills, cannot be reported this week. The House timetable also looks routine unless river and harbor action emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtton
Senate
Large Numbers of Filipinos Swear Allegiance to U S
Advices from Iloilo Panay indicate American troops moved north and west for several days. Detachments of the Sixth Eighteenth and Twenty sixth regiments operated near their stations. Insurgent losses in the last ten days were six killed seven wounded and eighty taken. Americans report unknown losses. Large numbers of natives show allegiance to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Manina
Tloilo
Panay
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