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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
3
Secretary of War Dickinson told a House committee that Cuba’s financial position is worsening. He discussed the $6,509,511 owed to the American government from costs of the occupation, noting the claim would create friction without producing money and is not an absolute obligation but could be asserted if deemed proper.
One of the worst storms in years hits Deadwood South Dakota with driving snow and cold winds. Drifts block traffic as Bald Mountain mines suspend ore trains and the Burlington passenger train remains snowbound twenty miles south.
Christiania dispatch reports explorer Fridtjof Nansen dismisses Dr Frederick A Cook’s claim to have discovered the North Pole. Nansen says Cook’s announcement lacks proof and disagrees with his own polar theories.
Washington reports a Commerce and Labor Department measure to prosecute aliens until naturalized, removing the three year deportation limit. It makes it a misdemeanor for deported aliens to return. Unlike the Dillingham bill, it targets all criminal classes to prevent escape via sentencing or vague language.
Miles City Mont December 17 An explosion of the engine boiler on the St Paul road at Vananda station left two men dead Engineer James M Marker and Brake Man James E Bowman were fatally injured Fireman Frank H Walters was badly scalded Conductor Kelly was hurled through the cupola window of the caboose The train of fourteen cars derailed into a ditch
Saskatoon on December 17 reports John Mesci stands mute in the trial on charges of murdering George Thoburn Barbara Thoburn and Mrs. C Nivan on November 4 near Quill Lake. Preliminary evidence includes Mesci confession. defense pleads insanity. Doctors Crowe Munroe and McCutcheon testified he is sane.
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