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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
4
Chicago reports a lockout of 26,000 garment workers was averted as Cutters Union No. 21 accepted a settlement proposed by employers. The tailors dropped the half pay demand for laid off workers and accepted a substitute offering half pay after two seasons if laid off more than four weeks. Arbitration seen as likely to settle remaining issues.
After a long illness the Most Rev Frederick Temple archbishop of Canterbury and primate of all England has died. He passed away peacefully at 15 a m surrounded by his wife and two sons. He had shown remarkable vitality amid weakness and collapsed after a vigorous Lords speech. He will be buried at Canterbury with funeral at Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday noon. the Winchester bishop is a likely successor.
Alvin Dexheimer, nineteen, narrowly escaped death while lighting candles for a Santa Claus role in Sheboygan Wisconsin Christmas exercises. His head and face were covered with cotton batting and caught fire, badly burning his face and body before bystanders could smother the flames. Doctors expect a full recovery.
Mrs W A Clark Jr daughter in law of Senator Clark of Montana and mother of the Clark millions heir is near death. Six doctors conferred today and a Denver specialist is to travel by special train to attend her.
The patent office statistics for the year ending December 31 show England received the most patents among European countries with 9 999 grants. Germany ranks second with 743 letters of patent issued.
John Armstrong of DeSmet was found dead in a Ward hotel bed in Aberdeen. Heart disease is the probable cause. He was a well known dairyman and lecturer and twice served as president of the State Agricultural society.
The Greek steamer Parthenon, with a crew of twenty two and six passengers, is reported drowned after its loss near Constantinople on December 24. Rescue details are unclear.
Jefferson City December 24 Mrs A M Dockery wife of the governor is critically ill after a sudden heart trouble Monday. Very little hope for her recovery is reported.
Officials of the St Paul Chicago lines consider a readjustment of schedules to include a wage advance around £0 or cent above present rates. Workers seek fair rewards for added duties on larger trains and increased workloads. A Chicago conference within a week will decide action for all lines, with both sides expecting amicable settlement amid rising prices.
Indianapolis December 24 The National Society of Equity of North America is incorporated after months of correspondence. It aims to unite farmers stockmen horticulturists and related vocations through national and local branches. Goals include fair prices, storage facilities, anti adulteration measures, and agricultural legislation.
Kansas City, Dec 24 Judge Thomas Nevitt of St Clair county Missouri was released from Marysville jail by Judge Phillips to spend Christmas with his family. He will return to the Marysville jail after the holidays. Nevitt presides over the county court and has been jailed for failing to obey a federal court mandate regarding railroad bonds.
Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley is ill with an acute attack of lumbago. His condition is not serious, but the illness will confine him to bed for a few days.
Admiral Dewey reached San Juan aboard the Mayflower as thousands crowd the wharfs and public buildings are festively decorated. Forts fire a salute in his honor.
Wheat prices quoted in Minneapolis on December 23 show December at 73.5 to 74% cents and May at 75 to 75.5 cents. On Track market ratings include No. 1 hard at 75% cents No. 1 Northern 74% cents and No. 2 Northern 73 cents.
Wheat prices show cash No 1 hard 74 4c and No 1 Northern 73%c with No 2 Northern at 71 1/4c. To Arrive bids list No 3 hard 74 4c and No 1 Northern 72%c. May 76 3/4 to 76c. Flax at 1.20. St Paul prices note butcher steers 5 to 5.00, cows and heifers good to choice veals 2.00 to 5.00, hogs 5.70 to 6.05, sheep 3.50 to 4.25, lambs 4.00 to 5.00.
Chicago stock yards prices list cattle hogs and sheep for December 23 with ranges for good to prime steers and other categories including Texas steers hogs and lambs. Notable figures include good to prime cattle $5.50 to $6.40 and hogs $6.00 to $6.60 with bulk sales around $6.00 to $6.30.
Chicago daily grain and provisions prices show Wheat at Dec 745? c May 77 ¾ c July 74 ¾ c. Corn Dec 45? c Jan 44? c May 48 ½ c July 42 ½ c. Oats Dec 31? c May 33 ¼ c. Pork Jan 16.60 May 16.20. Flax cash Northwestern 1.24 Southwestern 1.16 Dec 1.16 May 1.23. Butter creameries 18 28c dairies 17 25c. Kegs 25c. Poultry turkeys 15 17 ½ c chickens 9 10c.
In Willemstad on December 24 revolutionists rejected President Castro's proposal to unite with the government. They designate General Matos as their sole leader capable of handling the issue and plan to continue resisting the foreigners who attacked Venezuela.
The La Guayra ruling lets steamers reaching before December 30 unload cargo in port by day but prohibit loading cargo. The policy affects ship workers only, not the government. After December 30, mail steamers will be boarded by the blockading squadron and neutral passengers and mails sent ashore under a flag of truce. A schooner trying to enter at 9:30 p m was captured.
The president and cabinet spent hours debating Venezuela arbitration. They discussed opposed views on accepting the invitation and paused before committing. A board of arbitrators would be appointed if arbitration proceeds, avoiding a single examiner due to the workload.
Washington reports that Britain's reply to the president's suggestion for Hague arbitration had not arrived by 9 p.m. The administration favors sending the entire settlement to The Hague rather than the president acting as arbitrator. The delay is thought to be due to ciphering.
Caracas reports the port of Coro is not blockaded as revolutionists control the land approach. Observers believe British and German fleets cooperate with the rebels to permit Dutch schooners from Curaçao to bring arms and ammunition into Coro.
Baron Carlo Aliottis arrived at La Guayra on the Caracas and will replace Signor de Riva as Italian minister to Venezuela. De Riva will depart for Italy on December 28 amid reports his actions were not approved in Rome.
Puerto Cabello reports an effective blockade since Monday with enforcement against vessels of all nationalities. The port remains under tight naval control, restricting entry and exit for shipping.
Caracas reports President Castro will depart from the capital for La Victoria today. Government forces under General Matos recently defeated revolu tionaries in the area, signaling a security clearance ahead of the visit.
Lincoln Neb Dec 24 Rev Roland H Hills the bigamist has been pardoned and will remarry wife No 2. The pardon clears Hills to resume his life and lawful marriage plans following his release.
Wesley Watson of Detroit was shot and killed by his brother Samuel at Middleport Ontario during Christmas visit. Samuel and James Watson, farmers nearby, fled to a neighbor when alarmed by Wesley's return and later returned armed with a shotgun. Wesley, unaware of danger, was killed as he lay in bed. The brothers had recently been robbed by burglars.
In Norfolk Virginia on December 24 a boiler explosion on the towboat Lizzie Massie killed Captain George Williams and fireman William Byman and fatally injured engineer Samuel Dunn. The boat was towing lumber from Richmond Cedar works to Norfolk when the blast occurred. Williams and Dunn were aboard. Byman was blown apart and Williams was hurled fifty feet.
A telegram from Andijan, in Russian Turkestan, reports 4000 dead in the native quarter with 800 bodies already unearthed. Excavations proceed under police guard as the town’s treasury of 56 million roubles lies in ruins and water wells have vanished amid subsidence fears.
In Frankfort Indiana on December 24 Mrs Charles Davis and her four year old daughter died from burns suffered when the child’s clothing ignited near a stove at their home eight miles east of the city. The mother and elder daughter tried to save the child but both perished while the younger child died almost instantly and the mother died a short time later leaving a sixteen year old injured.
The Santa Fe-Pacific hospital in Albuquerque is engulfed in flames with twenty five patients inside. Superintendent Cutter believes all were saved but cannot confirm due to ward access being cut off. Firemen risk everything to save the burning addition as several hairbreadth escapes occur.
Ten men were shot when a shotgun discharged at a turkey shooting match in Phillip Creek near Alto Pass Illinois. Norton suffered twenty three shot wounds to head and face and is more seriously wounded. James Brookes a boy received seven shots in the neck, flesh torn toward the jugular area. Others had lighter facial wounds.
In Racine Wisconsin on December 24 James Peterson a 52 year old widower and his 15 year old daughter Alice were found dead in bed from coal gas emissions from a heating stove. His son Rudolph was found barely alive but resuscitated by physicians.
Nathaniel Whipple son of Colonel Whipple and chief paymaster in the Philippines shot himself in his Manila rooms during the day. Officials say illness and despondency led to the tragedy. he was about twenty six.
Edward Fairless, sixteen, shot and killed Thomas Barker in Sherman during the day. Barker had previously been tried for murder in the case involving Fairless’s father and was acquitted. Barker was driving with his wife when the fatal shot was fired.
In West Point, nine miles from Cearcy, Arkansas, Miller and Mahan, partners in a general store, quarreled over business affairs during the day and shot one another. Mahan was killed instantly and Miller died a few hours later. No witnesses.
Two masked men armed entered a Hubbard saloon in Nebraska crowded with patrons and robbed the crowd before looting the till and escaping. The total taken was not disclosed.
In Jackson Tennessee on December 24, Miss Lizzie House shot and killed Marsh at Toone station. She lured him from the breakfast table, gripped his arm, and fired six times with a revolver. Marsh was to be married soon, according to claims.
Grand Rapids Wisconsin December 24 Developments in North Freedom show finer quality bes semer stern Two shafts have been sunk but work on one was abandoned due to water factors in the mine
Salt Lake December 24 District Judge Booth refused a new trial for James Lynch and R L King both under death sentence for the murder of Colonel Prowse nearly two years ago and ordered them to be shot on February 29 next.
The piece speaks of nervous energy as a personal bank balance. It warns against overdrawn effort and urges sharpening tools of focus. It contrasts wasteful overexertion with steady, purposeful action to preserve vitality, love, work, and joy.
A humorous exchange from the New York Mail and Express about a woman who preached moral suasion in child rearing. She is allegedly loaned a boy for a week to test her methods, promising to confine herself to gentle training. She supposedly pleads for permission to whip him after the trial.
A humorous exchange shows Farmer Skinflint debating reading the paper due to costs. Mandy suggests test and eye concerns while Farmer Skinflint proclaims giving up the paper to save money, highlighting frugal rural wit.
In Abyssinia only royal relatives may wear gold in any form. Diamonds and other stones may be worn but not set in gold. Penalty for violation is death by decapitation.
Returning from the south of France Heinrich Heine and a violinist friend shared a Lyons sausage destined for a Paris physician. Hunger grew as they traveled, so Heine cut a tiny slice and mailed it with a playful note claiming the fragment would mirror the whole sausage’s effect if homeopathy is true.
A London Spectator essay argues vulgarity comes from two main causes: desire for conspicuousness and fear of being ignored. It links self promotion to insincerity and notes timid vocal affectation stems from imitation of higher social peers. It asserts sincerity is central to art and life.
An English statistician copied Scott's Ivanhoe word for word with a pencil and wrote 05 608 words before stopping as the pencil ran short. A German statistician copied a long German novel, later using a holder to write about 400 000 words. Differences in pencil length or lead durability may explain the disparity.
Discontented Figotiam confides to his wife that he dislikes this earth. He rails against egotism among rulers diplomats lawyers and citizens, claiming he alone remains consistently high minded, leaving him feeling profoundly lonely.
An epitaph attached to Leamington church describes Lady O Laconey as the sublime, noting her bland passion and deep religious faith. It mentions her watercolors and several pictures sent to an exhibition, and that she was the intimate friend of Lady Jones.
A passenger recounts a humorous exchange after overhearing a remark about a woman. One man identifies the woman as his wife, and when asked how he knows he answers he does not have to look.
An oculist after examination confirms a case of choroiditis exsudation with partial micropsia metamorphopsia and chromatopsic scotomata in a young lady. She recalls her mother insisting it was only a sty.
Tommy asks if the bottle is hair oil. Mamma Mercy corrects it as liquid glue. Tommy notes it explains why his hat won’t come off, highlighting a humorous domestic misunderstanding.
In a Detroit Free Press item a well known attorney recalls playing a joke on a student who paid a retainer with a whipping note from his teacher. The lawyer pretended to aid the case but warned he could not influence the court, and the boy ultimately received a good whipping as punishment.
A Glattonean bog tale recalls a merchant in Ispahen who lived frugally for years. He denied himself cheese while feeding his son crumbs and a crust, then blamed the boy when the door blocked access to a bottle and cheese. He punishes the boy for his own imagined indulgence.
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection urges daily kindness and words of sympathy. It notes the cost of a kind word to the giver but the immense value to the receiver, insisting that no special occasion is required to speak encouragement.
A fragmented excerpt shows a chaotic scene on a piano bench with chatter about sharps and minors. The passage features a staff, a bass, and a metronome as characters tease a novice pianist. It evokes musical humor and stage business from a newspaper-like parody.
A late Dove doctor known for wealth and skill uses a rheumatic shopkeeper as a patient. An old lady keeps a one pound note at home, which the doctor, visiting, pockets after finding the fingers moved in payment. He sighs, calling her sensible to the last.
A garbled exchange centers on a woman claiming a dowry as a man asserts her husband inherited gentility from his mother. The clipped line suggests social status and family connections as key plot elements. The source text is incomplete and reads as a dialogue snippet.
Report notes a Smith-Poor fellow having trouble getting along, then improving after a downhill start, suggesting a shift to easier relations for a period. The item references Brown and a brief Chicago News style observation.
The text suggests the earliest public library in the United States was started in Charleston, D C, in 1149. This claim reflects a likely historic misstatement, as Charleston DC did not exist as such in 1149 and the United States had no public library then.
The record states that one acre requires 8.6 million grains of oats 2.8 million grains of barley and 1 million grains of wheat to sow.
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