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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
7
A few Black Minorca and Barred Rock cockerels offered for sale. Also available Gordon Hotel rates and board options with daily and weekly pricing. Visit Gordon Hotel for terms.
Oronon keeps a line of candy and other goods at the Cash Butter and Eye store 207 East Bridge Street Campbell's Buckwheat Flour and Campbell's Peerlem Flour advertised. A dance at Palace Music Hall is noted with Tichy’s seven piece orchestra. Local residents Mr and Mrs Campbell and others are reported returning from Aberdeen Groton Minneapolis Waverly Spring Valley and Spring Valley trip updates.
The millpond is drawn down and ice broken with remarks of spear fishing. Residents report travel daylight issues on the rural route and a flurry of visits as relatives travel to Cresco New Hampton and Wells. Presbyterians vote to move the Central church from the Third Ward to S Paul street lot amid large turnout and debate. Joint officer installations planned for O E 8 and Blue Lodge, with G A K and local meetings scheduled. Local names include Mrs. Milloy, Mr. Stillman, Miss McIntyre, Rev Kreeze, R F Sultzer, Parcel home, and 507 Hennepin Ave.
East Side News reports Mr and Mrs T A Keating returning home at noon from St Paul after Christmas. Mr W McFarlane of Mason City spent Christmas day with Mr and Mrs Tuo Melarinne Mesers Payne and Bower surprised their families with a return from the west, indicating a festive holiday gathering.
A major winter storm with hurricane force winds disrupts rail and telegraph lines from Montana to the Pacific coast. Trains delayed and telegraph outages stretch from Spokane to Seattle and Salt Lake. A freight conductor is killed crossing a trestle in Idaho as blizzard conditions spread through the Intermountain region.
The author argues Austin has too many churches and compares denominations with tweedledee and tweedledum. They note the East Side church will move to St. Paul street, lamenting birds nesting there and linking relocation to broader church consolidation and relocation trends. The piece hints that money changers may follow.
To kind friends and neighbors who assisted us in our sad bereavement we extend heartfelt thanks. Floral offerings and the Male Quartette singing were especially appreciated. Mrs. L. Mircuer and family. Mrs. De Groff and family of Minneapolis plan to visit Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Carter.
Otto Neumann of Wheaton guests as I Johnson and wife vacation at Riverside. The text details managing a dozen newsboys, their duties, fines for complaints, and payment to ensure good service. The Ladies of the G A R join with the McIntyre Post in a joint mobilization at their hall on January 4, 1902.
Missoula Montana December 27 Conductor Charles King died after being blown from a freight train during a fierce Idaho storm. He aided a brakeman and attempted to reach the caboose when the disaster struck, his mangled body found at the base of a derrick near the wreckage. The region experiences the worst storm of the winter with widespread damage to property and rail lines.
Frances Lukes of Lyle and Rudolph Haomac of Lansing were married by Judge Washburn on Thursday.
In St. Louis on December 24 the tetanus court of inquiry continues into Henry R. Taylor, a Negro janitor at a city hospital, who is identified with issuing a serum that produced tetanus. The proceedings focus on his role and responsibilities in the incident.
Des Moines and St Paul reports note the annual conventions of teachers and lawn and ers associations opening sessions. In Milwaukee teachers discuss remuneration and subjects for the dumb and blind while the Des Moines meeting includes a night session and a mid week Christmas break proposal. Attendance nears 1,000 with various committees and examinations on the agenda.
A city report recounts a janitor and assistant to a consulting physician involved in distributing an anti-toxin serum. The serum, labeled for public use, allegedly caused deafness in children, with dates around September cited. The case centers on Taylor, a Black man, and the distribution of a serum linked to adverse outcomes.
A flagman's signal on the Ion and Dayton line forced a freight to stop at Hartwell. The collision damaged the engine and three cars, injuring four passengers and two crew. A wrecking crew later found brothers Sam Nipper and Louis Tench among the injured, while Rick McCoy died in the incident.
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