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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
4
Andrew Hamilton agrees to settle any amount he may owe New York Life and is willing to return the funds if due. The statement signals compliance with potential loan or policy obligations and reflects financial responsibility.
New York December report details Hamilton's possible debt to New York Life and his offer to place 100000 cash in escrow. The committee and counsel reviewed the Paris report, with McCall calling it favorable to himself while noting unresolved accounts. The World notes Hamilton may owe money and his account is open for未rendered funds.
The schooner Sakata of Parsboro Nova Scotia capsized off Florida on Dec 19 leaving seven dead including John Conlon and his son both of St Johns. Mate John F Williams survived after four days afloat on the oil coat. Captain Lermond of Helen Thom reported the wreck at Port Tampa after sighting it on Dec 23. the vessel was bound for Havana and had little light aboard.
News reports a brutal murder and lynching at Barnwell. Sheriff Creech cables Governor Heyward that two Black prisoners were killed in daylight after being captured, while officers allegedly failed in duty. The suspects, Frank and John de Loache, were killed by a mob after capture. Governor Heyward is expected to be urged to support the sheriff.
Three men killed instantly when a passenger train struck them at the Southern railway crossing near the city as they watched a freight pass. The victims are M. D. Hill J. D. [illegible] and J. E. Stone mail carrier at Enore. The tragedy occurred when the train rounded a curve and could not be avoided.
Viscount Sluze Aoki has been appointed Japanese ambassador to the United States. Secretary Root received official word via Japanese charge Hiroki. Aoki is a Privy Councillor and a first class member of the Order of the Rising Sun. He is described as a top diplomat and ally of Japan.
Albany New York December report says Mrs Fred Wiltse 815 Central Avenue claims she gave birth to triplet daughters after a 116 day gestation. Dr George T Moston supports her account noting the child is normal and one infant appears unusually young. Mrs Wiltse’s mother and family corroborate the extraordinary birth claim.
At Torreon Mexico nine persons from one political faction died after strychnine was put into a bowl of punch at a banquet Saturday night. Many others fell ill while attendees from the opposing faction were reportedly unaffected. The event is linked by officials to a political plot and context.
John Gordon dies in Sullivan Indiana from injuries after a football game ten days earlier. Mike Kelley takes full control of the Minneapolis baseball club in the American Association. Joseph H. Choate is named president of the New York state bar association. A severe earthquake hits Harpoot villages in Eastern Turkey destroying homes and leaving many homeless. Justice Walter Van Dyke of the California Supreme Court dies in Oakland. born in New York in 1823 and resident of California since 1849.
Wheat prices for December to May and July futures range from 81 4 to 86 3 quarters cents with on track bids for No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern. Duluth quotes arrive and on track declines show No 1 Northern around 83 3 4 cents and No 2 Northern about 80 3 4 cents. St Paul market reports cattle hogs and sheep pricing with steers 4 50 to 5 50, cows and heifers 3 00 to 4 25, yearlings 3 00 to 5 50, hogs 4 55 to 5 10, lambs 5 50 to 8 76.
Chicago market report lists cattle and hog price ranges for various categories including cows and heifers, stockers and feeders, Texans, mixed and butchers hogs, good and rough heavy hogs, light hogs, pigs, sheep, and lambs with quoted bid and ask spans.
Ethel laments a thick veil she must wear while Edith urges her to wear it claiming it suits her and that many say nothing could be more becoming. The exchange centers on appearance and social perception.
In Chicago Record Herald story, Erwin Cowles, editor of the Cleveland Leader, boasts of skillful pickpocketing used as playful boasting. A street encounter with M. Hanna ends with Cowles returning Hanna’s watch money keys and letters after a mock pickpocket demonstration. This anecdote links to Cleveland politics and Hanna’s rise.
In Waikiki, a detective shares a tough case with Arthur Johnstone on a veranda. Stevenson offers a daring theory of the case likening it to story writing, promising to pay if it fails. The theory wins, securing a thousand dollar fee and Stevenson’s wager.
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