28 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1910
Page
1
A summary of early eighteenth century etiquette from Youth's Behavior. It notes cap removal for civil figures like churchmen and judges, table manners avoiding boastful or pestering talk, restraint at meals, and warnings against elbowing or interrupting speakers during conversation.
A Thackeray remark notes that a good laugh acts as sunshine within a house, implying humor uplifts daily life and spirits. The quote emphasizes warmth, comfort, and positive atmosphere produced by shared humor.
In Edmonton, promoter William R. Clarke alleged to have engineered a vast railway deal through the Alberta and Great Waterways railway, backed by Morgan & Co. The plan, tied to government bond guarantees, led to Minister W. H. Cushing's resignation and a cabinet crisis over subsidies and political influence.
In Duluth on February 28 Victor Lerch an Itasca Lumber employee believed the devil lived in a finger and used a razor to cut it down to the bone then broke the bone. He was arrested and committed to Fergus Falls insane hospital.
The worst storm in six years hits Washington and British Columbia with 40 mph winds in Seattle and heavy rain.
William Jennings Bryan left here for the United States by way of England after his stay in Buenos Ayres. He will proceed home via ship and rail, with officials noting his departure as a routine international movement.
The Vatican approves a stand taken by a St Paul archbishop on a major church issue. Pope Pius gives formal backing to the policy and signals church unity ahead of forthcoming actions.
Rome letters report Cardinal Merry Del Val valuing Archbishop Ireland’s prompt statement on the Fairbanks incident. Pius X called Ireland a superior man with authority, aiding unity between Roman Catholics and Protestants in America and preventing a US church controversy.
A Wallace Idaho telegram from Spokane reports twenty five families, about seventy five people, buried under an avalanche. A special rescue train departed for Wallace to aid search efforts.
New Jersey emerges as a bold challenger to corporate trusts with Hudson county Prosecuting Attorney Pierre Garven leading indictments against the beef trust and its operators. The state’s reputation for trust tolerance may shift as Garven’s cost effective litigation signals broader action against combinations under New Jersey law.
Six Minneapolis flour mills have closed due to inability to ship products caused by lack of facilities. The flour market is not expected to be affected as it is already glutting milling products.
A February blaze in MacLeod caused about 80000 dollars in damage to Richards Wilson Barnes Mathews Hicks and the YMCA, most of it in the Grier block.
Repeated rainfall has caused most Belgian rivers to overflow their banks with the Meuse valley especially hard hit. Large areas of flat country are submerged as floods worsen.
Washington hearings expose Alaska looting claims as Morgan Guggenheim syndicate defends actions and reveals an option to buy Cunningham coal lands. Alaska delegate Wickersham accuses lawmakers and lobbyists of pressuring for patronage while detailing fisheries and canning tax loopholes.
Five laborers walking on Conemaugh division tracks at Hyde Park, Pittsburg, were hit by an approaching train. Two were killed instantly and two were seriously injured while others escaped with lesser injuries. The incident occurred on the Conemaugh division of the Pennsylvania railroad while the men were on their way to work.
Toledo report states barber William Van Gunten aged 38 attacked patrolman John Menke for abusing his wife. Menke felled Van Gunten with a single blow, dislocating his neck after a chin strike.
Cincinnati reports a coastal rainstorm in the last 24 hours has driven the Ohio River and its tributaries the Licking and Little Miami to flood stage levels signaling rising water dangers for nearby communities.
Collector Loeb secures compliance from a titled nobleman by enforcing legal obligations. The action underscores the reach of fiscal and regulatory authority in the period.
New York Collector Loeb moved to enforce the laws arresting a Hungarian Count Anton Sigray and Miss Harriet Daly as they planned Easter week nuptials. The pair fled to the St Regis then rode in the park before a courier halted them at the Cunard pier.
St. Petersburg reports M Iswol sky has informally briefed the United States and other powers on Russia’s alternative to the Aigun Chinchow railroad. The proposed line would run farther west, bypass the Baikal line, and loop Urga to Puyuanchen, seen as impractical by diplomats. Russia fears Chinese military aggression and expects possible war within a decade, replacing earlier Russo Japanese war anxieties.
Philadelphia fans the flames of labor unrest as the Central Labor Union representing about 125,000 members votes to begin a sympathetic strike in support of street railway workers. The move follows a six hour secret session with 700 delegates, raising fears of a grave public disruption amid threats of arbitration and clashes on the streets.
Hutchinson Minnesota February 28 Sheriff Chris Bertelson of Litchfield Meeker county arrested Leo Radtke thirty on a charge of sending poisoned candy to Minnie Luthens twenty who rejected the bachelor five months ago and is to wed Frank Wardel twenty three within a week Radtke believed jealous and was captured by handwriting on the candy box address He is jailed in Litchfield.
Aberdeen South Dakota February 28 The Minneapolis and St Louis has opened the Aberdeen Leola line and is working on Conde Le Beau. Le Beau has had no mail for eleven days and steps will route mail via Seneca and by stage to Le Beau.
Ralph C. Sowle former Bowesmont State Bank cashier is released after a $4000 certified check from relatives was cashed by the court clerk. Authorities say he will not be rearrested immediately due to weak evidence and expect depositors to be repaid in full if several claims arise.
Twenty families are left homeless after a large fire that razed ten double dwelling houses and destroyed the New York Veneer Seating Company plant in Jersey City. Traffic was delayed for two hours as crews fought the blaze. The damage is put at about 200000 dollars, with 160000 attributed to the seating company.
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