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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1902
Page
1
An advertisement touts a 30 day inventory sale in Austin claiming unmatched Genuine Line goods and bargains. It markets hosiery and fabrics in black colors and fancy weaves at 33c, 5c, and $1.22 equivalents, promising price cuts across the entire line.
General J Franklin Bell drives a large field force in Batangas with Col Wint and Col Dougherty leading columns to rout insurgents. Peace advocates condemn Bell on strict measures while he accuses them of aiding the rebellion and notes passes through American lines.
Captain Pitcher reports rapid cleansing of Mindoro of insurgents. Tarlac constabulary captures Guardia de Honor members in Luzon. Prisoners planned to move to Pollilo to resist American invasion. Twenty members charged with sedition.
Columbus January 6 Republicans nominate Hanna for the House and Foraker for the Senate. In the House McKinnon beat Price 38 to 30 for speaker. in the Senate Archer named speaker pro tem unopposed. Uhl Hanna ally won 7 of 21 for chief clerk. Committees and chairmanships likely align with the election outcome.
Columbia reports the South Carolina dispensary system earned a total net profit of 545,248 for the year. Purchases reached 1,617,973 with gross sales of 2,328,681, supporting a net to the state school fund of 120,962 and a distribution of 424,285 to counties and towns.
A Montgomery dispatch reports Captain Richmond P. Hobson plans to resign from the navy and enter politics. He is said to oppose Congressman John H. Bankhead for the Sixth district seat.
Peking on the eve of the court's return shows repaired palaces and gilded gates forming a glittering display. Foreign legation observers may view the procession while many ministers abstain. Soldiers from Shan Tung march through Legation Street as streets close for two days.
The command directed officers to refrain from making the military conspicuous, and this instruction is to be observed.
Frankfort Kentucky January 6 Pleag Hall was shot through a window five miles from Franklin while seated with his wife and four children. The top of his head was blown off in the attack. Bloodhounds were sent for and authorities vow to capture the assailant.
London reports statistics on colonial trade with Great Britain revealing 42 percent for Britain and 12 percent for the United States. The data show U.S. trade rising with Canada and Australia, prompting concern and an editorial call in The Standard for renewed national effort.
Berlin reports Princess Louise daughter of King Leopold of Belgium has been pronounced hopelessly insane after two years in retreat near Dresden following her divorce from Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg Gotha.
In Cleveland Gray’s Armory about four thousand attended a pro Boer gathering. Hon. W J Bryan and Mayor Johnson addressed the crowd after the main speeches, lauding the Boer cause and urging continued resistance as Bryan criticized England’s war costs and called for sympathy from the English people.
Denver residents form a committee of safety after a surge in crime. Armed citizens will patrol streets at night and demand accountability from anyone on the streets after dark, aiming to keep the town free of the criminal class.
Attorney General Douglas departs for Washington to petition the U S Supreme Court for an order to file suit against the Northern Securities Company. He expects prompt action and says jurisdiction could be settled, with possible actions in Minnesota or New Jersey if the court declines to take jurisdiction.
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