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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
1
A newspaper advertisement invites shoppers to visit for Dimities, Lawns, White goods, Dress goods, Qlatton Flannels, Outing Flannels, Domestics and all Spring and Summer goods. It emphasizes pre-eminent values and unequalled style and quality, with a note that prices are not marked down.
London January 17 Parliament opened with King Edward and Queen Alexandra in the peers chamber as the king read the throne speech. Lord Rosebery sharply criticized the speech and Mr Chamberlains replies while Liberal support for war measures was discussed. Also reports of a murder confession from Elkhart and Smith leaving the White House to return to Philadelphia Press.
Official report to Commissioner of Indian Affairs details fatalities at Tongue River agency Montana starting Jan 4. It cites White as central figure, two Indian police, Whiteshield, and a tense siege with tribal leaders, plus the agency’s need for 50 Army personnel at Camp Merritt.
Indian Commissioner Jones told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee that the Interior Department has leased unoccupied reservation lands since 1891 with protections for Indian rights. He cited Uintah and Standing Rock leases, noting about 1,000,000 acres on Standing Rock are involved, the western portion unoccupied and grazed without compensation.
The record notes a proposed lease where the land remains fenced and the Indians receive three cents per acre. This contrasts with prior arrangements and indicates a specific per acre compensation tied to the fencing requirement.
Chicago packing houses and other merchants engage Senor Bartolome Ortoll of Alemany & Co in negotiating agencies in Spain. Ortoll plans to visit Washington to discuss a new Spanish-American trade treaty, as Chicago firms seek access to Barcelona and other markets. Spain signals openness to modern American goods after the war.
News from Nelson B C reports three miners endured three days of extreme cold and wind in seven feet of snow while crossing toward the Bondholder claim. Four men started January 4. Wall Stevens and Thomas reached camp and rescued Rockaway but Rockaway died from exposure.
Frederick Pell and three companions donated 26 square inches of their skin to save Theodore Faigle’s left arm and face after a severe scalding. The grafting followed wounds that refused to heal from a kettle spill, and doctors recommended the procedure to preserve Faigle’s limb and facial healing.
F P Freas of Saginaw in milling and elevator business shot himself in a Sherman House room. He came to Saginaw with wife two daughters and a son from Scranton Pa last September seeking new beginnings.
Three hundred Pottawattomie Indians siege Lee Bros bank in Dowagiac Michigan demanding 38000 dollars they were to receive for signing over lake front land claims in Chicago. Armed deputies guard doors as townsfolk stay indoors awaiting resolution and fearing deadly confrontation if the bank is wrecked.
Daniel W. Kaufman of Marquette and P. R. Metheany announce the purchase of the Manistique and Northeastern railway stock. The line will be reorganized as the Manistique Marquette and Northern with a 2 million dollar capitalization. The project reportedly involves Pennsylvania Railroad backing to access Northern Michigan iron ore via Grand Rapids and Indiana. The line runs 40 miles from Manistique to Shingleton linking with the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic.
In Cincinnati on Main near Thirteenth Street, William Fink’s jewelry store window was broken and 60 diamond rings worth 2500 dollars were stolen. The robbers fired shots as they fled after locking the door from outside with a rope and using a gas pipe to smash the thick glass. Mr. Fink pursued them and broke the rope to exit. the street was crowded at the time.
Garfield county Sheriff Porter reports a posse cornered the fugitives in a canyon about 20 miles south of Anadarko Oklahoma Territory. He is in a fortified position and requests ammunition and a large force to support the pursuit as fifty armed men have already departed.
Washington January 17 reports a large Pacific coast delegation meeting reached a plan to push a drastic exclusion bill. The measure combines key elements of the Kahn immigration bill and the Federation of Labor proposal to curb Chinese entry in every respect.
New York dispatch notes Gargiola chief dragoman of the American legation in Constantinople and Rev Dr Peet secretary of the American mission left Serres for the Bulgarian frontier with the ransom to press for the release of Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka. The World correspondent in Salonica Macedonia also reports Rathbone examination concluded in Havana with cross examination requested for Estes G Rathbone former Cuban post director general.
Des Moines reports the inauguration of Governor A B Cummins at 2 00 pm in the Auditorium with 5000 attendees. The parade from the statehouse featured the legislature, state officials, former governors, and U S Senators Allison and Dolliver. Lt Governor Milliman opened the ceremonies as Bishop Morrison gave the invocation, followed by the oath by Chief Justice Scott M Ly and Cummins inaugural address. The governor then departed with legislators to the statehouse and later hosted a reception with Mrs Cummins at the state house.
A 400 foot underground clash at the Independence mine on Battle Mountains left Leo Glockner wounded. Between 50 and 75 shots were fired as ore thieves battled company men and officers, who retreated while the raiders escaped through adjacent workings. Detectives had traced systematic sylvanite thefts totaling thousands monthly by undisclosed perpetrators connected to an adjoining property.
Manila reports General Chaffee will leave for Samar this Saturday to determine the situation and push to stamp out the Samar Insurrection during the dry season. A captured insurgent communication from Hong Kong suggests Lukban could surrender without forcing Filipinos to swear allegiance or serve under American civil rule.
London reports Cecil Rhodes has secured contracts worth several million pounds to supply fresh meat to British troops in South Africa. Meat will be shipped in refrigerated vessels from British colonies. Rhodes’ associates cite long standing disputes with the head of a leading South African cold storage firm as a motive.
Copenhagen reports that the Norwegian bark Arab Steed of 626 tons net, commanded by Captain P Pedersen, stranded after leaving London Dec 9 en route to Christiania. A violent Danish storm drowned 22 and wrecks other ships were reported.
A demand for telephone service is described as essential for business, social, and domestic life. The piece urges readers to ask the local manager about available forms and options, noting telephones are now as necessary as water or gas in well ordered households.
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