21 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1902
Page
1
A clearance sale advertises hourly price drops on remnants starting at regular prices, with examples for Print, Press Goods, hats, cloaks, and coats. Each hour reduces prices toward 5c or specific daily drops, urging shoppers to act early to snag limited stock before items sell out.
A foreign office report details Austria's London envoy asking Lord Salisbury about threats or intervention as a protest and arbitration plea. Salisbury rejected any interference, noting McKinley’s stance on European powers avoiding war. The note was reportedly dropped with Austria used as a buffer to test Britain while France Germany and Russia waited.
The Isthmian Canal Commission reports unanimously in favor of accepting Panama Canal Company offers to sell its rights property and unfinished works to the United States for 40 million dollars. The package covers lands buildings machinery excavation work railroad shares bonds and three steamers.
The record reports excavation cost 27,474,033 Panama railroad stock at par 6,886,300 maps etc 2,000,000 totaling 36 60,333 plus 10 percent for emissions 3,639,667 grand total 40,000,000 The Nicaragua canal estimate adds 45,630,704 to the Panama completion cost implying a higher project total.
Washington reports Republican Ways and Means members will hold a full committee hearing on Monday the 27th on tea duties and beer taxes. Beer interests seek a 60 cent cut from 1.60 per barrel, a revenue loss of 24 million dollars. tea cut totals about 8 million.
Washington January 21 Representa tive Hepburn of Town author of the Nicaragua canal bill says the isthmian canal commission report in favor of the route will not change the bill’s status. He adds it may influence opinion but won’t end efforts for the Nicaragua route. In Panama supporters expect no recall and the senate will face new conditions. In Peking January 21 a French priest Julien and two Chinese converts are murdered in Kwang Si province. officials call robbers the cause, not an anti Christian demonstration.
Lord Cranborne tells the House of Commons Britain did propose a note to the United States before the war but refused to back subsequent European pressure. Officials say Britain was twice approached on the matter and only once after hostilities began, with Austria and others reportedly ready to join Germany France and Russia in follow-up.
President Munger of the Hamilton club released a statement denying any plan for Admiral Schley to address the recent court of inquiry at the Chicago banquet next Saturday. He added Schley warned him he would shoot anyone who mentions Santiago, signaling strong feelings on the matter.
London reports the British government may offer broad encouragement and facilities for postwar emigration to South Africa. Mr Chamberlain has cabled Australia and New Zealand to send an additional 1900 troops to South Africa.
Mexico City January 21 The Pan American conference approves a resolution for adjournment with the closing session set for January 31 A second resolution approves sending the conference salutation to Senor Alvo the renowned Argentine writer on international law now past eighty years old.
In Washington on January twenty first the house focused on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill. A $500000 allocation for a military post at Manila triggered a lengthy debate among leading legislators. Missouri’s Mr. Clark prompted a reply from Mr. Cannon, which drew fire from Mr. De Armond. other participants included Richardson of Tennessee Grosvenor Alexander Groat Williams and Underwood.
Three men died and three were badly burned in a gas explosion at a Colorado Iron and Fuel property in Pictou, near Walsenburg. Miners entered a gas filled chamber at 5 a.m. with unprotected lamps, causing the blast.
Constantinople reports that brigands who abducted Miss Ellen M. Stone and Mme. Tsilka on Sept 3 have agreed to accept the ransom already raised. The sole remaining issue is the payment location.
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