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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1902
Page
1
Large sale features drastic daily price drops on remnants in dress goods linings laces embroideries muslins prints ginghams and more. Hats cloaks and coats also mark down with staged price cuts from Friday to Tuesday to attract early shoppers. Call early for best assortment.
First formal appeal to the National Civic Federation peace committee is planned by anthracite miners to aid wage negotiations with operators for the coming year. President John Mitchell and district presidents will draft a resolution and present the appeal, aiming to test the committee’s role in settling labor disputes.
Colonel Tas ker Bliss, U S army officer and Havana customs collector, appeared before the Ways and Means Committee on January 27. He opened by disavowing authority as a sugar expert while addressing Cuban reciprocity and related policy questions.
In Appleton the United Brotherhood of Papermakers votes to strike next Saturday at 6 PM after a meeting with mill owner McNaughton, while in Kaukauna workers reject shorter hours and accept a 10 percent wage increase after a four hour session.
A battle 20 miles from Bogota between government troops and insurgents ends with 350 rebels and 100 soldiers killed. Wounded count not reported.
Fairfield Iowa January 27 a farm near Fairfield hosted a wedding anniversary for Reuben Hunter and his wife who wed January 22 1829. The couple celebrates 73 years of marriage and both remain in good health.
Washington reports the senate will study the Philippine tariff bill with Senator Lodge driving it forward and no immediate final action expected. Democratic senators plan to press responses to attacks on the measure and administration while Senator Nelson seeks a department of commerce option. House leaders have no firm weekly program though anti-oleomargarine and gold-silver exchange bills may reach the calendar.
In Chicago 200000 Polish residents held five mass meetings across the city to denounce Prussia. Speakers said Prussian officials seek to crush the Polish language and cited cases of children punished by German teachers for praying in Polish. Resolutions condemning Prussia were adopted and to be sent to the Prussian government.
Ottawa reports the Dominion government has approved a 20 million dollar capital stock issue for the Canadian Pacific railway pending shareholder sanction. Proceeds fund rolling stock and locomotives 9 million dollars double tracking 6 million new plants and shops mainly at Montreal 1.5 million and new elevators and improvements to handle rising traffic especially in the Northwest.
Vancouver January 27 two Indians were arrested for killing Kamamura a Japanese man during a tribal war at Matlakatla. Prisoners say they blamed the Japanese and a companion for sorcery and killed Kamamura to save the tribe from witchcraft. authorities cite alleged sorcery as motive.
Chinese officials recovered gold and silver treasure estimated at more than 100,000,000 taels buried in the palace women's quarters before the retreat from Peking. The court allotment to Yuan Shi Kai funds 5,900,000 taels yearly for 100,000 troops in Chihli. Yuan Shi Kai gains practical control of China's army and navy and plans to hire Japanese instructors for the army and British instructors for the navy.
Paris report notes Miss Sibyl Sanderson confirms the engagement to Count Henri de Fitzjames has been broken off. She declines to discuss reasons and calls any published motives unauthorized and unjust. Count de Fitzjames also refuses comment.
Coroner reports Michael Sweeny burned to death in his tower on the Baltimore and Ohio line between Niles and Girard. Trainmen saw the blaze and Sweeny gesturing for help. he was found charred. Authorities believe robbery and cremation by tramps may be involved.
Cincinnati records show August Stagge died from a blow with a wagon wheel spoke by Michael Rieger a saloonist. Stagge claimed Rieger shot him with a pistol Rieger was arrested charged with murder.
Telegraph report from Vienna cites Athens papers saying the St Paul monastery on Mount Athos burned last Thursday night. The prior and nine monks perished while 20 others were seriously injured. the monastery suffered £80,600 in damage as inhabitants slept when the fire began.
Washington reports the Danish government will not seek a plebiscite on ceding the Danish West Indian islands until the United States Senate has ratified the treaty of cession. The delay follows the Senate’s rejection of a prior treaty, after Denmark had prepared islanders for transfer.
Washington reports that Fort Snelling may be designated as a storage point for ordnance and munitions. The War Department is considering concentrating war supplies at leading military centers for use by the regular army and distribution to state national guards.
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