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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
1
An advertisement proclaims a major stocking bargain offering 50 dozen ladies fine hose in dotted or black colors. Normally priced 40c to 65c, the sale offers them at 29c per pair, framed as a rare store-wide opportunity.
Maitre Labori, famed for defending Dreyfus, addressed 500 jurists at the Hardwick Society annual dinner in London. Lords Halsbury and Campbell led praise for his courage and service to justice, as Labori spoke in French and his words drew a standing ovation and a mobbed reception.
On June 6, two first class cadets at the United States Military Academy West Point were court martialed and dismissed for falsely obtaining permission to leave post. Stephen B. Verner of Syracuse New York and Charles G Perry of Iowa were found drinking at a Newburgh bar after their permission was granted and were sent home with no travel pay.
Minnesota and Iowa figures appear with B M Gibson yonn Lund and F L Rechmuth along with Wisconsin J B Shouse South Dakota T K Simmons and Minnesota in a compiled roster of regional individuals.
Washington June 6 The naval academy superintendent dismissed Calvin Joy Cressey a fourth class California cadet after a courtmartial conviction for hazing. He was found in the act of hazing a junior by forcing him to stand on his head. Authorities moved quickly to deter spread of the practice.
Thomas Jones, shot during a Chicago bank robbery escape, sent to hospital with an arm so badly fractured it must be amputated. Miss Vina Zavey, known as the veiled lady, arrested to unravel the conspiracy behind Constable Boyd’s murder. she refused to speak. Trial of Rutledge and Rice concluded as the jury begins deliberations.
At Chicago Union Stock Yards a Shorthorn sale led by W. D. Flatt and H. H. Cochrane saw 49 cows bring 40,015 dollars at an average of 816.63 per head. Eleven bulls added 4,885 dollars at 444.09 each, totaling 60 head for 44,900 dollars and an overall average of 748.33. These figures represent the season’s highest public gate averages for any breed.
Porto Rico Secretary Hunt arrived in Washington on leave from his post. He called on the president and Secretaries Hay and Root to pay respects and report Porto Rico conditions as he left them.
Dr Rixey visited the White House after 9 pm and stayed about 90 minutes. He reported Mrs McKinley resting comfortably with a small daily gain and no setback, though officials urge caution as illness progress remains tenuous.
Secretary Root announced that adjutant general, commissary general, surgeon general and other officers will visit Manila to inspect the army in the Philippines. The trip aims to gather information for placing the army on a peace basis and reducing expenses, not to establish civil government.
Chicago city council moves on street railway legislation amid debates on transit routes and street operations. The measure seeks new regulatory powers and potential upgrades to local transit infrastructure.
A new city council committee on local transportation proposes removing the current street railway companies from the district as if they did not exist. The plan envisions open competition for franchises, potential municipal ownership, and possible parallel tracks. It would proceed with legislation pending council and mayor approval and anticipates offering franchises to other firms if existing companies seek extensions or rely on the 99 year act.
Aliwalworth, Cape Colony June 7 Colonel White's column clashed with Kritzinger's command northeast of Jamestown on June 8 driving the Boers back. Fifty horses and munitions were captured and looted stores from Jamestown recovered. Wellington, N Z June 6 at a government banquet Rear Admiral Remey honored. Seddon urged shipping law changes to allow colonial steamers to trade with Hawaii.
Chicago June 6 La Mode a valuable 2 year old filly owned by C E Brosman of Chillicothe Ohio was struck by a bolt of lightning and killed at the Harlem racetrack The same bolt fatally injured John West an exercise boy in the stable Several others were severely shocked but none seriously injured Locaeighter
A peculiar fire at the Marys Island navy yard in Vallejo California burned smokeless powder weighing between 20 and 130 tons. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 400000 to 500000 dollars and burned for most of the day before being extinguished. The fire's origin was not determined.
Beloit Wisconsin on June 6 a Northwestern train struck a car at a crossing injuring Mrs Harold Erickson 35 and her sister in law Miss Ella Erickson. The incident occurred as they drove over the crossing in the city.
London hosts a lavish Grocers' Hall dinner for New York chamber delegates. Lord Brassey presides as Morris K. Jessup, Andrew Carnegie, J. Pierpont Morgan and others attend. Speakers affirm Anglo American unity and peaceful world rule, with tariff relaxation hinted and commerce urged as the real peacemaker.
Austin court affirms sentence forcing W J Dent to serve Isaacs life term after forging a pardon. Dent, who claims kin to a Kentucky family and a nephew of Stonewall Jackson, forged a pardon enabling the life term murderer to gain release from the penitentiary.
Ukiah California June 6 Willits a town of about 800 inhabitants is on fire with the exception of two stores the entire town has been destroyed and the blaze continues to rage the fire department is overwhelmed and residents flee the flames as firefighters struggle to control the blaze.
In Passaic New Jersey a clash at the Acheson Harden handkerchief plant saw girl strikers assault workers entering the factory. Police were driven back, reinforcements arrived, three girls and a male supporter were arrested, a 3800-strong mob mobbed the station, and a fire company rescued the prisoners with water. All those jailed were fined five dollars.
A blaze at the Pan-American exposition grounds in Buffalo on June 6 threatened serious damage. The fire started in the Orient midway show with two performers badly burned while attempting to extinguish the flames. A nearby theater structure suffered damage as well, causing alarm and a rush for exits.
A small crowd attended the exposition as flames broke out but caused no injuries. The exposition fire department quickly answered the alarm and extinguished the fire without report of casualties or major damage.
Seattle reports on June 6 that the Yukon river opened from headwaters to near Dawson by June 1 and several steamers reached White Horse. Prospects for a huge clean up are bright with figures once cited at 25 million to 30 million dollars still valid. New discoveries on Forty Mile creeks promise richer returns. Good pay dirt found on Hunter creek and branches of Jack Wade creek.
A special dispatch from Peking dated June 6 reports Father Beamin an Italian priest and 14 other priests massacred at Ning Tio Liang in Southern Mongolia. Also Burlington Vermont June 6 Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court wed Miss Emma Minor Mott in a Saturday afternoon ceremony.
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