Local Masonic and allied lodge meetings noted in Austin area
Societies listed include PROTHPREYOOD AMERICAN VROMEN Austin Homestead No 43 meeting monthly in Woodman hall with Poremans and secretaries named. Fidelity Lodge No 1M AF and AM holds regular communications at ball Austin with W M John Abrte and secretary VON PUSKU CAMY. Cedar Camp No 36 BNA meets 2nd 4th Mondays at Woodman hall with Mrs Maite U Fair banks and Anna B Robie as Recorder. O B.S. Now Medland meets 4th Monday in Masonic hall with Mrs Wm Farlane as WM and Jane Todd as Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman Hall
Maite U Fairbanks
Oracle
Anna B Robie
Recorder
Medland
Waane
Masonic Hall
Wm Farlane
Jane Todd
Modern Samaritans Council Meeting Minutes
The Austin Council pe. 53 meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the schoolhouse. Herbert Stes presides with Samed tan, Jd.0, and Scovell serving as Scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Council Pe
Herbert Stes
Samed Tan
Scovell
Scribe
Knights of P Lodge meets weekly at Elke Hall
ACSTLN LODGE Nos K of P meets every Monday evening in Elke Hall. Visiting Knights welcomed. Signed J C Snyder C U W J Lrvsicu Kke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acstln
Elke Hall
J C Snyder
C U
W J Lrvsicu
Kke
Local Fraternal Meetings Noted At Elks Hall and Austin Lodge
Mets 1st and 8rd wi. ee inM WwW A hall. Mrs as ace Commander, Lr Fannie Fetter per. COURT OF HONOR Nowl4 . Mrets 1st and 3.d pupee-in Elks hall, Kev Miller, WC, Re our McINTYRE POsT, No ,6 AK Re meetings are held at their post has on U first irda Saturday evenings of each month.isiting Comrades cordially in vited.-Jono Rovertson, Commander. AUSTIN LODGE NO. 2, A. O. U. W. Meets second and fourth Thursdays of each month at new Kiks' ball on Main street-C. M. Hall, MW: O H Harris, Recorder
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mets
Fannie Fetter
Court OF Honor
Elks Hall
Kev Miller
Isiting
Jono Rovertson
Austin Lodge NO. 2
New Kiks
Main Street
C. M. Hall
O H Harris
Royal Arch Chapter No 14 Meeting Notice
Meen on second and fourth Friday evenings of each Month at the new tirst bail on Main St Visitings are invited to meet with us. ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER No 14 holds stated communications in Masonic hall Austin Minnesota on second and fourth Fridays. Geo Doehne Jr Master Parke Goodwin Secretary. 5ST BERNARUD COMMANDERY KT No 13 meets 1st Monday evening in Masonic hall. J BE Ober E C Parke Joonwin Recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meen
New Tirst
Main St
IL. D.etedy
Masonic Bell
Austin
Minn
Geo. Doehne Jr
Meir
Parke Goodwin
Bernarud Commandery
Masone Hall
J. BE
E C
Parke Joonwin
Ladies’ Aid
Woman's Mission
G E Wilbour
Homeseekers Excursions Rate Restored by M & St L R R
The Minneapolis & St. Louis R R resumes its Homeseekers Rates to Minnesota North Lakota Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon among western regions. Valid on the first and third Tuesdays in April May and June 1903, the fare is one fare plus 2 for the round trip, usable 21 days from issue. Inquiries to any M and St L ticket agent or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
Colonists Excursions to the West at Low Rates
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Iowa Central Railways offer one way colonist excursion tickets to California Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Arizona and other western points at very low rates through June 15 1903. See local agents for details on rates through tourist cars and through service. F A Miller general passenger agent Chicago Milwaukee St Paul RY tells agents to promote. A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis MN also notes similar offers with rates through June 15 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Colonist
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
M. & St. L. Railroad
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Arizona
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Mine
Iowa Central Railway
Curis
Gp& TA
Miu
Coal Operators Granted Perpetual Injunction in Price Fix Case
Chicago June 6 A perpetual injunction blocks coal operators in Illinois and Indiana from selling through a single distributing agency and fixing prices. The order, issued by Judge Kohlsaat Finlay, follows indictments and a settlement reached in his chambers. Defendants admitted entering into a price fixing contract and selling through one agency, but ceased to operate under the agreement before the government filed suit. The listed companies include Crescent Coal and Mining, Brunette Creek, Wabash Valley, Oak Hill, Coal Bluff Mining, Glen Oak, Nevins Coal, Parke County, Indiana Fuel, and McClellian Sons & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Kohlisaat Finlay
Imstrict
Bethea
United States
Crescent Coal and Mining Company
Brunette Creek Coal Company
Wabash Valley Coal Company
Oak Hill Coal and Mining Company
Coal Bluff Mining Company
Glen Oak Coal and Mining Company
Nevins Coal Company
Parke County Coal Company
Indiana Fuel Company
McClellian Sons & Co
Kohlsaar
Iowa Central Bay Reestablishes Homekers Rates to West
The Iowa Central Bay reestablishes Homekers Rates to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and other western regions. Rates are one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip valid 21 days from sale on the first and third Tuesdays of April May and June 1903. For full particulars contact any Iowa Central ticket agent or address B Cutts GP TA Minneapolis Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R
Minnesota
Lakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Iowa Central Ba Y
North Dakota
Iowa Central
Cutts
GP & T A
Minneapolis
Minn
Great Western Round Trip Rail Special to Minnesota Resorts
Via Chicago Great Western railway round trips offered to St Paul Minneapolis Superior Ashland Duluth and other Minnesota resorts. Tickets on sale June 1 to Sept 30. good to return by Oct 31. Also Colorado Utah Black Hills New Mexico Texas points with stopover privileges. For details contact Great Western agents or J P Elmer GPA Chicago Ill. See ads elsewhere for Iowa Central routes to St Louis or Kansas City and A B Cutts GPA Minneapolis for rates and info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Superior
Ashland
Duluth
Minnesota
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
New Mexico
Texas
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
GPA
Chicago
Ill
St. Louis
Kansas City
Iowa Central Railroad
A. B. Cutts
Woodman Excursion via C M St P Railroad
The C M St P Ry runs a special train from Austin to Blue Earth City on June 9 1903 for the Modern Woodman Picnic. Depart Austin 6 30 A M, fare 175 round trip. For details consult C W Snere Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Blue Earth City
Woodman
C. W. Snere Agt
Great Western fares to Indianapolis fair sale
June 9 to 14 1903 in Indianapolis offer one fare plus 2 for round trip tickets on sale June 7 and 8. Valid to return by June 18. Inquiries through any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Indictments returned in national mail fraud land deals
United States grand jury in Columbus returns indictments against John A. Cobb Bainbridge Ohio W H H Miller E Struble and G W J Woltz Newark for misusing the mails in alleged fraudulent land schemes. Other suspects face similar charges as inspectors allege large timber land frauds across Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Missouri Texas Michigan with victims in many states and witnesses summoned from numerous states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
United States
Grand Jury
John A. Cobb
Bainbridge
W. H. H. Miller
E. Struble
G. W. J. Woltz
Newark
Grand
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Missouri
Texas
Michigan
New Mexico
Iowa
Arkansas
Mississippi River Rises Four Inches at Burlington
Heavy rain in the Burlington area raises the Mississippi River four inches in 24 hours to fifteen feet above the 1864 low water mark. A landslide south of town covered Chicago Burlington and Quincy tracks and delayed traffic while culverts wash out and water covers Burlington line tracks at Wescott.
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Burlington
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Wescott
Hopewell Cape Burned. Twenty-One Buildings Lost
The village of Hopewell Cape and twenty one buildings were reduced to ashes, including the courthouse and nine residences. A new steamer and a tug were destroyed. At Black River in St John County, five houses and a bridge were burning in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
N. B
Hopewell Cape
Black River
St. John County
Prominent Lexington Man Found Dead At Home
Lexington Kentucky June 6 William Boston twenty two a leading young man in the county was found dead in the yard of his home five miles from the city a bullet hole in his forehead. The presumption is he was shot by burglars bloodhounds will be used to track the murderer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
William Boston
Allerton
Gov. Prague
Alta J
Galesberg
Ill
C. L. Rice
Austin
Minn
Elias Bassett
Train Explodes Likely Dynamite Car Near Phoenix
An explosion was heard at night toward Alhambra in Phoenix. A Santa Fe freight train bound for Prescott and Phoenix has not arrived and telegraph wires are down. Authorities suppose a dynamite car on the freight train blew up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Alhambra
Santa Fe
Prescott
June Fair and Carnival Trip Offers from Minneapolis
The Minneapolis June Fair runs June 1 through 13, 1903 with a round trip fare of 83.00 to St Paul or Minneapolis via the Chicago Great Western Railway. Tickets go on sale June 2, 4, 8 and 11 and are valid for three days. For details contact any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
New Coaches Boost Comfort on MN Line Travel
The new coaches placed on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway service between here and St Jan and Minneapolis greatly improve comfort and increase the line's popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
St. Jan
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee
Great Western Ry Offers Three Car Tours to California
Chicago Great Western Railway markets a choice of three through tourist cars to California. Passengers may ask any Great Western agent for details and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chicago Great Western Ry
Great Western
Freight Schedules and Passenger Stops Across Midwest Cities
Partial OCR shows freight and passenger stops listing St Paul, Minneapolis, Dubuque, Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City with times around 355 pm and 900 pm and destinations Lyle Manly Mason City Meservey. Sunday service implied with scattered illegible text. exact routes and operators unclear due to garbled data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Chicago
Des Moines
Kansas
Lyle
Manly
Mason Indiam
City
Meservey
Shook Hands And Died In Eagle Lake Fight
In El Paso Texas on June 6 city marshal Kinard and William Mec Dow killed each other during a clash at Eagle Lake. Pierce Hammond, a bystander, was mortally wounded. Kinard attempted to quell Dow, Dow shot Kinard, Kinard died after firing back. Dow died saying they would die together as friends.
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el Paso
Tex
Meneare
Eagle Lake
Kinard
William Mec Dow
Pierce Hammond
McDow
Arbitration plan for industrial peace proposed by New York Building Trades
The New York Building Trades Employers Association launches a scheme of arbitration to curb disputes and prevent strikes. An organized trade arbitration board will handle trade issues, with a higher general arbitration board for settlements. Each side appoints two arbitrators to form a two-by-two panel, and appeals require at least two arbitrators from each side. Strikes or lockouts are barred until matters are submitted to the general arbitration board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Building Trades
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Employers Association
Employers’ Association
Court of Appeals
General Arbitration Board
Truce Declared As Chicago Hotel Workers Return
A truce was declared between hotel proprietors and employees in Chicago on June 6. Both sides agreed not to take active steps for two days while committees from the hotel men and labor leaders seek an amicable settlement. Striking workers returned to work pending the talks and a meeting with restaurant proprietors was scheduled to pursue a similar agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Both Sides Sign an Agreement Submitting Differences to Arbitration
Chicago June 6 the laundry strike begun May 1 settled Friday night with workers to return Monday A six member arbitration panel three employee representatives three owner representatives will select a seventh member The panel will have final, binding authority Both sides agreed and unions dropped demand for exclusive union shops
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Unable to extract a valid headline from text
Fragmentary quoted lines and varied prose without a coherent news event or identifiable subjects. No clear person, place, organization, date, or outcome to summarize into a newspaper card.
An Unjust Aspersion on a Busy Society President
A critique claims the society's new president, a busy woman, neglects her duties as a wife. The remark reflects gendered expectations and public scrutiny of leadership roles in the community.
Theory of ultimate energy promises element unification
Berlin reports Professor Sir William Crooks at the international chemical congress outlined a theory that all elements can be reduced to a single form of energy. The idea follows a recent discovery by Professor Babcock of Wisconsin. Pittsburg traction car derailment injures sixteen passengers slightly near Glenwood bridge.
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Berlin
William Crooks
International Chemical Congress
Babcocy
Wisconsin
Pittsburg
Wilmerding
Pittsburg Railway Company
Glenwood Bridge
Cedric Detained In Mersey After Apparent Machinery Failure
Liverpool reports the White Star liner Cedric under detention in the Mersey after sailing Thursday for New York. Captain Lindsay, aboard, is believed to have experienced an accident to the ship’s machinery, delaying its transatlantic voyage.
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Liverpool
Cedric
Lindsay
New York
Mersey
Threats by lines over tariff filing threaten Western Passenger
Chicago on June 6 reports threats from several railroad lines to withdraw from the Western Passenger association unless the practice of contracting for business and then filing a tariff to cover it is discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Bands and bandboxes in seventeenth century English dress
An old bat dealer explains that collars of the English seventeenth century were large starched articles akin to ruffs. He notes these collars, called bands, required big round bandboxes to carry a clean band, and that bandboxes refer to collars of that era.
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Ben Jonson
Steele
Bath
Prussian King Frederick William’s Odd Court Habits
The emperor of Prussia, Frederick William, signaled rejection of absurd petitions by drawing on margins with an ass’s lead and ears. He questioned strangers on their identities, sparking nervous avoidance of the royal presence, and once chased a man who fled, asking why he ran, to which the answer provoked a harsh rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick William
Prussia
Fragmentary excerpt hints at family management in Brooklyn Lif
A partial passage references daily family management and mentions Brooklyn Lif. The text is incomplete and lacks clear actions or events to establish a concrete news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moter
Brooklyn
Confession at Dinner In Wrappers
A brief, odd dialogue scene features a editor's bride apologizing for her appearance in a wrapper and a polite interruption at a village dinner. The setting hints at a quirky domestic moment amid social gathering.
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Samus
Louis Star
Fragmentary Quote Sparks Debate in Local Clubroom
A garbled exchange from a past issue shows two men arguing over propriety and a women’s club. The incomplete dialogue hints at gender tensions and social norms of the era.
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Deere
Homer P. Peirsos
Mieneapeli
Woold's
H A. Avery
Orerr Citizen's National Bank Avastin
Lumer
Forane
Austin Minn
North Mein St
F. W. Greenman
Austin, Minn
Clifford C. Leck, M.D
Main
S Albertson, D. C
W. H Albertson
D. C
Osteopathic
Hirsh
P. B. Gleason
Chicago Opthanile College
Gleason's
Berk
H. Johnson
Kendrick
P. Lewis
Bridge Streets
Dankieman's
Girectwich Street
Sgi
Coal and Wood
J.f.fairbanks
Cor. Bridge
Franklin Sis
Austin, Mion
W. W. Ranney
German Insurance Co
Freeport
Milwaukee Mechanics
Milwaukee
Coscordia Fire
Northwestwerp
Prussian Navona
Brettin
Germany
Court House
G. Schieuder
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Depar For
St. Paul & Minneapolis
Madinon
Ieee
Peoria
Mason Cit
Cmeves
Maser
la Crosse
Uw m
Minnapolie
Awatouns, Fairbault & SO
Ning Prairie
Fairb
Northfield
M.syle
Mason City
Lea
Dolly
C. W. Snere
Central Railway
Highth Street
Eldora
North
Albia
Louis
Ayer
R. Fweil & Co
Nashua NH
Ponois Kimball Peister
Austin Homestead No 43
NS J Mayer Poreman
F Peck
Fidelity Lodge No
Ball Austin
Meee
Carter, Va
Cedar Camp
B.N. A
B.S
Lady Maccabees
Mcintyre
Royal Arch
Central Presbyterian Church
NW Corner Water
St Maul
Easbhath School
Sudiol Bugeavol
Renceeremcerenenescecerens Sud MB Christian Badeaut
Oakland
First Baptist Church
F. L. Anderson
St. Paul Street
Oakland Avenue
St. Aul Street
Posevend Wm
PU LiquciGass
Eeese
Oakland Sunday School
First Congregational Church
Arthur Dascomb
Corner St. Paul and
Mill Streets
Ie Ae
D. J. W. Sommerville
Pastow
Corner Water
St. Paul Streets
Cecelia Guild
Ladies Guild
SP. John's Church
H. Bart
Ash Street
Seven Day's Adventist Church
Lllinois
Lil.maha
Neb
Vguneil Bluffs
Inneapolis
Minn St. Paul
Mon
Evansville
Cincinnati
Ohio
New Orleans
Ark
Louisville
Nashville
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Pacific Coast
Central
Hines
A. H. Hanson
R. R. Notices
CNS
Homeseekers
Travelers Protective Association
Evi.cme
FOR Industrial
New York Building Trades Employers Association
Chicago Hotel
Harold
Chicago Tribune
Jong
Wetton
Mt. Cotten
Schiewek
First National Bank
W. Shaw
N. F.banfield
H. L. Bantiela
Youngreen Allerton
Ira L. Johnson
Jno
W. Scott
Pres
M. J. Slaven, V. P
A. E. Johnson
The
Citizens National Bank
Seymour Johnson
M. J. Slaven
A. S. Campbe
Jack
Weisel
John W. Scott
Austin National Bank
L. Mitchell
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