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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
4
Negotiations ended as strikers and employers failed to settle the Chicago dispute. Employers flatly refused to concede to the union propositions and rejected the main demands.
Grand Rapids flood conditions worsen with the Grand River rising six inches per hour. West Side businesses suffer basement flooding on Canal Street, factories close, and over 3,000 workers are temporarily unemployed. Property losses and displaced households are expected to mount.
King Alfonso arrives in London under good weather for an official visit. He is hosted at Guild Hall luncheon by the lord mayor and corporation. A polo match is later arranged at Rawlegh with King Edward. An early morning car fire incident in Bond Street prompts a safe return to Buckingham Palace.
George Mahan, a Black man, testified on June 8 before Judge Lewis in Ramsey County District Court regarding the April 28 killing of his wife Hattie Mahan. He claimed his mind was blank before the shooting and he could not recall the events for several days afterward.
New York reports resolutions urging radical reforms in Equitable Life Assurance society management were adopted by directors. The move targets top officials and signals major curtailment of expenses and shifts in financial policy. No names were formally presented, though informal talks pointed to two nationally prominent figures, reportedly including Grover Cleveland.
Guthrie Oklahoma hosts the twentieth annual convention with 787 delegates at the Brooks Opera House. After welcome addresses by the mayor and Commercial Club president, the session adjourned. Delegates were later invited to a reception and ball.
The Millers National Federation is in session at Kansas City. Fire at Cordele Georgia destroyed property valued at 100000 dollars Wednesday. Salmie Smith aged 160 oldest resident of Lake Superior copper country died at Hancock Michigan Wednesday. The ninety ninth annual session of the general synod of the Reformed Church of America opened Wednesday at Asbury Park New Jersey. The forty third Michigan legislature virtually ended at midnight Wednesday but will resume June 16 and 17 before adjournment.
A Masai version of the creation story, attributed to Dr. Emil Reich, links earthly origin to a dragon battle and a fall from paradise. Maitumbe and Nabergorob are created humans who eat forbidden fruit, provoking God’s anger and expulsion from paradise.
In early Leadville a German postmaster ran a free for all mail room with four to five foot piles and patrons approving every reclaim. A government detective was tarred and feathered by locals for threatening order, yet no complaints followed the post office’s return to proper rule and safety.
National League games in Cincinnati Brooklyn 5 4 St. Louis Philadelphia 7 4 Pittsburg 3 New York 5 Chicago 10 Boston 2 American League Boston 2 St Louis 1 Philadelphia 0 Chicago 8 American Association Louisville 6 Columbus 4 Kansas City 1 Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 2 St Paul 4 Toledo 5 Indianapolis 8
Wheat futures and bids listed with July at 1.0814 and September at 84 percent. On track No 1 bard quoted 1.13 percent, No 1 Northern 1.11 dollars, and No 2 Northern 1.06 dollars.
Wheat to arrive No 1 Northern at 1.11 on track No 1 Northern 1.11 No 2 Northern 1.08 July 1.11 Sept old 4 new 79c Flax to arrive and on track 1.46 July 1.45 Sept 1.28 Oct 1.26
St Paul market notes cattle values with good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.00, common to fair 4.50 to 5.25, cows and heifers 3.75 to 4.75, veal calves 2.00 to 4.50. Hogs 5.15 to 5.35. Sheep yearlings 4.50 to 5.50, wethers 4.00 to 4.65, native lambs 5.00 to 5.85.
Chicago market report lists cattle with prime steers at 5.50 to 6.85, stockers 2.50 to 5.00, cows and heifers 2.50 to 5.25, calves 3.00 to 6.75. Hogs priced 5.30 to 5.47 for various grades. Sheep quoted at 4.00 to 6.60 for wethers and lambs with shorn stock figures.
Chicago grain quotes show Wheat and Corn futures with July to December contracts and mixed percentages, Butter and Eggs prices listed, with Liners and Flax figures. In Portland, Charles Mc Ginty, accused of wife beating, was lashed twenty times under the new state law by the sheriff’s jailer with a physician present.
Senator J P Dolliver of Iowa has undergone a successful operation for an affection of the ducts in the upper part of the nose and above the right eye. The illness followed a severe cold several weeks ago.
A playful dialogue scene centers on Miss Stocksonbous and Mr Stocksonbous. He reveals the baron just finished an interview and is presently in the library deciding if he loves Miss Stocksonbous.
Tickets on sale frequently from May 28 through September 29 to Seattle Tacoma Belingham Everett Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego Low rates available through any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn 624
Readers may access Herald-81.00 news for a three month period at a promotional rate. The offer targets subscribers seeking extended coverage, with continued updates from local and national outlets.
The Iowa Central announces lower round trip excursion prices to many summer resorts and Pacific Coast destinations. Highlights include routes to St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Oxden Portland Lew is and Clark Exposition and Hot Springs with varied sale dates and limits.
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