10 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
1
A list of dwellings on Kenwood Avenue offers prices of 5000, 3200, 6500, 5500, 4800 and 3000 dollars. The notices present multiple properties for sale with listed asking prices.
In Mexico City on June 10 officials warn reports from distant villages take months to confirm casualty figures. Known dead exceed 150 with estimates unlikely to reach 850. earlier rumors claimed over 1,000. Greatest loss reported near Colima and Paliseo. no deaths listed for Guadaljara.
In Blagoveshchensk Asiatic Russia June 16 the Amur river steamer Muravieff Amurski burned passengers leapt into the river and scores were drowned.
Mrs. Maria Goertz of Orienta Oklahoma reports dramatic health gain after using the household remedy and Dr Hartman's advice. She says she lived with chronic catarrh and weighed 100 pounds, now weighs 140, and credits cures for asthma earache stomach catarrh and throat catarrh in her family.
Mexico City reports a 15 day window to call a general convention for the revolutionary party to nominate president and vice president candidates ahead of the October elections. Juan Sanchez Azcona says he will resign soon to run the convention and campaign.
General Bernardo Reyes arrived in the capital to a modest reception as civilians greeted him with chants of Down with Reyes Viva Madero. A crowd gathered outside his son Rodolfo Reyes’s home and Reyes spoke once from an upper window pledging loyalty to the people of Mexico in the democratic contest.
In New York at Meadow Brook on June 10 the American team defeated England 4 1/2 to 3 1/2 in polo. Larry Waterbury and his brother scored early, lifting the Americans as the British cavalry officers were outridden and outmaneuvered.
Police say a street car on Selby avenue at Criggs street struck Mrs Bridget Dunnigan at full speed and she was killed instantly. Motorman Edgar Valanstine is held at Prior avenue station pending investigation.
Senator Clapp argues that recall provisions apply to the judiciary, defending the limits and processes of judicial accountability. He contends that voters should have a direct means to remove judges who fail to perform their duties. The stance positions recall as a check on appointed or elected judges amid broader governance debates.
Senator Moses F. Clapp of Minnesota, an insurgent leader, defended recalls for judges and for executive and legislative officials in an address to the Progressive Republican league in Paterson New Jersey. He said judges are human and the recall should not target upright judges, warning it could transfer power from the throne to the bench. He called the recall irresistible in a free government and inevitable in human progress.
Washington reports Representative Davis of Minnesota, a progressive leader, says the National Republican Progressive league was not formed to advance any man’s political ambitions. He denies it aimed to back La Follette or oppose Taft, insisting the league seeks progressive ideas and laws, not personal fortunes.
A severe hail rain and wind storm hit Grand Forks North Dakota on June 10 damaging trees and small buildings. The YMCA center and a Great Northern engine house were blown off foundations. An unfinished aeroplane at the state fair grounds was destroyed. No major loss of life reported.
About six hundred people gathered outside Printz Biederman Co. in Cleveland when a brick was thrown starting a riot between striking garment workers and nonunion workers. Police charged the crowd as bricks and stones flew. one man was shot and at least six others were seriously injured. windows were broken and many suffered concussions and bruises.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota resists admitting Canadian reciprocity will win while predicting the agreement will harm farmers. Finance Committee rejected his tariff cut proposal. Williams, Stone and Kern push for concessions. White House assurances and Republican aims shape Congress adjournment timing.
Pittsburg June 10. After examining six coal officials the May federal grand jury reassembled in special session to determine if there has been an attempt to create a monopoly in the coking industry. It adjourned until Monday with no information on testimony or grounds for government fear. Mr Jordan said officials have not hesitated to provide information.
On June 16 in St. Paul the heat peaked at 93 degrees. Henry Smith died after heat cramps while swimming in Welsh lake. A street car conductor fainted on an interurban car due to the heat. Police and hospitals report additional heat prostration cases.
American ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid entertained at Dorchester House in honor of John Hays Hammond and Mrs. Hammond. The dinner and dance drew a brilliant crowd of diplomats, statesmen, soldiers, and social leaders from England and America touring for the coronation of King George.
In Portland Oregon on June 10 William H Hill his wife Ruth Cowing Hill and two children Phillips and Dorothy Rintoul aged nine and five were slain in their home near Underwald station. The family slept as their heads were crushed by an axe and investigators have not yet identified the killer. Ruth was the daughter of Thomas F Cowing of Cowing and Cowing land attorneys and former receiver at Fergus Falls Minnesota. Ruth had married Hill a year prior after divorcing her first husband James Rintoul a newspaper man and athlete. The motive and suspect remain unknown.
Washington June 10 Senator McCumber of North Dakota, a leading opponent of reciprocity, said in an interview that the reciprocity bill will pass by about two to one. He added that his minority report will not alter any votes and will outline the harm the measure would cause border state agricultural interests.
Albuquerque June 10 two persons killed and twenty injured when the westbound California Limited collided with a light engine near Romingo New Mexico about thirty miles north of Albuquerque. Both trains moving at high speed. The limited cars withstood the shock. no other fatalities believed.
In St Louis on June 10 officials report 98 degrees at the Weather Bureau and 104 at street kiosks. The heat coincides with two drownings in the river and two cases of prostration reported as hot weather warnings rise.
The page lists multiple league results and club standings across several circuits. Notable tallies include St Paul 1 Columbus 6 and Kansas City 10 Toledo 3 in one set, with standings showing Kansas City 627 and Columbus 596, plus Minneapolis 527 and Milwaukee 500. Additional lines cover American League teams New York 9 Chicago 2 and Detroit 4, with Detroit leading at .720 and Philadelphia .622. A later block shows New York 638, Philadelphia .625, Chicago .609, and St. Louis 522 in another table, followed by Cincinnati 458 and Brooklyn .375. Denver 10 Sioux City 2 and Omaha 7 plus Lincoln 3 and Pueblo 3 close the sample, with Denver at .649 and Lincoln .636 in standings.
Wheat futures trading with July at 96 4 96 halves, September at 94. On track No 1 hard 89 4 percent, No 1 Northern 74 1 1 2 percent, No 2 Northern 94 85 c, No 3 Northern 92 9 55 cents.
Wheat on track with gains listed for No 1 hard 98 and three quarters, No 1 Northern 97 and a quarter, No 2 Northern 94 and three quarters, July at 9 74 and Sept at 9 35. Flax on track with delivery $2.33 for July and $2.34 for July delivery.
St Paul market totals show cattle to good to choice steers from 5.50 to 6.00, fair to good 5.00 to 5.50, cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.25, yields 5.50 to 6.75. Hogs range 5.75 to 6.10. Sheep list wethers 3.50 to 4.25, yearlings 3.75 to 5.00, spring lambs 4.50 to 5.75.
Wheat prices for July and September range around 89 to 92 cents with December at 9 15 cents. Corn showing July around 56 to 57 cents and December about 55 to 56 cents. Oats near 38 to 40 cents, pork futures at 15.30 to 15.52 per hundredweight. Butter from creameries quoted around 15 to 21 cents. Poultry notes list turkeys at 12 cents and chickens at 12 1/2 cents, with springs at 22 to 25 cents.
Chicago June 9 cattle futures and live stock prices show varied ranges. Cattle including Texas and Western steers, cows and calves. hogs graded light mixed heavy and good to choice heavy. sheep native yearlings and lambs with quotes across multiple grades and weights.
Chicago on an exceptionally hot June day saw a 98.5 degree high on the official thermometer atop the post office tower and a street reading above 100. The extreme heat caused three indirect deaths and many prostrations reported to police.
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