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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
1
Ships word of latest millinery novelties and season prices, noting they go at prices never before equalled. Reads as a brief fashion update from a local paper.
The store offers the entire line of colored Wash Goods and Fancy White Goods with Duck Skirtings at a 25 percent discount. 1,000 yards of Maslin 36 inch wide, valued at 7e, are reduced this week.
Sioux City dispatch reports a heavy northbound Omaha railway train derailed at Ashton Iowa after striking a defective switch at 1 30 am. Fireman Clinton W Bassett and Mail Clerk C J Robinson were killed. Engineer Alvin Canfield injured. Several mail clerks and passengers scalded or bruised. Train at seventy miles per hour to make up lost time.
Dynamiters blew up seven spots on the Northern Pacific track between Maple and Poplar Wisconsin in the early hours. A freight train halted as the first blast occurred near Maple at 3 am. Sentinels were deployed toward Poplar to flag the circus specials. Railway officials probe the incident seeking suspects amid reports of suspicious tramps in Maple. Damage was repaired by a Poplar wrecking crew within hours.
Milwaukee on June 23 three fishermen drowned when their boat capsized in Lake Michigan near the government pier. A twelve year old Milwaukee boy survived by clinging to the vessel. Names given include W. F. C. Falbe of Milwaukee James Beyer of Chicago and Joseph Greeley of New York City.
Rome report states Cardinal Rampolla sent a reply to Judge Taft regarding the Philippines mission. Taft, civil governor, will answer Rampolla's message on Wednesday. Translation of the cardinal’s letter was completed but publication is withheld to avoid jeopardizing ongoing negotiations. Rampolla’s reply is reviewed by a cardinal committee overseeing church affairs in the Philippines. The tone suggests negotiations may succeed though no conclusions are yet final.
London reports King Edward's health improves rapidly under a physician advised regime. He retires early, rises late, meals alone, receives few guests, and avoids private morning chapel services. State business paused as he spends quiet time with household. Sir Francis Knollys denies rumors.
In Cabin Hollow near Middlesboro Kentucky a feud between rival dive keepers led to a fatal clash. Henry and James Shackelford were killed and Smith Overton was fatally wounded. Protagonists Luke Hopper and Henry Miller owned nearby saloons and sides have not been arrested with more trouble anticipated.
In Henderson Minnesota the jury finds the accused Tanke guilty of murder of Wellner, his wife's former husband, a first degree crime. The verdict came after just over five hours of deliberation.
Altoona June 23 three hundred bituminous miners on the Sonman shaft strike since April to win union recognition have succeeded and will return to work at once. The company is led by president Mayor Vance McCormick of Harrisburg.
Manila June 23 Captain Frederick S Wild of the Thirteenth Infantry was sentenced by courtmartial to a reprimand for burning a native cockpit at Lingayen Pangasinan Luzon. The action followed alleged revenge for an attempted killing of two soldiers. General Chefee approved the findings noting the violation of a general order and disrespect to civil authorities.
Royal Baking Powder uses a corps of chemical experts to test every ingredient and supervise manufacturing to ensure a pure wholesome product. It claims to make the most wholesome and digestible food, asserting superiority over other brands.
The Royal Baking Powder Company at 100 William Street New York announces its interest in trademark clarification and brand protection efforts.
The Great Live clothiers advertise 250 strictly all wool suits in light and dark colors. Suits include fine cassimere cashmere and cheviots, guaranteed fast color, with values listed at 12 15 and 16 dollars. Customers invited to choose at unheard of low prices.
Washington June 23 The senate will devote this week to odds and ends with no effort to ratify a Cuban reciprocity treaty this session. Republicans expect to campaign on the issue, hoping to win beet sugar supporters by next December. If a treaty is completed, an extraordinary session may be called after November elections to clear it before the new regular session.
House leaders expect this to be the final full week of the current session with sine die adjournment likely around July 3. The Philippine civil government bill is expected to dominate floor action remaining on the agenda.
Washington reports Hon. W. Leon Pepperman of the Philippine civil service commission arrives from Manila. He states the scope has grown to 6,000 positions from $15 a month to $7,700 yearly, shifting education toward practical business lines and boosting English study with 10,000 Manila night students. Of the posts, 4,000 are held by natives and the rest by Americans as the commission moves to replace Americans with Filipinos.
In Birmingham on June 23 the mutilated remains of Ocis Bunch an 18 year old electrician from Pulaski Tenn were recovered from a ruined boardinghouse destroyed by fire authorities suspect murder with the fire set to hide the crime His head was severed and limbs scattered while the face remained recognizable Separate report from Yarmville mentions two sons of Edinburg business men drowned when their boat went over Smiths Mills dam on the Sangamon River
Terre Haute Indiana June 23 A park policeman struck an eight year old boy on the head with a club near the end of a Terre Haute Rock Island baseball game. The boy is in critical condition and officers were forced to separate the crowd after the incident.
Four youths died when a skiff capsized on the Meremac river during the St. Louis Turnverein annual picnic at Fern Glen. Eddie Flynn 17, Peter Larkin 17, Robert Regan 16, Alphonse Kerns 16 were swept away. hundreds watched from shore as rescuers failed.
The North western Telephone Co announces long distance lines and connections cover over 2,000 cities and towns in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Copper metallic circuits offer first class service and low rates.
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