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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1905
Page
4
A public notice states that arrival of Chinese exempt classes will be greatly facilitated in the near future. Officials expect streamlined processing and smoother entry for those classified as exempt.
Washington reports that President Roosevelt directs changes in the immigration bureau to eliminate harsh practices against Chinese exempt classes. Certificates will guarantee courteous treatment and be accepted nationwide, with instant dismissal for officials failing standards. Secretary Metcalf to enforce revised instructions to consular officers in China.
A Sunday blaze in the Nashville retail district caused an estimated 500 000 to 650 000 dollars in damage. The Palace store at Fifth Avenue and Union Street and adjacent buildings including The Manix and three story Kresa Co. sites were destroyed or wrecked by collapsing walls. Norman Kirkman owned multiple structures involved.
In Petroit on June 26 ten year old Andrew Paluszynski mishandled an overloaded dynamite cane causing a blast that mangled his left leg and may cost Walter Jocisowski his eye. Three others suffered minor injuries in the incident.
Fourteen people were injured Sunday afternoon when an electric car on the Chicago and North Shore railway left the tracks at Grove street Evanston. The car, traveling rapidly, left the rails while turning a curve and ran 100 feet on the pavement before striking a pole. The front of the car was wrecked and passengers were thrown into debris amid chaos. Three serious injuries reported.
In dense fog off Cape Prior near Ferrol Spain the British cruiser Carnarvon rammed the North German Lloyd steamer Coblenz at 4 a.m. The Coblenz sustained heavy damage and a leak, passengers were moved to the cruiser, which towed the liner to port. The Carnarvon suffered only minor injuries and Coblenz must enter dry dock.
In Hopewell New Jersey on a Sunday evening Walter Ewing telegraph operator from New York and Wesley Davidson lineman of Hopewell were killed when a live wire fell on the sidewalk. Their mothers and Miss Matthews who was to marry Ewing soon were present. They were electrocuted while attempting to lift the wire.
At his daughter’s home in New York on Sunday night doctors reported former Equitable Life Assurance Society president James W. Alexander is getting along nicely. He had been in grave condition the prior Saturday.
A commission is appointed to inquire into the British South African army stores scandal. Alfred Garnant, a telephone lineman, is killed in Billings Montana by contact with a live wire. National Editorial association delegates are delayed in California and reach Portland Monday. Eighteen thousand attend a grand picnic at Germania park closing the North American Gymnastic union festival in Indianapolis. Germany buys a site for its embassy in Washington opposite the new French embassy near Sheridan Circle.
National League results include St Louis 0 Pittsburg 5 and Chicago 18 Cincinnati 2. American League shows Chicago 8 Cleveland 2 and St Louis 8 Detroit 1. American Association scores Milwaukee 2 St Paul 3 and Toledo 9 Columbus 4. Louisville 13 Indianapolis 15 in ten innings. Kansas City 1 Minneapolis 7. Second game Kansas City 3 Minneapolis 6.
Minneapolis market notes show July wheat at 1.05 percent and September at 89 percent, with December at 86.44 cents. On track prices listed for No 1 hard at 1.18 and 1.18 percent, No 1 Northern at 1.11, No 2 Northern at 1.07, and No 8 Northern at 1.02.
Wheat values listed for arrival and on track with No 1 Northern at 1.12 dollars and No 2 Northern at 1.04 dollars on track. July and September futures shown with 1.12 and 0.84 and 0.89 cents. flax futures for arrival, July, September, and October priced at 1.48, 1.46, 1.29 and 1.26 dollars respectively.
Cattle firm with good to choice steers from 5.50 to 6.00 dollars, common to rain stock 4.50 to 5.25, cows and heifers 3.75 to 4.75, yearlings 2.00 to 4.60. Hogs ranged 5.10 to 5.32 and a half percent, sheep yearlings 4.50 to 5.50, native lambs 5.00 to 5.85.
Chicago market report shows cattle prices with prime steers at 5.25 to 6.00, stockers and feeders 2.50 to 4.50, cows and heifers 2.50 to 5.00, calves 3.00 to 4.50. Hogs ranged from 5.15 to 6.45 for mixed and butcher grades, night prices 5.20 to 5.42. Sheep listed good to choice wethers 4.50 to 5.25 with Western sheep also noted.
An old Atlanta booklover prized volume found in a local shop is Oliver Goldsmith History of Rome. The piece evokes Goldsmith's era noting his busy life, the Johnsons, and a bustling literary scene with a frugal dining habit. Payne’s home song from Clari the Maid of Milan rose to fame in 1823 selling over 100000 copies first year.
Wheat futures show July at 90c and Sept at 84 c, Dec at 84 c. Corn bids for July 53 c, Sept 52 4c, Dec 48 4c. Oats June 31 c, July 31 4?c, Sept 30 4c, Dec 28 1c. Pork futures July 12.55, Sept 12.87, Oct 12.95. Butter cream eries 15 1c, dairies 15 18c. Eggs 12 13c. Turkeys 14 15c, chickens 10 11 c, springs 16 c. Western flax cash 1.43, Southwestern 1.25. Native lambs spring 3.75 5.10, Western 4.50 7.65, Chicago 5.00 6.50.
Paris reports banker Georges Rodriguez killed himself after heavy losses in the recent rentes downturn. Authorities cite his bank liabilities around $2,000,000 as a factor in the tragedy.
Copenhagen bureau of the Daily Mail reports that Emperor William is expected to travel to Copenhagen in mid July and then visit King Oscar in Stockholm.
A collection of maxims on social behavior and parent child relations. The Atchison Globe notes that surprise greets unfamiliar neighbors, gifts invite risk, hope evolves through generations, politeness differs by gender, future worry taints today, and intergenerational reciprocity shifts with age.
Theological critic George H. Picard describes Stephen Essex a Methodist minister trapped in doubt after a premature grasp of salvation. At twenty seven he has not fully recovered from his panic and fears any step would undo fragile progress toward spiritual stability.
A passage from Henry Cowan discusses how Knox and his colleagues shaped Presbyterianism in Scotland by granting laity a voice in church administration and maintaining orderly subordination to representative authority, avoiding both hierarchy and anarchy.
Louis Jasper, one of the earliest American bearded freaks, married in southern Virginia near the end of the Revolutionary War. His beard reached nine and a half feet in length, thick and heavy, with the mustache spanning far beyond his fingertips.
The fragment speaks of a hurried server and a self declared non sheriff tone. It presents a dish of misread dialogue with nonsensical spellings and a confusion of names. No clear event or人物 is identifiable in the readable text.
London draper quips that wearing a night cap keeps the head warm and ensures a good night's sleep, claiming the secret is simply warmth for peaceful slumber.
A Detroit Free Press note teases a question of insanity within the Snobbs family and contrasts a hoped for excuse with the observed behavior, hinting at public perception and satire.
Claimed to strengthen the kidneys and restore health by addressing weakness causing heart, stomach, and liver trouble. Advises a 24 hour urine test showing cloudy or brick dust sediments to indicate disease and suggests immediate use of Foley's Kidney Cure with quick improvement and cure of obstinate cases.
A Washington Star item quotes the hostess seeking a task to reveal friends abilities. Miss Cayenne replies with an odd phrase as a playful exchange illustrating social banter and wit.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote unfolds as a languid wasp buzzes near a house cat. The cat and wasp exchange playful banter about harm and illness, ending with a cautious standoff as the cat backs away suggesting sympathy for the wasp’s half sick state.
Henry Hyde scolds Roofless Rufus who protests the idea of the workhouse name. Rufus admits he cannot bear the idea and cites the place's name as the reason.
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces homeseekers tickets at reduced round trip rates to regions north, northwest, south, southwest and east on May 16, June 6 and 20. Additional Minnesota Dakota and Canadian Northwest destinations on May 9, 23, 30 and June 13, 27. Inquiries to any CGW agent or J P Eimer GPA, J Paul, Minn 127.
Railroads offer lower round trip excursion rates for summer 1905 to resorts and the Pacific Coast. Chelana Central lists fares from Mason City to St Paul Minneapolis 6.60 Duluth 10.60 Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo 23.65 Salt Lake City and Ogden 36.95. Tickets after June 1 daily with October final limit. Special Epworth League rate to Denver 21.15 with June 30 to July 4 sale and July 14 final limit plus 50 cent extension to August 8. Additional G A R Encampment fare noted.
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