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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1908

Page

2

Austin Daily Herald Circulation Figures Released

The Austin Daily Herald lists sworn circulation of 1346 subscribers with $4.00 price, 1.00 unknown, 40 10 024 a.

Austin Daily Herald

Local Notions and Storm Tales In Vermont News

One man learns property rights after wreckage from a neighbor’s yard encroaches on his land. Campbell’s Mill resumes operations today as storm scars fade. Vermont to present a full socialist ticket in September, all nominees English or Yankee. Gov candidate Joseph H Dunbar of North Hartland is a mathematician. Surveyor Clausen sheltered behind an 8 inch apple tree during the storm. body parts outside the tree suffered severe hail damage.

Vermont Joseph H. Dunbar North Hartland Clausen Adolpho

Great Vurpillat to Visit Austin

W Vurpillat a South Bend based entrepreneur with a fortune from his medicine line plans a June 30 street visits in Austin He tours cities delivering free shows and lectures claiming rapid cures including a three minute cure for deafness and relief from paralysis and rheumatism His charity work involves giving away money to the poor while renting a lot at Water and Ash for nightly performances and band concerts

Austin W. Vurpillat Winona Vurpillat Vurpillat Medicine Co South Bend Ind Varpillat Urpillat Pittsburg Cleveland Detroit Water and Ash

Clerks Blunder Affected Burgoyne Campaign Outcome

A 18th century clerical error altered the course of the American Revolution. A London dispatch ordering Howe to cooperate with Burgoyne was copied carelessly and not signed, then delayed, allowing Howe broad discretion and leading to Burgoyne’s isolation and surrender at Saratoga. The episode illustrates how chance shaped war events.

Great Britain General Burgoyne London Mohawk Hudson Lake Champlain Oswego New York Maes Albany Wiliam Howe New England Colo Burgoyne St. Leger Canada William Howe George Germaine Lord George America Howe Washington Philadelphia Saratoga

Convention Voices Against Jacobson for County GOP Nomination

The Mower county GOP delegates at a Thursday convention voiced strong opposition to nominating Jacobson, criticizing party ring influence from Ramsey and Hennepin counties. Leaders urged a clean, honest ticket and undecorated delegation to the state convention, delaying any firm instruction on how delegates should vote.

Mower County Jacobson Ramsey Hennepin County Nelson Johnson Lac Qui Parle Minnesota Simmons Col A. W Col. Wright S. D. Catherwood Hennepin Ramsy County Catherwood Jaggard Supreme Court Ed Young A. W. Wright John Christgau Dexter Congress Roosevelt Usf W. A. Nolan Grand Meadow Righ A. C. Page Martin Stephenson L. W. Hunt N. C. Johnson C. M. Ancheron Cobb Lyle H. G. Palmer LeRoy C. D. Belden Tanner Committee On Delegations G. Seebach M. Stephenson James Joice H. J. Palmer George Eastman C. M. Anderson Ira Padden E. H. Smith John Gjernes Sargeant Gjernes O. A. Schwartz D. Dugan H. W. Lightley Nolan

Reception at New Church in Austin Province

The Methodist church reception in Austin drew about three hundred attendees despite weather and date changes. J L Mitchell led the program with Rev Alfred Cressey and ministers from Duluth Hastings and St Anthony Park among the guests. Dr Briggs and Rev Lathrope recalled past service in Austin and church life, while Knopf and Dr Rule offered reflections on the church and conference. The program featured organ, vocal solos, and a young men's quartet, followed by refreshments downstairs.

Methodist Church J. L. Mitchell Alfred Cressey G. W. Lutz S. G. Briggs Duluth E. R. Lathrope Hastings F. A. Cone St. Anthony Park Rule Lutz Briggs Austin Court House Branding O. H. Hegge E. S. Selby Harry Pettingill Roy Furtney Perry Loughery Rollin Lutz

Jeanette Selby Hosts Fifth Birthday Party For Juniors

Miss Jeanette Selby entertained ten of her little friends Thursday in honor of her fifth birthday. Dainty refreshments were served. The afternoon was enjoyed in games.

Jeanette Selby

Hans Anderson Sells Home and Leaves Austin

Hans Anderson has sold his South Kenwood home to Walter Martin and plans to move next fall to the Pacific coast. He has been linked with Mower County for over fifty years and many will regret his departure from Austin.

Austin Hans Anderson South Kenwood Walter Martin Pacific Coast Anderson Mower County

The Romance of Steel and Captain Jones in Steel History

The article chronicles the steel revolution led by William Kelly and Henry Bessemer, detailing Kelly's spark of ideas, Bessemer's converter, and Mushet's contributions, then follows Captain William R. Jones at Carnegie Steel. It notes Jones's scrapping policy, his bold leadership, and his death in an industrial accident, with Carnegie's poignant reaction.

William Kelly Pittsburg Kelly Bessemer United States Patent Office Robert F. Mushet Munset Mushet Carnegie William R. Jones Bill Jones England Jones Steel Herbert N. Casson

Senator Becomes Center Of Car Crowd Question

The senator pushed into the crowd around the automobile and asked what was the trouble. A man with a dinner pail answered that a tire was punctured and urged the senator to make a speech into it. The exchange captures a moment of public curiosity as a channel for speech.

New York Press

Telephone miscall leads to domestic anecdote

In a brief exchange cited by the New York Press Hewitt questions Jewitt about a call he made by telephone. Jewitt replies that the person was his wife and that she did not respond when he spoke.

Hewitt Jewitt New York Press

Chance For Imagination in a Famous Trial

Newspaper men were to be excluded from a famous trial. One editor quipped that excluding reporters would free writers from facts, allowing imagination to shape the case. The remark reflects tension between factual reporting and storytelling in legal coverage.

The Careful Scots Visit London Chronicle Tale

A Scot and his wife walk the Strand and discuss their teeth in a humorous exchange. The London Chronicle notes the couple's wary stance toward thieves and their clever, cautious approach to travel in the city.

London Strand Janet Chronicle

Sign of a Beatens Man in New York Race

An old time champion observes a three mile scratch race at the New York Athletic Club games. He notes one runner’s head turn near the stretch signaled a loss as the pursuer fell behind after a glance at the competitor. The final sprint showed no real speed gap until the head turn decided second place.

New York Athletic Club New York Sun

The South Sea Whiskers Trade

A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt notes Maori men pursue facial hair as wealth. Chiefs in Tahiti wear headdresses requiring white whiskers, traded for gold. Contractors herd whiskers for semiannual signings, shipping harvests across the coral seas to chiefs.

South Sea South Seas Tahitway New Orleans Times-Democrat

Ship naming and christening customs through the ages

The article traces the shift from postlaunch naming ceremonies and wine cup to prelaunch christenings. It cites Pepys on older Tudor style, notes the last explicit old method in 1664 with Royal Katherine, and mentions a 1780 newspaper cutting for Magnanime as early evidence of bottle smashing, while not marking a new practice. The piece closes with a Bellman anecdote.

Charles 1 Pepys Katherine Deptford London Notes and Queries

Who is the fellow they’re making this fuss about

A visiting dramatic critic arrives in Stratford on Shakespeare’s birthday and questions a town sweeper outside Irving’s Inn about the famed writer. The street sweeper, aging and wheezing, guesses the author “writ” and mentions possible writings from books to Bible. The exchange highlights local reverence for Shakespeare with a touch of humor and ambiguity about the author’s identity.

Stratford Shakespeare Mes Irving's Inn

Decorator Mrs Graham Drinks Red Ink by Mistake

Mrs Graham, known for home decoration, drank a glass of red ink thinking it was claret. She feared harm but suffered no injury. The doctor dryly warned that the urge for interior decoration can be pushed too far.

Mrs. Graham

Memory Training Lesson from Stuttgart Familienblatt

Memory training emphasizes daily memorization of lines as the simplest way to train memory. The editorial notes that no faculty is as trainable as memory and urges men to ensure their children grow with retentive memories.

Stuttgart

What would you do if I were to die choice

Mrs Darley asks her husband what he would choose after death cremation or burial in a London Mail prompted dialogue. Darley ponders the dilemma and answers with a thoughtful, intimate exchange reflecting timeless attitudes toward death and afterlife choices.

Mrs. Darley Darley London Mail

Blood Red Banner and Wagner Portrait in Frenzied Sketch

A meditation on the blood red banner as a historic symbol of revolt across nations and eras, followed by a vignette of Wagner's England visit. Artist Herkomer allegedly captured the composer in a rapid, feverish portrait session, prompting Wagner to exclaim that the result matched how he wished to appear.

Cain Abel Paris Bunker Hill London Wagner England Herkomer

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