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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
4
A palace czar in Russia uncovers that several of his servants are secretly revolutionary sympathizers. The discovery signals growing unrest within imperial circles and prompts investigations into loyalty among staff. Local observers note heightened security and scrutiny at court.
A serious mutiny is reported in the Osowiec garrison near Bialystok as revolutionary unrest spreads through Polish frontier fortresses. Details are scarce due to closed military offices, but officials say the situation is more severe than prior incidents. The report ties to broader revolutionary activity across Batum Samara and Vladikavkaz regions, with political tension mounting in Russia as centrists push for a confidence vote. The Osowiec mutiny follows other disturbances and court perceptions in St. Petersburg and Tsarskoe Selo.
Warsaw reports interruption of morning telegraphic communication with St Petersburg and Moscow causing widespread alarm among residents as tension rises across the region.
Cairo reports a court punished natives for the June 13 attack on British officers pigeon shooting near Tantah. Four natives were hanged at Demshawai and five flogged, with executions and floggings carried out in a roped yard beside the road as infantry guarded the procession from Shi benokelim.
A small crowd of natives formed a wide circle while a lash fell and culprits were hanged. Women wailed while condemned men remained calm, marking a stark, somber conclusion to the public punishment.
In Hutchinson Minnesota on June 29 Edmund F Lotz an electrician from St Paul shot and killed himself. Earlier he fired at Miss Laura Dunbar of Montana who was visiting Hutchinson and whom Lotz had been engaged to marry.
In Janesville on June 29 J E Hewitt of Oshkosh defeated Hamilton Vose of Milwaukee to win the state golf championship. R P Cavanaugh of Kenosha won the consolation prize and J P Baker of Janesville claimed the senior contest for golfers over fifty. H G Carter of Janesville took the all day medal play title.
Milwaukee June 29 William Jennings Bryan was strongly endorsed as the Democratic party standard bearer for 1908 by the Wisconsin state convention. The two-session gathering adopted a platform after an all night resolutions committee draft. The tariff plank gained minor revisions to favor free list commodities from trust or monopoly producers, and a plank denouncing large political contributions. Municipal ownership drew the most debate but the plank passed. The platform will guide nominees for the fall state ticket. A committee was authorized to audit the secretary of state office books to examine spending practices.
President Roosevelt offered John Willis of Glasgow Montana a dinner at the White House but was declined because Willis would not wear a dress suit. Willis preferred buckskin and insisted on proper attire, explaining he could not attend in formal dress. The visitors also pressed about the Milk River project delays in Montana.
In Krementchog Poltava Province police report several agitators detained on charges of attempting to provoke a pogrom against Jews. The arrests reflect a crackdown on anti Jewish agitation amid rising tensions in the region.
Buffalo New York June 29 a fire swept the ice house of the Silver Lake Ice company causing total loss estimated at 125000 dollars.
The president approved the military academy appropriation. The thirty third annual Chautauqua assembly opened in Chau tauqua New York with attendance above average. Notable deaths include Dr Robert Craik former McGill dean in Montreal aged 77. Roy Peterson seven killed in New Boston by a wagon. Rudolph Lacher eleven drowns in the Mississippi at St Paul. DA John B Moran receives gubernatorial nomination from Massachusetts Prohibitionists in Boston.
The essay reviews conflicting authorities on the Origin of the Order of the Garter legend. It cites Dolydore Vergil Segar and Holinshed, with Nicolas and Froissart, noting debates whether the Countess of Salisbury or Kent inspired the tale. The author remains skeptical of popular histories and defends cautious acceptance of the legend.
National League games featured Philadelphia routing Brooklyn 10 to 1 and St Louis edging Pittsburg 3 to 1. Boston beat New York 4 to 2 while Chicago won Cincinnati 2 to 1. American League saw Washington 4 over Philadelphia 2 and New York 7 over Boston 4, plus Detroit 2 defeating St Louis 5 and Cleveland 5 over Chicago 0 in a second game. American Association results: St Paul 5 over Milwaukee 4, Minneapolis 7 over Kansas City 2, Toledo 2 over Louisville 4, and Indianapolis 0 over Columbus 4.
Minneapolis and Duluth grain prices report Wheat values for July September and December contracts on track and to arrive No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern figures include 84c 82 83 83%c for Northern grades Duluth prices show July to Oct flax values at 1.12% to 1.11% per bushel with on track and to arrive quotes listed for all contracts
St Paul market notes list cattle with rates from good to choice steers four fifty to five fifty, cows and heifers three to one fifty, veals four to five, hogs six sixteen to six fifty five, sheep and lambs with mothers four to six hundred, good to choice lambs six to six seventy five, spring lambs six seventy five to seven eighty.
Chicago June 28 cattle Reeves cows and heifers stockers and feeders Texans calves priced from 1.25 to 6.25 per unit. Hogs mixed and butchers at 6.40 to 6.75 with heavy types 6.52 to 6.75 and pigs around 5.60 to 6.40. Sheep and lambs quoted 4.75 to 7.80 across grades.
Chicago market notes show wheat corn oats and flax prices for July and September with cash and Sept figures. Butter, eggs, and pork futures listed. A comic exchange follows: a husband tells his wife she can hire a servant after marriage, while he has reviewed her business affairs.
An Italian paper hailed a visit by the king of Italy to Vesuvius as the eruption being honored by his majesty. A German paper boasted a prince was graciously born yesterday. An army officer with the king of Spain replied to a time question by saying the moment was whatever time your majesty pleases.
A traveler notes Persian theater uses illusion and scenic effects to provoke laughter among Western viewers. A miracle play features a prophet drawn up by a belt attached to a block and tackle, performed openly on stage, yet many spectators imitate in tears, showing strong imaginative power.
A testimonial ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as preventing and curing tumors and avoiding surgery. It recounts a Bradford Pennsylvania case where five bottles allegedly removed a tumor and restored normal menstruation, with Mrs. Pinkham offering guidance to readers.
Official notice states warrants will cease 30 days from this date. List of warrant numbers and payees includes many entries such as Roy Coleman, W. P. Lewis, C. McNalley, J. Nashold, and others. County Treasurer authorized to redeem warrants shown, with numerous amounts detailed for signatures and vendors.
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