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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
1
Rebellion Gains Ground in Dutch Districts Near Cape Town
Reports from Cape Town describe rising Dutch resistance in Priska and Kenbardt districts with 4 000 armed men expected. Loyalists seek British aid as rail lines north and west will be repaired. Gata cre occupies Stormberg and forces in Natal reportedly retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curve Town
Priska
Kenbardt
Elion
Yagaboring
Piet Moolpan
Brandis Locan Steinkamp
Doers
Car‘parvon
Gordonia
Victoria West
Jepumion
Battle Report Mixed at Osfontein Front Near Roberts
Dispatches from Loxspos March 7 describe Lord Roberts holding near Osxfontein as Boer forces move to mass north and south of the Modder river. Reports note eight to eighteen miles of front, Boer numbers from 8000 to 10000, and both sides building positions. Analysts expect Roberts to offer a sweeping strike once the Boers are fully assembled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxspos
Lord Roberts
Osxfontein
Cape
Natal
Cape Colony
Modder River
Kopjes
Lme
Transvaal
House of Commons
Balfour
Lord Salisbury
Roberts
A Boer Sympathizer
President Harrison expresses no gratitude to Britain over the Boer war and rejects public praise to avoid embassies of the McKinley administration. He criticizes British conduct in the Revolutionary War 1812 and the Civil War as unjust and harmful to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
New York
Ee World
Auburn
Ind
Indiana
Mc‘uley
Union
Prisoners at Cape Town hailed as living near city
Fragmentary report notes women and boys at Cape Town prison camp, with mentions of a 28 hour honor word and a colonelcy in London. Roberts reportedly accepted a role tied to volunteers, while the text references the city and London without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Tow
Cape Town
March
Roberts
London
Great Britain Authorized Loan of Thirty-Five Million Pounds
The house of commons in committee of the whole authorized a loan of thirty five million pounds for the government. The measure aims to fund public expenditures and stabilize national finances amid postwar needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
House of Commons
Boers' Leader in Supreme Command Reported in Osfontein
The Standard dispatch from Osfontein dated March 4 reports General Joubert in supreme command of Boer forces. A separate London note says a resolution was adopted to authorize a loan of 35,000,000 pounds with a voting split of 161 to 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joubert
Supreme Command
London
Standard
Osfontein
Deadly Red Ash mine disaster at Fire Creek West Virginia
Explosion at the Red Ash mine near Fire Creek leaves at least 45 miners entombed with 50 plus bodies recovered. Rescue work faces blocked passages as nearby towns and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway assist. Officials withhold full casualty details while estimating the death toll could reach 75. Most victims are white married men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Creek
W. Va
Red Ash
New River District
Thurmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Royal Baking Powder Advertises Healthful Baking
The housewife is urged to use Royal Baking Powder for light, sweet pastries and excellent breads. It claims pure grape cream of tartar enhances healthful cooking and warns against alum-based imitations sold cheaply. Royal Baking Powder Co. based in New York at 100 William St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
Langtry’s Husband Ill in Cape Town Hospital
Captain Hugo De Bathe husband of Mrs Langtry lies dangerously ill in the British military hospital at Cape Town a cablegram reports. He is a member of Colonel Krechmer’s staff and fell ill with fever soon after Kimberley relief forces entered the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langtry
Chcaco
Hugo de Bathe
Cape Town
de Bathe
Krechmer
Kimberley
Watson to Transfer Flag as Admiral Watson Returns Home
Admiral Watson’s health prompts transfer of his flag to the Baltimore which will detach from the Asiatic squadron and sail home via Suez and the Mediterranean stopping at European ports. He may visit Northern Europe and the Paris exposition. Rear Admiral Remey to succeed Watson at the Asiatic station. Captain Wilde to command in the interim at Cavite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Watson
Asiatic
Wilde
Oregon
Admiral Watson
Admiral Remey
Cavite
Cubans Well Satisfied With Elections Prospects
Havana reports dismiss rumors of uprisings as Cuba braces for elections. The press says Cubans, including anti occupation agitators, favor calm, hoping the vote passes without disturbance as world attention focuses on Cuba's path to self government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
United States
Cuba
Transit workers in St. Louis threaten strike over union ties
Fifteen hundred current and former St. Louis Transit employees held a mass meeting and voted to strike unless officers reinstate workers discharged for union affiliation with the Amalga mated Association of Street Railway Employes. If a strike occurs about 8,000 men would be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Transit Company
St. Louis
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Miners Entombed At Fire Creek Mine Tragedy
Charleston report says 50 miners were entombed at Fire Creek. Ten have been recovered, seven dead. Forty remain missing with no hope of rescue. Bodies lie along the main entry from mouth to about a mile in the hill as workers entered for the shift. Those near the entrance mostly escaped but were swept toward the mouth or blasted out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Fire Creek
Governor Atkinson Probes Charleston Mine Disaster
Chief Mine Inspector J. W. Paul Governor Atkinson and his secretary Colonel Boggs depart Charleston for the disaster scene to conduct an investigation with others in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
J. W. Paul
Atkinson
Colonel Boggs
Burglars Blow Open Hand Brewing Safe
Pawtucket R I March 7 Burglars entered the Hand Brewing company office and blew the safe with dynamite. Police report the missing amount ranges from 4000 to 8000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. L
Hand Brewing Company
Severe Midwestern Storm Hits Six States With Snow And Sleet
The storm battered Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Missouri Illinois and Wisconsin with heavy snow hail and rain. Chicago and Milwaukee reported deep snow and icy conditions. Telegraph and rail networks suffered disruptions while Lake Michigan ice threatened water intakes. Other items include Armour consolidation papers and Goebel trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Lake Michigan
Duluth
St. Paul
Dubuque
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Omaha
St. Louis
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Both claim election in Duluth mayoralty recount
In Duluth the recount of the mayoralty and charter election ballots shows Mayor Truelsen and Republican candidate T W Hugo claiming victory. Hugo is said to lead by ten with three irregular ballots at issue. Truelsen claims a two vote edge. the court must decide which ballots stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Truelsen
T. W. Hugo
Hugo
Supreme Court
Track Gave Way In Pittsburgh Freight Accident
Westbound track of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railway on Robinson street in Allegheny sank under a heavy freight engine at 1 a m. An engine and freight car dropped to the street. Four men were aboard the engine. two were killed outright and a third probably fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitssburg
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Russian sugar crisis worsens as factories go bankrupt
Telegraphic brevities report a deepening industrial crisis in Russia with many sugar factories bankrupt, signaling widespread economic strain.
Czar Under Tight Surveillance After Nihilist Plots
March 7 Saint Petersburg reports that fresh Nihilist plots involving Russia and Poland have prompted heightened police vigilance. Czars routes to barracks theaters and public events are doubly patrolled by secret police. Guards around the winter palace and Neva quay are unusually numerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peterspurg
Winter Palace
Neva Quay
Authorize Hawaii to Spend Money on Plague Relief
At a cabinet meeting the Hawaii council was approved to expend 300000 dollars for bubonic plague suppression and relief of distressed natives. Some questioned the council’s authority, but all agreed the crisis justified the action and directions will be issued immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Washington
Hawaiian Council
Republican state convention in Waco ends with McDonald chosen
The Republican state convention met in Waco with large attendance. An effort to substitute Henry Ferguson of Fort Bend for William McDonald as temporary chairman led to a roll call. McDonald won 842 to 420, aligning with the Green faction. J. Co. Kolp was elected secretary unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Henry Ferguson
Fort Bend County
William McDonald
McDonald
Ferguson
J. CO. Kolp
Duluth Grain Market Report March 6 Prices
Late market report from Duluth includes cash wheat bids for No 1 hard 664c, No 1 Northern 6454c, No 2 Northern 6174c, and No 3 67c. Arrivals show No 1 hard 66c, No 1 Northern 64sc, and May July futures at 65c and 67c. Flax arrivals listed at 1.57 to 1.58 per bushel for May and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Northern
Wheat futures mixed with several contract quotes
In Minneapolis on March 6 buyers watched futures quotes for Wheat In Store No 1 Northern with March at 64 cents May at 68 3/4 cents and July at 65 cents. On Track No 1 hard 66 1/2 cents No 1 Northern 64 4 cents and No 2 Northern 62 9 cents displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Cattle and Hogs Market Report From Sioux City
Sioux City March 6 market steady for cattle with bees at 4.00 to 4.75, cows bulls and mixed at 2.00 to 4.00, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 4.40, calves and yearlings 3.50 to 4.70. hogs 2.44 to 4.72, down 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Hogs and cattle markets show mixed movements in St Paul
In South St Paul on March 6 hogs fell 5c with values from 4.72 to 4.75. Cattle for butcher stayed steady as stockers remained strong. stocker sales ranged 8.50 to 4.60, cows 2.25 to 5.75, heifers 3.40 to 3.60, steers 4.00 to 4.15, calves 6.00. Sheep demand was strong with sheep 4.00 to 4.25 and lambs totaling 5,006.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South St. Paul
Market Report Chicago March 6 1920s commodity prices
Wheat corn oats pork flax and poultry quotes from Chicago trade floors show March May July and September futures and cash prices. Butter and eggs are listed with creamery dairy values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
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Cape Baishy
Agberts
Goers
Gatacre
Stormberg
Weat
Lonpox
War Office
General Gatacre
Koers
Fire Creek, W. Va
Manila
Storm
Armour & Co
Nantes
Fond du Lac
Wis
Germany
Schleiden
James B. Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Major Washington
George Washington
Czar
Green Faction
Texas
Jd Spay
Lonpon
Learius
Iuwkentos
Wankington
Lord Pauncefote
Late Market Report
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