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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1908
Page
1
Ed Schiewek The Tailor, representing the country’s largest tailoring establishment, invites all ladies to have their suits made to measure for a perfect fit. Prices equal or lower than ready made garments in some cases.
Tokyo dispatch outlines worsening drift toward conflict as China seizes the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru near Macao for arms smuggling. Japan demands release and punishment, while Saionji and Hayashi weigh options. observers doubt immediate force but note Sasebo naval activity and possible independent action.
London dispatch reports China regrets hauling down the Japanese flag on the steamer Tatsu Maru during seizure and promises punishment for responsible officers. China will later answer Japan on the seizure of the ship and cargo and on arms seizure remarks.
San Diego reports Admiral Evans on the Connecticut dispatched to the Atlantic squadron now en route from Callao to Magdalena Bay. The fleet, 1300 miles south of Magdalena, is expected to reach the target area by mid March as crews brace for hard work in the torrid zone.
Seattle reports Commander Daniel J. Ainsworth of the revenue cutter Rush died by self inflicted gunshot in the vessel bathroom. First Lieutenant Abner found the body. crews note he had appeared worried and strange recently. A court martial was ongoing. Ainsworth had sought leave to visit his ill mother in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was forty five and unmarried.
A water heating boiler attached to a kitchen range burst in Fargo on March 9, killing the two year old son of J. S. Collins and seriously injuring his one year old daughter. The parents escaped injury as pipes froze overnight and a thawing attempt caused the explosion.
Dallas Willard son of a Paine resident confessed in county court that he started several fires in La Crosse and West Salem. He was sentenced to two years at the state reformatory in Green Bay, claiming a mania for incendiarism.
Washington reports Irish patriotic groups flood the State Department with remonstrances against the new arbitration treaty by Root and Bryce. Officials say objections misread the agreement, which does not force Britain or Japan to act, but fears persist that ratification could be jeopardized by ignorance.
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