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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
2
A local notice urges support for a charity ball hosted by the Elks. Proceeds will aid needy residents, with tickets sold to benefit a worthy cause. The item notes public sentiment on spring and references Taft and Philippine governance in a dated, period tone.
A reader is asked if they would pay for a six week stay at Lord Tweedmouth's London home for the coronation, with a quoted total of $20,000 for Mr. Reid and other expenses beyond rent. The note frames the honor as costly and compares it to not being appointed in Whitelaw Reid's stead.
The passage notes Prince Henry’s sea voyage leaving him sea sick yet praised for endurance. It criticizes the Emperor for sending his brother instead of coming himself and suggests this act amounts to a sly form of revenge.
The President orders all cabinet meeting news released by the secretary to the President and bars cabinet members from talking with press representatives. The question arises who among the women in the cabinet has been leaking information.
New York March 13 The Trunk Line Association of major railroads will dissolve its money pool on April 1. member lines include New York Central and Hudson River Pennsylvania Erie Baltimore and Ohio West Shore Delaware Lackawanna and Western Lehigh New York Ontario and Western and Central Railroad of New Jersey. The move follows Roosevelt hints at action against pooling roads and marks a pivotal shift in Eastern freight traffic.
Aldermen canvase vote and act on annual and monthly reports from city offices. City Attorney notes no new personal injury cases. Treasurer shows balances, expenditures, and outstanding orders. Fire Department logs 20 fires year to year with causes. Street Foreman itemizes disbursements and improvements.
A reader critiques Aunt Jennie’s suffrage stance, arguing women voters would mirror men’s flaws. The piece mocks panacea rhetoric, questions women’s political readiness, and likens voting to social duties and economic realities.
A fashion note discusses the Gibson waist on American girls, praising and critiquing its wide shoulder and front back folds. It questions whether O. D. Gibson approves and warns that shorter, stout figures may look unflattering in the style while many are eagerly sewing spring shirtwaists to stay fashionable.
An advertisement touts Scott’s emulsion of cod liver oil as pale and improved. It invites readers to try a sample and mentions the supplier Scott and Bowne located at 409 State Street, New York.
Washington reports the dispute between Russian soldiers and American sailors from the US steamship Vicksburg at Niu Chwang has been resolved. The Russian commandant apologized to Captain Barry after two incidents, one over an alleged brawl and missing overcoat evidence, and a raid on the sailors club rooms.
Brussels cables report that General Botha reached a treaty with the Swaziland queen last year allowing Boer forces to enter the queen's territory if pressed by Britain. Swaziland, a small native state of about 8,500 square miles, lies largely surrounded by the Transvaal.
Arthur Pancott former financial secretary of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association pleaded guilty to grand larceny in an indictment alleging he stole about $1000 from the organization. A bond from a security company covers the loss so far as the association is concerned Pancott will be sentenced.
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