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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1902
Page
3
Lively ad notes new dress goods wash goods knit underwear and muslin lingerie in bright colors. It proclaims a one week sale to clear winter hosiery and underwear to make room for new stock, promising steamer hosiery belts and other items.
A seller touts a spring line with underwear including fura coats and capes at low prices. Shoppers are urged to inspect new jackets and ragloos as advertised during casual shopping.
The report details a stubborn battle at Metaun where two batteries and infantry sustained heavy casualties while holding and retreating amid Boer pressure. Lord Kitchener’s dispatch notes misstatements in earlier reports, the rear-guard failure, and Methuen’s troops rallying and delaying the enemy alongside mounted trains.
Migs Stone, a representative hero of the Associated Press, receives a letter from Stone the American missionary expressing gratitude for the global manifestations of joy at her release along with her companion. She thanks those who contributed labor money and prayers for their release. The report notes ongoing severe weather and cattle losses in Aberdeen and surrounding areas with no relief in sight.
March 17 report from Muskogee notes Cherokees of the Ketoowal society defy the Dawes commission by refusing enrollment and facing contempt of court. Led by Redbird Smith they were ordered to enroll, arrest followed, then men were lined for barber chair to force hair cut as a protest ended with reluctant signatures and release.
Washington dispatch notes the House will pass the river and harbor bill and decide the Mora yer gus Rhea election contest in Kentucky Third District. It also covers the revenue cutter service retirement bill and predicted quick action, with limited amendments likely. The contested seat against Democrat Thea is expected to be unseated. the river and harbor bill may run two days.
Givera, insurgent leader in Samar, proclaims succession from General Lukban now captured by Americans and declares Lukian orders void. Chaffee signed contract for purchase of land for an army post near Pasig river. Cholera at Hong Kong triggers five day port arrival guarantee.
Vienna reports about sixty arrests linked to the Warsaw court martial condemning a Prussian colonel Grimm for leaking military plans to Germany. His wife allegedly denounced him for another romance. General Puzyrevsky is said to be implicated. Also notes troop movements toward Vladivostock and Rhodes’s deteriorating condition in Cape Town.
Over 1700 towns in Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin North Dakota and South Dakota are now served by the Northwestern Telephone Exchange C6 system. This expansion broadens telephone access across the region, linking rural and urban communities to the growing network.
The body of former Chief Executive John P Altgeld lay in state at the public library for two hours as thousands passed by. Citizens from all classes attended the funeral procession to Graceland Cemetery with pallbearers including W J Bryan.
Desperate Ozark farmers in southwestern Missouri and northern Arkansas report crop failures due to droughts. About ten percent of the district population feels the pinch as food shortages grow and relief efforts stall. Governor Dockery's aid programs and borrowed funds are cited, with a Missouri charity official urging federal action.
Washington March 1 General Nelson A Miles sought War Department approval to deploy to the Philippine Islands and urged a plan to end the conflict with minimal American casualties. Secretary Root rejected the request after consideration, and the White House and President Roosevelt reportedly concurred with the decision, finalized May 5, 1902.
The Senate begins consideration this week of a defense project to provide the President with security and a guaranteed passage, as the bill is slated for unfinished business. Debate is not expected to be prolonged though senators await the next priority measures, with the possible return of the Chinese exclusion bill as unfinished business.
Heavy rains in Northern and Middle Georgia prompt the Atlanta Weather Bureau to issue flood warnings and forecast rising water in the Chattoochee and adjacent streams spilling into Alabama towns including Eufaula and West Point. Elsewhere reports note disturbances and arrests in Constantinople as regional tensions mount. The piece also reports London facing a continuing smallpox epidemic with 766 deaths across 33 weeks and rising fears tied to coronation crowds.
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