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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
1
Senator Marcus A Hanna writes to C W Croty of Tomah Wisconsin saying he is not a candidate for the Presidency in 1904 and asks friends to discourage any movement toward nomination. Croty received the autograph reply expressing gratitude but firm denial.
The White House made public Hon. H. Clay Evans resignation letter as commissioner of pensions dated March 29, noting he will step down after nearly five years in office. The appended statement reveals President Grant asked Evans to remain until a successor is chosen and a suitable promotion is found.
In Little Rock on March 29, the Arkansas Democratic primary closes after a heated race for the U.S. Senate between James K. Jones and J. P. Clarke. Both claim victory at their headquarters as 75 counties prepare to vote to determine the legislature's choice next January. The gubernatorial battle also rages with Governor Jeff Davis facing E. W. Rector for a second term.
Representative James M. Griggs of Georgia was unanimously named chairman in the Capitol minority caucus room. A seven member committee including Williams Mississippi Ruppert New York Richardson Tennessee Williams Illinois Jackson Kansas and Senator Culberson Texas was named to organize the next congressional campaign and select officers for ratification at the April 11 full committee meeting.
Chicago bank after a pending merger with Corn Exchange National gave farewell gifts totaling 70 000 to 80 000 dollars. Longtime staff received large checks including 12 000 for a 37 year veteran, 1 000 for a night watchman, and 3 000 for another employee, with 50 dollars the smallest to a new messenger.
The Times reports from London that Russia's Paul Lessar and China's Prince Ching have agreed on main Manchurian convention terms. Evacuation of three provinces will occur in three six month periods after signing. The pact must be ratified within three months. China may back Germany's railway extension request.
Copenhagen reports on the controversy involving Captain Walter Christmas and Niels Cron who claim to have acted as Danish agents in negotiating the sale of the Danish West Indies. The government denies any connection to the negotiations and Bach’s commission claim is unrecognized. Cron left for America shortly after.
In Casper Wyoming on March 29 Charles Francis Woodward, condemned for Sheriff W C Ricker's murder, was lynched by 24 masked men after overpowering Sheriff Tubbs. A rescue delay by the Supreme Court led to a scaffold setup. Woodward leaped into his noose, killing himself. A lyncher pinned a card declaring the people’s verdict against slow law. The body was moved to the city hall and turned over to the coroner.
Liebenberg and several hundred men formed a Boer commando similar to a British column and slipped through gaps in British lines to escape. The Scottish Horse brilliantly recaptured guns from the Van Donop convoy, charging to the muzzles and driving Boer gunners off their feet before they could fire.
Washington March 29 The civil service commission will begin a system of annual examinations for its employees. If practical it may extend to all government branches. Exams apply to all, with pay and grade reductions for scores below 70 percent. Efficiency records will count 40 percent of the total. Initial rollout in commission offices only.
The Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co reports extended reach across more than 1700 cities and towns in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, expanding service areas and improving local phone access for residents and businesses.
Washington, March 29. The house spent the day passing private pension bills with 215 approved, a record for a single session aside from one exception. The veto policy on removing desertion charges from soldiers’ records drew considerable debate. Early in the day several minor bills were passed and the sundry civil appropriation bill was reported with Mr. Cannon's notice to bring it up Monday.
London reporting from Kutais Transcaucasia states that Princes Kipiiadz Valerian and Zulukidz were executed March 8 for leading a bandit network responsible for terror, robbery, arson and murder over a wide area. Trials spanned two weeks.
A barn on R. Zemple’s farm one mile north of Morgan burned completely. Seven year old Carter Hacket was killed. Zemple was badly burned attempting a rescue. The blaze also caused injuries at the northwestern Telephone Exchange CO head.
A new Rhode Island divorce statute passed the house without opposition and became law. It requires a two year residence before filing for divorce, replacing the prior one year rule that drew many applicants.
Secretary of the Treasury awards gold life saving medals to Elmer Mayo for rescuing Seth L. Ellis at Monomoy Massachusetts disaster. Ellis, survivor of the life saving crew, is also honored with a gold medal. The Monomoy station crew perished except for Ellis.
Meridian Mississippi and Port Gibson Mississippi face rail and road isolation as 11 inches of rain cause rivers to surge. Bridges wash away, trains halted, and residents flee rising floodwaters with boats and Western Union lines remaining only communication.
Rain has fallen across the state with washouts and wrecked bridges. Rail traffic south of Nashville suspended as tracks and trestles on the Nashville Florence and Sheffield line are washed out. One death reported is rural mail carrier W. F. Dillehay.
Officials moved passengers across two miles of overflowed track at McKenzie by boat all day as water rises and bridges wash out. A Chicago-bound deal tied to a Noonan from the Pacific coast prompted a chartered special train and skiff transfer. Hundreds were ferried. boats shuttle westbound passengers as damage worsens.
Huntington Massachusetts March 29 Mrs Helen M Warren wife of United States Senator F B Warren of Wyoming died tonight at the home of State Representative H N Stanton where she had been staying for health. Senator Warren and her two children were at her bedside A Cheyenne Wyoming funeral will be held Wednesday.
Colonel Grimm, the Russian officer accused of revealing military secrets to Germany, has been placed in close confinement in St Petersburg. A Vienna cable claimed a Warsaw court martial sentenced him to death, but that is denied and he will face trial in Russia. About six arrests have been made in connection with the alleged betrayal.
March 29 report says Jane Toppan will likely spend her days in an insane asylum after doctors Quinby Kelly and Sterman declared her incurably insane. They will petition Barnstable county court next week for commitment to an asylum, saving the county at least $16,000.
A pitched battle erupted near Minco involving halfbreed Indians George and John Curtis and farmers James Smith and William Thompson. The two sides exchanged fire as the farmers prepared to plant corn. Smith was seriously wounded and George Curtis died of his wounds. No arrests have been made.
Citizens of Clayton New Mexico threaten to storm the jail to lynch Postmaster J W Guyer. Guyer killed jeweler William E Searles in self defense after Searles fired first. Searles allegedly circulated a pamphlet reflecting on Searles and his wife, provoking the confrontation.
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