Weather and history notes from May Day 1902
A dated column notes heavy rain in a weather context and reflects on May Day 1902 events. It mentions the first of May marking a victory in Manila Bay for the Philippines and comments on the four year period to judge whether a prize or puzzle was secured.
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Jewey
Manilla Bay
Philippines
Johnson
Hormel
Avery
Horme
Gulden
Phos
Bomy
Gaides
Konovosky
Thodesgrott
Robertson
Gleason
Avéry
Robert Johnson
Chas. Kantmes
J. Umboefer
F. S. Wengert
Jake Weiss
Frank Sargeant
Peter Hagen
Jas. Geragberty
Wenge & Kendrick
John Konovosky
Matt
Smitt
Frank Veverka
Chas Huser
Frank Wengert
Mason City 1 Austin 16 high school baseball recap
The Austin team defeated Mason City 16 to 1 in a fast game on the high school field. Moonan pitched well and Strang’s fielding stood out. Willis and F. Snyder contributed solid defense. Spectator W. D. Rosbach donated a fine bat to the team.
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Mason City
Austin
Moonan
Strang
Willis
F. Snyder
W.D. Rosbach
Aldermen weigh Normal College needs at city meeting
City officials hold a three hour session on supporting the Austin Normal College. Prof Boostrom urges city aid and a building for 600 students, while L. D. Baird offers a site and pledges if needed. Memorial day plans and liquor license votes conclude the session amid debate.
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O Council
Avery
Normal College
Northwest
Dakotas
Indiana
Valperaiso
Ind
Botrom
Boostrom
Austin
Southern Minnesota Normal College
Albert Lea
Vnty
Detwiler
Baird
Hormel
Boostram
Boostrem
King Edward’s Coronation Feast Plans Public Donations
The coronation features a vast feeding of London's poor. King Edward has pledged 150,000 toward the feast, with expected public donations of 350,000. The plan, framed as philanthropy, envisions 5,000,000 for a royal meal to feed a large portion of the city’s poor.
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R Edward
London
Mayor Johnson Sets City Council to Quick Action
The mayor directs council business with dispatch and directness. The last meeting showed efficient work that might have stretched late without a skilled chair. The rule is to stick to the question and settle one matter before starting another.
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Johnson
City Council Work Promoted For Public Interest
The piece argues council deliberations deserve space as aldermen’s views interest citizens. It cites the Normal College case before voters and the council, urging Austin to strengthen existing institutions and industries rather than chase new schemes.
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Normal College
Austin
Gift to Austin for Engine and Hose House
L D Baird presented a Christmas gift to the city Friday evening at the Heratp site offering an Engine and Hose House with ample land. The writer praises the gesture as generous and beneficial to Austin and Mower County, noting a year of jubilee due to abundant gifts and benefactions.
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Heratp
L. D. Baird
Austin
Baird
Mower County
Survival of the fittest governs railroad rates says Hill
Chicago May edition quotes James J. Hill arguing government court injunctions fail to curb rail traffic and that only the natural law of competition will prevail. He distinguishes inactive competition as the legitimate process and condemns active warlike tactics and pooling as counterproductive.
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Chicago
James J. Hill
United States Circuit Court
Inter
Western rail presidents seek end to rate cuts in Chicago meeting
Chicago May 8 Next Tuesday a meeting of presidents and executive officers of all the Westerns will be held in Chicago to address the precarious freight rate situation. The cuttings threaten a rate war and violators face restraints from courts and the interstate commerce commission.
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Chicago
United Sates
Interstate Commute Commission
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