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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
2
The writer muses on women at lynching bees in Texas and ponders the character of both women and men who tolerate such events. The piece argues for a handsome building on Main Street when feasible, suggesting patience if immediate action is not possible.
Tuesday Kaiser hopes to visit America but awaits a permit from the Kaiser of Mower County. Officials note it would be unwise to have two Kaisers in town at once.
The report notes two more of the six Tawney trees have died leaving three. Two remaining are described as weak while the slippery elm appears the only healthy specimen among them.
The Charter Commission reports progress as meetings continue. An Oxce member says it takes a whole evening to knock a foolish notion out of some head and then it is time to adjourn.
The piece notes how reports of the Boers accepting peace terms resemble the Cape Verde fleet hoax from the Spanish war era, where newspapers paid heavily for false or misleading advance news that proved fake.
Hicks the weather prophet warns that June holds no greater danger than any month but the summer solstice brings risk of conflicts with loved ones and neighbors. He advises self restraint to avoid bruised dignity and bruised eyes.
Dr J L M Curry and Mrs Curry depart Madrid for Paris where he will speak at the Rochambeau banquet. Mrs Curry quit attendance at the Tattoo after bullfights and donated 1000 pesetas to a free education fund. The king told a foreign diplomat that horse racing could replace bullfighting as a substitute.
New York May 23 The general assembly of the Presbyterian church adopted the creed revision report with almost no debate two delegates opposing. The supplementary statement passed unanimously. Changes move to presbyteries for ratification.
Shamokin Pennsylvania May 23 The Mineral Mining and Railroad company posted notices that workers on strike will be paid in full by Saturday. Between 250000 and 300000 dollars will be paid to miners from here to Mount Carmel by Saturday night. Mine superintendents say pumps will be manned at any cost after June 2 if firemen strike.
Copenhagen reports King Christian has assented to a one year extension until July 24, 1908 for ratification of the sale treaty with the United States. The Politiken cites Joan Hay as the Danish secretary of state who posed the extension request.
The Henan hints at a north and south end of Austin and warns that continued conditions may hinder city growth. The piece notes factional quarrels in the city council over land at Main street and urges the majority to back a simple, low-cost private development. Odd Fellows day passes peacefully as Austin No 20’s lodge promotes harmony. The hall plans to switch to frog farming, a shift from wholesale gardening, with talk of land for ducks.
Joseph K. Strever aged 78 died Thursday at his home in this city. Funeral with Masonic ritual Sunday at 2 p.m. Interment at Oakwood cemetery. A pioneer born in Washington County New York on December 17, 1824 he worked as a stone cutter and mason, endured injury and hardship, helped build canals and rail lines, later farmed near Winona. He married Melvion Buell in New York before moving west.
G. J. Mc Gulpin begins work to alter the Frank Roberts Store front shifting the entrance to the corner to allow a large show window. Timothy Donovan plans a new furniture store in the space after renovations with a steel ceiling installed.
A carload of bananas arrived too ripe for resale and must be sold cheaply. The sale offers a quick opportunity for buyers to purchase ripe fruit at reduced prices.
Mrs Mary Ann Mann mother in law of Henry J Per of Herzog street died in Bowdle South Dakota after living in Austin twenty years and a West trip she foretold her passing Funeral from Henry J Per residence with services at St Augustines church and interment at St Augustines cemetery Born in Ireland she moved to the United States in the 1870s and settled in Saganaw before later residing in this city where her husband Nick Mann died about ten years ago Her daughter Mrs Per arrived too late to see her before death
Wilkesbarre Penn May 23 the tenth day of the anthracite coal miners strike passed without incident. Rumors of a change in negotiations circulated but were denied by both sides. A labor official hinted a company might grant engineers firemen and pumpmen demands but a major company said no final plan yet and options remain under review. President Mitchell stayed at his office and did not discuss a special national convention in Indianapolis.
Mrs Laura Galloway died at her home in Minneapolis after a year of consumption. She was married to C E Galloway on January 1, 1898. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p m from the Galloway home with interment at Oakwood cemetery. The Heraup extends sympathy to the bereaved husband and friends.
Judge Ormanzo Allen died May 22 at age 72 in his city home after a prolonged illness from stomach cancer. He was born in 1830 in Alfred Allegany County New York and moved with his family to Wisconsin in 1842. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 10:30 a.m. from the Baptist church.
Alfred University graduate 1851 and Union College 1854. Served as principal in Pisinfeld New Jersey for a year, then studied law in Janesville and admitted to the bar in 1856. Practiced in Austin, Minnesota area before 1860. Elected chair of Mower County Board of Commissioners 1860 and County Auditor the same year, served until 1865. Appointed provost marshal and probate judge terms, practicing law until 1880, then Probate Judge again until 1884. Left a widow and no children.
Des Moines May 23 The G A R encampment for Iowa adjourned after electing Commander John Lindt Council Bluffs Senior Vice Commander N B Durgan Cresco Junior Vice Commander Joseph M Allison Fonda Medical Director J Amos Shaffer Keokuk Surgeon General Rev S R Ferguson Parkersburg The council will decide next encampment location Cedar Rapids and Mason City mentioned but no formal proposals. Resolutions include pension for Clara Barton and a graded pension system for veterans over 65.
In Detroit on May 23 as many as 1200 female workers and around 60 men at Brown Bros cigar factory, a unit of American Cigar, strike over the resignation of John H. Brown. The non union plant, one of the Middle West’s largest, faces wage-cut fears as directors ordered expense reductions with a new manager to come.
Chicago readers report agents of packing houses under Judge Grosscup’s injunction against restraint of trade must follow every clause in all dealings. A personal letter and a copy of the restraining order were mailed to each agent, with packers advising their attorneys on the move.
Washington May 3. The house committee on military affairs ordered a favorable report on a bill authorizing the secretary of war to favor American White ships in transporting government supplies to the Philippines across the Pacific. The secretary may accept the lowest bid, provided it does not exceed by 10 percent the lowest bid for foreign built ships.
May 23 news reports seven hundred men women and children attacked a Norfolk Street butcher shop after a meat sale violated a local edict. The store was wrecked before police arrived and four arrests were made.
The annual Salvation Army congress is in session in New York with about 509 delegates from across the United States. Commander Booth Tucker announced that General William Booth, chief of the army, will visit this country in October.
The House debated the immigration bill with Mr. Underwood of Alabama offering an educational test for immigrants, which was adopted. The House rejected Senate amendments to the omnibus public building bill and sent it to conference. A rules amendment requires conference reports to be printed in The Congressional Record before presentation.
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