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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
1
Prices quoted are good while supplies last with a few days guarantee. No 9 galvanized iron heavy wash boiler offered along with jardiniere and fancy decorated flour pots in 1 000 assorted kinds valued up to 25 cents, closing out price.
Washington on August 9 flags grave concern for the ministers held in Pekin amid Li Hung Chang remarks that allies cannot enter to escort them. Officials fear Chinese resistance may endanger ministerial lives and press for immediate relief actions as reinforcements move toward China.
Gated 3 358 688 a net increase of 258 892 over July 1800. The largest increase 25 percent was at Albany. Only nine offices showed decreases.
At Milwaukee on Aug 9 the Republican state convention nominated Robert M. Lafollette for governor by acclamation. The ticket includes Jessa Stone for lieutenant governor and other incumbents. The platform calls for direct primary nominating elections and anti monopoly laws, with Spooner’s retirement noted and Lafollette vowing loyal support.
London reports Lord Roberts fears the Elands River garrison has fallen after ten days of resistance. Delarey redirected to Elands River as Jan Hamilton pressed toward Rustenburg, Baden-Powell’s force joined by Hamilton, and Dewet began crossing the Vaal while Kitchener pursues. Methuen’s position on the Vaal confirms contact with Dewet’s advance.
Letters from readers praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief during change of life and bladder and liver troubles. Mrs George H Jung from Brooklyn credits improved health and urges others to try it. Mahala Burter of Bridgewater Illinois and Mary E Jauss Bradford Pa also report strong benefits and recommend the remedy.
Boston Aug 9 George F Washburn treasurer of the populist national committee comments on Towne withdrawal as vice presidential candidate. He calls the move humiliating and embarrassing a political blunder that could split the party while vow ing the committee will name a populist nominee soon.
Mrs M L Barrows a Chattanooga physician and Methodist missionary says the Boxer uprising in China can be put down in a month if powers act in union. She warns confidence must not be broken or Chinese forces will scatter, noting the brave will to resist.
The Standard reports papers found at Pretoria suggest a communication signed by Liberal members and others urged President Kruger last September to grant a five year franchise with no artificial restrictions and pledged aid to preserve Transvaal independence. It is also believed letters by Michael Davitt were found.
A roundup of stage plans and star comings and goings. Sarah Cowell Le Moyne to spend vacation in New Haven. Burt McIntosh supports Mary Mannering in Janice Meredith. Cora Urquhart wed at 16 to James Brown Piter. Mrs. Leslie Carter to tour Switzerland after London engagement. Richardson to dramatize Robert Tourney for Daniel Frohman. Augustus Thomas to author a new comedy for Willie Collier. Wagner’s Siegfried to open 1901 at the Grand Opera Paris. Die Gotterdammerung tied to Prince rights. Robert Mantell to star in a Tremayne play. Marcia Van Dresser to return to stage next autumn. Carl Sontag dead, brother of Henr ietta Sontag. Shenandoah royalties cited. Bronson Howard profiting from war play revival. Elwyn Barron to stage in Italy with an unnamed hero actor in a forthcoming Willard production.
The Berlin delegation and Dr. Leyds arrived and will meet the German foreign office through Count von Buelow's representative. They plan talks in Berlin and will travel to St. Petersburg to urge Germany and Russia to secure some measure of independence for the Boers when peace arrives.
Aug 9 dispatch to Minister Conger from the state department informs him of the relief column approaching Pekin and urges him to be of good cheer. The message was sent directly to Conger in Pekin with a duplicate to Consul General Goodnow in Shanghai. Goodnow was told to spare no effort to deliver the message.
Secretary of War approves the board of ordnance and fortifications recommendation to pause further action on new field artillery. The War Department already provisioned 200 eight inch field guns, and bids are halted while a decision on gun type is awaited at a Sandy Hook meeting on August 13.
The cablegram from Che Foo on Aug 9 recounts losses in the engagement before allied occupation of Pei Tsang. Russians lost 500 and the British 50, with heavy losses for Germans and Japanese. The road to Pekin is said to be open.
The U S auxiliary cruiser Dixie returned to port in New York on August 9 after a winter cruise to the West Indies and Manila that began December 28. The Dixie carried 400 sailors recruited inland and distributed across fleet ships in Manila. The voyage used crew with enlistments nearing expiration. Also from Victoria report a Doric sighted a missing steamer near Yokohama on July 14 with wreckage later found but no vessel traced.
Cologne Gazette Berlin correspondent cites an authoritative source that Field Marshal Count von Waldersee has been appointed commander in chief of allied troops in China.
Viscount E Fujinma and Hon Matsuoto railway and canal commissioners arrive aboard the Empress of Japan en route to London for the international conference. Matsmore says he read Conger message yet believes the ministers are already dead.
A large audience filled Tomlinson's Hall Indianapolis for a mass meeting at 8:30 p.m. presided by Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago and addressed by Bryan and Webster Davis. Bryan entered to loud applause after the hall began to fill early. In New York on Aug 9 a man enraged by financial strain killed his brother in law Isaac Stein and wounded his father Jacob Rabiner before taking his own life at Rockaway Beach.
Washington reports July postal receipts among the 50 largest offices show an increase over the previous month. The generalized financial gain reflects higher mail volume and service activity across major urban centers. Officials note continuing momentum in federal postal revenue.
New York August 9 Victor Baldwin is in police custody after a prize fight that ended with the death of opponent Ralph Miller. Miller appeared to lead until a blow behind the right ear felled him and he died despite a doctor’s efforts.
Observations show fingernail growth speeds change with age from 21 to 67 years, with records 426 days, 159 days, 8 days, 110 days, and 144 days. Notes mention sea air speeding growth and grief slowing it, and using nail growth as a diagnostic marker to distinguish centric paralysis from hysteria.
Franklin Fyles outlines cosmetic techniques to alter facial features for stage roles. He describes shaping noses with a white center line, darkening cheeks, and pale under eyes to elongate or age appearance. He notes actresses rarely age themselves voluntarily and managers must hide youth when characters demand older looks.
Jima Peru reports the cabinet was formally announced in the evening with Dr Rivaguero as president of the council and minister of foreign affairs.
The India famine fund has reached the 200000 dollar mark with contributions from individuals across the country. Angl: New York reports the updated total.
In the American League games played at Minneapolis Milwaukee and Detroit Cleveland yielded 3 3 and 9 3 results while Kansas City beat Chicago 6 4 and Indianapolis defeated Buffalo 11 3. In the National League Pittsburg beat Boston 7 1 and Chicago defeated Philadelphia 3 0.
Providence R I shows 175 97 in the latest census, up from 132 148 in 1890. A fire destroyed the Pargpot Wing shaft house at Butte Montana, with damage pegged at 109000 and about 30000 insured. Charlemagne Tower US ambassador to St Petersburg and John Wanamaker of Philadelphia sailed on the steamer Deutschland to Hamburg Wednesday.
A Kansas woman’s frugal feeding method is praised by Austin Neal for saving a family thousands. The anecdote claims she dresses the baby with an apron and bib, then uses a rag at the neck and one hand to steady the chin while feeding with the other, allegedly saving $9,000 in seven years.
In Berlin three courts ruled that police may regulate a building’s color scheme. If a color scheme is deemed improper gaudy or in bad taste the authorities can order the painter to change it.
A collage of editorials warns of a potential China crisis as European powers and the United States weigh responses to Japan's war with China. Observers cite German military influence, rising Chinese power, and the risk of retaliatory punishments lasting into future generations.
The Rev. Burris A. Jenkins resigns as president of the University of Indianapolis to pastor Buffalo First Christian Church. A Bible study conference sits Aug 19–29 at Winona Lake Indiana, now in its sixth year with attendance rising from 35 to 2000.
A shopper explains to a supervisor that a seller assured the milk was perfectly fresh and enough was bought to last the entire week. The exchange centers on a surplus stock and the buyer’s confidence in freshness.
A brief comic dialogue from Philadelphia Presa features a wife accusing her husband of shooting a bird with a large gun. He admits the act and apologizes, saying he could not reach the bird to salt its tail.
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