22 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1897
Page
1
Hashivhd staff of the legation will attend the launching of the cruiser named Chitose at Union Iron Works San Francisco. The February event will feature two 5000 ton ships with 22 knot speeds. Surprising How Trade Keeps Up.
Iron Mountain Michigan school board adopts a resolution restricting teachers from attending dances parties and other evening social events on days when school is in session to curb distractions. Aimed at reducing attendance at social affairs among staff.
A Cuban insurgent officer delivers a Havana embassy account of the December 14 fight at Yacta ford on the Canto river. Cuban losses are 106 killed and about 300 wounded with Spanish casualties stated higher by Cuban scouts. General Pando led Spanish forces while Generals Calixto Garcia Jesus Rabi and Salvador Rios commanded Cuban units.
A Shanghai dispatch claims Britain and Japan work to prevent China's disintegration by backing a protectorate, with Russia offering funds to clear indemnity, and plans for a demonstration by a Chinese squadron near the Liaodong promontory to deter foreign pressure.
In San Francisco on December 22 reports from mercantile circles emphasize news from the Orient. A Russian fleet is said to have occupied Port Arthur and Russia’s hold on Korea deepens concerns of imminent hostilities with Japan. Agents reportedly bought large sums of army provisions in the United States for Viadigostock. Cable messages through St. Petersburg indicate bids are sought for vast supplies to support fleets and armies in the region.
A German Chinese commission will settle boundaries of the occupied district at Kiao Chan making occupation permanent. Shanghai dispatch adds British plans to occupy Talien Wan near Port Arthur to guard the Gulf of Po Chi Li. The Daily Mail notes calm in Wokio with rumors of a large Russian force moving from Siberia.
Berlin dispatch says the Cologne Gazette warned that other powers would follow Germany and Russia into China partition actions. The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung denied these rumors as unfounded, while chatter about Prince Henry’s destination and command circulated among papers.
Berlin dispatch reports the German admiral at Kiao Chau bay refuses to admit newspaper men within the German lines. No new developments have reached Kiao Chau. A Brest dispatch states the French cruiser Jean Bart is ordered to proceed to China at once.
The wife of Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, died of inflammation of the lungs. Born February 16, 1829, she was formerly Princess Marie von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berberg and married February 16, 1847 to Prince von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.
December 29报道 states William Jennings Bryan called cabinet ministers with Mrs Bryan in the morning and was entertained at dinner by President and Mrs Diaz at the city residence. The Bryan party planned to leave for Vera Cruz in the morning.
The steamer Coruna arrived during the day for Skagway and Dyea and nearby ports. She carried about 200 passengers, 60 of whom are prospective immigrants, and 600 tons of general merchandise.
A package containing $10,000 in cash disappeared from the Southern Express office in Columbia.Police suspect one or more employees of the office and Superintendent Leary vows to remain until the culprit is caught.
Report covers a Breen case with a not guilty verdict after a June 4 1896 car strike in the Bayview district. Motorman David Breen and Conductor Adolph Schwartz were shot and seriously wounded during the incident as the car was run through the district. The jury earlier failed to agree in a prior trial.
The State Department opened an investigation into two killings of American sailors in Japan, Montgomery of the Yorktown and Frank Epps from New York, killed at Nagasaki. Officials seek facts through Tokyo and consuls before deciding on reparations, aiming to protect U S sailors in Japanese ports after the Kiaba assault earlier.
Washington reports Senators see no White House plan to change the China mission. President McKinley favors Charles Page Bryan for the post and rejects suggestions to shift him to Greece or replace him with William Woodville Rockhill.
Foggy Baraboo Wisconsin yard fog caused freight trains to collide in the morning wrecking three engines and several cars. Brakeman Joseph Higney aged 2 from Janesville was killed in the wreck with mangled injuries.
From the palace in Havana the report states that over the past ten days insurgents suffered 803 killed. Spanish forces captured 17 prisoners and 629 armed insurgents surrendered.
Ex President Cleveland and party passed through on their way home from shooting preserves of notable Alexander. The mayor and prominent citizens greeted him warmly and paid respects during the stop in the city.
Two masked men tried to rob the Southern Pacific station at Keswick. Station Agent Shuckman fatally shot one, the other escaped. In separate incident in OmicaGo, two engineers were killed and two seriously injured in a collision on the Chicago and apis line near Cayuga.
Ontcaco Dec 22 The gigantic Leiter Armour deadlock nears settlement day with Armour projected to lose about 1 million dollars on December deal. Armour’s 6 million bushels of cash wheat arrived amid bullish moves from Leiter, who bought July and September wheat earlier and shifted holdings into December at steady premiums. By settlement day the dispute is expected to conclude, with Armour likely paying for heavy short selling and high prices.
Pittsburg district miners and operators met to set a year rate but postponed district action. A large gathering heard D M Anderson preside and a committee was named to meet in Columbus on Dec 27 to fix a temporary rate Jan 10 to Jan 10 and organize an interstate meeting to set a lasting price for four states.
In Fall River Massachusetts a manufacturers committee endorsed wage cuts with a Jan. 3 effective date and anticipated resistance from operatives. Worcester mills followed with a 10 percent cut set for January, while Michigan miners vote on a strike outcome. Separately Charles Helmbold faces a Bow Street charge for threatening to kill the U S Consul General Osborne.
A morning blaze in DonrHan Missouri razed twenty six business houses, causing about one hundred thousand dollars in damage. The fire began in a drug store warehouse and its origin remains undetermined.
Ida Lemon and Queenie Skinner fought with a knife on an Anderson street. The Lemon woman inflicted wounds to the neck and breast, likely life threatening. Queenie Skinner’s condition is not reported.
Dec 22 reports Alderman A J Andrews barrister won the Winnipeg mayoralty over harness manufacturer E F Hutchings by a 404 vote margin.
A whipping post measure has been introduced in the Virginia senate. Mrs. Charrles R. Miller, a cousin of President McKinley, died in Canton Ohio. Secretary Alger is confined at home by a heavy cold but expects to be out soon. Mrs Ballington Booth, in Presbyterian Hospital New York City, suffers heart trouble.
Former Kansas financier and leading Republican Alex B. Campbell died by his own action in Chicago. He left a letter stating he took his life to join his wife and son.
A Chicago Times-Herald feature describes a new shopping trend where housewives imagine furnishing a home yet delay purchases. A well dressed woman tours a department store, lists items, and leaves unseen, preferring to await actual need, keeping a dream house in the air.
A New York Journal line renders subtraction as a stark arithmetic idea. The phrase suggests reducing a single unit to zero, implying total removal or finality in a concise, paradoxical note.
A farmer confronts a boy and a turkey in a tense rural scene as Santa Claus is blamed for the bird. The exchange features the farmer with a whip and a defiant answer from the boy, reflecting a controversial portrayal from the New York Sunday Journal.
The New York World reports a breakfast table remark by a child about a sister Constance and Mr Squeesicks. Oscar questions if Constance was told anything, recalling her remark about informing their mother.
In Chicago News readers learn of a new device called a scarfpin shield. It is described as preventing a man from tangling with his best girl's hair. The item is framed as a fortune-seeking invention from Simkins and Timkins.
An apparent interview excerpt shows a caregiver recalling how Henry accepted his medicine. The speaker describes a method of disguising the dose within a task to avoid resistance. The context centers on managing Henry during delirious periods.
A teacher asks to rephrase the idea that accidents will occur in different contexts. The example notes Freddie Fangle and a weather forecast may also be fulfilled as part of the paraphrase. Detroit Free Press.
The Northwestern Telephone Company expands metallic long distance lines to serve La Crosse and reaches Park River Grand Forks Fargo Minneapolis St Paul and Sioux City with intermediate towns along the route.
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