29 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1897
Page
1
Fragmentary wartime note references Admiral Sir Alexander and a Japanese fleet. It suggests anticipation of attempts to hinder reinforcements from Odessa to protect the Russian Transbaikal railway in May.
A Shanghai dispatch reports over 20 British warships and the British fleet anchored at Port Hamilton near Korea. The dispatch notes that a Japanese force is also said to have arrived, signaling intensified naval activity in the area.
A Kobe dispatch to The Times reports anger over a diet solution and suggests Marquis Eto and former foreign minister Okuma may form a coalition ministry. Military and naval depots and ships are assembling at Nagasaki amid vigorous foreign policy pressure.
A UK correspondent reports from Cuba that the so called pacified provinces show insurgent rule with towns supplied by rebel run estates and factories. Insurgents meet Spanish convoys on roads and maintain offensives while poor Spanish soldiers, mostly boys, suffer with meager pay and rations.
Mrs Wallace Ketcham and cousin Lena Terrey served as witnesses to a will in a probate matter. The executor was named and an administrator ad litem requested by Attorney A B Trude for Mrs Ketcham. Judge Kohlsaat ordered temporary administration and continued the case to next Monday.
A Tasmanian woman confessed to killing her former husband Charles Selhausen with rat poison after exhumation and autopsy showed poisoning. She implicated Theodore Bartoch and said she married him a week before her arrest.
In Clayton a man Nassauer shot Katie Dosenbach after believing a cruel joke about her leaving to marry in Oregon. He then killed himself, claiming his act was driven by distress over losing her. Authorities label the incident a murder by Nassauer and a subsequent suicide.
Athens dispatch reports that Greek gunboats leaving the Gulf of Ambrecia were fired on again by Preveza forts. The garrison at the quay fired as well but caused no damage. Turkey had apologized for the prior incident.
Fragmentary report notes Durant's attorney asking the Supreme Court for a writ of probable cause after an argument in a habeas corpus application. The case mentions custody transfer to San Quentin prison and a recommittal timeline.
Fragmentary text suggests a president expressing reluctance to consider the desires of other people in a chosen direction. The readable lines indicate a cautious stance and possible emphasis on his own priorities.
Senator Davis declares he will call up the annexation treaty in the next executive session after Congress recess. He expects to prove to the Senate there is risk foreign powers may seize the islands if annexation fails and cites a native Hawaiian lobby opposed by sugar interests.
Ottawa reports a meeting between British and American authorities to determine the exact location of a canal strip along the Pacific coast near British Columbia. Wisconsin Lumber Co of Sheboygan files with offices in Sheboygan, capital 10 dollars. aims to operate in Wisconsin with permits to Baldo Funds. Superior Consolidated Land and COR receivers petition judge for authorization to borrow 7.82 million to carry on business.
North Dakota educators gather for the 11th annual meeting in Grand Forks while Minnesota and Wisconsin hold sessions in Madison and Minnesota, with about 1,600 attendees in Minnesota and roughly 1,000 delegates in Wisconsin. Notable speakers include Dr. H T Eddy and David Starr Jordan.
Major Charles Dick arrives from Cleveland to organize Hanna personal interests in the senatorial election. Hanna not expected until Sunday. Dick will shape affairs to oppose the chief. He plans a corps of lieutenants to aid him and foresees lively skirmishes. Opponents list two senators and six representatives but Dick doubts any will vote against Hanna.
London dispatch reports British columns have returned from Khyber Pass after punishing the Zakke Khela in the Bazar valley with slight opposition. Frontier operations are concluded and every Afridi and Orakzai valley visited. The enemy's fighting strength suffered. Afridi prestige diminished and punishment opens path for permanent frontier security.
New York December 29 Publishers in the city react to Congressman B E Lond s plan to amend postal laws on second class mail The bill would classify newspapers and periodicals issued at regular intervals and as often as four times a year as mail matter while excluding reprints of books and abolishing the sample copy privilege.
Members discussed the annual Revolv on plan and adopted in October. The chamber of commerce and allied groups aligned with the congress in Olndin to support heritage efforts.
Beatriz Washington dispatch says Canadian officials discuss relief measures with U S authorities. The steamer Alki arrives with 80 Dawson passengers reporting no starvations expected. thousands have moved to Fort Rae where supplies are abundant, while Dawson residents retain meals and supplies. About 160000 in gold dust and nuggets carried by Alki passengers.
Canadian interior minister Sefton and secretary MacKenna met Assistant Secretary Mikelson in Washington to discuss Klondike relief. Sefton telegrammed Canadian government backs cooperation with U.S. relief efforts though Secretary Alger’s illness paused talks. The George W Elder sailed to Dyea and Skaguay with Major L B Rucker aboard to study Yukon passes for relief routes.
The Fall River Operatives' Conference Committee favors accepting a wage reduction as prudent business policy though leaders oppose it. They warn that once a profit margin appears to permit restoring current wages they will demand it, even if it requires striking. Unions may reject the resolution.
Fortyeight percent of Pittsburg district coal operators signed a uniformity pact to govern mining after January. Those outside the agreement may pay 10 cents more per unit until uniformity is proven. Outlook suggests about half the district miners will strike around January 16. Floating debt in Pierre, South Dakota, is cleared with the state paying off late floating obligations totaling seven million dollars.
The Iowa Anti-Saloon League state convention opened in Des Moines with about 100 delegates in attendance last night.
The St Paul steamship carried 1 011 000 ounces of silver to Southampton. Gilsonite veins are reported near Willow Creek Denver Colorado. Charles Contoit of New York wills $1 500 000 to the Protestant Episcopal church and local institutions. Edward J Ratcliffe actor convicted of assault on his wife and jailed six months. Colonel W D Hagar Barnum manager dies at Wauseon Ohio. National Zeitung says tariff talks with the United States not ended but begun anew. Very Rev William Corby Notre Dame head of the Holy Cross in America dies. he chaplained the Irish Brigade in the Civil War.
In a dramatic exchange from the New York Sunday Journal, Rinaldo Roanoke proposes a duel with Baht Harcourt Hobbs. They decide the combat will be on the football field, with no bloodshed, mocking Harcourt’s fear as he collapses in terror.
A magistrate questions a battered prisoner as he admits being drunk during a holdup. The judge notes the robber had nothing left but a $3 bill in his watch pocket and sets a $2 fine before calling the next case.
Quote marks him stepping into the capitol as he calls the moment the proudest of his life. His wife counters with a belief he will accomplish much more, while he contemplates future goals beyond past failures.
Detroit News questions aldermen over granting SNBC a valuable franchise without compensation. The editorial asks what they were thinking and who claimed there was no compensation, framing the action as controversial and newsworthy.
The article notes Odange Company circuits now operate from La Crosse through Park River Grand Forks Fargo Minneapolis St Paul and west to Sioux City Mankato and intermediate stations.
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