25 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1901
Page
1
The readable fragment mentions a goods acknowledgment and unclear items. No identifiable persons or organizations are intact. The text appears garbled with no clear event, date, or location to anchor a coherent summary.
Rice of Red Wing Minnesota, a former member of the Minnesota volunteers, faced deportation after publishing allegations that Captain of the Port William Braurerscreuther charged excessive pilotage and moorage fees. Major Mills cleared the captain, indicting sailors and merchants instead. Rice refused to pledge silence, defended his reporting, and awaits Pennsylvania departure while in jail.
The fragment notes George T. Rice of St Paul and Minnesota Company G who enlisted at about 18 and served in Manila. Described as bright and popular, Rice stayed in Manila after the regiment returned to the US and entered a newspaper venture with another American.
Lieutenant Steele with ten U S Third Infantry and native troops engaged a large Filipino force at Tenaguna Leyte on January 9. More than 100 insurgents were killed and Private Edward McGugie of Company M was killed. In Samar the troop increase reduced unrest while Luzon districts report ongoing captures arrests and arms seizures. A municipal government bill hearing revealed a push to delay land taxation for two years in fighting areas with exemptions for unimpeded landholders not implicated in the uprising after March.
A cable from General MacArthur to Adjutant General Corbin reports that First Lieutenant Richard J. Brewer and Sergeant Schraeder of the Twenty-seventh Volunteer Infantry disappeared September 11 and have not been heard from since. It is feared they were murdered by insurgents in the Philippines.
London reports speculate that the queen’s private estate will be far smaller than public belief. Observers expect the will to disclose many dependents and significant debts, reshaping views of her wealth and reign.
Cape Town reports that authorities believe Boers on the western coast are there due to preconcerted plans with European filibusters to land large consignments of farms and ammunition from Point Nolloth to Rampects Bay. Traitors alleged to have aided the operation.
A garbled OCR fragment notes enforcement actions and prohibited circulation in a London paper. Mentions Reynolds Weekly News and The Review, with phrases about truth and widespread circulation doubts amid arrests and paving.
Miss Paul Lewelling, daughter of the late Governor Lewelling, was subjected to a severe hazing by Alpha Theta Mu members at Wichita high school. The letters A T M burned across her forehead with nitrates of silver. Doctors warn the scar may be permanent. She refuses to name or locate the participating girls. School officials say arrests may follow if identities are uncovered. The victim claims the act was treated as fun and seeks no punishment for the initiates.
Washington Jan 25 The house worked through the naval appropriation bill all day and finished except one paragraph The measure retains the reported increase of two battleships and two cruisers Despite some opposition Mr Cannon warned against large annual spends noting that under the current appropriation about 320 million dollars would have been spent on a new navy and urged restraint.
A London dispatch reports Queen Victoria's last lucid rally before death. She summoned the Prince of Wales and the Kaiser to her bedside and urged them to avoid war and maintain peace, kneeling they swore to strive for peaceful reign and prevent England and Germany from clashing.
London reports an order in council hinting the coronation of King Edward VII will be postponed until 1902 after mourning for Queen Victoria. The Gazette implies the Duke of York may bear the title Duke of Cornwall instead. Proclamations were read in towns including Dublin with large crowds.
London reports deny any change in the premiership with The Daily Mail noting Mr Balfour stays at Osborne House to spare Lord Salisbury fatigue. Parliament meets next month may require a royal civil act as queen's death ends tenure. Radicals may seek a spending cut, but revenue gains could push increases. Ten Filipino prisoners deported to Guam aboard the hospital ship Solace, from Manila, ordered by General MacArthur, for agitation.
From Muskogee Oklahoma January 25 Creek groups threaten Bristow as 600 Creeks two miles out plan to attack. Marshal Bennett and Agent Sheenfelt scramble deputies for town defense while Fort Reno soldiers head toward the area. Crazy Snake seen near Eufaula as marshals pursue. Dawes appraisers linked to district trip report no word for two days.
Reports from South Mexter Oklahoma describe disaffected Choctaws calling themselves the Chostaw Snakes. They oppose allotment and threaten to destroy railroads while issuing a public notice to cease leasing to whites. Leaders span Choctaw counties with a claimed 2600 members. United States Marshal Brady warns arrests for any violation. special deputies may be sworn in and troops requested. General Fitzhugh Lee orders Troop A to Muskogee as militia considerations rise. Sheriff Tilghman asks Governor Baynes to mobilize two territorial militia companies along the east Oklahoma line.
In New York on January 26 the former Count Joseph p. Sussini, once a Corsican noble with 38 orders and a Cuban tobacco fortune, was buried without ceremony or many mourners. He died Tuesday in an East Side tenement, having lived in obscurity since losing his wealth years earlier.
In Copenhagen the folketing committee chair reports a majority inclined to transfer the Danish West Indies to the United States if favorable terms arise. From economic view, selling is advised as the islands cost more to the treasury than they’re worth. In Minnesota, a fire at an upset building housing W. Anderson’s stock caused extensive damage to surrounding structures, totaling about 15000 dollars.
All druggists refund the price if it fails to cure. Groves advertises "One Day" remedy with natural ingredients. This OCR fragment hints at a medicinal patent advertising claim and refund policy.
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