Store All Torn UO furniture sale prompt
Promote a stock of furniture at very low prices ahead of Christmas. Encourages buying now for future needs and warns prices will rise in the Fall. Highlights great selection and value.
19 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
1
Promote a stock of furniture at very low prices ahead of Christmas. Encourages buying now for future needs and warns prices will rise in the Fall. Highlights great selection and value.
Brussels dispatch reports Li Hung Chang traveling via Hong Kong with a long interview with the Hong Kong governor before departure. Shandong and Pekin notes say foreigners have taken refuge in the palace of Prince Ching, per Shanghai and Chinese sources.
Washington officials express caution over a Brussels report that the Pekin legations are in Prince Ching’s palace. If true, it suggests Ching’s pro foreign stance and possible safety for envoys, though authorities treat the claim with skepticism amid recent counter revolution rumors.
Washington orders call for volunteers from the marine guard at the naval training station to join a battalion bound for China. The quota targets men with six months in the corps and two years left to serve. More volunteers could have been secured. 25 marines from Massachusetts and Indiana will join. The two detachments total 24 privates and 4 non commissioned officers and depart to Washington then San Francisco.
Admiral von Bersem ann gives his account of the July 14 battle at Tien Tsin noting 62 cannon fell to allies after the citadel fell. He says rail link between Taku and Tien Tsin to open July 18 with military control on station until transfer to civil authorities. The British admiral pressed for immediate handover while Russians repaired and now occupy the line.
Chauncey Richards a young Fond du Lac dentist disputed with Sun Wah a Chinese laundryman. Richards retrieved a revolver and shot at Sun Wah's head wounding only the face as the bullet lodged in a room partition. Police prevented a riot and Richards was arrested on assault with intent to murder charges with $1 000 bond.
In Puiapecona July 19 report says twenty two steamships totaling 106000 tons have been chartered by American and German governments to ferry troops stores and war material to China. The article notes more charters are expected as the movement begins.
Reports say steamers arriving in this side will sail to the Pacific coast in ballast to gather supplies for the German army in China. German purchases for U S war supplies reportedly exceed two million dollars.
Rome July 12 Pope Leo XIII deplores the killings of Christians in China and appeals to communicants to pray for concord and peace. He warns of dangers to apostolic vicars and missionaries and asks for prayers to end destruction. Kansas City July 19 local recruiting station enlisting men for the Orient to join California regiments.
The funeral of Senator John H. Gear took place in the First Methodist Episcopal church in Burbington Iowa on July 19. Clergymen Rev Dr William Salter and Rev R F Hulbert conducted services. Hon Thomas Hedges delivered the eulogy with Governor Shaw and Senators Allen and Allison among the distinguished attendees.
Captain O M Holmes, master of the schooner Idler, charged with manslaughter after the Idler capsized off Avon Point on July 7 killing five women and a baby. Bail set at 1000 dollars. coroner's inquest heard the mate testify Holmes refused to shorten sail despite an approaching squall.
A Austin special reports that 300 families from Austin San Antonio Fort Worth Houston and other towns camped along the upper reaches of the Limo Guadalupe Nueces and Colorado rivers when waterspouts struck. Only four parties have contacted friends. searchers press on for missing campers amid alarming reports.
The steamer Cutch arrives from Skaguay at Vancouver B C with 300000 in gold dust and drafts. About 60 passengers carry heavy gold packages though no large single winner stands out. Reports indicate a dozen smallpox cases in Dawson and a recent outbreak in Rome.
Information from reliable sources says a plan is in operation to freeze out small plate and bar iron and steel makers who started during the market boom. Prices have fallen from 45 to 25 dollars per ton over seven weeks, forcing several mills to quit. The plan aims to restore prices on September 1 to 38 dollars per ton for beams and channel iron.
In Solomonville Arizona two men J W Wheeler and W F Howe employed by Detroit Copper Morenci were found shot to death along Eagle creek nine miles above Spumping station. They had been missing for two weeks and left with no money. Howe left a wife and two children. The murder remains a mystery.
The final signatures of the Italian reciprocity arrangements were attached at the state department. The agreement, like the France and Germany pact, is under the Dingley tariff act and covers imports to the United States of still wines brandies argels paintings and statuary.
Torrid heat continues across Europe with London reporting 85 degrees in the shade by morning. Hospitals treat heat victims and nine deaths are recorded as laborers halt work during peak heat hours.
The big steamer Thomas Maytham was released from the beach north of Milwaukee after 800 tons of coal cargo were jettisoned. She will probably go into drydock here for repairs.
In New York on July 19 Gold Democrats and anti imperialists met to discuss forming a third party. They adopted an address attacking McKinley and Roosevelt, supporting free silver and civil service reform, and urging independents to unite for a platform including independence for Puerto Rico and Hawaii and monetary reform. A committee was authorized to invite supporters to meet in Indianapolis on July 25 to advance the plan.
Secretary Walsh of the national Democratic committee announced a press notice naming Indianapolis as the site for the August 8 1900 notification meeting for presidential and vice presidential candidates from the Kansas City convention. All notification committee members are asked to meet at the Grand Hotel Indianapolis.
American League games listed with scores at Buffalo Detroit and Cleveland while National League results show Brooklyn and New York games. A Syrian woman aboard the steamer Havana died after an autopsy indicated yellow fever. autopsy performed on Swinburne Island. General Shafter selects Battery D Third Artillery for immediate service in China or the Philippines. unit has 113 men and 8 officers.
French dramatist Moliere ill at Auteuil villa hosts Boileau Lulli and a friend. They plot a philosophical suicide by drowning, but defer until morning and abandon the act as dawn arrives. The host refrains to avoid public suspicion of the deed. The following morning none speak of further plans.
The Chicago Tribune previews planned improvements for the typewriter of the future and notes an imminent market introduction. The piece anticipates new features and smoother operation transforming writing tools.
Johnny recalls his father calling Aunt Hannah an old hen and clarifies he meant she was not a chicken, as discussed in a Boston Transcript excerpt showing family banter and a nickname misunderstanding.
Mrs. Elsie Bryan of Otisville Michigan reports severe uterus and ovary inflammation with bladder trouble and swelling. After six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health and strength.
Severe heat wave in New York and Philadelphia area causes over seventy deaths and many hospitalizations. More than half of the fatalities are babies and young children with about forty infant corpses reported at Bellevue Morgue. Temperatures reach 93 to 105 across streets, with a 94 reading at 5 p.m. Officials note ongoing risk as hospitals treat prostrations and heat related injuries.
Boston records show 30 to 40 residents prostrated by the heat, with three fatalities reported in the city.
F Ellen Terry to perform most of the summer, Viola Allen to rest at Great Neck, N Y. Grismer adapts Way Down East into a novel. Mabel Gilman may replace Lulu Glaser in Francis Wilson company. The Viceroy to headline Boston repertory next season. J B Dods on an adventure as Richelieu. Emile Bergerat writes Le Capitaine Blomet for Antoine. L A Parker reworks Ros tand L Aigion to four acts with blank verse. Maude Adams and Sarah Bernhardt noted. Eddie OY to star in A Night In Town. George Broadhurst pens The House That Jack Built. Annie Yenmans and Thomas Wise to head cast. Cadet Girl to be next exploitation. Rudolph Aronson to open American roof gardens in Vienna with Edouard Strauss.
Advice on poultry care urges avoiding stagnant water for fowls and notes plumage lightening in older birds. It recommends culling young chickens to two pounds unless for breeding, prefers cooked feed for faster growth, and praises curdled sour milk as a strong feed. Crowding hens is warned against but if done, weak birds suffer while strong ones gain.
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