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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1899
Page
1
The piece reports extreme heat with 28 deaths in the region and 33 prostrations. New York city records 22 fatalities while Hackensack Newark Plainfield Passaic and Morristown report one death each. A victim also died by suicide due to heat suffering.
A report notes changes in the matter of expenses through the dismissal of a number of Porto Rican officials. The move signals shifts in fiscal oversight and administrative personnel within the territory.
Episcipalian state council and Women's Auxiliary semi annual convention held in Faribault Minnesota with Rt Rev Benjamin Henry Whipple celebrating the 40th anniversary of his consecration as bishop. The large gathering praised his four decades of church work and loyalties in Minnesota.
June 8 report on the secretary of the navy noting public money contributions for a home for Admiral Dewey. He says the total reflects appreciation but many prefer to hear Dewey's own view on accepting the gift before proceeding.
Augustin Daly of New York, famed theatrical manager and producer of Daly's Company, dies in Paris of heart failure at age 68. Born July 20, 1838 in Plymouth North Carolina, he chaired Daly's theater on Broadway and expanded into London and New York opera ventures.
Severe waterspouts and heavy rains swell the Colorado River in Austin Texas and Marble Falls area. The river reportedly rises to about 25 feet at Marble Falls, washing 30 miles of riverfront and sweeping away unsecured cottages while residents escape with no sign of life observed. Debris and mud fill the dam area as waters continue to rise through the day.
Havana June 8 The Governor General Brooke issues orders naming Senor Gonzales de Quesada as special commissioner for Cuba at Washington with a salary of 5000 dollars. The move is praised by many prominent Cubans who see it as a just reward for Gomez era policy. critics among former Assembly members call it an insult.
Seattle dispatch reports over a hundred prospectors perished on the Edmonton trail to the Yukon gold fields. Fifty drowned at Great Slave Lake, twenty died in the Mud and Lajord rivers rapids, ten froze, twenty five fallen to scurvy, and many bodies recovered from exposure.
Augusta Ga June 4 The worst fire in years swept a district similar to the Ay preke Chronicle blaze seven years ago. Several buildings escaped then are now ruins. Losses total about 250000 as 10000 rounds of cartridges in an armory burned and exploded for an hour in a sustained fusillade.
Iowa elopers Harold Starr and Minnie Spencer were pursued by her angry father near Fort Dodge. Starr was wounded by a pistol shot but survived. the couple proceeded to marry the same day after treatment. Captain T. H. Russell dies in Deadwood after leading a western expedition in the Black Hills era. Articles of incorporation for Yankton Norfolk and Southern railroad filed to link Omaha with South Dakota. State Senator T. J. Anderson claims bribe offer to vote for Parsons asylum site. Steubenville strikers accept 1?5 cent per day advance as pipe workers resume. Russia breaks diplomatic ties with Bremen over a priest arrest dispute.
A fragment notes General Davi of Potts leading a proposed change initiative in Porto Rico with a focus on decisive action and administrative reform. The terse item hints at governance shifts and a tilted, urgent tone characteristic of early 20th century dispatches.
In Havana a row over the new military council appointee fuels opposition claims he is a Cuban traitor and American minded. Meanwhile Wright says the Paris liner was abandoned off Cornwall, with $1,000,000 insured among 40 companies. Updates note conference date shifts, a cloud burst in Indiana, and a Spanish prisoners release effort in Maprio. In Milwaukee a poisoning beer scare leaves an elderly woman dead and two others gravely ill.
In Baltimore Pittsburgh edged the Orioles 6 to 2 while Philadelphia defeated St Louis 4 to 2. New York beat Cleveland 7 to 1. Brooklyn outlasted Cincinnati 6 to 5. Boston triumphed over Louisville 7 to 6. Washington prevailed over Chicago 8 to 3. Standings show Brooklyn .750, Boston .073, St Louis .1611, Chicago .678, Baltimore .868, Philadelphia .658, Cincinnati .500, New York .299, Pittsburgh .409, Washington .880, Louisville .818, Cleveland .90.
News reaches manager Dorner that Augustin Daly died suddenly while at sea after sailing May 18. Justice James Daly, Daly's brother, confirms he had been believed in excellent health and was traveling in Paris with Mrs Daly and Miss Rehav when the death occurred. The loss is described as unexpected and shocking to all.
Fargo North Dakota observes the sixth anniversary of the Fargo fire with the first of three festival days. Hundreds of visitors from across the state attend, including a large number of Shriners. An engaging program of events is under way to entertain guests.
Milwaukee hosts the Northwest English Evangelical Lutheran synod for its ninth annual gathering at the Church of the Redeemer from June 8 to Monday. The opening service featured a preparatory rite followed by the president's sermon. A cable from Manila reports Commander Seth Ackley ill and hospitalized at Yokohama after assignment to the Concord.
Jung Vincent McLaughlin publisher and editor of the Philadelphia Times died at his home at 2 a.m. He was 31 and took over ownership after his father Frank McLaughlin died about 18 months ago.
A brief notice reports the navy dismisses a senior commander from a Washington post following a review of duties. No further details are provided in the fragmented text.
General John W. Eaton and Dr. Victor S. Clarke, returning from Porto Rico aboard the McPherson, report that American educational methods adapted to local needs are taking root. He notes improvements in facilities and says Governor-elect Davis is studying future questions before acting.
The Michigan congressional delegation, solidly Republican, will cast its 12 votes for Representative Henderson of Iowa to be speaker of the U S House.
Reports from Bluefields say Nicaragua and Costa Rica are near conflict as 165 soldiers and 41 prisoners move toward the interior. Costa Rican authorities deny passage on the San Juan river forcing delays. Troops and supplies are being rushed to the border on both sides, with no action yet taken.
Dispatches from Kinastox Jamaica report Mosquito coast Indians have risen against Nicaragua. They are sending a delegation to invite Prince Clarence to lead the uprising, with probable backing from foreign residents on the Mosquito coast.
Omana June 8 rail officials deny the bandits secured more than 1000 dollars but well posted men say the haul was larger. The safe was expertly breached yet money and valuables remained unharmed as the treasure box was cut into four pieces with an axe. First Carload of New Wheat from Waco Texas arrives in St Louis. It is No 2 red winter and tests 61 pounds per bushel, selling at 90 cents a bushel in the market.
The Minneapolis chamber of commerce directors voted to oppose issuing the government monthly crop report. They call it a disturber of workers without the offsetting advantage of reliability.
Noisy demonstrations occurred in Lyons and Ifrance on June 8, escalating from the royalist affront to M. Lonbet at Auteuil racecourse last Sunday. The mob clashed with police, resulting in many arrests.
Governor Roosevelt received an honorary LL D from Columbia University. Sister Margaret Anna Cusack, the Nun of Kenmare, died at Leamington. The Seventh Ohio regiment, home from Cuba, was honored with a banquet in Toledo. Kansas Republicans in Topeka backed Henderson for Speaker. Bishop H B Whipple’s 40th anniversary celebrated at Faribault. In Kobe, a German and ten Japanese scientists were shot as spies by Russian troops on Liao Tung peninsula.
Chicago Record notes a conversation about old business manners as two families recall past bargaining. A speaker remembers a grandfather’s woodwork trade and a rival’s high prices and unpaid balances in a brisk, period-voiced reminiscence.
A Chicago Post quotation describes a woman as angular and scrawny, noting she is pointed, which critics call a striking comparison to a star. The passage focuses on gendered body description and public perception.
Illinois Senator Mason, head of the pure food commission, outlines a proposed Pure Food Bill to require accurate labeling, bar deleterious substances, and ban import of questioned foods. He cites the glucose trust as a menace trying to ruin him, linking fears to past flour bill pressure and urging fellow committee members to share responsibility.
The U S Court of Appeals sitting in Milwaukee holds the alien labor law applies only to common laborers and excludes clerks and skilled artisans. Judges Woods Jenkins and Brown concur. The ruling stems from the George H Gay case of Indianapolis, a clerk from Scotland under contract.
The head camp of Modern Woodmen of America voted to submit the question of a reserve fund to its membership with instructions for the head clerk to report ballot results at the next meeting in 190. The substitute resolution prevailed by a large majority after discussion.
A quoted exchange recalls a boast about keen moral judgment. The speaker claims to see evil at a glance, insisting his special qualification to judge moral issues. The Washington Star is cited.
Two residents recall a severe cyclone last week that wreaked havoc across the county. They describe widespread damage and chaos akin to a messy bureau drawer after a frantic search.
From Trimble Kentucky Mrs Mary Vaughn describes severe child bed fever and womb trouble lasting eight months. After following Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Wash she regained strength and can do most housework, praising the treatment and hoping to help other women.
A collection of pithy maxims and wry observations on opportunity friendship craft and life. The snippets joke about vivisection awareness and memory while commenting on writing style and the oddities of prizes and travel. Notable quips include two honest friends hands and a jab at papers in mining camps.
Artist Charles Dana Gilson employs an Arab servant turned New York valet. Emile Zola studies church controversy while in England. Max Nordau lectures in Holland on Zionism with nominal admission. Edmond Rostand reportedly healthy and writing a new play. Thomas Bailey Aldrich, fortunes restored, defends steady output and careful writing.
A review notes the last issue of the London Directory weighs 11½ pounds. A 14 foot bottle-nose whale was captured 40 miles inland in the Trent. Vienna forms a society to test inventions and aid those who hate them. A San Francisco man with pleurisy died with a needle lodged in his heart. A circus elephant in Peru Indiana received trunk anesthesia. European doctors favor liquid medicines and tablets over pills, with capsules out of date.
A reflective musing on how personal happiness, cynicism, and social circles reveal character. The text contrasts a contented man with discontented kin, notes how henpecked men evoke pity, and discusses secrecy, cynicism, and the judgments of women. It ends with a playful jab at house cleaning and domestic prowess.
Mrs Torkins recalled a home game she attended saying she greatly enjoyed it because the crowd remained quiet and well behaved, despite the home team losing. Her husband Charley asked which side won, and she admitted she did not know, noting the audience’s decorum as the highlight.
In a brisk exchange the pair discuss broad travels and varied experiences. One narrator claims many queer sights and tight spots while the other admits less travel but still recalls lively times and curious scenes. Chicago news.
A fragment quotes a quip about Emilio Aguinaldo, comparing him to a man who relies on his knowledge. The dialogue features a joke about carrying his capital, attributed to Lirazy 7 James-Uerald.
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