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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
1
A cloud burst and landslide sweep San Saba and Manardville Texas causing at least 26 deaths and widespread destruction. Seventeen drowned in Manardville, with many residents trapped as floods inundate valleys. Rescue efforts hampered by darkness and rising waters as crops and homes are submerged.
June dispatch reports a landslide at Ross Hollow west of Little Rock during excavation on the Choctaw and Memphis line. A large grading crew is said to have been at work when earth loosened by heavy rains collapsed, burying 28 men. officials have not confirmed the casualty tally.
The cool night offered little relief as New York city reached 91 degrees at 1 am, seven degrees below the two day old record. The death toll from heat prostration rose to 18 in New York and surrounding areas, with many others hospitalized and prospects variable.
Reports from Washington describe Mr Bland gravely ill after 24 hours without speech. Doctors deem the case hopeless and family gathers bedside with Judge Bland of the St Louis Court of Appeals telegraphed for. General Otis plans to ensure returning troops voyage safety and comfort amid arrangements to load transports carefully. Brooklyn boxer Terry McGovern wins again at Broadway Athletic Club by forcing Billy Barrett to quit in the tenth round.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Jamaicans and a dye trade context with unclear surrounding details.
A Wyoming chase after noted train robbers led by the Powder River country, with Marshal Hudgell’s posse in pursuit. The fugitives reportedly moved about 150 miles through rough, swollen terrain toward the Holé in the Walle area, last heard four days ago.
A Vancouver dispatch to The Tribune describes a Kowloon uprising with Chinese villagers fleeing burning towns as British forces press the insurrection. On May 16 Hong Kong volunteers were mobilized, and authorities reportedly chased rebels from village to village amid widespread destruction.
Cuban papers show little reaction to General Gomez farewell manifesto. Havana editors give scant commentary and public sentiment appears cool, with critics deeming the gesture ineffective and unpersuasive amid local affairs.
Negotiations led by Ambassador Choate and Lord Salisbury in London aim to seal a temporary Alaska Canada boundary under the modus operandi. Agreed points include White Pass and the Chilcoot pass with a divisional line on the Dalton trail near Kul Won, preventing further conflict while awaiting a permanent settlement.
The manifesto is deemed not a genuine farewell as Jose Lebregat is lynched at San Antonio de los Banos drawing space in local papers. Spaniards urge military authorities to severely punish perpetrators to prevent repetition while opposition to gratuities from the United States fades. Officers Randall Rafferty Bisbee face crowds seeking payment and discharge.
The pope will officially announce on June 10 the creation of 42 Italian cardinals. The list includes the nuncio at Madrid the archbishop of Goritz the archbishop of Toulouse and patriarchs of Constantinople and Antioch among others.
An invitation campaign spans Davenport Rock Island and Moline urging President McKinley to visit during a Western trip. The effort gathers business associations and civic leaders in those cities ahead of summer plans. In Paris France the government moves to renew reciprocity talks with the United States. Special delegate M Chapentir and Ambassador Cainon lead negotiations as relations seek renewed accord. A Wisconsin paper notes a June 9 strike settlement at a ghin gle mill with workers set to return Monday after employers grant near asked wages and arbitration boards aided the settlement.
Stakeholders seek a mutually acceptable solution to the disputed boundary controversy amid negotiations.双方同意以最优方案解决边界纠纷并推进合作。
The United States cruiser Boston under Captain Whiting sails to San Francisco via Nagasaki with returning officers aboard. The battleship Oregon to be stationed off Dagupan for blockade duty. Gunboat Albany, commanded by Ensign W H Standley, captured three sailing vessels and a steamer near Negros as nine Albany class boats operate in shallow southern waters.
A large fireworks plant in Granville Richmond borough was blown up in the afternoon, leaving the facility practically wiped out. No lives lost but three people were injured. Local Lutheran officers and pastors held a church service after the incident.
A fire starting in Kilty's hardware store burned the block on Mpin Street. The opera house was saved by hard work and insurance claimed about $15,000.
The Chronicle reports a large influx of Slavonic laborers arriving at South Chicago on June 9. U S immigration inspectors note numerous alleged violations of contract labor law with some men sent back home. About 2,000 more arrivals are feared, with workers in neighboring areas under scrutiny.
A Washington letter from General Hall now in the Philippines quotes him saying the war will not end soon. Dated in early May amid Aguinaldo peace overtures the note suggests army officers doubted the sincerity of negotiations. Drowned While Bathing in Minnesota River: William Anderson and Leonard Mason, both young and prominent locals, drowned after cramps.
Rioters clash with police in Clichy as revisionists confront anti revisionists. Revolver shots fired and arrests made while discussions in the chamber of deputies hint at a possible Dupuy cabinet changes. President Loubet displeased with government inaction as crowds consider major demonstrations at the Grand Prix.
National officers for the ensuing two years were elected by the Modern Woodmen of America in Kansas City. William A. Northcott heads the order as head consul, with re-elected Daniel B. Horne as adviser and Major Charles E. Hawes as clerk. A parade, despite bad weather, became the most elaborate in the order’s history as William J. Bryan spoke to about 10,000 cheering attendees.
London dispatches report serious talk of war as Chamberlain prepares to present a conciliatory yet practical ultimatum to the Transvaal. Milner is said to have cabinet support while editors weigh the potential of diplomatic failure and the need for reforms to preserve independence.
A mass meeting of manufacturers ship owners and merchants in Glasgow voiced alarm at the continuing and threatened expansion of foreign competition. Mr Anderson of the Anderdet line said America and Germany were reclaiming markets Britain long held. They criticized government support and charged the board of trade with policing duties while the foreign office acted only after losses occurred.
The Costa Rican government reports that both Costa Rican troop contingents sent to Port Limon near the Nicaraguan border have been withdrawn. Minister Calvo says this shows no likelihood of further clash with Nicaraguan forces on the border.
Judge Weiss in Dauphin county declares unconstitutional the 1897 act barring discharge of a Union soldier from public office without cause. The ruling centers on limits of legislative power over military service protections.
Chester P. Cornelius of the Oneida reservation and Misa L. Gertrude Smith appear in a Wisconsin notice dated June 9. The fragment mentions an Indian individual and local names tied to a Wis. community record.
The article notes Countess Esterhazy was granted a divorce in Paris. It also lists related items including a Wanpaca Wisconsin veterans home quartermaster M C Russell dying of heart disease, and multiple other brief notices about international and local events.
In Buffalo Minneapolis won eight innings while Indianapolis beat Milwaukee nine. Columbus defeated St. Paul seven, Detroit triumphed over Kansas City five. Cribs Minneapolis led with a .583 pace followed by Milwaukee .541 St Paul .641 Columbus .529 Detroit .500 Indianapolis .500 Buffalo .429 Kansas City .406. In Baltimore Pittsburgh eleven Philadelphia eight St Louis four at New York fourteen Cleveland five Brooklyn six Cincinnati zero Boston seven Louisville six in twelve. Washington five Chicago ten in ten. Brooklyn .761 Boston .683 St Louis .600 Baltimore .587 Philadelphia .568 Chicago .563 Cincinnati .488 New York .455 Pittsburgh .293 Washington .870 Louisville .811 Cleveland .195.
Desois Pennsylvania reports a regional mining strike with all mines closed except Adrian and Dubois. About 10 000 miners are idle as the walkout continues during the day.
Philadelphia records four deaths and an unusually high number of prostrations as extreme heat grips the city on June 9. Local officials report heat-related illnesses rising alongside the mortality count.
A man detects a house fire by smell and touch, tracing the odor to walls and stairs. He then uses a water-soaked pocket and keeps matches in a box, becoming skeptical of incendiary stories and noting that conflagration, like charity, begins at home.
William IV, bred to the sea, took up his brother’s horse stud to run out George IV’s engagement. Before the royal stud appeared, the trainer asked how many horses the king would send. The king replied “Send down the whole squad” and added some will win, imagining a hundred horses in a single race.
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