16 May 1900
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1900
Page
1
Prices for Royal Bouquet Toilet Soap three cakes in a box milled and perfumed valued 2c per box. Medicated Toilet Paper 1 000 sheets listed. Blaisdell covered lead pencil with eraser priced at 5c. Fancy Flower Hanging Basket with wire holder priced at 5c.
The May 7 dispatch from Colonel Baden-Powell says food will last until about June 10. Boers attacked Mafeking five days later, with uncertain results. relief by a British column is expected. Reports note Boer movements near Kroonstad and Harrismith, and railway work continues as weather turns cold at night and hot by day.
General Rundle has stopped the Boer attempt to push south again as British forces press forward. Boers retreat with many captured or surrendering, including President Steyn's brother. Ladybrand district cleared. Mequantlings Nek evacuated. Boers now near Lindley.
Washington May 16 The house sent to the senate the military academy appropriation bill and will adjourn once the remaining measures are disposed of and conference differences resolved. The next action is the Alaska civil government bill.
Eight thousand workers walk out at Ghent triggering a broad strike after a long dispute with mill owners. The action signals a likely general stoppage in the cotton industry.
The Record reports Hawaii and Porto Rico will send delegates to the Democratic national convention with six delegates from each island if party leaders’ wishes are followed. Also noted is the first bubonic plague death in Brisbane with three fresh cases. two cases and a death are reported at Rockhampton, Queensland.
Forest fires sweep Alpena county driven by a high wind. The flames have reached the outskirts, disrupting railway service in Alpena. Also, former President Cleveland vacationing aboard Oneida sails to Havana for a West Indies cruise with E C Benedict aboard.
Fragmentary report notes Brabant's horsemen occupying Ladybrand with another force advancing toward Clocolan as military actions continue in the frontier. The readable text mentions fortifications and movements but lacks clear dates or names beyond locations.
A blaze broke out in the basement of the Chateau d’Eau at the Paris Exposition, causing intense alarm for the Salle des Fetes and the American section of the electric palace. Firemen confined the flames after an hour, with minor damage to woodwork and tapestries.
Accra May 16 reports say Sir Frederick Hodgson plans to rush the cordon if relief is not immediate. Troop strength sits at 450 at Kummassie, 450 between Cape Coast and Prahsu, and 600 en route from Jebba. Northern tribes show growing disaffection as Ashanti leaders are courted by local kings.
Montana Acting Governor Spriggs fills the vacancy by appointing W. A. Clark of Butte to serve as U S senator until the next legislature elects his successor. Clark cites a speech in the senate for his resignation and reasons. Governor Smith returns from California as news of the coup spreads.
Senators avoid predicting the impact of Montana Lieutenant Governor Clark’s appointment. Privileges and elections committee members say outcome hinges on the Senate’s vote on the committee report, potentially mirroring the Quay case vacancy. American Machinery Building Opens in Paris with Sousa Band.
In May 16 dispatches no break in the deadlock between striking car repairers and the railways, with Commissioner Webster aiming to arrange. Freight handlers’ strike also remains at a standstill while talk of sympathy strikes resurfaces. In Rome a fete tragedy on Lake of Vico near Ronciglione claims 30 to 40 lives as two boats capsized. only 13 rescued.
Judiciary committee reports Article XVI to Congress proposing broad authority to define regulate and dissolve trusts and monopolies in all states territories and DC. The majority view says Congress should ensure open competition and curb illegal combinations while resisting protectionist tariffs or free-list schemes.
A Marinette Sentinel special reports Fisher Michigan on May 16 under high wind with the fire spreading. A special train carries extra apparatus while only about 15 dwellings a hotel a lumber office and a depot stand. Worcester company's loss is estimated at 225,900 with 50,000 insurance.
Van Moore, described as a half breed with a troubled record, murdered Tin Cap, a squaw, near the Bad River area along the Missouri. He reportedly consumed hard liquor and attacked her with the butt of his revolver, killing her in her home.
Washington May 16 Chairman Hull of the house committee on military affairs is authorized to appoint a three man sub committee to draft the report on the Couer d Alene disturbances. Two reports are expected with party line division.
The Norwegian bark Johannes from Trontjen Norway bound for Canada was wrecked off Oels Island in the Baltic. Of 27 crew members 14 were saved.
On the diamond across cities results include St Louis 3 Brooklyn 5 and Chicago 10 New York 8 in twelve innings called darkness. Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 1. Pittsburg 7 Boston. Detroit 9 Chicago 4. Cleveland 1 Minneapolis 4. Buffalo 3 Milwaukee 6. Indianapolis 13 Kansas City 11.
Telegraphic items note New York will create ice plants and provide ice to consumers at actual cost. Port Said reports 20 bubonic plague cases with 13 deaths. Count von Buelow will host a dinner for U S and French ambassadors and Pan American ministers. A magistrate questions the charge as a prisoner jokes about payment after striking someone.
A dialogue comparing life to an opera features Rev Dr Joyner and a caller. the narrator notes frantic calls for the author as the scene unfolds in Brooklyn Life style.
A readers’ quip from the Chicago Democrat cautions against forming the habit of being wrong. The snippet emphasizes the right to change one’s mind when mistaken without developing a pattern of error.
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