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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
2
An assortment of witty snippets and brief notices from The Standard's page. The prose covers literary figures, fashion, science, and society with satirical quips about Queen Alexandra, Lord Harmsworth, Osler, Amundsen, Sienkiewicz, and Sarah Bernhardt. It references marriage, aging, and cultural trivia, presented in a light, reflected tone of commentary.
A New York savings bank intends to construct a $275,000 building and provide homes for its unmarried employee under his own roof. The arrangement is said to preclude excuses for not being on hand at the opening of business.
Washington reports the death of Commander Willlin Allen at the naval home in Philadelphia and details a range of government and public matters. It cites a postal law complaint against a Frankfort Kentucky figure, naval actions saving sailors near Nantucket, a pardon for Pan Hy McDonald, and various foreign and domestic incidents including fires, poisonings, robberies, riots, and notable deaths across the United States.
Former U S Senator Bard suffered serious injuries in a runaway near Oxnard California. A fire destroyed the Vannuy's Broadway Hotel in Los Angeles causing an estimated $250000 loss. John Gordon, son of U S Gordon, died at Sullivan Indiana from injuries in a football game ten days earlier. Harry Collison, banker at Rantoul and Thomasboro Michigan, was struck by a train and killed. Robert McFall and Clarence Misner aged six and eight were drowned near Terre Haute while skating. bodies recovered. The Marquette Third VeIn Coal shaft near Spring Valley Illinois burned. loss about $250000 with no insurance. John Casey, 28, killed and George Ward fatally injured by premature explosion in Sunnyside coal mine near Evansville Indiana. Max Lichtenfeld found dead in Meriden Connecticut. beer wager linked. John K Grested and Kerton W Atwell blown to aroma at Cedar Bluff West Virginia by exploding dynamite. Three trainmen killed in a crash on Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at Parkomen Junction Pennsylvania. A milk train crash in Reading division. Martin Gallagher, elderly inmate at Oakland California infirmary, found dead with feet caught on barbed wire and face in mud. A bromide gas tank exploded at Salvation Army barracks in Chicago fatally injuring Capt Follett. Two young children of Mr and Mrs George Fayette burned to death at Miller's Mill Michigan. infants smothered in high chair. mother locked them in for confinement and a fire is suspected started by a child playing with matches.
A crushing blow hits the Reds government as officials face setback amid political turmoil. The event jolts policymakers and raises questions about future leadership and stability in the capital.
December reports from St. Petersburg Moscow Riga and Washington describe a collapsed uprising in which revolutionary groups failed to gain traction. Officials foresee renewed terror while peasants threatened by land hunger seek concessions. Troops are deployed to Moscow Rostov Kharkov and other centers as strikes and clashes escalate with hundreds killed or wounded in several encounters.
Sioux City Iowa end of year terror as hydrophobia scare returns. Ten people bitten last night four seriously. about thirty dogs bitten. Mayor’s week old order to muzzle dogs largely ignored though dog culls continue. One dog found with lockjaw.
Toledo December 31 five men who mortally wounded Marshal Thornton remain at large after breaking through the net around a thicket between Toledo and Perrysburg The man hunt has been renewed.
At the site of the new National Metropolitan Citizens' bank building in Washington a cave-in yesterday left an Italian laborer dead and two other workmen injured. Investigations continue into the accident and rescue efforts.
York Dec 31 The legislative committee on insurance investigation adjourned last night completing the review of the last of the old line companies. Today the session will present numerous exhibits not yet prepared by several companies to be marked for identification after witness introductions.
Washington reports growing danger in Santo Domingo with President Morales’s forces near Jainia and Jimimists moving from Monte Christi toward Santiago. San Domingo City is anxious as a small revolutionary force concentrates at Guayabin near Puerto Plata.
New York December 31 Mayor McClellan announced Brig Gen Theodore A Bingham US Army retired as police commissioner to succeed William McAdoo who led the office in the first term. Other city appointments include several who have held office recently with no current organization or Tammany Hall ties.
Elizabeth Stephenson, a hospital maid, was killed instantly at St Luke's Hospital in St Paul while operating the freight elevator. She boarded at the Wasement and as the elevator ascended her body was caught between the elevator and shaft, crushed, released at the first floor, then fell back eighteen feet into the basement.
The December 31 report from Cass Lake Minnesota notes the abolition of Star Island custodian by Commissioner Leupp surprised locals. For a week it was discussed the island lay mainly in Beltrami county and a successor to E G Hill could trigger a Beltrami Carlton county clash.
Black River Falls Wis Dec 31 a 600 foot stone levee is under construction along the west bank of the Black river. High water has eroded two blocks of riverfront and the new wall will reclaim five or six blocks and create a market place space between the wall and the bank. The levee base is sixteen feet thick tapering to six feet at the top.
An unfastened switch caused three cars of a west bound freight train to derail yesterday at Miller on December 31. No injuries were reported and no damage toll given.
Appleton Minn Dec 31 Torkell Thompson Sr aged eighty three killed himself with a razor at his son's residence. Authorities believe he may have had mental impairment.
Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester Minnesota addressed the Western Surgical and General Medical Association yesterday during its annual convention in Kansas City.
Detectives report a tangled case as oil trust operatives evade legal scrutiny. Officials say investigators trace network activity, identifying key figures and locations linked to illegal petroleum deals across multiple jurisdictions.
Chicago federal grand jury handed up charges against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad Darius Miller and C G Burnham for granting rebates to the United States Steel Produce Export Company of New York. The scheme spanned six cities with 26 offenses, using a joint tariff and 30 percent rebates routed to the steel firm.
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