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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
12
Readers confront a collage of era notes on divorce, censorship, and aviation. The scattered items reference political figures, the Roosevelt era, falling fashions, and warnings from San Francisco after a quake, all amid stray quips on crime, farming, and rail travel.
Retired General Alexis, long in exile in Kingston Jamaica, has died ending a period away from home. The cause of death was not disclosed and authorities have not issued a statement. News outlets report his residence in the Jamaican capital during his later years.
Lord Alexia, ex president of Haiti, died in Kingston Jamaica after a troubled life marked by exile and upheaval. He fled Haiti in 1908 amid a rebellion led by Gen Antoine Simon, ending a turbulent rule that prompted foreign warships to evacuate foreigners and terror in Port au Prince.
Washington D C reports two land bills advancing in Congress to open Indian lands on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations for settlement. The measures create reserve land for parks, classify mineral and timber lands, and allow home applications from residents instead of requiring trips to reservations. Congress aides anticipate drawings next fall depending on appraiser progress and Interior approval.
Kansas crop bulletin by F D Colburn shows wheat condition at 76 percent with one third winter killed. 4,500,000 acres left from 6,500,000 sown. Notable lease figures in McPherson 90 percent Marion 95 Dickinson 75 Harvey 70 Selene 62 Rice bY Clay 64 Haaworth 50 Sumner 49 Ottawa 46 Sedgwick 43.
Edward Payson Weston finished a 3,483 mile walk begun February 1, arriving at New York City Hall at 3 10 p m after 17 days on the road He was welcomed by Mayor Gaynor who presented a 400 purse raised by admirers Crowds grew from hundreds along Yonkers to 15 000 at Times Square and 5000 at the Ansonia hotel as police struggled to keep order The 72 year old walker thanked the mayor and the cheering crowd from the City Hall steps, saying he wanted to show youth that an old athlete could do it.
Chicago Tribune reports sworn statements by Charles A. White a Milneing legislator from the Forty ninth district alleging William Lorimer was elected to the U S Senate last May through bribery and a general corruption fund known as the jackpot White says Browne paid him 1000 for his vote and later 900 as his share of the jackpot assembling money in a belt and noting other payments from Browne and Wilson in St Louis and Chicago Governor Dunne calls for a probing investigation while Browne hotly denies any improper conduct and insists White misstates events in Duluth a separate murder verdict returns not guilty for George Pooker in a separate case.
William R Hearst sues the New York Times for libel over a report of Mayor Gaynors speech at the Associated Press dinner claiming forgery and falsification of public documents were committed. Hearst seeks $100 000 in damages alleging the publication harmed him.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson Norway's poet and novelist will be honored with a state funeral on May 3. King Haakon and Queen Maud sent condolences to the widow. theatres closed as a public mourning mark. Nobel Prize community banquet for Theodore Roosevelt unaffected.
The Supreme Court of the United States made permanent the injunction against the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Mississippi and Louisiana, restraining trade activities. The decision follows a Mississippi Supreme Court ruling and confirms limits on the association’s conduct within the lumber market.
William J. Walrad former treasurer of Herkimer jumped from his automobile as it collided with a train in New York. The incident left him with a narrow escape and highlighted dangers on the crossing.
An engraving of the Boston massacre printed by Paul Revere was sold in New York for 501 dollars. Boston bidders clamored to buy the print but a New York collector secured it for one dollar more than the Boston offers.
Five thousand workers in New England and central western Massachusetts strike to press for higher wages or shorter hours, with 4,200 trolley workers awaiting union sanction.
Columbus Ohio senate approves Langdon bill to raise about 1 million dollars more from corporations. House previously passed measure extending the tax to public service firms under new law. The move targets corporate tax applications and aims to boost state revenue.
Harvey Harria and Keara were convicted of criminal assault on a prominent county woman and sentenced to hang on May 20. They were taken to Macon under guard on a special train.
A blaze swept through Oakland destroying a score of wooden buildings in the Oriental quarter. Several residents were injured though none seriously, as firefighters battled the flames. Total damage estimated at around one hundred thousand dollars.
Cattle steady to 10c lower with beef at 5.65 to 8.35, western steers 4.90 to 6.75, stockers 3.80 to 6.70, cows 2.75 to 7.30, calves 6.50 to 8.50. Hogs slow with values 8.75 to 9.87, heavy 9.15 to 9.42, good to choice heavy 9.25 to 9.42, pigs 8.75 to 9.30. Sheep 10c lower native 4.40 to 8.15, western 4.90 to 8.20, yearlings 7.15 to 8.35, lambs native 7.75 to 8.75.
Minneapolis Wheat May 1.07 percent May and July at 1.073 and 1.10. Northern grade prices rise and fall. No 1 Durum eight cents. No 4 cotm four and a half. No 1 Max grain at 2.37. Duluth Wheat May 1.07 and 1.08. South St. Paul cattle mix with bulls around 5.00 to 6.75 for cows. calves 4.50 to 5.50. hogs at 9.00 and yearlings around 17.00.
A ship from the South Seas brings word of a cannibal incident near Savage Island in the Tonga region. Horatio Hopkins and his assistant Rey Hir Laurie Me Pikaneer are reported victims, with details of their fate and the attackers.
A pale youthful suitor asks Mary’s father for her hand, praising Mary as fair and sweet. The father questions the suggestion and the mother’s role as proposer, noting it as more than a formality.
A discussion notes the growing Jewish population in the United States and its rising influence in business, law, and media. It cites estimates of 1.6 to 2.9 million Jews nationwide, with large concentrations in New York Chicago and Philadelphia, and references to Jewish lawyers, physicians, and ownership of major newspapers.
A Howard girl seeking her exact age consults a physician who checks old records. He confirms a girl baby born on the steenth day of April, 189 while noting her father still owes him for her care. The strange report highlights confusion over birth year.
In a casual exchange from the sporting page, a character questions the term ocean liner and another explains it as perhaps a hot ball that isn’t fielded well and rolls into a puddle, followed by a phone call to the doctor after the man leaves for business.
A quirky exchange features two men debating phonographs. One claims to improve Italian grand opera records by rubbing garlic on the disc before playback, prompting curiosity about the unusual method and its effect on sound quality.
A grocery boy calls out with a puzzled line about a cherub or young bird under the refrigerator while the cook nearby kneads dough. The exchange shows a playful domestic moment quoted in the Chicago Post.
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