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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
13
A jumble of observations from a late 19th or early 20th century era, noting divorce causes, food and health quips, aviation passengers, farming advances, and political curiosities. Mentions Chicago health department, Roosevelt, aviation, railroads, and onion farming while skimming through varied topics in a satirical tone.
Kingston Jamaica reports the death of General Alexis who lived in exile after leaving prominent posts. The long time exile era ends as officials confirm his passing in the capital city. He previously held leadership roles and impacted regional politics.
Nord Alexis ex president of Haiti died in Kingston Jamaica at about 8 a m the morning following a long illness. His health had suffered after his downfall amid the 1908 revolution. He had ruled Haiti from 1903 to 1908 and faced a rebellion led by General Antoine Simon which culminated in Port au Prince. Alexis sought refuge aboard the French warship Dugua Train as rebels closed in the capital.
Washington May 3 The Supreme Court affirms a Mississippi Supreme Court ruling and makes permanent an injunction against the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Mississippi and Louisiana. The action bars the group from restraining trade in future operations.
In Herkimer, New York, William J. Walter, former town treasurer, leapt from his automobile just before it was struck by a train on the York Central line. The car toppled and scattered debris as bystanders aided the injured driver, while Walter escaped serious harm with minor cuts.
Congress moves to open parts of the Rosebud and Standing Rock reservations for settlement this fall after presidential action. Bills authorize land sales for town lots and park reserves, classify timber and mineral lands, and set aside areas for conservation, with a 25 year ban on alcohol sales. The measure aims to ease land drawing next autumn, subject to appraisers and interior department approval.
Edward Payson Weston finished a 4,483 mile ocean to ocean walk started February 1. Mayor Gaynor welcomed him at City Hall with a $400 purse as crowds peaked at Times Square with about 15,000 cheering. Weston, 72, said he aimed to show young people what an old athlete could do and thanked the crowd and city for the reception.
Charles White a Illinois legislator from the Forty-ninth district testifies to Chicago Tribune that William Lorimer won a United States senate seat last May through bribery and a “jackpot” fund. White claims $1,000 from Lee Browne and $900 from Robert Wilson, with staged payments in Springfield and Chicago and a $30,000 belt in Browne’s possession.
Unite. White says he met other representatives in Wilsons room just before he received the move. He notes general dissatisfaction among lawmakers from St Louis about not getting more from the jackpot, due to 36000 dollars lost because of failed legislation. Browne accuses charges as remarkable and vows to examine White. Senator Lorimer denies any personal benefit. Governor Heaven calls for a thorough investigation.
Topeka Kansas crop bulletin by F D Colburn secretary of the Kansas board of agriculture shows growing wheat at 76 percent. One third of the crop winter killed leaving 4 500 000 acres from 6 500 000. In wheat counties losses top McPherson 90 percent Marion 95 Dickinson 75 Harvey 70 Sellne 62 Rice 5? Clay 64 Ellsworth 50 Sumner 49 Ottawa Sedgwick 43.
New York publisher William R Hearst has filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times seeking $100,000 in damages. He accuses the Times of publishing a report on Mayor Gaynors remarks at an Associated Press dinner that accused Hearst and his editor of forging a public document to wrong the mayor.
Christiania Norway reports Bjornstjerne Bjornson the Norwegian poet and novelist will be buried May 3 with a state funeral. The Nobel Prize committee banquet honoring Theodore Roosevelt remains unchanged as mourning spreads. King Haakon and Queen Maud telegraph condolences to the widow. theaters close as public grief sweeps the city.
An engraving of the Boston massacre printed by Paul Revere sold in New York for 501 dollars. Boston bidders pressed hard but a New York collector secured the print for one dollar more than Boston offers.
Five thousand workers in New England construction bands strike for higher wages or shorter hours while four thousand trolley workers remain idle awaiting union guidance. The action affects Boston and spreads through Central and Western Massachusetts.
Columbus Ohio reports the Senate passed the Langdon bill to collect about $1,000,000 more annually from corporations. The measure, previously passed by the House, reforms how public service corporations are taxed under existing law.
Harvey Harris was convicted of criminal assault on a prominent white woman and sentenced to hang on May 20. He was taken to Macon under guard on a special train. A large fire in Oakland destroyed wooden buildings in the Oriental quarter injuring several people amid the chaos.
May 3 cattle steady to 10 c lower with beef cattle $5.65 to $8.85, western stockers $4.90, cows and heifers $2.76 to $7.30, calves $6.50 to $8.50. hogs slow and 15 to 20 c lower with prices $8.75 to $9.42. sheep 10 c lower with western sheep $4.90 to $8.20, yearlings $7.15 to $8.35, lambs $7.75 to $9.75.
May 3 Minneapolis and Duluth markets show wheat prices for May and July at about 1.07 to 1.08 dollars per bushel for northern varieties. Cattle and sheep quotes appear for South St. Paul with steers around five dollars and calves and cows in the four to six dollar ranges. Market notes include various grain prices and limited livestock figures for the day.
George Looker was charged with murdering his stepfather Charles Clark. The jury, by order of Judge Dibbel, returned a verdict of not guilty, freeing Looker.
A pale young suitor asks for Mary's hand in marriage, praising her as fair and sweet. Mary’s father questions the idea, noting the request is a mere formality and learning it was Mary’s mother who suggested it, in a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
A column cites estimates of Jewish population in the United States ranging from 1.6 to 2 million, with New York Chicago and Philadelphia hosting large communities. It highlights Jewish professionals and business influence, naming lawyers and physicians in New York and ownership of several newspapers including the Philadelphia Ledger and New York Times.
A Howard girl sought a physician after parents debated her birth year. The doctor examined records and reported the father credited with a baby born on the steenth of April in a prior year and noted he still owes payment for her.
An exchange on language reveals a character asking why they call them ocean nets while another dismisses the term as a changing, unclear joke. A subsequent scene shows concern as she calls a doctor after he leaves to handle his business.
A man boasts of improving phonograph play by rubbing garlic on Hallan grand opera records. The other man questions the method, prompting an odd exchange about enhancing sound quality.
A Chicago Post snippet shows a grocery boy calling to the cook about laying alga or dough items under the refrigerator. The cook responds while kneading dough, and a boy clarifies his identity.
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