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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
2
Wanted one hundred million feet hard wood timber. buy a small portable mill to operate for neighbors. Owner holds thousand acres of timber planned for seven to ten thousand feet per acre. Tickets to Cable via C N W Ry. low land seeker rates and rail fare refund to purchaser. For maps, address 26tn.
Passenger services from Minnesota and Dakota areas listed with arrival times at Huron including No 7 Mail and Express and accommodations. Train departures to the east include Mail and Express and Sunday services, with connections toward Sioux Valley Junction and Redfield for points east of L. H. Jowms.
Rates published for settlers traveling to Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Black Hills Wyoming Manitoba Western Ontario Saskatchewan and Assiniboia via the Chicago Union Pacific North-Western Line. Tickets and full details available from Chicago and North-Western. Travel on select Tuesdays in March and April 1905.
President Roosevelt arrives in Louisville with a 2000 strong crowd cheering as Confederate Veterans Grand Army members and Spanish War Veterans form a guard of honor on Broadway. He speaks briefly from a stand, receives gifts at the hotel, and departs for Indiana en route to the Southwest.
Peter Hardy aged twenty six was killed at Mingo Junction while attempting to board an eastbound freight train as President Roosevelts special train passed through.
The presidential yacht Syph is moving up the St Johns river toward Palatka, about fifty miles from Jacksonville. Mrs Roosevelt and her children are said to be enjoying the trip as the weather remains delightful in Jacksonville Florida.
An accommodation train on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railway wrecked near To. Injuries and details are unavailable in the partial report. Passengers were assisted by crew and nearby stations as rescue teams responded.
The War Department announced the Isthmian canal commission members led by Theodore P. Shonts with Charles Magoon John F. Wallace Rear Admiral Endicott and Generals Hains Ernst and Harrod. Salaries total 102000 with 7500 base plus 22500 to chairman and 17500 to chief engineer and 10000 to governor. Burr and Parsons named consulting engineers. The commissioners took oath and will begin duties.
In Chicago a fierce contest centers on municipal ownership of street railways. Republican Judge John M. Harlan and Democrat Judge Edward F. Dunne both back ownership but differ on method. Dunne supports immediate purchase and condemnation of railway assets costing about 150 million dollars while Harlan favors a referendum. Both campaigns run day and night meetings across the city.
Green ville rolling mill of the Carnegie Steel company did not start today as expected but will resume shortly. Amalgamated Association leaders report few desertions and say the mill will be operated by out of town men if needed. The company plans to import workers and merchants pledge non discrimination. Ten policemen guard the works with no trouble anticipated.
The special car carrying James J Hill and Mrs Hill reached Washington from Jekylls Island attached to the Florida and New York limited. A special train then carried them to Lakewood New Jersey over the Pennsylvania line. Mrs Hill had borne the journey well and was somewhat improved.
A Pittsburg Cleveland Cincinnati and St Louis division freight train collided with a West Broadway street car in Louisville. Sister Mary Anthony was killed while Sister Mary Leander and Miss Katherine McGill were injured.
J. W. Paine of Winnipeg Manitoba was found dead in a Terrell Texas hotel room where he had stayed ten days while prospecting. A San Domingo cablegram reports President Morales issued a decree enacting the Dominican modus vivendi on customs immediately. Patrick J. Healy of Lyon Healy Chicago, aged sixty five, founder of the music firm, has died. Imperial Finland voices military service law repeal pending legislative settlement.
At Gunshu Pass Manchuria April 4 a renewal of fighting is expected soon as Russian forces concentrate south of Sipinghai, 74 miles north of Tie pass. Japanese screen movements, with a heavy Russian flank movement suspected, and Changtufu station artillery indicate limited troop coverage. A found Russo-Chinese bank chest of over $500,000 contrasts with an undiscovered Ninth artillery regiment cash. Chinese bandits led by Japanese officers move toward Tsitsihar as Japanese pressure rises in China. Yuan Shi Kai and General Ma reportedly head the agitation. Linovitch HQ sits near Kuropatkin’s old train.
Washington April 4 The Supreme Court declines immediate mandate in Harriman vs Northern Securities and fixes April 17 for issuance. Chief Justice notes no equity or public policy to relax the rule barring recovery and that ratable asset distribution would violate the Sherman Act. The decision emphasizes the Northern Pacific Burlington and Union Pacific system competition and the improper handling of Securities stock interests.
In Warsaw on April 4 a Jewish socialist demonstration in Dzika street led to a deadly confrontation. Police and troops dispersed the crowd after shots were fired, killing four and wounding forty as the procession of over 1000 largely Jewish marchers moved toward the patrol.
The would-be killer of Police Commissioner Szabalovicz in Lodz Russian Poland died from injuries suffered when a bomb exploded in the street. He never regained consciousness after being tackled by the arresting officer. Overnight, two Cossacks attacked four pedestrians, killing two and wounding others. The governor general bans revolver sales and orders gun dealers to enclose.
Lawton Oklahoma April 4 plans are under way for the biggest wolf drive in the West to involve the president. He will receive a horse and join the final rush after wolves are corralled. Troops from Fort Hill will patrol fences and admit no one during the president’s seclusion.
A night action near Baichanchentse on March 27 left six Japanese dragoons surrounded. Five Japanese were killed and one sergeant was captured by Russian forces.
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