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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1906
Page
3
Mass panic drives a general migration as residents from towns around Mount Vesuvius abandon homes and seek shelter elsewhere. Authorities report widespread displacement, with camps and aid stations rapidly overwhelmed by incoming evacuees and relief teams.
Caserta fears engulfment as lava flows threaten Versailles of Naples and surrounding towns. Nola buried under crater ash while Torre Annunziata fights evacuation. About 500000 people flee, rail traffic halted and many head by sea to Sicily.
Naples reports unprecedented ash and cinder discharge from Mount Vesuvius in the last 24 hours. Iron sulfur and magnesia components color the landscape after rain forming a chocolate lake. Evacuations proceed though transport is scarce as soldiers and carts rush aid to affected villages. Panic and superstition grow as churches bar entry and people seek safety along roads and fields near Torre Annunziata and Ottajano.
The Naples area endures at least 150,000 refugees with Torre Annunziata still under threat as lava flows ease. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena departed Rome to reach affected towns and villages, insisting on aid despite fatigue. A Capri excursion boat was forced back by deadly cinders.
In Torre Annunziata on April 10, crowds greet the king and queen amid fears of volcanic gas and lava. Authorities note the flow paused as the royal party arrived and the couple plans to aid other afflicted towns, though rail service halted their travel.
John D. Rockefeller returned to New York City from Lakewood New Jersey during the day on April 10 as reported from Missouri.
Dr Dowie arriving in Texarkana from San Antonio says every mile toward Zion improves his health and lifts his spirits. He calls the move a tonic and expects vindication. The party travels on a train four hours late.
Reports from Zion City say John Alexander Dowie may arrest General Overseer Voliva and counsel on conspiracy charges after arriving. Voliva's camp vows warrants and countermeasures. Overseer says Dowie cannot hold meetings in the tabernacle and will seek vacant lots instead.
In Havana on April 10 the general strike in support of striking Havana Electric railway employees did not materialize. Cigar factory workers largely kept to work except where tobacco leaves could not be dried. Bakers maintained effort, street cars ran increasingly, but inexperienced staff caused some disruption.
Navy declares calm at Samana Bay as Commander Southerland reports a satisfactory settlement reached by Horacio Vasquez. Forces have been drawn, and all is quiet elsewhere in Santo Domingo. cable from Monte Cristi dated April 10.
In the Pittsburg district only a small share of collieries idle as operators and miners press for arbitration. The conference was postponed at operators’ request to allow time for the miners to review an operators plan deemed radically different from the original proposal.
Pittsburg reports show an almost complete restart of mining with under five percent idle. No disorder and good sentiment prevail as lake shipments and large contracts prompt resumption. Westmoreland Coal, a major operator with 1,000,000 tons annual capacity, signs scale and orders immediate plant reopenings.
Reports from the anthracite regions show the second week of mining suspension largely unchanged. All mines in the lower and middle districts stay idle while a few hundred workers return in Lackawanna and Wyoming fields. Miners delay returns awaiting the New York conference between operators and President Mitchell, with little violence reported.
Wheeling in West Virginia sees a Mine Workers union call for a convention of delegates from Eastern Ohio and West Virginia mines next Thursday to seek a settlement of the strike. Prospects for an adjustment appear bright and work may resume soon. about twenty thousand miners are affected.
On the trail of a missing Indiana boy Richmond Byers Boone county sheriff pursues a band of gypsies holding a boy matching the description. The gang is believed headed toward Iowa with police alerted. The boy wears girl’s clothing and is about the same age as Byers.
Judge Moses Hallet of the United States district court in Colorado resigns and the president accepts. Robert E. Lewis, former El Paso County Colorado judge, is named to succeed Judge Hallet.
The platform calls for direct voter primaries for all elective offices and a recall mechanism for elected officials who betray constituents. Candidates must sign a pledge not to ally with other parties and, if elected, surrender resignation to the party to be effective upon a voter petition in the ward or district.
In Kansas City on April 10 motions and pleas arose from the December indictments against five local packinghouses three railroads and several individuals for alleged rebates under the Elkins act. Firms denied charges while Burlington and others moved to quash. The Alton and its officials claimed immunity based on a Chicago ruling that individuals supplying information are immune but the corporation is not. The Alton argued its records were shown to the Chicago grand jury and then to the Kansas City grand jury.
Henry G. Goll, former assistant cashier at Milwaukee First National Bank, stands trial before Judge Quarles charged with aiding and abetting Frank G. Bigelow in embezzling about 192000. Accuses Gordon Bigelow, son of Frank, of receiving over 100000 via alleged false transfers and entries.
The Chicago street railway case ruling supports City of Chicago power to require the company to remove or lower its tunnel under the Chicago River at Van Buren Street. The decision finds the change an exercise of governmental authority in the common welfare. dissenting justices included Chief Justice and Justices Brewer White and McKenna.
Five partners of the failed Ties Smith bank of Pekin are bound over to the grand jury. The grand jury convenes the first week in May and States Attorney Schafer expects indictments against the men most involved. The Smith Wagon Company, heavily indebted to the bank, has a receiver and is closed for an indefinite period.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as cures for weak digestion catarrh and chronic illnesses. It highlights roots like goldenseal and stone root, claims constitutional healing, and invites readers to request free medical advice and order the book The Common Sense Medical Adviser. It lists Buffalo New York as the contact and mentions mail-order details and price information.
Police clash with demonstrators as a socialist meeting in sympathy with Mayer and Haywood leads to a chaotic parade. A crowd at Market and Kearny attacks officers with bricks and clubs. several cops injured, one seriously. Seventeen rioters arrested, three charged with assault. Quiet returns after about an hour.
Two third year Trinity University students A C Moorehouse of Toronto and W W Hart of Guelph are believed drowned after their canoe capsized near Mimico Point. The vessel was found bottom up and Moorehouse’s coat a paddle and three cushions washed ashore.
State Senator Hiler H. Horton died in Nassau Bahamas from Brights disease after intermittent illness. He had been in the islands about two months visiting his sister, hoping for improvement, but his condition deteriorated over the last two weeks. He was fifty one years old.
Homer H. Ballock, right of way agent for Willamette Traction, died leaping from the eighth floor during a fire at the Chamber of Commerce building in Portland. The blaze started in the Commercial club parlor, causing a panic among about 1,500 workers in 300 offices. property damage is about 100,600 dollars, partly insured. Rescue efforts saved about fifteen people.
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