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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
3
A grateful couple from New York report their baby's eczema cured using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment after failed treatments. They purchased one cake of soap and two boxes of ointment for $1.25 and note the child is now six months old with full recovery.
A fragmented ad advises soaking hands in Cuticura lather and applying Cuticura Oil for severe cases. It suggests using old linen or cotton with Ointment, wearing night gloves, and using light bandages for external and internal frictions.
Railroad magnate E H Harriman appears as a witness against his former stenographer Frank W Hill, charged with selling for publication the Sidney Webster letter. Witnesses Samuel B Ranch and Walter L Rathbone place Hill at a newspaper office, with Harriman denying authorization for publication or transfer of the letter. The adjournment is set for April 19.
Frank J. Contine, accused of murdering Mrs. W. Gentry, arrived from New York aboard the Twenty Century Limited on April 12. He walked from the train in a cheerful mood and was escorted to a police station by six detectives.
Between seven hundred men returned to work at the American Shipyard during the day. A joiner who had been out went back to his department as the blacksmith department resumed operations.
New YorkApril 15 The Thaw case moves toward a second trial as District Attorney Jerome vows to oppose bail while noting seven jurors favored first degree murder. Jury deliberations and a split over religious prayers are detailed along with Thaw family costs and attorney plans.
Eight people perished in an early morning fire near Gunter Texas. Victims include J C Price five children of Price Jettie Byers Price's stepdaughter and Aline Upchurch Price's niece. An explosion occurred as kerosene was used to start a fire. The bodies burned beyond recognition.
Frederick Mattheson, angered by a reprimand over leaving a window open by his bed, shot his nephew George Hoffman who lived with him, and Hoffman was fatally wounded or seriously injured in New York on April 15.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock rules postal clerks and carriers who join militia are subordinate to postal service duties and must return to work or resign. Lorain Ohio investigation found no crisis justifying militia leave. The department forbids national guard affiliation to prevent mail disruption despite some allowances.
Mail advices from Washington report the Chinese government forbidding natives to go to Panama or Colombia for work as canal laborers. Shanghai City Magistrate Wang, by orders of the viceroy of Nanking, issued the proclamation due to lack of treaties with China. Officials believe merchants' warnings influenced the move to curb isthmus labor migration.
A protest was made to Governor Deneen against issuing a commission to Mrs Catherine Waugh McCullough as justice of the peace in Evanston. The protest argues the Illinois constitution forbids a woman holding the office.
Obituary notes the death of Moulay Lamine the sultan’s uncle who led Moorish forces at Casa Blanca. Also listed are a range of brief updates including a Canadian Britain postal rate change to 2 cents per pound effective May 1, the death of Thompson Connolly aged eighty five, W L Stow CoSuspension from the NYSE, and the sinking of the British steamer Andalusia with four survivors.
Minneapolis Wheat futures on April 15 show May at 80 fraction, July at 82 and a half cents. No. 1 hard Kansas City and No. 1 Northern quoted around 83 83 1/2 cents. No. 2 Northern at 80 80 1/2 cents, No. 3 Northern around 79 80 cents.
In Duluth on April 15 Wheat futures are firm with No 1 hard at 84 c No 1 Northern 83 c No 2 Northern 82 c May 88 c B8c July 84 c Sept 83 c Flax contracts show May 1.17 July 1.19 Oct 1.18 50 c per bushel approximations noted for arriving and on track delivery.
St Paul market notes cattle ranges good to choice steers five fifty to six twenty five dollars, fair to good four to five dollars, cows and heifers three fifty to four seventy five, veals four fifty to five fifty. Hog price six thirty to six eighty. Sheep and lambs meagre to prime lambs seven twenty five.
The notice lists commodity prices for grains meats and dairy from May to July. Oats May 48% and 44c July 40% 40c, Pork May 16.00 and July 16.05, Butter Creameries 22 20% and dairies 20.27, Poultry mainly turkeys 12c and chickens and springs 14c.
Chicago market data lists cattle categories with bid ranges for cows, heifers, calves, steers and stockers, plus hog categories from light to heavy. Totals shown include stockery and feeders value of 2905.10 dollars and price quotes from 4.20 to 7.00 for various lots.
Washington April 15 John W Yerkes resigns as commissioner of internal revenue and leaves government to enter the practice of law. The president has accepted the resignation and Yerkes departs the service.
Premier Stolypin used palace guards to bar outside experts from the Tauride palace as the lower house pressed for reforms. Deputies and ministry representatives met in committee amid tensions over local courts reform and budget cuts. Golovin broke off correspondence with Stolypin after forceful action, and committees will hold private sessions to examine experts.
Bristol Tennessee April 15 W J Bryan paused at Hollins Institute en route to visit daughter Grace Bryan. He discussed the Harriman Roosevelt episode saying the president is unduly excited by a supposed five million dollar Wall Street fund opposing his reelection. He noted Roosevelt backed corruption funds in 1896.
An Indianapolis crash on Scranton avenue sees a streetcar derail after brakes fail. The car with about twenty passengers crashes into a wagon then hits a bridge abutment, seriously injuring the motorman and three passengers.
In Pittsburg April 15 a notable ceremony during the Carnegie institute rededication saw honorary degrees awarded to distinguished foreign and American guests by the Western University of Pennsylvania. Rev. Samuel B. McCormick, chancellor of the university, presided.
Elijah Smith, a defaulting cashier for the Bank of Malta at Helena Montana, was arrested in Seattle on April 15. He is charged with a $6000 short in his accounts and is held as a fugitive from justice after disappearing from Helena.
Speaker Cannon spent about three quarters of an hour at the White House. He declined to discuss the purpose of his call. He said the president had not told him whom he favors for the Republican nomination. He added he has had good relations with the current occupant and expects to work with the next president regardless of who it is. He noted it is too early to discuss next session legislative prospects.
A Blair Thaw, Harry Thaw's half brother, in Rome with his wife and daughter, says he would say nothing about the trial. He believes Harry Thaw belongs in an asylum for his own sake and argues the case is pathological rather than criminal and should not have led to a conviction.
In Superior on April 15 the Bon Ami failed twice to depart on its first trip up the north shore due to ice packed several feet deep in the harbor. The vessel will wait for a wind change to clear the ice.
Mrs. Belle Daron was acquitted of murder for killing her husband John Dauron on July 24, 1906, after pleading self defense in Pittsburg Kansas. A recent raid tied to anti lottery enforcement is also noted in the same dispatch.
Huntington Wilson has arranged a reception and entertainment for 130 diplomatic officials in Washington for the Jamestown exposition opening. Secretary Edwards has chartered the steamer Newport News to accommodate high ranking diplomatic officers and their families.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clark heard testimony in Kansas City on a complaint by the Kansas City board of trade alleging railroad discrimination against the local market. The dispute centers on a $28 car reconsignment charge for grain, charged without regard to prevailing freight rates.
Fragmentary clipping notes urban land and loan matters inBeach area with reference to city property, finances, and potential development. Sparse details hinder full reconstruction but imply municipal handling of parcels and funding.
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