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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
5
Richard J. Oglesby, former governor of Illinois and ex-U S senator, died at his Elkhart Michigan home on April 24. The South Dakota boys have clashed with the Filippinos as the baseball crank roams with renewed vigor.
All will rejoice that the volunteers are to return home. They will come just as soon as their places can be supplied with regulars.
Trunk railway lines between Chicago and New York reduce wheat tariff from 20 to 17 cents per hundred, easing costs for grain shipments.
The Missouri river causes heavy damage in Union County with thousands of acres of timberland destroyed by floods and related destruction reported in the area.
Report states Justices Haney Carson and Fuller appear set for renomination without opposition, despite the Canton News claiming otherwise.
The statement suggests populists in the state could campaign on Lee's letter, with Republicans ready to adopt the platform and win the state with an traditional Republican majority.
Millionaire Henry M. Teller says republican policy worsens inequality by widening the gap between rich and poor. He notes his own fortunes have improved since fifty years ago, contrasting with the imagined fate of the less affluent.
In Deadwood Joseph Moore, also called Judge Moore, offered prayers that the god of battle sustain Aguinaldo against American troops. Such traitorous utterances are cited as responsible for American deaths in the Philippines.
The Philippines dispatch adds sorrow to South Dakota homes as five more of their gallant sons fall in distant lands. Islands will not be abandoned after this battle, for too much blood has been spilled in humanity's name and civilization. State troops bolster their fame with further honors from Monday’s combat.
The trial ends with acquittal though no indictment testimony supported. The case exposes methods used by Senator Quay, provoking debate on his political future while the governor names a successor and the senate rulings complicate his position. Quay remains a notable figure in Pennsylvania politics.
Des Moines Register notes Hon Robert Lowry died at his home in Huron South Dakota at 83. He was a former leading Iowa citizen active in national affairs, a former Davenport resident and Scott County senator in 1870 and 1832, involved in Whig national conventions and early Republican party actions. He contributed to Iowa and national public service and was noted for his centennial Philadelphia participation and state good works.
The subject resided for thirty years at Davenport and served as reg ister of the land office at Huron South Dakota from 1882 until his death. He was a strong influential man and an early Iowa pioneer, whose name and good record will be treasured by friends and acquaintances involved in Iowa’s upbuilding.
Debated exchanges accuse Speaker Summers of resisting a salary increase while records show nearly 900 appropriated for added pay four years earlier. The exchange contrasts Summers with Longstaff and Colvin as public officials criticized for perceived overreach in compensation.
Speaker Reed signals retirement from Congress to practice law in New York City. He relinquishes the speaker’s chair and GOP leadership, accepting a seat with a New York firm that guarantees him 50 000 dollars yearly. The country loses a statesman regarded as the ablest man in the United States.
A Northern newspaper memorializes John Barrett and addresses U.S. policy in the Philippines, praising naval and military efforts while warning against prolonging hostilities for political gain. It reflects on the era’s public debate, agrarian leadership, and the enduring faith in South Dakota’s future.
J W Shannon longtime editor of the Huronite and Dakota Central and later Dakota Huronite dies. Born 1835 in Illinois, he spent over four decades in journalism, helped grow Iowa and Dakota Territory press, edited Huronite from 1881 to 1896 and remained a key figure in Huron news. He was widely respected in the Northwest press and by the Huronite family.
Madison Outlook laments state papers for mocking U S troops in Manila and questioning Admiral Kautz after the Apia incident. It argues for national unity, condemns partisan politics, and urges citizens to back their country in war and diplomacy despite disagreement. The piece decries ongoing negative debate as politics run to seed.
J. W. Shannon longtime editor of the Huronite died, leaving a reminder that success in any profession often wears out the worker. He was ardent, perceptive, and made his newspaper engaging and widely read, carrying much of his own individuality and talent into his work.
The war department has withdrawn troops from Porto Rico Cuba and posts in the United States to provide 18000 regular army soldiers for the Philippines replacing returning volunteers The South Dakota troops will return around September 1 and may be mustered out at a central point with the state present to greet them
In the spring South Dakota elections the liquor traffic gains light, showing voters preferring licenses in many towns where prohibition previously held, a measure seen as vindicating the late legislature's failure to enact a state dispensary law.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau compiles 17 years of May data for Huron SD. Includes mean temperature 56 and records of warmth and cold, highs and lows, frost dates, precipitation, and wind. Notable details: warmest May 1887 at 62, coldest 1883 at 50, high 96 on May 20 1886, low 22 below on May 1 1889, average monthly precip 2.85 inches, max 6.03 inches in 1892, min 0.43 inches in 1894, average clear days nine and cloudy days eight, southeast winds, max wind 63 mph on May 11 1894. S. W. Glenn, Local Forecast Official.
My wife has used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with great relief and I recommend it as a splendid liniment for rheumatism and other household use. W. J. Cuyler Red Creek N Y a leading merchant and prominent man in this vicinity W G Purpry Editor Red Creek Herald For sale at Wheeler's drug store
A year subscription rate of 1.25 dollars is cited for the Werekty Heronite alongside the New York Tribune, indicating pricing options for readers subscribing to both publications.
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