This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
2
Train departures and connections listed for East and West routes from Huron with daily except notes. Key services include Chicago Express freight accommodations and mail and express trains with times around 6:00 to 8:15 p m and connections at Sioux Valley Junction and Redfield for points east and west.
Chicago Aug 1 President Donnelly of the Butchers union says they will urge the president to press criminal prosecutions against large packing plants for price fixing. Authorities clash with strike leaders as police arrest pickets and President Golden of the Teamsters is jailed prompting warnings of wider action. The unrest also reaches Asia with reports of ongoing fighting between Japanese and Russian forces in Manchuria.
Chicago workers publish a blacklist of retailers who bought meat from big packers. Picketing blocks purchases from independents, forcing some markets to close. Retailers threaten lawsuits to curb strike leaders. Some strikers reportedly head to Buenos Aires with shipments linked to Russia detraction.
New York August 1 independent packing houses warned about 500 butchers employed to slaughter Western beef that they must stop immediately or be ordered out on strike. They would not be affected by a Chicago sympathetic strike and could be asked to cover a large share of local beef supply if big packers join the movement.
President George F. Golden of the Teamsters Union was arrested after defying Police Inspector Nicholas Hunt during a strike picket in Chicago. G. T. Buser was also detained for interfering with an officer as tensions rose at the union headquarters.
At Chefoo Aug 1 a fighting report says land and sea battles near Port Arthur have raged for three days. The Japanese expected to capture by July 29 and await official word on success. Vladivostok squadron movements hastened the attack as teams fear division of Togo's fleet. News is tightly watched in Shanghai and Tientsin.
An American trader arriving from Harbin says Russian troops are arriving at about 22 000 weekly. Harbin has six flour mills well supplied with wheat as Chinese grain shipments aid the Russians who are paid well. A Chinese contractor was ordered to supply 200 million pounds. The railroad is in splendid condition with heavy guns mounted and trenches protected by barbed wire.
Tokio Aug 1 The Vladivostok Squadron moved through the Tsugaru straits at 1 p m en route to Vladivostok and the raid is described as very successful. An estimated 200000 tons of charred shipping was held ten days at a loss of 7500000 dollars. Washington Aug 1 The state department received Griscom cable from Tokio stating the Russian squadron has returned to Tsugaru straits bound westward.
British residents greet Japanese arrival at Newehwang with a formal welcome led by the British consul. The cordial greeting signifies friendly relations as the Japanese are received.
Tokio reports Japanese casualties exceed one thousand in the Tatchekia battle. The battle continues as Allied forces push toward strategic objectives, with official tallies awaited.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.