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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
2
City faces advancing yellow fever, with health officials reporting spread beyond initial quarters. Authorities aim to curb transmission by enforcing quarantines and rallying aid from federal and local agencies, seeking goodwill and medical support to stem the outbreak.
Article describes peace envoys meeting President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower for a luncheon during the Russo Japanese Amse conference. It notes a toast to lasting peace and hopes for a just settlement, with officials seeking to adjust quarantines to improve public health in New Orleans amid 483 cases and 93 deaths.
C N W Ry trains arrive at Huron from the east and west with daily schedules. Mail and Express run daily except Sunday, with arrival times around 540 a.m. and 740 p.m. Departure to the east occurs at 855 p.m. and 640 a.m. The note lists accommodations and station details with official times and contacts.
Reports from St. Petersburg on August 7 indicate a rising optimism for peace between Russia and Japan. Witte's welcome and U.S. signals reduce anti-American sentiment and raise the prospect of a Russo Japanese alliance. Indemnity and Sakhalin remain hurdles, though some praise Roosevelt's mediation and hint at calculated concessions.
An Associated Press report notes President Roosevelt's prompt action at Governor Blanchard's request to place Marine Hospital Service in charge of the yellow fever situation. Local response is mixed with some concern over federal sovereignty and quarantines, while officials argue government power and resources are needed to curb the outbreak. Iberia parish blocks passenger movement. regulation may be adjusted.
The post office department says mail service interruption in Mississippi Louisiana and Texas due to local quarantine enforcement is mainly confined to small areas and to points reached by local railways, with disruption limited to certain districts.
The government decides on issuing an internal loan totaling 100 million dollars with an initial allotment of 75 million. It will be similar in nature and terms to the March loan and is expected to be issued in roughly two weeks.
Berlin reports natives rise in the Maturbi mountains north of Kilwa and an outbreak on the coast at Samanga where several warehouses burned. Unexplained causes drive unrest as rebellions spread in other German colonies while East Africa had been quiet. The government notes the costly colonial wars yield little profit or glory.
Huntington Wva Aug 7 The Guyandotte Valley passenger train running from Logan to Huntington killed three men and injured another Frank Adkins was killed near Logan and a companion seriously injured George Assan an aged farmer was killed at Barboursville and George Seickel was struck and killed while on the track as the engine returned to the round house.
Eldora Iowa Aug. 7 Professor G A Graves seventy eight a prominent Iowa educator died after a colt he was trying to harness bolted throwing him from the rig. Graves taught in Iowa schools colleges and academies for forty years and ran a prep school at Iowa City for many years.
In Bucharest on August 7, Romania faces a threatened grain crop due to two months with no rain. The holy synod ordered prayers for rain as processions with ikons spread nationwide.
The funeral for General James R. Carnahan commander of the uniform rank Knights of Pythias was held from his Woodruff Place home in Indianapolis. Twelve companies of the Indiana brigade attended along with many supreme officers of the order.
Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills advertised as a cure that rebuilds lost nerve force for severe nervous headaches. A Toronto woman testifies they cured her attacks quickly, leaving her steady, strong and well. Sold 50 cents a box by Buffalo and Huron area dealers. Portrait of A W Chase appears on each package.
The board of education invites bids by August 12 at 6 p m through secretary Bayard Beach for 200 tons of Centerville Iowa black coal to be delivered to city schools with weights on the city scale. The board may reject any or all bids.
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Austrian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator for women with back or urinary troubles. It also markets Mrs. Winston's Soothine Syrup for teething children, claiming soothing gums, easing pain, preventing wind colic, and treating diarrhoea. Prices 50 cents and 25 cents.
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