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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
7
Riley and seven young girls waded from shore on a sandbar into a deep channel. The group disappeared under water with only eight year old Mary Timing reaching the sandbar alive. Riley, a good swimmer, may have been hindered by the children clinging to him.
An Atchison To and Santa Fe passenger train from Chicago struck a trolley at Fifteenth street Belt line crossing. One man died and ten were injured including J L Morris who died minutes later. Mrs Minnie Stanberry suffered serious back injuries. The collision pushed the trolley 80 feet and left fourteen aboard.
The building trades lockout, declared Friday, will force nearly 40,080 union men from work once all orders are fulfilled. The Felt and Waterproofing Workers union has joined the affected list, while the Association of Journeymen Stone Cutters claims full compliance with their agreements.
Sturgis South Dakota August 8 The Meade county state’s attorney and sheriff were cited in circuit court to show cause why a mandamus should not order removing saloon window screens and enforcing the Sunday closing law Residents brought the action and defendants filed a demurrer The court took the matter under advisement This is the first case of its kind in South Dakota.
A swarm of mosquitoes forces 300 workers on the Washington and Choctaw road in Meridian to quit along with their families. The Sabine division also halts work, threatening a broader suspension. Mosquitoes menace many Far South cities this summer.
Chairman Taggart of the Democratic National Committee met with Senator Gorman in New York early in the day and toured candidate headquarters sites under review. Arrangements are nearly set for the Parker notification committee gathering in New York Tuesday and a trip to Esopus Wednesday morning.
Frank Arndt twenty one a resident of Osceola Wisconsin died of blood poisoning after being bitten by a poisonous insect Monday night He sought medical help in town but the wound had advanced too far to save him
Louis Francisco was killed and three other men seriously injured when a work car dropped about 300 feet in shaft No. 6 at the Hecla branch of the Calumet and Hecla mine in Calumet Michigan.
The report lists 13 infantry regiments with 48 battalions, noting 7 killed and 40 wounded among ranks. General Dekin Lin of the Thirty first Artillery brigade is cited among the wounded, with 8 officers missing and 1 officer dead from sunstroke. The paper cautions this may not be a complete roster.
Vladivostok reports the prize court has adjudged the sunken steam er Knight Commander and its cargo a lawful prize. The case examined the steamer's papers and found the cargo mainly railway material consigned via a Japanese port to Chemulpo, implying use on the military railway from Seoul to the alU.
London Aug. 8 dispatch from St. Petersburg says the Russian battleship Slava was accidentally torpedoed during the day but sustained no serious damage. The Slava is a battleship of 13,516 tons.
The opium commission appointed by former Governor Taft reports in Manila on August 8. It urges immediate government control of all opium trade, a two year ban on imports except medicinal needs, licenses for older habitual users, school education campaigns, free treatment in government hospitals, and deportation for importers.
New York Aug 8 Captain Frederick M Passow commander of the steamship St Paul of the American line was arrested by federal authorities on the charge that he allowed an alien ordered deported to escape. Officials allege steamships frequently permit deportable aliens to slip across, undermining immigration laws. Passow waived examination before US Commissioner Shields.
Milwaukee Aug 8 the Wisconsin supreme court will take judicial notice of Republican factional troubles and begin proceedings next Tuesday to determine the legal status of the two tickets on the official ballot. Attorneys for the anti Lafollette Republicans will file an alternative writ in the name of S A Cook and associates on the Republican ticket.
James Jensen an eighteen year old former boy died while warning a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train near Corliss Illinois. He ran onto the track waving his hat and stood in the glare of the headlight until the locomotive bore him down, but the train was diverted and avoided a wreck.
In Madison Wisconsin August 8 farmhand William Stang aged 52 was fatally injured by a vicious bull in the barnyard of Albert Braaten in Burke town. He was found with a body described as a pulp of broken bones and mashed flesh.
Edward Kemp of Blain aged seventy five killed his son aged thirty five with a small knife by stabbing him in the neck. The young man died within ten minutes. The trouble was a family dispute. Kemp was taken to Stevens Point and placed in jail.
Chicago and St. Louis line conductors and scalpers staged a fraud scheme by selling or misusing exposition return coupons. Conductor practices included taking up the full fare and handing travelers a used return coupon. Losses across the routes are estimated at $200,000.
George F. Hammond, jailed in Helena, denies that Christie, arrested at Hope, North Carolina, was his partner in the North Coast Limited holdup at Bearmouth, Montana. Hammond alleges his associate fled to Canada and says he hid securities worth about $100,000 in a safe place, promising not to reveal their location before trial.
Report from Tokio dated August 6 states Russian casualties reached seven hundred at Simoucheng while Japanese losses matched. Japanese forces captured six guns at Simoucheng and two guns at engagements at the Yangse and Yushulintzsi passes.
A Liaoyang dispatch reports Chinese sources say 5,000 Japanese troops landed at Newchwang on July 31 and a further wave is in progress.
Tokio dispatch reports General Ku roki estimates Russian losses at Yushu pass and Yangse pass at least 2,000. Japanese forces captured 8 officers and 140 men, along with two field guns and many rifles.
Judge Parker files resignation as chief judge with the secretary of state in Albany. The move clears the way to elect a successor this fall for a full fourteen year term, rather than a governor appointed one year.
In London on August 6 the house of commons debated closing the bill aimed at limiting Welsh county councils. Premier Balfour moved closure. opposition members protested, many left the chamber, led by Asquith Gladstone and Dilke. The bill passed with ministers present and a reduced opposition.
London August 5 The Chamberlain opened a campaign speaking before 10 000 to 12 000 rural county supporters He argued misery stems from lack of employment not grain price and urged import duties to boost agriculture He proposed 60 cents per quarter on wheat and duties on flour meat grain maize 5 percent on dairy poultry eggs vegetables and fruit.
A blast at the Versailles Railway Signal company's plant in Versailles Saturday damaged three buildings and shattered windows as torpedoes packed for shipment exploded. Three employees Charles Clingsmith W A Brown and Margaret Guyer were seriously injured possibly fatally. Miss Gover will recover. Cause of the explosion was not yet known.
Obituaries note pianist Dr. Ernest Jedlizka dies in Berlin and financier Russell Sage turns 88. An explosion at Orr's restaurant in Herry AL destroys the building and ten nearby structures. A highway robbery on Old York road near Willow Grove nets about 1000 dollars. Also marked: Browning of Browning King & Co. dies suddenly. Dr Orlando Brown, ex brigadier general, dies at 77. Panama Canal security needs 2 million feet of lumber. New York trading stamp law declared unconstitutional.
National League games posted in New York Chicago 3 to 4 in favor of New York and Brooklyn 2 Pittsburg 3. Boston 7 St Louis 6 in ten innings. second game Boston 3 St Louis 6. Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 5. Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 6. American League Cleveland 2 Boston 7. St Louis 4 Philadelphia 10. Detroit 2 New York 5. Chicago 3 Washington 2 in ten innings. American Association Indianapolis 1 Louisville 7. Columbus 6 Toledo 5.
Minneapolis wheat market update shows futures for Sept at 98 1/2 cents, Dec at 97 3/4 cents, May at 97 1/4 cents. No. 1 Northern quoted at 1.07 1/2 dollars, No. 2 Northern at 1.05 dollars.
Wheat on arrival and on track for No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern traded at 1.09 and 1.06 dollars with September and December positions. Flax on track and to arrive quoted at 1.23 and 1.24 dollars for Sept Oct Nov and Dec.
British expedition crosses Brahmaputra toward L Hassa with friendly villagers and no armed opposition seen. Colonel Younghusband meets peace delegates led by the grand chancellor who pleads against entry to the holy city. He vows no monasteries will be entered unless fired on.
Cattle ranged from good to choice steers at 5.15 to 5.65, cows and heifers 2.90 to 4.00, western types 4.00 to 4.25. hogs 4.45 to 5.30. sheep good to choice yearling wethers 3.75 to 4.25 and lambs 5.50 to 6.15.
The Chicago market shows ranges for cattle from good to prime steers at 5.25 to 6.25 and cows 1.50 to 4.25, hogs from mixed and butchers 5.20 to 5.35 up to heavy good 5.30 to 6.50, and sheep with wethers 3.75 to 4.15 and native lambs 4.00 to 7.00.
Worcester reports deny Senator George F. Hoar is critically ill. He has suffered lumbago all summer but remains active, not confined to a room, and is improving at his residence.
Chicago grain and provisions report for August 4 lists Wheat futures and options across Sept Oct Dec and May with prices around 97.5 to 99 cents, corn and oats movement, pork and flax cash and futures quotes, Northwestern cash flax at 1.24 and Sept 1.16, noting market activity and short-term price levels.
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