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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
4
Campaign message of United States Senator I C Crawford declaring himself the Peoples first and only choice. Ends of line lack additional context or dates.
The Italian statesman Signor Crispi has died ending a long career in politics. His leadership shaped policy during a turbulent era in Italy.
President McKinley will attend the Pan American Exposition on September 4, marking a high profile event with national significance at the fairgrounds. He aims to review exhibits and greet delegates from multiple nations.
An editorial argues Mark Hanna could be a feasible U.S. president in 1966, suggesting the nation might fare better with him as chief executive than with current leaders. The piece frames Hanna as a realistic alternative in a period of political debate.
Hutchinson county delegates are instructed to support Judge Smith at the Scotland convention. The renomination of Judge Smith is now assured.
The Webster Reporter editor Den ton tries to extract HURONITE from a political gathering but the effort is described as a poor muddled attempt. The scene centers on confusion and social missteps at the event.
The Centerville Chronicle likens its conditions to a blind man needing eye care, warning that without an oculist attention its mental sight may be lost entirely.
Sioux Falls hosts other fossils beyond the petrified serpent and notable political remnants that could intrigue distant observers. The city’s historic relics and governance oddities evoke a Barnum scale curiosity in distant quarters.
The Cummins men of Iowa prove an old machine can be beaten by a new one and offer a pointer for the Crawford people in South Dakota.
Howard County democrats press A. E. Chamberlain for nomination to the Third circuit seat amid concern over potential calamities if he is not chosen. The district remains Republican.
Cummins wins clear victory at Cedar Rapids and defeats the old Republican machine. The new Cummins faction vows to hold the field against rivals for a time.
The billion dollar steel trust scored a point on Sunday amid President Schaffer’s orders. The trust can command its capital, while Schaffer cannot his men, a divergence that threatens labor and heightens labor tensions.
The Howard Spirit objects to labeling insurgents as long as he is involved. Osbon argues the insurgents are now the small group within the party opposing Crawford for senator, though the logic used by the old man is questionable.
Saturday August 10 has been chosen for a strike by amalgamated workers against the steel trust valued in the billions. The action targets J. P. and other wealthy corporations allegedly scheming against fair labor demands.
For the fiscal year ending May 31 each mile earned 7825.92 while operating costs per mile ran 4944.47 leaving a net 2891.45. The message notes four cents per mile and high freight charges and asks how long delays of justice can defeat the people's laws.
The Sioux Falls Press argues that maintaining the gold volume keeps the economy steady and that the currency mix of gold or silver matters little sentimentally. It urges Pettigrew to return home rather than pursue gold mining in Alaska.
The speaker argues that defeating Bryan and his ideas is key to Republican supremacy in Washington. He warns that as long as Bryanism remains the Democratic slogan, the party will face ongoing political struggle and a potential clash if repudiation occurs.
The Minneapolis Journal places the three state wheat yield at 183000000 bushels with South Dakota contributing a large share. The report highlights regional production estimates and their implications for agriculture and markets.
The Sioux City Journal cites H. V. Jones estimates for Dakota and Minnesota crop yields and notes a political jab at Bryan. It questions Republican land grab narratives and mocks Bryan’s stance on prosperity and homestead opportunities.
Editorial urges Sioux Falls readers to support local merchants over mail order from big-city centers. It argues home patronage strengthens the community, preserves profits, and boosts local improvements, property values, and overall stability amid economic downturns.
An editorial condemns the steel workers strike as an unequal clash, arguing owners and financiers like Carnegie Morgan Schwab and the steel trust can endure idle mills while workers face hunger sickness and death. It warns starvation will force terms and calls moral attention to the blood price paid by labor.
The passage argues that labor has gained slowly yet surely while capital holds power. It envisions a day when labor earns fair wages and capitalists are no longer dominant, urging the break of a billion dollar steel trust to redistribute earnings toward labor.
A woman advocates hot water as a sovereign remedy for many ills. A morning glass of boiled water cleanses the stomach and sweetens the mouth. A hot water towel on the neck eases nervous headache and aids sleep. Hot water baths reduce lip sores and are followed by glycerine or camphor to finish healing. A constantly heated hot water bag prevents stiffness from sprains and aided an injured knee once treated by a surgeon.
Public advisory warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as harmful to smell and health. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, claimed mercury free and taken internally with blood and mucous action. Endorsements note price 75 cents per bottle and sale by druggists.
Encampment preparations continue under Quartermaster Dowell and Adj Gen Conklin observes. Gov Herreid and staff, Governor and senators Gamble and Kittredge will attend Saturday and Sunday. Sunday features a regiment review by Gov Herreid, then a 3 pm baseball game between Waseca and Flandreau Indians. Excursion trains Sunday offer a special North Western fare from multiple Dakota points with nine special trains.
Four trains from Hawarden Yankton Mitchell and Sioux Falls will start for this point timed by yet unretrieved time cards. In all nine special trains are planned on the line. No decision has been made on excursion trains over the Great Northern.
Fargo the world’s smallest performing elephant, thirty six inches high and weighing just over 1000 pounds, joins Norris & Rowses Big Trained Animal Shows in this city on August 22 under large waterproof tents. The act includes bottle walking, organ playing, hind leg waltz, a restaurant scene, and comic tricks with clown assistants. A 300‑animal parade and fairyland street carnival start at 11 am, with the full company in holiday attire.
The state encampment of the South Dakota National Guard opens at Camp Sheldon, named for the late Gov. Charles H. Sheldon. Troop B Cavalry from Pierre led by Captain Sam Logan arrives with several companies from Eureka Redfield Aberdeen Volga and other towns as conscripts. New companies from Sioux Falls Mitchell Canistota are expected, with Pierre mustering in Second Regiment commander Captain Prices.
C B Love offers 25 head young cattle 14 cows 3 two year old colts for private sale on his farm in Grant township Sec 5 Purchasers may view stock anytime Auction set for Aug 22 Also advertised a sale of pictures bric a brac rugs 108 piece Haviland china 15 head stock 21 hogs and farming implements at 7 Butts farm 6 miles SE of Uron Brockway Auctioneer E F Burdick Brockway Auctioneer.
Low rates via the North Western line offer excursion tickets to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Salt Lake Denver and other Colorado Utah points as well as St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Dakota Hot Springs at greatly reduced rates with favorable return limits on various dates during the summer season. Frequent fast trains thorough sleeping cars chair cars and dining cars. For dates of sale and particulars inquire of ticket agents Chicago and North Western railway.
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