Huron items of local residents and events
Huron notes include visits by C. O. Marston Redfield Chas Huntington Continen tal L. L. Lestetter Iroquois and others. The Huron city school schedules fall term for September 4. Several residents travel to cities and events while crop reports and prairie chicken concerns appear amid social notices and a legal action over stamped cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Marston
Redfield
Huron
Chas. Huntington
The
Continental
Huron City
L. L. Lestetter
Iroquois
William Copeland
Weather Crop Bulletin for Week Ending Aug 14
Correspondent reports scattered rain favoring wheat in sections of the state. Frost conditions and variable harvest prospects noted, with some regions showing delayed maturity. Plowing activity observed in Slack Hills. overall crop conditions mixed and awaiting further general rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slack Hills
S. W. Gizen
Pleasing Little Party Honors Miss Blanche Spaulding
Miss Mabel and Master Eddy Freary led a surprise gathering of seventy five friends at Miss Blanche Spaulding's Third Street home Tuesday evening. The Huron Orchestra provided music, and the hosts welcomed the cheerful group and Miss Blanche and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mabel
Eddy Freary
Miss Blanche Spaulding
Miss Blanche
Third Street
Spaulding
Huron
Fire at Model Steam Laundry Causes Minor Damage
A morning blaze at the Model Steam Laundry on Third Street between Avenue and Kansas damaged the engine and drying rooms. Steere Bros. reported stock loss around $200 while the building damage was limited. Fire crews arrived quickly, flooding the area with water to extinguish the flames. The origin remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue
Kansas
Third Street
Steere Bros
Steerer Bros
Stop that Train at the Depot
A man, Hon. C. M. Harrison, rushed from a hotel dining room yelling Stop that train as the 1005 south passenger pulled away. He threatened to halt the departure while grabbing a prairie chicken on toast before returning to the meal, leaving onlookers startled by the dramatic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1005 South
C. M. Harrison
Property sale notice for farm land and improvements
Local notice announces sale of a farm property described as either improved or raw land. The sale involves a lien or loan term details and indicates the property is near a prairie area. Interested parties are invited to inquire for further terms and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Fragmentary report on a general agent shooting incident
An incomplete transcript mentions a general agent and a shot, with garbled references to names and numbers. The readable parts indicate a possible crime scene or incident involving a general agent. Limited clarity prevents full reconstruction of event or participants.
Hotel Holocaust at Madison Street Fire Kills Five
A blaze at the Senate Hotel on 454 Madison Street killed five and left five more fatally injured. Six others later died or were gravely hurt. victims include Harry Godfrey and Edward Short. The fire, likely started by an overturned lamp in the office, spread quickly as guests fled via stairs and windows. The day clerk fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Madison Street
Cook County
Mercy
Harry Godfrey
J. Godfrey
Edward Short
Chicago
County Hospital
Jay Godfrey
Little Rock
Ark
Mercy Hospital
Godfrey
R. Coons
R. L. Morton
Syracuse
N. Y
William Kronberg
Schiller Theatre
Steamer Annie Faxon Explodes on Snake River
The steamer Annie Faxon blew up at Tades Bar four miles below Almada on the Snake river. Six people were killed and several injured. Names were not reported except for Engineer Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
Annie Faxon
Tades Bar
Almada
Snake River
Brown
Distillers Seek Federal Aid to Export Whisky Bonded Crop
Kentucky distillers appeal to the United States court to lift a force day limit and avert a $300,000 loss from bonding their 1490 whisky crop. They seek to restrain Louisville Collector Johnson from denying export in bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvile
Kentucky
United States
Johnson
Louisville
Cholera in Russia Sees Wide Regional Toll in Aug 15
Official returns show a sharp rise in cholera in Russia during the last week with provincial tallies including Podolia 484 cases 175 deaths Orel 827 cases 110 deaths Don region 354 cases 175 deaths Kiel 200 cases 91 deaths Grodno 110 cases 27 deaths Nishi Novgorod 258 cases 102 deaths Yaroslav 39 cases 15 deaths Samara 81 cases 8 deaths Vladimir 28 cases 5 deaths and Moscow area 27 cases 9 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Loupon
Podolia
Orel
Don Region
Kiel
Grodno
Nishi Novgorod
Son
Yaroslav
Samara
Vladimir
Moscow
Moscow City
Minnesota and Dakotas spring wheat prospects rise
A Minneapolis dispatch to The World reports no unfavorable change in crop prospects for Minnesota and the Dakotas. Indications point to about 100 million bushels of spring wheat in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Dakotas
Cyclone Hits Logan County Farm. Two Children Die
A cyclone in northern Logan county leveled the W. H. Jackson home destroying farm property. Tragically his two children were killed in the disaster reported from Winona Kansas dated August fifteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Kan
Logan County
W. H. Jackson
Clerk Johnson Must Step Down
Clerk Johnson will serve until next Monday as Colonel Joh ie gamn of New York steps into interim duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Johie Gamn
New York
Breckenridge Allies Defend Congressman Against Pollard Suit
A Lexington report notes Breckenridge supporters in Louisville and Chicago dispute the Washington suit filed by Madeline Pollard as spite work. A Confederate veteran friend questions Pollard, accusing her of exploiting men and recounting alleged attempts by Charles Dumas and a NY promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Chicago
Herald
Lexington
Breckenridge
Washington
Madeline Pollard
Miss Pollard
Charles du Mach
New York
James Rhodes
Government Industrial School to Be Converted at Santa Fe
By order of Secretary Smith the government industrial training school at Santa Fe New Mexico will be converted immediately into an institution for training teachers. The civil service rules will be amended to allow graduates of the school to be employed as teachers without a civil service examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smith
Governent Industrial Training School
Santa Fe
N. M
Anor
Civil Service
Eye from a Farm Showdown in Washington
On a Fisher farm nine miles south of Spokane John Bilfur and Gerhardt Warson hunted when Fisher ordered them off. A quarrel led to Warson firing at Fisher who returned fire and hit Warson in the right arm. Bilfur then shot Fisher in the face, putting out his eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
John Bilfer
Gerhardt Warson
Fisher
Here
Warson
Bilfur
Seward Named Next Democratic State Chairman
The Chillicothe Tribune reports James P. Seward of Mansfield will be the next chairman of the Democratic state executive committee. The governor candidate makes the selection, and Seward has been offered the honor, with Seward willing to debate Governor Me any time or place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
New York
Tribune
Chillicothe
James P. Seward
Mansfield
L. P. Neal
Seward
Yellow fever strikes Brunswick first victim in Georgia
Telegraph report to Surgeon General Wyman confirms yellow fever in Brunswick Georgia. The initial victim is Surgeon General Branham sent to contain the outbreak. Dr. Wyman orders rapid containment measures to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brunswick
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Branham
Minister Rev D Roberts commits suicide at Crab Orchard
Lincoln Neb Aug 15 Rev D Roberts a prominent Methodist divine and former Beatrice district presiding elder killed himself at Crab Orchard a small town east of Lincoln He was mentally unbalanced from losses in speculative ventures and financial adversity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
D. Roberts
Beatrice District
Crab Orchard
Here
Losan
Economite Society Faces Wages Crisis and Collapse
In Pittsburg on August 16 a crisis threatens the Economites as trustees inform workers they cannot be paid and may have to end wages soon. Some may stay another month for board. The group’s real estate woes and financial stress affect over 300 men and numerous families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittspurc
Economites
Old Society
Duss
Geese Seizure Follows Dog Attack in Newark
A Newark man reports a dog killed ten geese and claims police recovered the birds. The incident involves a mad dog sighting and ongoing investigations by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Gov't
Shannon & Lonastaff
Prop
Ebread
Vnodbae Peecdudk Abenes
Dakota
Shannon & Longstaff
W. F. Kimball
Lake Byron
P.J. Bentz
Woonsocket Times
Capital
Sheldon
W.F. Chalfant
Jim River
Capt. Fassett
Hitchcock
L. B Edmunds
Aberdeen
A. B. Nash
Los Angels
California
J. A. Saner
National Bank of Dakota
W. F. Thorson
Canton
T. M. Shanafelt
Hills
Baptist Association
Deadwood
North-Western
Pat. F. Wickham
Alexandria
South Dakota
James Hinman
Friend
Nebraska
Mr. Hinman
Phenix Insurance Company
George M. Wills
Janesville
Wisconsin
P. B. Lyon
Hand County
CO. M. Harrison
G. W. Moody
Hron Water Works Company
Lake Ron
York
Alex
Pyramids
Olympus
Rhodes
Babylon
Canada
Michigan
Vee
Ontario
Illinois
Leslie
Sourthern
Hand City
Harve
Faron
James Melvin
U. S
Grant
Ezra W. Miller
Unitiei
Orr
U.S
Sioux Falls
E Felm
Andrews
Kellam
R. W. Stewart
Supreme Court
Perre
Giffen
L. Levi
Eling
Levi & Myers
Eyer
San Antonio Daily Express
I. B. Heayon
City
Pauline Witting
South Presa Street
N. Schultz
Unitarian Church
George Witting
Retl
For
San Antonio
King William Street
T. Divis
Board of ExAmiters
M. West
First Nat. Bank
jHandnest
al Sool Labbe
Wib
Eton
General Lagent
Hood
William Kennard
Moore’s Vineyard
Ind
Economite Society
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!