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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
2
Train service at Huron lists a daily eastbound schedule with the 501 departure and a westbound schedule with several daily runs. The text notes connections at Sioux Valley Junction and Hedfield for points east of L. Towns, with specific times around morning and evening services and an occasional Sunday exception.
Beadle county teachers passed regular exams at the new high school building. Numerous residents travel for work or leisure, including John Sauer’s cigar orders from Nebraska and visits by Prof. Wheeler and others. Local ads promote Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Cole’s Carbolisalve.
Peking August 21 reports say the United States warned China that negotiations for a new convention on the Chinese Exclusion Act would end unless the anti American boycott stops. China would be liable for losses to Americans from the boycott, while officials vow to curb disorder but cannot halt the boycott.
President Perham of the Order of Railway Telegraphers declares off the strikes on the Northern Pacific and Great Northern. Majority vote favored return to work with schedules previously offered, workers to resume duties under those terms. Near unanimous participation noted among Great Northern operators.
Four men were killed when a beer train crashed into the rear of an ice train on the Chicago and Northwestern near Waukegan. Ten cars telescoped in the collision. The dead include Ernest Taylor engineer of the beer train, Fireman Shreck, M Hoag conductor of the ice train, and brakeman O Q Love. Taylor died after his leg was amputated to free him.
Mrs Beatrice Young wife of William G Young a hotel stenographer employer shot and killed Mrs Catherine Morgan in a parlor of the Hotel Imperial where Mrs Morgan was employed. Jealousy believed to be motive as the women had separated from their husbands and the victim was blamed. The cafe scene caused a panic as diners fled to the shooting site.
Health department reports a steady decrease in typhoid fever after a recent surge. In Greater New York 194 new cases were recorded for the week, down from 224 the prior week and 103 in the same period last year. Bath Beach in Brooklyn remained a concern.
Hugh Watt, former Glasgow Ca llie division MP, is charged with trying to hire a private detective to kill his ex wife. Detective Marshall testified Watt offered 25000 to lure the woman to Watt's flat for chloroform murder, then peppermint to mask the odor. Watt remanded on $3000 bail. police found chloroform and peppermint at his apartments.
Gus Bobbs a messenger for Charles A. Stevens & Bros. disappeared with $10,000 of the firm's funds. A $500 reward is offered for his capture. He was filling in for the regular messenger on vacation and was sent to the bank to deposit the money.
New Orleans reports a low yellow fever death rate yet growing public anxiety over the number of new cases. Malaria remains mixed with yellow fever cases in daily reports. The state health board learns of forty eight fever cases and three deaths at the Riverside plantation in St Marys parish.
New Orleans analysis of the prior day shows thirty two of seventy four new yellow fever cases clustered in the heart of the city.
Inspectors explain that after disinfection and mosquito control some Italians visit sick friends and become infected spreading fever. Canal Street area shows improved compliance with federal rules and a drop in deaths as doctors credit widespread illness awareness and early doctor calls.
A powerful wind and heavy rain struck Topeka on August 19 with gusts around fifty miles per hour. Crosby and Co and Shawnee mills and the Crawford Opera House lost their roofs while many residences barns and trees were damaged. no injuries reported.
Mrs Media Wells a widow shot and killed William Burch her fiancé at her Hutchinson Kansas home and then killed herself Burch a 48 year old car superintendent for Hutchinson Street Railway was found dead asleep on a couch no motive known and the couple had no announced quarrel
In Minneapolis on Sunday twenty five saloonkeepers were arrested for keeping saloons open. They were arraigned in police court and granted continuances. Prosecution is by the Home Protective League of Minneapolis.
Six Mexican track laborers died and six or seven were fatally injured when a Santa Fe work train was rear ended by an extra southbound freight at Horseshoe Bend, twelve miles south of Coron. The work crew had finished for the day and was preparing to head to San Bernardino when the crash occurred.
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