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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
2
Eastbound and westbound trains listed with daily except Sunday service and noon departures. Connections at Sioux Valley and Redfield for points east, with agent L. Jones overseeing schedules and accommodations offerings.
A powerful storm system leaves St Paul and nearby areas arc disaster zones with multiple fatalities and widespread property damage. The list notes dozens injured across Minnesota towns including Minneapolis Waconia St Louis Park Glencoe Brownton and Dallas Wisconsin with numerous casualties and extensive losses.
A cyclone passed over St. Paul and nearby towns causing eleven deaths and 104 injuries. Property losses exceed $2,000,000 with major damage across St. Paul, Minneapolis, Waconia, and Stillwater. Key figures include T. B. Walker and losses to the high bridge and wholesale districts.
A severe tornado struck Summit Avenue area causing widespread destruction. A child named Viola Robinson, twelve years old, was found with severe injuries by firefighters within an hour. The storm leveled the finest residence street, uprooting trees and shattering windows as roofs were ripped away.
A Saturday night storm across Hammond Cumberland and North Wisconsin Junction left unroofed buildings, blown in fronts, demolished outhouses and twisted trees. Power and phone lines failed in Cumberland leaving the city in darkness. Crops were damaged and farms, including several houses, were swept away as the storm took tornado like proportions in the area.
A tornado struck Rich Valley and Bergen townships near Glencoe Minnesota on Saturday night killing four people including Mary O'Donnell 13 and her seven year old sister and injuring others. Thousands of acres of grain barns houses and sheds were destroyed with the heaviest damage to Bayland O'Donnell Tekur properties. The storm totaled ten miles by one mile with hail heavy rain and a fierce wind followed by leveled timber and corn flattening fields.
A violent August storm northwest of Brownton Minnesota caused widespread destruction. Homes barns and grain stacks were flattened, fences wrecked, and dead and injured were reported along with downed telephone lines and scattered livestock across miles.
A tornado struck Bryant and nearby areas causing many buildings to be wrecked. Mrs Hilling was killed and her daughter Nellie seriously injured with others injured. Crops suffered heavy losses and Willow Lakes may have been destroyed though unconfirmed.
A Dallas Wisconsin cyclone caused one death and three houses destroyed as the worst storm in years sweeps the vicinity. The report cites Dallas as the starting point of the cyclone that crossed Rice Lake area.
President J. P. Richards of Idaho called to order the seventh annual mining congress in Portland Oregon with about 1,500 people present. Many delegates have not yet arrived and by week’s end an estimated 2,000 to 2,500 will have reached the city.
Bids opened in Washington at the bureau of insular affairs for 3,000,000 in temporary Philippine Certificates of indebtedness. The entire lot sold to M. L. Turner of Oklahoma City at a premium of 101,419 dollars.
In Shamokin Pennsylvania an gas explosion at Buck Ridge Coal company slope injured four men named John Bader Lincoln Campbell Harry Wheeler Anthony Tolitski. Campbell and When ee were critically burned with others sustaining serious injuries as rescue teams responded to the blast.
The report states Judge Parker will not engage in speeches or stumping tours for a political candidate. He favors only speaking when he has a definite message and a suitable time and place. He will not speak merely to appear in any locality.
Buenos Ayres reports Paraguayan revolutionists dislodged San Jacimo battery, captured garrison of about 200 men with 1,700 rifles and ammunition at Villa Reyes. Ferreira encamped near Villeta with deserters and Ascension refugees joining. Capital suffers food shortages as government provisions fall to six biscuits a day.
President Roosevelt spent a day in Oyster Bay on August 23 in restful leisure. He and Mrs. Roosevelt rode and walked in the pleasant weather, taking several hours for recreation and limiting public duties. The president plans to continue this balance of leisure and official responsibilities during his stay.
After a week’s suspension all collieries of the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal company resumed work Monday. Severe weather hit Northern Missouri with rain and wind causing damage to small buildings and crop losses. Senator Platt says Elihu Root declines to be NY governor Republican nominee. Kate Chopin dies in St Louis from brain hemorrhage. Osborn awarded Cambridge doctorates. Lipton talks Shamrock IV with Dennys of Glasgow for a new challenge.
National League games in Chicago and St Louis produced 4 1 wins for Boston over Chicago and 5 4 Brooklyn over St Louis in a tight set. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4 3 in thirteen innings with a later game 5 seven innings called at dark. American Association action had Milwaukee 2 Columbus 0 and Kansas City 4 Louisville 5.
Minneapolis market notes show Sept wheat at 1.15, December 1.12, May 1.14. On track prices list No 1 hard 1.25, No 1 Northern 1.23, No 2 Northern 1.20.
The Duluth wheat prices show No. 1 Northern at 1.18 and No. 2 Northern at 1.14 for arrivals. On track values list No. 1 Northern at 1.1834 and No. 2 Northern at 1.14 for Sept and Dec. Flax on track for Sept to Dec at 1.25.
St Paul auction figures show cattle ranges with good to choice steers at 5.15 to 3.65, common to fair 2.52 to 4.50, West en 2.75 to 1.15, cows and heifers 2.85 to 3.75, years 2.00 to 0.25. Sheep and lambs note choice yearlings 3.25 to 3.75 and choice lambs 5.50 to 5.75.
Chicago market data shows cattle prices for prime steers to poor grade from 4.60 to 6.00, stockers and feeders 2.00 to 4.00, cows 2.50 to 4.50, calves 3.00 to 6.00. Hogs ranged 4.80 to 5.50 for rough heavies up to 6.25 for lights. Sheep prices listed for wethers 3.75 to 4.15, native lambs 3.50 to 6.00, Western lambs 4.50 to 5.90.
Chicago grain and provisions prices list for August 22 shows Wheat Sept 1.097% old 1.114 Dec 1.11 May 1.13. Corn Aug 0.53 Sept 0.546 Dec 0.58 May 0.52. Oats Aug 0.33 Sept 0.33 Dec 4 May 0.27. Pork Sept 11.6746 Oct 11.721% Jan 13.05. Flax showing Southwestern 1.18 Sept 1. Utter-Cream and dairies quotes 12 15% and other poultry prices noted.
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