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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1895
Page
6
In Cripple Creek Colorado on August 27 a bull fight in the Mexican style drew about 6,000 spectators. A tame first bull failed to engage, while the second and third bulls suffered lethal, cruel stabbings as crowd reaction ranged from fainting women to a complete lack of applause. More than a hundred deputy sheriffs attended and the event led to arrests of the management.
Six miles west of Purcell Oklahoma six miles west of Purcell, a clash between U S marshals led by Ben Goode and the Christian gang who escaped Oklahoma City jail leaves U S Marshal Hocker mortally wounded and Bob Christian wounded. Marshals pursue the gang after a telegram from Commissioner Thompson ordered swift action. The chase began morning daylight with two posses leaving at 10 oclock and is ongoing.
In Detroit on August 27 a tunnel thirty feet long was discovered connecting the cell of leader David Wixon to under the jail wall. A planned mass escape by prisoners in one ward was thwarted by the turnkeys after suspicious activity prompted an investigation.
Denver police report the arrest of Elmer Loescher, the missing Gumry hotel engineer, captured at Antonito. He admits sole responsibility for the disaster that claimed 22 lives and will be transported to Denver in the morning.
James Rolin and Edward Schuessler fell from an excursion train platform near Indianapolis while playfully scuffling. Both suffered fatal injuries with bones protruding through flesh, and were transported to their homes in the area.
Lartte Rock Arkansas August 27 Judge Wilson dismisses case against Mrs Noe ruling bloomers are not indecent dress. He notes women will ride bicycles and must have comfortable and appropriate attire and that bloomers are suitable.
A Cleveland Ohio line wreck near Millersburg killed three tramps aboard a freight train. Spreading rails threw one car off the track and eleven cars were ditched. The train remained idle for the day.
A bloody confrontation at the waterworks left James Lyle grievously wounded by Lage. Lyle escaped as 25 enraged citizens pursued him. authorities prepared to intervene to prevent mob violence and secure the area.
At Curiaco on August 26 the investigation into Patient Pucik’s death led to charges against President Healy Superintendent Morgan Commissioner Ritter and Butcher Evans. The special session in the county building opened with Commissioner Kunstman accusing Healy and Morgan of appointing and retaining bribed employees and continuing contracts with bribe-recognized men.
A Telegram from Kalispel division Superintendent Ryan states there is no truth to sensational fires along the Great Northern and danger to passengers. The Spokane-spurred story originated from a Denver paper space writer.
Westfield Mass August 26 There is little doubt that John Phelps Cowles has died in South America His wife lives in this town He is believed to have been killed during an insurrection in Grenada Cowles was appointed in 1880 by President Hayes as consul at Foo Chow China and served until near the end of Cleveland's first term.
Ishpeming Michigan August 26 miners and mechanics depart on every train. Strike leaders depart quietly while others plan to leave soon. Influential men leaving weakens the strikers’ cause. An estimated 400 to 600 men have already left the range.
George Law prominent street railway president and millionaire faces a $150,000 breach of promise suit filed by 21 year old Miss Josephine Mack. Mack, a lecturer and literary figure who studied music in Paris, is represented by Col. Robert Ingersoll.
George W. Howard, ex vice president of the A. R. U., jailed three months for contempt by Judge Woods, was released Friday and traveled to Cuicano. He warned that any effort to reorganize the A. R. U. would likely fail.
A wagonload of police was needed to break up a mob that assaulted and surrounded Detectives Ross and McCarthy. The officers had been sent to a clothing house where a strike is in progress to remove two members of a rival labor organization to safety.
In Soria on August 26 the editor of Spoda received a three year prison sentence for publishing a piece declaring Prince Ferdinand morally responsible for Stambuloff's murder.
Boston union officers say the clothing operatives strike is virtually won and union conditions and wages will become the rule in the city.
Vice President Stevenson and party reached Tacoma Washington from Alaska. They will travel eastward on the Canadian Pacific railway.
The notice describes thousands of people suffering in warm weather with weakness, loss of appetite, and insomnia. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla remedies the condition by restoring appetite and toning organs, and asserts the medicine makes the blood pure to produce good health.
A Times dispatch from Shanghai says the Ku Cheng inquiry has continued since Wednesday with all coal commission members present but progress is slow. Reports also note a rebellion breaking out in Kansu province threatening stability.
Sam Moy, a Chicago merchant, received a Foo Chow newspaper outlining in four columns the June attacks on missionaries. The Chinese report claims robbery motive driven by banditti near Ku Cheng, noting missionary houses with basements as treasure stores and detailing the raid plan and execution.
Le Matin publishes an interview with Henry Vignaux secretary of the United States embassy on the Waller case. He denies any Franco American disagreement and says Ambassador Eustis has asked for documents mislaid during a Madagascar voyage while Anton Eustis and the embassy legal adviser visit Mr Waller. He says relations remain friendly and loyal.
In Siovux City Iowa early Sunday, Max Noack of Mareus was found dead with a bullet wound in his brain. Hazel Hammond, an inmate, lay nearby with a bullet hole in her head. Room doors were broken to enter. lamp overturned and clothing already burning. Noack was new to the city and little known.
Rochester, Aug 27 One of the greatest labor conflicts in the city began Saturday night as 1,000 United Garment Workers members struck. If bosses do not concede, 1,000 finishers and buttonhole makers will join, affecting 8,000 laborers. Demands include hiring only union help, no wage cuts, and abolition of the blacklist.
Berlin dispatch reports that France will join England and America in actions to halt the massacre of foreigners in China. The news has prompted some German papers to hope Germany may also act. Germany maintains a large squadron in Chinese waters.
Milwaukee beat Detroit 3 to 0 while Terre Haute defeated St Paul 9 to 5 in a pair of Western League games.
A Minneapolis Gold and Silver club forms new group. Cincinnati fire destroys property valued at $250000. Three large warehouses burn. Chicago Northwestern Breeders' association loses $12000 at meeting. No betting allowed. Toledo collision between the City of Toledo steamer and the schooner Magdalen Dowling fatally injures five. A baby arrives in Minneapolis from Copenhagen, scripted as a new arrival with no merchandise shipped.
A costly fire at 1 o'clock in the Union Steamboat company warehouse on the Menominee river destroyed multiple warehouses including Anchor Line and Pennsylvania railroad facilities. A row of Fowler street homes, freight cars, and 77,000 square feet of docks burned. Losses exceed 400000 with potential claims for thousands of barrels of flour, sugar, oil, and general merchandise, though officials cite little freight on hand.
An issue of the New York Journal of Commerce alleged local mills at the head of the lake cut rates and that three mills including the Imperial agreed in Mankato to hold patents at 4.10. Manager Church of the Imperial denies the charge, saying his mill and others are earning the same rates as rivals.
Kansas City dispatch notes a local paper announcing a Cuba freedom expedition. A 100 man nucleus is ready to depart at a moment’s notice under secret guidance led by Orrville Shelby, son of General Joe Shelby, who met with close associates to discuss the action.
An old ad line recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy through stages of a child’s life from sickness to motherhood. The phrase covers infant care and continued use into adulthood, highlighting brand familiarity and neglecting no age.
The steamer Terrebonne, en route from Kingston to Montreal with Knights Templar aboard, struck a reef at Cascade rapids and sank near the Lachine canal entrance. All passengers were landed safely. low river water caused the collision.
Milwaukee stockholders vote to liquidate Commercial bank which failed two years ago and later resumed operations. Old depositors who received stock in the new bank will get about 50 cents on the dollar, while new depositors are to be paid in full.
Judge Charles L. Lewis of the Eleventh district resigns to take effect September 1. He has served about two years and will return to practicing law, sending his resignation to Governor Clough from Duluth Minnesota.
Grand Haven Mich Aug 21 George Cheesebrough the 17 year old youth convicted of murdering his grandmother Mrs Levi Price on July 8 was sentenced to life imprisonment at Jackson.
In Petersburgh Illinois Aug 26 a cage carrying seven miners plunged to the bottom when the cable broke as it was lowered into Hill Top mine. Four of the injured are expected to die.
Harner's Magazine for 1895 promises new works by Thomas Hardy including The Simpletons, plus Recollections of Joan of Arc by Louis De Conte. It lists features on Charleston and the Carolinas, Northern Africa, Chinese life sketches by Julian Ralph, and the start of A Three Part Novel et te by Richard Harding Davis. Subscriptions begin with the next available number and cloth binding cases are offered.
Harper's Magazine and Harper's Weekly and Bazar and Young People list annual prices. Postage free to subscribers in the United States Canada and Mexico. Address Harper & Brothers New York.
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