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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
The Huronite invites nominations for a major diamond ring contest. Clip ballots from the paper, vote by certificates tied to subscriptions, and submit by the deadline. Prizes include a pure white diamond ring valued at $11000 and other voting incentives for subscribers.
In Pittsburgh on November 24 police arrested J Montefiore Meyers from Australia and brothers W A Fitzpatrick John A Fitzpatrick and John A Garman linked to a plan to buy options on coal. Wealthy backers Sheridan and Guffey faced scrutiny as Meyers claimed Rothschild backing and Wilkesbarre factories. The scheme yielded little money. police warned of a wider fraud being uncovered.
Jefferson City Missouri November 24 A potential split of Missouri electoral votes between Taft and Bryan emerges after it is found that one Bryan elector outpolled the lowest Taft elector by 242 votes. Governor Folk weighs whether to award the vote and the district versus at large elector dispute centers on district method. Saint Louis area report notes Adolph Fisher, naturalized American jailed eleven months in Russia on murder suspicions, will be moved under guard to Alexandrove frontier post for possible release to Breslau relatives who have funded his potential return to America.
A. E. Robinson of Detroit offers a free plain sealed prescription to men suffering nervous debility weak back failing memory or deficient manhood caused by excesses and dissipation. Write for the simple home remedy.
Laporte Ind November 24 The defense in Ray Lamphere’s trial for the Gunness murders rested its case largely without new witnesses aside from Dr Haines of Chicago A key issue involved the timing of the Gunness house fire and whether Lamphere could have started it officials noted a letter signed Mrs Belle Gunness sent from Michigan City threatening arrest if he was seized The court adjourned briefly due to Dr Haynes inability to attend and the record shows evidence on an automobile seen near the Gunness property and questions about toilet facilities as cartidges were offered The defense maintains the fire began before 3 oclock and that Lamphere could not have set the blaze if he left the Smith house at 320 as the state claims
Alabama congressman Richmond P. Hobson sent a letter to President Roosevelt urging rescission of orders to recall the U S fleet from the Pacific. He criticized the president for interference in the Japanese troubles in California and warned of a national and international call to withdraw the fleet to avoid leaving the Pacific coast defenseless.
Attorney General Bonaparte petitions the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review a Seventh Circuit ruling reversing Judge Landis in the Standard Oil charge. The government argues the circuit court lacked jurisdiction and urges expounding the law now to deter illegal acts by shippers. The case hinges on whether the government must prove actual knowledge of lawful rate to enforce the statute.
In a signed December Century essay, Andrew Carnegie urges immediate abolition of tariff on oil and other items. He targets steel tariffs and the $1 billion trust profits, arguing foreign influence wanes and the republic is the home of steel. He seeks duty cuts except on wines, whisky, beer, and tobacco.
German and Italian students at the University of Vienna clashed in a major disturbance over the proposed Italian university at Trieste. Revolvers were used, several youths wounded, and police later dispersed the demonstrators after a 1,209 strong confrontation.
Mrs Rosie Davis a young widow defends herself when an intruder breaks through a screen door and shoots at her. The assailant died hours later. he was W L Tillery a leading businessman disguised and unrecognizable. Neighbors say Tillery was insane. Mrs Davis, wealthy and prominent, likely will not be prosecuted.
New York reports Jenkins Jr., ex-president of Brooklyn's Jenkins Trust Company, on trial for allegedly misappropriating 50 000 dollars by transferring funds to a brokerage affiliated firm Arm of Frank J. Jenkins Jr. He was a noted banker before the 1967 panic. his father once led the First National Bank of Brooklyn.
George Thompson announces sale of a half interest in the St Paul Dispatch to Charles H. Grasty. Grasty, formerly Baltimore News owner until March, was managing editor and business manager of the Kansas City Times. Thompson and Grasty long served as Associated Press directors.
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