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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1896
Page
7
The text extols Syrup of Figs as a worldwide trusted laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It promises relief from constipation and minor ailments via internal cleansing without weakening the body. It warns buyers to ensure genuine product from reputable druggists.
Obituary notes Rev Father Mark 8. Gross dies at 53 in Washington. Bunions of rail supply report 6,000 tons of steel rails for Great Northern en route to Japan. Bank of Fisher cashier Martin Sanaker commits suicide. finances intact. French mint director opposes nickel issue. Senator Hale hopes Dingley bill action next session. Lumber tariff restoration urged at Cincinnati convention Dec 15. Fred Matthews shot by 16 year old. misidentification claim. John H. Rogers named U S district judge in Western Arkansas. Portugal allows 138 million kilos wheat imports. Frank Johnson hanged in Tennessee for murder and robbery. Kentucky vote count shows McKinley plurality. Bryan elector tally noted. Benjamin Apthorp Gould dies after fall. Matilde Blind dies at 50. Lakes vessel contracts exceed 3 million. 3,500 jobs. 15,000 freight cars in pending talks. 50,000 cars forecast next spring.
Advertisement markets Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cold cure with a money back guarantee if it fails. Retail price stated as 2 cents.
River levels fall about a foot daily with little town danger. Colonel W A Jones reports Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls share the same flood, ice pressure remains in the gorge, and ice should drop as water subsides, though the mill and wagon bridge face risk if ice breaks.
S J Collins, general superintendent of the Wisconsin Central, reports from the Chippewa valley flood zone that a 15 mile stretch from Eau Claire to Chippewa Falls is a frozen mass of logs and driftwood. He says merchants face inconvenience but no property damage has occurred and water levels are within three feet of 1894.
Reports from Washington say a two day sleet and snow storm hit the South with unusual severity. Telegraph communication was seriously interrupted and railroads failed to run trains on schedule. The storm first affected wires between Jacksonville and Atlanta and then moved up the coast toward Norfolk, with inland sweeps harming telegraph lines.
A committee representing 85 Delaware county taxpayers seeks an injunction to stop the county treasurer from collecting a special tax for a railway project. The route shift from Colesburg to Manchester to meet Chicago Great Western prompts the challenge over election notice defects. Contracts to build and iron the road are paused due to the injunction proceedings.
Davenport Iowa reports the new government bridge spanning the Mississippi is now open to street car traffic after a year of construction. City officials anticipate increased commerce and easier transit for residents.
The Italian consul Senor Cacchi and warship captains Volturne and Staffeta, with about six officers, were killed by Somalis near Magadoxo in Somaliland on Nov 28. A 70 strong Askaris escort was wiped out, 27 bodies recovered, and several Somali attackers arrested and punished.
Des Moines on December 5 reports a co operative association formed by laboring men led by R R Clark to open a large general store. About fifty railroad workers have subscribed stock, with goods sold at current prices and eight percent stock return. Year end net profits would be shared with patrons by spending. Enthusiasts invite all city labor groups to join. launch hoped for January 1.
Actor E. H. Sothern and former leading lady Virginia Harned married privately in Philadelphia. A semi official note denies any Franco-Russian agreement on foreign policy. Charlotte Cushman’s brother Charles Cushman died in London at 76. A Warrensburg, Missouri mare bore five male foals. none survived. Two years earlier the same mare produced three foals, all still living.
Milwaukee market shows flour quiet and steady with wheat at No 2 spring 80c No 1 Northern 84 4c May 83 1 2c. Corn No 3 24c. Oats No 2 white 20 21 No 3 18 21 1 2c. Barley No 2 34 1 2c sample on track 24 3 4c. Minneapolis December closes wheat 81 3 4c May 823c one track No 4 hard 82c No 1 Northern 8 1 2lc No 3 Northern 80c.
In Duluth on December 3 grain trade shows cash wheat quotes with No. 1 Northern at 82 to 84 cents, No. 2 Northern at 80 cents, No. 3 sprint around 75 to 76 cents, and No. 1 hard around 83 to 84 cents. Arrival and pricing details include No. 1 Northern around 81 to 82 cents and December quotes for No. 1 hard and Northern.
South St Paul notes hogs 5 to 10c higher, prices 2.90 to 3.15, cattle strong with demand for fat cattle stockers and feeders, sales 2.10 to 2.90 for cows, 2.45 to 3.10 for stockers, lambs 3.25 to 3.75, receipts hogs 1,100 cattle 110 sheep 100 calves 10. Chicago market shows hogs 3.25 to 3.50 for light, 3.20 to 3.50 mixed, heavy 3.00 to 3.45, beef cattle firm with beeves 3.45 to 5.45, cows 1.60 to 4.05, Texas steers 2.80 to 4.15, western steers 3.20 to 4.00, stockers 2.75 to 3.90, sheep steady. Receipts hogs 30,000 cattle 13,000 sheep 14,000. Grain and provisions closing prices show oats and corn ranges and pork at 6.95 for December.
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