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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
1
Fransia D Hirschberg, noted in Roman Catholic circles, art and insurance fields, was found killed in his St Louis residence with police viewing it as a potential burglary or foul play. Family claims burglary motive while police cite evidence of a gunman during a long-standing social figure’s death investigation.
Washington reports over 7,000,000 citizens in Great Britain face hardship due to unemployment. General Federation of Trades Unions urges men to refuse to work, arguing skilled jobs reduce unskilled labor. Authorities note the labor surplus affects wages and employment prospects.
John D. Archbold vice president of Standard Oil testified on redirect in the federal suit seeking to dissolve the oil trust. He discussed property conveyances to Standard Oil its organization and the growth of lubricating business from 1878 onward noting corporate financing from Standard and subsidiaries and the impact marketing stations had on small dealers. He cited oil production data and described Petroleum privateering and the Standard’s revenue from 1902 to 1911 reaching tens of millions of pounds.
A recent interview with General Simeon reveals withdrawal of Nord Alexis rival in order to avert civil war as General Simon reportedly nears the national palace. Tourenne Jean Gilles pledges to maintain order in the North while government seeks to organize a prompt election to avoid American intervention amid a fragile financial outlook and a dispatch of the Dolphin to protect American interests.
Philadelphia December 8 temperance and sabbath observance were urged at the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America session Bishop Wilson presented the temperance report and resolutions One resolution urged appointing a committee to call on President Taft to congratulate him and urge him to influence the suppression of the liquor traffic
Three masked men robbed the Hast Ride bank in Portland on December 9, securing about 616,690. Bank president Henry H. Newhall and his son were reportedly present. The incident details remain unclear as authorities investigate.
Omaha hosts a ten day National Corn exposition drawing crowds from across the West and East. Colleges and universities from New York, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and more display efforts to improve grain quality. The Pascal ear from Clinton County showcases premier dent corn as a centerpiece alongside exhibits from Cornell, Drake, and Ames.
Washington hosts the national rivers and harbors congress with over 2000 delegates. The gathering seeks a liberal annual appropriation for waterways and nationwide recognition of the Great Lakes to the Gulf waterway as well as allied efforts from both coasts and a parallel women’s auxiliary.
Michael J. Costello, longtime secretary to St Paul mayor Robert A. Smith, is appointed a special agent of the department of commerce and labor by President Roosevelt. The move recognizes his service in the Republican press bureau during the campaign and his close ties to the President dating from their New York legislature days.
Revolutionary army of about 8000 marched into Port au Prince with General Antoine Simon at the head. He was greeted with an ovation, entered the cathedral for Te Deum, and set up headquarters at a private Chanp de Mars house. His strong position risks a presidential claim and possible civil war if rivals challenge him.
London suffragists disrupted a meeting by Chancellor David Lloyd-George at Albert Hall. The militant women shouted, chained themselves to seats, and fought with stewards and male attendees. After fierce struggles, order was restored and Lloyd-George proceeded with his speech.
In dense fog two loaded Seattle trolley cars on the University line collided head on. Motorman Gus Olsen died from injuries and about thirty others were seriously hurt as crews and passengers were entangled in wreckage.
Herbert E. Miles of the National Association of Manufacturers tariff committee testifies before the House Ways and Means panel. He urges downward tweaks on sugar, glass, and hides duties while suggesting textile rate adjustments. Miles claims hides hurt independent tanners and packers profits, and notes 90 percent of manufacturers want a tariff commission to oversee revisions. Chairman Payne warns against perpetual unsettlement and stresses settled rates over ongoing agitation.
In Trinidad Colorado on December 9, Maste Gareia aged eighteen and Fran Eleva Martinez were found shot near the Gareia ranch after suspectedly murdering four Gareia family members. The assailants fled with a posse in pursuit, while Martinez is linked to further killings and abductions, with details tangled in the wreckage of a violent spree.
In Chicago on December 8 Judge Bethe issued an order requiring Martin Jurow to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for refusing to answer questions in extradition proceedings against Chris ten Rudowles. Jurow, a defense witness, gave a lucid tale of revolutionary plots in Russia but refused to divulge comrades names when asked by Russian government counsel before U S Commissioner Foote. He declared he would die rather than reveal names.
An explosion tore through the magazine at a Calcutta military station killing eleven native soldiers and non commissioned officers and wounding twenty six others as they converted ball cartridges into blanks. Most of the injured are expected to die. The blast was not caused by agitators as first rumored.
Minneapolis December 9 Dr Cyrus H Northrop president of the University of Minnesota has tendered his resignation to the board of regents effective July 1 He has led the university for twenty five years and previously headed the university where he held the chair of English literature
Charles P Taft publisher replies to Indianapolis News and New York World charges over Panama Canal ties. He agrees to Let In the Light but says an apology will come only after all evidence is in, and reserves right to take legal steps. The piece defends Taft family names and accuses papers of using the story for politics.
The New York World denounces President Roosevelt as making false statements in a personal attack on Delavan Smith of the Indianapolis News. It urges Congress to open an immediate, impartial inquiry into Panama canal corruption, citing past Senate obstruction by Cromwell and the Morgan probe.
Pine Bluff Ark Dec 9 The government dyke at the foot of Terne street failed flooding the eastern district as residents reported. Officials said the break endangered homes and prompted immediate relief efforts and repairs by local authorities.
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