This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1888
Page
1
The Bison Hills Times urges readers not to waver and promotes Dakota as a rising, populous state with cheap farms and strong prospects, inviting settlement now while opportunities exist.
A fragmented clipping notes opposition to an external agenda and hints at a political trap regarding a Dakota bill while asserting caution against adversaries. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.
Fragmentary OCR item describes notices and ads in a territorial paper. Mentions advertising, monthly rates, and the publication perceived as a key source for readers seeking information in the region.
The summary notes a Republican victory with a president and majorities in Congress, control of 21 state governments, and the Supreme Court. It credits legislation in practical governance with achieving these results.
A New York Evening Post piece questions John Wanamaker’s rise in national affairs. It calls him owner of a vast department store and lauds his advertising skill as unmatched in Christendom. The article notes his candor and impartial tone in clothing ads that have transformed trade and attracted widespread admiration.
North Dakota advocates praise the first statehood gathering for voicing regional sentiment. They urge the president to consider a special session and prompt Congress to act. The Dakota legislature is urged to call a constitutional convention for North Dakota and a move toward an inter territorial convention for admitting all territories as states.
Armone Tribune reports George Stickney Jr of the Huron Land Office, a Dakota Democrat, views the election of Harrison as a boon for the territory. He expects to be relieved in the land office but welcomes statehood and a real estate boom, praising Dakota’s growth while criticizing Armour.
Huron Dakota story notes Mack’s praise of Haron and Sunset Cox as a statesman, and reports on Dakota real estate boom, capital location debates, and local social life. A Democratic caucus in Washington discusses Dakota division and territorial admission amid 1890s political shifts.
The abstractors of counties gather tonight in Avervgrn with representatives from Sioux Falls Yankton Huron De Smet and other principal points to plan tomorrow’s territorial organization session.
A so called palace stock car bound for Montana carrying a carload of horses was sidetracked in Brookings on December 10. Each horse has a separate compartment and receives emigrant level treatment. A poultry train also runs twice weekly on the line. The cars go to New York and Dakota poultry is said to fetch top prices in eastern markets. Grain is plentiful and the animals are well fed.
Minnearouis December 8 A Journal special reports Yankton Dak F McClure immigration commissioner and other prominent democrats are in town for a conference with local democrats about statehood Gov Church is expected to attend The plan seeks Republican cooperation for South Dakota's admission during the current congressional session.
President-Elect Harrison writes from Indianapolis to a New Castle on Tyne correspondent saying he has not studied family history but accepts that some relatives claim descent from Gen. Thomas Harrison of Cromwell's army. He offers no detailed evidence and signs as Banausy Hannon.
In Yankton and Mitchell Dakota Democrats discuss Springer and statehood plans with further gatherings slated. Separately Yangton reports Pattad and Kean pleading not guilty in a Yankton asylum wing case. trial postponed to spring with defendants out on light bonds as brick work advances on the west and east wings.
Surveyor General Taylor and E W Miller with Immigration Commissioner McAlvrey and other prominent Dakota leaders are in Yankton tonight. Gov Church is reportedly due this week. Their mission remains unknown but is said to be peaceable.
It is learned the government may dispatch five vessels for an expedition to Hayti due to perceived delays by Hayti authorities. The issue centers on whether Hayti should accept the arbitration ruling and release detained citizens, with the government reportedly unwilling to force immediate compliance.
The council discusses securing a company with proper machinery and knowledge to drill artesian wells. Reville and North Ford East are noted as needing wells, with emphasis on ensuring a catalyst for completion.
At a combined board of trade and city council meeting in Helena a resolution was adopted demanding admission of Montana into the union as a state. The proposal seeks a delegate to advocate statehood at the federal level.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.