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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
3
New York dispatch reports the Storm line steamer Glen Island burned in Long Island Sound killing nine of the 31 aboard. Captain McAllister and crew saved many, but two lifeboats carried survivors far from the flames as fire swept the ship.
Washington reports indicate the president may urge Congress to require that all interstate corporations be organized under federal charters. The plan follows bipartisan study of trust conduct affecting trade, prices, supply, and distribution. Beef, oil, and tobacco trust inquiries underpin the proposal with final reports expected soon.
In Tver dated December 19, about 150 Liberal nobles are barred from the zemstvo elections on technical grounds by the marshal of the nobility, along with several others allied with the reactionary party.
Not yet published in St. Petersburg are Lieutenant General Stoessel's dispatches to Emperor Nicholas. While specifics are unavailable the report is not described as despairing in tone.
The Gregory built for the Russian government by Lewis Nixon completed a daytime trial voyage in Perth Amboy New Jersey. The 90 foot vessel has twin six cylinder gasoline engines and is expected to reach about 25 knots with a single torpedo tube.
Tokio dispatch reports General Stoessel opened negotiations with Japanese forces around Port Arthur to safeguard city hospitals. He provided General Nogi with a map showing hospital positions and defensive arrangements.
London dispatch cites Chefoo telegraph that General Stoessel the Port Arthur commander was again wounded by a rifle bullet though the injury is not serious.
The transport Manshu and the hospital ship Rohilla collided during the day off Shimonoseki. Both were damaged and Rohilla was beached. The sick and wounded were safely landed.
The Senate approved the Philippine civil government bill by 44 to 23 with McCumber voting with Republicans against final passage. The measure exempts Philippine and Puerto Rico bonds from taxation, allows local debt up to 5 percent of property value, authorizes a $5 million bond program, and sets immigration administration rules, land titling, a metric system, and names a governor general.
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