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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
12
Publisher John Longstaff reports on England's fight against alcohol as a disease. He notes 31 treatment institutions in England and Wales, two government facilities, and many reformatories. Officials praise detention as useless and emphasize recovery, reduced crime, and social reintegration.
If you wish to borrow money, buy or sell a farm, call on Richards Trust Co. Huron, 8. D.
Washington correspondent Walter Wellman reports general prosperity in the west after touring Illinois Iowa and Minnesota noting abundant bank deposits in agricultural districts and Western bankers lending to eastern institutions. In South Dakota deposits exceed prior highs as farmer prosperity grows and farmers increasingly lend rather than borrow.
The article notes Panama independence and ratification paving the way for the canal joining oceans and shortening New York to San Francisco travel by about 13 000 miles. It also mentions a worn Brooklyn Bridge and Japan’s flour stockpile amid war fears, plus political and social items of the era.
The late date fixed for holding the Ohio State Convention affords another opportunity to space writers to write about Senator Nanna and the Presidency.
A Toledo dispatch reports Rockefeller has reduced oil prices by five cents per barrel in the East and by two cents in the West, effective immediately.
A nationwide Christmas cold wave gripped the country with heavy snows and low temperatures. South Dakota fared better than many states but still faced winter conditions as the cold spread east and west.
State newspapers laud O C Berg as a strong gubernatorial candidate praising his leadership and vision for the future.
The Annual State Bar Association will convene in Redfield on Wednesday December 30. The meeting sets a schedule for committee reports and member discussions. Participants include bar leaders and local attorneys from the region.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes that the Democratic platform to be outlined at the McClellan dinner in New York next Monday will be discussed by Grover Cleveland. The guest list lacks any Southern or Western Bryan ally, prompting questions about a broadly representative platform.
Public health notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as they damage sense of smell and the whole system. Recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Testimonials offered, price listed per bottle.
The administration feels confident the treaty will be ratified. Support across the South West and East is solid, and Senator Gorman cannot unite his party against ratification. Ratification would lead to immediate canal construction with appropriations already made. delay under Colombian ratification stalled the canal, triggering unrest.
Washington reports that Canada may build and deploy an armed cruiser on the Great Lakes in addition to minor vessels. The issue, tied to the Treaty of astern limits, prompts US inquiries and renewed debate in Congress led by Michigan’s Rep. William Alden Smith.
Commodore Edward F. Glover of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club, ex president of Crescent Athletic Club, is missing after a Dec 18 warrant charged him with grand larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses. He was paroled to counsel, failed to appear, and a new warrant awaits service. He allegedly drew $20,000 after arrest and vanished with his wife at their country house.
The Most Rev Francis Bourne was enthroned at Westminster Cathedral in a grand ceremony. The vast house was filled with ecclesiastical and lay Roman Catholics as clergy in varied garb formed a striking scene against the unfinished brick edifice. This cathedral marks the first Roman Catholic see in London since the Reformation.
The Chicago grand jury reported to Judge Clifford criticizing persons who disturbed funeral processions and condemning irre sponsible organizations for disorder. It urged a January special inquiry into conditions found objectionable.
Berlin reports Emperor William likely will cancel plans for a southern European vacation and continue public duties. Arrangements are under way for the usual winter court functions, notably around January 18 and 27.
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