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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
2
An 1880s medical note recommends Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to be used in conjunction with the Discovery laxative whenever a laxative is employed. The guidance stresses combination use for better effect.
Detailed dispatches describe Lord Kitchener's 50 mile encirclement of Boer forces around Heilbron as heavy fighting rages from Friday night to Saturday morning. Boers under General Dewet attempt to break the circle with armored trains and searchlights, but are repulsed with casualties and prisoners taken. London reports also cover the Anglo Japanese treaty talks with Britain pledging mutual defense to preserve peace in the Far East and Manchuria within China's empire.
Middlesboro Ky Feb 14 eight men killed and one mortally wounded in Wednesday fight at Lee Turner's quarter house between a sheriff posse and mountaineers. Deputy Charles Cecil killed. Turner denies involvement. over 60 men engaged. Turner's fortress burned amid heavy gunfire.
Ottawa reports Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, president of Canadian Pacific, announced 19 million dollars in new stock. Proceeds fund equipment purchases and road improvements including 10 million for locomotives and cars, 6.5 million for double-tracking and grade reduction, and 2 million to enlarge shops in Montreal.
The trial of Richard C. Davis, previously charged with embezzling 75000 dollars while cashier at the People's National Bank of Washington Indiana, ended when he withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty in U S court on February 14.
Former Attorney General John W. Griggs praises the Britain Japan treaty as advancing the United States open door policy and aligning with Hay's 1900 note. He argues the accord benefits American interests in China and Korea by promising equal opportunities in commerce and mutual restraint among allied powers.
A westbound Pittsburg and Detroit flyer struck a broken rail between Helena and Millersville and derailed. The train with engine baggage car smoker passenger coach and two sleepers left the track. About a dozen passengers were hurt some seriously but none fatally. Cars lay in the ditch on both sides of the line.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Princes Lutfullah and Sabahaddin, sons of Damad Mahmud Pacha, and other Turkish fugitives. They are charged with organizing at the prince's Paris headquarters a conspiracy to dethrone the sultan. They may face death by default as was done with Damad Mahmud Pasha.
In Florence Colorado on February 14 a mob attacked Japanese workers who had replaced strikers at Chandler mines. The boardinghouse for the Japanese was demolished after a strikers meeting demanded removal of Japanese workers amid reports of more arrivals. It is unclear if anyone was seriously hurt.
Ottawa report notes Parliament opened with ceremonies as Lord Minto the governor general delivered the throne speech. It refers to the royal visit of the previous year and the Prince and Princess of Wales receiving a cordial welcome while expressing sorrow over the assassination of President Mar Winlow.
A quip reframes the Genesis tale: Adam desires the forbidden apple, not for its taste but to transgress. The joke implies the core error was not banning the serpent, which would have prevented the bite.
Burglars entered the S. K. Randall general store at Avilla north of Fort Wayne, blew the safe with dynamite and carried off $900 in cash and a large amount in notes. The incident occurred February 14 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
A fragment discusses helping a starving dog and the idea that kindness may reduce biting. no clear event or source context is provided to confirm a specific news item. The text reads as an aphorism or stray note rather than a reported story, with no identifiable persons or organizations.
The excerpt lists October among the peculiarly dangerous months for stock speculation, noting that the same applies to July January September August December February April March June November and May. It reflects a warning about volatile market periods across the year.
A witty line from Sartoria extols friendship as a holy passion that is sweet steady loyal and enduring enough to last a lifetime even if money is lent testing its strength.
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