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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor with a new improved formula to cure dandruff and stop hair loss. It claims the product does not change hair color and offers additional benefits.
An advertisement claims Ayer’s Hair Vigor slows dandruff germs and cures scalp issues. It urges readers to consult a doctor, follow advice, and notes the product is made by the J. C. Ayer Co. in Lowell Mass.
Harry Thaw wins a new writ of habeas corpus returnable in White Plains to challenge Matteawan commitment after his insanity acquittal. A. Russell Peabody acts as next friend, seeking a jury determination of Thaw’s sanity to avoid return to Matteawan. The writ halts immediate transfer and moves Thaw’s custody to Supreme Court.
Hyde and Schneider convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government of public lands allege jury misconduct after the verdict. They claim the jurors secretly agreed to convict if others would vote to acquit Benson and Diamond, constituting a charter of liberty for the defendants to secure a verdict.
Des Moines reports indicate no regularly nominated Republican candidate for Congress in the Seventh Iowa district. Captain Hull and Judge Prouty may appear as independents, with Dallas county contest likely to go to the state supreme court and influence race outcomes before November.
Paducah June 29 The jury returns a verdict of one year in the penitentiary for Dr E Champion of Lynn county Benton in a case tied to the Birmingham raid of last April In that incident John Craggs an elderly Black man and his five month old granddaughter were killed and several Black people whipped.
Judge Young of the United States district court has directed the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing receivers to pay 500000 interest on bonds and notes by July 1. He also ordered 180000 interest on a 6000000 loan due August 1. Receivers say funds are available to meet obligations.
The Beadle County Republican Central Committee calls a county convention at the Huron court house on July 7 1908 at 11 am to finalize nominations from the June 9 primary and conduct other lawful business. Delegates are allocated by precinct based on gubernatorial votes in 1906 with minimum one per precinct. notices detail precinct and ward allocations and filing deadlines for delegate candidates by May 18 1908.
By order of the committee the Democratic county convention for Beadle County is called to meet at the city hall Huron on July 7 1908 at 2 PM to form a platform fill vacancies and transact lawful business. Each precinct has one delegate and primary on June 9 1908. James W Thompson Fred C Nutting Chairmen.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine says Dr King s New Discovery saved his life and has used it for years for coughs and colds. The remedy is advertised as a preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs and is sold at Holland Wheeler s drug store for 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
Low round trip rates to Den Ver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via Chicago Union Pacific and North West ern Line. Tickets sold daily June 1 to September 30 with return limit October 31. Two fast through trains to Colorado daily and the Colorado special offers one night to Denver. For booklets and full information, apply to any ticket agent over the North-Western line.
Contemplating five acre tract purchases? Contact Geo. W. Longstaff or the Morris Land Agency to explore available parcels and terms.
Treasury Office of the Secretary invites proposals by July 7 1908 for sale or donation of a suitable site in Huron South Dakota for a federal building. Corner lot about 140 by 140 feet required with diagrams and details on foundations access to utilities and street lines. Vendor to cover title and conveyance costs and ground rent after occupancy. Bids due 2 PM July 7 1908.
A June 24 report from The Hague details a Sumatra uprising centered in Padang where fanatical priests lead a widespread native revolt. Thirty European settlements face threats as only 2,400 Dutch soldiers defend the coast. Three battles cause heavy losses. preparations to evacuate Dutch women and children follow amid tax-discontent.
News from Lisbon reports a serious revolt across Portuguese Guinea. Natives attack posts on Ti Morod and elsewhere, killing or kidnapping Europeans. Portuguese troops shelter at Bisseau as a French warship provides protection. Authorities blame harsh hut tax practices and brutal punishment. Cannibal rumors heighten anxiety over captured Europeans.
In Boston on June 24 Judge Rugg issued a final decree restraining the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad company and its officers from holding stock in trolley firms named in Attorney General Dana Malone's information. The order gives until July 1 1909 to dispose of holdings, after denying the company’s motion to prove it had divested all trolley stakes except in Worcester and Webster and Webster and Dudley Street Railway companies.
Bottineau North Dakota June 24 two yeggmen robbed the post office safe then set fire to F W Seidel store in Somber. Seidel and a second body believed to be his niece were found in the ruins after the fire. Police believe Seidel was murdered in his sleep before the looting.
In Iowa the Democratic primary yielded 47,877 votes for United States senator Claude R Porter across 96 counties and 49,078 votes for governor Fred White in 97 counties as canvass concludes.
Carl Lteberman of Chicago, a transient artist, drowned while photographing the falls in Hastings Minnesota. He fell forty seven feet from a tree and was twenty three years old.
The Spanish steamer Larache from Buenos Ayres has wrecked on the coast near Muros, Corunna. Forty passengers have reached the port, while details of the disaster remain scarce.
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