Dakota Huronite Publisher John Longstaff obituary note
Publisher John Longstaff of the Dakota Huronite is recorded in a July 11 1907 notice. The brief item notes his role and the newspaper’s leadership, reflecting local press history.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
4
Debunking Green Bug Rumor Undermines Wheat Market
The piece questions rumors of green bugs in Northwest wheat and cites Dr. Single Brookings College and state entomologists dismissing infestations in South Dakota Minnesota. It urges trusting independent scientists over commission-house paid experts warning against market manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwests
Commission
Northwest
Single
Brookings College
Minnesota
South Dakota
Washburn
State Agricultural Department of
Slagle
Water for a Cracked System of Law
An old man drunk and disorderly was jailed in the heat of a summer evening. He cried for water while confined in a dark cell, but none offered. The piece condemns the lack of water and humane treatment, arguing the law fails to protect the vulnerable and calls for humane care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tusday
Gray
Well Spoken Editorial Sparks Insurance Statement Debate
The Bryant News notes state papers fear the uneven distribution of insurance statements from Commissioner Basford. It prints the one statement it received and dismisses others as not its business, defending its past editorials for Gov. Elrod and Crawford without indicating concern for approval or criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basford
Elrod
Crawford
Bryant News
Porter Named as Part of the Reform Administration
The fragment mentions W. G. Porter as another member of a base machine gang tied to the reform administration, suggesting political machine activity and intra-group alignments within reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Porter
Base
Machine Gang
Reform
The Lone Cottonwood Gains Historic Justice at Last
A World Today writer defends the cottonwood, praising its prairie resilience and historical role in the plains from the Mississippi to the Rockies. It argues tree planting in South Dakota hinges on saving the cottonwood and likens its future to the elms of Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great West
Prairies
South Dakota
Plains
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Dakotas
Massachusetts
Farmers form American Society of Equity to regulate prices
The article explains a producers trust forming as the American Society of Equity, starting in Plainfield Indiana two years ago. It has expanded to most states with branches in nearly all and over five hundred thousand farmer members. It aims to regulate farm supply to match demand and fix producer prices, creating a potential national monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Equity
Plainfield
Indiana
Gentlemanly process serving reaches Rockefeller
The process server who delivered Judge Landis's greetings to John D Rockefeller did so politely and appears to have earned the old man as a friend. Rockefeller, while avoiding summons, is legally within his rights and following common court practice, a contrast some see as harsher for the wealthy than for ordinary citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John
Judge Lands Delays Oil Magnate Sentence
Judge Landis tempered severity to aid Uncle John in raising funds for fines. Experts estimate Uncle John's income before the August deadline could cover the maximum roughly 29 million dollars. The oil king's capital should remain unimpaired by court penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis
Uncle John
Rockefeller Resources
Fourth July Celebrations and Casualties Across History
The passage argues that deaths and accidents from Fourth of July celebrations would outnumber Revolutionary War casualties. It condemns this mode of celebration as a human life and property destroying practice that reflects a troubling trait of an intelligent nation.
Aberdeen American Opposes Taft for President in Insurgent Ranks
The Aberdeen American argues insurgent Republicans in the state resist Taft, preferring Roosevelt to avoid perceived ruin without Roose velt. They oppose Taft not on him but because Kittredge beat them to the nomination, signaling their delegate contest stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen American
Crawford
Taft
Roosevelt
Hitp
Kittredge
Taft: A Rising Leader With a Get There Style
The boyhood leader has moved up the ladder of fame since college days. As graduate and public figure he gains favorable notice and a growing reputation as a determined man. His rise in history suggests a strong future in national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Taft Seen as Most Likely Roosevelt Successor
Analysis notes it is more likely that William Howard Taft will succeed Theodore Roosevelt in the White House, reflecting early expectations among observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
White House
Oil price rise threat blamed on giant gas industry
The piece warns that oil price increases will be paid by the public as the oil industry is described as a menace. It argues the government must act to remove this “gigantic commercial monster” and prevent harming American citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Dakota Reform Faction Faces Criticism Over Public Funds
The reform legislature moves to cap interest on public funds as treasurer aesel is accused of pocketing half a million dollars. Kirk Phillips drew bitter denunciation from Crawford, while the Governor appears uneasy about ongoing interest collection by the current administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform
South Dakota
Aesel
Kirk Phillips
Crawford
Attorney General Opinion Affects Local Liquor Licenses
Attorney General Clark issues an opinion impacting license issuance in towns and townships lacking civil organizations where a favorable vote for a license was secured. At present all licenses in such towns are being held up under this opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Aberdeen Governor Crawford's Stock Ties Rumored
Sioux Falls Press notes Crawford administration influence as Aberdeen American becomes official organ and reports Governor Crawford may own a large stock stake in the paper, signaling potential political alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Crawford
Aberdeen American
American
Supreme Court Judge Sets Sioux Falls Rate Case Hearing
Judge Carland of the United States Supreme Court sets the Sioux Cuy Sioux Falls rate case hearing for next Friday. Senator Kittredge is seen before the Milwaukee railroad in the case. Insurgent brethren have little comment on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carland
United States Supreme Court
Sioux Cuy-Sioux Falls
Kittredge
Milwaukee Railroad
Growth of Rural Mail Service Exceeds Expectations
The rural mail service has expanded from an experiment to a major branch in five years. Currently there are 37,241 rural routes with daily delivery on all but 643 routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thig
Pierre Gas Belt Exposition Promised in Pierre Spirit
Pierre plans a Gas Belt exposition with surprising features and strong local support. The message credits the old time Pierre spirit for the scheme and predicts it will be a great success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Oil King Rockefeller Drawn in Judge Landis Court
John D Rockefeller drew crowds in Judge Landis court on Saturday as many Chicago residents sought a glimpse of the oil magnate underscoring the public appetite for spectacle and notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnard D. Rockefeller
Panama Canal Debate Sparks Senate Rostrum Talk
The state will be best posted on the Panama canal question if Senator Kit Tredge continues discussion from the rostrum, signaling ongoing public interest and parliamentary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Kittredge
McClure's Links Christian Science Founder to Scandal
The McClure's magazine raises publicity on the founder of Christian Science and portrays Mrs. Eddy, founder of the church, in a damaging light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Christian Science
Mrs. Eddy
Rockefeller Misreads Standard Oil Business Conduct
The article questions John D. Rockefeller's understanding of Standard Oil's operations and suggests the air trust operates automatically without human oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Air Trust
Hall's Catarrh Cure Company Ad Affidavit 1886
State of Ohio Toledo notes the firm of F J Cheney Co promises one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured not by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J Cheney and notary A W Gleason sign December 6 1886. Cure is taken internally affecting blood and system surfaces. Sold by druggists along with Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onto
Toledo
A. W. Gleason
Frank J. Cheney
Ohio
Ti ‘Lke Hall
Cure for LaGrippe Fails to Relieve Symptoms
The report notes that a treatment labeled for la grippe offers no lasting relief. No further details on the remedy, its origin, or the affected individuals are provided in the readable text.
Gas Inference Dominates Haywood Trial Depositions
Depositions from San Francisco relate to an alleged 1904 assassination attempt on Fred Bradley. Witnesses including J B Reilly and Mrs Charles Pickard describe gas leaks and a large explosion at the Bradley flat. Orchard denies theater companionship with Mrs Crow. others confirm gas odor prior to the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Haywood
Cook
Orchard
Boise
Ida
Ing of
Fred Bradley
J. B. Reilly
Bradley Apartments
Washington Street
Reilly
Charles Pickard
Crow
Bradleys
Insanity Plea Raised in Runyan Trial
In New York Ches ter B Runyan teller at Windsor Trust faces grand larceny charges for 96000. His counsel indicates possible insanity defense and seeks adjournment to Monday to allow a commission appointment after noting the grandmother died in an asylum and Mrs Runyan's state of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chester B. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Runyan
Unable to Reach Agreement on Beef Sales in Omaha
After two meetings between South Omaha commission men and packers they remained unable to agree on a basis for buying and selling cattle. The commission men insist on maintaining an open market to sell to independent packers and small butchers when advantageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
South Omaha Commission
Supreme court weighs express rate injunction in Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska July 10 Judges of the supreme court have taken under advisement the application of Attorney General Thompson who asked that all express companies in the state be enjoined from charging the old rates The state also argues that the Sibley law cutting rates 25 per cent is in effect and that the companies are disregarding it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Supreme Court
Thompson
Sibley
Dr Julian P Thomas Improves After Auto Crash
New York July 10. The condition of Dr Julian P Thomas the aeronaut who fractured a leg in a Sunday night automobile accident while riding with two young women remains favorable Doctors at the hospital report the leg amputation is not needed and healing progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julian P. Thomas
the Spital
Isa
Four Field children die in Rogersville stove explosion
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin July 10 four young children aged three months to four years burned to death when a gasoline stove exploded after their mother briefly left to tend the breakfast. One child survived as the house burned and collapsed. The cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
Jason Field
Rogersville
Boy Causes Two Deaths At Redwood Lake Tragedy
In Redwood Falls Minnesota on July 10 a boy teased three girls on a raft at Redwood Lake. The raft tipped and two thirteen year olds Sibel Hughes and Margaret Yackel drowned while Susie Lauterbach reached shore. Divers recovered the bodies within fifteen minutes but could not revive them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood Falls
Minn
Redwood Lake
Sibel Hughes
Margaret Yackel
Susie Lauterbach
Susie
Sibel
Yackel
Case May Go Higher In Bank Deposit Dispute
Nashua July 10 Judge Charles F Stone of the superior court holds that depositors in the savings bank department of the Security Trust Company of Grand Forks N D, which failed twelve years ago, should be paid in full before mercantile department creditors. The department depositors have recovered 65 percent of their money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
Charles F. Stone
Superior Court
Savings Bank Department of Thecurity Trust Company
Thisee Grand Forks
N. D
Deposi
Mercantile Department
Case Sends mercantile creditors to Supreme Court
Remains in the hands of Assignee Thurber a sum of $100,000 the mercantile creditors with large claims plan to take the case to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile Department
Supreme Court
Four men fall victim to dam collapse at Watab mill
John Rogosiewski drowned when a temporary coffer dam at the Watab Pulp and Paper mill dam gave way while five men worked in a foundation pit. Four others were rescued after onlookers attempted rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk Rapids
Minn
John Rogosiewski
Watab Pulp and Paper Company
Rogosiewski
Silk Thieves Strike Minot Store in Bold Break-In
In Minot North Dakota on July 10 a department store named J. J. Kevin was entered through a back window and $3 000 worth of silks were stolen. The thieves used seven new suitcases to haul the loot while many bystanders heard the disturbance. The Cash Carnival company was in town but suspicion falls on them with Mr. Cash funding police to pursue the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
N. D
J. J. Kevin
Cash Carnival Company
Cash
Steamer C W Morse Floated From Sandbar Near Albany
The steamer C W Morse of the People's line ran aground on a sandbar opposite Coeymans about twelve miles south of Albany. It was floated twelve hours later and resumed its downstream voyage to New York. The passenger list was large, around 450 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
C. W. Morse
People’s Line
Coeymans
New York
Workman Instantly Killed at Hamm Brewery Stockhouse Site
Andrew Thompson died and J L Lindgren was fatally injured when a swinging platform collapsed seventy five feet above the ground during carpentry work on a stockhouse at the Hamm brewery. Both men were employed as carpenters on the fourth floor of the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Andrew Thompson
J. L. Lindgren
Hamm
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John Longstaff
Ian
Bradley Home
Darrow
Lucy A. Cummings
John J. Eckelman
Nebraska Express
Dr. Thomas
Peru
Dai Seo
F. R. Bramwell
Peter Minter Lumber CO
Great Northern Railway
Fis
Nec Team
Guce
Aurnance
A. L. Craig
E. Co. Harrison
Huron, S. D
Alaska
Seattle
Rogersville, Wis
Boy
Grand Forks Bank
Workman
Richard Mansfield
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