This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1904
Page
2
Train timetable snippet shows daily and near daily Freight and passenger services. Mentions No 25 Mail and Express running daily except Sunday with connections at Sioux Valley Junction and Redfield for points east, plus various departure times.
In St Louis July 11 a single ballot secured Judge Alton B Parker’s nomination after dramatic speeches and a long night session. Bryan’s impassioned appeal and a unanimous motion carried Parker’s name, with eight candidates presented and a dawn roll call ending in broad party unity.
The Democratic National Convention in St Louis adopts a platform affirming local self government national unity and prosperity. It emphasizes reform to restore orderly governance and promises laws ensuring fair treatment of labor and capital while upholding civil liberties and separation of church and state.
William E B Sheehan and August Belmont celebrated Parker's nomination at the convention. Spectators stayed late as darkness turned to dawn and then bright sunlight. Bryan left before the nomination was declared unanimous, stating he would support any candidate on the platform he helped shape.
At St Louis, July 11, the Democratic national convention recessed amid confusion over a motion for a 5:20 p.m. break following news of Delegate Berder's death. Delegates heard speeches on reform, tariff, trusts, and foreign policy, with Tammany backing Parker after his nomination.
In Falmouth Massachusetts on July 11 Richard Olney listened in silence as he learned he had received thirty eight votes for Parker’s nomination. He declined to comment on the convention outcome.
Preparations underway in Hermosillo for the shooting of ten Mexicans sentenced for the murder and robbery of the Maxwell brothers and Enoch Woodworth on the El Tigre trail. Twenty suspects were arrested. ten convicted, with exact execution date not fixed.
Chicago police report a suspect confession from a Cragin station prisoner tied to a planned robbery and shooting of John C. Miller. Investigators seek details on a satchel with $25,000 allegedly buried in an Indiana cornfield planted by the trio during West robberies.
A Cape Girardeau dispatch reports seven workmen were killed and two injured when a tornado hit a traveling crane on the new Mississippi River bridge at Thebes Illinois. The crane was blown 200 feet, struck an obstruction on the second arch, and crashed into rocks below. A relief train carried the dead and injured to safety.
Esopus New York July 11 Judge Alton B Parker was informed of his nomination at 650 am as he emerged from a morning swim. The Associated Press delivered the news and Parker smiled, saying Is that so He declined to comment further until official notification and read morning papers focusing on the platform.
Charles F. Murphy of Tammany told the Associated Press in St. Louis on July 11 that there is no doubt where his organization stands. He asserted solid backing for Parker and emphasized firm support from Tammany.
A fire at the National Provision company plant at Butler and Thirty-ninth streets caused about 75000 in damages. An explosion in a large new sewer followed, blowing manhole covers a mile and halting street traffic for the day.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.