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Newspaper

The Dakota Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1899

Page

5

Beadle Elects Volkmar as Sf DP President

Milbank native H. S. Volkmar is elected president of the Sf DP as Beadle County centers on corn this year. A.

H. S. Volkmar Milbank Sfdp

Oregon Volunteers Return Home Proud and Healthy

The Oregon volunteers are back home safe and sound, hale and hearty, full of pride and happiness after their service.

Oregon

Frank Crane Elected National Educational Association Director

Watertown resident Frank Crane has won a seat as director of the National Educational Association, adding a notable achievement to his public service record. The election confirms Crane as a leading voice in national education policy.

Frank Crane Watertown The National Educational Association

Beadle County Praised as Corn Country

Beadle County is described as a fine corn country where agriculture thrives and corn is raised successfully, highlighting the region as productive farmland.

Beadle County

Ex commander Clark disputes camp over soldiers home management

Ex commander Clark of Deadwood challenges others in the dispute about how the soldiers home is run. Specifics on who supports which side or actions taken are not provided in the text.

Clark Deadwood

Kissing Bug Mystery Fails to Enter Huron Area

A fragmented note notes the kissing bug has not yet invaded Huron, but the writer hints at long standing gossip about kissable girls.

Huron

Braden Appointed Major in Regular Army

Lieutenant Braden of the Spear Fish Company is named a major in the regular army in recognition of services in the Philippines. Kentucky Republicans champion McKinley administration and support continuing the war in the Philippines.

Braden Spearfish Company Phillippines Kentucky McKinley

Beadle County Reports Strong Crop and Cattle Outlook

Beadle County official notes a good corn crop a fair wheat crop and plentiful hay with thousands of head of cattle. the county says no favors are being asked from anyone.

Beadle County

Huron City Council Bans Wood in New Walks

The Huron city council passes an ordinance mandating cement as the material for all future pedestrian walks. The measure targets replacements and new constructions, signaling a shift away from wooden paths.

Huron

Lee's Picked Colonel Frost Questioned by Warne Claims

Critics of Lee's appointment of Lieutenant Frost to command the South Dakota regiment express vindication if Dr. Warne's charges are true. The remarks portray it as another error by Andy Lee.

Lee Frost South Dakota Dr. Warne Andy Lee

National Bank Deposits Rise in South Dakota

National Bank Examiner Silsby reports South Dakota bank deposits grew from 4 million to 7 million dollars. Commercial loans are now at 6 percent, with some as low as 5 percent.

National Bank Silsby South Dakota

South Dakota Children Contribute to Lafayette Memorial Fund

South Dakota school children donated 716 dollars to a Lafayette monument fund in Paris. The cumulative total reaches 245,694 dollars, reflecting a strong child participation in the project.

South Dakota Paris

Nebraska Troops Return From Philippines Toll

Nebraska sent one thousand men to the Philippines. Nine hundred twenty eight are on their way home. Seventy two have died in defense of the flag. Thirty nine were killed in battle and thirty three died from disease.

Nebraska

Bryan’s Speaking Style Draws Mock Praise From Republicans

Populists misjudge GOP sentiments as Bryan's talks amuse but pose no threat to the Republican cause. He delivers engaging lines yet lacks persuasive logic, leaving his influence limited to entertainment.

Bryan

Missionary Bishop Urges U S on Philippines Duties

Bishop Theburn of the Methodist Church argues the United States must hold the Philippines to preserve order and extend civilized arms. He warns that withdrawing troops now would invite anarchy and assassination after a recent visit to Manila.

Theburn Methodist Church Manila United States Phillippines

Canton News Editor Arrested Over Obscene Circulars

Canton dispatch reports N. C. Nash editor of the Canton News was arrested for printing obscene circulars ordered by Pansy Hopkins. Hopkins was sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for mailing them. Nash posted bond of $500 to appear at the next term of Lincoln County Circuit Court.

Canton N.C. Nash Canton News Pansy Hopkins Hopkins Nash Pircuit Lincoln County

Kentucky Republicans Reject Civil Service Plank

The Kentucky Republicans oppose the national platform civil service plank, arguing it lacks public support and has not improved the public service. They claim the law may need amendment or repeal to satisfy conservatives.

Kentucky

Senators clash ends before fight amid civil service charge

Senators Chandler and Gallinger of New Hampshire clashed openly after months of brewing tension. Gallinger faces accusations of violating civil service rules by pressuring federal office holders for political purposes.

Chandler Gallinger New Hampshire Civil Service

Insurance placed on state institutions and schools

Secretary Roddle reports insurance coverage on reform school for 27000 dollars hospital for the insane 54000 dollars Madison normal school 34000 dollars University of South Dakota 48000 dollars Spearfish normal 18000 dollars soldiers home 29400 dollars penitentiary 27000 dollars school for deaf mutes 23000 dollars agricultural college 254500 dollars and also on the school of mines.

Roddle Reform School Hospital For Insane Madison Normal School University of South Dakota Spearfish Normal Soldiers’ Home School Agricultural College School of Mines

Democrats and Bryan back tin plate wage increase

The strike of American tin plate company workers was avoided by signing the wage scale. Wage earners received a raise benefiting over 30,000 workers, with Democrats including William Jennings Bryan among those watching the outcome.

Wm. J. Bryan American Tin Plate Company

Local paper buyers snag Ellis' History of the United States

De Smet News editor notes Huronite Halladay and Carthage News Munger purchased Ellis' History. The group says they paid a low price, are satisfied, and regret that Sherwood and McDonald did not buy a copy.

McDonald de Smet News Halladay Munger Carthage News Ellis United States Sherwood

Insubordination at Reform School Questioned

The Sioux Falls Press blames Mr. Ainsworth for planning the reform school insubordination while Hvronite absolves him. The Press is urged to corroborate its charge with evidence or retract, and to recognize that a newspaper statement is not automatically true.

Sioux Falls Ainsworth Hvronite

No Hell as Bob Ingersoll Opines on Afterlife

An Iowa clergyman will try to define hell for listeners while others refute or reinterpret the concept. The piece notes figures like General Sherman and William Jennings Bryan labeling aspects as hell and argues for an optimistic view that there may be no hell, preferring that over eternal fire.

Iowa Bob Ingersoll General Sherman Wm. J. Bryan Alger Pettigrew Andy Lee

Pettigrew Drives Republican Splitters Toward Populists

The veteran senator Pettigrew is depicted as a power broker who fractured the Republican party in the state by co-opting anti Pettigrew figures. Prominent leaders Grigsby and Palmer of Sioux Falls and attorney Thomas Null shift to populism as Pettigrew eyes the United States Senate, reshaping alliances and rivalries.

Republican Party Senator Pettigrew Pettigrew Grigsby Palmer Sioux Falls Thomas Null Railroad Commission Thomas United States Senate

Pettigrew dominates Populists as feud reshapes South Dakota

A sobering portrait of Pettigrew as the power behind the Populist machine in Sioux Falls and the push to propel anti Pettigrew Republicans. The piece links Fox Lee Ayres and others to a Manila mission and attacks on McKinley era protection laws while praising wartime valor of South Dakota regiment. It argues protectionist policy under the Wilson and Dingley laws sustains prosperity amid calls to defeat Pettigrew through a united Republican slate.

Congress Pettigrew Richard Andy Lee Tom Ayers la Follette Sioux Falls Press Republican Party Senate Mr. Fox Manilla Hong Kong Ayres South Dakota Manila Far East South Dakota Regiment McKinley Union Fox Richard Pettigrew

Beating the Devil Around the Bush

The St Louis Globe Democrat notes prosperity tied to the Dingley law and places the Wilson era in a period of deep low mood and business disaster. It cites official statistics showing McKinley tariff growth in foreign commerce and warns Democrats after the Wilson policy fiasco.

St Louis Globe Democrat

South Dakota Republicans Endorse McKinley War Aims Platform

The 1899 South Dakota Republican convention reaffirms party principles from St Louis and supports President McKinley’s leadership in the Spanish American War and the Philippines. It backs vigorous anti trust laws, maximum rate case appeals, and judgeship integrity, and pledges unity to retain the convention’s nominees.

South Dakota St. Louis McKinley Spain Philippines Phillippines Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court Moon

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Proves Effective for Families

Mr. W. B. Cooper of El Rio California endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He states it has given good results for years and is especially effective for children. Sold at Wheeler's drug store.

W. B. Cooper el Rio Cal Wheeler

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