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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1904
Page
2
Fragmentary railway notice shows southbound service with daily mail and express departures. Times listed include 6 20 p m and 10 35 a m with connections at Bronx Valley Junction and Redfield for eastward points.
Telegrams from Tatchekiao and St Petersburg on July 18 claim Russian warships bombarding Kaichou while Japanese transports and torpedo boats near Newchwang. Officials question the reports, sparking speculation that Admiral Withoft may have Japanese transports at his mercy and prompting potential Japanese rescue by Admiral Togo.
Tokio July 18 imperial headquarters staff deny reports from St. Petersburg that the Japanese lost 30,000 men in a Port Arthur battle on July 10 or 11. They state not a shot was fired on either date.
In St. Petersburg on July 18 officials received Tokyo’s denial of a 30,000 Japanese losses claim at Port Arthur. The general staff remain skeptical, suggesting a severe Japanese setback may have occurred. Some think Stoessel reported to the emperor. Public enthusiasm has cooled.
Port Arthur area fighting on July 3 and 4 saw Japanese forces repulsed with aid from the protected cruiser Novik and several gunboats and torpedo boats. Russians report captures of fortifications and casualties of 2 officers and 35 men killed and 4 officers and 247 men wounded. Chinese estimates place Japanese losses at 2,000. 2,000 Japanese landed at Port Dalny on July 2 with fifty guns.
A Chicago Daily News correspondent via a Chinese junk in Sasina reports a rumor that Admiral Togo is dead. The dispatch notes belief among Japanese that he died, plus a severe cholera outbreak in the area with cremation of soldiers who die from the disease.
D. C. Boyd and Robert L. O'Neill, night telegraph operators for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, were drowned in a slough in the railroad yards of East St. Louis while taking a midnight swim.
Government remonstrates over Dominion interior circular inviting Northwestern states clergy and professionals to immigrate with promises of 160 acres, free schools, sound laws, and strong church facilities. Officials decry official recruitment of foreign citizens.
Chicago will host the Republican campaign command from the Auditorium annex as in 1896 and 1900. Chairman Cortelyou and Secretary Dover plan to arrive around July 30 or 31 and open headquarters on Monday August 1. They will spend most of the campaign time in New York near the president while Chicago runs the main operations.
A well dressed American named F. Kent Loomis was found washed ashore at Bigbury harbor Devonshire. The deceased, five foot six, wore a grey overcoat and dark suit with Loomis’s card and coins in pockets. An inquest is planned after the body is moved from a farm building. Loomis was last seen at 1 am while en route to Abyssinia with a treaty of commerce.
Herbert D. Pierce arrives in San Francisco returning from an inspection of American consulates in the Orient. He says tall countries show favorable attitude toward the United States, especially China. Chinese officials trust that the U S seeks no territory or exploitation, enabling expanded American commerce.
D v Evans son of a Cleveland millionaire travels from Cleveland toward a world circumnavigation in nine years with a wheelbarrow. He left Cleveland before twenty one and has been away about six years. He covers about thirty miles daily. the barrow holds only a few personal belongings.
Kansas City July 18. Five leading packing companies increased output during the day and added workers as the strike continued. Union teamsters discuss a sympathetic strike and engineers in packinghouses are also debated for action.
In St Joseph Missouri on July 18 managers of the South St Joseph packinghouses say business is better than since the strike. They still offer employment to all applicants but strikers persuade nonunion men to quit after brief work.
The decomposed body of John W. Brown a traveling salesman was found Friday in a dilapidated shack near Reeds Lake Grand Rapids Michigan. Authorities reported the death as self inflicted leading to investigation by local police.
Chicago July 18 two of the injured in the Glenwood picnic train wreck died in the evening. Hirsch seventeen suffered skull fracture and internal injuries while Charles Smith seventeen died from shock after his left leg amputation. Six others expected to die.
In New York on July 18 burglars entered a grocery at 190 Elizabeth Street near police HQ, could not break the safe, and wheeled the 1000 pound chest to a sidewalk where they hid it in a covered wagon. The safe held about $1,000 in cash and jewelry.
Cape Town reports the Gazette says South African states will grant preferential customs to Canada in exchange for Canada offering South Africa the same preferences as Britain. The agreement aligns trade terms between the two countries and Great Britain.
In July near Omaha a North Western night express carriages cleaned by B F Reavis of Falls City Neb lost $3000 when he thrust his clothes with pockets containing the money out the sleeper window by mistake. He did not realize the loss until daylight as the train neared Omaha.
Two highwaymen in silk hats and evening dress robbed William Gaffney a wealthy contractor on Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. They beat him, took 140 dollars a diamond pin and a gold watch and chain then fled in a stylish carriage with a hotel still nearby. Police have no leads.
The Cunard liner Umbria reported via wireless from 46 18 N 34 20 W that on July 12 she met the American liner St Louis, crippled with machinery damage after its Southampton to New York voyage. The St Louis was proceeding at fourteen knots after temporary repairs.
New York July 18 Health Commissioner Darling ton states more people have died of pneumonia since June 15 than in the Slocum disaster. He asks the board for a $10,000 appropriation to form a panel of scientists to study acute pneumonial diseases and discusses whether pneumonia is contagious.
New York reports no change in the meat strike with plants closed and beef scarce on the East Side. Purchasers use wagons for remaining meat as firemen threaten a general sympathetic strike and engineers may follow.
William Shovlin of East Dubuque found a perfectly round pearl weighing fifty grains valued at $2,000. The pearl, about the size of a hazelnut, came from a clam in the Mississippi River near Galena Illinois.
Governor Murphy orders National Guard detachment from Sea Girt to Camden to guard Aaron Timbers and Jonas Sims, negroes charged in the Elsie Riddle assault, as sheriff says local sentiment is bitter. Troops to escort to Mount Holly jail, then to state prison in Trenton after trial. Parallel note reports $500,000 deposit in St. Louis subtreasury for Louisiana Exposition loan.
Aaron Timbers Jonas Sims and William Austin colored men confessed to assaulting and robbing Mrs Elsie Biddle of Burlington. Judge Gaskill sentenced them to forty nine years in state prison. Guarded by Company A New Jersey National Guard they were brought to Mount Holly and marched to the courthouse amid a large crowd.
Edgar T. Washburne of Heathfield & Washburne on the board of trade killed his wife and daughter Gladys then himself in their Buffalo home. Officials believe a temporary insanity drove the act after a recent business trouble letter. no family dispute had been reported.
The Baltimore and Ohio grain elevator in South Chicago burned early today. A large quantity of grain was destroyed and about 500,000 dollars in damage was reported. Nearby residents fled their homes in their night clothes after an explosion of dust inside the mill.
The Omaha railroad freight sheds in Duluth were swept by a big afternoon blaze causing heavy losses not yet estimated. Fire spread rapidly and badly burned several handlers as they escaped. Three tugs at the docks ignited. two were total losses and one badly damaged.
Vancouver July 16. Long dry spell fuels fires along the Columbia coast. A bush fire rages at Wulffsohn bay burning a large area. Settlers at Roberts creek barely escaped with their lives as all property there was destroyed.
Santos Dumont decides not to return to America for the St Louis airship competition. Paris firm claims sole ability to repair balloon envelope damage, but repairs cannot be completed in time. He will focus future experiments in Paris.
Two Pennsylvan ia railroad trainmen die and a third is seriously injured in a passenger train wreck at Shippen Pennsylvania. Minister Allen reports Russian activity in Northeastern Korea from Seoul. M Picard named to replace LaGrave as France commissioner at St Louis exposition. Pittsburg foundry workers paid off with threat of nonunion operation if wage cut accepted. An appeal for refuge occurs as a man says he cannot earn an honest living.
New York July 16 Striking meat handlers await the settlement of the Western packers strike. Prices for beef and other provisions continue to climb while retailers warn another 8 to 10 cent increase is coming soon. Poultry and eggs follow rising trends with fish dealers indicating sea products will also go up.
St. Louis July 16 The first day of the world’s fair proceedings reports indicate the event is on track to meet its financial obligations to government authorities. Officials confirmed timely disbursements and adherence to required milestones.
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