Great Northern Ordered to Restore Daily Huron Watertown Passenger Service
Attorney Dougherty of Dell Rapids and George Rice of the South Dakota Railway Commissioners returned from Pierre after a hearing in the Huron Watertown passenger train case. The Supreme Court ordered Great Northern to establish and maintain daily passenger service between Huron and Watertown, with a $1000 daily fine for noncompliance. The ruling follows protests from Watertown Willow Lake and Huron Commercial Clubs after GN discontinued passenger service three months ago.
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Pierre
Board of South Dakota Railway Commissioners
Great Northern
Watertown
Wilow Lakes
Huron
Manverent
Railway Commission
Willow Lakes
Supreme Court
Resolutions of Respect for Brother Michael Murray
Death has called from our midst Brother Michael Murray a devoted member of Huron lodge No. 444 Elks. We extend deepest sympathies to his widow and drape the lodge charter in mourning for thirty days as a lasting tribute and record.
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Michael Murray
Huron Lodge No. 444
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Huron Court Handles Daily Weary Willies Trade
Justice Hatfield’s court manages a growing hobo trade with ten to twenty travelers a day. They receive sleeping quarters and fines, with costs minimized unless a rich suspect is present. Tramps dislike hard rules but face bread and water in hostile quarters. Trains bring new arrivals, yet city police deter petty theft. For sale an old carpet loom in good condition offered by Joel Meyers in Huron.
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Huron
Joel Meyers
Harvest Time Reflections From Huron Editorial Fragments
A collection of editorial squibs and observations from Huron covering harvest optimism, political opinions about Bryan and Roosevelt, local development like the government building site and depot, traffic, weather, and civic life including the band, jail, and fair preparations. It notes public interest in the state fair, local business, and regional improvements.
Harvest Guard Earns Wages in Early Frontline Work
A fragment notes workers earning money for duties as the advance guard of harvest hands. The reference highlights early labor and compensation in agricultural operations.
Once a Millionaire Dies in Milwaukee After Refused Care
Milwaukee July 20 C J L Meyer eighty six year old former Fond du Lac Wisconsin millionaire manufacturer and once rich man but lately in reduced circumstances died of heart trouble at his Milwaukee living apartments. He had moved from Chicago and tried to enter the county hospital which denied admission for nonresidence but relatives later arranged care for him during his lifetime.
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Milwaukee
C. J. L. Meyer
Fond du Lac
Wis
Meyer
Chicazio
Kesler Charged as Fugitive in Embezzlement Case
Cincinnati reports a formal charge of being a fugitive from justice filed against Harry A Kesler who is wanted on a 5000 to 10000 dollar embezzlement claim from the Northern Pacific Railroad while he worked at Valley City North Dakota Kesler offers to surrender without requisition papers and protests innocence claiming he did not take any money.
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Cincinnati
Harry A. Kesler
Northern Pacific Railroad
Valley City
N. D
Kesler
Hearst Heads to Chicago for Independence League Convention
A cable dispatch reports William R. Hearst will preside at the Independence League national convention in Chicago. He sails to New York on the Lucania and plans to depart for Chicago next Saturday. The convention opens with Hearst to call it to order July 27. In Topeka, twenty one shopowners and Sunday workers are arrested for violating Sunday labor law amid retaliatory theater closures.
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New York
William R. Hearst
The
Independence League
Chicago
Lucania
Topeka
Kan
Taft Refines Acceptance Speech Amid Campaign Prep
Hot Springs Virginia July 17 Taft concentrates on finishing his acceptance speech for Cincinnati July 28 dictating with stenographer W W Mischler. He abandons golf and riding until the draft is complete and ready for delivery. Arthur I Vorys and Theodore E Burton weigh Ohio senatorial implications as the campaign unfolds.
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Hot Springs
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Taft
W. W. Mischler
Arthur I. Vorys
Mr. Taft
Ohio
Theodore BE. Burton
Vorys
Cleveland Bank Fails After Run Drives Insolvency
The Farmers and Merchants Banking Company in Cleveland failed to open due to a currency run. Ed ward 8. Spurney was appointed receiver after a deed of assignment. capital was 100000 with assets and liabilities about 500000. The run followed several bank failures, but securities may cover all depositors in full.
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Cleveland
Farmers and Merchants’ Banking Company
Edward
Spurney
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Attorney Dougherty
Dell Rapids
George Rice
Huron Elks
Justice Hatfield
Bryan
Roosevelt
Huron High
Beadle County
Aberdeen, Huron & Southern
Lake Byron
Stret
North-Western
London
A. A. Chamberlain
Spector
C. H. Longstaff
Tai
Yross Cae
Prohibition Resolutions Committee
Samuel Dickie
Michigan
Red Man
Wisconsin
John Gund
la Crosse
America
John Gund Brewing CO
Lacrosse, Wis
Chas. Gesell
J. L. Meyer
North Dakota
Hearst
Cleveland Bank
Asberg & Hinman
WM. Tol Mie
Third St
Phane Green
Winona Seminary
Winona, Minn
Sisters OF ST. Francis
Music
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