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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
4
Vermillion Republicans publish a critique of the Droppers investigation. Regents inquiry is called incomplete and biased with selective testimony and sensational Welsh rarebit episodes cited to mock the university leadership. Wall Street gloom described with bets on a market rebound.
Report notes rising tensions as Japan and Russia position forces amid disputed zones. Analysts warn risk of confrontation grows with naval exercises and provocative moves along the border, signaling a possible escalation in regional security.
Bradstreet notes President Roosevelt wants Congress to address currency laws soon. The extra session begins Monday, November 9 mainly for Cuba treaty provisions. The aim is to advance currency measures during the session so they may pass before adjournment, with the president expected to push remedial legislation.
A learned Japanese lecturer in large cities argues against Western dress for Japanese women. He mocks fashionable liberties such as ear piercing, high heels, bodices and bone ornaments, noting few men or women in cities wear foreign clothes.
The list of potential Republican nominees includes Joe Greene, Lieutenant Governor Snow, former State Treasurer Schamber, and Governor Herried. Each brings different statewide experience and political backing as the race heats up.
The Watertown Public Opinion describes a proposed slate for a third term including Sam Elrod and Carl Sherwood, with John Longstaff replaced by a decisive choice, praising L. Crawford as able and honest. The note signals a strong push for new leadership and unity.
In a sharp rebuke, Editor Bushfield questions the South Dakota crop report listing Hand and Brown counties as among the poorest. He implies the editor relied on distant telephone reports and suggests the statewide results may be far worse, challenging the report’s accuracy.
In the Commoner Wm. J. Bryan publishes his political pedigree to prove he is a true son of democracy. The article notes he has given democratic speeches for twenty three years as conclusive evidence that he is a Jeffersonian Democrat.
The famed financier Morgan, once aiming to beat Roosevelt for president, now confronts a tarnished prestige in Wall Street. Observers say his wisest move is a period of rest as public sentiment leans toward a quieter retreat.
A fragment notes external opposition to interracial marriage but highlights Moses as central figure with his black wife rising to a social leadership role. The tone reflects historical bias while signaling social shifts.
Charles Hedges of the free delivery system has been removed from office in a Washington house-cleaning. The demand for successors will tax the nation if this shakeup continues.
A Missouri editor was fined $5.00 for contempt of court. In gratitude, the community telegraphed the editor the amount, a gesture reflecting the type of bouquets newspaper men value.
Wall Street experienced a sharp downturn Friday with total failures totaling seven million dollars. The Elder Keene rs emerged as a major unsecured creditor of the defunct brokers, signaling heavy losses.
In the harvest season a popular song is played as binders and mowers work across the northwest. The tune is described as cheerful and widely liked, rivaling ragtime melodies of recent months.
The text notes Huron seeks to secure the Publishers Mutual Insurance Company headquarters while Mitchell and Pierre are not candidates for the honor, creating optimism about landing the prize.
The average rainfall for August over twenty two years at the United States Weather Bureau station in Huron has been 2.58 inches.
The threatened strike in the government printing office appears likely to prompt introduction of automated typesetting machines in the composing rooms.
Harvest days arrive as small crops are ready for the sickle. The harvester’s song promises a fine and strong week ahead for farmers and laborers in the fields.
A heavy Saturday night rain drenched James Valley varying from three quarters to one and a half inches across the area, giving fields and roads a noticeable wetting.
Readers of the Howard Spirit were startled this week when they learned the editor is a baseball enthusiast. The note hints at a broader story about the editor's involvement with the local team and sports coverage.
A report notes theft of Pope Leo XIIIs famed fisherman's ring from the hand of the deceased pontiff. Authorities investigate the unusual crime as church artifacts are safeguarded.
The walking delegate has had almost as great a snap in New York City as the post office officials in Washington, signaling a notable surge in attention and momentum around the movement.
Argus Leader notes South Dakota ranks twelfth among states with 122 creameries and 14 cheese plants. Dairy farming profits have varied with capital constraints. many creameries failed under insufficient funds, though cooperative farms and rising dairy herds improve long term outlook for the industry.
Clare Tinan, named to run a newspaper push for Mitchell, is reported to be in a street altercation in his hometown. The capital campaign is said to be postponed until the Kimball battle concludes, with joking references to potential hardship before the struggle starts.
The ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case, asserts F. J. Cheney Co is honorable and able, and cites endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, with testimonials, at 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists, and also promotes Hall's Family Pills.
Excursion tickets to Pittsburgh will be sold August 1 to 3 with favorable return limits due to the C. T. A. U. Convention. Apply to Agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
Patrolman Cornelius Mulvey was fatally wounded at Ave nue B and Seventh street while stopping a soldier Adolph Schloss from firing on his sweetheart Louisa Freedman. Schloss, 22, of Fort Hamilton Brooklyn, shot himself but survived. Police seek Freedman who fled after the shooting.
A New Jersey bread riot broke out in Newark as Hebrew bakers demanded a half holiday on Saturdays. Two Hebrews returned from New York with wagonloads of unleavened bread, sparking a mob that trampled many, caused women to faint, and prompted a police dispersal after a brief clash.
Mount Vernon New York July 29 Coroner Weisendanger reports Martin Ebert confessed to killing his wife whose body was found in a sewer pipe last Sunday. He told Chief Foley that his wife’s repeated money demands and constant annoyances pushed him to murder.
Kansas City, July 30. Rev. H. D. Hilson a Negro preacher shot and killed his wife amid a divorce suit. The court had ordered temporary alimony and attorney fees. nonpayment prompted threats of arrest before the fatal shooting in Kansas City Kansas.
At United Mine Workers headquarters in Indianapolis it is announced that miners and operators at Pittsburg Kansas have reached a one year wage agreement. The settlement grants a 7 cent advance on the ton run of mine and affects 30,000 miners.
Denver July 29. The two factions of the People's party with national outfits will merge at the upcoming national conference. A resolutions committee call urges unity and the proclamation includes principles. Provisional committeemen lists are being prepared for release after committee reports. No business was transacted in the morning due to committees not ready.
Denver July 29. Government expenditure for reclaiming arid lands prompts a conference of United States Reclamation Service engineers. They will report conclusions to Secretary Hitchcock and orders for active work will follow. Attendees include project heads for Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico South Dakota Utah Oregon Washington and Wyoming. The Gunnison tunnel in Colorado and major projects on the Salt River in Arizona Pecos in New Mexico Belle Fourche in Utah and Shoshone and North Platte in Wyoming are highlighted.
Duluth reports lake and rail freight spiking this season with coast singles and can salmon moving largely by rail. Wool and flour shipments rise while westbound merchandise improves. North Pacific freighthouse addition to be completed September 15.
Springfield Mass July 29 The deadliest small arm yet devised will be placed in the hands of the United States regular army within a year. The Springfield armory reports a new model lighter with greater velocity and penetration than the present rifle. Range five miles. it has passed exhaustive tests with consistent approval from the examining board.
President Parry of the National Association of Manufacturers condemned labor unions during a speech to the Furniture Association of America in New York. He urged government action to investigate labor conditions and laws to grant manufacturers the same rights as unions in case of trouble.
Danville Illinois July 29 reports no disturbance by 10 a m regarding the lynching of Metcalf. The excitement subsided and order was restored as two companies of the Seventh regiment remained, with no friction between soldiers and residents since Sunday.
Nine Amalgamated Copper company mines in Butte and the Anaconda smelter will resume August 20. About five thousand workmen are expected to return as the shutdown ended due to improvements at the smelter.
Col L I Livingston and General Wheeler back Peruna as an excellent tonic and catarrh cure. Testimonials cite success curing catarrh of the head and other forms, with invitation to write to Dr Hartman for free medical advice from the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
The Chicago and North-Western Railway advertises low round trip excursion rates to Boston for the National Educational Association meeting next month. Liberal return limits apply and summer plans attract teachers students and travelers to Boston seashore and New England resorts. Party groups are forming in the West to travel together under railway guidance.
North Western line offers reduced summer excursion fares from Huron to Lake Shetek, with a Friday Saturday round trip at 4.10 and a 34.10 fare, returnable by Tuesday. a 6.60 round trip option with return within thirty days. Lake Shetek promises fishing and hunting with access to Currant, Siegel, Fremont and other lakes and nearby hotels and liveries.
Brookings Press recounts President Droppers invited to a chafing dish party serving Welsh rarebit. He brought two bottles of beer and criticized the hostess for using milk, a comment that sparked discussion of his judgment while noting no contempt for the University president.
Reduced excursion rates apply from all points on the Chicago and North Western Railway for San Francisco August 17 to 22 for the G A R meeting Deanwood South Carolina September 7 to 11 for the International Mining Congress Baltimore Maryland September 21 to 26 for the Sovereign Grand Lodge O O F For rates dates of sale etc consult the North Western ticket agent.
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