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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
7
No 272 way freight train from Huron departs at 7 00 a m on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays and will also carry passengers in addition to freight services listed.
Train services at Huron list east, west, north and south routes with various numbers. Connections include No 501 Minnesota and Dakota passengers, No 15 freight, No 32 Chicago mail, No 27 freight, No 1 Minnesota and Dakota express, No 50 mail and express, No 31 freight and accommodation, and No 33 freight. Departure and arrival times given for each direction, with daily or specific day patterns and junctions at Sioux Valley and Redfield.
A large conservative corporation offers an opportunity to act as its agent in this town and district. No experience required and time flexibility is allowed. Earn a steady income by leisure time work in your own town with liberal cash pay and valuable premium. Apply to the undersigned.
Washington June 6 grand jury returns a true bill against A W Machen former superintendent of the free delivery service He faces nine counts in a 25 page indictment alleging illegal receipt of about 18000 dollars related to Groff Bros fasteners and a 40 percent kickback promise in purchase dealings with the post office department Bonds posted by Machen and other citizens as sureties.
A levee broke near Louisiana Missouri at 10 a m flooding 100000 acres of protected farmland. The Mississippi River rise threatens three levee districts north of Quincy Illinois with thousands of acres under cultivation and crop losses potentially reaching half a million dollars plus damages to homes and stock.
Kansas City June 6 Rivers here are dropping as fast as they rose. Missouri River fell 1 ft 9 in in 24 hours and stood at 31 at 7 am while the Kaw declined about 2 ft. Union depot platform may be partly above water by day’s end. Refugees from Armourdale moved from Convention hall to tents due to unsanitary conditions. Four bodies swept past in the Missouri within an hour before noon. drift from packing houses at Kaw mouth hindered recovery.
The state of Minnesota files an equity suit in U S circuit court in St Paul to restrain the Northern Securities Company from holding stock in the Northern Pacific or Great Northern railroads and to block recognition by either line. The state cites 1874 1881 and 1899 statutes banning mergers and restraints of trade affecting its land and institutions on railroad rights of way. Attorney General Douglas opens for the state.
The Mississippi River in St Louis has risen to 33.5 feet, up 1.4 feet in a day. Officials warn the crest could reach 36 feet or higher as water from north and west pours in. Riverfront areas are crowded with moving goods as inundation widens across the city.
General Superintendent W C Winter of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha road released a circular detailing a new wage schedule for yard and train men effective June 1. The rise, largely voluntary, matches demands of the conductors and trainmen and is similar to increases on the Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines. The circular omits the double-header issue, likely to be resolved later. Increases range from twelve to fifteen percent.
Topeka Kansas June 6 The river dropped nine feet below the peak as water fell about an inch each hour. Citizens gathered shovels and brooms to clean homes and stores in North Topeka while mud piles three to four feet high line many storefronts. Water service remains unable to drain the entire city.
Manila reports a hurricane sweeping the Philippine islands causing heavy shipping losses. A U S transport is reported wrecked though not confirmed. The Pearla de Visayas is totally lost off Camotes island with some crew saved. The Haurafel and the schooner Mayflower were driven ashore at Ormoco West Leyte. all aboard were saved.
The Mississippi River at Chester Alabama rises rapidly within forty eight hours threatening property on Kaskaskia island and causing extensive crop damage in the lower region. In Kansas City Missouri the Citizens Relief Committee thanks the public for support and asks aid be sent to Kansas City Kansas.
Captain John D. Bean of the schooner H. M. Avery was killed while attempting to rescue his wife after the steamer Puritan collided with and wrecked the Avery. The Puritan struck the boat, rebounded, and drove Captain Bean against the wharf.
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