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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
1
A medical pamphlet from the World’s Dispensary argues that a woman’s well being before and after birth affects child health. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is billed as curing feminine troubles and aiding childbirth when taken through gestation, with a free Medical Adviser offered on request.
The steamship Bermuda was to leave Philadelphia with a cargo of arms and ammunition for Cuban insurgents. The expedition includes 50 men and several physicians carrying medicines and surgical instruments. In the hold are 1000 Mauser rifles 4 Hotchkiss guns and many machetes.
San Francisco June 15. The proposed match between Champion Corbett and Sharkey the Marine on June 24 will likely not be interrupted by the civic federation. The federation’s attorney doubts the event violates the anti prize fight law passed three years ago. A federation meeting will decide on final action.
Madison Wisconsin June 13 Senator William F Vilas of Wisconsin would vote for William McKinley for president if the Democrats adopt a free silver platform at Chicago He has not spoken publicly but friends say he told them privately since arriving in Madison last Tuesday night that he would cast his ballot for McKinley.
Newport Kentucky June 15 The defense has closed its testimony in the Walling murder case involving Pearl Bryan. The prosecution begins presenting rebuttal evidence.
St Louis June 18 The first session of the Republican national convention lasted one hour with no shocks or speeches. G W Fairbanks delivered a strong anti administration address. Morton of New York expressed willingness to accept vice president if the ticket is unanimous.
The convention named Charles A. Fairbanks of Indiana as temporary presiding officer amid rousing approval. He defended the Republican stance on currency, supporting silver with safeguards, and urged a solid gold and silver standard within a sound monetary system. The session adjourned after committee Roll call.
The resolutions committee adopts ex-Governor Merriam’s gold standard line by an 8 to 1 vote, with Senator Teller opposing free silver. The platform criticizes Democratic rule, pledges sound money, and favors protecting tariffs, merchant marine support, liberal reciprocity, and U S control of Cuba and Hawaii under the Monroe Doctrine.
Athens reports a clash near Comenesi between Turkish troops and Cretan insurgents left about 300 Turkish soldiers dead in the engagement. The terse dispatch notes the confrontation as part of ongoing hostilities in the region.
A pledge circulated by gold standard Democrats in Burlington declares opposition to any presidential or congressional candidate favoring free coinage of silver. Signers include many prominent Iowa Democrats, signaling a regional split with the Silver bloc.
The Maryland Democratic state convention in Baltimore named delegates to Chicago led by John E. Hurst and adopted resolutions favoring a revenue tariff and endorsing President Cleveland. The platform calls for the gold standard and for government obligations to be redeemable in money of the highest intrinsic value used by civilized nations.
The Connecticut Democratic state convention in Hartford selected Wiles B. Preston Lynde Harrison Thomas M. Waller and James M. Alldis as delegates at large to the national convention in Chicago. The platform supports maintaining the gold standard and the honest payment of public debts to preserve public credit.
The Reno convention of the regular Democratic party adopts a platform calling for free coinage of silver and opposing religion in politics. It favors reform of naturalization laws and endorses Cleveland in all matters except monetary policy.
June 12. The Democratic state convention meets in this city with a bitter fight for control between sound money advocates and free silver supporters. The sound money camp claims to hold a majority of delegates.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on June 12 the Norwegian synod voted 128 to 90 to keep its seminary at Robinsdale for the coming year. It approved committee reports on missions, orphan home, normal school, and home for the aged funded by a bequest yet unnamed. President Koren closed the gathering with an address to ministers and delegates.
Tromsoe Norway June 17 Herr S A Andree of Stockholm who plans a North Pole balloon expedition has sailed for Spitzbergen where the launch will occur.
In Gallup New Mexico on June 15 Senator White of California quoted Cleveland saying no decisive action is likely now to help Cuba. The president told the committee that belligerency recognition is of little use and armed intervention only could end the current state. Congress would not authorize war, so immediate relief for Cuba seems unlikely.
President appoints David Starr Jordan of Stanford University and five other experts including Jefferson F. Moser Leonard Stegner Frederick Lucas and C H Townsend to a Congress authorized commission. They will study fur seal herds across the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea to assess their present condition.
In Madison on June 15 attorneys for Democratic senator Michael Kraszka of Milwaukee asked Attorney General Mylrea to seek a supreme court order on June 19 to enjoin the secretary of state from implementing the new apportionment law. They argue the law is unconstitutional due to a special session and noncontiguous, unequal districts.
An advertisement extols the skin as a complex organ and touts CUTICURA SOAP as the pure, speedy remedy for preserving purifying and beautifying the skin scalp and hair. It notes supporting products CUTICURA OINTMENT and CUTICURA RESOLVENT with prices and Boston-based makers Porter Darling and Co.
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