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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
An advertisement urges mothers to use the well known Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants. It claims the syrup soothes the child softens the gums relieves pain cures wind colic and treats diarrhoea, priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
Excur sion tickets to the North American Saengerfest at St Louis offered at reduced rates June 16 and 17 with return eligibility through June 22. Tickets available via Chicago & North-Western agents.
Low rates to California and return via the North Western Line. First class round trips on sale July 1 to 10 to San Francisco and Los Angeles with stop over privileges and route choices. The Overland Limited leaves Chicago daily at 8 p.m. under three days en route. Drawing room and compartment cars plus observation dining and buffet libraries. Three trains daily from Chicago to the coast with tours to California Washington and Oregon. Inquiries at Chicago and North Western ticket agents.
Nickel Plate road announces a June 28 to July 1 meeting of Christian Scientists with tickets on sale June 25 26 27. Open return until June 28, extended return to August 1 with 50 cent fee by depositing tickets with Joint Agent in Boston July 1 2 3 or 4. Stopover at Niagara Falls free. Through vestibuled sleeping cars and American club meals in dining cars. Reserve space by John Y. Calahan general agent 113 Adams St Chicago.
Beginning June 1 excursion tickets will be sold to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer good to return until October 31 A splendid vacation trip with several fine trains daily via the North Western line Apply to agents Chicago and Homeseekers Excursionist to the Northwest West Southwest and Colonists Low Rates West
About a dozen high quality young sows weighing around 200 pounds or heavier with-pig from the top thoroughbred Du Rock Jersey Boar. Prolific: ten sows yielded 92 pigs and 72 now thriving on feet. Price 15 dollars. Located at Lake Dale Farm on Bryan's north side. Come quick pay and take your pick. Joun H Kiva.
Grand jury indicts August W. Machen Diller B. Groff Samuel A. Groff George E. Lorenz and Martha J. Lorenz for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government in a fastener procurement scheme. Indictment details a 1900 DC deal, 6000 fasteners at 1.25 each, with 60 percent to Groffs and 40 percent to Lorenzs. Evidence from post office inspectors and bankers supported the case.
A coal car train of sixty cars on the Spokane Falls and Northern line ran four miles down grade through Spokane, demolishing a dwelling and the Crystal laundry. At least four people were killed, eight injured, and debris reached fifty feet high. Victims include William Thomas, Elmer Slee, and two unknown men. Families Slee and Meyers lost rooms and sleep while Irene Meyers and others were injured. The accident happened near center Spokane, near the track’s end.
On June 23 in San Francisco two people were killed and several injured when an extra engine and coach returning from a funeral for Warren Dutton derailed one mile south of Point Reyes. Victims include Anton Roman, founder of the Overland Monthly, and M. M. Kirk of San Francisco. The crowded coach rolled down a twelve foot embankment and was badly shattered.
Washington reports Postmaster General Payne is not resigning and will remain in the cabinet. He cites health but plans to stay in Washington to push the postal investigation, possibly a month after President Roosevelt departs for Oyster Bay. No evidence links Abner McKinley to improper postal transactions.
A collision of two Missouri Pacific freight trains at Cole Junction five miles west of Jefferson City, Missouri, killed four men including fireman Mike Duvall and brakeman William Atkinson, with two unidentified victims. Engineer Michael Finnegan was badly hurt and may die. Livestock and merchandise were aboard one train, with cattle, horses and hogs killed.
In Durmi near Kane a force of 130 West African troops attacked the former sultan who led a large force. The British retired after suffering four killed and sixty wounded while enemy losses were estimated at 300. Reinforcements are being sent.
Edward Dixon, interior department special agent, tours Eastern Oregon warning cattlemen to remove obstructions on fenced government lands. Noncompliance will trigger civil and criminal prosecutions as over 500000 acres are opened to entry by federal action.
In San Francisco on June 23 a tug named Priscilla near its wharf became the scene of a fatal accident. J D Paulson an electric company bookkeeper and Edward Sellinger a bartender fell into the bay during a friendly scuffle and both were drowned.
Four men died in a freight wreck four miles east of Rawlins Wyoming on June 23 as eight cars broke loose in the yard and ran down Greenville hill into a westbound freight. Victims include brakeman McGrath and engineer Edward Baker both of Laramie and fireman Charles Frezell of Laramie, plus an unknown tramp. Track damage delayed traffic considerably.
Tamaqua Pa June 23 An explosion in Lehigh Coal and Navigation No 4 mine injures fourteen men. Daniel Lew is one casualty and five others, including two English-speaking miners and three foreigners, are in critical condition with doubtful prospects of recovery. Cause believed to be a defective safety lamp.
Advices from Shanghai report a temple fire at Pingtu causing about 150 deaths as a large crowd worshipped burning paper and incense.
New York reports C Endicott Allen a Harvard man has slept with short periods of semi consciousness for about a month in a Long Branch New Jersey hospital drawing wide attention.
At Canon City Colorado a group of convicts overpowered guards at the washhouse and seized Mrs. Cleghorn wife of the warden before dynamiting the front gate and fleeing. Convict Kuykendall was killed James Armstrong the ring leader was wounded and likely to die Tom Fallon and two others were captured while two more escaped wounded or unharmed.
Testimony before the Scranton select council alleges councilman David Evans demanded 500 for himself and 400 for ten other councilmen in gold to secure passage of the Dalton street railway ordinance. George Stevenson and W. P. Boland corroborate. Evans faces arrest. more warrants expected as the Municipal League plans prosecution.
Manila reports revived charges that American officers looted public buildings after the 1898 surrender. Investigators trace art objects from the municipal museum allegedly handed to a Filipino to guard. A former staff officer is accused of taking a silver service from Malacanan palace. Government may seek War Department inquiry. Governor Taft returns, health restored.
George Marvin of Chicago is dying in Noblesville county jail after an explosion aimed at blowing open a Jolietville general store safe. He was found unconscious near the store with severe injuries and one arm blown away.
In the House of Commons, Colonial Secretary Chamberlain said no effective steps exist under the current fiscal system to persuade Germany to stop differentiating against Canada. He provided no new measures and cited the system as a constraint.
Bay St. Louis Mississippi June 23 Fire totally destroyed St Stanislaus College. The blaze spread rapidly causing students to lose trunks and clothing.
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