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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1893
Page
6
Minnesota boards at Faribault Austin and Preston dismissed by officials in a sweep. The action removes the examiners and affects local oversight duties. Community leaders caution about ensuing changes in governance and oversight.
A Washington dispatch reports three Minnesota medical boards removed amid the Iowa and Southern Minnesota pension scandal involving Van Leuven. Notables on the boards include ex Senators Wood Hollister and Gibson. removals cited as incompetence or dishonesty. The boards from Faribault Austin and Preston were dismissed with the remaining Ta board also replaced.
June 26 at Washington Park, a brisk wind dried the track for the American Derby. Spectators filled the grounds with an estimated crowd around one hundred thousand as Secretary Brewster noted the turnout surpassed past records and predicted a fast time potentially breaking C. H. Todd’s 2:86 1-2.
The $50,000 American Derby at Washington Park near White City drew thousands, rivaling the fair. Fine weather boosted exposition attendance despite the derby. A large Arkansas Press association delegation arrived, visiting their state building and registering, with a social and business program planned.
Fires swept Mesaba and south shore regions from Duluth to Ashland, destroying vast pine timber. Major losses cited include Land Log and Lumber Co of Milwaukee, Weyerhauser, Rust Owen of Eau Claire, Cranberry Co, Murry & Co, plus Cloquet Lumber and Detroit and Sdgmaw. John Canfield owns 800 million feet along the Northern Pacific. Estimated local losses reach at least 50,000 dollars for Cloquet, with worm damage looming if logging cannot occur before winter.
Rukwana a 200 population town near Kmwpatt, ten years old, had no religious services until a month ago when a Methodist society formed. Businessmen push the project, aiming to attract residents by providing a church, despite many not being churchgoing.
The steamer Fansitoba bound for London grounded on the north side of Bayside channel while passing out at about 9:00 a.m. It will probably get off on the next tide.
Northwestern earnings for May show an increase of 283 046 over last year. The fiscal year ending May 1 posts a total rise of 1 287 475 compared with the prior year’s results.
Marine Architect Cramp, head of Cramp & Son, discusses the Victoria sinking. He cites hull stability, ram warfare, and government limits on shipbuilders, predicting modern vessels remain prone to overturns until official inquiries reveal the cause. He questions why Flora sank quickly and notes safety is secondary to combat design.
In Almyra Wisconsin on June 26 a ten year old son of Thomas Hitch of Melinda Prairie died after falling from a tree and impaling himself on a stick. The tragedy occurred two days earlier and is under local investigation.
An advertisement promotes Ayer's Pills as a universal remedy effective at every dose. Claims cover constipation dyspepsia biliousness sick headache liver complaint jaundice loss of appetite rheumatism colds and fevers, presenting a broad health cure.
A man describes persistent creepy sensations that attacked him, then credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. After a year and a half of no relief, he used the product and reports the creepy feeling vanished. He claims weight gain and improved health, citing others aided by the remedy.
Anguish grips the crowd outside the Admiralty as news spreads of the Victoria sinking off Tripoli. Officials await Malta dispatches for full details while survivors are identified. many relatives search the bulletin board for names of those saved or lost.
Brainerd Minn June 26 intense excitement followed the discovery of a corpse under the floor of a Chinese laundry. Police arrested three men believed linked to the murder and are questioning them as the investigation continues.
News reached New York of the sudden death at Bar Harbor of Mrs. Fannie Godwin wife of Parke Godwin former editor of The Commercial Advertiser She was a daughter of poet William Cullen Bryant and had recently left the city for a summer stay at Bar Harbor.
A body found at the west end of the breakwater is positively identified as George Wagner, one of four men who started a Sunday fishing trip and did not return. The recovery confirms the other three are presumed lost.
Indicating a move by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad to relocate the Milbank division to Mortempeo Minnesota, June 26. Steps will be taken to enlarge the yard and construct six new stalls in the roundhouse to accommodate the Milbank division.
The application for release under a writ of habeas corpus was argued before the supreme court Friday. Judge Macon spoke for Dr Graves and Mr Steele represented the state. The court took the case under advisement.
Reports from the country home of ex Senator Van Wyck in Lixcotn Nebraska say he is slowly sinking after a paralytic stroke suffered a month ago. The bulletin notes his condition has not improved and death may be near.
MILWAUKEE June 26 F L Day former president of the Plankinton bank has vanished during grand jury inquiries into the bank failure. He left for West Baden Indiana reportedly for health reasons and has not been seen since.
In St Paul on June 26 the grain and warehouse commission announced the purchase of the state elevator site for 11 000 dollars. The deal closed after final formalities and plans will be drawn immediately for the elevator.
Six young men from well-to-do Minneapolis families have been charged with theft. The gang allegedly carried out many small crimes and has confessed. Some linked them to the Harris murder, but that connection is denied.
In Minneapolis on June 26 Colonel G Rogers of The Market Record was chosen secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the death of C C Sturtevant after a chamber of commerce board meeting.
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