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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
1
Mrs Jane Lathrop Stanford dies in Honolulu under mysterious circumstances amid speculation of poisoning. Her death shocks social circles. authorities investigate possible foul play and review medical records and eyewitness accounts.
Mrs. Jane Stanford widow of Senator Leland Stanford died at the Moana hotel in suspicious circumstances after saying she had been poisoned. Police in Honolulu and San Francisco investigate while witnesses say she suspected a poisoning in San Francisco.
San Francisco reports an attempted poisoning of Mrs. Stanford via mineral water at her California street home. Analysis found strychnine in the bottle and stomach contents, but officials deny the incident while rumors persist. Mrs. Stanford sailed for the Orient aboard the Korea two weeks ago seeking recovery.
Mrs Jane Lathrop Stanford born Albany 1825 married Leland Stanford builder of the Central Pacific railroad. As wife of Governor and Senator she aided social life and helped found Leland Stanford Jr. University. After his death she steered the university endowment and trustees, directing most of the huge fortune to the school.
President Roosevelt transmitted a special message to Congress urging passage of bills to prevent the spread of contagious animal diseases across state lines and to foreign countries. He supports federal regulation of interstate movement of animals exposed to disease and asks enactment before adjournment.
Washington reports that over 100 public laws were enacted during the Fifty-eighth congress short session. More than 1,000 private acts passed, mainly pension grants, with a few relief measures and removal of desertion charges. Regular appropriation bills advance toward completion, some already signed by President Roosevelt.
Japanese army headquarters reports enemy batteries at Tangyou mountain Tangchiatun began shelling at 4 this morning. Shupangtai and Wengchengpao guns targeted our outposts while brigade fronts attacked rail line trenches. The outposts held with fierce hand to hand fighting, the enemy left sixty dead and some taken prisoner. Small groups at Wan ehiayuantzu Sanchiatzu and Lapatai were repulsed.
Representative J Adam Bede of Minnesota announced to the president that the training ship Fern will be moved from Portsmouth navy yard to Duluth for Minnesota naval militia use. Repairs at Portsmouth are to be finished in about sixty days before transit via the Great Lakes to Duluth.
In the house of commons Earl Percy said British representations on the US Cuba reciprocity treaty failed to change U.S. view. The most favored nation clause was not held to cover privileges granted to third persons in exchange for specific concessions.
Tokio reports the German steamer Romolus seized en route to Vladivostok with Cardiff coal struck an iceberg in Soya strait and began leaking on the port side. A prize crew was put aboard and she was sailed to Yokosuka but had to be beached in Aomiri bay to save her.
Two Kuropatkin dispatches dated February 27 and 28 report the head of the Shakhe river bridge captured. Japanese assaults on Gauto pass were repulsed on both dates while Russian advance guards hold Kudaza. Sharpshooters harass the Japanese front and night grenades at Sandiapu caused alarm.
Assistant County Attorney Louis B. Anderson shot and fatally wounded one of two men who attempted a robbery as they fired through an overcoat pocket. A second assailant, Frank H. St. Amand, later sought treatment for a breast wound at a drug store and was later identified by Anderson. The other robber escaped.
In Kutais violence erupted with Cossacks firing on crowds, leaving several dead or wounded before order was restored. Local authorities moved to quell unrest and restore normalcy.
Premier Balfour told the house Milner the British high commissioner in South Africa had long since stated he would not remain there and would resign, a move previously announced in these dispatches.
The committee on plans of the rapid transit commission adopted tentative subway projects for Manhattan the Bronx Brooklyn and part of Queens. Estimated cost ranges from 200 million to 250 million dollars. The plans will be reported to the rapid transit commission. STOESSEL AT 8ST. PE
Lieutenant General Stoessel arrived in St Petersburg from Moscow to a large crowd, especially women, at the depot. War Minister Sakharoff and Admiral Zilotti greeted him with flowers as Mrs Stoessel accompanied him. He visited the residence of Prince Viasemky before returning to the imperial capital amid cheers.
The Kansas House voted 82 to 18 to pass an anti-discrimination measure aimed chiefly at Standard Oil. The bill, last of the anti-trust laws of the session, now goes to Governor Hoch after a heated debate.
Cossacks infantry and artillery patrol Warsaw by day and night to aid police amid ongoing labor unrest. Most large strikes ended except two iron mills with 3,000 still out and the street railroad strike continues with no cars running for five days. Firemen, street cleaners, and other laborers pushed demands. a related court action imposes three months imprisonment and a 2650 dollar fine on those attempting to block others from working.
Secretary Hay assures Haitian minister Washington that the United States has no designs on annexation or possession of San Domingo or Hayti nor intent to extend American influence in that region.
March 2 report from Batoum Caucasia notes a number of school boys participated in a riot. Details limited. no injuries or causes disclosed in available text.
B H Finch, an official of a Brooklyn coal company, underwent a major operation to remove most of his tongue after a cancerous growth spread from irritation near the base. The procedure, lasting fifty two minutes, cut away about two thirds of the tongue and tied the lingual arteries to control bleeding.
George Rice long opposed the Standard Oil trust and claimed legal defeats ruined him. He died in Asbury Park at 65 from pneumonia after grip, following a circuit court setback in Trenton last December. An author of Black Death, Rice publicized alleged bribery by the oil trust to halt Ohio prosecutions.
John Ansheery long time secretary of the Equitable Fire and Marine Insurance company in Chicago has been arrested on an embezzlement charge for 7503 dollars allegedly taken from the Providence office. The arrest followed a trip to Providence and unusual circumstances surrounding the case.
Mayberry admitted the books were jumbled and was not arrested until returning to Chicago. He was allowed by Samuel G home secretary to travel via Baltimore while Howe used a different route. Mayberry and Howe arrived in Chicago at the same time and Mayberry’s arrest followed immediately.
William Hoppler of Morristown New Jersey survived an industrial accident that shredded skin on his back and limbs. Surgeons grafted about 700 pieces of skin from his brothers to cover wounds. He has begun sitting up and doctors expect full recovery within months.
Two freight trains on the Knoxville division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad collided head on near Lebanon Junction Kentucky. A fireman and a brake man were killed and the engineer injured as flames engulfed the wreck. The division office was alerted and Louisville firefighters boarded a special train to reach the scene. One train carried two carloads of cargo and one carload was cremated with several animals affected.
Cincinnati reports Henry Fey, a farm caretaker west of the city, killed all livestock on the premises before fatally shooting himself. The victims were found piled near the house, after which Fey died by his own hand in the kitchen.
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