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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1895
Page
6
The notice urges hope and courage and recommends Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver oil and Hypophosphites as essential from illness onset. It claims nourishment and fattening effects aid recovery, even with lung involvement, and warns against substitutes while promoting Scott & Bowne products.
Booner Iowa March 11. Police quell a disturbance by vagrant trespassers at a rail mill east of town. Officers fired. Jim Freeman alias Riley was killed by a gunshot to the heart. Tim Lanman was fatally wounded. another tramp shot in the arm. Twelve suspects jailed.
About 50 tramps captured a Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore freight train near Baltimore, fighting train crew with knives and revolvers. After a running gun battle in heavy fog, police captured dozens of fugitives in Wilmington. Prisoners were jailed after a Justice Smelz hearing.
The Ohio National Guard military commission appointed by Governor McKinley to investigate the shooting of citizens at Washington courthouse by Ohio troops under Colonel Alonzo B. Coit while defending a negro prisoner from lynching sustains Coit and Governor McKinley endorses the report.
Secretary Gresham, recovering from neuralgia, declines to confirm Spanish moves to recall United States Consul General Williams in Havana. He voiced displeasure at a consul general publicly criticizing Spanish officials, stating diplomatic officers should not publish criticisms in newspapers.
In Ashland Wisconsin March 11 a surge of homestead filings accompanies the survey of the St Paul Minneapolis and Ashland railroad. Officials estimate over 100 claims, many from unemployed city mechanics, are being filed as people seek homes in Northern Wisconsin. The filings occur mainly at the Ashland land office and extend beyond the immediate district.
Nettie Nelson age 22, an artist for E. M. Briggs, killed herself by strangling with a handkerchief tied to a bed post in her room. Friends say she was temporarily insane, after long illness. She lived with her parents in Minneapolis.
Washington March 11 three new public buildings were authorized in the sundry civil bill through Senator Carey of Wyoming. They are for Helena Montana Cheyenne Wyoming and Boise Idaho. The argument is that none of these states have ever had a government building erected.
Washington March 9 The special house committee on agricultural depression cites demonetization of silver option trading and tariff as three main causes. It urges remonetizing silver at 16 to 1 a bounty on exports, a national pure food law, and outlawing futures gambling as relief. A minority report is in preparation.
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from lactic acid in blood that attacks joints. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to purify blood, increase vitality, tone the body, neutralize acidity, and cure rheumatism.
The Geological Survey is examining the utility of diverse stones for road construction. A forthcoming report will summarize results. The State Department will send inquires to France Germany Austria and Italy seeking reports on systematic methods for collecting and testing road construction stone.
New York on March 9. President James J. Hill of the Great Northern and his family returned from nearly two months abroad in England and Paris. Samuel Hill and several friends joined them after a Pacific crossing. Marcus Daly and William Van Horne also in town but deny any significance to their coinciding. Van Horne says no immediate Minneapolis rail line plans. The Hill party will stay a day or two before returning west.
Twelve letter carriers at South Boston Roxbury and South End stations suspended by orders from Washington and confirmed by Postmaster Coveny. Charges were filed by an inspector who had been in Boston to investigate matters.
In Trempeleau Wisconsin on March 8 Mr Pathenburg slipped while cutting wool with a steam saw and fell onto the machine badly injuring both arms. Amputation of the right arm was required.
Captain L V Cooley reports the steamer Marcus Collins sunk near Bogeau landing last Thursday morning, laden with cotton. The steamer Laura Blanks burned last Sunday morning in sight of Bogeau, with a 9 year old boy missing after Knight’s destruction.
City of Mexico March 8 Senator Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia arrives by special car with his family The party attends to commercial and political interests during their stay President Diaz and cabinet will give special attention to the visitors during their visit
Deapwoop South Dakota March 8 The Holy Terror mine in Keystone cleared up after a brief run of their 10 stamp mill earning 8000 and a day’s find yielded 60 pounds of ore worth 1000 in gold. The mine has operated about four months and totaled over 40000 in gold.
The Washington based post office department orders Repwixe to reduce mail carriers to three. Local merchants plan to protest to the department.
Washington reports no confirmation from the state department or the Spanish legation on a demand to recall United States Consul General Williams at Havana. No official word on the controversy or possible action.
In heavy fog the steamer Longfellow of the Cincinnati Memphis and New Orleans line struck a pier of the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge and sank. Seven crew members are missing while cabin passengers were rescued by the harbor boat Hercules Carroll. One passenger, Aldrich of Cleveland, is still unaccounted for.
Judge Ss J Allen of Turtle Lake reappeared nine miles west of town after two days wandering in the woods in a demented state. The incident had previously caused a sensation locally.
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