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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
1
Cape Town reports fifteen new bubonic plague cases and ninety seven isolations due to contact. A colored couple dies in the streets and a European dies en route to hospital. The threat reaches prosperity classes, a gentleman's entire family is removed to hospital, Malay priests side with authorities, and thousands of Kaffirs will be relocated to the Kaffir location.
In Lourenzo Marques on March 13 General Botha signals willingness to surrender after seeking an armistice to confer with General Dewet and Mr. Steyn. Boers lack artillery and are burying guns as the Lourenzo Marques–Pretoria railway clears of their forces. In Pretoria negotiations with Lord Kitchener and General Botha raise hopes of a transition from military to civil administration with Sir Alfred Milner’s presence.
Lourenco Marques correspondent reports an American officer named Martinson who opposed being taken to Lisbon and sought consular protection. He was arrested and placed aboard the Portuguese transport after stating he resigned from the United States army to join the Boers.
Tacoma reports that on April 1 the White Pass and Yukon road will acquire the Canadian Development company property in Alaska. The deal transfers 16 Yukon steam boats and terminal facilities at White Horse and Dawson, plus two shipyard plants, giving the railroad control of interior waterways. In Arkansas, the House passes an anti trust bill barring corporations in pools or trusts from operating in the state, with an amendment including Round Base Compress Company linked to Senator Jones.
A boiler blast at 458 West Madison Street razed the Doremus laundry. At least eight are named dead, with 29 injured and several missing. Proprietor A L Doremus is held by police as authorities weigh criminal action. Rescue work ends amid a dispute between firemen and police over who must dig for bodies.
New Orleans on March 13 reports the death of Edward Conrad, a renowned Southern diver. He had recently inspected the wreck of the battleship Maine and recovered from beneath the wreckage a portion of a cable believed to have been used in destroying the ship.
General MacArthur reports from Manila that General Marais de Dios with 4 officers and 470 men surrendered at Naic. The surrender is described as very important, signaling the collapse of the insurrection. overall captures since Jan 1 total 3,613 arms.
Manila reports Lt Col Edward B Pratt of the Forty sixth regiment seized 38 rifles at Alfonso Cavite while a detach of the Thirty ninth volunteer infantry took 10 rifles at Batayan Batangas. Papers in the Rus tan case cast doubt on M de Berard former French consul. A Forty eighth volunteer detachment was defeated near Santa Cruz Laguna. A contractAwarded to raise the Spanish warships sunk in Cavite by Admiral Dewey.
Berlin March 3 A translated note shows United States objections to secret talks over territorial cessions in China have led Russia to declare no intention to seize Manchuria. Newspapers question Washington’s handling and McKinley’s stance while Russia’s motives come under scrutiny.
Washington reports the treasury department studied plague rumors in San Francisco. Officials say the report is not public yet and deny the city has bubonic plague or federal control of health affairs. A San Francisco delegation has discussed the matter with Treasury officials and issued statements.
Indianapolis reports General Parrison rested well through the night and showed no deterioration. A slight left lung congestion appeared Saturday afternoon but diminished. doctors fear pneumonia only if complications arise. He remains feverish and optimistic, calling the attack a slight brush and likely to pass.
Madrid on March 13 reports a strong movement among commercial classes supporting tariff reform after the Liberals returned to power. Since 1891 the tariff has been nearly prohibitive on foreign manufactured goods livestock and agricultural products.
Berlin reports a sword duel at Lentschau Hungary between lieutenants Enderle and Exler. Enderle was killed and Exler, wounded heavily, is hospitalized with more than twenty dangerous wounds.
A short poem by F. L. Stanton from the Atlanta Constitution honors a man whose simple cheer uplifted others. It speaks of whistling through sorrow, guiding light in night, and the message that his quiet kindness endured after death.
In Fayetteville during North Carolina’s centennial, Sousa’s Marine Band faced pressure over playing Dixie. After initial hesitation, the band finally played Dixie amid a jubilant reception, followed by Yankee Doodle, The Star Spangled Banner, Red White and Blue, and further Dixie performances, as thousands cheered.
At Old Man Smith’s cigar shop a rough customer paid with a counterfeit 50 cent piece. Smith detected the fake by color and weight, then cut the coin with his tobacco cutter, split it in two and sent the man away after forcing him to leave the premises.
Mr John Cooper visits Augusta for the old veterans reunion and recalls Captain Warren Moseley. A reporter notes a tale of a Yankee hat found at Winchester where three Georgia soldiers named McLendon Wooten and Kilpatrick wore it and were killed. The hat was left on the field after the deaths.
The Macon News notes four men who wore the hat were found cold and stiff after being shot in nearly the same spot. The report implies a chilling pattern linking the killings to the same headwear.
The Rev. C. T. Brady describes cycles as the most fearful power on the plains. He recalls horses lifted and dropped unharmed, birds stripped to molt, a roof torn by a ten foot hole, a building shaken apart, and an iron safe hurled like a toy. The cyclone is an irresponsible omnipotent monster that delights in destruction.
The Boston Transcript describes Boston's Little Italy around the Paul Revere area near Old North, noting the mingling of foreign faces and Catholic churches. It highlights thrift, rising property buying, and a music and art loving community, with Italians visiting the Museum of Fine Arts on free days and a nod to Florence’s cabman who valued the Italian tongue.
At a Mansfield House meeting Percy Alden recounts a tale about the novelist’s mother in Samoa walking with a native chieftain said to have killed thousands and eaten hundreds. The novelist’s mother reacts, correcting the number to eleven.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune recounts John Sherman hosting world champion Bob Fitzsimmons after his Corbett victory. In the State Department office Fitzsimmons appears uneasy while Sherman tries to welcome him. The scene highlights a clash of brain and brawn and ends with Sherman praising Babcock and resuming work.
The south sea islands blend old gods with modern religion as village churches rise and worshipers dress in white shirts and gaudy bonnets. In jungles and seas, ancestral deities persist for hunters and fishers, showing a kinship between savage beliefs and cultured sport. Cor. Forest and Stream.
A Detroit Journal quip notes a public speaker described as powerful and his address on an ocean of national crisis left audiences yawning. The joked line claims his abyss visualization caused contagious yawns among the crowd.
A Chicago man reportedly unloaded 50,000 bushels of corn in a single day last week, a feat marveling farmer Hulbrooth and others. The tale, reported by the Chicago News, echoes across the bull state with disbelief at such labor.
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