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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
3
May wheat fell 1% cents on the Chicago board amid rumors that the leading long had private settlements with shorts. Denials cited lack of cash wheat demand at mills. Traders spoke of the mover selling holdings through outsiders while others called it shakeout. May wheat dropped to 1.15 before stabilizing. July at 1.03 3/4.
Queens Supreme Court Justice Garretson postponed indefinitely the setting of a date for Captain Peter C. Hanna Jr. trial on the murder charge of William F. Annis. He prioritized two other murder cases in jail and scheduled those for March 22 and 23, delaying Hains’ trial.
Washington March 6 Although Vice President Sherman has hardly recovered yet from inauguration day excitement he will face a large enthusiastic gathering tonight The dinner is hosted by Representative J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia former president of the National League of Republican Clubs Attendees include the Pennsylvanian delegation in congress Gridron club members Five OClock club Philadelphia and various high government officials
Pittsburg March 6 Western Pennsylvania coal operators sign a petition to the Ways and Means Committee urging a reciprocal coal trade with Canada. They argue this would boost bituminous output since current high duties hinder cross border trade and protect Canada’s middle region from drawing coal locally.
Seven African American men were executed in Baton Rouge after murder or assault convictions. Willis Willame, awaiting reprieve for a Jefferson Parish murder, was denied but granted a bottle of wine with his last meal. In Piqua, W H Woolburn, a 52 year old St Parish manufacturer, hanged himself, body found at 4:29 p.m.
Classified notices show a typewriter for fifty dollars. sale of cows including Short Horns. two improved farms near Huron plus homestead relinquishments. gas ranges and burners. a Monarch steel range with water front. several rental offerings and a housekeeping job. Lost items include a blue Angel cap and a Knight Templars charm. inquiries directed to local addresses and phone numbers.
President Taft issues a proclamation ordering an extraordinary session of the Sixty-first Congress to convene in Washington at noon on March 15 1909 to receive communications from the executive. The call notes public interests require convening but does not state the session's purpose.
Berlin reports a tense standoff between Austria Hungary and Servia over compensation for Tosnia and Herzegovina annexation. Russia's stance could decide fate, with Servia seeking a conference but Austria Hungary and Germany opposing intervention. Count Forgach informs Belgrade renewal of a commercial treaty cannot be submitted for sanction due to Servia's stance.
Six members of President Taft s cabinet took the oath of office in the cabinet room at the White House. Chief Justice Fuller administered the oath to each official including Frank H Aftch cock Way, George von Longerke Meyer, Richard A Ral Inger, James Wilson, Charles Nagel, and George W Wickersham. Dickinson and Mac Veagh expected to arrive later.
Ballinare reports damage estimates ranging up to millions with discussions on telegraph and telephone lines affected. The March storm caused widespread disruption and highlighted the high costs of recovery.
Washington March 8 Speaker Cannon mulls interim plans for the next rules committee amid vacancies left by Vice President Sherman and Senator-Elect Williams. Analysts say successors to Sherman may be Tawney or Mann with insurgent Democrats seeking a committee on committees reform unlikely.
Reports of Edward Harriman seeking control of Kansas City Southern sent its common stock higher. A rumor claimed he had obtained an option on a large block of stock and would exercise it, lifting price to 46 1/2 as investors viewed the railroad as a solid independent.
At a Beaver boarding house thirty miles west of Pittsburgh Mrs Mamie McKee a widow awoke to find William G Wilner a rejected suitor at her bedside He demanded love and fired four bullets into her head He then swallowed poison and shot himself Mrs McKee survived with no chance of recovery Wilner 26 lived as a boarder and had pressed his advances for a year Also included are brief notes on South Dakota appointments and Senate adjournment to March 15.
The ad stresses eating a sufficient, regular amount of wholesome food and the necessity of thorough digestion. It promotes Kodol as the remedy to digest food when the stomach is weak, claiming rest and digestion support are essential for strength and stomach health.
A testimonial style guarantee promises a full refund from the druggist if a buyer cannot say they received benefits after finishing a dollar bottle of Kodol. The offer limits to the large bottle and to one per family, asserting the product’s potency and the maker's willingness to cover costs. Kodol is produced by BIC.DeWittrée Co. in Chicago.
Washington March 8 a constitutional amendment to fix the inauguration date was the main topic among a few members at the Capital. It was argued ratification would be easier with less controversy and some suggested Congress pass a resolution during a special session urging states to ratify a date likely to give pleasant weather.
Terre Haute Indiana March reports that 600 brewery workers reached a three year contract ending with increased skilled labor pay and reduced hours. A separate brief from Monroe Michigan notes a child named Bradford Norton killed by falling from bed after a long illness.
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