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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
6
Mrs Emma White of Camden New Jersey praises Cuticura for curing eczema after three doctors failed. She says ointment lotion and resolvent cleared her face after four bottles and urges others to try the external treatments for relief. The testimonial notes the products and address, dated 1905.
Attorney General Moody plans to study the law to decide if the government can appeal Judge Humphrey’s ruling that relieved packers officials from prosecution. The government will push to place responsibility on corporate officials where guilty, while pursuing ongoing corporation prosecutions. A bill proposing a remedy is before Congress.
March 23 commodity notes show Wheat May and July at 78% and 78e, Corn May 44% and July 44e, Oats May 30% and July 29%. Pork futures at 1650 and 16.24 for July, flax and other lines appear garbled with several illegible figures.
In Kansas City on March 24 Judge Wofford refused to rehear the Speyer murder case. John Martin Speyer of New Orleans, twice convicted of killing his young son, had appeals denied by the supreme court. Judge Wofford said he would not preside again and noted Judge John A. Rich will handle the June 28 trial date.
Indianapolis reports the coal operators and miners in Central competitive and South Western districts held executive sessions to break a deadlock over wage scales. F A Robbins of Pittsburgh defended paying the proposed increase, while debates and accusations continued among operators from four states.
Italian immigrant Giuseppe Marmo was hanged in Newark for murdering his brother in law Nunzio Marinana. He endured repeated escapes and reprieves, drawing an iron bar in court and injuring officers. A federal habeas corpus bid was denied as lawmakers set a conference on statehood related rules.
A four story Kinzie street fire endangers 700 prisoners in the Cook county jail with guards struggling to quiet the crowd. One girl and two firemen are slightly injured as smoke overwhelms firefighters and a panic threat looms during the blaze near Belden Manufacturing’s rear building.
In St Petersburg on March 23 authorities warn of a planned secret delegate meeting in Finland in April to decide on a general strike or provisional government. Some radical leaders push for uprising while others seek to force a constituent assembly. Durnovo orders governors to prepare. Witte backs peasant bond financing for land reform.
Friends fear Thomas W. Kiley has taken his life after a report that he wed Flora A. Colt of Brooklyn in Hammond Indiana while another wife remained living. Kiley, president of the North Side Bank and head of a hardware firm, could not be located despite searches at his Brooklyn offices and home. A lawyer, John S. Griffiths, pressed a $37,500 fee alleging he brokered a settlement between Kiley and Mrs Colt as she pursued a claim.
Palermo reports twenty one shocks over three days on Ustica. A central valley collapsed and all houses were destroyed. Two thousand residents fled to fields and boats while sixty criminals housed there resisted guards until subdued. authorities dispatched soldiers and medical staff.
Reinforcements of cavalry infantry and artillery arrive in Moscow as railway depots are held by soldiers and trains stand by to move troops along the line in case of a strike. A heavy five day snowstorm has pushed back a planned uprising.
The Interstate Commerce Commission began an important hearing in New York on alleged undervaluing and misrepresentation by shippers in New York and other Eastern points. Chairman Martin A. Knapp and Clements and Froty attended. P J Farrell led the hearing with first witness Rotell G Stevenson, inspector for the Trunk Line association across New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Deputies serve subpoenas on nine widows in a Sioux Falls land fraud trial set for April 5. The case centers on a Pierre South Dakota firm hiring G A R widows to file homestead claims in Stanley and nearby towns with hopes of illicitly profiting by $200 per completed claim. More subpoenas will reach women in Minnesota cities including New Ulm St Paul Minneapolis and Northfield.
Columbus March 23 Governor Pattison, seriously ill with a severe cold and fever, is reported much better after a restful night. Two physicians remained at the house overnight as officials say his condition shows improvement.
In Albany on March 23 the state senate debated an insurance committee bill to delay annual elections of all mutual life insurance companies until Nov 16. If passed, the measure would invalidate existing proxies including those via Thomas W. Lawson and any proxies dated before Sept 15.
Secretary Bonaparte urged a naval budget increase before the House Naval Affairs Committee proposing two 16 000 ton battleships or, failing that, one 19 400 ton battleship. Admiral Dewey backed 18 000 ton ships after the Dreadnaught model. In Chicago a tree toppled at Hunt's European hotel injuring guests and causing property damage.
Chicago March 23 Zion City announces a major shift in its business structure. John Alexander Cowie will retire from management and all manufacturing units will be incorporated with stockholders gaining control through director elections. The first incorporation is the candy factory with $50,000 capital, Zion owning $20,000 and others holding the rest. PMID: none
Baltimore report from March 24 states Walter Potee, described as insane, opened fire at a tuner in Brooklyn Anne Arundel county, wounding five people, two fatally likely.
The Department of Justice will investigate the Chattanooga lynching of Johnson after the Supreme Court granted a right of appeal to stay his execution. If warranted, federal statutes will govern action against participants in the incident.
Cape Henry Va March 23 The German steamer San Miguel bound from Baltimore for Port Maria and the American schooner Ralph M Hayward from New York collided 126 miles off here. The schooner leaks badly and is beached at Lyuuhaven inlet while the tug North America goes to assist. San Miguel proceeds to Baltimore with its main mast carried away and deck tramming wreckage.
San Francisco date March 23 Superior Judge Graham granted Mrs. Henry E. Huntington a divorce on the ground of detertions. No alimony request was made and attorneys would not state any money settlement. Henry E. Huntington is a nephew and chief heir of the late Collis P. Huntington with a stake in the Huntington estate. The couple have two grown daughters and a son.
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