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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1904
Page
2
Daily mail and express service No 25 runs westward and northward with accommodations and connections. 10:35 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. times noted for departures and connections at Sioux Valley Junction and Redfield for points east.
A Republican sub committee report proposes creating two states Oklahoma and Arizona from Oklahoma and Indian Territory and Arizona and New Mexico respectively. Admission for Oklahoma and Indian Territory set for 1906. constitutions must ban polygamy with possible woman suffrage. Negro suffrage restrictions limited to standard qualifications.
Daniel Davenport of Bridgeport argues against the eight hour bill before the house labor committee. He says the bill violates personal rights of contractors and would be unconstitutional, comparing it to the 1892 navy yard eight hour limit and detailing penalties under both laws. He notes the measure would affect Panama Canal construction, river and harbor works, and public buildings.
Boston March 28 Pettingill and Co the newspaper advertising agency says its affairs are in the hands of creditors and liabilities may reach a million with assets possibly a quarter of that. Counsel cites heavy credit extension errors and embarrassed business plans as the cause. No formal assignment yet and it is uncertain if bankruptcy or a friendly receiver will be pursued. The firm has operated in Boston since 1848 and enjoys wide newspaper connections.
Thousands of New Yorkers watched a large fire in downtown Manhattan on Broadway near Morris European and American Express, spreading to Adams Express. Firefighters gained control around 1 PM, with an estimated loss of $400000.
In San Francisco on March 28, Corbett denounced the Corbett Britt decision as unjust after Britt won at the end of the twentieth round. Corbett said he was mistreated and cried in his dressing room. Trainer Harry Tuthill announced a rematch in three weeks with winner taking all.
Chicago reports Marx Neidermeier and Van dine denied a new trial in the car barn case. The execution date is scheduled for April 22.
A severe Louisville storm injured eight people and caused extensive property damage citywide. Winds up to sixty miles per hour brought flooding, unroofed homes, a blown roof at the Industrial School of Reform, and panic among 100 inmates.telegraph connections to the South were knocked out, halting service for hours.
In Butte Montana a temporary peace is declared between Minnie Healy and Boston and Montana companies. Miners are withdrawn from the disputed ground until ownership is settled by courts or other means. No ore extraction or blasting will occur during the pause.
The Rock River rose two inches during the night and another half inch per hour. It nears the 1881 flood peak when the dam broke. Riverbank sheds are underwater and part of the residential area is two feet under water in Janesville Wisconsin.
Cincinnati March 28 heavy rains flood Ohio with the Big Miami rising fifteen feet in four hours near Hamilton. Bridges, mills and rail lines washed out. Findlay and Washington Indiana report widespread flooding along Blanchard Maumee and White rivers. Hundreds displaced as rail traffic stops.
Detroit reports a cold spell slows floodwaters while Grand Rapids endures record river rise. In the west side about 2,500 homes are waterlogged, residents travel by boat, and streets flood to three to five feet as the Grand River channels southward near the Grand Trunk bridge. There is widespread concern over the crest of floodwaters across the state.
Vindennes Ind March 28 The Wabash River rises to nineteen feet and increases three inches per hour. Over 200 houses surrounded. Levees broken, factories closed. White River rising rapidly causing damage. Rail traffic halted on Evansville Terre Haute line. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern halted for twenty hours. Indianapolis and Vincennes closed to traffic. Big Four runs a few trains. Rainfall over six inches in twenty hours.
A Korea telegram reports Russians building seven fortresses near Antung with six more under construction. Four artillery batteries are said to be at Chyangsyong. Russians hold the north bank of the Anju river while Japanese fortify the south bank and exchange fire.
Washington Indiana March 28 The White river is ten miles wide in places and rising rapidly. Thousands of acres of farm land are under water and much damage has been done. Many farmers have arrived here with their families. All traffic on the Evansville and Indianapolis road has been suspended.
The Manchurian army mobilization is now complete. General Kuropatkin visited Harbin fortress and reached Mukden Saturday night. Russia debates Egyptian surveillance of non war ships through Suez to curb contraband. a Newchwang report on Kreutler consular appointment is officially denied.
A Dewitt Arkansas county dispatch reports five negroes shot dead while in guards custody after the St Charles race troubles. Names listed include Jim Smith Charley Smith Mac Baldwin Abe Bailey and Gaett becod. Nine black residents have died in a week amid the unrest as a Griffin posse pursuit escalated into killings.
A tornado swept Port Louis and the island of Mauritius on March 21 and 22, bringing heavy rain and widespread devastation. Twenty four people are confirmed dead and thousands are left without food or shelter. Crops houses bridges and telegraph lines were destroyed in the disaster.
The annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race was rowed on the Putney to Mortlake course about four and a quarter miles. Cambridge led at the finish by four lengths and secured the victory over Oxford.
High water in Indianapolis from Fall Creek and White River floods hundreds of houses. The rivers meet here and levels are dangerous. about 300 families forced from their homes as levees break. No loss of life reported though property damage is heavy.
The Liao river opened to navigation on Friday at Newchwang with shipping agents reporting a tenfold increase in vessel departures along China's coasts. Russian authorities issued docking rules requiring all incoming ships to anchor 5.5 miles below the fort and enter the harbor only between 6 a.m. and unspecified closing hours.
Riots of a serious nature accompany the Marseilles dock strike as police clash with workers attempting to picket. Several men are reported injured in the confrontations.
Merchants oppose an order requiring ships near the fortifications to submit to examinations. They press for permits to anchor within two miles before inspection, arguing the rule compromises neutral rights while authorities insist on surveillance as a military precaution.
St. Petersburg March 28 Captain Irkorff of the Manchurian commissariat service was arrested on the charge of selling information tied to the quartermaster's Hansbrough and Dubois.
In Washington on March 28, senators argued over repealing the desert land law the timber and stone law and the homestead act’s commutation clause. Hansbrough and Dubois linked repeal pressures to railway land holdings while Gibson urged repeal and Newlands favored modifications.
Madison March 28 Judge Dinwiddie ruled for the state in the Equitable Life Insurance Society case. The state sought about 300 million dollars of surplus for policy holders in Wisconsin. The decision says permissive action after failure to enforce is not sufficient and the case will be appealed.
Chicago report says Alderman John J. Brennan received a new trial after a year sentence in the house of correction for fraudulent election. The appellate court took similar action with Charles E. Carle, while Herbert Kent’s conviction was upheld.
During the day a rescue operation sought to reach David Knoll after a vehicle left the levee with a team near the city. Knoll was reported cued later. The bodies have not been recovered.
Four miners are killed after a cage falls in the Dorrance shaft at Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. Rescue teams recover bodies as investigation begins into the mishap.
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