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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1893
Page
6
Promoted as a pure liquid laxative, Syrup of Figs is praised for cleansing the system without weakening the kidneys liver or bowels. The California Fig Syrup Co markets it in 50c and 1 bottles with their name on every package and warns against substitutes.
The Liberty Bell was mounted on a decorated float drawn by thirteen coal black horses and escorted by thousands from Union Depot to Jackson Park for the World Columbian Exposition. Chicago crowds filled the streets, police guarded the relic, and the event was billed as a people's procession honoring liberty and American heritage.
A two mile procession in Jackson Park featured mounted police, a decorated float carrying the Liberty Bell drawn by Thirteen Coal Slack Horses, and a guard of honor by the Chicago Hussars. Governors staff and civic leaders from Philadelphia and Chicago attended, with remarks by Mayor Stuart and Mayor Harrison. The bell will be housed in the Pennsylvania building rotunda.
Rumors vary about why the coast defense vessel Monterey remains in the stream below Mare Island lighthouse. Reports claim leaking boilers and extensive repairs by Union Ironworks crews while secrecy surrounds access to the ship.
Governor Waite ordered a special Rio Grande train to move 200 stands of arms and 5 000 rounds to Durango as Navajo forces push north toward Colorado. The Colorado national guard is ordered to report for duty ready to move immediately to the scene.
Ernest Pfuheler a wealthy farmer near Lewiston Wisconsin was found dead in his room after a shot was fired. A large roll of money was missing suggesting a robbery and possible second person present at the time of the shooting.
An Oklahoma Red Cross agent reports after a survey that food and clothing are sufficient. The main need is money to build about 50 houses and buy farming utensils, stock, and related supplies. Miss Barton acting for the National Red Cross has pledged funds for the relief effort.
Sioux City, Iowa April 29. J J Hill reportedly purchases the Sioux City system and connected lines from Sioux City north to Garretson and west to Nebraska, with the Missouri River bridge included. Possession expected May 15. Ed Cudahy to play a leading role in reorganizing the Union Stockyards.
The Duke de Veragua and party traveled through Harrisburg to Chicago. Between Philadelphia and Harrisburg he suffered heart disease but improved before departure. a physician, Dr Daniel Dunott, joined the train at Harrisburg.
A devastating blaze in a Burlington tenement trapped victims like rats and burned several occupants. Among the dead were Mex HARL, Michael Ler, Juan Morgan, SEPH Swinshan, Maggie Baily, and others. The hallways were dark, flames swept through rooms, and multiple residents escaped or were awakened by a man’s alarm. The morgue holds bodies as investigators probe suspicious circumstances and a loss near $20,000 with limited insurance.
An unknown man was shot and killed at G. H. Strong's rear entrance in Troy Wisconsin as he forced entry. Strong fired twice with a 44 calibre revolver, the bullets hitting the intruder in the head and shoulder, causing instant death.
The Red river overflowed its banks at YLE Minnesota with water spreading five to six miles each side. Depth runs four to five feet over farms between Snake and Red rivers. No lives reported lost yet, but seeds ruined and some crops lost.
The American ship St John under Captain Files has been at sea 152 days from New York and its consignees fear a long delay. The Philadelphia ship Daniel Barnes is 156 days overdue on its voyage to this port and should have arrived months ago.
The First National Bank of Ponca Nebraska shuts its doors after the Union Loan and Trust Company of Sioux City fails. Ex Congressman Greer W Dorsey serves as president of the bank. There is no change in Edwin Booth's condition in New York today.
The Mississippi at St Louis stands 31 feet and rising at about one inch per hour. Upstream tributaries pour torrents into the river as floodwaters threaten to exceed all prior records. Rail lines near the river have already been removed and rail traffic may halt. reports note April’s rail traffic set a high mark.
Paul real estate dealer August Hornsby, from St Paul, faces larceny charges and was arrested in Ohio after leaping from a Burlington train near Winnipeg. Detectives pursued him as he fled with a companion. Flags across Manitoba and Ontario are lowered to half mast.
A Rio Grande do Sul clash near San L on May 2 left about 800 soldiers dead, with General Telles leading government forces and General Tavarez commanding the revolutionary army. Details are scarce and outcomes disputed as reports arrive from Buenos Ayres.
New York on May 2 reports Edwin Booth in a sudden decline with death expected within hours. At 1 a.m. Dr. Sinclair abandoned all hopes of recovery for the famed actor who had been in frail condition.
Nelsonville Ohio May 2 Every mine in the Hocking Valley is idle today due to a strike ordered in Columbus Saturday. Most miners are ready to strike with no violence feared. Bewiatre Ohio May 2 Twenty five hundred coal miners struck in the sub district of Ohio. Some operators offer 75 cents per ton but no terms yet.
Seattle on May 2 recounts a grim crime as Nel sonton Sanborn shot and killed Mrs. Mary Jansen then killed himself. Jansen, 30, widow valued at $30,000, had lived with Sanborn, 30, in the past eight years, while he posed as her gardener.
The Young Women's Christian Association closes its international convention in Totepo May 2. The meeting focused on forming a world association to extend reach into eastern countries of the old world.
A morning fire leveled the two story brick Ed Schuyster & Co building in Milwauk ee. The cause is unknown but suspected incendiary action.
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