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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1895
Page
7
An old newspaper fragment touts cod liver oil mixtures and elixirs from Scott & Davis, listing preparations with phosphorus and soda. It claims benefits for consumption, scrofula, anemia, and associated minor ailments, referencing a New York drug firm and common druggist pricing.
A Minnesota firm led by N P Clarke assigns to Lucas Kells of Sauk Center just before a district court closing. Liabilities are estimated between 500000 and 800000 with assets as high as 1250000. Clarke, seated in St Cloud, has long built wealth on pine lands and bank holdings, but the collapse could trigger extensive litigation over recent transfers and deeds in Stearns Benton and Sherburne counties.
In St Johns on May 7 uncertainty surrounds Newfoundland's possible federation with Canada. The Dominion cabinet letters are under review as disagreements persist. Government supporters claim Confederation is dead and favor Crown Colony status, amid two conferences with Governor O'Brien on the French shore issue.
Cincinnati report flags a likely indefinite general strike by all Ohio coal miners and possible similar action in West Virginia. Manufacturers and railroads fear summer disruption as the Ohio River water drops halting coal from Pennsylvania. Some see the outlook worse than last year, noting the Columbus conference failed to yield a settlement.
In Peoria Illinois on May 7 J B Greenhut refutes Receiver McNulta's claim that he withdrew suits. He vows to oppose actions against the receiver and the reorganization committee to the bitter end and disputes that declaration filings time has expired. He states he has three months from suit initiation to file.
Parties from Spencer Iowa have spent the past ten days in western Huron County buying cattle for market. They have paid farmers in the Wessington area more than 9,000 dollars, with 25,000 dollars worth of cattle still to be marketed within thirty days.
The price of sugar advanced half a cent per pound at retail and wholesale in Halifax N S May 7. The rise follows higher duties by the Dominion government. In the past three weeks six steamers and one ship with 150,000 bags for refineries arrived in Halifax in anticipation of the new rates.
Secretary Meagher of the Silver League reports ex-Congressman Bryan of Nebraska has agreed to a public debate with Professor J Laurence Laughlin of the University of Chicago in Chicago on the silver issue.
A Chicago conference of the United Millers association aims to curb production and control the spring wheat crop to raise flour prices. Representatives from Minneapolis Milwaukee Buffalo and Rochester were to attend. Officials predict wheat could rise by June 1 lifting flour toward four dollars a barrel.
In Clinton Falls, three miles north of Owatonna, Ben Whitson, a young boy, was fatally injured in a mill basement accident when caught on a water wheel shaft. The body showed extensive injuries and no witness to the event.
In Sheboygan Wisconsin on May 6 the Crocker Chair company refused to restore 1892 wages and workers decided to remain out. The strike has 3,000 men active as efforts to trigger more walkouts continue. Two tannery workers were assaulted by three women on their way home.
CariscaGe May 6 report says Henry Washausen, treasurer of St Jacobus Lutheran Church, is short between $20 000 and $25 000. He has confessed to church officers and has mortgaged his house and allowed partial payment of the shortage.
In Wichita on May 6 the five Cheyenne and Arapahoe chiefs nearly abdicated in favor of a new youth committee led by Paul Goodbear, a young Cheyenne preacher, who heads the formed organization.
Wildfires spread through the Coffee and Russell City area in Elk County sparking extensive damage to oil property. A large force of men battle the flames but report little success as authorities warn of a growing loss.
A telegram to the Secret Service Bureau from Hamilton Ontario reports Mrs. M. L. Mack has been committed for extradition on charges of belonging to the Chicago postage stamp counterfeiting gang.
Mrs. Maria Palmenter aged 67 was found dead at Marion, Iowa, after drowning in nine inches of water in a rain barrel. Authorities say she had been ill and is believed to have been mentally unbalanced.
An accident on the Mount Forrest drainage canal left one man dead and three others seriously injured, with one of the injured expected to die.
The April drought eased in the northern and western parts of Wisconsin as showers are forecast by the weather bureau. The first local rain of the season fell in Milwaukee today while other southern sections also reported moisture.
Advertisement asserts rheumatism is caused by lactic acid in the blood attacking joints. It promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla as a tonic that purifies blood, neutralizes acidity, and cures rheumatism by increasing vitality and overall health.
Hood's Pills are promoted as the best after dinner tonic aiding digestion and curing headaches. The ad emphasizes quick relief and reliable results from this popular remedy.
Homer Bruce shot and killed Paul Johnson during a poker game in Biproro Indiana on May 7. Four men were arrested after a dispute erupted. Bruce says the shooting was accidental.
In Rareland North Carolina on May 6 George Mills was privately hanged in the jail yard at 9 49 for the murder of his niece Inia Wimberly.
At Sturmmerville Pennsylvania an explosion in a mine shaft burned five men one of whom died at the scene three others injured were rushed to a hospital with severe burns. Authorities investigated the blast while workers faced a dangerous shift ahead.
Harper's Magazine outlines the December number with Thomas Hardy's The Simpletons starting in December 1804 and continuing to November 1895. It features Louis De Conte on Joan of Arc, a Charleston and the Carolinas illustrated paper, Africa’s northern belt in Mine Volumes, Julian Ralphs Chinese Life stories, and A Three Part Novellette by Richard ae Davis.
Listing of Harper's Magazine Harper's Weekly Harper's Bazar and Harper's Young People per year prices plus free postage to subscribers in the United States Canada and Mexico with address at Harper & Brothers.
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