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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
1
The article urges mothers and girls to learn about their physical makeup to prevent later distress. It stresses prompt care for irregularities and promotes Dr. Pierce’s prescriptions for regular female functions and overall strength. It notes a medical advertisement from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, NY.
Land Commissioner Lamoreaux vows to keep sooners off the Red Lake reservation and telegrams Special Agent Naff to notify all settlers to vacate agricultural lands before the opening date. Refusal to leave could jeopardize homestead rights.
South Dakota sues Yankton county to recover 1750 claimed as penalty and interest from state taxes. The suit argues county practice of retaining penalties has been general and if courts support the auditor the state could gain about 50000.
Hamilton Diston of Philadelphia recently requested a $500,000 increase in life insurance. The application was accepted by executive officers and sent to Philadelphia officials for final approval. He underwent the required medical examination during this period.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as unequaled for purity and vitality of the blood noting record sales and cures. It recounts a reader's son, seven years old, suffering rheumatic fever and rheumatism with sores on the thigh, once deemed hopeless by a doctor.
A patient with chronic scrofula sores endures bone fragments and a failing leg. After a year of illness and hopeless prognosis from doctors, a newspaper ad leads to trying Hood’s Sarsaparilla starting February. The relief begins as treatment starts.
Fire sweeps Marinette county with Middle Inlet endangered and aid summoned from Peshtigo Lumber camp. About 100 workers battle the blaze along the St Paul railway right of way. An eating house of the Diamond Match company and 1,500,000 feet of lumber valued at 15000 dollars were destroyed.
May 13 reports fierce wildfires scorching Clearfield Elk and Jefferson counties. The Portland Lumber Company mill is destroyed, and 125 million feet of timber across 6,000 acres in Knox and Boggs townships burn. Radhaus and Ramey face encroaching flames as crews fight the blazes.
The river tow boat Harry Brown bound from New Orleans toward Pittsburg exploded its boilers 25 miles below Vicksburg Miss killing eleven including Norman Drake pilot and C W Bardsley steersman Many officers and crew were rescued or wounded and taken to Vicksburg Hospital The Honshell towed survivors and aided in rescue efforts The cause remains unknown due to the missing engineer
An excursion train from Jacksonville on the Florida Central and Peninsula railroad jumped the track at Anderson five miles from Savannah. The tender derailed first, dragging coaches baggage and mail car. About 150 passengers rode the train with roughly 40 injured, most by bruises or minor cuts.
A determined night attack on the Bun ker Hill concentrator at Wardner Junction involved kerosene and boxed accelerants. Dynamite exploded to blow up a section of flame shaking Kellogg nearly a mile away, but authorities extinguished the fire.
In St. Jonas New Foundland on May 13 authorities report two sealing vessels from Bonne Bay missing in the Belle Isle strait. Forty crewmen are unaccounted. The harbor is again iced over with several steamers waiting outside, carrying mails and passengers until ice clears.
City Engineer Scott completed an extensive survey of Wind cave located 12 miles from Hot Springs Arkansas. After several days of work a map of the interior will be printed to guide explorers. Wind cave has already 97 miles of explored passages.
Delegates from six national railroad labor groups meet at the Order of Railway Conductors hall in St. Louis to form a federation. About 600 attendees discuss uniting the six orders and consider admission of the American Railway Union, with Debs exclusion after a narrow vote. Arbitration and appeals from federal court decisions are also endorsed.
May 13 reports the California deep water project provoking intense debate in the senate. Senator Berry accuses a $3,000,000 appropriation of serving private interests linked to C. P. Hentington of the Southern Pacific, while Senators West and Caffery oppose funds at this time. Frye defends the commerce committee position.
Wasxixeray May 13 The house session centers on District of Columbia business. A preliminary conference report on the Indian appropriation bill is agreed to and the title of Mr Maddox of Georgia to his seat is confirmed.
In Cleveland on May 18 the Methodist Episcopal general conference fixed the election day for bishops. The vote will start Thursday and run until all officers are chosen. Resolutions against color-line bias and lynching were referred to committees. a salary cut proposal also moved to committee.
Pretoria May 13 President Kruger said in a press interview he was astonished by the official defense of Cecil Rhodes and the Chartered South Africa company in Friday's debate in the House of Commons. He wished he could have attended to personally counter the speakers.
Yankton South Dakota May 13 announces the state fair will be held the week beginning September 28. Preliminary work has started by local directors and the local subscribers control the association with the state board of agriculture acting only as an advisory body. The premium list will be issued around July 1.
Louisville May 13 A J Speckert president of the defunct German American Title company that assigned assets for 300000 has disappeared to parts unknown. Speckert feared prosecution and left with affairs in a muddled condition.
The Republican state convention at Brist Montanna selected six delegates for the St Louis meeting led by Senator Carter. Delegates were un instructed and no silver plank was adopted aside from a strong bimetallism stance. Carter Mantle and Hartman were named by acclamation with three more chosen after a night session: J W Power J W Strevelle L G Phelps Alexander Metzer L H Hirschfield O R Goddard and Thomas G Marshall.
CongressGl Grosvenor says the nomination is effectively decided with McKinley on 548 declared delegates and 60 contested seats counted as McKinley. He projects 638 on the first ballot if the remaining 72 delegates vote as pledged, and dismisses fears of untrustworthy delegates.
Washington May 12 The house is likely to drift through the session with conference reports on appropriation bills and routine matters. Immigration and Pacific railroad funding bills may be considered, but leaders oppose funding this session. Chairman Bartholdt is away at a St Louis convention delaying immigration action. The river and harbor bill should finish early this week followed by the Dupont Delaware seat resolution. District of Columbia appropriations likely to fill the rest of the week. Cuban death sentences prompt possible senate action.
Baton Rouge May 13 The state convention of the Republican party met in the afternoon with General W J Behan presiding. Delegates elected were A A Maginnis of New Orleans E N Conroy of St Mary Anthony Doherty of East Baton Rouge and H Hackney of New Orleans. Resolutions pledged support for McKinley while his name remained before the convention.
Senator Teller of Colorado telegraphs to the Republican state convention at Pueblo that he does not intend to support a national ticket unless the convention adopts his view that the silver question is the paramount issue. He states he will not back a gold standard platform or one of doubtful construction.
Henry Cuyler Bunner editor of Puck magazine died in Nutley New Jersey in the afternoon from tuberculosis. He contributed to leading magazines and authored several works.
Milwaukee on May 12 reports without disturbances after a street railway strike. About 1,000 strikers paraded in the morning while a union committee presented its case to a state arbitration board in the afternoon. The company operates with full staff and will not negotiate further.
It is estimated that nearly 10 000 workingmen availed themselves of the half holiday law Saturday afternoon. Committees from the employees asked managers to comply and in nearly all cases the request was met with a satisfactory result. The law meets universal approval from the workingmen and may improve relations between employers and employees.
Indiana Democratic Chairman Holt reports securing 60 rooms at the Palmer House for the Indianapolis delegation and the Matthews boomers at the national committee meeting in Chicago. He claims they will be better housed than supporters of other candidates.
Sam Rogers of Louisville boxed four rounds with lightweight champion Jack McAuliffe. Rogers was knocked out in the third round by an uppercut and rendered unconscious after his head struck the floor. The curtain fell, the house cleared, and McAuliffe and Rogers were arrested for disorderly conduct.
The four day shooting tournament at Guttenberg race track concluded with Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake Indiana winning the championship event and the silver cup. Fulford of Utica and Elliott of Kansas City tied for second, with Rolla Heikes of Dayton close fourth.
The Mississippi River at Brainerd Minnesota has risen nine inches in the last 56 hours and is higher than at any time in seven years. Significant property damage is reported and all government reservoirs above Brainerd are full.
Thirteen business houses and three dwellings burned at Sebree Kentucky with no insurance. Senator Sherman says Indiana's action settles the president fight in favor of McKinley. Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake Iowa wins clay bird shooting title with a Guttenburg score 266 in a possible 390. Francis Agnew, longtime Northwestern contractor and former St. Paul resident, has died in Chicago.
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