Huron Notes and Local Happenings Across Town
Local items include visits by A F Anderson and C W Goodman on business trips, hotel registrations, and social events. The Huron Orchestra plans a future dance, and Memorial Sunday programs are prepared. Improvements loom in Huron’s business district with new buildings and fixtures while Aberdeen lags in new construction.
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Huron
First National Bank
August Tams
Third Street
Aberdeen
What is Catarrh and the Hyomei Remedy
Catarrh is an inflammation of the mucous membranes in the nose throat and lungs with persistent symptoms. The ad promotes Hyomei as a scientific and commonsense treatment inhaled via a special device. A full Hyomei outfit costs one dollar and includes a personal guarantee from C. H. Longstaff.
Mi ona remedy for digestive organs by Longstaff
Longstaff sells Mi ona under guarantee to refund money unless it cures digestive trouble. The product is described as a remedy for ctomidh or pure bistonite and is marketed as toning the digestive organs.
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H. Longstaff
Notice of Intention to Take Tax Deed
Notice to Mollie McKennis now Mollie McKinnis that on May 20 1907 the state of South Dakota records show tax deeds for lots two five and six in a described area. Taxes with costs and interest must be paid within days from this notice to prevent tax deed action by the holder of the certificate of purchase.
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Mollie
McKennis
Mollie McKinnis
South Dakota
A. J D
Dynamite Accident Kills Timber Worker in White Bear Farm
Patrick Hanson aged forty died after dynamite exploded under a stump on Julius Houssner’s farm near Ewood White Bear Lake. James Cronin and Hanson were clearing timber when the blast sent Cronin airborne and mangled Hanlon. The axe likely struck a hidden dynamite charge placed to destroy the tree earlier.
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St. Paul
Patrick Hanson
Julius Houssner
Ewood
White Bear Lake
Hanson
James Cronin
Cronin
Hanlon
Jury unable to reach verdict in Sheby Steel Tube case
Pittsburg May 18 The jury in the Sheby Steel Tube company case charged with conspiracy to defraud the government by defective boiler tubes in warships could not agree and was discharged by Judge Ewing. Defendants J Jay Dunne and Charles L Close renewed bonds of 5000 dollars each for the October term.
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Pittsburg
Sheby Steel Tube Company
J. Jay Dunne
Charles L. Close
Greenville (Pa
Ewing
United States Court
Bullet for the Kaiser Shot at Royal Car in German Suburb
Berlin reports May 18 that a shot was fired at a high powered automobile between Ehrenselm and Hattersheim near Wiesbaden. The bullet missed the occupants by a safe margin as ten minutes later the Kaiser’s car passed. A reward is offered for the shooter.
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Berlin
Mittag Zeitung
Wiesbaden
Ehrenselm
Hattersheim
Notable Deaths and Market Briefs Across Cities
Prominent iron founder Onaty Five is dead in Ironton and O Orrin W Potter a Chicago steel magnate is deceased. New York Journal of Commerce reports April fire losses in the US and Canada at 21.93 million, up 10 million from 1905. Yale’s Gustave A Stoeckel, longtime music department head, dies in Norfolk Conn at 88. Dispatches suggest mercantile improvement with weather aiding a slow spring. A Democratic petition seeks to block the Boston and Maine merger with New York interests.
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Onty-Five
Ironton
O. Orrin W. Potter
United States
Chicago
New York Journal of Commerce
Tom N. Gray
Gustave A. Stoeckel
Yale University
Norfolk, Conn
N’s Trade Review
Democratic
Boston and Maine Railroad Company
Re York
Record Wheat Options Hit New High On Open Market
Chicago May 18 A volatile session at the board of trade saw initial declines rebound to gains. July wheat options rose to $1.02 and September and December futures topped $1.03, with all leading options closing above the dollar mark amid heavy demand and record activity. Oats also strengthened, with July oats up 2% cents to 46 cents.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Leiter
Rights of Railroads Expand as Supreme Court Rules
The Minnesota supreme court defines Twin City Rapid Transit inter urban lines as common carriers with eminent domain rights. It also clarifies cities cannot franchise them, enabling Minneapolis and St Paul Suburban Railway to condemn a right of way through Excelsior Minnetonka and Mendota, despite village refusals.
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St. Paul
Supreme Court
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Minneapolis and St. Paul
Roosevelt open to appointing rail road value appraisal panel
A Tacoma report quotes President Roosevelt favoring Congress appointing a commission to appraise U S railroad property value not just replacement cost. B S Grosseup Northern Pacific counsel says Roosevelt may allow for energy enterprise and patronage in setting valuation.
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Chicago
Record Herald
Tacoma
Wash
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
B. S. Grosseup
General Western
Northern Pacific Railroad
Evansville Rail Cars Resume With Nonunion Crew Amid Tense Demonstrations
In Evansville Indiana May 18 after sixteen hours of suspension the Evansville and Southern Indiana Railway restarted with nonunion workers aboard. Demonstrations occurred as two cars were stopped and three strikebreakers dragged off by sympathizers. The crowd later forced the unionized workers to join their ranks and removed car fenders while some nonunion employees deserted.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville and Southern Indiana Railway Company
Washington secretary trips to South Dakota Fort Meade
The secretary plans a non political visit to Sioux Falls on June 15 and Fort Meade on June 16 to study military reservations and discuss with Governor Crawford and Senators Gamble and Kittredge. He may deliver a speech in Sioux Falls but will avoid party politics and current issues. He departs for Fort Leavenworth that evening.
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Washington
Ciiis Tsai
South Dakota
Fort Mensa
Congress
Minnesota
State University
Sioux Falls
Fort Meade
Crawford
Gamble
Kittredge
Fort Leavenworth
Stolypin declares plot to kill emperor exposed
In Saint Petersburg May 21 the lower house, nearly absent radicals, approved a for mal resolution praising Tsar Nicholas II and Stolypin for dodging danger. Premier notes foreign reports exaggerate the plot and vows swift prosecution of arrested conspirators while detailing palace entry attempts.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Nicholas
Social Democrats
Imperial Palace
Demand for Higher Wages Triggers Dockside Strike in Buffalo
About 2,000 freight handlers quit at Buffalo docks including the New York Central frethouse demanding 17 to 20 cents an hour raises. The strike, surprise to officials, involved mainly Italian inside men and disrupted multiple freighthouses along the docks. It followed long‑standing dissatisfaction and shows of organization among strikers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
Manufacturers Meet Deliberates Tariff Revision
New York May 21 The National Association of Manufacturers convened at the Waldorf Astoria and will publish a tariff revision report from its tariff committee after polling 3000 members. Speakers include Charles A Prouty Oscar S Straus and Dr Charles P Neill addressing railroad legislation and labor policy.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Tariff Committee
Association
Charles A.prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oscars. Straus
Secretary of
Commerce and Labor
Charles P. Neill
United States
Labor
Kaiser approves league organized to combat Social Democracy
Hamburg May 21 The Fatherland Labor league formed by 37 unions across the empire aims to fight what it calls the errors of Social Democracy and its terrorism in business and politics Telegrams of sympathy came from Emperor William and Chancellor Prince von Buelow
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Hamburg
Fatherland Labor League
Empire
William
Prince von Buelow
Birmingham Street Railway Workforce Turmoil After Union Formed
In Birmingham on May 21 a mass departure struck the Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company as over three quarters of conductors and motormen quit or were dismissed. The move followed the formation of a Street Railway Employes' union weeks earlier, leaving midday operations severely disrupted.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
Fight on Temperance Sparks Presbyterian Assembly Clash
At Columbus on May 20 Dr. David Wills Jr. resigned as head of the temperance committee, saying the post would be a bone of contention for opponents of the report. The resignation follows tensions within the assembly over the league and its supporters, with Roberts to appoint a new chairman amid ongoing opposition and political entanglements linked to the temperance measure.
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Columbus
General Presbyterian Assembly
David Wills, Jr
Oswego
N. Y
William H. Roberts
Wills
Roberts
Friends of the League
Temperance Committee
League
Admits Taking 25000 From Madison Coal Cashier
Caleb V. Bartlett cashier of Madison Coal Corp confessed to taking between 25000 and 26000 in his accounts and disappeared after arrest. A. J. Moorshead, president, said Bartlett had served fourteen years and used the money in speculation. He is in the custody of a private detective and his whereabouts are unknown.
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St. Louis
Caleb V. Bartlett
Madison Coal Corporation
A. J. Moorshead
Bartlett
Shipping Trust backs anti strike policy and docks disruption
International Mercantile Marine finance committee approves officers actions and vows to fight strikers. About 100 strikebreakers on Wilson line docks join the strike, alongside 75 on French line docks. Three liners St Louis Campania and Finland sail on time while La Gascogne loading is delayed.
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New York
International Mercantile Marine Company
Wilson Line
St. Louis
Campania
Finland
Filibustering Expedition Reported Near Cienfuegos
Reports from Havana say a filibuster expedition against Colombia is forming near Cienfuegos. The cruiser Des Moines has been ordered to the area to monitor the plotters against President Reyes. The conspirators allegedly purchased army rifles from Cuba's revolution era.
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Havana
Colombia
Cienfuegos
Des Moines
Reyes
Cuba
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Seerchos
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A. F. Anderson
Playwell, Col
C. W. Goodman
Seth Warnock
Hotel Royal
Daum
Berry’s
Aberdeen High School
Iroquois
Bradley & Vrooman
Geo. McBride
Grand Opera House
Wm. Smith
Webb Vincent
G. S. Ringland
Fort Dodge
Royal Messrs
Ross Keeling
Cantillon
Moulton
Dakota Division
Pierre
Holster
Rocky Mountain
Holland Wheeler
C. N. McIlvaine
Landfjord
Norway
M. O. Richards
East End Eight
The
Matrimonial Bureau
Bachelor Girls’ Club
L. H. Jones
Ensign Grass
Salvation Army
Ensign
Dave Jeffries
Clark
Dave
Eed
Elrod
Ed Miller
Platt
Workman
Ianistrial
Federal Commission
Trip
Taft
Duma
Czar
Buffalo Docks
Kaiser
Presbyterian General Assembly
St. Louis Coal Company
Officers of Shipping Trust
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