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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1906
Page
1
London reports reveal a massive National Liberal Federation meeting demanding total rejection of Lords amendments to the education bill. Speakers urge drastic final action to curb Lords power, insisting Commons will not end the parliament without resolving the peers question.
New York harboring a formal contest ends with Mrs. Oelrichs securing one hundred thousand dollars and her son receiving fifty thousand as part of the settlement announced on November 28.
Rumsey Identifies as Oisdd¢ and admits past military prison time at Fort Leavenworth. He claims involvement in two holdups on a Pas s Wasels bound Alton-Bur Much passenger train near Glasgow Paws and a Rock Island overland robbery. He provides Chicago as his home city but withholds a full address.
Topeka Kansas November 28 The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company has granted a four cent an hour wage increase for trainmen on the main line from Chicago to El Paso after a conference between railway officials and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Charles W. Anderson and Emmett J. Scott urged the president to reinstate three companies from the Twenty-fifth Infantry discharged for Brownsville disturbances. Roosevelt did not promise action but said he would consider any new facts presented.
A reported case ends in murder-suicide with morphine as the chosen means. Initial speculation suggested asphyxiation from escape gas in their hotel room.
Washington reports the cabinet spent nearly the entire session from 11 to 1 30 listening to the president recount his trip to the isthmus of Panama and describe conditions there in his own terms.
A federal grand jury in Wyoming is indicting several prominent public officials on charges tied to land fraud schemes. Prosecutors allege misuse of public lands and officials’ involvement in fraudulent deeds and transactions. The investigation targets key figures identified in court filings and threatens significant political fallout.
Gilchrist Stewart alleges a conspiracy to condemn negro soldiers at Brownsville Texas and urges witnesses to Washington. A federal grand jury near East Lake City returns five true bills against corporations for Wyoming land theft involving the Denver and Rio Grande and related companies. Indictments hinge on later interstate commerce probe in Colorado and Utah.
President Roosevelt, weeks after his sea voyage to Panama and Porto Rico, plans a special message to Congress on the Panama canal. The document will be sent about a week after the new session opens and will cover all aspects, with a detailed on site description and recommendations for improvement.
Hamilton Ont November 28 street cars ran all morning with no disturbance. Strikers will meet soon to consider arbitration of the dispute. No further actions against Fay. authorities deny ordering his eviction and say they advised him to leave the city.
Upper Sandusky Ohio November 28 Coroner Stutz finds the deaths of Mrs Henry Harman and her daughter Mary were a murder and death by their own action. He states the daughter was involved in the case and concludes a homicide linked to the family tragedy.
In New York on November 28 the trial of George Burnham Jr trustee and counsel of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance facing grand larceny charges proceeded with only four jurors seated. Prosecutor Nott stated that witnesses Senator Platt Louis F Payn and Edward Lauterbach would not be called. Payn’s name could appear in the case and Platt’s name might be mentioned, while Lauterbach’s would be incidental. To avoid Tombs custody during the trial bail was kept as originally posted.
Dr D P Barrows, education director for the Philippines, arrived aboard the Siberia and said the islands enjoy stable governance with forty native provincial governors who understand English and US attitudes. Economically, sugar and tobacco lack markets, while copra and abaca provide most revenue.
Hutchinson Minnesota November 28 three Hanson brothers sons of Peter B Hanson farmer near town drowned while skating on Lake Marion they held hands and fell through a lake hole Jorden thirteen Walter eleven Victor nine none escaped a cap floated near the ice the boys were in eleven to fourteen feet of water.
Adrian H Joline elected president of the Missouri Kansas and Texas company to succeed F M Finney with James N Wallace and J G Metcalf named directors. The move signals a shift toward Hill and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy control, with Central Trust interests prominent. A note attached to a 16 foot gourd urged Theodore Roosevelt to accept the big stick and forward it to Congress.
A Pittsburgh dispatch reports an admirer in Ohio hopes to send the so called big stick to President Roosevelt. The note promises a real article and mentions a Pittsburgh connection as part of the surrounding excitement.
Sydney reports Peary's Arctic steamer reached North Sydney to inspect the vessel and perform minor repairs. Much of the expedition furs spoiled and will be discarded. A very valuable cargo was secured at great sacrifice. Charles Clarke, rescued by Peary, is recovering health. A crew member reportedly ate dog harness straps and moccasins.
Springfield Ohio November 28 physicians say Bishop Seymour is failing and his condition is serious as he remains under constant care at his residence and hospital. Medical staff report no significant change in his health despite ongoing treatment.
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