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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
7
Pittsburg reports representatives of major steel producers held conferences to reestablish the billet pool formed in 1903 and dissolved in 1905. An understanding may be reached to shield the trade from ruinous competition and to remove anticipated billet shortages.
William F. Bechtel, indicted on grand larceny in the first degree and previously convicted and acquitted in the same matter, is freed as Judge John Day Smith dropped all indictments on motion by Assistant County Attorney John F. Dahl ending the insurance investigation.
The Pennsylvania Railroad directors, after declaring the 3% semiannual dividend, announce economy as the policy for 1908. The report follows a McCrea office statement noting current earnings are 11% higher than last year, and six months show a net surplus over 8.5 million dollars after charges and dividends.
Portsmouth Virginia November 2 The People's Bank of Portsmouth with capitalization of 50000 has failed to open due to heavy demand of depositors and inability to realize needed cash on its assets.
Paris reports that the French cabinet promised not to sign further commercial treaties until parliament acts on a tariff revision bill begun by the Senate and Chamber commissions. The pledge depends on ratifying the Canadian French treaty, with the plan extending double-rate schedules and raising minimum rates, potentially provoking tariff wars with nonreciprocal countries, notably harming the United States.
London November 4 foresees possible avert of the general railroad strike as Lloyd George meets Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants executives on November 6. Richard Bell may head the delegation. unions claim a mandate for action though public sentiment pushes restraint. Railroad shares dip then recover on anticipated peace. In Aurora Indiana the Aurora National Bank failed to open due to money stringency. founded 1883 with $50 000 capital and $165 000 deposits.
A New York man helped a beggar on Christmas Eve 1898. Nine years later he received a $1,000 bill and a note thanking him, mailed from Manhattan. The donor remains unknown. The report also notes foreign gold engagements in the U.S. totaling over 30 million dollars with banks announcing large purchases.
New York reports tight money in the United States while hundreds of millions depart abroad through title hunts. financier Henry Clews says up to 900 million in assets may have shifted to aliens via marriages, warning the europhile trend harms the U.S. money market and economy.
Ruffano and his wife, owners of a Gar withfield grocery, were found shot in the head in the kitchen back of the store. The bodies were discovered after they moved from New York and had recently fled Italy for unclear reasons. Ruffano reportedly carried a revolver and lived in fear.
Henry Bishop known as the gold fish king dies in Baltimore. Mrs Edmund Kirby Smith widow of the Confederate general dies in Sewanee Tennessee. William Carney IH plant Milwaukee assistant superintendent dies in duck hunting accident near Green Bay. Geraldine Farrar allegedly condemns America in Berlin paper and plans to turn away from the country. H H Harrison former Alderman and sugar coffee broker dies in La Crosse Wisconsin aged 55. descends from President Harrison and Declaration signers.
The pope is again suffering from gout and walks with difficulty but continues his audiences. Grand Forks (B. C.) miners and smelter employees of the Granby Smelter company have had wage cuts of 50 cents daily. Twenty-one steamers have been chartered at Glasgow to carry coal and supplies to the American fleet visiting Pacific waters. A mixed freight and passenger train derailed near Bingen-on-the-Rhine, Germany, killing six and injuring fourteen.
Federal court in Kansas City names James F. Halpin receiver for the Kansas City Jockey Club and association after a petition by Edward Corrigan of Chicago and George Witt of Memphis. Track valued at 400 000, to be sold with proceeds divided among stockholders. Chicago, Oct. 29. Dyson and wife confess to department store robbery charges and reveal where stolen jewelry was hidden.
For sale a 46 inch tubular boiler in good as new condition. Will be sold right. Inquire at this office. For immediate sale a residence.
For rent a five room house centrally located inquire of Mr J W Campbell a five room cottage on the corner of Fifth and Simmons Street for rent inquire at this office
An advertisement claims Cole's Carboli salve heals burning itching and torturing skin diseases with prompt relief and comfort. It guarantees money back if unsatisfied and notes availability at all druggists.
Early estimates of 16 000 dead from Karatagh collapse proved false with about 200 lives lost. A landslide buried 400 of 600 houses in a hill surrounded town as a vast section of the Kara Tagh mountain slid down during the quake.
David Parker of Fayette NY, who lost a foot at Gettysburg, credits Elec tric Bitters with major health gains after years of stomach trouble. He guards the tonic as a grand remedy for the aged and for female weaknesses, promising strong back, kidneys, and overall vigor. Guaranteed by H Wheeler, druggist, 50 cents.
Lyman Thrasher of Montrose Michigan reports a twenty year struggle and seeks a man willing to devote part of his time to an honest work opportunity.
J G Jenkins of Chapel Hill praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for quick pain relief and healing after a felon. The ad claims best on earth for sores burns and wounds and lists 25 cents at H Wheeler’s drug store.
Dakota Central Telephone Company notes a rate of $1 to the Twin Cities and service extending to Esota Iowa Nebraska and as far east as Chicago in a central call inquiry.
Advertises Dr. King's New Life Pills as safe cleansers for headaches biliousness malaria and jaundice. Claims appendicitis relates to bowel abuse and touts 25 cent price at H. Wheeler's drug store.
An old fashioned antiseptic soap made from pure vegetable oils, Cole's Carboli Soap claims to avoid drying the skin while leaving it fresh and soft with a faint scent of country air, urging readers to use Cole's for reliable results.
G. B. Clark of Westfield Ia credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving him from death due to severe lung trouble. He says the dry cough stopped after the first bottle and two more bottles cured him. Guaranteed by H Wheeler druggist 50c and 1. Trial bottle free.
An advertising claim touts Cole's Veterinary Carbon salve as the sole cure for horse cuts gall or sore. It promises scarless healing and hair color restoration, with a nationwide guarantee and availability through all druggists.
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