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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
2
Memphis reports show eight fatalities from a weekend storm, with most of the state spared aside from central and eastern regions. Railroads suffer heavy damage in the west, traffic restoration slow, and farmers face major crop and livestock losses.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor denounced Congressman Charles E. Littlefield as a monomaniac over his attack on organized labor. He defended the federation’s anti injunction bill and criticized Littlefield for hostility to labor during the Founders banquet discussions. The exchange occurred at the federation convention in New York with reporters barred from the room after the remarks.
At the Minneapolis AFL meeting the delegates clashed over politics versus union goals. James Duncan argued politics is a side issue to trades unionism while E. Garry Brown pressed to push political work to elect labor friends, with motions to set a committee of the whole and hear subjects for later convention consideration.
Notables arrive for the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress in Kansas City with Elihu Root expected to define policy on the Monroe doctrine and South American relations. A Missouri delegation led by David R. Francis arrives with Bolivian, Peruvian, and Colombian ministers, alongside officials from Brazil and Chile and railway leaders including E. H. Harriman arriving by special train.
Policeman Luke Fitzpatrick dies after a stairway shootout with ex convict Charles Hanson and companion at Sixty third Street elevated station. Hanson is mortally wounded later by officer Birch. The pair had earlier robbed a Hammond Indiana grocery, escaping with several hundred dollars and negotiable papers.
Paris reports the start of inventories for 3500 churches not entered last spring amid resistance. Troops stand by to aid prefects as officials expect trouble in Aveyron Vééndee and Finisterre. First resistance noted at Villelongie de la Salanque where clerics hid inside churches after removing sacred emblems. The Marne prefect dismissed Lavennes mayor Rousseau for replacing Christ images in schools.
El Paso Texas reports ongoing heavy snowfall for over twenty hours with extreme cold. The storm poses dangers to livestock and sheep in surrounding western counties as authorities monitor the extent of travel disruption and potential agricultural impact.
New York announces a 10 percent raise in salaries for National Express Company employees earning under 200 dollars monthly. Eligible workers must have over one year of service without a raise in the year ending Nov 15, 1906. A second item reports a large forest fire burning near Arroyo Seco by Devils Gate endangering valuable property in Los Angeles vicinity.
A bomb exploded in a Stanton Street hallway shattering hundreds of panes and sending eighteen families and neighbors rushing into the street in night attire. Police suspect Black Hand involvement and target Pietro Realmutto, a deli owner reportedly beset by extortion letters demanding money.
Rain stopped and chinook cooled as the White River valley receded. Water rose at South Park near the Duwamish mouth, the flood threatening Puget Sound. A report mentions a house swept away and several people feared drowned near Yellowstone Park opposite South Park.
A patient suffered a two year outbreak of eruptions all over the body causing continual itching. Doctors medicine failed. Cure achieved at a cost of only one dollar and twenty five cents. Now the patient is free of symptoms.
A reader recalls suffering skin spots and lingering irritation before trying Cuticura remedies. After a doctor failed to cure the condition, an newspaper advertisement prompted the purchase and claimed complete cure.
Scratca related text discusses skin conditions and dermatology in a noisy catalog style. It references physicians and skin care topics and mentions hats and scalp concerns in a fragmented, headline voice. The exact details are unclear but the piece centers on skin health topics and related fashion items.
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