Local notes and notices from Huron and area
Nonspecific items report student activity at Huron and Pierre high schools with a listed event next Saturday. Private dancing party planned by Huron youths in Danna's hall Friday evening October 20. Vernon Kelley of Brookings seen in Huron. he runs a music store there. Mrs. William Johnson to open dressmaking business November 1 with latest fashions after attending a Chicago convention. Legal matters include Kelley indictments and Kelsey seeking to avoid calendar placement. Rev. E W Long to preach in Hetland and Turkey experiences shared in a special evening service at the Congregational church.
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Danna’s Hall
Wm. Johnson
Chicago
Null
Wilmarth
Mou
Kelsey
W. Long
Congregational Church
Hetland
E. W
Jenney
Turkey
The Knell of Deferred Payments in Insurance
The article surveys life insurance funding methods from Equitable New York Life and Mutual Life. It cites policyholder costs and commissions, noting annual outgo and expenses, with figures indicating large payments in 1903. The piece critiques high loadings and the parasitic practices of agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable
Hydes
New York Life
McCalls
Mutual Life
McCurdys
Nate Ral
Dividend policy clarified for investors
The document explains how dividends affect policyholders and warns against pressure to accept risky or deterred payouts. It cautions readers to resist improper requests and seek advisor guidance before acting on dividend offers.
Natives Rise in East Africa as Pass Fraud Unfolds
In Hamburg on October 16, reports say natives in British East Africa rose in anger over a forged pass. Goodman, accused of holding a pass for months, rented it to more than twenty men, after it had been misdirected to a Yerémah of the Great Western.
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Hamburg
British East Africa
Goodman
Great Western
Chicago
Minneapolis
Minnepolis
The
Railroad
Bomb Explodes at East Side Grocery Store
A dynamite charge blew open the doorway of Antonio Garbalvo’s grocery on New York’s East Side just after 3 a.m. damaging the storefront and neighboring tenements. No injuries reported as police trace a Black Hand demand of $1,060 sent to Garbalvo, who handed the letter to authorities days earlier.
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New York
Antonio Garbalvo
Ana
Teachers Win Victory in Brooklyn Salaries Suit
Judge Gaynor of Brooklyn Supreme Court rules for 3,334 Brooklyn schoolteachers in a suit against the board of education and New York City to recover back salaries under the Pettingill schedule. About $2,000,000 is at stake in the litigation as the increased pay was granted before Greater New York consolidation.
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New York
Gaynor
Supreme Court of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Board of Education
New York City
Pettingill
Oldest Chicago settler Stephen Gale dies at ninety three
Stephen Francis Gale, among Chicago's oldest settlers, dies at age ninety three. A. Simmons of New York files for bankruptcy with liabilities of 495474 and assets around 4000. A grave spot near Garrick's tomb in Westminster Abbey is set for Sir Henry Irving who will lie beneath Shakespeare's statue. In Minneapolis a large barley grind records one day’s output at 26 barrels four hours after last week.
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Stephen Francis Gale
Chicago
A. Simmons
New York
Garrick
Poets’ Corner
Westminster Abbey
Sir Henry Irving
Peare
Minneapolis
Yast
Darak
President authorizes sweeping civil service rule amendment
Washington October 18 Roosevelt approves a broad civil service rule amendment. Cabinet officers gain power to summarily discharge any department employee without a hearing if they have personal knowledge of misconduct or inefficiency. The discharged worker has no recourse.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Service
Executive Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Molten metal explodes at Joliet steel plant
Five tons of molten metal shattered at the Joliet Illinois Steel plant. One man killed, three fatally burned, and about six others seriously injured. The disaster sent a shower of molten metal over a band of workers near the converter as panicky sounds echoed through the plant.
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Chicago
Joliet
Mllinois Steel
Sana Range
First Execution in State Penitentiary Ends Quietly
In Bismarck North Dakota on October 18 a prisoner was executed without incident. The death was nearly instantaneous and marks the first such execution in the state penitentiary. The body was released to a local doctors society despite the university's request for it.
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Bismarck, N
State Penitentiary
State University
Harsh cross examination in Waukee will case testimony
Attorney questions stress Heyl as a witness in the will contest. The judge, Carpenter, notes the strain on Heyl as he recalls the 1874 incident. Letters from Emil Schandein and Mrs Frank, under Heyl's control, were demanded, and more correspondence to Heyl from his mother-in-law was sought to be entered as evidence.
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Carpenter
Hey
Emil Schandein
Frank
Heyl
Harassed naval plan outlines rendezvous in Caribbean region
An article describes French warships under Admiral Revole de Lapeyrere sailing from Brest to meet at Fort de France Martinique. The division includes Lavoisier Chasseloup Laubat Jurien de la Graviere and Troude with Huey De Saix departing for the island. The goal is a potential blockade of Venezuelan ports amid the Venezuelan question.
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Ais Huey de Saix
Brest
Vail
Lavoisier
Chasseloup- Laubat
Indies
Jurien
Revole de Lapeyrere
Fort de France
Martinique
Tata
Camemualia
Incomplete financial rise noted in reported figures
The fragment shows a numeric increase of 1,485,971 dollars amid a larger ledger item of 722 858, with unclear context and missing entities. No dates or organizations are identifiable from the text provided.
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Cormigse of
Sista
Merchants' Association Presses Insurance Officials for Action
New York Merchants' Association demands state action on reform and restitution for funds contributed. The group calls for attention by the attorney general and rejects seeking extraordinary measures, urging decisive steps from authorities.
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New York Merchants’ Association
Oes le Searlations Nu Waa
Trarfiey Gener
Mets’ Association
Prohibition on Export of Arms to Dominican Republic
Government announces a presidential proclamation banning export of arms, ammunition and munitions from the United States and Porto Rico to the Dominican Republic. The action follows consultation with the Dominican government and aims to support civil authorities by preventing illicit arm movements and ensuring order.
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Washington
United States
Porto Rico
DomiNican Republic
State Department
Sive Cvianes A
Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills Advertises Nervous Ailments
An advertisement for Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills claims relief for headaches neck stiffness flushing or paleness and exhaustion after overexertion. It notes the medicine costs 50 cents a box and is sold by C H Longstaff Ph D Pharmacist in Huron South Dakota with Dr A W Chase’s portrait and signature on each package.
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Mit Eee
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buff N.Y
A W. Chase
M. D
C. H. Longstaff
Huron
South Dakota
Timber sale tops state in lively bidding at auction
In Minnesota St Paul reports a record timber sale with aggressive bidding. About 75,000 state timber feet drew strong competition and prices surpassed appraised values, signaling a buoyant market. The Northern Railway company report as of June 30 shows gross results.
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St. Paul
Northern ¢ Railway Company
Runaway Wagon Fatal in Plymouth Area
Plymouth Wisconsin October 17.EL Crogham a well known resident killed Mrs Crogham and two others were injured in a runaway wagon accident near a dent. The Croghams were driving when the horse bolted at a train crossing.
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Plymouth
Wis
EL Crogham
Prominent Jamestown Lumberman D. Stone Killed At Sea
Jamestown, Oct. 17. D Stone a leading local lumberman was killed while floating near Beart when his craft capsized. The body was recovered and authorities reported the death as accidental. Details remain limited as an inquiry continues.
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Jamestown
N. Y
D. Stone
Frank Sears
Gt Bioko
Stone
Beart
Train wreck in Bakersfield leaves three dead
Three people were killed when a bound train on the Southern Pacific Railway wrecked in the Bakersfield yard on October 17. Local authorities reported the fatal derailment occurred at the yard switching area with casualties among crew and passengers.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Southern Pact Railway
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