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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
7
Historic health note extols Syrup of Figs as a premier laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims many illnesses stem from a constipated system and asserts the remedy cleanses internally without weakening organs. It warns buyers to ensure they get the genuine product from reputable druggists.
Notable events include Nat Goodwin seeking a divorce, a gold reserve report showing 104 million dollars, Russell Piano plant shutdown by sheriff for debts, and the death of Henry Ford in Philadelphia. Other items note William M Chase joining the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, arson attempts in Indiana, royal betrothal news, a world trip by John Brough, boxing match setup in San Francisco, a turf meeting in Cincinnati, a Wells Minnesota murder, Japan Germany treaty approval, grain futures shift in San Francisco, Kansas City elder Elizabeth McCoy’s death, and the death of Very Rev C H Gardner in Bayfield.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds. It promises a full refund by druggists if the remedy fails. The ad notes the price as five cents.
The St. Louis platform denounces Democratic control, pledges protection and reciprocity, and affirms a gold standard. It condemns free coinage of silver, supports sugar protection, a strong navy, immigration limits, civil service enforcement, and national arbitration. The document calls for Hawaii, Nicaragua canal, and Monroe Doctrine expansion.
Kansas City authorities arrest C. H. Hamilton alias Wallace for stealing mail from a Union depot truck. He wore railway mail agent attire, opened a sack, and fled with money before officers detained him at his hotel. The suspect reportedly has a prior criminal record.
San Francisco reports from the steamer Peru indicate the Philippine rebellion is far more serious than thought. Rebels hold Cavite with 8,000 Mauser rifles and are now beyond Spanish control. Spanish officers fear native loyalties and delays threaten Manila unless reinforcements arrive.
Baron Fava visited the White House to present President a 14 volume collection of documents on early American discovery and Columbus era exploration. The set, compiled by a royal commission for the Italian government, covers Italian explorers who preceded Columbus.
At dawn five outlaws demanded money at R. T. Brooke’s ranch near Tonkawa. Brooke shot two attackers dead and wounded a third, as the others fled with the wounded companion. Names of the dead were not identified.
The Grand Traverse of the Lackawanna line bound for Green Bay sank after a collision near Colchester light with the Livingstone. Crew rescued by the Livingstone, which returned to Detroit with a crushed bow. only spars and smokestack visible of the sunken vessel.
A Duluth report says a band of Indians camps in a sugar bush on the north shore of Lake Superior and hunts deer by driving with dogs into the lake. They claim hereditary rights to violate game laws. Deputy Game Warden Green has gone to investigate.
Denver detectives arrest 45 year old Albert H Downen who admitted to 50 holdups in the city after a room search found large booty. He confessed to the murder of Joel Ashworth in Denver and to killings of a man and a woman in California.
Juryman George S. Fairlee, held on a bench warrant for perjury in the Scott murder trial, fled Oct 21 as deputies pursued him. A horse was ready to carry him to liberty but officers are in pursuit after he failed to post bonds in Bottineau North Dakota.
Fears for the safety of the barks Argenta Silicon and Serena, which left for Greenland months ago to lead cryolite for Philadelphia, as ice floes from the North drift southward and their fate remains unknown.
In Charlottesville two carpenters, Eugene Bunch and George Tucker, were killed when a fireproof cement roof to a lecture room under construction adjoining the rotunda at the University of Virginia fell at noon. Three other workers were injured.
Arizona convention speech by Tom Fitch defends free silver coinage and loyalty to the Republican Party. He recalls his long service, endorses the party’s history and labor ties, and rejects calls to abandon silver for a gold standard. He vows to remain aligned with Republican ideals and leadership.
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