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A Brookings Press publication presents light verse with playful lines about scratching and mutual sticking points. The quirky refrain features a cooing cuckoo as a recurring motif.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
4
A Brookings Press publication presents light verse with playful lines about scratching and mutual sticking points. The quirky refrain features a cooing cuckoo as a recurring motif.
Prof Thos Shaw urges young men of the farm to pursue success through intelligent labor and perseverance. He emphasizes having a well defined end and a clear direction rather than relying on luck.
The community notes that W. H. Murphy has been reinstated to his former post in the college horticultural department after a year of dismissal in the name of economy. He has been working there since July 1 and is regarded as a good fit for the position.
The father of Hon. Joseph Freudenfeld died in Minneapolis on Thursday evening. He was 76 and had suffered illness recently. Officials report the cause as self inflicted suicide by hanging, attributed to despondency after the loss of his wife and prolonged illness. Friends across the state express sympathy.
Hot Springs Star defends Canton News editor Nash, praising his honest convictions and noting that a man who speaks his mind should be praised rather than censured. It argues sarcasm from rival papers misreads his steadfast editorial stance.
A total lunar eclipse Tuesday night Sept 3 drew a large crowd as the moon moved into Earth's shadow. The event lasted about an hour from first sight to full obscuration, with the moon turning dull red and later regaining brightness.
A morning paper reports machinists in the Defender hold found damage to the mast in the dry dock. The mast must be unstepped and reset in a mortise or wedged with iron, delaying the vessel’s readiness.
Official returns from St. Petersburg show 2,025 cholera cases and 718 deaths in the Volhynia government between July 11 and August 17.
In Pana Illinois on September 3 a fire rages in Mine No 1 of Panama Coal Company. Night shift miners are expected to escape via Mine No 2 as authorities battle the blaze.
A Columbus Ohio company claims Peruna cures chronic malaria which quinine does not. The ad offers a free medical book on the disease and its treatment and instructs readers to request it by mail.
A traveling con artist James Lerdon from Syracuse staged a tooth pulling and electric belt scheme on Dakota Avenue. He swindled residents, taking about $300 from crowds that night, while bragging of travels and past ventures. The town notes he paid $2 to the city for the dubious privilege.
A severe Sea Beach line wreck near Woodlawn station at 3 40 p m when a wild cat engine struck the rear car of Train No 3 crowded with excursionists. Fifty injured, many taken to hospitals, four cars destroyed, several likely to die.
A St Paul program for Newspaper Men's Day on Sept 14 includes baseball games St Paul vs Detroit and Minneapolis vs Terre Haute, plus horse and bicycle races. A 150 member band will perform and rail lines offer one fare round trip within 200 miles.
Dr George F Becker and Dr William H Bahl return from Alaska after surveying wood and coal fields along the coast. The USGS notes Alaska may become an active mining region but veins are not as large or developed as in California. Placers at Cook's Inlet show limited profitable washings on Bear Creek near Turnagain Arm.
In the 21st round the Clark-Cavanagh bout was halted by police. Both fighters and referee James F. Bates were arrested and jailed. Lawyers plan habeas corpus to challenge the prize fight law and seek a license for a Corbett Fitzsimmons rematch if needed. The charge is a misdemeanor under current law. A quick hearing and decision are expected within a week.
Major Richard Sylvester, one of Washingtons best known journalists and long time Washington Post editorial writer since 1879, died in Washington on September 3. Born in 1830, he trained as a lawyer and later pursued news work in Iowa and St Louis before moving to Washington.
Washington square witnessed the debut of a Paris imported horseless wagon by a leading dry goods house. The petroleum motor uses rectified oil as motive power, reaches 15 miles per hour, climbs 12 percent grades, with a 75 mile range, electric lighting, rubber tires, and near silent operation. Several tests were run along Fifth Avenue and around Washington Square.
Mrs. Emile Teague of Indianapolis sues James Hicky of Anderson for 25000 alleging a broken engagement. The case centers on a two year romance with Hicky described as a wealthy, older bachelor who proposed last year but has not kept his promise.
Buffalo September 4 The Ramblers Bicycle Club mile match drew 15 000 spectators. Johnson defeated Sanger by two inches in heat one. In heat two Johnson led with Tyler close behind as Tyler lapped him. Heat three finished in the same order.
In Winterset Iowa on September 3 four thousand ballots were cast in the Adair and Madison county senatorial convention with no result. The session sits in the woods on Middle river between the counties, each with 11 delegates and a candidate. The chairman stands with a foot in each county as the line divides the delegations.
In Huntley Montana a young woman identified as Mrs Peterson rode a brake beam with her baby and younger brother after her husband left them with no money. They traveled on an outgoing Burlington freight for Sheridan Wyoming where relatives awaited them, aided by train crews who placed them in the caboose.
Johnny Van Heest of Wisconsin won a decision in a 25 round bout with Turkey Point Smith, a Philadelphian formerly known as Billy Whistler. The match drew a large crowd at the Eureka Athletic Club in Baltimore.
The Burns Oregon dispatch reports Warm Spring and Umatilla Indians visit the region annually to hunt deer for skins. County officials asked agencies to limit visits, but none acted, and locals threaten to drive out about 50 arriving Indians. If they continue toward the Stein mountains, trouble may ensue.
In Brockton Massachusetts Ed Donovan known as Piper Donovan of Natick set a new world record for the 100 yards dash finishing in 93 5 seconds at the national championship event. The performance marks a historic improvement in both professional and amateur ranks.
In Louisville at the Buckingham theater after the show ended, Kid McCoy defeated Dick Moore in six rounds of a 21 round boxing match.
An east bound freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad was wrecked by a broken axle six miles west of Huntington, Pa. Twenty cars loaded with coal and bridge iron were destroyed, debris blocking both tracks for more than 100 yards.
Dispatch from Constantinople reports ministers met for three straight evenings at the palace to discuss Armenia. Emperor William was asked to intervene but declined after claiming reforms had already been ignored by the Porte. President Faure also declined to act except with the powers.
Western League games in Milwaukee Terre Haute Detroit Indianapolis Grand Rapids all reported with varied scores. National League results include Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburg Brooklyn Chicago Washington Louisville Baltimore St Louis New York Cleveland.
During Labor Day events in Broomington Illinois the speakers finished and a stand collapsed. About thirty people fell to the ground as timbers broke. Three young women were seriously hurt and may not recover while others sustained cuts and bruises.
A condensed round up notes Cuban planters barred by insurgents from producing sugar. About 200 Oklahoma men vow to sail for Cuba. Della Fox loses voice from overwork. Chickies Iron Furnace No 2 restarts after idle since 1893. Bethlehem Iron reports armor plate test success in Russia. A shooting in St Louis leaves Miss Georgiana Walkewitz dead. Charles Blanton uninformed rifle was loaded. Carlisle denies silver certificate redemption in coin. Mexican National railway severely washed out above Saltillo. ten bridges gone. Jack the Ripper rumored to be a medical student in an asylum. Holmes admits Indianapolis body is How ard Pietzel, denies murder. Ticket scalpers caught plotting counterfeit Southern Pacific tickets. two arrests. William Belcher, California lawyer, dies in San Francisco after illness. arrived 1856.
Leon Hallowen escaped from the station July 30 and was recaptured near Dell Rapids. He broke jail at Dell Rapids within an hour of capture but was retaken. His escapade will cost five months of good time.
Pana Illinois September 4 reports claim "D. B. Saunders" who won the mile and repeat bicycle race and cash prize at the fair Friday is a ringer whose real name is Roy Peibles a top rider in class A of the L A W who last week won a race in St Louis beating leading riders from across the country.
Delegates to the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths arrive in Kansas City for a convention that promises a lively gathering with anticipated talks and activities. The event begins as attendees converge in the city, highlighting regional and national industry concerns.
Beadle County Circuit Court issues summons for Alen H Pisdon versus Javen C Westen. Also notices mortgage foreclosure on Charley Peterson and Johanna Peterson’s property in Beadle County to be sold Oct 1, 1895 at the Huron court house. Mortgagee John H Miller assembles details with attorney Joan L Rae.
In Beadle County South Dakota a foreclosure sale is ordered by Maria A Backus and Ella F Backus against W Menzie Mery E Menzie H Vose et al. George W Lones Sheriff will auction on September 28 1895 at 10 am at the front door of the Beadle County Court House Huron SD to satisfy the six hundred twenty two dollars plus costs on Let No 10 Block 1 Original Town of Huron. First publication August 22.
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