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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
5
In St Louis on Labor Day a massive crowd gathered at Concordia Park for Hon. William J. Bryan's address. Earlier, a parade of about 15,000 laboring men preceded the speech, marking the celebration as the largest in the park to date.
In St Paul and Minneapolis on September 8 celebrations marked by large parades and a state fair grounds gathering. Ignatius Donnelly delivered an address as baseball and athletic events closed the program with citywide labor organizations taking part.
Labor day was not observed generally in Pittsburg as mills factories and industrial establishments mostly operated as usual with only a few workmen laid off to celebrate the day.
Ex Governor Altgeld of Illinois spoke to about 1000 at Washington Park Philadelphia on September 8. His talk centered on municipal and government ownership and government by injunction.
The Mark Lane Express notes adverse weather delays harvest and a tight global grain supply. French, Austrian Hungarian, American crops are estimated at 31 to 36 million, 17 million, and 68.5 million quarters respectively, implying a 14 million quarter world deficit and potential crisis unless spring 1898 prospects improve.
A Detroit dispatch reports from Wawa City Ont showing rich gold finds in the Michipicoten district. Quartz assays exceed 300 dollars per ton with free gold in chunks. hundreds of prospectors work across vast acres. The area, near Lake Superior, has few inhabitants beyond Indigenous people and Hudson Bay traders.
New York report from September 8 notes fine weather and strong attendance at the New Jersey Athletic Club carnival on the Bayonne grounds. Wefers from the East, and Maybury and Rush from the West drew interest as trials for the 100 yard sprint produced Sulzer, Wefers, and Maybury winners with Wefers not starting. In the 300 yard dash Wefers placed first, Rush second, and Maybury fourth.
The Trades Union Congress sat in Birmingham on September 8 with 390 delegates representing 1,250,000 unionists. The parliamentary committee criticized 1897 court decisions as unfair to labor, contending they undermined equity and aided capitalist interests.
Robert Bleakley, longtime leader in New Orleans business circles, dies after a brief illness. He served as president of the Local Dock Commission and ex-president of the Commercial club, and chaired the advisory board of the International Commercial Congress. He was a well known figure in the city.
George Clark jumped from the Halstead street lift bridge railing as it rose to 165 feet above the Chicago River. He was hauled from the water unharmed and placed under arrest by police.
The Al. G. Field real Negro minstrels, fifty authentic black performers, promise a refined program from plantation to parlor with dances like Pas Ma La and a cake walk. Contortionist Marsh Craig amazes, dogs and a monkey act amaze, acrobats wood Brothers, impersonator Larry Fiddler, Ho Yoo dancers, pinkaninny band, and a long troupe of comedians and vocalists travel on their own private train.
An advertisement promotes Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup as a trusted teething remedy for babies. It claims to soothe the child, soften gums, ease pain, cure wind colic, and treat diarrhoea, priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
A notice announces that chattel mortgages in accordance with the new law are now offered for sale in the Horonite counting room. The public is urged to attend and review the terms of these sales and any associated obligations.
City council approves H C Sterling franchise to erect poles and wires for an electric light plant, within ten years, with construction deadlines, maintenance duties, and terms for rates. The ordinance requires acceptance within 30 days, painting poles, and liability provisions, with the city to receive electric light service as agreed. The notice ends with formal legal proceedings and publication details.
The readable fragment indicates a legal action with on the 22d of July 1897 and cites C Kemp as Plaintiff's Attorney. The brief text suggests a court filing or citation portion, but lacks full names, parties, or case details for a complete summary.
Take notice that a case was filed in Soannee County court on July 22. A. L. Kemp is Pia Attor. first publication August 5 and last publication September 16. The document names the clerk of court and indicates public notice protocol.
The complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the clerk of said court on the 22d day of April A D 1897. L C Kemp, Plaintiff's Attorney.
Legal notice records a court date of July 22 1897 with L C as plaintiff's attorney listed. The fragment identifies the pending action and the attorney responsible for the plaintiff.
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