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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1896
Page
1
Chairman Butler says a cooperative ticket should reflect shared views among southerners and the masses. He asserts Bryan and Watson form a cooperative ticket and favors Watson as the vice presidential choice over Sewall, arguing the Populist party deserves the vice presidency.
Fort Worth Texas September 10 The state Republican convention opened at 1 pm with a larger attendance than any previous Texas GOP gathering. State Chairman Grant urged harmony to advance the party and spoke on prospects for fusion with Populists and sound money Democrats amid strong applause.
William D. By num of Indianapolis, chairman of the gold standard Democratic national committee, arrives in Curiaco to arrange a national headquarters. He favors the Palmer House as a likely site and expects headquarters set up within a few days.
The failure of Foote & Enewals, heavy importers of sugar, spices, coffee and teas at 90 Wall Street, caused excitement in downtown business circles. The assignment was made to Louis E. Kuster of the Lawyers' Guarantee Company without preferences. The firm is one of the oldest and most highly respected in the sugar trade.
W H Newman third vice president and general traffic manager of the Chicago and North Western will sever his connection with the company and by month end take the position of second vice president of the Great Northern railway with headquarters at St Paul.
Congressman McCleary of Minnesota is assigned to speak in Toledo on September 17 and in Canton on September 18 for the McKinley demonstration. Senators Cullom and Thurston will also speak, joining the event schedule.
Duluth elevators broke weekly records with the Consolidated Elevator Co processing 2,222,995 bushels of wheat, averaging 872,166 bushels per day across the bay side last week.
A call for pre birth care stresses maternal health as key to strong healthy children. Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription is touted as natural soothing strengthening and healing extending benefits to gestation and childbirth claimed to ease delivery and improve outcomes for mother and child.
The coroner's jury in Glencoe Minnesota reports Musgrove and Cingmars died by hanging from a Buffalo creek bridge, killed by unknown persons. No witness could identify any lynching participants, rendering the inquiry a total failure and leaving the case without named suspects.
A bold arson attempt at Patrick Christie’s corner Merriam Park home and store at Cleveland and Marshal avenues aimed to kill or destroy the entire family. Christie escaped via the shed roof after discovering a locked door and flames in the storeroom and another room, with a sofa saturated in oil indicating deliberate incendiarism.
Ottawa notes the first division of the session in the house of commons. Foster's amendment censuring the government for issuing government general warrants was defeated 69 to 103, a Liberal majority of 34. All Patrons of Industry backed the government.
A tallyho accident near Warsaw Indiana injures and kills members of a coaching party. Six riders die James Fitzhugh Frank Metzler Mary Guunliffe Francis Conn Agnes Levest Edward Smythe and others are hurt. The driver Frank Donahue sustains internal injuries while May Morrell James Holloway and Victor Brice suffer severe injuries.
The 49th great sun council of the Improved Order of Red Men met in Minneapolis for its first session. Officers reported, with the ritual committee proposing radical changes and Great Incohence Paton urging an extra social council dues assessment. Some members oppose the idea.
George W. Legg, Pike County treasurer until Monday, disappeared after a $3,000 plus shortage was found in the office turned over to treasurer-elect Reuben Sloven. A letter from Legg blamed unpaid borrowers for the loss and said he went to Alaska. officials fear the total may reach $10,000 and bondsmen will cover the deficit.
Tammany hall held conventions in 85 assembly districts to elect delegates to the state convention at Saratoga. Chicago nominees and platform were endorsed in many districts and only the strictest organization men were elected.
Ex United States Senator Payne, 86, stricken with paralysis, was reported resting more comfortably in Cleveland today though his condition remains critical. Doctors say recovery is unlikely given his age and the severity of the illness.
A West Superior dispatch reports Judge Bundy of Menominee declining the Democratic nomination for the Tenth district due to factional discord that produced three tickets in the race.
Hans Bunning, 14, helping his father operate a threshing machine on a Moville area farm in Sioux County, was drawn into the machinery and dismembered. He died within minutes.
The lake trade outlook is so discouraging that steamers are being laid up and stripped for winter quarters, signaling iron mining firms expect no navigation improvement before season’s end.
Shakopee Minn Sept 10 Thomas Francis a laborer working for farmers near Hamilton and McLeod's ferry lies at death from a pistol wound fired by the Hamilton marshal during an attempted arrest for alleged turkey theft. The incident centers on a disputed arrest and the use of force by local authorities.
National Democratic Committee Chairman Jones calls for Bryan club organization among Democratic students at the University of Chicago. The committee asks clubs to send president and secretary names and member counts to the Bryan club secretary, promising assistance in the effort.
At a board meeting in Indianapolis the presidency of the new university was offered to ex President Harrison but he refused. Trustees now consider other national figures in education, with William Dudley Foulke, Dr John formerly of Depauw, and John Morle Coulter of Lake Forest mentioned. decision likely postponed until next year.
Leadville Colorado reports serious trouble as the Bi metallic smelter halts work with about 200 employees due to lack of orders. The Bohn mine resumes ore extraction, guards patrol camp routes, and authorities warn of further clashes if a settlement is not reached promptly.
The Dispatch outlines a railroad elevator scheme reaching from the West to the seaboard. The first elevator is under construction at Kansas City with planned sites at St. Joseph Omaha Leavenworth Topeka Minneapolis and terminals at St Paul Buffalo and Liverpool. Ansel Oppenheim, back from Europe, reportedly secured 5 000 000 for the project.
Farno North Dakota September 10 The supreme court issues a major decision on taxation of city property in Shattluck vs Cass County and S P Smith appellants The property was sold for taxes and the certificate sold to Smith Shattluck gained sale certificates set aside by Judge McConnell The case was appealed and the lower court reversed Many who refused to pay taxes under McConnell s ruling will now be compelled to contribute to municipal expenses
Michael Harris of Panora his brother from Des Moines and John Sloan of Des Moines are jailed on murder charges for the death of Frank Marks of New York City. The shooting happened at 9 pm on the corner of Sixth and Walnut streets in downtown Des Moines.
Constantinople reports the sultan has created a commission to aid Armenian refugees. The plan includes safe conducts for those who wish to depart and assurances for those who stay, with dragomans from various embassies attending the meetings.
Berlin report says Krupp, the gun maker, dismissed all foreign workers and officials on grounds of betraying state secrets to foreign governments. The action follows recent intelligence on alleged leaks.
Warren Minnesota reports Matt Main, engineer on a threshing engine, was instantly killed when the engine exploded on the Carhart farm four miles south of the city. No other injuries were reported.
General Daniel W. Jones of Little Rock was elected governor as Arkansas voters gave the Democrats a broad statewide victory. The party carried the ticket in Faulkner and Lafayette counties while Populist and Republican strongholds also favored Democratic county tickets. Estimates suggested Jones could exceed a 50 000 to 60 000 majority, with turnout high despite cooler weather.
Memphis dispatch reports the Commercial Appeal's Little Rock correspondent that the Democratic majority in Arkansas will reach 60,000, a gain of over 35,000 since the gubernatorial election two years ago and the largest ever given in the state.
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia, Populist vice presidential nominee, spoke to about 5,000 at the fair grounds in Dallas. He arrived with National Committeeman Reed and urged adherence to the 1888 laborers and farmers contract and the Populist cause. He blasted McKinley Hobart and Sewall as enemies of labor and called for Sewall to be replaced by Watson.
A Havana dispatch reports insurgents captured a Spanish convoy that sailed from Ciego de Avila to Los Piedras on Aug 23. The government force of 300 men was killed wounded or captured amid the seizure.
The Novoe Vremya notes czarist travel signals Berlin Vienna Paris and St Petersburg seek united action to thwart Britain. It cites recent Turkish events as evidence of common purpose and hints Britain's hopes rise after the death of Prince Lobanoff Rostovsky Russian foreign minister.
Gaudaur of Toronto defeats James H. Stansbury of Australia by 20 lengths in a 4 mile Putney to Mortlake row for the world championship and $2,500 with the Sportsman's cup amidst foul protest and dismal weather. time 23 minutes 1 second.
A 2000 dockers meeting in Canningtown signals a potential strike. The International Federation of Ship Dock And River Workers reports 1,750,000 continental dockers have joined and major U S ports have shown interest in joining.
Byron Wood ward of Philadelphia sues Cochran and Walsh alleging they as his agents deceived him into buying a $25 000 mortgage from the Clark Bryant Improvement Company for W E Lucas, misrepresenting land value location and the improvement company.
Both houses of the Tennessee legislature convened in an extra session as Governor Turney’s message outlines the state’s financial plight. He warns of a likely large deficit by January 1, 1897 and urges restoring 1893 tax rates, cut by 83 percent in 1895.
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