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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
9
A letter urges maintaining and developing the Huron band through winter under Prof Bodley. It argues winter rehearsals build proficiency, widen repertoire, and create a top state level group, attracting summer crowds and boosting city pride with a five hundred dollar band by the next fair.
The Huron Band under Prof Bodley played a farewell street concert to a large crowd despite several absences. The writer praises the band's performance and Bodley’s work in developing musicians from raw material.
A. Aktoersky, recently released on a bigamy charge, has settled with his wife from Alexandria Russia. She receives money and will seek a divorce by a Jewish Rabbi in Sioux Falls or Sioux City. Aktoersky, a merchant tailor, continues living with wife No. 2 Emily Heuter, said to be married over a year ago in Bridgewater SD.
W H Smith of Van Dusen published a grain yield estimate that Robinson disputes in a letter to the Argus Leader. Robinson cautions against erroneous harvest estimates that influence prices, saying the northwest crop has been exaggerated by at least forty million units.
The 1905 census targets 1904 farmland changes totaling 2 874 184 acres. Wheat losses of 1 110 471 acres driven by western expansion contrast with gains in other crops. Reports from Brookings and eastern counties indicate a 12 percent drop in wheat acreage. Projections suggest at most 40 million bushels of wheat this year amid high costs of inflated estimates.
Forrestburg joins the Sanborn county race backed by R. O. Richards of Richards Trust and Farmers Bank Wolsey. The Forrestburg effort, centered near the county’s geographic middle, signals a high profile campaign ahead of the county fair, drawing Woonsocket attention.
Washington and Havana report irreconcilable split between Cuba's government and rebels. Officials warn intervention by the United States may come soon, with the Taft administration prepared for decisive action and the possibility of reconcentration policy without Weyler's horrors. Two battleships and two cruisers head toward Havana as tensions rise.
The United States battleships Louisiana and Virginia and cruisers Cleveland and Tacoma reached Havana at 8 in the morning. They join Denver and Des Moines to occupy six anchorages, making the harbor appear heavily armed. Captain Albert R. Couden of the Louisiana, now senior officer, visited fellow commanders, then proceeded to report to Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon.
The Navy reports 225 marines landed at Cienfuegos from the Dixie which arrived from Monte Crist Santo Domingo. The Dixie is to be replaced by the Cleveland at Havana. Major General Leonard Wood says the Logan with the Twenty first infantry sailed from Manila for San Francisco to fill Western posts and aid Cuban service if needed.
A dispatch from Cienfuegos reports US naval personnel from the gunboat Marietta at the Soledad sugar estate exchanged fire with rebels. The defenders returned fire and the rebels fled the area.
Deputy Henneman serves papers on Mayor J E C Robinson with duplicate to clerk General Edward T Young. Citizens complain liquor stores stayed open past midnight and all day Sunday with mayor’s knowledge, alleging malfeasance in office and seeking forfeiture of office and a fine from $100 to $500.
Greensburg report confirms David Buttlemack, a fugitive since Monday night after fatally shooting 17 year old John Falhelm at the fair grounds, returned home to Youngwood during the day and killed himself with the same pistol.
Henry Robinson a famed Akron banker and manufacturer dies. Other notices recall Crown events as queen of Spain in precarious condition and several dignitaries and executives die or move headlines across the country including General James C. Hill and T. Edward Hambleton. Fire at Tacoma causes $150000 damage with casualties reported. Union of Cuban sugar firms forms in Trenton while railroad control talks involve Harriman Rockefeller and the Smith estate.
Chicago reports from September describe a proposed Milwaukee Avenue State bank rebuilt under James B. Forgan as chairman. The bank would follow a Scotch-English model with the president under directorate control, daily scrutiny, and adherence to sound banking principles.
The Republican state convention in Seattle on Sept. 21 nominated congress and Supreme court candidates and adopted a rising vote resolution demanding President Roosevelt's nomination in 1908. Representative Jones, re nominated, faced Samuel Gompers in ongoing labor disputes over the Panama Canal.
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, expresses gratification at a new presidential order enforcing the eight hour law on government work. He notes prior requests dating back nearly three years and cites specific violations supported by affidavits. The March 22 1906 call to Frank Morrison and the April 21 follow up are referenced as key steps.
Parley Christenson Lake county attorney is cited to appear before Judge Armstrong as a warrant is issued for Joseph Smith president of the Mormon church on a charge of sustaining lawful relations with one of his wives. The action follows a complaint sworn by Charles Mostyn Owen alleging a May 21 birth to Mary Schwartz Smith, the president’s fifth wife, in this city.
In Chicago a plan unfolds to prevent Milwaukee State Bank president Paul O Stensland from surrendering to authorities. Theodore Stensland, his son, aims to meet him, while detectives deploy agents and arrange a yacht meetup to place the elder Stensland on a train before he reaches the city.
Huntington West Virginia reports Cap Hatfield, famed outlaw on the Virginia Kentucky frontier, dies from two chest wounds inflicted by his younger brother Dr Elias H Hatfield near Wharncliff Mingo County after a railroad meeting. The incident ends years of feud marked by violence and a claim Cap killed many men.
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