Stormy dawn near Fort Clark and a doomed ship
Major German and Judge Loring fear a coming tempest as Captain Ford's Arrow nears, while Sergeants Bracebridge and Morton face arrest. A bark appears in the gale with storm sails, signaling distress. Fires along shore die, rockets and blue lights reveal paralyzed sailors and two women on deck before a fatal crash.
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German
Jean Marat
Jean
Port Clark
Pacific
Admiralty Inlet
Whidby's Island
Ford
Casewes
Gernton
Yeas
Morton
Colin
Robert Bracebridge
Colin Morton
Ark
Captain Ford
New York
Judge Loring
Jis
Robert
Raphael
Fort Clark
Rescue at Fort Clark Ends With Reckless Break for Shore
Colin Morton and Robert Brecebridge, though prisoners in the Fort Clark guardhouse, act on impulse as Arrows wreck offshore. Judge Loring pleads to save his daughter Florence while Captain Phelps troops search the beach and Maj. German arrives to assess the peril amid crashing waves and scattered gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Morton
Robert Brecebridge
Fort Clark
Judge Loring
Tam
Colin
Florence
Robert Bracebridge
Phelps
German
Two Men Surf Ship Rescue After Bold Ocean Duel
Colin Morton and Robert Bracebridge volunteer to board a besieged ship off the coast, trading bravado for action as Maj. German and Judge Loring demand a lifeline. The pair dive in, endure peril, and emerge with a line to save the captain and crew, while a dramatic offer of reward lingers.
Notable Quip on Women in Business and Love Affairs
A wry remark challenges stereotypes about women as unbusinesslike noting the exception in love affairs. The exchange suggests tension between analytical indictments and personal relationships, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Hobo's remark sparks violence at Clear Lake tragedy
At Clear Lake on Monday a hobo cursed McKinley during a Memorial service crowd. G N Miller knocked him down. three companions aided the hobo and Miller, who was stabbed in the arm. Police jailed the ringleader, while the knife victim lay gravely injured. The incident caused brief excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Clear Lake
Range grass too green on Black Hills cattle ranges
Cattle range grass near Rapid City stays green due to heavy rains. Grass is growing but not yet curing, risking winter feed value if frost comes before curing. Rainy season has produced more moisture than many years. shipments fall are lower due to market conditions and plentiful range forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
Black Hills
Better Than His Paper John Skinner's Garden Fortune
John Skinner editor of the Galena Star in Galena near Deadwood grows a forty acre garden with hundreds of bushels of top quality potatoes. A railroad project has brought work to hundreds nearby, with potatoes selling for over $1 a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Skinner
Galena
Deadwood
Burlington
Fremont
Elkhorn
Missouri Valley
Skinner
Dead man identified in freight-train tragedy near Piuma
C B Clark of Gettysburg was found after a Burlington freight train struck a drunken tramp between Deadwood and Piuma. He had traveled from Pierre to Rapid City seeking work as a cook and had written to his wife claiming he sobered up. He died within two hours.
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C. B. Clark
Gettysburg
Piuma
Burlington
Deadwood
S. D
Rapid Guy
Pierre
Greatly Increased Attendance at Spearfish Normal School
The Spearfish Normal School reports phenomenal fall attendance as the new state built ladies dormitory fills with students. Principal Prof. F. L. Cook has guided the school for fifteen years, with state appropriation totaling about $250,000 for buildings and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearfish Normal School
Operan
F. L. Cook
Yankton State Fair Closes Early Owing to Weather
The Yankton state fair ended Friday instead of Saturday because of bad weather and President McKinley’s death. One fair day drew good, though damp, crowds with 3000 plus watching races in drizzle. The fair will cover expenses despite the weather. Augusta Rahn, 16, was badly mangled Saturday morning while trimming near the thrashing machine on her father Adolph Rahn’s farm. her clothes snagged and she was fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
McKinley
Augusta Rahn
Adolph Rahn
Rumor of Burke bid for Siouxalls Daily Press
Sioux Falls chatter centers on Congressman Burke negotiating to buy the Siouxalls Daily Press. Ex-Senator Petti, the leading stockholder, is reported to oppose transforming the paper into a Republican advocacy vehicle. Canton Asylum Nearly Finished. An October 1 handover date fixes when the Canton government insane Indian asylum will officially transfer to federal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Burke
Siouxalls Daily Press
Pettigrew
Canton
United States
Steady Influx of Settlers at Miller Land Bounty
Daily homeseekers and speculators arrive at Miller to claim land. Many sales completed, and many new setters have moved onto their primitive homes.
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Miller
Boiler Blast Kills Two Workers Near Wrederick
A boiler on a thrashing machine engine exploded Monday afternoon near Wrederick, killing two men identified as Nelson and Ofsterdahl. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Wrederick
Nelson
Ofsterdahl
Ward and Reedy Indicted for Manslaughter
Grand jury returns indictments against W. Fr. Ward the alleged plane murderer and against Mike Reedy for manslaughter.
Traversy Bound Over In Assault Case In Wuipp
Ric Wis arrested at Wuipp for an assault on Lizzie Bank, bound over to circuit court. Held without bonds, to be jailed at Wheeler pending further proceedings.
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Traversy
Ladian
Louie ‘Traversy
Ric Wis
Wuipp
Lizzie Bank
Wagner
Wheeler
Well Known Farmer Deal
Joseph McArthur who came to the Black Hills in 1877 died at St Josephs hospital in Deadwood on Tuesday of drop sy of the heart. He was a well known farmer on the Little Spearfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McArthur
Black Hills
St. Joseph's Hospital
Deadwood
Saloon stabbing death leads to manslaughter charge
George McNwain died after a saloon quarrel with John A Gray of Norway township Clay County. Mellwain the assailant, an engineer, is out on $2000 bond awaiting preliminary hearing. Gray leaves a wife and two children. The incident occurred Monday night in Gayville and the injured man was taken to Sacred Heart hospital. The charge may be amended from assault with a deadly weapon to manslaughter.
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Solin. Gray
Vy George Md Twain
John A. Gray
Gayville
Yankton
George Mellynin
John Gray
Ws & Son
Hd Gray
Norway Township
Clay County
Fidde
George MecNwain
Mellwait
Gray
Mellwain
Sacred Heart Hospital
St. Helena Island
Neb
In Favor of Hale Victory for Western Horsemen
A Far Western case reports a grand jury verdict in favor of John D. Hale of Tilford after a government suit for 4500 over a horse contract. The purchasing agent bought seventy horses in Chicago, court observers note army support for western range horses for cavalry, praising their hoof health and stamina versus eastern stock. Tadge Caisland presided.
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Binet Teptls
Grand Jury
United States
John D. Hale
Tilford
Hale
Chicago
Tadge Caisland
Fort Meade
Thirteenth Cavalry
Lively Rapid City Surges Amid Smelter Boom
Rapid City sees a bustling surge as a 500 ton National Smelting Company smelter rises. A vast payroll spurs building, real estate climbs a third, and new homes sprout to house newcomers. The freetown spur trestle costs 12000 dollars. machinery parts arrive. merchants report strong fall trade boosted by cattlemen traveling from 150 miles away.
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Rapid City
National Smelting Company
Boston
Kinas
Fremont, Elk Horn and Missouri Valley Railway Company
Iruapid
Valuable Specimens in Brookings Museum Collection
The Henry Schaller collection of birds animals and coins was received from Huron and installed in the agricultural college museum in Brookings last week. Valued at 2400 dollars, the collection includes extinct animals and birds. Schaller, who supervised placing, plans to add more items and is currently assembling 288 eggs for eventual display.
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Schaller
Brookings
Henry Schaller
Huron
the Agricultural College
Scavenger Tax Law Boosts County Receipts Across State
A new scavenger tax law shows early success in higher receipts from counties, with Black Hills counties leading the gain. One county reports a remittance up by about one third from the same quarter last year. Also, K. Hain of Western Resources faces embezzlement charges and is jailed in Aberdeen after being arrested in Omaha. A state brand commission meeting is set for Pierre on the 26th to file brands before the fall roundup.
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Black Hills
Hain
Western Resources
Denver
Aberdeen
Omaha
Huin
State Brand Commission
Pierre
Tragedy in Gayville Leaves Gray Disembowled in Saloon
In Gayville George Gray died after a gruesome incident in a saloon linked to George McIlwain who is under arrest. Physicians report Gray cannot survive. Both men come from prominent families.
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Gayville
George Gray
George McIlwain
Gray
McIlwain
Infant scalded when kettle tips on child at home
Seven month old baby of Mr and Mrs Diebfeld of Mivank suffered severe scalds when a kettle of boiling grape juice tipped onto the child. The injury covers the entire left side from shoulder to foot. Local doctors treated the infant and monitored recovery.
Wall Street Responds to President's Death Shock
The press notes grave impact on business and money markets after President Martinids's death, drawing parallels with Garfield’s demise. It argues current prosperity rests on wood exports and home consumption, with Wall Street consolidation plans delaying amid new fears. The report cites Treasury actions easing money conditions, hopes for gold imports, and steel strike settlement stabilizing outlooks.
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Afo
Martinids
Garfield
Busi
Mckinley
Wall Street
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Bank Reserve
Steel Strike Ends After New York Conference Settlement Reached
The long steel strike began June 30 and ended at a New York conference between Amalgamated Association leaders and United States Steel Corp officers. No concessions by the steel company were disclosed. The Amalgamated gave up control of several mills across Crescent Irondale Chester Star Monongahela Demler Monessen Canal Dover Hyde Park Old Meadow Saltsburg Duvees Wood Wellsville Joliet Milwaukee and all American Sheet Steel mills. Shaffer and three officers attended with Amalgamated officials. Tin Plate and other firms sent their executives. Carnegie Steel's W J Corey attended part of the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Tewag
Amalgamated Assoution
American She Company
Shaffer
M. I. ‘Nghe
John Pieieg
Ben I. Davis
American Tin Plate Company
Schwab
Steal Corporation
I. W. Jenks
W. J. Corey
Carnegie Steel Company
Railroad Notes on a Wabash Train Run to Detroit
A Wabash train ran from Clark Junction to Detroit covering 242.4 miles in 250 minutes with stops to change engines and for water. Western states oppose the colonists excursion boom. Chicago and Western Illinois test Miller safety signal system on the Chicago Momence line to replace semaphore signals with electric signal lights. Lake Drive orders 200 freight cars from American Car and Foundry Company.
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Clark Junction
Detroit
Chicago
Illinois
Momence
Miller
Lake Drie
American Car and Foundry Company
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Germon
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Donahoe’s Magazine
Vatican Gardens
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Maud—Wuhy
Detroit Free Press
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