This Date in South Dakota History August 22 1804 to 1924
A compact chronicle notes events in South Dakota history from August 22 1804 Patrick Gass elected sergeant in the Lewis and Clark expedition at Elk Point to 1924 the death of George R Douthit pioneer insurance agent in Sioux Falls. It also mentions a journal extract from Ft Pierre and the death of Mrs James McLaughlin in McLaughlin.
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South Dakota
Patrick Gass
Elk Point
Jacob Halsey
Ft. Pierre
James McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Minneapolis crime wave prompts police reform questions
Editorials and public concern rise after the Dorothy Aune murder as Minneapolis debates police protection. Residents report harassment by suspicious strangers while the city weighs harsher enforcement, longer sentences, and broader reporting to guard women and children. The piece also discusses manganese tariffs and U S Steel in a broader economic context.
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Dorothy Aune
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Minneapolis Tribune
The
Tribune
Chicago
United States
England
America
McMaster for Duty in Tariff Battle Over Manganese
Senator McMaster backs reinstating a tariff on manganese ore after the Senate Finance Committee placed manganese on the free list. He argues a floor fight is likely to protect South Dakota and other manganese producers as large deposits have been found and the industry is in its infancy.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
McMaster
Unite States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Russia
U. S. Steel Corporation
South Dakota
Senate
America
Press Comment on Tariffs and Manganese Ore Policy
Fargo Forum discusses the free-list status for manganese ore and the Fordney McCumber and Hawley Smoot bills. It questions the impact on farmers, domestic ore producers, and United States Steel and asks if tariff relief will lower steel prices or aid profits amid limited supply.
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Northwest
United States Steel Corporation
Seeing Things in Chicago and New York Rivalry
A narrator observes Chicago’s rise in culture architecture and politics while noting its gangsters and Bleak Capone image. The piece contrasts Manhattan’s island stance with Chicago’s expanding skyline arts and civic pride. It highlights Chicago as a growing national power and social scene.
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Chicago
Netherlands
New York
Broadway
Brooklyn
Manhattan
St. Agnes
America
Florida
Texas to Reorganize Prison System Split Up Farms
A Texas legislative committee plans to concentrate the prison system, reorganize its 12 farm operations, and streamline wasteful practices that have drained the state treasury for years.
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Texas
Austin Ter
Texas Prison System
State looks to modernize Texas prison system
The state prison board seeks input from 55 penitentiary systems on how to improve Texas penal operations. After gathering data a reorganization committee will choose a site for a modern prison plant. A special legislative session will then hear the state's needs.
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State Prison Board
Texas
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H. J. Mitchell
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G. F. MecCannon
Robert D. Lusk
Associated Press
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STEEL
Tariff Fargo Forum
Fordney-McCaber
Senate Finance “Committee
United States’ Steed Corporation
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Glvilian
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EESS
Polos
Fluron
Stott
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Huron Lumber Co
Huron Grain & Coal Co
Farmers Co-Op Ass’n
J. F. Anderson Lumber Co
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Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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