Taft Recovery Hopes Rise As President Improves
Washington reports cautious optimism as William Howard Taft shows signs of improvement after his Asheville illness. Doctors say the condition remains serious though better sleep and nourishment aid recovery. Taft recognizes relatives and speaks briefly, with physicians noting continued vulnerability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Williame Howard Patt
Toom
Big Brother
Horace J. Matt
Watertown
Conn
Asheville
Francis Wagner
Thomas A. Claytor
Aseville
Taft
Wyoming Avents
Beadle County Warps Purchasing for Highway Dept Bid Totals
Beadle county commissioners completed purchasing of material and equipment for the highway department and disposed of routine matters before the February session. The Standard Bridge company of Omaha won bids for 18 foot plank and 16 foot Cyprus piling, with other buys including road scraper, motor patrol, cement raiser and lumber from Mort Lumber of Portland.
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Beadle County
Highway Department
Standard Bridge Company of
Omala
Mort Lumber Company
Portland
Ore
Oss
Enbine
Gernis Equipment, Company
Sioux Falls
Keller
Western Material Company
Sioux Fels
J, D Adams Company
Indianpolis
Rex
W. H. Ziegler Company, Incorporated
Minneapolis
Relieve Screen Star Of Alimony Burden
Los Angeles February 8 Judge Walter Guerin upheld Grant Withers in freeing the screen star from $360 a month alimony to his first wife amid annulment and marriage plans with Loretta Young. The ruling follows legal actions sparked by the actress’s mother and Withers and Young’s marriage in Yuma, arizona.
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Los Angeles
Grant Withers
Loretta Young
Itu
Walter Guerin
Withers
Inex Wither
Miss Yount
Yuma
Ariz
George A. Belzer
Believe Robbers Strangled Woman In Selville Case
Police believe a robbery attempt led to the strangling death of sixty year old Harriet Uanley in Selville. Found in her foyer with a deep head wound and a towel wrapped around the neck. Parcels lay about as she may have startled the intruders after returning from a shopping trip.
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Selleville
Harriet Uanley
Brookings Awards Two Wells Contract to Wells, Neb?
Brookings city commissioners contracted with the Kelly Wells company of Grand Island Nebraska to dig two new wells northeast of the city in a fertile field. Estimated combined yield exceeds 1500 gallons per minute, vastly improving a previously inadequate water supply amid growth.
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Brookings
Kelly Wells Company
Grand Island
Neb
Old
Walla
Chicago Starts War on Bad Men
A Chicago crackdown funded by Police Commissioner William Russell targets gang members and associates. Detectives arrest several individuals linked to crime and political circles, then release them under orders to depart the city. The effort cites habeas corpus as a costly hurdle for suspects.
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Chicago
William Russell
Jack Dempsey
Russell
Sim
Wean
Detective Bureau
Benjamin
Buddy) Jacobs
Eller
Ward
David
Cockeyed
Muhiligan
Albin
Epicure Club
Sam
George Kreiss
G & OQ
North Clark
Izzy Lazarus
Rusel
Fatal blast claims three more miners at Standardville Utah
Rescue crews die as a massive explosion and poisonous gas tear through Standardville Standard Coal mine. Three missing workers are found killed by a fallen boulder while others are laid to rest in Price Utah with many families in mourning.
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Sal
Lake City
Feb
Grin
Toora
Standard Coal Company
Standardville
Utah
James
D. WW
Ming
Kalen the Wien
John KR. Loman
New Mex
Jeo
Clarence BE
Carbon County
Minera
Wessington Springs Upset Woonsocket in Narrow Win
Wessington Springs high school defeated Woonsocket 30 to 18 last night, taking an early lead and holding a 1 point advantage at halftime. Picard scored 7 points for the Springs while Kozel Moberg and Ball led Woonsocket.
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Wessington Springs
Woonsocket
Herve
Picard
Hbs
Kozel
Moberg
Ball
Custom Built Marriage Wins Over Obstacles in Old Rules
In Los Angeles on February 8, Guillermo Perez and Alicia Moreno, both in their early twenties, sought a marriage in defiance of parental control. After a writ of habeas corpus and delayed consent under旧 Spanish and American customs, Judge Walton J. Wood allowed the marriage without parental consent. Perez borrowed a necktie for the ceremony as the judge performed the nuptials, and the couple began their honeymoon.
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Los ‘Angeles
Guillermo
Perez
Alicia Moreno
California
Dolores Moreno
Alicia
Perex
Walton J. Wood
Wood
Peres
Outlook meetings to discuss farm price trends in Beadle County
Beadle County agricultural agents plan outlook meetings to discuss likely price trends based on domestic and international supply and demand data. County agent Cave, back from a Brookings convention, will be available for outdoor talks. Hitchcock hosts him Saturday night and Yale hosts the farmers institute February 12.
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Beadle County
Cave
Brookings
Bureau of Economics
Department of Agriculture
Hitchcock
Farmers ‘Institute
Yale
Arlington farmer fined for forgery in circuit court
W No Wall a young farmer near Arlington pleaded guilty to forging a note signed as his father-in-law J P Hardy Kingsbury County treasurer. The forged instrument for 1000 dollars was presented to First State Bank of Vol 4. He paid a 250 dollar fine and avoided prison after the court accepted the fine in place of incarceration.
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San ‘Arlington
Brookings
W. No Wall
First State Bank of Vol.4
Hardy
Wall
Naming of Byron and the Lake Hyrons Expedition
A letter recounts the naming of Byron after a severe storm at Lake Hyrons. The party set camp and Indians joined, one trader Byron had recently bought furs from. He was nicknamed Bye by this man, and the group learned the tale as supplies dwindled and fish fed the camp. A carved bark inscription with initials and date was later found by St Paul parties.
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Bryon
Bye
St. Paul
First White Girl Born in Beadle County and Early Huron Tales
A collector recounts Beadle County's early days including the naming of Lake Byron, settlers in Huron, and the first white girl born in Beadle County at the Commercil House hotel. Claude Catton and Willie Strahorn’s families figure in early schooling and community life. The writer notes 57 years of marriage and ongoing residence in Chatfield.
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Beadie County
Tha
Huron Country Club
St. Cobalt
Herm
Huron
Chatfield
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Calif
Rosario Duran Busy Day In Court In El Paso
Rosario Duran faces a busy day in El Paso Texas with a divorce suit listed. He is described as to have assaulted his wife and was arrested for beating her and placed in a chain gang in lieu of fines. The court records show costs and a scheduled reading of the wife. Continued hearings are noted for 10 am and 3 pm.
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Paso
Texas
Tex
Rosario
Noam
Farmers Eyes on Spring Planting Feed Corn and Grains
Farmers in the spring planting season look to seed rye corn and other grains. A large acreage is expected to be planted.
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Brookings Contracts
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Claude
Strahorn
Commerciat [House
Huron Clinic
Sprague Hospital
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Re Sanson
C. Shirley
M.D. i
Greene
Melen
Olson
TECH
Ford
Rosario Duran
Valentine
AME
Marin Wughitt
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