South Dakota State Fair Closes With Notable Final Day
The last day of the twenty first state fair features a packed schedule including horse races with purses from 150 to 400, a one mile novelty run, a baseball game, acrobatics, Indian wigwam and broncho events, a balloon ascent, and band concerts. A fatal lightning strike injures exhibitors and prompts a cautious close as organizers promise improved score cards and clearer program guides next year.
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South Dakota
Tomorre
Huron
Dick Allen
Sue Evans
Miss Bovee
Jack Sully
Bellivering Mollie B
Flowey
Paul D
Wakefield
John Berry
Artesian
Viernam
Lightning Strikes Fair Crowd Killing Four In Indianaola
Wind and storm damage at a county fair in Indianola claimed four lives and left six others fatally injured. officials race to determine full extent as rescue efforts continue and crowds reel from the tragedy.
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Ray Anderson
Carl Peterson
Theodore Young
Indianola
Brainwright
Pleasantville
Toeal
Ganda
Mutual Life Officer Defends Syndicates as Business Necessity
Frederick Cromwell, treasurer of the Mutual Life Insurance Co, testifies to the special legislative committee that syndicates are essential to finance. He cites increased assets and annual transactions, and notes personal profits of 26 761 from syndicate dealings over five years alongside the company.
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New York
Frederick Cromwell
Mutual Life Company
Cromwell
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hughes
Mutual Life
New York Bank
Mayor of Tiflis resigns in protest
The mayor and town council of Tiflis resign in a protest against the drilling and wounding of Social Democrats as part of the unrest surrounding the killing incidents.
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Tiflis
Peace Declared After Clergy Mediation in Elizabethpol Turmoil
In Elizabethpol a temporary peace has been declared between Mussulmans and Armenians after clergy intervention. The administration and Christian population express surprise at Tartars being well armed while troops' ammunition runs low. many districts report Tartars retain ample supply.
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Elizabethpol
Oil Firms Abandon Work as Bolshevik Threats Rise
London report from the Times correspondent in Baku says English oil companies have halted operations due to threats from the revolutionaries.
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London
The
Times
Baku
Paris Official Killed in Champs Elysee Car Crash
Louis Juttes chief secretary to the minister of commerce died when his carriage collided with an automobile on the Champs Elysee. Rioting at Yokohama was reported in a separate item.
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Paris
Louis Juttes
Commerce
Champs Elysee
Yokohama
Anti Police Demonstration Violent in Yokohama
In Yokohama on September 14 a theater protest against peace terms ended with an anti police demonstration. Fourteen police boxes were burned and 37 people were injured in the disturbance.
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Yokohama
Riots Erupt After Theater Swindle In Tokyo District
Police report a private speculation meeting at a theater ended in rowdyism. Ninety entering civilians and police injured, 119 arrests made. Troops guard foreign embassies and hotels as inflammable placards are torn down. agitators from Tokyo suspected. City quiet again. officials vow suppression.
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Olicemen
Ing
Tokio
Roughs Attack in St. Petersburg Report
Reported violence in St. Petersburg with gangs attacking the city. No further details provided on casualties or exact locations.
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Att. Petersburg
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