Belle Fourche Irrigation Project Progress Report
In 1906 the Belle Fourche irrigation project moved 1.6 million yards of dirt and used 600,000 dollars of the 2.59 million appropriation. A diverting dam near Belle Fourche is almost finished. the inlet canal to Crow Creek is done. four steel bridges along the canal are completed. the Owl Creek storage dam has 250,000 yards placed. bids for the south side canal and tunnel plans will be advertised February 1. Progress targets include completing the dam gap by July 1 and continuing rock paving for the wing and embankment.
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Belle Fourche
Butte County
Crow Creek
Inlet Canal
Inlet
Sellers’ Ranch
Gilbert Cut
Sellers
Giles
Johnson
Owl Creek
South Side Canal
Belle Fourche River
Ex Senator Thomas Bowen of Pueblo dies at 72
Former U S Senator Thomas Bowen longtime Pueblo resident dies at 329 West Twelfth Street at 1 30 p m after weeks of illness He was 72 born October 26 1835 in Burlington Iowa Bowen served in Civil War Union Army reached colonel and later held roles from Arkansas Supreme Court to Idaho territorial governor He was president of the Colorado Penitentiary commissioners at his death and had represented Kansas in early politics
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Pueblo
United States
Thomas Bowen
West Twelfth Street
Bowen
Colorado Penitentiary Commissioners
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Wayne County
Ohio
House of Representatives
Kansas
Volunteers
Thirteenth
Kansas Infantery
Arkansas
Supreme Court of
Idaho
Grant
United States Senate
S. W. Dorsey United States Senator Dies in Colorado
S W Dorsey came to Colorado in 1875 to practice law. He was judge of the Fourth district for four years and served as state representative in 1882 before resigning to join the U S Senate, taking office December 3 1883. He married Margaretta Thurston in 1875. funeral at 2 p m the following day from his residence.
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S. W. Dorsey
Colorado
United States
United States Senate
Little Rock
Ark
Margaretta Thurston
Former Senator Caffery Dies in New Orleans
Former United States Senator Donnelson L. Caffery died Sunday night in New Orleans. The body will be transported to Franklin Louisiana on a special train for funeral arrangements.
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Caffery
New Orleans
United States
Donnelson L. Caffery
Franklin
Roosevelt Dogs Refused Scout Story From Buffalo Bill
In Omaha Colonel William F Cody recounts President Roosevelt’s bear hunt in Colorado. A Scotchman refused to spare his dogs for hire despite the guide’s offers, insisting he would not let the dogs go out and would not accompany them. The president stepped forward but left with no dogs that day.
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Omaha
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
President Roosevelt
Colorado
Roosevelt
Colonel Cody
Slong
Scotchman
United States
Booker T. Washington
Baroness Burdette-Coutts Dies at 92 in London
Baroness Burdette-Coutts, ill since Christmas Eve, died in London at age 92. A renowned philanthropist linked to Napoleon era beginnings, she lived under five monarchs and left a vast fortune as a national treasure. Her circle included General Gordon David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley, with Livingstone’s funeral once held at her home.
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London
Baroness Burdette-Coutts
Baroness Burdette- Coutts
Napoleon
Edwards
Thearoness
England
General Gordon
David Livingstone
Henry M. Stanley
Sir Henry Livingstone
Railroads collide with new ICC rule on cash payments and ads
The Chicago Chronicle argues the interstate commerce commission misreads the new rate law by banning credit sale of transportation and prohibiting barter with newspapers. It says the ruling overreaches, impedes legitimate trade, and could be struck down in court, favoring cash transactions and harming small newspapers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Congress
Chicago Chronicle
Reunion After Thirty Years Sparks Remarriage in Wyoming
John English, longtime Wyoming rancher, unexpectedly meets his former wife who had obtained a divorce and was believed dead. They rekindle their relationship, plan remarriage, and soon resume life together after years apart. The discovery occurs at Milton Dempster’s ranch where English stays for dinner and his ex-wife works as housekeeper. English owns multiple ranches in Wyoming and Montana and considered land nearby.
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Sheridan, Wyo
John English
English
Wyoming
Montana
Here
Milton Dempster
Dempster
Family Tragedy Hits Des Moines Train Tracks
Theodore Boehmler, brother in law of George Perkins, dies under freight train wheels in Des Moines on return from Oklahoma health trip. Train crew differ on suicide claim while the coroner regards it as accidental. Boehmler is noted as a prominent local figure in Cedar Falls and area.
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Sioux City Tribune
Theodore Boehmler
George D. Perkins
Des Moines
Cedar Falls
Oklahoma
Boehmler
Boehmier Family Tragedies Outline Local Ties and Loss
In Cedar Falls two Boehmier brothers ran a joint business when one brother John Boehmier killed himself at home last month. Earlier Frank Boehmier, son of the man killed yesterday, drowned in the Cedar River two years ago. Mr Perkins’ sister married Theo dore Boehmler’s brother years ago.
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John Boehmier
Cedar Falls
Frank Boehmier
Cedar River
Mr. Perkins
Theodore Boehmler
Hughes for Reforms Sends First Message to New York Legislature
Governor Hughes, in his inaugural message to the New York Legislature, urges reforms. He calls for a recount of the 1905 New York mayoral election, limits on campaign expenditures, judicial reforms, and reorganization of utility and transit boards including abolition of several commissions. He also urges child labor restrictions and clearer work prohibitions for minors.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
New York City
Hearst
McClellan
Supreme Court
State Board of Railroad Commissioners and Commissions of Gas and Electricity
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners of
Timber money for Black Hills counties pending allocation
Governor Elrod received the first timber sale remittance of 3595.86 to be distributed among Lawrence Meade Pennington and Custer counties for either school or road projects per the recent congress directive. The legislature will decide how the funds are split.
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Pierre
Black Hills
Elrod
Lawrence
Meade
Pennington
Custer
Millions Starving in Northern Provinces of China
Famine worsens across Anhui Henan Kiangsu due to heavy rains and crop failure. About 4,000,000 people starve while tens of thousands are destitute and wandering. Some 30,000 refugees reach near Nanking as secret societies lure hungry wanderers for rice. authorities struggle to respond.
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China
Pekin
Anhui
Henan
Kiangh-Su
Nanking
Paper Mill Syndicate Forming In Midwest Region
A print paper mill syndicate worth several million dollars is forming to unify all Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota newspapers. The group aims to replace the General Paper company, which the federal court ordered out of existence for Sherman anti trust violations.
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Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
General Paper Company
Rabbit Shooting Record at Okobojo Hall
A record day of rabbit shooting in Sully County at Okobojo saw 201 rabbits and one lone wolf bagged between two parties. One side scored 183 points, the other 7. The losers hosted a supper at the local hall attended by over 100 people.
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Pierre
Okobojo
Sully
Needs a Guardian Uncle Sam in Mail Haul Costs
Government paid railroads 32 million dollars more than express companies for the same mail tonnage in the year ending June 30 1906. Average rate for hauling 100 pounds of mail between New York and 49 centers was 8.01 against 2.43 for railroads to express firms. The deficit is blamed on poor business methods rather than low second class postage rates.
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Uncle Sam
American Weekly Publishers’ Association
New York
Post Office Department
Chicago
Postal Department
Madden
Congress
Strung up by Italians in Aladdin area dispute
Charles Thompson, a saw mill worker near Aladdin, was whipped out of town by a gang and friends of Italians after a missing $64.45 was blamed on him. Thompson denied the claim, money was found on his person, and the mob failed to obtain a confession before driving him away.
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Charles Thompson
Aladdin
Thompson
Carro
Belk Fourche Bee
Train Robber Faces Death in Virginia Hold Up
Detectives arrested J. C. Andrews alias L. C. Cox at Acca station near Richmond for the Seaboard Air Line train robbery near La Crosse Virginia last Sunday night. He was identified by the conductor and porter. About $1000 in value was taken from Pullman passengers. The offense may carry death under Virginia law. No others are named as involved.
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Virginia
Richmond
J. C Andrews
L. C. Cox
Acca Station
Seaboard Air Line
la Crosse
Hanging of Will Harvey in Mayorsville Mass
Will Harvey, a Black man, was hanged yesterday in Mayorsville Mass for the murder of another Black man. He died three minutes before a notice of commutation reached the sheriff.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Will Harvey
Mayorsville
Mass
Poireis Seek Exemplary Damages in Agnes Kauffman Case
Mr and Mrs Poireis plan to sue Mr and Mrs Moses Kauffman of Sioux Falls D for large punitive damages over the death of their daughter Agnes in her home The Kauffman murder trial is forthcoming as the parties visited the town to discuss the case.
Damages Sought in Boland & Bradley Inquiry
A damage action is being instituted by Boland and Bradley. The amount to be sued for could reach $100,000. A criminal case against Mrs. Kauffman was continued to the May term in Sioux Falls due to alleged health issues.
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Boland & Bradley
Mra. Kauffman
Sioux Falls
Miners Unite for Eight-Hour Day Support
At a crowded Lead Miners' Union meeting the group endorsed Terry Peak and Deadwood Mine unions in seeking a shorter workday. They pledged moral and financial backing while reports from Terry noted several mines closing but Victoria Dividend and Sol Bloom properties granting eight hours. General Olson’s arrival was awaited to decide the plan.
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Lead Daily Call
Lead Miners’ Union
Terry Miners’ Union
Deadwood Mine and Millmen’s Union
Lead Union
Terry Peak
Deadwood
Deadwood Mine and Millmen’s
Lead Miners’ Union No. 2
Terry
Mogul
Lundberg
Dorr & Wilson
Clinton
Victoria
Sol Bloom
Associates
Reliance Company
General Olson
Miners Vote to Table Wage Proposal in Goldfield Meeting
In Goldfield Nevada miners last night voted to table a proposed wage schedule. Both sides expected rejection as the offer lagged behind pre strike pay. Operators favor continued closed mines while leasers and small owners threaten to push a new schedule.
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Goldfield
Nev
Jan
Minersiasois
Australian Boxer Jim Hall Credits Onions For Health
Louisville dispatch reports Jim Hall once thought to be dying of consumption is now healthy after eating Bermuda onions daily. He says a big onion each night helped him gain weight and grow stronger toward a 200 pound frame before his St. Louis journey.
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Jim Hall
Louisville
St. Louis
Town on Runners Eyarte Moves to Mobridge
Eyarte, South Dakota residents prepare to move most town buildings by river ice to Mobridge where Milwaukee and St Paul plan a bridge for a Pacific coast extension. The railroad decision to build Mobridge drives the exodus and deems Eyarte doomed.
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Rvarts
S. D
Missouri
Mobridge
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Eyarte
Gans and Britt Set Final Fight Sealed by Selig and Riley
Gane and Brite Selig for Joe Gans and M M Riley for the Casino Athletic Club signed articles today for a final bout between Gans and Jimmy Britt. The purse is set at 995000.
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Will
Kauffmans
Agnes Poireis
TOWN
Everts
Gane and
Brite
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