Six Constitutional Amendments on Next Year Ballot in Pierre
A long list of six proposed amendments plus county local option will appear on the upcoming election ballot. Among them are tax and revenue changes, equal suffrage, and authority for independent school districts to raise debt, with further provision on state creation and leasing of school lands. The article notes past failures and details the parade led by Grand Marshal Patrick J. Gilroy, featuring the Irish Volunteers and the Sixty-ninth Regiment marching in battalion style along Fifth Avenue.
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Cousty Ption
United States
Patrick J. Gilroy
Irish Volunteers
Atrong
Kilyas
Edward Duffy
Fifth Avenue
Tari’s Falls
Illicit Voting Cases End With Guilty Pleas
In Union County Circuit Court four day session ends with Chris Nelson and Ed Englebright pleading guilty to illegally swearing votes in last spring's election. each fined 25 dollars. Varcoe school-child case dismissed for lack of circuit court jurisdiction. habeas corpus test denied. Civil matters deferred to next term.
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Filh Point
S. 10
Circuit Court of
Union County
Chris Nelson
Ed Englebright
Beresford
R. G. Varene
Thes McInerny
Vareoe
Vast St. Patrick’s Day Display Over New York City
Over 70,000 marchers and green decor fill city streets as Ancient Order of Hibernians controls parade preparations. Irish flag flying over city hall signals celebrations with extensive bunting and window displays across major thoroughfares.
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New York
Tishmen
Order of Hibernians
Numeri
Editor's Wife Dies After Birth of Child in Rapid City
Mrs. Clara Wentzy wife of Harry Wentzy editor of the Gate City Guide died at the Rapid City home after a week long illness following the birth of a child on March 16. The infant died shortly after birth and Mrs Wentzy had been in precarious condition since. The Wentzy family had moved to Rapid City a year ago from Sedoux City area and previously lived in Ukawana and Sedoux City. Funeral plans were to be announced after relatives arrive.
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Harry Wentzy
Rapid
Rapid City
Clara Wentay
Edtor
The
Gate City Guide
Wentzy
Inukawana
Sédoux City
Teen Struck by Stray Bullet in Chicago
Seventeen year old Robert Schultz was wounded in the back by a stray bullet while walking on Monroe Street in Chicago this morning. The injury is described as very serious.
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Chicago
Robert Schultz
Munroe Stree
Iowa's oldest resident Ruth Morris dies at 102
Des Moines reports the passing of Mrs Ruth McPherson Morris aged 102 the eldest person in Iowa. Born August 12 1807 in Virginia she traveled with her family to the west on foot and worked at home after marriage to Joseph McPherson and later to Zadok Morris. She moved to Des Moines in 1900 and lived with grandchildren James and Anna Edworthy.
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Ruth Morris
Iowa
Des Moines
Ruth McPherson Morris
Grayson County
Ruth Carey
Ruth
West
Careys
Hillsboro
Joseph McPherson
Daniel
Mary
Zadok Morris
James
Anna Edworthy
International irrigation congress to draw delegates to Spokane
Regis H Post reports Porto Rico will send a large delegation to the seventeenth irrigation sessions in Spokane in August. Japan and China will study Northwest practices. Latin republics Hawaii and European nations are expected to attend. Arrangements prepare for many delegates, with 10000 men in the irrigation army parade from Northwest towns and Pacific coast cities.
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Spokane
Wash
Germany
France
Northwest
Pacific
Bullock to Stay as U S Marshal Amid Taft Move
President Taft confirms Seth Bullock will be reappointed U S Marshal for South Dakota. Taft cites friendship with Roosevelt and Bullock as reason to retain him, noting continued trust in Bullock’s leadership and the shared era with Roosevelt. Announcement follows in-person message to Rep Eben W Martin and is backed by supporters in Deadwood. The formal action sets Bullock to continue overseeing federal law enforcement in the Black Hills region.
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Washington
Seth Bullock
United States
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Black Hills
White House
Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Rough
Teddy
Captain Bullock
Bullock
Seth
Eben W. Martin
Deadwood
Presen
Sioux Falls
Nowise
Methodist Conference Deliberates Dakota and Black Hills Merger
In Pierre on March 17 the joint commission of the Dakota conference and the Black Hills Mission met. They elected J C Dobson chair and C D Royse secretary, voting on boundaries and consolidation with complex positions and pending actions.
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Black Hills Mission
Dakota Conference
C. K E. Mager
Joint Commission
Flagen
John Hall
Whack Hille
Allie
Missouri River
General Board
Methodists Reach Union Plan for Dakota Conference
The Dakota conference and Black Hills mission jointly formed a commission in Pierre on the 17th to settle the boundary issue. They voted unanimously to union the conference and mission under conditions preserving Black Hills work and the option for a separate western conference later. Members from both sides endorsed the compromise. The Lent services at Christchurch begin at 7 45 PM Friday.
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J. O. Dobson
D. W. Tracy
John Hail
Dr. Hager
Conference
A. C. Shephard
C. D. Rouse
Board of Bishops
Wheelmeg
W. Va
Dakota Conference
Black Hills
Methodist Church
Pierre
Missouri River
Dakota
C. D. Boyes
E. S. Campbell
John Hall
J. W. Lucas
C. E. Hager
G. F. Hopkins
W. I. Graham
A. C. Shepherd
R. H. Dolliver
Christchurch
OUR CONGRESSMEN DRAW GOOD SEATS IN LOWER HOUSE
E W Martin of South Dakota drew second choice for seats in the new congress. He selected a seat in the second row behind Serena E Payne the New York member who fathers the tariff bill. Burke sits beside Martin in the same row as in the Fifty Sixth congress.
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Martin
Burke
Washington
E. W. Martin
South Dakota
Congress
Serena E. Payne
New York
House
Senate
Mr. Martin
Cannon
Mr. Payne
Congressman Burke
Pursue Black Hand Arrest Four Italians in Petrosino Case
Four Italian men are held in $1000 bail in Brooklyn on concealed weapons charges tied to the assassination of Detective Joseph Petrosino in Palermo. New York officials seek federal help and consider a $50,000 secret service bureau, a reward for Petrosino’s killers, and a widow’s pension.
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New York
Brooklyn
Joseph Petrosino
Palermo
Sicily
McClellan
Bingham
Federal Secret Service
Secret Service Bureau
Board of Aldermen
Petrosino Anh
Bald Knob Bank Raid Sparks Two-Hour Shootout
In Bald Knob Arkansas on March 16 a gang of nearly twenty desperadoes attacked the Bank of Bald Knob. They fired on citizens while attempting to dynamite the vault. The walls resisted as charges exploded. one citizen was wounded and others escaped. Posses pursue the raiders as telegrams spread seeking arrests.
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Bald Knob
Ark
South Dakota to Exhibit at National Irrigation Congress
State Engineer S. H. Lea plans a South Dakota exhibit in Spokane at the National Irrigation Congress next August. The display will include maps and photographs of western South Dakota irrigation, plus moving pictures by R. F. Walter on the Belle Fourche project. Citizens are urged to contribute data to the Pierre department to ensure a strong showing.
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Irrigation Congress
Spokane
S. H. Lea
South Dakota
National Irrigation Congress
Congress
R. F. Walter
Belle Fourche
Pierre
Million Dollar Mortgage Recorded In Pennington County
A million dollar mortgage from United States Gypsum Company to Federal Trust and Savings Bank as trustee was recorded in Pennington County. The mortgage to secure 500 bonds of $1,000 and 1,000 bonds of $100 covers 77 pages and cost about $35 to record in this county. The company owns the stucco mill west of the city, and the mortgage will be recorded in counties where all 47 plants are located.
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United States Gypsum Company
Federal Trust and Savings Bank
Pennington County
Rapid City Journal
Jury Yet Uncertain in Coopers Murder Trial
Nashville March 18 The jury deciding the fate of the two Coopers charged with editor Carmack's murder has not reached a verdict. Deliberations over time fuel expectations of a possible mistrial with prosecutors planning for an early retrial if needed.
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Coopers
Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
South Dakota Victims Targeted in Fake Sporting Scams
Post Office Inspector Swenson ordered letters to be sent to South Dakotans testifying before the grand jury after a council Bluffs scam involving fake horse races and wrestling matches. Names include John Rieger Sioux Falls $5000, Ed Stenger Hermosa $10000, C B Hayward Garden City $5000, M Mewer Bristol $500000.
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St. Louis
Council Bluffs
Post Office
Swenson
South
M. Mewer
Bristol
Littl Rock
Pottawattamie Grand Jury Seeks Indictments in Robbery Case
The district grand jury will be in session this week and urges victims to come forward with their complaints. Indictments are expected against all implicated in the robbery.
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Bers
Pottawattamie County
Hostile Moros Attack Bor dong Detachment
A Manila dispatch reports a Moros raid on Lieutenant Furlong's detachment at Bor dong on March 8. Two soldiers and a civilian were killed and two soldiers wounded. eight Moros were killed. Troops were sent to aid the detachment.
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Manila
Lake Janae
Furlong
Bordong
Flood Tragedy in Parkerburg as Water Tanks Burst
A flood in Parkersburg West Virginia followed two water tanks bursting on Prospect Hill. Four men were fatally injured and others missing as homes were demolished and property losses exceed 200000 dollars. Rescue parties formed at once and displaced families were sheltered in other city areas. The tanks held city water and released a vast volume.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Prospect Hill
Dunlap & Co Fire Destroys Downtown Office Building
A six story Dunlap and Co hat factory building at 181 Broadway in downtown New York caught fire this morning. Flames quickly spread to the roof and interior, threatening adjacent mercantile firms as firefighters fought a potentially citywide blaze.
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Down Town
New York
Broadway
Dunlap & Co
Dead baby found. coroner's inquest reveals birth last June
In Clear Lake a dead infant was found upstairs in farmer John Dagenaar's home. The coroner's inquest heard the child was born last June to a teenage daughter of Dagenaar. The alleged father, named by the girl, was jailed on $750 bail but released the same night.
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Clear Lake
Mar
John Dagenaar
Croner
Papke Flynn Fight in Los Angeles Amid Gov Interference
Billy Papke and Jimmy Flynn scheduled to box in Los Angeles for Springs, Arkansas, on March 17. Papke trained there from February to face Joe Thomas, but the match was halted due to interference by the governor.
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Papke-Flynn
Springs
Ark
Billy Papke
Jimmy Flynn
Los Angeles
Paupke
Joe Thomas
Evacuation Day Parade in Boston Southie Budget
Boston marks Evacuation Day with a city celebration. The administration allocated $2,000 for South Boston expenses as a notable parade is planned.
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Boston
Roston
Mass
South Boston
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St. Patrick's
Methodist Conference
Methodists
Black Hand
Arkansas
Parkersburg, WV
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