Monument at Fort Yates Honors Indian Police After Stand With Sitting Bull
A standing stone memorial at Fort Yates North Dakota honors the United States Indian police who clashed with Sitting Bull and 160 armed Ghost Dancers in 1890. The monument recounts the Stand Rock battle and notes the police killed or forced surrender of many attackers, with a 43-man force praised for bravery and loyalty.
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Curtle
Fort Wates
North Dakota
Sitting Bull
Bronx
Cus
Davis
Bulld
Shavehead
Little G
Broken Arm
Hawk Man
United States Indian Police
Stand Rock Indian Reservation
Bitting Bull
Northwest
Custer
Canada
Grand River
Fort Yates
Theand
Aaron
Standing Rock
Army
United States
Major Belden
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Yates
Bismarck
Wife of Adam God On Trial in Kansas City Case
Mrs Mellasa Sharp wife of James H Sharp known as Adam God faces first degree murder charges in Kansas City for the killing of Patrolman Michael Mullane during the December riot. Her husband James Sharp was convicted and sentenced to twenty five years.
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Kansas City
Mellasa Sharp
James H. Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
James Sharp
Second Calhoun Trial Opens in San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun, street railway magnate linked by District Attorney Heney to the Ruef and Schmitz graft case, faces a second trial in Judge Lawler's court. The charge is offering a bribe to Supervisor Fred Nicholas. the first trial ended with a hung jury.
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San Francisco
Cal
Patrick Calhoun
Heney
Abe Ruef
Schmitz
Lawler
Calhoun
Fred Nicholas
Employers Liability Law Held Constitutional
The Supreme Court ruled the Employers Liability Act of 1906 constitutional in territories and the District of Columbia. The constitutional question for the states was not addressed.
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Washington
Territories
District of Columbia
Federal Supreme Court
Haskell Must Stand Trial on Indictment
Oklahoma City November 15 Judge Marshall overruled the demurrer in the Haskell and others case. The indictment must now go to trial in Muskogee.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
City
Marshall
Muskogee
Anniversary tribute to the woman who created pumpkin pie
A community celebration marks the anniversary of the inventor of pumpkin pie celebrating a notable woman’s culinary contribution and enduring dessert legacy.
Attempted Murder on Northwestern Train Near Sturgis
An emigrant, J. L. Purcell, was robbed and assaulted on a Northwestern train near Sturgis. A man boarded the car, bound and stabbed Purcell, then threw him from the moving train. Purcell's watch was recovered. he is recovering in Sturgis hospital. Police hunt a gang suspected of preying on travelers, possibly connected to Rapid City.
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Deadwood
Tif
Nelson
Sturgis
J. L. Purcell
Iowa
Purcell
Rapid City
Madame Steinheil Trial Admits Extra Juror Amid Hiding
Paris reports detail Madame Steinheil entering court exhausted as foreman’s illness threatens delay. De Valles orders an extra juror. Rubin summarizes for the defendant, verdict expected tonight. Earlier, she was acquitted of murdering her husband and mother in law and fled to a country villa after dramatic scenes and mass cheering.
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Paris
Madame Steinheil
de Valles
Rubin
Madame Steinhell
Madame Japy
Lam
Yebemen Blow Bank At Norden South Dakota
Yeggmen blew Norden Bank at 1 30 this morning securing 2248 in cash. The vault safe and building were wrecked, total loss about 3500. Three men fled in a waiting rig toward the east and southeast. No clues or stolen team reported. Panic and pursuit followed, but robbers escaped.
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Watertown
Yeggemen
Norden
South Dakota Central
Theyeggs
Rail expansion pace noted in South Dakota 1909 outlook
Pierre reports 1909 saw heavy railway activity but little new construction in South Dakota. Milwaukee and Northwestern railways led grading statewide with plans to push rail laying next year. Engineering surveys extend from Huron to Olinda and Iroquois to Doland, with movements west of the Missouri River toward Meade County and White Owl country as preparations continue.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Missouri River
Mobridge
Thunder Butte
Fox Ridge
Moreau River
Northwestern Road
Milwaukee
Blunt
Gettysburg
Onida
Belle Fourche
Hitchcock
Huron
Olada
Sully County
Huron-Pierre
Olnda
Iroquois
Doland
Jim River
White Owl Country
Belle Fourcche
Meade Couuty
Rail line extensions loom across South Dakota in 1910 surge
The state sees multiple extensions and new routes from Rapid City to Belle Fourche and Tripp county, with plans for a Dallas line terminal west of Tripp, a Lebeau bridge project, and a Aberdeen to Pierre grade reuse. Awaiting state railway commission filings, electric lines and northern connections fuel optimism for a record railway mileage year.
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Cheyenne River
Rapid City
Belle Fourche
Secretary of State
Dallas
Tripp County
Mellutte
Todd
Tripp
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Missouri
Hawley
Missuri
Lebeau
Watertown
State Railway Commission
Aberdeen
Pierre
Hughes County
Sioux City
Union
Yankton
Clay
Turner
Hutchinson
Webelen
Northwestern
Minnesota
Great Northern
Buff"'s
Missouri River
Northern
Platte
Ohio Squirrel Hunters Get Civil War Back Pay
The Ohio Squirrel Hunters regimental service in Cincinnati during the Civil War earns each veteran $13 from the state auditor after decades. J L Browne of Aberdeen, a college student at enlistment, is among those eligible for the payment. Others in the region may also claim $13 if they served and can prove discharge.
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David Todd
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio Squirrel Hunters
State of
State Auditor of
Union
Aberdeen
J. L. Browne
The Approach Of Winter Rural Poet
A rustic verse paints approaching winter with hunting scenes and biting cold. A hunter, a rabbit, and a fish attempt catches amid frost and wind, while prices rise and the Overseer of the Poor looms over hardship.
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Heense
Man Hurt in Wreck At Hanlontown
William Malin a Madison stock man suffered a broken leg and jaw in a wreck at Hanlontown authorities reported.
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N City
William Malin
Madison
Dina
Hanlontown
Joe Cannon Attacks Editors Over Wood Pulp Issue
In Bloomington Illinois on November 13 Uncle Joe Cannon delivered a harsh speech lashing newspapers and publishers over wood pulp duties. He claimed Herman Ridder led a deputation to push a pro Cannon bill through Congress and vowed to resist bribery. Ridder denied the charges in New York, calling the speech false and ridiculous.
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Bloomington
Uncle Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe
Herman Ridder
American Publishers’ Association
Cannon Railroad
Congress
Cannon
New York
Branding Tuberculous Cows Under New Health Dept Rules
Chicago officials implement a state health order requiring tuberculin testing of all cows and branding of positive animals with a T on the right ear. Certificates must be approved by the State Veterinarian and countersigned for local acceptance, aiming to halt the sale of milk from diseased cows in Chicago.
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Chicago
the Health Department
South Dakota in Paragraphs
Deuel county authorities confront a strange sanity case as Mrs 8 Texle of Toronto attempts suicide by sitting on a railroad track while trains approach. Aberdeen farmer Penn Pandock near Columbia dies by hanging. he leaves a wife and several young children and was related by marriage to County Commissioner Kilpatrick. Armour resident Ira Orton, 20, dies by self inflicted act at Mrs K G Godfrey’s home after rheumatic illness and despondency over health. Despondency and a hopeful path are noted in the closing line.
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Clear Lake
Deuel County
8. Texle
Toronto
Aberdeen
Penn Pandock
Brown County
Columbia
Kilpatrick
Armour
Ira Orton
K. G. Godfrey
Lle
Charity and Sucritive Gising Quote Sparks Debate
A terse remark argues that giving should involve taste for sweetness, suggesting charitable acts require a portion of self interest or reward. Critics call the idea self-serving while supporters say any sharing can inspire generosity.
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J. H. Davis
Monast
Mark Adao
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Ridden
Joe
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