Land Drawing At Rosebud Draws 150000 Registrants
E. J. Jones of the Northwestern notes the great land opening drawing near Rosebud closing tomorrow. About 150000 people registered from across the nation, with land values cited up to 10000 per quarter section. Registration focused at Dallas and Gregory, with mail options from Valentine and Presho. Sheriff and prosecutor report several local legal cases linked to the event and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Pacific Coast
Alaska
E. J. Jones
Northwestern
Valentine
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Dallas
Gregory
Chamberlain Presso
O'Neil
Chamberlain
Presho
Hills
Dakota
Minnesota
Jones
Tragic Farmhouse Shooting In Macon Leaves Three Children Dead
Seaman shot and killed two of his three young children then fatally wounded himself at a farm in Macon Georgia. The oldest boy Oscar died, second boy David died instantly, and seven year old Tressie survived as the father died by suicide after the attack. Investigation reveals forged deed on a farm valued at 3000 dollars and that Seaman, 38, had borrowed money on forged paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Peaman
Oscar
David
Litttle
Tressie
Seaman
Kessie
Big Death
Saloon Critique Urges End to Liquor Power and Crime
The piece argues the liquor trade fuels crime and harms youth. It cites John J. Munro claiming 50 to 70 percent of felons are linked to alcohol and questions legislators’ protection of the saloon versus protecting public virtue, urging abolition to empty prisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Munro
Tombs Prison
Munro
New York
Balloon Race Missing Contestants From Spain Switzerland Germany
Berlin dispatch reports no word from the three balloon race contestants who departed Sunday representing Spain Switzerland and Germany. Officials believe their craft may be over Russia as search efforts continue.
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Russia
Berlin
Spain
Switerland
Germany
Hearst Served with Libel Suit as Deputy Breaks Door
In Omaha on a Union Pacific train William R. Hearst received personal notice of a libel suit filed by Governor Charles N. Haskell for six hundred thousand dollars. The deputy sheriff broke down the Pullman door to gain entry for service. Hearst doubted the case will go to trial.
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Omaha
William R. Hearst
Union Pacific
Charles N. Haskell
Douglas County
Hearst
Pullman
Smyth and Smyth
Haskel
Catholics Demonstrate on Pacific Coast for Bishop Riordan
San Francisco reports a large demonstration today honoring Archbishop P. W. Riordan on the occasion of his silver jubilee. The event marks widespread Catholic celebration across the Pacific Coast.
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Pacifice
Bishop Riordan
San Francisco
P. W. Riordan
Emperor of Japan Calls for Friendlier Eastern Relations
NOKOHOMA Oct 14 The Emperor of Japan today states a pledge to cultivate friendly relations with eastern countries and to pursue peaceful international ties.
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Japan
Nokohoma
Relief train wreck claims fourteen lives in Michigan
A relief train sent from Alpena to battle a forest fire was wrecked near Detroit. Fourteen people died in the crash and further details were not yet available.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Alpena
Fire Ruins Major Chicago Docks and Rail Offices
Fire swept through Chicago destroying the International Salt Docks the Calumet elevator and the Joliet Elgin and Eastern railway offices. The blaze caused an estimated two million dollars in losses and continued burning at the scene.
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Chicago
International Salt Docks
Calumet
Joliet, Elgin, and Eastern Railway
A Much Wanted Man Recovered By Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff James Coates pursued and located George Mason in Macon Missouri after a statewide alert. Mason faced charges in Butte County for obtaining money under false pretenses and in Lawrence County for stealing a team and buggy. He will be prosecuted in Butte County first, then in Lawrence County. Mason was once spotted working at an ice cream stand in the city last summer. He was brought back Tuesday evening and jailed for examination.
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James Coates
Macon
George Mason
Butte
Lawrence
Mason
Moses
Butte County
Lawrence County
Whitwood
Chilicothe
Missouri
Bridge Blown Up isolates Capital of Bosnia
The Bosnian capital was cut off from the outside world after a bridge on the Bosnia River was blown up this morning. The bridge had been the only connection the capital had with the outside world, leaving the city isolated.
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Bosnia
London
Mrs Bowman Charged With Kidnapping Child In Butte Extradition Sought
Sheriff Harry Trathan leaves on the Burlington for Butte Montana to obtain extradition papers for Mrs Margaret Bowman accused of kidnapping the little daughter of Ellis of this city. The child had lived with Mrs Bowman for months, while Mr Ellis paid expenses, and Bowman refused to surrender the girl prompting her disappearance.
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Harry Trathan
Burlington
Butte
Montana
Margaret Bowman
Mr.Ellis
Mr. Bowman
Mr. Ellis
Sturgis
Bowman
Lucky Strike Mine Progress Report From Benchmark Area
Frank Allan, owner, reported progress on the Lucky Strike property about nine miles southeast of town near Benchmark. Sixteen men are employed with two shifts. The shaft is at two hundred feet and will reach three hundred feet, with about twenty feet of the additional hundred completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead Daily Call
Frank Allan
Unknown Man Killed in Piedmont Sunday Shooting
An apparently unprovoked murder occurred about ten o'clock Sunday morning in Piedmont. A railroad worker shot and killed another man walking past a box car. The killer surrendered and is being brought into Sturgis by Sheriff Tom Stewart of Meade county. The prior relationship between the men is unclear.
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Piedmont
Sturgis
Northwestern
Tom Stewart
Meade County
Allen brothers advance Lucky Strike mine toward full operation
The shaft nears target depth with ore body opening on a twenty foot vein. The 150 ton wet cyanide mill, tested successfully, will run at full capacity once ore supply is steady. Charles Allen attends the Lucky Strike board meeting in Tracy to discuss routine business with no policy changes expected.
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Allen Brothers
Charles Allen
Tracy
Lucky Strike Company
Both Want the Child in Divorce Case Hearing
In the Mary Roy vs Fred Roy divorce suit a circuit court hearing addressed returning their eleven year old son from Sturgis to St Martin's Academy. The plaintiff accuses the defendant of habitual drunkenness neglect and cruelty while the defendant denies these charges and notes he provided a home in Lead and a piano. The wife left with the boy after taking furniture and reportedly went to Spokane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Call
Mary Roy
Fred Roy
Circuit Court
St. Martin's Academy
Sturgis
Roys
Tetrault
Horse Creek
Roy
Spokane
Boy in Lead placed with Hayes family amid divorce bid
In a divorce case the court denied the wife's order to show cause and left the boy with Dennis Hayes' family in Lead until settlement. The boy, currently in Lead, is content there and reluctant to return to his mother. Attorneys Armstrong of Belle Fourche and John T. Heffron of Deadwood represent the parties.
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Idaho
Roy
St. Martin's Academy
Dennis Hayes
Lead
Hayes
Attorney Armstrong
Belle Fourche
John T. Heffron
Deadwood
Belle Fourche Blacksmith Given Thirty Days For Assault
Ben Bunch, a Belle Fourche blacksmith, attacked his wife after heavy drinking. Neighbors objected to the affair and he was arrested. He appeared before a Belle Fourche justice and was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail to reflect on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bunch
Belle Fourche
Bunch
Belle Fourch
Appreciative Friends Give Harris a Warm Home Welcome
Ned Harris, popular mail car rier, and his bride Miss Jessie Howland of Deadwood received an elegant buffet and hand painted china from patrons along Washington and Hawatha Park routes. The couple now reside at 415 Sawyer St as names listed among the generous donors indicate ample local esteem.
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Ned Harris
Jessie Howland
Deadwood
Harris
Mra. Harris
Sawyer At
Donners
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