Aerial Navies Seen as Fact at State Fair Display
South Dakotans will witness an airship demonstration at the state fair on Tuesday September 8th. Stroibel's aeronauts, who defeated the world in St Louis last October, will perform two flights daily at 11 am and 6 pm showcasing rapid air navigation advances and a round trip between New York and Philadelphia touted as feasible.
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Mars
Moon
Jupiter
Saturn
New York
Philadelphia
Europe
South
Stroibel’s Aeronauts
Stroibel’s
St. Louis
Misleading Names in Science of Oil and Other Substances
A discussion of misnomers in chemistry shows how terms like oil, copperas, salt of lemon, carbolic acid, soda water, and sugar of lead misrepresent their true substances. The piece notes that many common names derive from outdated or imprecise chemistry and urges adoption of formal classifications as science progresses.
Dog and Gun Run Amuck Near Delivery Wagon
A dog attacked thirteen year old Davis as he rode a delivery wagon. A bystander tried to shoot the dog with a double barreled gun, which misfired. The gun discharged when thrown, injuring Roy Brown nearby. The dog was killed by residents. Both boys sustained non serious wounds.
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Bar
Davis
Roy Brown
Sully Widow Wins First Round In Suit Over Sioux Land
In Sioux Falls federal court, Mrs Mary Sully widow of the outlaw known as king of cattle rustlers wins a round seeking 125000 valued land allotment for Indians. Judge Carland overrules government demurrers and grants a temporary injunction preventing certification of the land to nonplaintiff Indians while the suit proceeds.
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Sioux Falls
Mary Sully
Jack” Sully
United States
Sully
Missouri River
Carland
John H. Scriven
Mrs. Sully
Scriven
Wreck Blocks Minnesota Line Between Watertown and Twin Cities
A derailment four miles east of Watertown disrupted traffic on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line as a freight train strained uphill and the rear cars broke free. A separate Sioux Falls case saw Georgeer of Le Mars fined fifty dollars or jailed twenty five days for assault and battery after attacking Miss Louwisa Stromme, with safety concerns noted as she was moved to Sioux Falls.
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Trafic
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Watertown
Twin Cities
George
le Mars
Louwisa Stromme
Garretson
Sioux Falls
State Federation of Women Clubs Convening in Pierre
Public figure meet expected in Pierre starting August 28 for a three day session. Club women of the capital unite to entertain delegates from many towns as the federation grows influential in the state.
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Pierre
Federation of Women Clubs
Crawford Appoints Delegates to American See Congress
To Go to Prison Congress, a Crawford has appointed late delegates to the American See congress meeting in Richmond Virginia November 14 to 19. Delegates include H T Parnley Sioux Falls warden of the penitentiary D C Thomas Watertown board of charities and corrections B Young Plankinton superintendent of the state training school R O Richards Huron and K C Issenhuth Redfield.
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Crawford
Richmond
H. T. Parnley
Sioux Falls
D. C. Thomas
Watertown
Board of Charities and Corrections
Plankinton
R. O. Richards
Huron
K. C. Issenhuth
Redfield
Money in Raising Popcorn
L. C. Johnson of Laurel Sully county has grown popcorn for years and finds it highly profitable. He yields thirty five to forty bushels per acre, cuts with a corn binder, and shells with a threshing machine. The crop brings about three cents per pound.
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CG. L. Johnson
Laurel
Sully County
Kerepe Jain
Mitek
Wealth of Stanley County Growth in Wealth and Territory Noted
Returns to the state equalization board show Stanley County rising among the large counties in wealth and in territory. The assessed valuation is highlighted as a sign of expanding assets and geographic scope.
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Stanley ‘County
Stanley County
Government to renew action against Ania OU company in antitrust case
The government plans to refile against the Ania OU company after a Chicago appeals court set aside a $29 210 000 judgment by Judge Landis. Bonaparte and Kellogg will lead the review with about twenty DOJ lawyers expert in this antitrust matter.
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Actio i
Ania OU Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Ass Ce
Department of Justice
Washington
Department
Winnipeg Labour Council Pushes Immediate Strike
Reports to the labor council indicate CPR railway employees oppose the conciliation board’s wage and hour report and favor an immediate strike. Leaders confer as ten thousand workers are affected across the system.
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Winnipeg
Man
Labor Council
The
Canadian Pacific Railway
Conciliation Board
Storm Night Search Encounters National Guard Camps
Gettysburg Pa July 24 an all night search at Camp Hays followed men of the national guard as heavy storms disrupted activities and prompted widespread alarm.
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Gettysburg
Camp Hays
National Guard of
Aia
A Ojibway Treaty Plea and Old Shah-bah-Skong Farewell
A Washington special agent asks the Ojibways to cede lands and move north of Leech Lake. An elder rejects the plan, saying the land is worthless and Indians won’t be fooled. The agent appeals as an honest man, speaking of long years and trust. Old Shah-bah-Skong replies with pride and defiance, council ends.
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Washington
Leechered
Ory
Minnesota
The Neck Ruff and Its Rise in English Fashion
The neck ruff evolved from a simple tuck along the chemisette to a grand linen flower. In Henry VII's era it barely budded, but under Henry VIII it stretched to the ears with a slight flare. Sumptuary laws defined who could wear certain furs and gems as the ruff grew in status.
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England
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Lightning claims three soldiers in historic battleground storm
A week long camp was struck by a fierce electrical wind storm that killed Corporal C. Milton Garber James A Barbe and Private Clyde Morrison and injured nearly fifty others. The disaster swept the field sections once held by regiments from western Pennsylvania and brought the wildest night since 1863 July days.
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C. Milton Garber
Tenth Regiment
Washington
James A. Barbe
Tenth Régiment
Waynesburg
Clyde Morrison
Sixteenth Regiment
Oil City
The Burnt Cork Circle delivers a pun on storekeepers and feather work
The piece presents a humorous dialogue with Mistah Middleman and Mr Bones debating the difference between a storekeeper who improves his shop and a man who selects feathers for sofa pillows. The text includes dialect and fragmented lines, reflecting a performance or street scene.
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Marrica Hinwalt
Norman E Mack Chosen New Yorker as Democratic Chairman
After a lengthy conference with presidential nominee William Bryan and vice presidential nominee John W Kern the Democratic National Committee sub committee selected Norman E Mack of Buffalo New York as chairman Also named were P L Hall as vice chairman C N Haskell as treasurer John Martin as sergeant at arms Urey Woodson as secretary This marks a rare uncontested party leadership choice with Tammany Hall's Murphy and W J Connors easing passage for Mack.
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New Yorker
Cha
National Committee
Chicago
A. Amg
William Bryan
John W. Kern
Democratic National Committee
Norman BE. Mack
Buffalo
N.2
P. L. Hall
Nebraska
Taft Notified of Nomination in Cincinnati Speech
In Cincinnati on July 28 William H. Taft announced his Republican presidential nomination from his brother’s home porch. He pledged loyalty to Roosevelt era policies and said the next administration must finish what Roosevelt started while balancing business needs with lawful conduct. He criticized the Democratic platform as inconsistent and attacked Bryan’s policies as destructive.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Market Quotations Wheat Prices Minneapolis July 28
Minneapolis wheat quotes list July 28 shows July at 1.11, Sept at 97 and a half cents. On track prices for No. 2 hard at 1.13 and No. 1 Northern at 1.11 with further figures noted for varieties and grades.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Cattle and Hog Prices Reported at Paul Market
Fair to good cattle and steer values range from 6.00 to 6.75 per cwt with cows and heifers mainly 4.00 to 5.00. Veals 3.75 to 5.50. Hogs average around 85.00 per hundredweight. Sheep show wethers 4.00 to 4.33 and yearlings 4.25 to 4.73 with spring lambs 5.75 to 6.50.
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T Paul
Wheat futures steady as markets show mixed gains
In Duluth on July 28 Wheat prices remained on track with No. 1 hard at 1.1714 dollars, No. 1 Northern 1.1644, No. 2 Northern 1.12, with Duly at 1.16. September quotes show 96 5/8 cents. Plax notes July at 1.24 and September 1.23 1/2, October 1.22 1/4, November 1.21, December 1.20.
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Duluth
Northern
Chicago Market Quotes for Wheat Corn and More
July wheat at 95 counter July 95 and Sept 9440 Dec bids. Corn July 75 Sept 73.5 Dec 60 4342 cents. Pork July 15 40 Sept 15 24 Oct 15 60. Butter creameries dairies 17 20 cents. Eggs turkey 14 1 5 0. Diet.
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Chicago
Chicago Union Stock Yards Prices July 23
Chicago July 23 market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep at Union Stock Yards. Prices list various categories including Texans Western cattle calves cows and calves stockers and feeders hogs light to heavy and pigs with ranges and averages.
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Chicago
Abe
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