Congress Adjourns After Filibuster on Emergency Currency Bill
Washington May 30 The Sixtieth Congress adjourned with a long Senate filibuster by La Follette Stone and Gore over the emergency currency bill. The Senate later passed the Aldrich Vreeland plan by 43 to 22 at 4 30 p m, capping a record length of speeches and signaling final congressional action.
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Bryan
Senate
Messrs. la Follette
Stone and
Congress
la Follette
Platform decisions set for Chicago Republican convention
White House conferences decide plank directions for the Chicago platform. Key items include tariff and trust controls, Sherman law amendments, currency, and limiting injunctions. The policy line follows Roosevelt administration success, with Wade Ellis drafting the rough draft. attendees include Roosevelt, Taft, Garfield, Long, Hopkins, Kellogg, Longworth, and Loeb.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
White House
Washington
Times-Star
Roosevelt
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Aes Roosevelt
Taft
Garfield
Long
Kansas
Hopkins
Ilinois
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Longworth
William Loeb
Boys Hold Up Train Near Great Falls
A northbound Great Northern passenger train was held up near Great Falls Montana by three youths aged fifteen to seventeen who fired along the cars. Rancher William Dempsey was shot in the leg during an attempted escape as the robbers forced the conductor to guide passengers through the cars and surrender valuables.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
William Dempsey
Augusta
Hayes
Whole family drowns in Philadelphia tragedy
A Philadelphia incident reports a family of four, the L-Ag group led by William, all members aged thirty eight years, perishing in a drowning event. authorities investigated the circumstances as a fatal accident.
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Philadelphia
June L—Ag
William Men
Noted Confederate Dead General Stephen D Lee Dies in Vicksburg
General Stephen D. Lee commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans dies at his Vicksburg home after a sequence of indigestion and collapse following duties at a reunion. He was among the last surviving lieutenant generals of the Confederacy and had shown improvement before a final decline.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Stephen D. Lee
Thne
Confederate Veterans
Lee
Confederacy
Wisconsin
of the Republic
Floods Hit Montana. Rail Traffic Damaged by Snow
In Butte Montana June Pano reports the worst flood conditions along the Pacific railroad with trains tied up in Eastern and western Montana. Snow depths rise in the mountains after a recent storm impacting rail traffic.
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Butte
Mont
Pacific Railroad
Montana
James K. Jones Dies at 69 in Washington
Former U.S. Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas died at his Washington home after a brief illness aged sixty nine. A leader in the Senate from 1885 to 1903 he supported Bryan and chaired the Democratic National Committee in 1896 and 1900. He had a law practice after leaving the Senate and had just returned from a visit to his daughter Mrs. Leonora Carrigan when illness set in. The immediate cause was heart failure.
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Washington
United States
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Senate
William Jen
Nings Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Leonora Carrigan
Fairbanks in Race to Stay
Indianapolis June 2 So many false statements about Vice President Fairbanks candidacy have been made Senator Hemenway authorized the following statement The purpose of these reports is obvious and should not be given credence Vice President Fairbanks name will be presented to the Chicago convention for the presidential nomination Any report between now and the convention that Fairbanks will make a move from his present position is absolutely untrue
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Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Hemenway
Chicago
Mauretania Sets Dual Transatlantic Records
The Cunarder Mauretania arrived at her pier with two new records. She beat the Lusitania by seven minutes for the long course and achieved the best single day’s run by any steamship, logging 635 knots in 24 hours on the voyage’s first day.
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New York
Nevada Convention Adopts Platform After Midnight Session
Carson City Nevada June 2 after a session extending past midnight the Democratic state convention adopted a platform and urged unity ahead of the upcoming campaigns. The gathering in Carson City focused on party goals and regional issues as delegates debated planks and nominations.
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Nevada
Bryan
Carson
Nev
Baltimore Vote Abolishes Presiding Elder Title
The Methodist Episcopal Church adopts a revision proposal by 322 to 210 to replace presiding elder with district superintendent. The change reflects the role’s shift from sacramental to administrative duties, aiming for a more accurate title.
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Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal
Revision Committee
Mississippi floods threaten bottomland near La Crosse
Heavy rains push the Mississippi toward danger as the river rises to 10.4 feet above low water mark. In Wisconsin near La Crosse, thousands of acres of bottom land along the river are submerged and hay crops are ruined.
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Wis
Great Eastern Casualty and Indemnity Company 1907 Statement
Annual sworn statement for the year ending December 1 1907 from the Great Eastern Casualty and Indemnity Company of New York. Includes capital, income, disbursements, premiums, claims, reinsurance, assets, and liabilities as filed with the South Dakota Insurance Department. Names Louis H. Fibel Louis J. Reckendorfer Thomas H. Darling appear as officers.
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Great Eastern Casualty and Indemnity Company OF
New York
South Dakota
Ursuant
Louis H. Fibel
Louis J. Reckendorfer
Thomas H. Darling
Broadway
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Lepger
Ed- Rees Cheak
State OF Bouth Dakota
Department of Insurance
Pany
Cas
Great Eastern Casualty and Indemnity Company
Local social notes mention visits and county events in late 1900s
Miss Weede visits Mrs Chalmers. Kopplins and Heim families socialize across Floyd township and Woonsocket. Otto and Anna Dubrow visit with kin. Gas Wardh party well attended. County auditor notice of boundary change required by law dated May 16 1908.
Local Business and Neighbor Notes From Town
Jake Weakly has his house painted Henry Le Claire paints his butcher shop Sam Walter and Jake Wollman of lisan were here on business last Ww Mr and Mrs Sam Birks of Huron were here on business last week Henry Schams barn on the Weakly farm was destroyed by fire Thursday Jacob Hofer son of John L returned last week from Freeman where he attended college and a community event at the creek church on June 7 All are invited
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Henry le Claire
Sam
Walter
Jake Wollman
Lisan
Sam Birks
Huron
Jacob Hofer
John L
Freeman
Big Sioux River Flood Destroys Farm and Sheep Losses
Flooding from heavy rains sent the Big Sioux river above its banks over a wide area near Sioux Falls. George Millard of Edison township lost a large herd of sheep and farm fields were inundated. Creeks feeding the river reached their highest levels since 1881, damaging crops and land along the river.
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George Millard
Edison Township
Sioux Falls
Big Sioux
Sioux Valley
Millard
State Board Considers Grain Rate Reductions in Sioux Falls
The South Dakota board of railroad commissioners finished its regular monthly session in Sioux Falls after receiving complaints about high grain shipping rates within the state. Most complaints came from Milwaukee railroad shippers and were discussed with Milwaukee officials during the meeting.
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State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Commission
Sioux Falls
Milwaukee Railroad
Commis
New Train Service Linking Pierre and Black Hills Starts
New daily through trains begin May 25 via The Chicago & North Western and the P R C N W linking Pierre to Rapid City with Pullman sleeping cars between Huron and Rapid City. Westbound train 503 from Huron departs 9 20 p m daily except Sunday arriving Rapid City 7 38 a m. Eastbound train 502 from Rapid City departs 8 38 p m daily except Saturday arriving Pierre 3 00 a m. Additional service runs between Huron and St Paul Minneapolis with Pullman cars, starting with a 8 55 p m departure from Huron and arrivals in Minneapolis 8 05 a m.
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Chicago & North-Western
Pierre
Rapid City
Pullman
Huron
Hall
Sam Pullman
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Laavine Minneapolic
St Paul
North Western Line
Notice of Letters of Administration in Beadle County
State of South Dakota Beadle County notices Estates Kane Heckenlaible deceased. David M Heckenlaible Jacob Reinold Heckenlaible J Heckenlaible Lachey Heckenlaible Kettert Heckenlaible William Heckenlaible L Heckenlaible Emma Heckenlaible David Heckenlaible heirs at law and next of kin. David Heckenlaible filed with the Judge and Clerk for administration.
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South Dakota
Beadle
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Wm. Kopplin
Cummings
James Maddock
Woonsocket
Henry’ Heim
August Hiem
Henry Heim
Anna Kopplin
Joe
Fritz Sunay
Mrs. Cummings
Mrs. Huntworth
Sunny
Anna Dubrow
Otto
Max Wettermann
Brun
Herman Kopplin
Floyd Township
Gas Wardh
Lizzie Kopplin
T. C. Youre
T. J. Harvey
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