Water scheme to supply Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie
A massive Western Australian project completes a 100 feet high barrier across the Helena River forming a seven mile reservoir. It will feed Kalgoorlie 328 miles away with 6 million gallons daily via 428 miles of pipe lifted through eight pumping stations at a cost near 15 million dollars.
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Coolgardie
Kalgooriie
Western Australia
Green Mount
Kalgoorlie
Mméana
Salt Lakes
Editors To Take A Long Junket
The South Dakota press association at a conference in Huron plans a September outing for ten days. The trip assembles in Sioux City and travels via Council Bluffs to Salt Lake City, then Denver, with a return through Omaha. Attendees include C. Fr. Allen president Glen Parley secretary W. C. Brown H. C. Shuber J. F. Halliday and Jno Longetalt.
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Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Salt Lake
Denver
Black Hills
Omaha
Glen Parley
W. C. Brown
H. C. Shuber
J. F. Halliday
Jno
Longetalt
Huron Named Site For Next Inter-Collegiate Meet
Huron, M D May 27. Huron was chosen for the next annual Inter-Collegiate amateur association meeting. The last meet drew 2000 spectators and proved a grand success both in attendance and finances. Teams from South Dakota State Agricultural College at Brookings scored 116 points, Dakota University at Mitchell 43, Redfield College 5, Yankton 3. State records fell: Boyd of Mitchell broad jump 21 feet 2 inches and Johnson of Brookings hammer throw 123 feet inches. Referee Marks of Sioux City won favor. Events for 1904 will be eagerly awaited.
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Amateur Athletic Association
Huron
M .D
Inter-Collegiate Amateur Association
State Agricultural | College At Brooking
Dakota University At Mitchell
Redfield College
Yankton
Boyd
Mitchells
Johnson
Brookings
Sioux City
Mad dog attack wounds Chicago worker in city
Otto Hout of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line was bitten on the face by a Breyhound mad dog while walking along a railroad track Saturday night. He battled the animal for about twenty minutes before responders overpowered it. Hout will travel to Chicago for treatment. The dog caused additional bites and authorities plan to muzzle dogs to prevent further incidents amid fears of a broader outbreak in Douglas County.
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Mitchell
Otto Hout
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Hout
Silsby
Aberdeen Population Up Sixty-Two Percent Since 1900 Census
Aberdeen South Dakota reports an assessed population of 6612 excluding hotel dwellers, with estimates suggesting total residents could exceed 7000 once hotel voters are counted. The count shows a 62 percent rise since the 1900 census, with additional hotel residents likely boosting totals.
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Aberdeen
S.D
Ciny Ayssesaor Campbell
Campbell
Hill
Four Husband Diva: Sioux Falls Divorce Colony Secretly Weds
Prominent members of a Sioux Falls divorce colony, Mrs. Ralph L. Wilson and William Bradford of New York City, reportedly married after years of complicated nuptials. Bradford, Wilson's fourth husband, links back to a widow whose own life included a former husband’s suicide. The pair soon left Canton for western cities en route to France, pursuing extended residence abroad.
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Sioux Falls
Ralph L. Wilson
William Hy
Bradford
New York City
Rhode Island
Watertown
Canton
France
Reliance Wins Out In Yacht Cup Challenge
New York May 23 Reliance defeated former defender Columbia by 14 minutes 43 seconds over an 25 mile triangular course off Glen Cove. Start advantage 55 seconds noted. Columbia hindered by jib topsail accident and drift. Reliance credited with superior sailing in varied conditions. If Constitution not ready, Reliance and Columbia race again Saturday.
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New York
Reliance
Columbia
Glen Cove
Long Island
Rellance
Constitution
Gasoline Car Explosion Injures Dozens in New York Crowd
A gasoline tank exploded on a Thomas D. DeWitt automobile near Fifty seventh Street and Third Avenue, injuring about twenty to thirty people including a policeman and three firefighters. Fire crews fought flames as spectators gathered. several were treated at hospitals or by nearby druggists with burns from leaking gasoline. The chauffeur halted the car and officials extinguished remaining flames after attempts with hand grenades failed.
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New York
Thomas D. DeWitt
Fifty-Seventh Street
Third Avenue
Chicago Population Noted at 2.2 Million In Directory
Chicago now shows a population of 2,200,000 in the new directory results. The gain over the past year is 52,000 based on returns collected so far, with the city continuing to grow.
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Chicago
Getting Americanized, Orto Ricans Poisoned by Bad Milk
In San Juan Puerto Rico eighteen people living at a boarding house were poisoned by milk containing botulism. Eleven doctors used stomach pumps to save the patients including Measra Sisson Gorton Schultz and Hanlan plus Mr and Mrs Chadwick. Maternity Hospital staff aided as more patients were affected.
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San Juan
Measra
Sisson
Gorton
Schultz
Hanlan
Chadwick
Maternity Hospital
Ira
Soma
Indian Insane Asylum Near Canton Grows in Reputation
The Indian Insane asylum in Canton, established by the general government, expands rapidly and fills its 100 acre grounds with improvements. Thousands of trees are planted as the farm yields vegetables and grain for patient use. Most inmates show improvement, with hopes of eventual recovery. Divine services are held weekly and well attended by the Indians.
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Canton
Indiana
Asane
Asylum
Preliminary work started for six irrigation stations in western state
Deadwood May 26 Raymond F Walker of the United States geological survey began with J R Hickox on a plan to set up six stations in the western part of the state to measure water for irrigation. Stations will be on Belle Fourche river Redwater creek Spearfish creek Cheyenne river near Edgemont two others pending. After assessing water and rainfall Walter will map potential natural reservoirs. The state has over 307000 from public land sales under the irrigation act, half to be spent on irrigation schemes.
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Deadwood
D. D
Raymond F., Walker
United States Geological Survey
J. R. Hickox
Belle Fourche
Redwater Creek
Spearfish Creek
Cheyenne River
Edgemont
Walter
Secretary of the Interior
Pioneer Woman Dead Mrs Jerome B Hawn of Canton Dies at 49
Mrs Jerome B Hawn an early Canton resident and widely known Lincoln County figure died at home aged 49 after months of illness. She worked with the W A and the C B S at the Congregational church and took a leading role in public affairs. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon conducted by Rev G B Howkes.
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Jerome P. Hawn
Lincoln County
Canton
Jerome B. Hawn
Hawn
Hls
W. A
C. B.S
Congregational Church
G. B. Hiowkes
Cement block factory formed in Huron
A new company formed in Huron to manufacture cement blocks for sidewalks and buildings. Directors include D. G. Medberg Geo F. McEathron Richard Ramsell and W. R. McFarland. Factory to operate within two months. Miss Blanch Spaulding of Huron named secretary of the Rebekah Grand Lodge for South Dakota.
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Huron
D. G. Medberg
Geo. FE. McEathron
Richard Ramsell
W. R. McFarland
Miss Blanch Spaulding
Rebekah Grand Lodge
South Dakota
Stolen Horses Recovered as Thief Still Missing
A team of horses stolen from William Salomon has been recovered near Lennoх, 8. D. The thief Ernest Bergof who hired the rig sold it to a farmer and then disappeared. No trace of him remains, whereabouts unknown.
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Ernest Bergoff
Bereaford
Wm. Salomon
Ernest Bergof
Lennox
Dashed to Death in Deadwood Cliff Fall
Walter Gape dius nine year old son of Mrs. William Bravens of Deadwood First Ward was killed instantly on Brown Rocks when a boulder he clung to at mid climb loosened and toppled him. He fell over forty feet breaking his neck and skewering skull. The rock struck him as it rolled down.
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Deadwood
Prasipi Deadwood
Walter Gapedius
William Bravens
Strikes Cost Much Across Nation In Surveyed Year
A New York report notes 185000 non union workers affected by strikes and lockouts nationwide. It cites potential weekly earnings losses, widespread strike experiences in Chicago and cotton centers, and the impact on profits as industries face heightened labor unrest amid a profitable period for business.
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New York
Chicago
New Songland
Denver
Kansas City
Montreal
Kansas City Strike Os Freight Helpers Sympathizing
Kansas City strike action looms as 600 to 800 freight handlers in Kansas City plan sympathy walkout next Tuesday in solidarity with Omaha workers. The move targets Omaha merchants who buy from Kansas City jobbers, plus a broader blackout to pressure suppliers elsewhere. The Edison plant in Newark faces a nationwide effect as about 2,400 workers risk impact from a Harrigan factory strike.
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Omaha
Hangas City
Kansas City
Newark
N. J
Edison Central Electric Company
Harrigan Facory
Paris to Madrid car race halted after deadly Versailles start
A Paris to Madrid automobile race is largely abandoned after government bans in French territory. Reports confirm deaths of Barrow and Marcel Jenault and a crash injuring George Richard. American entrant Way Dinsmore withdrew near Poitiers as Madrid also bars the event.
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Paris
Mormas
Versailles
Hig
Preas
Yaserday
George Richard
Ndchina
Richard
Veral Riba
Madrid
Poitiers
Ivay Dinsmore
Markets and livestock prices across multiple cities
Sioux City markets report hogs $5.50 to $5.85, cattle at $2.50 to $7.90, and feeders $3.50 to $4.00. Chicago receipts 17,000 hogs steady to weak, cattle 3,500 receipts steady, sheep steady. South Omaha futures show cattle $4.25 to $75.00, hogs $6.00 to $6.11, sheep $10.25 to $14.00. Kansas City bids hogs $4.12 to $6.05, cattle $2.50 to $6.50, sheep $4.70 to $7.00.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Uhr
South Omaha
Kansas City
Texas
Vent
Grain Markets Report From Chicago May 26
Grain and Provisions price notes show mixed activity with flour market quiet and various grain quotes including No 2 spring wheat and No 2 white corn. Prices include flaxseed at 1.12, prime milling wheat 4.46, and finished pork values around 17.00 with whiskey at 1.90 per gallon as markets reflect prompt and future deliveries and regional variations.
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Chicago
diGsIo
Miller Attorney Under Fire in Postoffice Bribe Case
Washington May 27 Postmaster General Payne announced Daniel V Miller a Toledo area attorney in the post office department was dismissed for allegedly accepting a bribe in a case involving John J Ryan Co The company operated in St Louis and Covington Ky mirroring methods used in another firm tied to the post office probe Warrants were issued for Miller and a partner in a related scheme With inspectors from Cincinnati and St Louis pursuing arrests the case was presented to a U S commissioner in Cincinnati and then to the U S district attorney in Cincinnati
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Washington
Payne
Daniel V. Miller
Aestetes
Canton
John J. Ryang Co
Cincinnati
Oninati
Miller
Terre Hay Ind
Aqvor
James N. Tyner
Chars
Ryan Company
St. Louis
Covington, Ky
Arn Company
Postoffice
W. Vickery
Posto
R. M. Fulton
St. Loui
Fulton
United States
Mil
Pull
Unit States District Attorney
Beach
Admits Guilt in Birth Deception Case in London
Mrs. Bedford admitted the child was not hers and said she had adopted it after a May 16 arrest upon arrival from New York. She was fined $40 as details of illegal adoption, the Paris arrival, and the attempted heiress claim emerged in police court. The court noted the illegitimacy and returned property while Bedford faced the line between crime and technicality.
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Isleworth
Bedford
Mra
Rouford
TyHvle
Famine in China Report Describes Mass Suffering
Reports from Hong Kong and Shanghai detail widespread famine in China as crop failures and war disruption cause hundreds to starve. Charities report thousands dying in March and April while families sell children and women sell themselves for food.
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Orient
Victoria
G. G
Adrivelll
Gund
Trans-Siberian
Sue
Kwangal
Hong Kong
Mr. Hoss
Wu Chow
Honk Qharities
Italian Murderer Dies at Sing Sing Electric Chair
Antonio was executed at Sing Sing after a tense procedure described by officials. The condemned man faced a brutal, delayed electric chair death as witnesses noted the clumsy, slow process and the difficult attempt to deliver the fatal current.
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