South Dakota politics spark taft bellyache and campaigns
The Canistota Clipper notes themes from South Dakota politics as Taft falls ill in St. Paul and a senatorial campaign splits between Kittredge at Woonsocket and Crawford at Aberdeen over the Memorial Day address. The piece suggests a long history of political stomach distress from the region.
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Kittredge
Woonsocket
Crawford
Aberdeen
Taft
St. Paul
South Dakota
Gracious Kitt stand aside during Taft handshake event
The Deadwood Pioneer Times reports Kitt redge GRACIOUSLY stepped aside as prominent Black Hills men shook hands with Secretary Taft. The piece references the nickname Gracious with repeated echoes of Bigness and Broadness in a charged public moment.
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Argus-Leader
Deadwood Pioneer Times
Kittredge
Black Hills
Taft
Kitt
Amex Plans 4 Percent 40 Year Bonds as Dividend
American Express declares a 30 percent dividend in the form of collateral trust bonds. The issue consists of 4 percent bonds with a 40 year term. Future rate hikes may fund interest on these profit bonds though cash already invested yields revenue.
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American Express Company
Sioux City Journals Tilt Between Parties in Iowa
The Journal favors the old state machine and bolts the Iowa Republican ticket, while the Tribune backs insurgent causes and supports both Iowa and national Republican administrations. The Argus-Leader notes these differences between Sioux City papers.
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Sioux City
Argus-Leader
Journal
Tribune
Iowa
Two Papers Clash Over Party Lines and Political Ties
The Tribune is described as Republican while the Jour nal features George Perkins, an ex-congressman and ex gubernatorial candidate, currently hired by a senator ial committee under the Blythe railroad machine in Iowa.
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Tribune
Journal
George Perkins
Cummins
Blythe Railroad Machine
Towa
Railroads to Cut Passenger Fare to Two Cents a Mile
A Chicago meeting of railroad officials informally agreed to reduce passenger fares to two cents per mile starting July first. The move followed pressure from continental systems aligning with state legislation and highlights the burden of proof lying with the public rather than the railroads under franchise.
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United States
Chicago
Sioux Falls Press
Transcontinental Route Planned by Standard Oil Crowd
Disparches reveal Standard Oil supporters intend a Newport News to Portland Seattle railway via Chicago. Route would use C N W lines crossing the Missouri at Pierre with coastward extension in two years. Articles for U S Central Railway filed at Pierre with 50 million capital and 7 000 miles, cost around 500 million.
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Newport News
Portland
Seattle
Chicago
Missouri River
Pierre
U. S. Central Railway
Huron
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Patterson
N. J
Wall Street
Governor Hughes Vetoes 2 Cent Passenger Rate Law
New York Governor Hughes vetoes the legislature’s 2 cent passenger rate on all roads 150 miles long or longer. He argues the law lacked investigation into fairness, shifting the burden of proof to the state and creating an impractical standard.
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Gov. Hughes
New York
Campaign Promises, Personal Gain, and Press Obligations
A editorial criticizes candidates who trade principle for office for salary or honor. It argues politicians align with principles as a means to power, while editors support party figures who then owe favors to the publisher as they do to merchants. The piece questions true public service.
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Pierre Fairplay
Bro
Mix
School book contracts spark South Dakota reform talk
The Yankton Herald and Sioux Falls Press criticize county boards for school book selection as dominated by a book trust and political interference. They cite Brown county where teachers protested against five year readers, while politics allegedly protects the monopoly and harms education.
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South Dakota
Board of Commissioners
Yankton Herald
Herald
Book Trust
Brown County
Transportation Trust
Sioux Falls Press
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