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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
3
Fragmentary report notes Brattle and Taowmae preparing to compete with the Inca protract. Details describe a shipment of eggs and doses, pastry use, and plans tied to a Pacific rail system and new terminal changes affecting travel and schedules.
A blaze on December 9 trapped fourteen families and about thirty people for two hours in a snowbound Honbolt apartment building. The Northwestern elevated road and surface cars halted as hundreds fled smoke and cold. Women and children rushed through flames seeking windows for help, while firemen battled the fire and provided blankets and coats to refugees.
Workers on western roads and all operating employees except engineers will seek general wage increases on all railroads. A concerted action is planned with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors. A meeting in Boston outlined the program to begin January 3, with actions east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio.
A Dec public auction of the Waters property and related assets saw units from 64 subsidiaries auctioned in Texas. John Sealey of Galveston led purchases including Union Tank Line interests sold to him for about 750 thousand dollars as part of a larger suit ouster settlement.
Regents in West Virginia investigate an incident at Fairprial school where Miss Taylor, a student, allegedly received a red stain during an ice break event. The case prompts national reaction amid ongoing electoral discussions and regional political dynamics.
Overstocked catalog items including platters bowls and water pitchers offered at half price during a local sale. Sales event notes bulk buys and discounts to move excess stock from the store inventory.
The State Supreme Court sustains the anti discrimination act against Central Lumber Company in Meiherman County. The decision upholds penalties from 200 to 16090 and bans the company from doing business in South Dakota. The ruling rejects arguments that the law only prohibits unfair discrimination without criminal intent.
Green Newman of Fort Pierre was accidentally shot in the stomach when his gun discharged as he moved to place it in the sleigh after bagging a bird. He died a few hours later from the severe abdominal wound. The report notes a bystander, Wm. Kenniston of Philadelphia, connected to Northwestern Towning Co., which plans to develop townsites along the Milwaukee line.
James J. Hill of St Paul writes to Dr French president of Huron College offering sixty thousand dollars for the endowment fund if two hundred thousand more is raised to the endowment within the next years. President French believes the requirements will be met.
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