Stock losses overblown says West River interviews
Interviews with cattlemen from the Missouri River to the Black Hills challenge sensational reports of huge winter losses. Across Brule, Lyman, and Gregory counties, most say losses run 3 to 6 percent on seasoned herds, with some ranches seeing 8 to 15 percent and a few noting higher risks for inexperienced buyers.
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West ’ River
Berlain
S. D
South Dakota
Missouri River
Black Hills
Nebraska
Pierre
Brule County
Dakota
Chamberlain
White
Bad River
Harry Ham
Ham
Offer
Np Small Bunch
Lyman County
Texas
Henry Bradly
FP. Gunaway
Gerin & Gunaway
White River
R. H. Somers
Lower Brule
Lyman
Gregory
Martin Johnson
Rosebud
S. Winter
Winter & Kaufman
C. M. Lockwood
Juror Luke James Dies by Train in Huron Yard
In Huron South Dakota on April 1 Luke James a 61 year old juror at the circuit court term was struck by a moving train in the Chicago and Northwestern yards and killed instantly. He was a Bonilla hotel keeper and left a wife and family.
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Huron
S. D
Luke James
Chicago and Northwestern
Bonilla
James
Kunneke a Fiend in Stanley County Murder Case
The state plans a postponed preliminary hearing for William Kunneke charged with the murder of Andrew Demler after an inquest found gunshot wounds to head and neck. Investigators link Kunneke to a Boise murder suspicion years earlier and note a missing worker named St Jean who previously worked for him.
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Stanley County
Pierre
S. D
William Kunneke
Andrew Demler
Demler
Fort Pierre
Kunneke
Boise
Idaho
Germany
Cottonwood Creek
St. Jean
St. John
Medical Examiners Form New Board in Huron
The South Dakota state board of medical examiners held a meeting in Huron April 1 electing Dr. S Olney of Sioux Falls as president Dr H S Groves of Hurley as vice president and Dr H E McNutt of Aberdeen as secretary and treasurer The board fixed the second Wednesday in July for examinations with sessions in Sioux Falls It is noted that Illinois recognized colleges will be accepted and Canada medical colleges may also be recognized
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Huron
S. D
State Board of Medical Examiners
S. Olney
Sioux Falls
H. 8. Groves
Hurley
H. E. McNutt
Aberdeen
Illinois
Medical Colleges of
Canada
Judge Whiting Sentences Hartwicks and Others
In circuit court Judge Whiting sentenced Roy Hartwick and Riley Hartwick of Sioux Falls to $300 fines each for adultery with one week to pay or face penitentiary time. Emma Fahmer was fined $100 for keeping a house of ill fame. J E Doyle received $50 for assault, William Filber $35 for carrying concealed weapons, and Marguerite Filber $50 for keeping a house of ill fame. Court remains in session through the week.
Insane Railway Worker Sent Home to Chicago
John O'Donnell, about 35, declared insane while on the Chicago & Northwestern line, is remanded to his Chicago home by local authorities. A. L. Carter resigns as city editor of the Daily Huronite to join The Tribune in Sioux City.
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John O’donnell
Chicago
Sioux City
Huron
S. D
John O'Donnel
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
A. L. Carter
Huronite
Tribune
DeWitt Bond Found Dead in Bell Union
DeWitt C. Bond was found dead at 7:16 this morning in Bell and the immediate cause was apoplexy. A native of Jennesee County New York he lived in Alexandria about twenty years and was about sixty years old. He was a single man and a member of the Masonic fraternity and will be buried under its auspices tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt C. Bond
Bell
Alexandria
S. D
4. D. Bond
Jennesee County
New York
Masonic
Shamrock III Shows Superior In First Trial Spin At Gaurock
In light winds Shamrock III bested Shamrock I in five hours on the water. The trial proved the newer design faster and more maneuverable, with Shamrock III closing a mile and a quarter in exposed seas near Holy Loch and Loch Long. Experts deem it the fastest racer on this side of the Atlantic under today’s conditions.
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Gaurock
Scotland
Fife
Holy Loch
Loch Long
Shamrock I
Cowal Peninsula
Shamrock
Ike
Wemyss
Emperor William congratulates German firm on Alaska wireless contract
Berlin reports Emperor William praised Rathenau and his German electrical company for securing a United States government contract to build wireless telegraph stations in Alaska. In Washington General Greeley says two Alaska wireless contract attempts with American firms failed. no German contracts exist. The Signal Corps continues experiments toward a wireless Alaska system.
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Emperor William
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Rathenau
Washington
General Greeley
Alaska
Marsoni
Fessenden
Signal Corps
Train collision in Connecticut kills two railroad workers
Waterbury Conn April 2 a collision between a Wild engine and a New York New Haven and Hartford passenger train at South Brookyn today left two trainmen dead and sixteen injured early reports suggested up to three more victims in the wreck location.
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Connecticut
Waterbury
Conn
New York, New Haven
Hartford
South Brookyn
Funeral for Gustavus F. Swift Held in Chicago
Public services at St James church drew hundreds of Swift & Co employees for the burial of Gustavus F. Swift. Only immediate relatives attended the interment at Mount Hope cemetery.
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Chicago
Gustavus F. Swift
St James Church
Packer
Mount Hope Cemetery
Ratifications Exchanged on Cuban Reciprocity Treaty
Secretary Hay and Minister Quesada exchanged ratifications at the state department. The treaty will not become law until Congress acts, and it will not be proclaimed before congressional action.
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Congress
Washington
Hay
Quesada
State Department
United States Congress
New Jersey Man Seeks to Block Dakota Divorce
In Sioux Falls a New Jersey assault on a divorce moves through Sheriff Huston as D. C. papers seek to restrain Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Miller from divorcing in South Dakota. Miller of Millville, N J, hopes to locate his wife to complete service and hinder her residence claim.
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New Jersey
Sioux Falls
LL. D
Huston
Mary Elizabeth Miller
Millville
N. J
Baward L. Miller
South Dakota
President Roosevelt Arrives in Sioux Falls for Sunday Events
President Roosevelt plans a quiet Sunday in Sioux Falls with services at the German Congregational church, a horseback ride, and a children’s address. He will be escorted by local officials to Cataract, then to Ninth street for a 15 minute speech before boarding for Yankton. Delegations include Senator Gamble Governor Herreid and Congressmen Martin and Burke.
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Sioux Falls
Roosevelt
Thesident
Great Northern
A. H. Stites
John EB
Carland
Chas
B. McKinney
E. J. Daniels
S. H. Dixson
P. F. Sherman
C. P
National Guard
Ninth Street
Yankton
Gamble
Herreid
Martin and
Burke
Chicago Notary Appeals for Federal Protection in Lorimer Ballot Recount
Notary Frederick McClory acting as examining magistrate in the Lorimer Durborow congressional ballot recount telegraphs several U S circuit judges alleging threats to his duties and seeking federal protection. A judge replied that he would reach Chicago on Thursday.
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Chicago
Frederick McClory
United States
Young Corbett Beats McGovern In Eleventh Round
In Mechanics Pavilion San Francisco April 2 William Rothwell known as Young Corbett defeated Terry McGovern of Brooklyn in the eleventh round. McGovern failed to rise after a ten count while Corbett had earlier knocked him down twice in the first two rounds. Referee Graney’s decision drew mixed reactions from McGovern’s corner but most spectators approved the result.
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Mechanics’ Pavilion
San Francisco
William Rothwell
Young Corbett
Denver
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Hartford
Connn
McGovern
Corbett
Terry
George Harding
Harding
Paddy
Graney
Cry for Help on Mississippi Levees Urges Fresh Labor
News from New Orleans reports urgent calls for more men and money to reinforce Mississippi levee work at Hymlin. Laborers travel by Texas and Pacific trains as cribbing holds steady from 800 feet at one end to 200 at the other, with river authorities optimistic unless the Hymlin breach widens. In Baton Rouge, the convict farm levee failed at 4 am, threatening widespread flooding and prompting efforts to shield camps.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Hymlia
Texas and Pacific
Ernest
The
River Commission
Hymlin
Baton Rouge
City Ownership Threat Fear Shakes Philadelphia
Philadelphians fear a Harrisburg bill that could allow sale or lease of municipal water gas or electric properties. The measure faces strong opposition as the city, investing 25 to 20 million in filtration, risks losing control without a public vote amid broad newspaper denouncement and distrust of its author.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Snyder
Burdick Inquest Finds Suspicions Hover Over Pennell
Judge Murphy in the Burdick inquest finds the murderer’s identity not proved. The report highlights letters between Arthur Pennell and Mrs Burdick, notes a threat to Burdick’s life, and questions Mrs Hull’s actions the morning after the murder. The judge stresses Pennell’s motive yet insists he cannot be tried. He censures Mrs Burdick for her conduct but calls her punishment appropriate given the circumstances.
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Pennell
Buffallo
Murphy
Burdick
Arthur R. Pennell
Hull
Muphy
Bee
Six Die in Pittsburg Steel Plant Explosion
An explosion at the Eagar Thompson works of Carnegie in Braddock, Pittsburg, killed six workers and badly burned many more. The blast from the blast furnace followed a suspected fault in electrical equipment and occurred as men attempted repairs. seventeen worked amid danger to locate the problem and rescue others, with fifteen found and two missing.
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Pittsburg Steel Works
Pittsburg
Eagar Thompson Steel
Carnegie Company
Braddock
John Smith
John Bolou
Andrew Brabae
Joe Pelar
John Skotau
John Pelar
Mercy Hospital
Safure
WHC
Five Coal Miners Killed in San Doval Explosion
A San Doval mine blast killed five men and fatally injured four others. The dead are Frank Devis, T. F. Lamay, Dominic Obarlotts, John Gatchenis, and Joe Beanca. The seriously injured include Frank Day and four others unnamed. wind caused coal dust ignition is suspected.
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San Doval
Ill
St. Louis
Republic
Frank Devis
T. F. Lamay
Dominic Obarlottso
John Gatchenis
Joe Beanca
Henry Newhouse
Henry Wheeler
Charles Lewis
Wm. McFa
Heavy artillery overturned killing corporal at Fort Mier drill
In Fort Mier Virginia during Fourth battery drill Captal Stephen M. Foote's unit overturned a heavy artillery piece. Corporal Charles S. Lavin was killed and Privates James Reilley Elmer Wehr and Matthew E. Duncan were injured when the leading gun turned after wheel contact with a rut under tanbark in a galloping four-piece detachment.
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Washington
Fort Mier
Field Artillery
Stephen M. Foote
Charles 8. Lavin
James Reilley
Elmer Wehr
Matthew E. Duncan
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W. T. LaFollette
Hugo Schilling
Canadian Cattle Company
E. K. Selland
W. M. Dent
Medicine Creek
W. T. la Follette
Board OF Medical Examiners
F. Swift
Ida Gamache
Hickman Township
Marshall County
Hot Springs
Pine Ridge
John R. Brennan
Peter Greenwood
Pine Ridge Agency
Lawrence County
Greenwood
Denver Lad
Brooklyn Man
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