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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
4
The piece argues that demand for high quality teachers exceeds supply at Dakota Wesleyan and other institutions. It cites university remarks on filled applications, high pay and desirable positions, and notes shifts in Senate progressives with conservatives dominating the House, highlighting political change and education priorities.
The piece praises Col Young as capable and trusted, noting his integrity, executive skill, and amiable nature. It warns against backing him solely to reward newspapers or politicians and urges genuine Republican unity to move him toward the governor’s chair.
The article argues the Senate appears less conservative than the House due to smaller membership and clearer member records, plus greater debate freedom enabling broader promotion of progressive doctrine than in the House.
Cleveland Ohio reports that Johnson's funeral will be private and his business operations suspended. Tom L Johnson former Cleveland mayor and congressman died after a long illness at age fifty seven. He championed three cent street railway fare and George era reforms.
Johnson campaigned for free trade and served 1890 to 1894. He pushed to print Henry George’s book in full in Congress. After losing the 1894 election, he became Cleveland mayor in 1901 and shaped the three cent streetcar fare. He fought privileges, earning the nickname Mayor of the best governed city. He died after years of poor health leaving wife Margaret J. Johnson and two children Bessie Mariani and Loftin Edward Johnson Survivors include his family.
The Missouri supreme court reversed Dr. B. Clark Hyde's murder conviction in the Col. Swope case and remanded for retrial. Key grounds include improper testimony about other Swope family deaths and typhoid illnesses. Hyde faced life imprisonment after trial and was accused of poisoning the family to gain inheritance through his wife.
Deadwood and Lead usually back liquor licenses with strong majorities, but April 18 elections may trim returns. Deadwood faces a tight Fourth Ward contest with Frank De Mouth opposing Alderman John Trob er, while Lead elects a municipal judge for the first time west of the river. Socialists in Deadwood’s First Ward appear unopposed.
J P Morgan of New York, visiting Florence, bought a small sixteenth century statuette for 1200 dollars and studied the De Medici private chapel. He ordered an exact miniature of the chapel terrain including the tombs to replicate the Medici mausoleum. Benozzo Gozzoli frescoes depict the Magi journey with kings, knights, pages, and hunting figures.
Mrs Yetsie Dokter of near Andover South Dakota was injured when a buggy overturned while she drove to town with twenty dozen eggs. The eggs cushioned her fall and broke her impact enough to prevent fatal injuries. she was bruised but not seriously hurt.
The South Dakota insurance department collected eight thousand three hundred eighty four dollars in March plus fire marshal fees of two thousand four hundred ten dollars totaling eight thousand three hundred eighty five dollars since January. A special call on twenty two counties for state taxes urged prompt remittances to keep the treasury on a cash basis until June returns arrive. If cash demands exceed expectations, warrants registration may be delayed.
Missoula witnesses a dawn arrival of Co Roosevelt with a Fourteenth Infantry escort. He proceeds to a hotel and then to the state university before a banquet tonight. The day’s schedule highlights public events in a city buzzing with anticipation.
The Webster Commercial Club has sold 600 opening night tickets at five dollars each to fund the new $30,000 theatre project by W C Happe & Son. Construction proceeds, promising a top salon in South Dakota’s Webster.
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