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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
9
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The article reports broad public support for road improvements across classes including farmers, business leaders, aut owners and horsemen. It highlights Pennsylvania's $3 million starter program toward a $10 million cross state highway and notes Arbor Day observances promoting forestry. Governor R S Vessey endorses the stance with formal state seal.
Governor I R S Vessey designates Friday April 23 1909 as Arbor Day urging statewide observance. Emphasizes forests lost and the need to plant trees to beautify homes and parks, provide resources, and prevent soil erosion and protect waterways.
The Philadelphia Record summarizes a New York Spectator compilation showing the vast life insurance market with nearly 25 million in force by early 1908, average policy values around 2000 for ordinary policies and 140 for industrial ones, assets near 3.5 billion dollars, and annual premiums over 500 million.
The piece notes Roosevelt’s stance on lumber duties, an editor’s quarrel over interviews, and Naples papers. It reports Chicago grain merchant James Patton profiting from a May wheat corner, allegedly earning up to 4 million dollars. The story links this to higher flour prices and broader hardship for average people.
A large city hall audience heard Peter Youngdahl of Minneapolis argue that alcohol sales do not pay and that towns prosper without saloons. Funds for the local temperance campaign reached about 1000 dollars through donations and card subscriptions.
Emmett Penfield, homesteader near Lemmon, is jailed on a charge of brutally assaulting his wife with a stove poker. Fifteen wounds were inflicted, some exposing the brain. He claimed delirium from illness. The attack began inside the home and continued outside for sixty feet. An eight week old baby was found nearby. The woman is treated in Lemmon and Penfield is kept in irons as authorities determine proper care.
The census bulletin notes falling birth rates across industrial nations, with urbanization and mechanical labor shaping population. It observes decreasing death rates alongside fewer births, and notes a broad tie between low birth rates and low death rates in Europe and the United States.
Spokane reports deer activity with a band of 40 seen by ranchers at Old Baldy foothills less than 40 miles north. James Cooper saw 20 deer in northern Spokane County amid deep spring snow. Officials note deer protection until 1912 and discuss future hunting limits to sustain the sport.
The Illinois Railroad and Warehouse commission reports that the two cent fare law increased passenger revenue by 2,000,000 in 1908 compared with 1907, though freight revenue fell. Railways threaten court action claiming confiscation, similar to Missouri, but will not revert to eight cent fares. George Macdonald urges prudent future planning.
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