Cooper and Carmack murder case shocks Tennessee politics
Col Duncan B Cooper of Nashville and his son shot Edward W Carmack in daylight after a newspaper libel dispute. He was convicted and sentenced to twenty years. Governor Patterson pardoned him, prompting calls to restrict pardons and divide this power. Local notes mention weddings, relocations, and weather impacts on farming communities in Jerauld County.
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Col
Duncan B. Cooper
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Edward W. Carmack
Col. Cooper
Tennessee
Carmack
Cooper
Supreme Court
Potter‘bod
Patterson
Weather and election cast mood in Alpena
Alpena notes postpone entertainment due to bad weather as Prof Steece cannot travel. Voters face license issue today with excitement high. Dr Shull returns from the north and Neumeyer travels from Virig il on business. Local trades include M J Weider exchanging residence and mill for Grant Andersons Buick. Ladies of the M E church meet at A F Smith’s store and Mrs Al Lawrence departs with relatives.
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Alpena
Steece
Welington Springs
Shull
Med. Neumeyer
M. J. Weider
Grant
Letcher News Highlights Local Stops and Events
Mrs. W E Ryan in Mitchell visits. Birth of daughter to Mr and Mrs Thomas Nunnemaker. Wreck near Woonsocket delays train with passengers transferred. Travel Circle in M E church hosts large crowd. Letcher band concert and readings by L M Doyle and Myrtle Ryan. Barber Lee Kepler installs in McShane shop. Local visits include Mrs Hary Burgan and Mrs W E Bingham hosting.
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Woonsocket
Alfred Metcalf
Mitchell
M. E. Church
Clara Krause
Ruth Davies
Ray Goodwin
Melissa Walrath
Lois Wiltse
Carl Freeman
Ben van Metre
E. L. Williams
Letcher
Ashton
S. C
Williams
Blanche
Kitty Ryan
Jessie Witzel
Mitchell D. W. A
Lee Kepler
New Hampton
McShane
Hary Burgan
Mitchell Hospital
Rob Clark
W. E. Bingham
J. K. Burg
Bari
Des Moines
Junior Methodist Aid Society
Myrtle Ryan
Guy Keller
L. M. Doyle
Edwin Wilson
J. K. Burey
Roy Ryan
Cuthbert
W. E. Ryan
Wood enumerator handles Wesington Springs Lane and surrounding townships
D H Wood serves as enumerator for Wesington Springs city Lane village and Franklin and Wesington Springs townships. He is a Civil War veteran popular with friends. Next Sunday the Ev Lutheran Zion Emmanuel church will be dedicated with German morning services and English evening sermon by Rev Ganschaw.
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Lane
D. H. Wood
Wesington Springs
Franklin and
Wood
Ev. Lutheran Zion Emmanuel Church
Ganschaw
Births and moves spark Ethan town notes
Ethan column reports a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Theo Geisen. Families relocate with Mr Bowlby moving to Canada and Mrs Oberham’s illness prompting calls from White Lake. Several residents travel to Mitchell, Parkston, and Scotland with local events including a basket social for charity and a surprise for Miss Lucy Stainbrook. A blizzard damages fruit crops and a Milwaukee Road wreck delays trains and mail.
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Ethan
Theo. Geisen
Frank McPherson
Parkston
Henry Bowlby
Canada
Bowlby
Oberham
White Lake
Walter Hooker
Geddes
Mr. Hooker
Hooker
George Fuller
Mitchell
Ray Vining
Wil
John Hohn
Webber
Byron Swartz
Sweden
Esley Meyer
Jake Fergan
Matt Schmitz
Newell Blackman
Angell
Lucy Stainbrook
John Bracha
Albert Klotz
Milwaukee Road
Scotland
University notes on athletics and campus moves
The Athletic Association voted against Sioux Falls College joining the state association and amended rules to allow all students to vote without fee. Dr. Samuel Weir attends county educators meeting. Baseball team departs for Vermillion and Yankton matches. Debates, track plans, and naval academy exams noted. Marriage and illness announcements close the item.
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The
Athletic Association
Sioux Falls College
Sioux Falls
Samuel Weir
State University
Yankton College
Vermillion
Sioux City Packers
Don C. Brown
Delanu
Paul M. Young
Huron College
Northern Normal
Aberdeen
Law School
Hamline University
Omaha
Hamline- Wesleyan
J. W. Martin
Mt. Vernon
Lloyd Wiltse
Albert Nolt
Annapolis Naval Academy
Iowa State College of Ames
Frank Grace
Dakota Wesleyan
State College of Brookings
Roy Ellis
White Lake
Parkston
Burton F. Tanner
Lydia Nix
Lebuse Stransky
Pukwana
Candidate announces bid for county auditor nomination
Charles H. Krom declares his candidacy for the county auditor nomination in the upcoming June Republican primary. He seeks support from Republican voters in the contest.
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Charles H. Krom
Davison County Register of Deeds Candidate Statement
S G Scoville announces candidacy for Register of Deeds of Davison County subject to Republican voters at the June primaries. The notice expresses intent to seek the office through the party process.
Craft Declares Candidacy for Davison County Sheriff
F A Craft announces his nomination bid for Davison County sheriff subject to Republican voters in the June primary. He states his candidacy is contingent on party will and seeks support from local residents and party members.
Fuller Announces Candidacy For Davison County Sheriff
Geo W Fuller declares candidacy for sheriff of Davison County subject to Republican voters June primary.
Republican Candidate for Davison County Register of Deeds
D G Cox of Mitchell South Dakota announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Davison county Register of Deeds ahead of the June 7 1910 primary election. He seeks party support and outlines his local experience and dedication to public records.
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Office of Register of Deeds
Davison County
D. G. Cox
Mitchell
S. D
County Treasurer Candidate Announces Primary
H B Rogers announces his candidacy for County Treasurer in Davison County in the June 1910 Republican primary. Dated Mitchell March 8 1910.
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Davison County
Mitchell
H. B. Rogers
Republican Nomination Bid For County Auditor
A political candidate declares intent to seek the Republican nomination for county auditor. The statement signals entry into the race and outlines plans to pursue the office and campaign.
Davison County GOP Primary Decision Sways June Agenda
In Davison county the republican primary faces a decision set for next June as Robt Zangle of Mt Venon South Dakota weighs in on the outcome. The result could influence local party direction and candidate support in scheduled ballots.
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Davison County
Robt
Zangle
Davison County Candidate Chas Boreson Nominates
Chas Boreson announces his candidacy for State Representative of Davison County subject to the will of Republican voters of Davison County.
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Davison County
Chas. Boreson
Republican Candidate for Davi son Clerk of Courts
A Republican candidate announces entry in the race for Davi son county clerk of courts at the June 7, 1910 primary. The filing emphasizes party loyalty and commitment to reform in local judiciary administration.
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Davison County
Primary Will Shapes Republican Voter Choice
Fragmentary note cites W. B. Rowley and the will of Republican voters in the June primary. Indicates internal party guidance and candidate support dynamics.
Havens Wins New York Thirty-second District Seat
In Monroe county between 6000 and 8000 voters shifted from Republican to Democratic. James S. Havens, Democrat, defeats Geo W. Aldridge by 5900 votes to win the district for the first time in twenty years, on a tariff reform platform.
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Rochester
N. Y
Monroe County
James S. Havens
Geo. W. Aldridge
Republican Organization
James Brock Perkins
Havens
Aldridge
Unfortunate for a Conservator in Interior Office
The Kansas City Star notes an ongoing clash over public land in the Truckee irrigation dispute. Secretary Ballinger allegedly altered land terms, giving Paced Power Co perpetual rights in Tahoe National Forest, drawing protests from Kent Pinchot and Newlands and stalling the contract.
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Kansas City Star
Ballinger
Collier’s
Truckee River
General Electric Company
Trucker-Carson
Carfield
Power Company
Tahoe National Forest
Willian Kent
Gifford Pinchot
Newlands
Kent
Pinchot
Secretary of the Interior
Roosevelt
Wesleyans Win Swat-Fest Against Yankton Nine
The Wesleyans defeated Yankton 15 to 9 in the local college game. Rex Smith led in batting for Wesleyan with Hardie and MacLean close behind as pitching and field defense showed strengths and flaws.
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Yankton
Wesleyans
Kirk
Hanna
Halla
Parkin
Will Scallin
Hardie
Rex Smith
Scond
Best
Melich
Hall
Urquhart
Sheeks
McLean
Hala
Kirkpatrick
Patterson
Mitchell
Asylum
L. Smith
Maclean
Hogan
Gardner
Melick
Boller
R. Smith
Taylor
Wesleyan
Eighth grade examinations set for Davison county pupils
Eighth grade examinations will be held in the court house Mitchell and in school houses at Mt. Vernon Ethan and Loomis on Thursday and Friday May 12 and 13 1910 beginning at 9 a m All Davison county pupils in 8th grade urged to be present at one of the places designated.
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Court House
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Ethan and
Loomis
Davison County
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Frank Jones
A. H. Meyers
Auburn
Lott Denton
N. J. Dunham
T. F. Beuchler
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Dodds
Union County
O. M. Wood
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Jerauld County
H. A. Jerauld
Territorial
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Jerauld
California
Rev. Williams
Starkey
BE. H. Wood
Pierre
Gov. Vessey
W. S. Cochran
Blaine Township
John S. Steichen
Gusta Arens
Aurora County
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Renika
Letcher News
University Notes
S. G. Scoville
F. A. Craft
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Iff Reform Platform
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