Sioux Falls Election Gives Burnside Third Term as Mayor
Sioux Falls voters on April 21 elected Jeorge W. Burnside mayor for the third time by a 301 plurality. Republicans swept aldermen and the board of education with a quiet high turnout amid saloon license concerns.
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Jeorge W. Burnside
Sioux Falls
Canton
Sioux Falls, Sr
KK. A. Hubbard
Georg A. Know
J. S. Bandy
Iid Johnson
Henry Peterson
T. J. Bushell
Charles L. Norton
Board of Eduction
Canton S D Votes For Licensed Saloons In Historic Shift
In Canton South Dakota the April 20 election produced a sweep for the Republican ticket. The saloon licensing measure passed by a slim margin of one vote, ending eighteen years without licensed saloons and credited to liquor bias enforcement lapses. Elected officials include Mayor Ghani Fiteh, Treasurer Hans Anderson, Assessor Geo Olson, Police Judge HH De Long, City Justice Dr HM Mawn, and Aldermen Tom P. Smith A Repp Wel J Vreat F A Van Pleet.
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Canton
S. D
Ghani Fiteh
Hans Anderson
Geo. Olson
HH. H. de Long
Db. HM. Mawn
Tom P. Smith
A. Repp
Wel J. Vreat
F. A. van Pleet
Mitchell Election Returns Strong Vote in Stormy Day
Mitchell Sonora voters turned out despite a storm as Mayor Silsby and all old officers were reelected without opposition. Water and sewer bonds of 100000 dollars carried by an 8 to 1 margin.
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Mitchell, Son
Silsby
Aberdeen Elects Republicans in Largest City Vote
Aberdeen South Dakota voters cast 1,219 ballots in a city election the largest ever. The Republican ticket won positions including Mayor A N Aldrich Treasurer George Bolles Police Justice A O Jones City Justice W H Finch Assessor Fred Dr Campbell Aldermen Ira UwBrnes J D Davies J Hesell and Ira Kruger with Charles Larkin challenging Krueger in the First Ward. A $122000 water sewer bond and a license measure also carried by large margins.
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Aberdeen
S. D
A. N. Aldrich
George Bolles
A. O. Jones
W. H. Finch
Fred Dr. Campbell
Ira uwBrnes
J. D. Davies
J. Hesell
Ira Kruger
Charles Larkin
Krueger
Democratic Sweep in S. D. Chamberlain City Election
The April 21 city election yielded a decisive Democratic victory led by Mayor James W. Sanford who was re-elected by 21 votes in a high tension contest with Colonel J. M. Greene's Republicans. Several arrests were made for illegal voting and only one alderman remained Republican.
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Chamberlain
S. D
J. M. Greene
James W. Sanford
Sanford
Sturgis Elects Republican Ticket by Wide Margin
Sturgis South Dakota voters on April 21 chose a Republican slate for mayor and council, elected Henry Perkins as mayor with a large turnout, and returned a full Republican list for treasurer and assessor. The at large Anool board member also went Republican.
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Sturgis
S. D
Henry Perkins
John Wenke
Henry Fruth
Harry Atwater
H. D. Berger
Joseph Meyer
W. BF. Jones
Matt Flaven
W. M. Beaver
Anool Board
Plankinton and Parker Dry in April Elections
Plankinton voters chose a citizens ticket with J. V. Sears as city treasurer and Carl Wardhner elected mayor. R. J. Wilson and Dyer led as assessors and school treasurer with party taps. councilmen were elected as republican. Parker voted dry by 15 majority, I. C. Danforth defeating C. F. Harmon by 21. Beresford saloons defeated by 5 votes amid contest threats.
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Plankinton
Citizens
J. V. Sears
Carl Wardhner
R. J. Wilson
W. J. Groves
Yerkin
Dyer
Kelly
Parker
License Question Defeated by 19 Vote Margin in Woonsocket
In Woonsocket South Carolina on April 21 the political section reported no nominations. The central issue was the license question and the license was defeated by a 19 vote majority.
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Woonsocket, S. C
Conventions at Canton to Host State Wide Meetings in June
Canton April 20. Several June events of statewide significance are slated for Canton including the South Dakota Annual Conference and Camp Meeting of the Seventh Day Adventist church. The gathering runs June 9 to 19 at the Monorth Assembly Auditorium and will feature leaders such as Rev B W Farnsworth of Australia and Elder Luther Warren. The event will unfold in German English and Scandinavian languages and is poised as one of the largest Adventist gatherings in the state’s history.
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Canton
South Dakota
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Mpnorth Assembly
Northiwest
B. W. Farnsworth
Australia
Luther Warren
Supreme precedent set in railroad agent liability case
Judge Carland holds Illinois Central not liable for station agent Steagald's actions in fatal shooting of Bowen, reviewing scope of employer responsibility. Widow sues for $20,000. defense wins on grounds of agent’s act outside employment scope. First such ruling. case to appeal.
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Sioux Alls
S. D
Carland
U. S. Circuit Court
Illinois Central Road
HH. A. Steagald
Kentucky
the Central
Ben Clare
Bowen
Steagard
Stengard
Steagald
Ilinois Central Road
Court of Appeals
Two New School Houses Planned in Aberdeen
Aberdeen S D April 20 The board of education secures sites for two new modern stone school houses this Summer to serve rising enrollment One will rise in the first ward and one in the Fourth ward The Washington building with nineteen rooms proved insufficient and rapid growth demands additional facilities The girls basketball team of Aberdeen defeated the North Dakota Manual Training school Ellendale 14 to 0.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Board of Education
Washington
Gils
North Dakota Manual Training School
Ellendale
Trotting Association sets Canton meet dates
The Corn Belt Trotting association fixes June 1 2 and 3 in Canton North Dakota with the local chapter preparing extensively for the event likely to attract premier northwest race horses.
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Corn Belt Association
Canton
Corn Belt Trotting Association
Northwest
Missionary Leader Visits Northwest on Home Mission Tour
Rev Washington Choate D D national secretary of the Congregational Home Missionary Society visited Thrall the state superintendent in Huron April 20 He is touring the northwest to assess needs and will speak in Chicago on the 24th before returning to New York.
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Huron
D. D
Washington Choate
New York City
Congregational Home Missionary Society
Thrall
Choate
Northwest
Chicago
New York
Chamberlain Election Between Sanford and Laughlin
In Chamberlain on April 20 voters choose between Mayor J W Sanford and land office receiver L B Laughlin in a heated city election. Parties blur as Democrats back the Republican ticket and vice versa with the issue of open gambling houses and houses of prostitution enforcing state and city laws.
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Chamberlain
S&s. D
J. W. Sanford
Land Office
L. B. Laughlin
Sanford
Laughlin
Fourteen Delegates Named by South Dakota Convention
In Armour South Dakota on April 19 the Republican county convention chose fourteen delegates and alternates to Sioux Falls for May 4. Delegates remain uninstructed and will present J. H. Holmes of Armour as candidate for governor while endorsing Roosevelt and Herried.
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Armour
S. D
Sioux Arls
Roosevelt
Herried
J. H. Holmes
South Dakota
Stanley County Convention Backs Burke and Martin for Congress
Stanley County convention in Pierre South Dakota on April 19 endorses national and state administrations and Coe1 Crawford. Instructions are for Burke and Martin for congress.
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Stanley County
Burke and
Martin
Congress
Pierre
S. D
Coe 1
Crawford
Burke
Potter County Republicans elect delegates to Sioux Falls
In Potter County South Dakota the mass Republican convention chose H. T. Meacham C. B. Rosa J. J. Whitlock William Toomey William Denton and J. J. Seymour as delegates to the Sioux Falls state convention. Delegates were uninstructed and Mig Wired addressed the gathering.
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Gettsyburg
S. D
Potter County
H. T. Meacham
Rosa
J. J. Whitlock
William Toomey
William Denton
J. J. Seymour
Sioux Falls
Mig Wired
Crawford men split control at Clay County convention
In Vermillion on April 1 the Crawford faction failed to secure delegation instructions. M J Chaney of Wakonda was named temporary and permanent chairman with O C Larson as secretary. The resolutions committee urged Crawford instruction for governor, but Carl Gunderson’s motion to strike passed. Delegation split 15 for and 11 against Crawford, unit-rule efforts failed, and votes against Congressmen Jurke and Martin instructions were also defeated.
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Vermillion
S. D
Clay County
Crawford
M. J. Chaney
Wakonda
O. C. Larson
Resolutions Committee
Carl Gunderson
Jurke
Martin
Edmunds County Republicans Name McDougal and Burr for State Convention
Aberdeen April 19 Republicans instruct the delegation to the state convention for J I McDougal of Marshall County for governor and W B Burr of Selby for district judge. Delegates are representative men and resolutions back the Washington administration delegation while condemning Crawford's attempted dissension without naming him.
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Aberdeen
Edmunds County
J. I. McDougal
Marshall County
W. B. Burr
Selby
Washington
Crawford
Ophthalmologist Fined For Illegal Practice In Huron
M F Yegge, an ophthalmologist practicing in Huron under a Chicago diploma, was fined 50 and sentenced to 15 days in the county jail for violating state medical practice laws. The court criticized the issuing institution for a brief term and misleading advertising. The case may go to the supreme court, with the state board of medical examiners pursuing similar actions.
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Huron
M. I. Yegge
Chicago
Whiting
Yegge
Man Who Disposed of Mortgaged Property to Stand Trial
The Iowa Supreme Court decision upholds a writ directing C. M. Renshaw of Charles Mix County to travel to Iowa for trial on charges of disposing of mortgaged property. Renshaw’s attorney E. P. Wanzer plans to seek review, though prospects look slim.
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Armour
S. D
Supreme Court
Fuller
C. M. Renshaw
Charles Mix County
Woman Accuses Husband Of Killing His Father By Hypnotism
Mrs. Herbert N. Whitney of Brooklyn accuses her husband, a New York Post Office clerk, of using hypnotism and occult arts to cause the death of his 74 year old father. She says she fled with her children and reports years of occult practices and magnetic transfer as the cause.
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New York
Herbert N. Whitney
Whitney
Missouri house members seek trackside bookstore jobs
Six Missouri state representatives and one senator have applied for bookseller clerk positions at the fair grounds track. Most are St Louis residents, with John W. Farley of Platte County as the sole exception. An anti lobby leader label surrounds Farley despite criticism of his lobby bill record. Senator Nelson, author of the prize fight bill, eyes possible senate run in the fall.
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St. Louis
Bers
Missouri House of Resisentatives
Mally
Fair Grounds
St. Louisans
John W. Farley
Platte County
Nelson
Wnd Cella
Adler & Tillas
Met
Morgan A Has Been The sixty six year man of finance
New York April 20 The sixty six year of John Pierpont Morgan ended yesterday with the collapse of several Morgan funded ventures His name once led finance world now called the man who was The United States Steel collapse and declines in other holdings erased wealth by millions The year saw the failure of United States Shipbuilding Wy Co and the Supreme Court ruling Northern Securities illegal Friends hope the next year brings changes for the financier
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Thirty-firth Street
Manhattan
Ioly
Tierbert
Herbert
Met
Tple
New York
John Pierpont Morgan
Finane T
Morgan
United States
Steeel Corporaty
Mr. J!gai
Mr. Morgan
Supreme Court
Mr. & Gan
Northern Securities Company
Help for Tobacco Growers in Internal Revenue Bill
Washington April 18 The House today passed a bill aiding tobacco growers by reducing internal revenue tax on leaf tobacco by six per cent and removing all special taxes on leaf, with the measure aimed at relief for tobacco farmers and related industries.
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Washington
Bank Is Robbed in Boyd County Nebraska
Bandits blew the safe doors with nitro glycerin at Napper Nebraska near the state line. About $1,000 in cash was taken and $600 in damages caused. Bloodhounds tracked the trail but robbers fled into unsettled country.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Naper
Boyd County
Nebraska
Here
Nebraska State Line
Requisition Issued for Dora Rocker in First Degree Murder
Des Moines April 20 A governor issued a requisition for Dora Rocker to be returned to Iowa on charges of murder in the first degree. Rocker and her husband Charles Roeker of Elk Point South Dakota were indicted for the 4 year old murder of August Schroeder in Jayon county. Schroeder was found hanging in his barn with evidence of strangulation. Rocker allegedly confessed complicity with her present husband, with circumstantial proof strengthening the case.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dora Rocker
Charles Roeker
Elkox S. D
August Schroeder
Jayon County
Rocker
Schroeder
Schreder
Rucker
Yale Professor Testifies on Judge Swayne Case
John Wurts of Yale law school testified before a House subcommittee charging Judge Charles Swayne with being open to influence. Wurts, a former Jacksonville lawyer, described Swayne’s Jacksonville reputation, a private railroad car, and the appointment of John King as master in chancery lacking legal training.
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Washington
John Wurts
Law School
Yale University
Charles Swayne
House
Wurts
Jacksonville
Ila
Swayne
Florida
John King
King
Sabbath Observance Urged To Curb Lawlessness
In New York on April 21 at Mendelssohn hall Dr. William R. Huntington of Grace Church urged broader Sabbath observance to guard against rising lawlessness. He warned Americans risk losing lawfulness and described the Sabbath as a bond with the Holy Bible. He noted many railroad workers lack a Sabbath rest, implying danger to life and limb.
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New York
Mendelssohn Hall
William R. Huntington
Grence Church
Mississippi
National House to Vote on Two Statehood Admissions
Washington April 19. Dalzell urged immediate consideration of the statehood bill with a vote at 4:30 pm and no amendments. After debate the rule passed along party lines, and the bill's consideration began. Glasgow April 19. The University of Glasgow awarded an honorary LLD to Ambassador Choate.
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Washington
Hlouse
Dalzell
Chone
Glasgow
University of Glascow
United States
Choate
Snow Hits Northern Ohio With Fierce Gale
Snow falls at many points in northern Ohio with Cleveland reporting 27 degrees. A strong northwesterly gale blows through the city as the wintry condition continues.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Steamer W. Cowles Partially Burns in Harbor
In Dubuque Iowa on April 19 the steamer W. Cowles caught fire in the harbor and was partially destroyed. Loss estimated at $1,000 with no insurance.
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Dubuque
W. Cowles
House set to adjourn by April 28 with ship subsidy debate
The House plans week long action on the statehood bill and Gardiner ship subsidy measure with debate limited to four hours for the statehood bill and six hours for the Gardiner bill. Alaska delegate bill stays as continuing order. Leaders aim for adjournment by April 25 and push sundry and pension appropriations to the front.
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House
Senate
Congress
Grosvenor l
Alaska
Crooksville Man Fatally Wounds Wife’s Parents in Quarrel
In Zanesville Ohio on April 18 Frank Parks 24 a Crooksville resident shot and killed his wife’s parents Mr and Mrs Sherwood Crooks after a dispute. Parks then aimed at his wife who shielded their 15 month old child. he fled and was not captured.
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Crooksville
Zanesville
Frank Parks
Sherwood Crooks
Parks
Wuarrel
Rothschild Arrested in New York Bank Embezzlement Case
David Rothschild, former president of the Wrecked Federal bank, was arrested in New York and taken to police headquarters. Assistant District Attorney Kresel said Rothschild admits knowing nothing of $225,000 missing, but alleges he obtained funds via accommodation notes and bank credits. He faces misappropriation charges totaling about $200,900 and will be arraigned today.
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New York
David Rothschild
Federal Bank
Kresel
Rothschild
Tragic train trio killed near Allentown
Three teens and a man die after being struck by a Reading railway passenger train near Macungis. George Clauser 40, Edith Metzler 16, and Stella Knaus 17 perished instantly while Edith’s sister Annie Metzler saved her by leaping aside. The group used the railroad as a shortcut home and failed to hear the inbound train due to a freight train’s noise.
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Allentown
George Clauser
Edith Metzler
Stella Knaus
Reading Railway
Macungis
Miss Metzler
Annie
Harvest labor shortage looms for wheat crop
The Western Association of Employment Bureaus forecasts a need to import 45 000 harvest hands from Nebraska Kansas Missouri Iowa Minnesota Oklahoma and South Dakota as production outruns available labor. President Despain notes the shortage is greater than ever with increasing crop output. Attending officials include Labor Commissions from several states and Missouri Minnesota Nebraska Iowa Kansas and Illinois labor bureau leaders.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Oklahoma
South
Isota
Western Association of Themployment Bureaus
Despain
Anderson
Jamison
Brigham
Dennell
Busch
Geroy
John S. White
St. Louis
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Beresford
Beresford, S. C
Trotting Association
W. Choate
Douglas Names
Holme
Inders
Stanley
Potter
Indorse Crawford
Potter Republicans
Edmunds
McDougal
M. F. Yegge
Neb
Charles Rocker
Huntington
National House
Wrecked Federal Bank
Reading
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