South Dakota Farm Value Tops 97 Million on Small Grains
Government report shows wheat oats and barley worth 97,524,000 on South Dakota farms as of August 1, up from last year and lifting four cereal totals to 145,593,900 including corn. Wheat yield rises to 54,000,000 bushels. oats 58,400,000. barley 22,600,000. corn valued at 48,069,000 with favorable August weather boosting prospects.
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South Dakota
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Germany's Own Battle Scars From Creek Bridge Damages
The iron bridge over the creek is saved though its north approach and piers are wrecked. The nearby area around the well is the only locality affected. Reconstruction on all damages will start immediately and be completed as soon as possible.
Dawgunnit Weather Forecast For South Dakota
The weather man reports showers tonight in South Dakota with likely continuation into Thursday. Temperature is expected to remain almost unchanged with minor fluctuations.
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South Dakota
Haitian rebel leader killed in Saint Marc clash
Washington General Auguste with 200 troops attacked St Marc last Saturday but was repulsed by the Haitian committee of safety. Rear Admiral Caperton says Auguste and four followers were killed and warns of unrest around Port au Prince and Cape Haitian regions.
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Washington, D. C
Auguste
St. Marc
Haitien Committee of Safety
Caperton
Port Au Prince
Cape Haitien
Aberdeen Man Goes To Fight The Germans
Ian Reed 24 of Aberdeen S D resigns from Dakota Central Telephone and leaves for Winnipeg Canada to join the 78th battalion of the 100th Winnipeg grenadiers He has twice circled the world and crossed the Atlantic seventeen times His brother and father serve in the British army.
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Aberdeen, S. D
Ian Reed
Dakota Central Telephone Company
Winnipeg
Can
100Th Winnipeg Grenadiers
Reed
Chamberlain cave-in growth threatens mill site
The Chamberlain cave-in at S C Chamberlain on the mill site shows little change since Sunday. The mill elevator remains intact but a wide earth crack nears the building. The south side has dropped about six feet and the engine is being removed from the engine house as officials hope to save both the elevator and mill by moving them off the danger area. The electric light plant on the south side is mentioned.
Mexican plan nearly ready for Vera Cruz actions
Washington moves to deploy battleships New Hampshire Louisiana and Connecticut to southern waters while Vera Cruz unrest prompts reassurance from Lima and Lansing. Carranza protests Argentine mediation and Washington presses for a peaceful settlement with Pan American talks guiding Mexican policy. President Wilson prepares to return to Washington for further discussions.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Connecticut
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Washington
Lansing
Crranza
New York City
Mexico
United States
Brazil
Chile
Argentine
Bolivia
Guatemala
Uruguay
Wilson
State Department
Argentina
Victoriano de la Plaza
Newport
R. I
Atlantic Fleet
Ohe
McNamers
New York
Cornish
Teller Confesses Bank Robbery In Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin a Cedar Rapids National Bank paying teller admits committing the robbery of twenty one thousand three hundred dollars last week. He says a robber attacked him about seven o'clock in the morning while he was handling currency for shipment out of town. Perrin was bound and locked in a steel cage. no accurate description or trace of the robber has been found.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Perrin
County Official Seriously Injured in Pitchfork Incident
Garrett Prange member of the board of county commissioners in Clear Lake South Dakota was seriously hurt after jumping on a pitchfork the handle penetrated his abdomen to several inches. He was unconscious and presumed dead when found weighing about 240 pounds.
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Clear Lake
S. D
Garrett Prange
Board of County Commissioners
Indictments In Eastland Case Failings Cited In Ship Disaster
Indictments charging manslaughter and criminal carelessness were returned in Chicago before Judge Kersten. Officials of the St. Joseph Chicago Steamship Co. named include George T. Arnold president William H. Sull vice president and GM W C Steele secretary treasurer Ray W. Davis assistant secretary treasurer Harry Pedersen captain Joseph M Erickson engineer with bonds set at 20000 for officials 10000 for Pedersen and Erickson. The charges allege the Hastland was unseaworthy over capacity loaded with 2500 passengers negligent hiring of an incompetent engineer crew too small and ballast tanks out of repair or unflooded. Flood pumps operate today at Eastland as recovery efforts continue.
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Chicago
Kersten
Hastland
St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship Company
George T. Arnold
William H. Sull
W. C. Steele
Ray W. Davis
Harry Pedersen
Joseph M. Erickson
Pedersen
Erickson
Eastland
U S Diplomat Visits French Trenches
William G. Sharp the American ambassador at Paris will visit the French camps, having eyes trouble that required him to rest. He will tour the front lines as part of his duties amid wartime observation.
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William G. Sharp
Paris
British Reinforce Dardanelles as Gallipoli Offensive Resumes
London reports British and Allied forces land near Karachali on the Gulf of Saros as Gallipoli operations resume. German actions press Warsaw front while Russia retreats. Kovno may be evacuated as Teutonic pressure remains high. Enver Pasha claims 50,000 Allied troops landed with heavy losses.
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London
England
Dardanelles
Germany
Karachali
Gulf of Soros
Gallipoli
Gaba Tepe
Gulf of Saros
Serbia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Warsaw
Kovno
France
Paris War Office
Artois
Argonne
Vienne-Le-Chateau
Binarville
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Athens
The
Star
Liman von Sanders
Constantinople
Enver Pasha
Sntente
Associated Press
Allies Increase Efforts to Force the Dardanelles
London reports a renewed concerted attack to relieve Russians in Eastern Poland and the Baltic provinces. British dispatches claim progress along the Krithia road and at Sari Bari with gains on a 300 yard front and an important coast occupation.
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Dardanelles
London
England
Poland
Baltic
Balkan States
Krithia Road
Sari Bari
Western freight rate case grants small increases
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved modest increases for bituminous coal coke fruit and vegetables while denying rises for grain livestock packing house products fresh meat and broomcorn. The ruling mostly affects western and southwestern lines with a total potential revenue rise estimated at about 7.6 million dollars. Dissenting commissioners Daniels and Harlan voiced railroad disappointment.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Southwest
United States
Geavere
Daniels and Harlan
Chicago
Daniels
BH D. Sewall
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Sewall
Allied gains and aerial raids mark wartime progress
General Hamilton reports successful landings and a surprise seizure of 630 prisoners and guns near Avi Burnu. German airship and submarine actions are noted with an Ostend salvage of a damaged Zeppelin. Austro Germans push toward Kovono and the Petrograd line as von Hindenburg and von Mackensen coordinate to encircle Russia. West front fighting continues with trench losses near Hogge.
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Eral
Ian Hamilton
Hamilton
Avi Burnu
Kachali
Baltic
Kovono
Petrograd
Lonza
Bug
Vistula
von Hindenburg
Ivangorod
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Chamberlain Cave-In
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Saros
Berlin
German War Office
Benjaminow
Novogorgievsk
Western Railroads
Federal Board
Ostend
Belgium
Holland
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