Madison Normal School faces leadership change dispute
A Madison reader defends the school board and faculty against claims of a political motive in Richardson’s departure. The letter asserts the board, now with three Republicans and two Democrats, chose a capable new president, and that Dakota residents fill the new faculty, contradicting accusations of carpet bagger influence. The note cites longstanding troubles, a building fire, and renewed optimism for the school’s future.
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Epiorr Republican
Republican
Winfred Ledger
Ai.t
Nor
Richardson
Madison
Normal School
Jenks
Williamson
Major Coffin
Gorrie
Dakota
R. E. Pusnican
First chinch bug sighted in Yankton area disrupts farmers
The Yankton Press reports the first chinch bug ever seen in Yankton, a small green insect with white wing spots that is blamed for future crop damage. Farmers are advised to avoid small grain and plant corn next season. other notes cover coal findings near Plankinton and cautions to visitors about land sales.
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Yankton
Douglas Avenue
Kimball
Plankinton Beacon
Plankinton
Win
Longline
Pennsylvania
Fort Madison to Disconnect Gas Mains Over Nuisance Claim
The Fort Madison city council, after deeming the Fort Madison Gas Company gas nuisance for damaging shade trees along mains, ordered at a special meeting last night to remove lamp post caps and disconnect the gas mains if the company does not heed the council edict.
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J. D. M. Hamilton
Hemn
Mort Madison
Fort Madison
Iowa
Tramp Outwits Conductor Over Interstate Law Clauses
A tramp riding the steps of a passing Omaha train dodges arrest by quizzing the conductor on interstate commerce provisions. He cites long and short haul clauses and half rates, then vanishes as the puzzled official finishes the sentence.
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Omaha
Iere
High interest rates and mortgage evasion questioned
A moral critique questions professing Christians in loan business over 2 percent monthly rates and law evasion, asking if starving borrowers justify high charges. A Woonsocket note hopes for a southern Dakota baseball tournament during the encampment, with fencing and club participation discussed. The piece closes with medical health advice urging Dr. Pierce’s golden medical discovery.
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Brookings Press
United States
Woonsocket News
South Dakota
Mitchell Club
Watertown
Nuron
Miller
Plankinton
Alexandria
Woonsocket
Pierce
Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition Highlights City Growth
An Adelaide jubilee exhibition celebrates the city founded in 1837. The article notes rapid progress, a strong water supply from the Torrens, a thriving railway and telegraphic network, and Port Adelaide as a commercial hub. It details exports, including wool, copper, cereals, and minerals, and mentions landmarks, universities, libraries, and the botanical gardens established in 1855.
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Adelaide
St. Vincent's Gulf
Melbourne
Gulf St. Vincent
Torrens
King William Street
Hindley Street
Port Adelaide
Europe
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