Homesteaders Seek Extra Month to Prove Residence
Homesteaders on the Rosebud Reservation petition the General Land Office for a two month extension to prove residence, arguing February weather would hinder building sod houses and crops. They fear staying all winter could invite marauders, while towns rush lumber and road plans to boost land value.
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Honesteel
S. D
Rosebud
Land of Fee
General Land Office
Green Bay
Ponca Creek
Trass
Gregory
GOOD FLOUR WHEAT SEEN IN SALem AREA
A Salem miller states that McCook county wheat, though light and shriveled, yields better flour quality than plump berries. Expect about 10 pounds less flour per bushel this year. Fancy patent grade products will be easier to secure and breadmakers can bake a finer loaf with less mixing and whiter bread.
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Salem
S. D
A. H.C. Torry
Salem Milling, Lighting and Heating Company
McCook County
Mitchell to Attend Capital Day at Sioux Falls Carnival
Aug 18 report from Mitchell notes Capital day set for Aug 26 at the Sioux Falls carnival with a sizable Mitchell presence. Estimates place Mitchell turnout between 200 and 600, and Pierre has leased an entire Cataract hotel floor in Sioux Falls to host visitors. The Mitchell committee will run headquarters there this week to ensure proper attention for guests.
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Mitchell
S. D
Sioux Falls
Pierre
Finest South Dakota cattle and hog shipment leaves town
In Sieux Falls South Dakota on August 18 Fred Batterman of Davis shipped 275 hogs averaging 235 pounds and 189 cornfed steers averaging 1710 pounds each. The double header train carried the remarkable stock praised as equal to Iowa and other leading states. Town feeders face strong competition from this high quality lot.
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sieux-Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Fred Batterman
Davis
Iowa
Union
Batterman
Escaped Prisoners Recaptured Near Freeman
Jacob Lippold and Ed Lintner, who escaped from Alexandria, were captured southeast of Bridgewater near Freeman and returned to Hanson County jail. Lippold is held for larceny of $50 from a farmer near Emery, while Lintner is held for arson related to fires at Emery.
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Bridgewater
S. D
Jacob Lippold
Ed Lintner
Alexandria
Here
Freeman
Hanson County
Emery
Weekly Crop Report Highlights Regional Drought and Rain Benefits
The Agricultural Department’s weekly crop report notes excessive moisture and sun shortages along the Atlantic coasts, drought in central valleys, cold in the lake region, and heat in the northern Rockies. It forecasts beneficial rain for the corn belt, notes variable corn conditions across Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and the northern Atlantic states, with favorable spring wheat harvests and a generally good hay crop.
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Washington
Agricultural Department Today
Atlantic Coast
Cast Gulf
Lake Region
Rocky Mountain
North Pacific Coast
South Atlantic
Missouri Valley
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Indiana
Iowa
Middle Atlantic
Dakotas
Minesota
Middle Atlantic States
New England
New York
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Iowa weather report praises week for crops across state
The Iowa bureau notes a very favorable week for sowing and threshing small grain. Timely showers on the 8th and 9th benefited corn, pastures, late potatoes, and minor crops, with bright warm weather boosting corn growth and overall crop condition. Spring wheat is poor in major areas, but oats and barley stacking rises. more rain is needed for unripened crops and fall plowing.
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Nies Moines
Iowa Bureau of Weather and Crop Service
South Dakota Crops Report Summary From Huron
The weekly weather and crop report notes warm afternoons with 90 to 100 degrees after a cool start. Rain on August 8-9 in the James and Sioux river valleys boosted corn late hay pastures and late crops, while drought lingered in upper Missouri valley and Black Hills areas. Harvest progress is good with barley rye spelt oats finishing. spring wheat near complete east of the Missouri River. Corn shows rapid growth though kernels vary by area. macaroni wheat rust is minimal and yields look strong. Early and late potatoes vary by region. pastures, millet and stock feed stay generally healthy except in the far west drought. Apples ripening in southeast counties. market-ready yields look solid.
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South Dakota
Huron
S. D
Bureau of Weather and Crop Service
James
Sioux River
Missouri Valley
Black Hills
Missouri River
Lax
Weather and Crop Report Highlights Warm Week in Nebraska
The Nebraska weather and crop bureau reports a warm week with deficient rainfall and high sun. Mean temperatures stayed near normal, four days exceeded 90 degrees with some hitting 100. Showers on the nights of the 8th and 9th brought one-half to just over an inch in eastern counties. central and western areas were light. Haying and threshing progressed rapidly statewide, stacking and shock threshing near completion, fall plowing begun though soil in many areas is too dry for effective work.
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Lincoln
Neb
Weather and Crop Bureau
Twin Brooks Elevator Protest On Freight Rates Backed By R R Commission
Correspondence filed with the state board indicates Twin Brooks Elevator misread grain rates to Milbank. Milwaukee Railroad replies specify Sisseton Milbank rates at 4.75 cents per 100 pounds and Twin Brooks Milbank rates at 4.75 cents, suggesting withdrawal of protest. If not withdrawn, the issue will be investigated at the next meeting.
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Sioux Falls, S
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Twin Brooks Elevator Company
Twin Brooks
Milbank
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Sisseton
Milwaukee Company
Freight Department of the Road
Corona
Romance Sparks as Rosebud Winner Reunites Long Lost Family
William Brewer of Yankton wins No. 83 in the Rosebud drawing. He left Illinois fifteen years ago with his widowed mother and younger brother, lost touch as the family moved through Oklahoma and Chicago. California letters reveal his mother, now seventy, and his brother. Brewer plans a reunion, calling it a stroke of good luck.
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Yankton
William Brewer
Brewer
Illinois
Chicago
Oklahoma
California
State museum to exhibit Cherry Creek Indian relics
The State Historical Society in Pierre has on display a rare Cherry Creek collection donated by chiefs Hump Iron Lightning Yellow Owl His Horse Looking Poor Elk and others. Items include bone saddles hide bags whetstones quilled baskets horns tepee poles shields and a hand decorated tepee with fifty eight scenes of tribal deeds.
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Pierre
S. D
The
State Historical Society
State House
I. J. Warner
Cherry Creek
Hump
Iron Lightning
Yellow Owl
Elk
Black Hills
Edward Swan
Eagle Boy
Chinese Comply and Demand Restitution Across Pacific Tides
Washington Aug 17 The Russian minister charges China with complicity in the Rye shihomi affair and brands the Chinese commodore as cowardly or treasonous demanding full explanation the destroyer’s return and severe punishment. China replies asking Japan to restore the destroyer.
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Japan
US promises on China neutrality mocked by Russian press
St. Petersburg August 17 The Novoe Vremya mocks Washington for pledging neutrality in China saying US promises evaporate and were words. It notes documents editorialize lightly on the Round Island naval clash of August 10 and argues the Port Arthur squadron has broken through the Japanese fleet.
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St. Petersburg
Novce Vremya
Washington
United States
China
Chefoo
Round Island
Port Arthur
German Disarms Russian Vessels at Tsing Chou
Berlin reports the flag hauling down of Russian ships at Tsing Chou under German orders after damage deemed unreparable. Vessels are to be detained for the rest of the war and crews ordered held until its end. Germany denies aiding Ri’s Pekin protest and confirms actions related to the Chefoo incident.
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Berlin
Tsing Chou
Foreign Office
Japan
Germany
St. Petersburg
Pekin
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Gromovoi faces disarmament in Shanghai
The 48 hour grace period expired at 2 PM with the Gromovoi still armed. The Shanghai taotai again demanded the vessel leave or disarm, and authorities expect disarmament to proceed.
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Shanghai
Gromovoi
Taotai
Japanese Naval Action at Chefoo Involving Ryeshitemi and Losses
The navy reports that Asashino and Kasumi searched for enemy ships near Chefoo on August 10. They entered the port to try to force the Russian destroyer Ryeshitemi to surrender after an exchange where a landing party was attacked and casualties occurred. One Japanese sailor killed and four mortally wounded.
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Tokio
Navy Department
Chefoo
Asashino
Kasumi
Fujimoto
Ryeshitemi
Terashima
Terashimi
St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Grigorovitch
Petroff
Elliot Islands
Milwaukee and Sioux Falls rail lines spark new route talks
Milwaukee surveyors in Madison plan a line to Sioux Falls prompting South Dakota Central to rethink its Madison route. Rumors of Illinois Central support fade as officials decline comment while analysts note a possible Milwaukee branch could bypass Madison and alter regional rail plans.
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Milwaukee
Madison
Sioux Falls
S. D
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee Company
South Dakota Central Railroad Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
South Dakota Central
South Dakota
South Dakota Central Railroad
Secretary Wilson Plans Replanting for Black Hills Forests
Secretary Wilson toured the Black Hills to study pine beetle damage and to plan rapid growing seed trials. Forest supervisor Captain Bullock notes soil favors pine growth and suggests a wireless telegraph station for wildfire alerts across the reserve.
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Wilson
Black Hills
Deadwood
S. D
Agricultural Department of Washington
Washington
Captain Bullock
Rural Route at Salem Centered on New Path
Salem South Dakota August 16 government inspector P L Neil visited to assess proposed rural route No 1 from Salem. He notes petitions for two additional routes and cites 250 to 300 routes in operation statewide, with over 100 opened since June 1 1804.
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Salem
S. D
P. L. Neil
Neil
Howard and
Woonsocket
South Dakota
Militia Camps In Hot Springs With Daily Baseball Games
Four companies of Black Hills militia are camped on College hill in Hot Springs S D making the town lively with drills and social events The regular Hot Springs baseball team plays daily against the troops Fort Robinson and Hot Springs have also clashed over the weekend The week features picnics breakfasts on Battle Mountain rides to Cascade Wind Cave visits and dancing parties.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Black Hills
College Hill
Fort Robinson
Battle Mountain
Cascade
Windcave
Henry Mohr Seriously Injured in Armour Runaway
Henry Mohr was seriously injured in a downtown Armour runaway today as he emerged from a melee with a dislocated right shoulder and internal injuries.
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Armour, S. D
Henry Mohr
Japanese Victory Over Vladivostok Fleet Rurik Sunk
Reports from Tokio state Admiral Kamimura’s squadron sank the Rurik after five hours of battle near Tsushima on the 14th. The Vladivostok ships Gromoboi and Russia retreated northward. Japanese losses were light while several Russian ships were left unable to fight.
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Vladivostok
Tokio
Legation
Takashini
Takashiho
Togo
Kamimura
Port Arthur
Nally
Tsu Island
Rurik
Mikasa
Yakumo
Nishiin
Xasauga
Sazebo
Hiroyasukwacho
Gaelic
Shanghai
van Diemen Strait
Nagasaki
Japan
Comparison of Fleets Before the Battle in the War
London reports compare Japan and Russia naval strength before action. Japanese five battleships totalling 70 250 tons with 222 guns face six Russian battleships at 73 060 tons and 354 guns. Japanese eight armored cruisers total 64 786 tons and 309 guns versus Russian Bayan, Gromobol, Rurik at Vladivostok with 45 617 tons and 217 guns.
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London
Hatsuse
Togo
Petropavlovsk
Asahi
Thikishima
Fugi
Bayan
Port Arthur
Gromobol
Russia
Rurik
Vladivostok
Idzunao
Iwate
Yakumo
Azuma
Assmna
Tokiwa
Kasagi
Nisshin
Variag
Boyarin
Bogatyr
Japan
Philadelphia
Cramps
Chemulpo Harbor
Helen Long
Mason City Capitalist Henry Herrimann Dies
Mason City Iowa reports the death of Henry Herrimann a prominent capitalist this morning after a long illness. The longtime resident and business figure was noted for his influence in local finance and development.
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Mason City
Henry Herrimann
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Nebraska
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Company
Commissioners
State Museum
Ryshiteli
Con Ber
State Department
S.D. Central
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