Return of Klondike millionaire Lathrop to Appleton kin
J E Lathrop, long-estranged husband of Mrs J W Seaman and father of Hazel and Berenice Lathrop, returns to Appleton Minnesota after fourteen years in the Klondike. He had built wealth owning thirty Klondike mines and spent years in Alaska church work before reuniting with his children in Summit South Dakota and planning to visit Milwaukee Chicago and Seattle. He brings gifts for family and presented his Masonic lodge with an ivory mastodon tusk relic from Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Minn
J. E. Lathrop
Hazel
Berenice Lathrop
Ashton
N. W. Seaman
Mitchell
Alfred
Milwaukee
Klondike
Summit
B. A. Lathrop
Appleton
Minn
Lathrop
Berenice
Lithrop
Ketchikan
Seattle
Seaman
Lathrope
Lodge
Dakota Midland Railroad Promoter Faces Public Scrutiny
The Dakota Midland rail project seeks right of way through Watchinson and Davison counties with ties to Wall Street financier L R Giddings. Officials from Sioux City deny direct ties to South Dakota Midland while Captain Merry of Illinois Central probes South Dakota prospects amid mixed public optimism and speculation.
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Dakota Midland Railroad
Watchinson County
Davison County
Dakota Midland
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Central
Mitchell
Sioux City Tribune
Gradt
Northwest
South Dakota Midland
L. R. Giddings
Wall Street
James J. Hill
South
New York Times
Giddings
Milwaukee
St. Paul
South Dakota
Sioux City
Merry
Bick
Menno
Centerville
S D
Mr. Giddings
Dispatchers Move Center for Iowa and Dakota Division
Mitchell becomes dispatch headquarters for the Iowa and Dakota division of a major railroad. C. A. Anderson commands the staff with three shift dispatchers, ensuring 24 hour train control from Mitchell. The closure of the depot telegraph room and new officers mark growth of Mitchell’s rail operations ahead of depot upgrades.
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Mitchell
Iowa and Dakota
Sanborn
Iowa
Milwaukee West
C. A. Anderson
KH. S. Bauder
R. O. Raines
W. I. Lynn
Schultz
Anderson
Republican
Peterson
Feely
North McGregor
Murdo
S. D
Collins
Damage Suit Started in Mitchell
Plankinton Herald reports C. E. Stemler returned from California to move after settling business affairs. He travels to Mitchell to consult a lawyer and plans a slander suit against J. K. Mikesell over a claimed $1400. He says no debt to Mikesell exists and notes paid $600 to Tom Mullan. Attachments dismissed. no action taken by Mikesell yet.
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Plankinton Herald
C. E. Stemler
California
Stemler
Mitchell
J. K. Mikesell
Mikesell
Tom Mullivan
Mullivan
Kilties Band Crowned as Canada’s Pride Touring Nation
The Kilties, a permanent touring Scottish band based in Belleville, Canada, boast members from Canadian Regiment bands. They toured five years straight through Canada the United States Mexico and Europe covering 125000 miles. They headlined at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair and grand European tours under royal patronage.
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Canada
Belleville
United States
Mexico
Europe
H.R
Woonsocket Wedding Unites Shanley and Ward
Miss Helen Shanley of Woonsocket and Mr. Frank Ward of Letcher wed in the Woonsocket Catholic church. Father Amirault officiated as bride Evelyn Shanley and best man Joseph Herbert of Chicago assisted. Guests from Woonsocket and Mitchell attended the ceremony and breakfast at the Shanley home followed.
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Helen V. Shanley
Woonsocket
Frank R. Ward
Letcher
Amirault
Evelyn Shanley
Jos. Herbert
Chicago
W. M. Herbert
Shanley
First National Bank
Mt. Vernon
Ward
Mitchell
Letcher State Bank
Nellie Ward
Wm. Herbert
May
Tragic Runway Death Near Fulton
John Rooney, about 50, was found dead one mile west of Fulton after being struck and severed by the Omaha morning passenger train while resting beside the tracks. Rooney, a gravel gang worker, slept with his coat over his head awaiting the approaching train. the engine stopped after the fatal impact. The body was mangled and later taken to Fulton. trainmen did not know him.
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Fulton
John Rooney
Omaha
Rooney
Koulton
Kansas City Star Urges Tough Trust Penalty Law
Attorney General Hadley seeks new law to jail trust magnates, arguing current stern rebukes and nominal corporate fines fail to curb public plunder. He calls for stronger penalties to deter large-scale misconduct.
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Kansas City Star
Hadley
Stern
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Diehl & Brown
L. O. Gale
National Bank
United States Depository
Mitchell, South Dakota
Savings Department
U.S
U. S
O.L. Branson
J.S. Daniels
L. J. Welch
Cashier
R. L. Branson
Asst
O.l.branson
Wm. Koch
J. S. Daniels
C. A. Wilson
Weaver’s Squares
Bidwell Land & Tcoan CO
Acre
E. B. van Alstine
J.H. Lathrop
Alaska
S.C
Bernice
The
Chief Anderson
the City Sunday
Princess Louise
Duchess of Argyll
Lord Strathcona
Gilbert Parker
Charles Tupper
Calgary
H. J. Turner
British Columbia
W. T. R. Preston
Isq
Corn Palace
Shanley-Ward
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