Seattle prosperity defies prohibition in Washington state
A Seattle dispatch argues that prohibition raised prosperity rather than hindered the city. Bank clearings rose 46 percent and shipping 200 percent, countering the dry era’s feared economic harm. The piece asserts liquor bans benefit communities by reducing personal financial strain and employment loss.
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Washington
King County
Seattle
Peaport
Seattle Daily Times Voice
Local social notes include visits and travel across towns
Miss Gladine McWhirter and Miss Alpha Lawrence spend the weekend together. Mrs Jas Haywood hosts her sister Miss Antha Taylor from Plainview Nebraska. Mrs Minnie Sterling travels from Parkston South Dakota to visit sister Mrs Stillwell. Mr and Mrs Errol Freeman and son Donald depart for Sturgis South Carolina after visiting Freeman family. Clifford Blakely of Brookings visits old friends while camping in the Black Hills. Louis Buxon goes to Presho to prove homestead with witnesses Mearle Bunnell and Hebert Hultman. Mrs Geo Brown joins Fred Brown and parents in Rapid City on a camping trip. Mrs H Kelly and Mary McCollum fatally injure a large rattlesnake near the depot sidewalk. W A Grimshaw visits Mitchell. Nyle Lewallen and Anna Johnson host a girls gathering at A L Fahrenwald home. Lewallen to Manhattan Kansas for college, Johnson to Vivian to run local telephone exchange.
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Gladine McWhirter
Alpha Lawrence
Jas. Haywood
Antha Taylor
Plainview
Neb
Minnie Sterling
Parkston
Stillwell
Errol Freeman
Donald
Sturgis
S. C
Frank Penrose
Black Hills
H. . Kelly
Mary McCollum
Mr. Kelly
C. H. Koepp
Joe Hull
Charles L. Calkins
Letcher
Congregational Church
Brumbaugh
Dell Rapids
Mitchell
White Lake
Mr. Brumbaugh
Se. Bradberry
Sanborn, Jr
Milwaukee
Marion Junction
Chamberlain
Parke Davis
J. H. Davis
Iowa
George T. Walk
Arnold's Park
CG. W. Sprague
Walk
Over Suit and Cloak Company
Notre Dame Academy
Wilks Lodge
Board of Education
C. E. Borchardt
American Sunday School Union
Union
G. B. Borchard
Points
Minnesota
Local Visits Highlight Presho Scene
Presho residents and visitors from Marcus Iowa Germania Iowa and Waukegan Illinois were noted in a string of brief calls and visits. Interlinked real estate interests and family connections surfaced as Mr and Mrs H H Niemann Casper Dice Judge and Mrs Williamson Mr and Mrs Henry Smith and Mr and Mrs P S Chapman hosted relatives. J J Page of Waukegan Illinois was in town on business and commented on crop conditions comparing local drought to Illinois.
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H. H. Niemann
Marcus
Casper Dice
Oacoma
Wm. Williamson
Henry Smith
Germania
Iowa
P. S. Chapman
J. J. Page
Waukegan
Ill
Page
Presho
Illinois
Anton Jenson
Quarrel Over Infantile Paralysis Fear Reaches Philadelphia
The piece denounces New York health officials for panic over infantile paralysis. It argues fear harms families and hinders summer outings for children, contrasting Philadelphia’s restraint with New York’s alarm.
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Philadelphia
Caily Stauber
Atlantic City
New York
New York City
Boards of Health
New York Sun
United States Health Service
Brooklyn
Governor Grants Requisition for Louis F. Pock
Governor Byrne issues requisition for Louis F. Pock held in Sioux City by Meade county officers. Convicted in 1913 of larceny in Meade county, sentenced to a year and a half. He appealed, vanished during the appeal, and has now been located.
Boy Crabb Crushed Skull After Horse Kick
Seven year old son of Elmer Crabb a farmer near Platte South Dakota is in serious condition after a horse kicked him in the back of the head the blow partially crushed his skull and left him unconscious at the scene.
Snow Bird burglar steals morphine from Aberdeen doctor
A dope fiend used a chisel to force open the office door of a Aberdeen physician and gained entry overnight, stealing 490 morphine tablets from the cabinet.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Local Notes From Kennebec Area
Joyce VanHorn returned home to Chamberlain Monday after a week visiting the Frank Moran and Hdn McGue households. Dr. McClellan came home from Des Moines after being summoned for his sister's illness. Mrs. McClellan and the children will return in about a week. Barley yields 25 to 30 bushels per acre and wheat 8 to 12. John Spielman completed a new 26 by 26 foot residence for Ed Johnson this week. W J Murphy sold 32 hogs for 677.88 and will have over 90 left for winter marketing. Will plans a large barn this fall and seems headed for a prosperous farm turnaround.
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Kennebec
Joyce VanHorn
Frank Moran
McGue
Chamberlain
McClellan
Des Moines
John Spielman
Ed Johnson
W. J. Murphy
Will
Catches Pair Before Robbery in Lake City SD
Two gunmen terrorized Lake City residents and prompted a sheriff’s response. Sheriff Russell arrested one man found with a large gun and dynamite caps, held for circuit court. the second prisoner received a jail sentence. The arrests are believed to have thwarted a planned bank post office or store robbery.
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Lake City
S. D
Russell
South Dakota
River plants aid mining prospects in Badlands
The report highlights large bauxite and aluminum bearing clays in the Badlands as a potential boost for power development at Big Bend or Little Bend on the Missouri. Electric power from Missouri river projects could drive aluminum, platinum, and other mineral developments in western North Dakota.
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Pierre
Badlands
Big Bend
Little Bend
Claslist
Missouri
Badland
Missouri River
Gumbo Bluffs Get Sweet Clover to Stop Erosion
Fort Pierre business men plan to plant sweet clover to reclaim bare gumbo bluffs along the Missouri river. They purchased several bushels of seed to scatter this fall to establish vegetation and cover the eroded river hills.
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Pierre
S. D
Missouri River
Fort Pierre
Wolf bounty claims rise from 1913 to 1915 in South Dakota
Pierre S D W Wolf crop records show bounty claims climbing each year. 1913 tally reaches 7 095 scalps, 1914 rises to 7 356, and 1915 climbs to 9 170 as state auditor Handlin reviews appropriations for bounty payments.
Wisconsin Jurist Timlin Dies At 64 In Milwaukee
Justice William H. Timlin of the Wisconsin Supreme Court died at his Milwaukee home aged 64 after a year long battle with cancer. Elected to the bench ten years ago his term would have expired next January. Franz Eschweiler is expected to be named Timlin's successor.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
William H. Timlin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Supreme Bbench
Franz Eschweiler
Timlin
Auto growth spurs road spending in Davison County
CG V. Wilson, district supervisor for the Diagonal trail between Mitchell and the Black Hills, says over 800 autos are licensed in Davison county with more than 600000 invested. He notes annual auto wear normalizes every five years and projects 2500000 in cars countywide over the next 20 years, urging road work to reduce costs and improve service.
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CG. V. Wilson
Mitchell
Black Hills
Davison County
Mr. Wilson
Hearing on federal farm loan banks in Sioux Falls
Washington forecast a pivotal hearing in Sioux Falls on August 30 to set boundaries for twelve federal land bank districts under the new rural credits act. Officials include McAdoo Norris Quick Smith and Lobdell. Farmers and cities urged to present needs for cheaper loans and bank locations.
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Washington
D. C
South Dakota
Federal Farm Loan Board
Federal
Sioux Falls
S. D
Federal Land Bank
United States
Wm. G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Geo. W. Norris
Herbert Quick
A. Smith
C. E. Lobdell
U. S. Treasury Department
Secreary McAdoo
Corn Palace Decorators Begin Work For 1916 Display
Work on the 1916 Corn Palace decorations starts with interior cleanup under Wood Smith. The repainting plan includes white doors and trim replacing the current green. Designer Wim M. Kearney has begun plans, with American designs favored and foreign themes unlikely.
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Wood Smith
Wim. M. Kearney
Watson Rites Held On Monday
Funeral services for George Watson were held at the First Baptist church with a state of the body preceding the service. Rev. Robert Lincoln Shelley led the rites, music by a quartet and Miss Powers at the piano, and remarks by Mr Kelley citing Watsons public service and Christian commitments. Interment followed in Graceland cemetery with honorary and active pallbearers named. Miss Agnes Watson, from Ontario, attended.
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First Baptist Church
Mitchell
George Watson
Robert Lincoln Shelley
Grace Powers
Pearl Wilson
Louis Lovinger
Oscar Heather
Helen Powers
God
Jesus
Mr. Lovinger
Mr. Kelley
Christ
R. S. Watson
Sarnia
Ontario
Sterling
Prairies
Agnes Watson
First Methodist Church
A. B. Rowley
W. B. Rowley
George Law
W. H. Webster
C. W. Gillis
J. T. Morrow
W. J. Grout
A. E. Hitchcock
Fr. C. Hoffman
Frank Moyer
C. S. Satterlee
B. V P. Jones
Graceland Cemetery
Record rainfall sweeps across South Dakota with heavy totals
The state records unprecedented rain over 24 hours, with Pierre reporting 3.73 inches by 7 am and near four inches overall. Lyman Murdo area logs 2.30 inches, aiding crops. Brule Chamberlain reports 3.9 inches, boosting winter wheat prospects. Kimball notes 2.61 inches aiding corn and late varieties.
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Pierre
Lyman
Murdo
Lyman County
Kimball
S. D
Brule County
Brule County Fair Set for Kimball in August
Brule County Patr. reports the tenth annual fair at Kimball in late August with races for farmers and premiums for best exhibits in stock and agricultural products as preparations are under way to eclipse prior efforts.
Brookings Man Killed in Wagon Accident
Brookings South Dakota C P Welch aged 67 longtime prominent resident died from injuries after losing balance and falling from a grain wagon. He was driving away with an empty wagon when the horses turned suddenly and threw him to the ground.
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Brookings
S. D
P. Welch
Local Notes Cover Mitchell Area News and Visits
Mitchell notes report Noble visiting from Winona with daughter Mrs. J J Lahey, many local residents' medical, travel, and family updates, school opening plans, and weather impacts on crops. News covers appointments, licenses, church and college movements, and theater showings with multiple named individuals and places.
Shoes Worth 105,800 Sold to Russia in An Hour
A St Louis shoe company sold a $105,800 bill of high grade men and boys footwear to Russian representatives in under an hour. The shipment was sent by express to New York for direct delivery to a Russian port and was not a war order.
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St. Louis
Russia
New York
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Wm. Likkel
Mae Welch
Redpath- Vawter Company
Ethel Tobin
Redfield
H. N. Carlson
Violet Klinger
Monroe
Miles
Addie Mills
Springfield
Wlsie Snow
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Ioxaminer &. C. Bissell
Interstate Commerce A Commission
Washington, D. C
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James T. Smith
Colorado
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Jacob W. Sibert
Roy Hamilton
Wessington Springs
Grace Doyle
A. N. Shaw
J. F. Stoller
Scotland
Ilsa Roseman
Bridgewater
A. J. Rozum
P. S. Stein
Hmma Tangelas
Cedar Rapids, Ila
Ralph Eaton
Grace LuaMotte
Mrs. H. 8. Stalstead
Twin Cities
Charles Stanke
Henry Peters
William Steinbach
Columbus, Wis
Jay W. Miller
Mr. Steinbach
Miller
H. A. Stevenson
Jessie and
Elizabeth Stevenson
Vermillion
W. S. Shepherd
Doland
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Boyden
W. R. Smith
Lila Dew
I. K. Mather
Lewis Schultz
West Tenth Avenue
J. J. Corcoran
Sarah Corcoran
Matthew Smith
Alpena
Tobin's Park
Mitchell Young
Auritz Miller
Dean C. Y. Gilliland
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Urbana
Dakota Wesleyan
Carmen
Ruth
Jeanette Martinson
HH. Ll
R. G. Winegar
Petersburg
Anna Laura White
J. R. White
Japan
Tokio
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University of Chicago
Mame L. Ogin
Orient
Triangle
Maynard
England
Wm. H. Thompson
Marjory Wilson
Western
Canada
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North Portal
Saskatoon
Ft. Frances
Kings Gate
B. C
Coutts
Calgary
Alberta
M. J. Johnstone
Watertown
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