Minor mentions and local notices from Pierre Capital area
A collage of small items: birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Linn of Eihun, local sales and discounts at Ferguson's Cash Bargain Store, farm market activity with corn hogs and hay, county tax records being reviewed, illness and family absences, YMCA meeting, Hood's sarsaparilla endorsements, and various community happenings including hotel management changes, school fund receipts, library drives, Christmas gifts, dancing parties, stolen horse blankets, school board resignations, postmaster appointments, business changes, and the Catholic Fair with rink crowds and upcoming dinners and suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeks
Robert Linn
Eihun
Ferguson
Lewis
P. QO. Mark
Mark
VaccinationThen and Now A Historic Transition and Jenner
A historical overview traces vaccination from early inoculation methods to Jenner’s landmark 1796 breakthrough. It notes initial opposition, royal and international recognition, and the spread of vaccination by 1800. The piece details later shifts to safer techniques using calf virus, new needles, and single-use tools, ending with a college student’s light remark about study and athletic balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Montagu
Epee
Turkey
Mary
Atnu
England
Princess of Wales
Edward Jenner
Berkeley
Gloucester
London
John Hunter
Jenner
James Phipps
Russia
Germany
New York World
Insane Man Boarded Street Car in Milwaukee Scene
A broad shouldered man aged about 40 to 45, well dressed and visibly distressed, boarded a Russell avenue street car at Wisconsin street. He frantically urged the conductor to shoot a pursuer, then fled behind the conductor. The quick action and calm handling by the conductor prevented a panic among passengers. The man, who shouted for violence, was escorted off the car, then led to safety outside. He later revealed his home and that his family on the south side were seeking him in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Avenue
Wisconsin Street
Greenfield Avenue
South Side
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Big Men and Women in Stockholm’s Streets
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt extols Swedish height and beauty. It lauds six foot plus men and tall women, mentions boots at hotel doors signaling rooms, praises blue eyes and fashion, notes Swedish maidens admire English bachelors, and claims a blood bond with England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Cornhill Magazine
Jowett's Congratulations and a Metaphysics Joke
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls Professor Jowett congratulating a student who had passed his greats. In a tete-a-tete the master asks about metaphysics and the student calls it humbug after two years study. Jowett notes that many study metaphysics for decades without such a discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowett
Pall Mall Gazette
Carter Harrisons Grain District Recalled by Post
The New York Post recalls Carter Harrison in Congress responding to a granger who urged him to leave farm bills to farmers. Harrison quips that his district, though small, produces more grain than many states, via its elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Harrison
Congress
Granger
Harrison
New York Post
Parks of Paris Immense Perspective Gardens and avenues
The Boston Herald surveys Paris green spaces describing 126000 trees within city walls and 8000 acres of parks gardens and squares. It tours the Louvre area the Tuileries Place de la Concorde Champs Elysees Bois de Boulogne and other promenades noting nurseries and central horticultural labs with 80 conservatories and vast plant diversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Longchamp
Auteuil
Boulogne
Marne
Petit Bay
Vincennes
la Muette
Passy
Louvre Palace
Louvre
Ministry of Finances
National Gallery
Place du Caroassel
Napoleon
Vatican
Tuileries
Jardin Des Tuileries
Tuileries Gardens
Place de la Concorde
Champs Elysees
Palais de l’Industrie
Bois de Vincennes
Buttes Chaumont
Parc de Montsouris
Well digging theft case at Pierre court
A Pierre court hears a case arising from Gray Bros of Milwaukee over an artesian well contract six miles from Pierre. Fraud alleged by falsifying measurements to claim 1500 feet of sinking, with $3500 already paid. Letters and a letter from Dunn suggest planned mismeasurement. Jury indictments issued for conspiracy. trial ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Bros
Milwaukee
Mitchell
Pierre
Joe P. Dunn
W. 4. Smith
Peter Howanstat
Grays
Dunn
Business Activity Gains Amid Rising Demand for Goods
R G Dun and Co weekly review notes slow consumption but improving demand for manufactured goods in New York on Nov 27. Cotton goods sales rise at strong prices, wool sales reach the largest since September 1892 with 8,025,800 pounds across three markets, and boot and shoe production grows as orders stay steady. Wheat and corn receipts are high but prices fall slightly, oil, coffee, hogs, and pork see small declines. US and Canada failures total 487 and 34 respectively, with liabilities last week at 3,526,812 versus 8,727,467 the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Atlantic
United States
Canada
No Jurisdiction Over Interstate Rates Say Courts
Swift and Co. v Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Judge Grosscup sustains demurrer. State courts lack authority to set rates on interstate commerce. case moves to federal courts. Packers and whisky trust leader Greenhut comments on tax impact and distilleries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Swift & Co
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Grosscup
Swift
Reading Company
United States
Mhe
Switch Co
Supreme Cart
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Letcher Blade
Ed Skinner
Will Ryan
F. L. White
Vermillion
Clay County
State University
Beulah
May Ball
Sanborn County
Crawford
Haney
Holman
C. M. Peck
K. P. Lodge
Castle Hall
Erguson
W. H. Knowles
Board of Education
Lizzie Hole
Matt Schlimgen
Ethan
Asa Dodd
Maxwell
Main
Third Streets
Regan’s Place
Fer Tuson
South Dakota
Nels Anderson
L. Beckwith
Roman
Hattie Crowl
Watertown
E. Mabel Williams
Brookings
A. G. Kellam
Chamberlain - Kensington
D. Corson
Deadwood
Mount Merlock
James A. Ward
Pierre—Roman
Kensington
A. P. Johnson
Sioux Falls
Jean Alexander
Huron
Clara Coe
Minnie Todd
Tyndall
F. T. Evans
Hot Springs
Ferguson's
O. U. W. Entertain
Mitchell Lodge
K. P. Hall
AL J Kings
M.W
Prof
Holland
R. C
Warne
Fin
Koch Bros
L. E
Stair
Presba
Grotewoh
J. H. Green
R. C. Warne
W. N. Holland
John Reierson
A.C. Berry
Frank Wallis
Hoor
Delsarte
Gwyneth King
Congregational
Miss King
Cutcago
J. B. Greenhut
The
Whisky Trust
Grand Pacific
James 8. Jones
Bruce
Wis
Hood
James
Jones, Bruce, Chippewa Co
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