J R Togrin Dies While Saving Drowning Woman
J R Togrin former Mitchell city park supervisor died in Duluth while attempting to save a drowning woman in Lake Huron. The death was reported via a Pecorah Indiana paper. parents notified, details scarce. He left town November 10 for a winter vacation and planned to return in spring. He was active in the Congregational church and the Men's Brotherhood.
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Lake Huron
J. " Torgrin
Mitchell
Duluth
Torgrin
Pecorah
Toverin
Congregational Church
Men’s Brotherhood
Willems Sets Out On Long Overseas Trip For Dodge
G. Willems, Dodge Brothers foreign representative, begins a lengthy journey to the far east including Manila and Singapore, then Tea and New Zealand. He has logged over 50 000 miles this year, with a 10 000 mile jump, praising American cars and the growing foreign reputation of Dodge Brothers.
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BE. G. Willems
Dodge Brothers
Far East
Manilla
Sphier Points
Tea
New Zealand
Mr. Willems
Far Eastern
South Africa
South America
Dancer Falls Through Window After Frantic Routine
William Ryan of DeSmet South Dakota hurt himself during a dance on the second floor of a hall. He backed through a window and fell about twenty feet, striking his head and assuming unconsciousness for hours. Doctors feared concussion though neck injury was deemed miraculous.
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DeSmet
S. D
William Ryan
Woman writer Edith Colby convicted of second degree murder
Edith Colby a 44 year old newspaper reporter was found guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting Charles Thomas a Montana politician. The sentence ranges from ten to twelve years in the penitentiary. Colby said Thomas insulted her calling her a red light woman after she reproached him for withholding news.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Edith Colby
Charles Thomas
Miss Colby
Thomas
Colby
British Gold Receipts Rise At Morgan Firm
New York City reports additional gold from Canada received by J P Morgan and company. Three million dollars went to the assay office and fourteen million to the Philadelphia mint. This brings weekly total to twenty five million and yearly total from all sources to about six hundred forty eight million dollars.
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New York City
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Company
Philadelphia
Premier Asquith Out Bonar Law Declines Premier Move
Britain faces a cabinet crisis as Asquith resigns and backs summoning Bonar Law to form a government. Key unionist leaders meet at Downing Street while others miss the conference amid a clash between eastern and western war strategy and pressure for a large eastern army.
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Bonar Law
Downing Street
Mr. Asquith
Earl Curzon
Robert Cecil
Earl of Derby
A. J. Balfour
J. Austen Chamberlain
Walter Humlong
Open bids on new warcraft authorized by Congress
Washington D C bids for four battle cruisers were authorized at a fast session of Congress and the first vessels of their type designed for the American navy were being opened.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Navy to Build Largest Swiftest Warships Yet
Navy Department reports new ships will be the largest and fastest fighting craft, built at an estimated cost of about 21 million dollars per vessel. Details note the design is entirely new and costs are provisional.
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Navy Department
Butter Men Give Out Cups at South Dakota Contest
Prize awards were handed out in Watertown for the South Dakota Dairymen's association contest. IL L. N. Longen of Webster won the silver cup for highest honors in butter making, with James Greig of Brookings taking second and the Huron dairy depot earning third. Officers elected included Mos Tilbertson of Flandreau as president, H. K. Buhatch of Clark as vice president, and A. P. Ryger of Brook as secretary-treasurer.
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Watertown
S. D
South Dakota Dairymen’s Association
Ll. N. Longen
Webster
James Greig
Brokings
Huron Dairy Depot
Mos Tlbertson
Flandreau
H. K. Buhatch
Clark
A. P. Ryger
Brook
Mat Champ Marries in Omaha Soon after Championship
Dodge, Neb. wrestling champion Joe Stecher wed Miss Francis Ellers of Scribner at a Omaha hotel today. The ceremony linked two notable local figures in a quiet marriage news item from the Nebraska scene.
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Mat Champ
Omaha
Neb
Joe Stecher
Dodge
Francis Ellers
Scribner, Neb
Twelve Men Accused of Fixing City Food Prices
New York City officials say twelve men manipulate the local food market and set nationwide prices. Joseph Hartigan urges grand jury action to indict those driving high living costs. In Washington, federal probes firm up with DOJ FTC and U S Attorney Anderson coordinating the case.
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New York City
Joseph Hartigan
Weights and Measures
Ederal
Washington, D. C
Offi
Is Wooden Leg a Real Limb in Illinois Case
Danville Illinois road worker Dan McReynolds sues for damages claiming the $110 wooden leg as a full substitute for a limb plus hospital fees and three weeks wages. Burdett Lyon argues the employers liability act of Illinois does not cover prosthetics. The case asks if the act applies to wooden legs after a vehicle collision.
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Danville
Dan McReynolds
Burdett Lyon
Lyon
Local classified ads mix for Mitchell area
Various notices include furnished rooms for rent at 503 N Main, sale of a Good bicycle, piano trade offers, piano contract transfer, sale of seeds, Oliver typewriter, soft water delivery, gas stoves, an auction sale of cattle and hogs by Weller Land Co, sale of billiard tables and fixtures, real estate listings in Mitchell and vicinity, a dressmaking course at Mitchell School of Dressmaking, a stray red yearling heifer, and job offers for a girl to work for board.
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Mitchell
Weller Land Co
Bangor & Aroostook Offers 4 Percent Wages Bonus
The Bangor & Aroostook railroad announces a four percent bonus on wages earned in the last six months for employees making under two thousand dollars annually. President Arthur Richard Todd disclosed the plan.
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Bangor
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Arthur Richard Todd
Cannibal Leper Confesses in Korea Murder Case
Seoul correspondent AP reports Sin Yungsyun, a Korean leper, confessed to killing a five year old in South Chella province with mutilated remains found in a field. He claims cannibalism was used to cure leprosy though authorities note Korea’s superstition.
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Seoul
Korea
Associated Press
Sin Yungsyun
Chella
Fusan
Terauchi
Sorok
Leprosy Island Plans Modern Farming Education
Officials announce a program on the island to teach lepers modern farming techniques. The effort aims to improve self sufficiency and integrate residents into productive work while addressing health concerns.
Many Blacks Moving North
Atlanta reports a large south to north migration of Black workers. Leaders and economists warn no lasting gains for northerners. about 100000 Blacks have already left the South since last summer. Labor agents promise high wages, triggering widespread relocation and concerns over a cotton shortage next year.
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Atlanta
South
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Whesper
Spanson Furniture Co
Johnson Furniture Co
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South Dakota
Daily Republican
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Quality Drug Store
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N. Main
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W.1st
Mitchell Trust Co
N. 5Th Ave
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A. B. Hitchcock
Commercial and Savings Bank
Rowley St
Fowisal Ihen House
Thrinto Seaton
Inquire
R. E. Folk
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St. Josephs Hospital
N. Edmunds
Kimball Piano
West 10Th
Emil Victor
Schmoller & Mueller
Liam Ga
Sioux City
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W. G. Brackett
Ave
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South 10Th St
Letcher
S. W. Bates
Poland
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Eel Jelmeland
2Nd Ave
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Loomis
Riverside
Claude Gorham
Mitchell School of Dressmaking
Address IX
Maine Railway
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Vxex
Herpicide Co
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