Federation Plan Not Understood By Lead Miners
In Lead South Dakota observers note Western Federation of Miners President Moyer says no regular federation benefits will be paid during the dispute with Homestake Mining. Local unions will aid destitute families only in immediate need. The Lead City Miners union has hired Richardson and Hawkins and R C Hayes to defend a $10,000 damages suit Homestake filed in federal court, with trial possible next May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead
S. D
Homestake Mining Company
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of ‘Miners
Moyer
Lead City Miners Union
Homestake Company
Richardson
Senator Gamble Proposes Opening 3.5 Million Acres in South Dakota
In Washington on December 8 the text notes that if Gamble's bills pass in the next session, 3.5 million acres of Indian land in South Dakota will be opened to settlement within two years. The measures include 1 million acres of Cheyenne River and 800 thousand of Standing Rock lands, plus 800 thousand on Rosebud and 750 thousand on Pine Ridge. A new land district would oversee these openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Gamble
Congress
South Dakota
Cheyenne River Reservation
Standing Rock Reservation
Gamble
Rosebud Resoi Ition
Meyer County
Pine Ridge Reservation
Bennett County
Iain Anne
Robinson
Cheyenne
Standing Rock
Milwaukee
Mobridge
Butte County
Carson County
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Yankton
Union
Wreck near Vivian disrupts mail service and rail traffic
A mail car derailed a few miles west of Vivian as the engine halted on a bridge. The tender left its trucks and a wrecking crew repaired the line after a special brought passengers and mail through. No serious injuries, mail clerk lightly hurt. Cause suspected to be track defect.
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Chamberlain
S. D
Vivian
Woman's second suicide attempt ends in death in Sioux Falls
Mrs. Lottie Yonker, 25, of Sioux Falls residing in the business district, drank carbolic acid Saturday night and died. She had previously tried to kill herself twice, including a river plunge attempt halted by police and a fall from an upper story. Her husband found her in agony before physicians arrived too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Lottie Yonker
Delegates Named to River Congress from South Dakota
Governor Vesey appointed 28 delegates from Pierre and surrounding towns to the Missouri River Congress in Omaha December 14 to 16. Named were C. B. Billinghurst J. P. Erickson William Borst G. H. Jaynes R. Horner L. B. Wadleigh P. F. McClure A. W. Ewart C. E. DeLand J. I. Newell J. E. Hipple A. Whelan C. A. Knapp John Hays Edward Senechal C. L. Miller James Philip W. C. Lusk Bartlett W. Tripp C. H. Dillon Edward McBride A. N. Kingsman E. C. Erickson Charles Hill George W. Snow Turner W. B. Wait F. A. Reynolds Henry C. White John A. Hughes E J Warnes John F F Whitlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hipple
A. Whelan
C. A. Knapp
Pierre
John Hays
Edward Senechal
C. L. Miller
James Philip
Fort Pierre
W. C. Lusk
Bartlett W. Tripp
C. H. Dillon
Yankton
Edward McBride
le Beau
Olof Johnson
A. N. Kingsman
E. C. Erickson
Elk Point
Charles Hill
George W. Snow
Turner
Springfield
W. B. Wait
F. A. Reynolds
Chamberlain
Ttenry C. White
Delmont
John A. Hughes
Gettysburg
E. J. Warnes
Cheyenne Agency
John FF. Whitlock
Forest City
Court Opinion Affirms Egan Disbarment Morally
In Pierre S. D. December report Justices Whiting Smith and McCoy issue the majority opinion upholding the disbarment of Egan for moral unfitness after reviewing his campaign against courts and his pleadings. Justices Corson and Haney did not participate due to personal ties to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egan
Haney and Carson
McCoy
Whiting
Smith
Éneps
Three Young Men Break Husking Record In S D Farm Event
In Chancellor S D on December 7 three youths William Klock Ben Peters and John Rabbenberg set local husking marks. Klock and Peters husked and cribbed 142 bushels each in nine hours while Rabbenberg finished 139 bushels on Dick Heidland’s farm.
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S. D
William Klock
Ben Peters
John Rabbenberg
Dick Heidland
Northwestern Switchmen Not Engaged in Strike
Officials in Chicago & Northwestern railway offices in Huron and South Dakota state there is no chance the switchmen on the system will join the strike. Freight and passenger traffic continue with no disruption, and fuel supplies held steady despite a recent snowstorm. Union status of local Northwestern switchmen remains, but broad participation in the strike is deemed unlikely.
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Huron
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago & Northwestern
South Dakota
Northwestern System
Local Youth Absent Plea On Forgery Charge
Reports say Ralph Riss of Luverne Minnesota will plead guilty to forging attorney Mead’s name on a $10 check at Clear Lake Iowa to secure a light penitentiary sentence. This is his third forgery arrest and alcohol abuse is blamed for his troubles.
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Clear Lake, &. D
Ralpaniss
Luverne, Minn
Minnesota
Clear Lake
Attorney Mead
Testimony Set for Passenger Rate Case in South Dakota
The South Dakota state board of railroad commissioners and railroads agree to start testimony on December 28 in a case to reduce passenger fares from three to two and a half cents per mile, while railroads seek to keep the three-cent rate. Officials including Attorney General Clark and A G Dougherty will travel to Chicago for the sessions, which are expected to produce voluminous records over time.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
South Dakota
Clark
P. W. Dougherty
Chicago
Shooting Affray Over Line Fence in Wakonda
In Wakonda South Dakota on December 7 a shooting affray occurred between farmers Henry Hackett and Leonard Teeters over a line fence. Hackett fired a charge of shot injuring Teeters in the legs and hands. Hackett surrendered to authorities claiming self defense as Teeters advanced with an axe. Teeters is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakonda
S. D
Henm‘y Hackett
Leonard Teete
Hackett
Teeters
Mystery Deepens on Death of Miss Madge Turner
Lead S. D. reports that Canadian officials in Golden, B C confirm the fall death of Miss Madge Marian Turner formerly of Lead. A domestic for Homestake Mining supervisor T J Grier, she left in August for Calgary and was later found dead in the Kicking Horse River near Field B C. Coroner Buckham ruled a river crossing attempt in five feet of water caused her death. Miss Turner, about 29, was identified after burial at Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead
S. D
Madge Marian Turner
Golden
B. C
Kicking Horse
Field
Mr. Grier
Miss Turner
Buckham
Kootenay
British Columbia
Union County Couple Wed in Pierre Ceremony
Edwin Johnson of Brule township and Miss Alice Fate of Richlanda township married at Pierre South Dakota last week and will live on the Foord farm four miles north of Elk Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Elk Point
S. D
Edwin Johnson
Brule Township
Alice Fate
Richlanda Township
Pierre
Poultry Show Nears in Sioux Falls Weeklong Event
Sioux Falls preparations wrap up for the annual Sioux Valley Poultry show starting Saturday December 11 and running to December 15. Secretary Granger says top class birds have entered from nearby states and valuable specimens from eastern states, with awards to be judged by W. C. Ellison, renowned poultry judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Sioux Valley Poultry Association
Granger
W. C. Ellison
Brave 4-Year-Old Survives Severe Abdominal Injury
A farm boy near Scotland South Dakota carried coffee in a bottle, fell, and a shard of glass pierced his clothing and abdomen exposing the intestines. He remained at school all day, then was treated at home with an anesthetic and sewing of the wound. He is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
S. D
Chris Moser
Packing Plant Chooses Watertown Site For 1000 Hog Capacity
A modern packing plant with a daily capacity of 1000 hogs will be built in Watertown South Dakota and begin operation by early next summer Ground breaking will occur within a week The Business Men's union has supported the project for six months and the planned plant is tied to the city’s nine railroad lines H J Finn of Austin Minnesota head the company previously linked with the Hormel Packing firm The site’s rail access is cited as ideal for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
S. D
H. J. Finn
Austin, Minn
George A. Hormel ‘Packing Company
Two Weddings Reported in Centerville South Dakota
In Centerville South Dakota on Wednesday evening at the home of Rev C J Sharpness Tom Amundson a well known merchant and Miss Ellen Hanson were married. At about the same hour Miss Mae Dexter and Henry Gunderson of Irene South Dakota were married at the Dexter home by Rev Mr Jackson of the Methodist Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
S. D
C. J. Sharpness
Tom Amundson
Ellen Hanson
Mae Dexter
Frank Dexter
Henry Gunderson
Irene
Mr. Jackson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fatal grindstone accident at Charles Mix County farm
Michael Brock, 28, a farmer from the northern part of Charles Mix county, was fatally injured when a grindstone exploded while driven by a gasoline engine. A flying stone fragment struck his head. Brock was married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geddes
Michael Brock
Charles Mix County
Supreme Court upholds anti discrimination law against Central Lumber
Pierre D Dakota Dec 4 The supreme court sustains the 1907 anti discrimination law affecting Central Lumber Company. Heavy fines and business prohibition await the company and a companion case against Williams Lumber Company follows. The law arose from investigations of pooling among lumber firms and price manipulation to crush independents.
Indian patterns after pale face brother at Pickerel Lake
John Keeble a Sioux landowner around Pickerel Lake South Dakota has decided not to lease land for hotels and cottages after this season. The hotel and cottages have drawn many visitors making the lake a noted fishing and hunting resort. The owner will relocate the hotel this winter when the current lease ends and plans to raise cottage rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickerel Lake
S. D
John Keeble
Inalapr
Socialism A Factor In Homestake Strike
Lead South Dakota December 4 The Homestake plant guards and Pinkerton detectives guard property as workers deputized by the sheriff keep clear of streets The conflict between the Homestake management and unions is described as a struggle between socialism and anti socialist policies Lead long seen as a socialism stronghold with churches joining to suppress street meetings by socialistic orators after police broke up some outbursts
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Lead
S. D
Pinkerton
Homestake
Homestake Company
Pinkertons
South Dakota
Sioux Falls Man Strikes 1.5 Million From Desert Lands
Harry L. Hollister, a Sioux Falls pioneer now living in Chicago, is set to clear about 1.5 million dollars from investments in Utah and Arizona desert lands. Purchases, irrigation schemes, and rising land values have driven the fortune, with sales already yielding substantial profit.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Utah
Arizona
Harry L. Holister
Chicago
Hollister
Buffalo pledges fulfilled as county solidifies seat and jail
Buffalo voters in Harding county promised a county seat and funding for a new jail. Business leaders turned over cash to pay for the jail after the county built offices and a county building to house officers. The pledges made by Buffalo residents at the election are now fulfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Harding
Wakonda Pioneer John O'Connor Dies at 67
Wakonda Iowa district mourns pioneer John OConnor who died this week at 67 from dropsy. He was a prosperous farmer and early settler in the area, influential in local development. His death closes a long life of agricultural work and community leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakonda
John O’cnor
State Historian Tells Story of Dakota Growth
Doane Robinson reports South Dakota population about 540000 and new wealth of 202362000 for 1909, leading the nation in per capita gains. Farm and mineral outputs rise with vast wheat and corn production, bank deposits increase by 10 million, state debt outlined, and health noted as the nation’s lowest death rate.
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Dakota
Iowa
South Dakota
Hawkeye
Department of Justice
Agricultural Department
Postal Service
Land Department
Robert S Person Leaves Interior Post for House Assignment
Robert S Person of Howard, South Dakota, resigns as interior department auditor at end of business yesterday. He will start as clerk for the House committee on Indian affairs, chaired by Representative Burke of South Dakota.
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Washington
Robert S. Person
Howard
S. D
Interior Department
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Representative Burke
South Dakota
Person
Bishop Hare Memorial Fund Under Way in Sioux Falls
Henry Dexter of New York donates ten thousand dollars in Woodlawn cemetery stock to All Saints school for a Bishop Hare memorial fund. The fund’s interest will educate Indian girls at All Saints, continuing Dexter’s prior support including the Lucretia Marquand Dexter hospital project for sick Sioux Falls area Indians.
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Bishop Hare
Sioux Falls
S. D
All Saints School
William Hobart Hare
Henry Dexter
New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery
New York
Dexter
Lucretia Marquand Dexter
South Dakota
Girl Baby Left Crying on Doorstep in Aberdeen
A six week old girl was found on the Bennett residence porch in Aberdeen South Dakota Monday night. The infant, wrapped in a blanket with a half filled milk bottle, was taken to the police and later placed with a childless couple the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
M. Bennett
A.N. Aldrich
Aldrich
Centerville Opera House Moves to Central Broadway Location
Centerville South Carolina reports manager W E Ege of the Centerville opera house has completed remodeling. The building was moved to a more central Broadway site, enabling large companies to perform locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
S. C
I W. E. Ege
Opera
Nouge
Dr Doxey under accusation in Elder death inquest
St Louis reports that Dr Leon B Doxey husband of Dora E Doxey is held as a coroner witness pending inquest into William J Elders death for arsenic poisoning. Warren analysis finds 3162 grains of white arsenic in Elders body and bank records hint at life policy funds. Doxey defends wife claiming they were never married and she suffered neurasthenic illness from prior hospital treatments.
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St. Louis
Leon B. Doxey
Dora E. Doxey
William J. Elder
Dora E. Erder
Erder
Doxey
Elder
Gompers Scores in Highest Court
Washington December 8 The Supreme Court today granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in the contempt cases of Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell officers of the American Federation of Labor The decision brings the Buck Stove & Range Company record to the high court for review The defendants including Gompers and Mitchell were present and reacted with smiles when the announcement was explained to them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Buck Stove & Range Company
Phece
Supreme Court
Ewe A
Gompers
Ane Mitchell
Fuller
State hospital opens building for women
Vital statistics for November show 25 births with 16 boys and 5 deaths in the county. There were 13 marriages and no divorces. Percy L. Chase and Agnes Whiting wed at the Whiting nursery. A grand opening is planned for the new women's building at the state hospital, praised as a top example of modern construction. Father Placidus returns from Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Percy L. Chase
1Xon
Agnes Whiting
Gee. H. Whiting
Woman warned she will be murdered in Ohio acid attack
In Bellefontaine Ohio Mrs George Mann received an anonymous letter promising her death by tonight. Earlier a veil woman threw acid in her face, burning her eyes and leaving her facial injuries severe as she remained prostrate with fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine
Ohio
George Mann
Engine Explodes Killing Engineer and Fireman in Oklahoma
An Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe freight engine ran off the track near Woodward Oklahoma on a Saturday night and exploded killing Engineer Ellis from Raton New Mexico and his fireman. Ellis was blown 150 yards from the scene. A wrecking train from Wellington Kansas was derailed en route to the wreck due to soft track from recent heavy rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward, Okla
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Ellis
Raton
N. M
Wellington
Kan
Cuban planter buys vast Mindoro estate in Philippines
Manila reports E L Poole of Havana Cuba closed a deal with the Philippine government to purchase the San Jose friar estate of 55 000 acres on Mindoro for 367 000. The tract will be used to grow sugar and Poole is said to represent the Havemeyers. The property is part of the friar estates acquired from the church by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
E. L. Poole
Havana
Cuba
San Jose
Mindoro
Havemeyers
Zero Weather Delays Trains After Severe Storm
Zero weather grips St Paul with cold following yesterday's severe storm and wind. Trains from all directions were delayed and continued cold conditions were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Jena St. Paul
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NEW Land District
Corson
Haney
Northwestern
Will
Hills Girl
Grindstone
Robert Person
DR. Doxey
State Hospital
Philippine Islands
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