Dutch Armament Proves Prepared for War Pressure
The Netherlands tighten controls on workers bound for Britain as war looms. Authorities justify bans on emigration to safeguard labor for munitions, while unions push for higher wages. State arsenals and Delft arsenal expand to self supply arms and ammunition, with private factories boosting output under government oversight. The army coordinates shells for each ordnance and strengthens artillery, field guns, and fortifications amid a wartime buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hague
Netherlands
Corremponderice
Associated Press
Great Britain
Metal Workers Union
Hay National Arsenal
Hembragst Ametertam
Delft
Europe
Munitions Committee
Mourning for Grandmother of Eighteen in South Dakota
Great grandmother Emmerille Taylor Henry aged 88 died at her daughter Mrs. J. Allison's home in Mitchell South Dakota. Funeral plans await word from a Spokane son with services by Dr. J. B. Hoagland at First Methodist Church. Born October 29 1839 in State Line Indiana she married George Washington Henry in Vermillion Illinois. She leaves siblings and several relatives. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Allison
Henry
Danvile
G.M. Taylor
Spokane
Wash
Sarah H. Allison
Jennie B. Starr
Corn Palace officers named for 1916 committee
Newly elected Corn Palace committee selects officers W H Fritz as president T A Redline secretary and J W Bryant treasurer. Dates set for September 26 to October 6 1915 for the 1916 event with week split between late September and early October. Committees named for transportation decorations concessions advertising and attractions and plans to solicit funds from Mitchell business men start soon after the holiday week. Roo rane tinD UP. p hieigo Ii thousands of tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BW. Bryant
John Hiletsis
Palace
John Kurvink
Thomas Bastcott
W. H. King
Redline
Ata
Mitchell
Strike Over 600 Chicago Rail Workers Affects Freight
Freight movement to the Pacific coast and Europe is disrupted as 600 workers strike at the Best Railway of Chicago, which handles about 6,000 cars for all railroads entering Chicago. The walkout impacts holiday shipments and Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Europe
Best Railway of
Chicago
Summons in State Court over Abram Perkins estate dispute
A summons in Davison County South Dakota names Rena Hendrickson and Ela Hen- as plaintiffs against numerous defendants including Grace Perkins Utter and Grace M. Thomas heirs at law of Abram I. Perkins deceased. It directs reply by October 30 1915 and seeks to quiet title to NE quarter 27 103 60 W in Mitchell. The notice appears with unrelated newspaper clippings from Good at That Columbia State New York Herald and Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
South Dakota
Davison
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Rena Hendrickson
Ela
Hannah F
Charles A. Perkins
Grace Perkins Utter
Grace M. Thomas
Abram I. Perkins
A. J. Prane
Hannah B. Perkins
Abram
EB. Perkins
Abraam B. Perkins
Abram B. Perkins
Mitchell
Davison County
Inis
Oteter
Spangler & Haney
Mitchell, S. D
Saloniki Camp Scene Shows Allied Troops in Mud and Heat
Dispatch describes the Harish Mediterranean Expeditionary Force camp west of Saloniki amid mud filled streets Turkish cemeteries and a mix of Greek French and British troops. It notes crowded roads, supply wagons, refugees, and the cooperation between French General Serrail and British General Sir Bryan Mahon as they restructure for Balkan front operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Greece
Associated Press
Harish Mediterranean
Thessiani Et
Mount Wortehou
Lana Jeu
Bryan Mutan
Gallipoli
Paty
Het
Gallipol
Zens
Archias
Soversian
Macedonia
Paradise
Te Naroor
Tis Camp
Tommy
Banes
Rec
Iin
Alito
Thrace
Serbia
Ian
Farway
Company
Aldershot
Red Cross
England
Dotran
Serrail
Balkan
Nile
Serrais
Bryan Mahan
Light and Development Company Extends System in St Louis
The Light and Development Company of St Louis expands its electric network, promising to supply current at about half the current maximum price. The Mitchell Power Company is part of its system, and the article questions kilowatt billing and the impact on consumers across the Middle West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syall
Middle West
Te Light and Development Company
St. Louis
Mirror
Republican
Mitchell Power Company
Electric Light and
Light and Development Company
St. Vols
Light and Development Company electric project discussed
The Light Development Company announced extending Nev in atom to the Wea id Teaidance area and outlined a plan where kilowatt charges would differ from the present. Key stockholders include Hugo Wardack and the University and United States Public Service Company with multi state presence. the venture aims to serve a broad public utility need on a large scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cea
Light Development” Company
Wea
Eet Tasuel
Hugo Wardack
Tisi
Compan Ani
United States Public Service Company
Ten Millon Dolar
Delaware
Mississippi Valley
United States
Thas
Heaviest cattle shipment from west of here records heaviest load
Pierre reports the heaviest livestock shipment of the fall is Anskar Hauge’s trainload of twenty cars of four year old steers sent to the Chicago market. Hauge, a longtime cattle businessman near Van Meter, expanded his holdings with land purchases after government land sales in Lyman county, acquiring grazing tracts and adjacent private tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Here
Anskar Hauge
Thicago
Hauge
van Meter
Lyman County
Wesleyan Fans Dine Wesleyan Monogram Men
Over 100 from Amitehell and nearby towns hosted Dakota Wesleyan football Monogram team at a First Methodist church dinner. Clifford Knox of Montrose named captain for next season. Knox edged Virgil Hine by one vote in a senatorial style monogram vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amitehell
Dakota Wesleyan
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Lauritz Miller
Wesleyan
Miller
Clifford Knox
Montrose
S.D
Knox
Virgil Hine
Musko- Ree
Okla
Brect Knox
South Dakota
Last Bear Slain Near Mitchell as Park Bear Dies
An Indian hunter tracks a fresh bear trail along Jamies riverbank and shoots as a bear collapses nearby. The Mitchell area recalls the last bear killed and reports a park bear in Past Side park dying and its body disappearing, with Ari Wright proudly displaying a malformed gens at the Mitchell fire station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamies River
Nina
Mitchell
Ari Wright
Mitchell Fre
Mitchell Park Board
Side Park
Dr Schwab Begins Purity Work in Missouri
Dr B F Schwab recently appointed superintendent for Missouri of the World's Purity Federation spoke at Prospect Avenue Congregational church in Kansas City where he once pastored. He outlined the federation program, urged enforcement of vice laws, and warned that a large portion of national vice losses are felt in Missouri.
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B. P. Schwab
Congregational Church
Kansas City Star
B. F.schwab
District of Missouri
World's Purity Federation
Schwab
Prospect Avenue Congregational Church
America
Missouri
Purity Federation
Schwat
Mitchell Boy Faces Jail Term
O'Donnell former Mitchell resident who served one year in the Sioux Falls state penitentiary for a statutory offense was bound over to the Carroll Iowa grand jury after a preliminary hearing for improper conduct before women. He could not post bail and is jailed pending grand jury action. Officials say a gang of youths have been harassing women at passenger stations, with three separate reports of indecent acts targeting women waiting for trains at Schaller Odebolt and on the Northwestern and Great Western lines. The marshal investigated and pursued the suspect, identified as Magesse or O'Donnell, in connection with the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pro
Nisson
Dela Ordnance
Siler
Sthofe
Netherlands
Holland
Ime Dar
Hayes
Jenn
J. A. McClinton
Sid Musksie
Vines
Tey
Howard W. Ful- Weller
Chester C. Dillon
South Dakota
Mitchell
O'Donnell
Sioux Falls
Grand
Carroll
Carroll Herald
Manemann Nol
Marshal Menemann
Schaller
Odebolt
Great Western
Belmont
Muggsie
Drakeman
Sioux City
Wright Becomes Sole Owner of Mitchell Clothing Store
Gage P. Wright announced he has purchased the interests of B A Meisenholder of Mitchell and G Meisenholder of Parkston to take sole charge of the Meisenholder Wright clothing establishment. A change sale begins Monday with no immediate policy changes expected. Wright will travel east next month to sources for new garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage P. Wright
B. A. Meisenholder
Mitchell
G. Meisenholder
Parkston
Meisenholder & Wright Clothing
Messrs. Wright
Meisenholder
Wright
Municipal Christmas Tree Backed by Local Bodies
Sixty five contributors have paid in to fund a municipal Christmas tree in Mitchell. A $25 sum from the city council, Commercial club, and Retail Merchants' association backs the project, with rail transport arranged from Rapid City for a 40 foot tree. Mitchell Power will illuminate it with hundreds of colored lights. Programs are planned for Thursday and Saturday evenings of Christmas week with carols and songs at Third avenue and Main street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
Mitchell
Milwaukee Railroad
Rapid City
Mitchell Power Company
Third Avenue
Main Street
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G. W. Henry
Corn Palace
H.eritz
Dent
Organizatio
Rane
Hieigo
Columbia State
Bryan
Sarge
New York Herald
Chicago News
Eall
Wilson
Mitchell Power
ST. Louis Conporation
Cliford Knox
J. S. Hoagland
W. Jones
Louis H. Lovinger
DR. Schwab
New York
Purity
Missou
Mitchell Boy
Carrol
Panama
Canal
Wall
Street Journal
Stoker
Jo Sunt Waytte
Pee Hetic
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