Boy electrocution ends brutal Ruth Wheeler murder case
Albert Walter a 20 year old lured 17 year old Ruth Wheeler to lodgings, murdered her, and dismembered the body. He was executed in Sing Sing at 6 40 AM after two years on death row. Walter claimed innocence but was convicted on circumstantial evidence. Governors and groups urged mercy, but sentence stood.
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Dassing
N. Y
Ruth Wheeler
Albert W. ‘Walter
Sing Sing
Walter
Court of Appeal
Letcher Notes From Mitchell and Local Obituaries
Local items report Kenneth Jacobus narrowly escaping a pneumonia scare and various Mitchell visits. Wyman funeral in Griswold, Wyman and Burgan deaths, marriages, and bank officer changes. tributes to Mrs. Setterstrom and ongoing community updates in Letcher.
Runaway Street Car Kills in St Paul
One man died and twenty were injured when a runaway street car plunged down a steep incline through the Selby avenue tunnel and struck a loaded car below. Deputy county assessor George B. Heatherington is dead. Motorman Fred Swanson lost control as defective brakes failed. his legs were severed in the crash. Several injuries may prove fatal.
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Paul
Minn
Selby Avenue
George B. Heatherington
Fred Swanson
Iowa Democrats Reject Statewide Primary Plan
Des Moines reports the Democratic state central committee refused to adopt a statewide primary for presidential preference, leaving each county committee to choose either a primary or caucus. The Missouri delegation to the national convention and Bryan’s plan to divide delegates were controversial amidst factional fights.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee
Wilson
Watterson Favored Ryan Contribution to Wilson Campaign
New York City report notes Céslonel Watterson suggested soliciting a contribution to Woodrow Wilson’s campaign fund from financier Thomas F. Ryan. The idea appeared in discussions among campaign observers and financial patrons.
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Watterson
Ryan
Céslonel Watterson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas F. Ryan
Bank in Windsor Locks Closes After Treasurer Death
Windsor Locks Savings Bank shuts its doors following the death of treasurer Alfred W. Converse and a reported $175,000 shortage in the bank accounts. About one thousand families face financial ruin or severe hardship as deposits vanish.
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Windsor Locks
Conn
Winsor Locks Savings Bank
Alfred W. Converse
State land department fund debts by county revealed
The permanent school fund form due January first shows total county arrears of 143,870.20. Beadle 6,090.86, Brown 56,695, Gregory 5,473.37, Lincoln 4,579, Jerauld 4,876.78, Spink 4,685. Most counties appear on the list, except newly formed ones with no loans.
Vanni Man Plans solo Atlantic Crossing in Dirigible Balloon
Washington Brigadier General Alen of the signal corps said Melvin Vanni will try a solo Atlantic crossing in a dirgible balloon early this spring. He seeks no government aid or naval convoy despite prior expectations.
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Washington, D. C
Melvin Vanniman
Atlantic
Alen
Signal Corps
Aeronaut
Vanniman
False Pedigrees and Breeding Rules Hit South Dakota Stallions
Brookings reports reveal over a hundred false pedigrees tied to horses at the Stallion Registration Board in South Dakota. The board, led by Prof J W Wilson, licenses 2941 stallions and jacks after veterinary inspection, rejects diseased or unsound animals, and aims to curb breeding ineligibility and mongrel stock crossing state lines.
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Brookings, S. D
South Dakota
Stallion Registration Board
State College
Registration Board
Profesor
J. W. Wilson
Secre
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Mathilde Set
The funeral services for Mrs Mathilde Set were conducted with family and friends in attendance. Interment followed at the local cemetery as mourners gathered to pay respects to the departed.
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Mathilde Set
The Choice of a Life Sermon Fills Congregation
A large Sunday morning audience filled the Congregational church for Rev. W. M. Mair’s sermon The Choice of A Life. The evening program featured a stirring talk arguing for growth education imagination freedom and religion with Joshua as a text.
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Congregational
W. M. Mair
Mair
Corn Belt Racing Association sets summer circuit schedule
At a Corn Belt Racing Association meeting in this city a summer schedule was arranged with six towns represented Flan dreau Pipestone Miller Pierre Mitchell and Canton Dates set Flandreau June 19 20 21 Pipestone June 26 27 28 Miller July 3 4 5 Pierre July 9 10 11 Mitchell July 17 18 19 Canton July 24 25 26 Circuit officers elected Dr Mathews of Flandreau as President and Harry Stevens of Pipestone as secretary treasurer A South Dakota Futurity Association was formed with W Brady of Sioux Falls as president and Hugh Smith of Artesian as secretary treasurer Local races will be organized later in the season and the circuit hopes for strong talent this year.
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Corn Belt Racing Association
Vz. Flandreau
Dr. Mathews
Pipestone
Minn
Harry Stevens
Miller
C. F. Erickson
Mitchell
T. R. Murphy
Canton
Frank Goodwin
Flandreau
Pierre
Circuit
Ilandreau
South Dakota
W. Brady
Sioux Falls
Hugh Smith
Artesian
Destruction of Deadwood Statue Prompts Probe
Authorities and the Pioneer Society will investigate the desecration of the statue of William Hickok known as Wild Bill. The stone likeness overlooking Deadwood’s Mt Moriah has been chipped by souvenir hunters, drawing anger from the society and visitors.
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Deadwood
S. D
Pioneer Society
William Hickok
Wild Bill
Kansas
Hickok
Mt. Moriah
Local notes toast church, trains, and town life
Community notes cover Presbyterian society activities at the Parrett home, a Fischer piano purchase for the church, and Milwaukee time card changes improving travel times west and east. Also reported are births, transfers, business openings, family moves, basketball losses, and local trade expectations.
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Businesite Christian Mideaver Society
The
Presbyterian Church
C. H. Parrett
Watterson Accuses Wilson of Lied Campaign Fight
Colonel Watterson broadens dispute with Governor Wilson over veracity in a national charge. He says he offered to provide proof to Democrats, denied press solicitations, and accuses Wilson of silent smears while denying Ryan campaign solicitations.
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Watterson
Tillman
Wilson
Wattergon
Ryan
Colonel Watterson
Wiohimegton
D. C
Waterson
United States
Harvey
Pierre S C Plans Deep Well Venture In City
At a general meeting in Pierre South Dakota preliminary steps were taken to form a company to sink a deep well in the city. The city will loan its drilling rig under restriction to the company formed of local citizens and funded by small stock subscriptions with work to begin soon.
Funeral Service for Mrs. Perry Held at Home
Sunday afternoon service for Mrs. C. K. Perry was conducted by Dr. J. B. Heagl and featured a Methodist quartet. Pallbearers included J. H. Nolt, Paul Stowell, Daniel Tenney, and others. Born 1841 in Schoharry County New York, she lived in Wisconsin and Mitchell before passing January 26, 1912, at her daughter’s home. She leaves a husband and four children.
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Putnam
Church of Christ
Paul
Rome
W. S. Shepherd
Methodist
Hobson
C. K. Perry
Charles N. Vegus
Sixth Avenue East
J. 3. Heagland
Methodist Church
Graceland Cemetery
J. H. Nolt
Paul Stowell
Daniel Tenney
W. H. MecKeel
Alva Cooper
S. Cattrell
Perry
Schoharry County
N. Y
Wisconsin
Mivt Perry
Delavan
Standard Oil backs Sun Yat Sen revolutionaries in China
High officials claim Standard Oil funds Sun Yat Sen and revolutionists who allegedly promise concessions in China in exchange for financial support, enabling the oil giant to push out European competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Standard Oil Cmpany
Sun Yat Sen
Standard Oil Company
Eight-year-old finds nine pound cannon ball in Stanley County
Pierre resident D.-Val Morton, a homesteader in southeastern Stanley County, found a nine pound cannon ball near the old Fort George site. The relic is believed to date from early campaigns against Indians in the region.
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Pierre
Val Morton
Stanley County
Old Fort George
Northwest
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St. Joseph's Hospital
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Gov. Wilson
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