Happenings in McCook County and Nearby South Dakota
A mixed digest from Salem to Vermillion covers a con man posing as a hospital agent in Salem who swindled locals with advance payments for non existent medical care. Jail tensions rise in Chamberlain with inmate McCarty assaulting Harvey and clashing with Crow Dog. Other items note a mortgage relief drive by Masons for Gov Sheldon’s estate, a missing man located safe, a Lawrence County mine foreman appointment, a Vermillion inquiry into a potential heir, a Bend elopement, and a divorce mail case plus cattle theft allegations in Belle Fourche.
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Salem
McCook County
Aeplortigo
Lewis Higuss
Reynolds
Reynolls
Minneapolis
Ifa
Ufford
Satem
Miller
Chamberlain
Ihe County
William McCarty
H. E. Harvey
Harvey
McCarty
Crow Dog
Dakota Boy Among Dead from Manila Cabie List
War Department releases a Manila cable from Gen. Otis listing troop deaths. Included is Private Otto J. Berg of Company E First South Dakota who died of diphtheria.
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Dakota
War Department
Otis
Manila
Otto J. Berg
Company E
First South Dakota
First South Dakota Soldier Boys to Return from Manila in April
Messrs Gamble and Burke filed a petition with the War Department signed by all South Dakota state officers and men from the First South Dakota Regiment. Officials assured the unit would arrive in the state during April and that the department would supply modern arms and equipment for a regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry.
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Manila
Messrs. Gamble and Burke
War Department
Washington
Stte
South Dakota
Lainge
United States
Whearis
Militia Encampment Bill Signed for Huron Camp
Attorney General Pyle advised the governor on a militia encampment measure allowing the encampment at Huron. He stated the act would not invalidate the government grant at old Fort Sisseton, and the governor promptly signed the bill.
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Lee
Pyle
Huron
Old Fort Sisseton
Sioux Falls Burglaries Net Tiny Cash In Amateur Break‑In Spree
A group of burglars broke into four Sioux Falls businesses in one night, including Morstad & Christopherson and three grocery stores Durant Hice and Olson. Desks rifled, cash drawers opened, total loot under $10. A injured hand left blood at windows and on counters. Police have no lead.
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Sioux Falls
Surs
Morstad & Christopherson
Durant, Hice and
Olson
Reid Cleared Of Complaint In Cheyenne Agency Probe
The investigation led by Special Agent Jenkins found no foundation to the complaint against Agent Reid regarding the collection of old accounts, with Reid asserting the complaint arose from strict agency management and the inquiry exonerated him.
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Agent Reid
Cheyenne
Tien
Tie
Jenkins
Reid
Point Man Dies at SO. J. W. Robinson
Eik Point resident and former Pennsylvania Silver Grays soldier John Rabdon, aged 0, was found dead by his daughter after years of rheumatism. Rabdon reportedly died by own action in California. financial troubles are cited as a cause.
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Black Hills
John Thiers
the Hills
Deadwood
Sle
Eik Point
J. W. Robinson
Robinson
Tie
Pennsylvania Silver Grays
John Rabdon
Pierre
California
Doings At Pierre Legislature Tracks Bills And Appointments
The Pierre legislative session reports numerous bill debates and committee actions. Key items include measures on supreme and circuit court remuneration, land timber payment avoidance, education staff protections, primary procedures, tax deeds timing, and custody laws for incompetent individuals.
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Senate
Supreme and
Circuit Court
Execu
Wwlock
Lee
CG OS. Palmar
Thierees
Stl
Bronson
Stalang
Mr Aronson
Culderson
Littlefield
Board of Charities and Corrections
el Sin
Gras
Yankton
Austin
Deafand Duvib
Sioux Malls
Peterson
Lawrence
Risty
Countie Everitt
Dwight
Senator Clark chosen for U.S. Senate from Montana
Montana voters elected W A Clark of Butte to the United States Senate. The piece updates various state legislative actions and political notes across multiple states, including deadlocks, nominations, and proposed bills. It mentions Quarles, Foster, and other figures, and notes regional developments such as a measles outbreak and a ship named in Cleveland.
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W. A. Clark
Butte
United States Senate
Wisconsin
Nebraska
C. S. Scott
Utah
Delaware
Washington
Idaho
B. WM. Roberts
Arkansas
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Noel
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Assembly
Senate
Nebras
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Pennsylvania
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Republican
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Milwaukee
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Joseph Very Quarles
Missouri
A. G. Foster
Gov. Sayers
Texas
Arkansas House of Representatives
Quay
Clark
Unitedates
Addison G. Foster
North Dakota
Congress
Nebru
Roosevelt
Boston Herald
Troy Times
Sam
Nicaragua
Cleveland Plain Dealer
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
House
Watertown
Yimes
General Otis of Manila Recalled as Defender of Army
The piece lauds General Otis as a renowned commander leading the Army of the Philippines and shaping civil policy expertise. Born in Maryland, he graduates from Rochester in 1858 and rises from captain to brigadier general through the Civil War. His Manila leadership and frontier service, including injuries at Petersburg, are highlighted along with Dewey’s support and Otis’s broad experience.
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Guneral
Manila
Otis
Revals
Otis Sreces
Westey Merritt
Philippi
Dewey
Pon
Rochester
Toud
Samoa Crisis Reflictsraise Doubt on Protectorate Solution
A compilation of editorials examines Samoa’s trouble and the clash of ambitions over a possible joint protectorate, urging caution about German influence, and noting how proximity to Hawaii and the Philippines shapes American interests amid Berlin treaty questions.
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Samoa
Philippines
Boston Journal
Boston Ierald
New York Journal
Boston Globe
Hawaii
Germany
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
New York Herald
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