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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
9
Brookings reformers argue state taxes rise this year beyond 1903 levels due to bond payoff costs and increased appropriations. They cite 1903 and 1907 budget gaps, noting attorney general and food dairy office spending rose sharply, with no bond debt then. They urge clarity on tax use and critic Douglas tariff stance.
Cory and Ransom sell the Watertown Public Opinion to Bancroft of Weasington Springs with St Way of Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad backing. Bancroft and Way may shift to insurgent candidates while Way’s railroad ties influence state rail policy. Cory exits editorial work scheduled for February 15 after years of strong coverage.
The New York World urges William L Douglas for the Democratic nomination against William Jennings Bryan and others. It argues Douglas would carry key states and notes his 1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial plurality of 35,989, with 231,670 votes, and compares to Bryan's bloc.
The Dell Rapids Tribune attacks insurgent papers over alleged nativity claims against Astrud and land fraud charges tied to Governor Crawford. It cites affidavits from Huron youths, an inspector’s statements, and Congressional records while criticizing press fairness and a Sioux Falls tax controversy between Argus Leader and Arlington Sun. Farmers’ taxes versus railroad levies are debated amid calls for accountability.
The Pierre Capital Journal notes a woman in Alexandria presenting Senator Kit Tredge with a bouquet after he explained his Reed Smoot vote, contrasting this with a legislature’s use of a white wash brush on another senator’s record. The scene highlights differing receptions to political accountability.
After a strong rally in Menno Senator Kittredge inspired a club formation with over 500 members. A Crawford sympathizer started a rival group but folded after nine signatures and joined the Kittredge camp. Reports say Kittredge now enjoys broad regional backing following Crawford's statewide campaign.
The Huron Journal-World now headlines as the Huron Journal-World-Spirit after the resignation of Arthur G. Keene. R. O. Richards of Huron, who foreclosed on the paper, becomes editor and resurrects the Spirit of Dakota printing outfit once used by Dad Osbon. Osbon is hired as business manager with a chance for occasional editorial input, while policy remains insurgent.
The Sioux Falls Press misrepresented the state central committee vote on Taft endorsement. Warner of Hamlin county moved to back Taft, while insurgents added a separate resolution endorsing Governor Crawford for Senator. The split vote reflected growing factional tension within the committee.
A Mitchell meeting saw state stalwarts pass resolutions declaring support for Secretary Taft. Insurgents had not yet taken a position on Taft and opposed an instructed delegation to the national convention. The report criticizes insurgents for tactics allegedly used to influence the convention.
E G Anderson alderman and coal yard owner was bound over to the circuit court on grand larceny charged over a carload coal theft from Milwaukee railroad. He was arrested in Minneapolis and brought to Aberdeen, released on 500 dollars bond, bound over to upper court in 1000 dollars after defense waived its case. He proclaims innocence and will prove it at trial.
Sioux Falls activists led by Roy Townsend plan a summer convention to organize for defeating the Sunday closing act. The measure, already enacted, would ban baseball on Sundays and goes to a statewide voter referendum in November.
The fragment presents a verse by J Whitcomb Riley about loss and absence. It speaks of someone who is not dead but away in an unknown land, with loved ones cherishing memories and hoping for a return. The speaker urges readers to think of the departed as still present in affection.
Reverend W. H. Page of Derry Ohio loses an eye and breaks an arm in a curious carriage accident. While traveling with his wife and children a bulldog in the front seat was struck by the horse’s tail as it swatted at flies.
The article reports Chippewa chiefs from Minnesota endorsing William Howard Taft for president. Chief Mesakegeshig allegedly urged tribal support for Taft, describing him as a “heap Big Bill” and urging votes for the Republican nominee. The piece urges Governor Hughes to secure Indian endorsements in northern New York to counter Taft.
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