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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
9
Missouri debates a surprising proposal from Standard Oil to partner with the state under state supreme court supervision to ensure fair pricing. The offer aims to curb corporate reach and reassure the public, while observers question its potential implications for Missouri and other states.
The California legislature reconsidered a segregation bill that would have barred Japanese children from city schools. Following Roosevelt’s suggestion, the measure was defeated. The president praised the outcome, saying it served the nation by avoiding broader conflict.
Minnehaha County’s elected state attorney George W. Egan is ruled out from practicing law after a unanimous supreme court decision finding disbarment deprives him of all rights and privileges of the license. Egan, once closely involved with the Kauffman case, must defend himself while the county considers a successor. The article also covers a Sioux Falls tax commission debate and a senate session on the hare law and bond money.
Spokane leaders led by A W Doland of the Spokane Merchants' association plan to appeal to President Roosevelt over delays in the Interstate Commerce Commission Spokane rate case against transcontinental railroads. The suit, filed by the Spokane chamber of commerce and others, seeks equitable eastern-to-Spokane rates under the new interstate law effective January 1, 1907.
George A. Silsby delivered a Lincoln centennial oration, contrasting Washington and Lincoln and tracing Lincoln’s life from poverty to presidency. It covers his birthplace, education, marriage, political career, the 1858 debates with Douglas, the 1860 victory, the Civil War, Lincoln’s assassination, and his role in emancipation. The piece ends with praise for Lincoln as an exemplar of virtue and self-improvement.
A French scientist cites a blood related method for longevity while Electric Bitters is claimed to prolong life, purify and vitalize the blood, and rebuild nerves. Patient testimonials from W. M. Sherman of Cushing, Maine claim a cure for kidney trouble. Fifty cents at Diehl and Brown’s.
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