Lawmakers Debate City Government Rules And Emergency Powers
South Dakota reports outline changes to city commission eligibility, emergency law certification, and forest reserve fund division. Legislation aims to shorten residency for commissioners, regulate state emergency enactments, and allocate funds for roads and schools. Senate and House consider audits on railroad rates, firemen tournaments, and tuition in state schools.
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Forest Reserve
Black Hills
Bigelow
Senate
House
Railway’ Commission
Railway Commission
Bereson
Hursn
Gardner
Sutley
Matheney
Trumbo
Stropp
Hicks
Tyler
Court House
Wal
Ryan
Chamberlain Cement Plant Begins Major Construction Boom
Chamberlain South Dakota sees the Dakota Portland Cement company push a 500000 dollar plant toward operation. A rotary kiln arrives as crews rush to complete the water works and five buildings, with 150 workers by favorable weather. The project includes a 2500 horsepower power house and a 12 acre floor space expected to produce up to 38000 barrels daily.
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Chamberlain
S. D
Dakota Portland Cement Company
Starbed Wire Liniment Offers Fast Pain Relief
Dr. Cox's Starbed Wire Liniment claims to relieve pain quickly without burning or blistering and states flies will not bother the wound. Available for sale by all druggists.
Bennett's Annexation Resolution Crushed in House Committee
Washington D C Taft steam roller crushed Bennetts annexation resolution in the House committee on foreign affairs by nine to one vote with Bennett the sole supporter. A London query to premier Asquith will seek England's reply to Americas Canadian annexation bid as press comment frames Clark speech and the measure amid reciprocity debates.
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Washington, D. C
Taft Steam Roller
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Would Preserve Historic Tree in South Dakota
The Womans' Club of Pierre asks the Capitol Commission to spare the ash tree planted by Governor A C Mellette and his wife on Arbor Day, the first tree on the state house grounds. They seek a marker and pledge to care for the tree, or, if necessary, move it to a new location on the grounds.
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House
Senate
Cone
Mettler
McKenney
Williams
State Experiment Farm
Eureka
Gandy
Board of Railway Commissioners
Tates
Oldest Dakota Mason Honored in Whitewood
Pierre Cavalier, claiming the oldest Mason in Dakota by membership span, joined Morning Star lodge No. 70 in Beloit Wisconsin in 1856. Raised by Rev. Mr. Bicknell, he later joined Alcyon chapter A A M in Rochester Minnesota and Yankton chapter before becoming a member of Whitehead lodge No. 144 A F and A M in Whitewood.
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Pierre Cavalier
Morning Star Lodge
Beloit
Wis
Bicknell
Beloit College
Alcyon
Rochester
Minn
Yankton
Whitehead Lodge
A. F
A. M
Cavalier
May Test Weights and Measures Here
Under state law the city weigh er is the official to test weights and measures used in town commerce. H. C. Greene, the city weigher, will apply to the city council for testing implements, which the council will likely fund. Uncertainty remains about testing in Mitchell though some complaints of short weights exist. A Chicago paper referenced Milwaukee in connection with the same subject.
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Mitchell
Chicago
Milwaukee
Milwaukee fraud probes reveal milk and candy weight thefts
The Milwaukee inspection and confiscation list uncovered large-scale fraud in the dairy and candy trades. Milk suppliers cheated by 13 000 gallons monthly, print butter weighed as little as fourteen ounces, some cases twelve ounces. Liquid quarts per bushel and dry versus liquid measures yielded eight extra quarts per bushel. Bonbons sold by the pound were weighed with contents and charged as candy.
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Milwaukee
Richards Foreseen to File Second Primary Petition
Huron South Dakota reports Richards pressed with work as he compiles a primary petition to invoke the initiative and referendum to bring his primary law to a vote within twenty months. He says the measure has stalled in both houses and seeks support from Governor Vessey amid opposition from special interests and insidious political meddling.
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Mr. Richards
Secretary of State
House
Senate
Vessey
Richards
Supreme Court
Kimball Wedding a Notable Local Event
Clarence Taylor and May Conley wed at the bride’s parents home near town on February 8 at 4 PM. About 125 relatives and friends attended with Lohengrin’s march and piano by Ethel Ryan. Bridesmaids Betha Taylor and Frances Conley. groomsmen George Loeffelholz and Connie Meis. A reception followed with gifts, piano selections, and a generous home gathering.
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Frances
Annabelle Conley
Celia Sweet
Young Couple Plans Home Life After 15th Inat
A young couple will be at home after the 15th in Plainfield township where the groom has furnished a beautiful home for the bride. The groom has set a high mark and aims to reach his goal.
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Tifa
Plainfield Township
Young burglar caught in act at Aberdeen store
Aberdeen police nabbed Albert Palmer as he emerged from Arnett department store at 11 PM with a haul including a $250 fur set. Palmer, recently released from Aberdeen jail, ties to Mobridge thefts and may implicate others, including Casey, in a pattern of winter robberies across Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Albert Palmer
Arnett
Palmer
Mobridge
Aberden
Ben
Casey
Sherman
Ethan News Roundup Highlights Local Illness and Travel
Local notes report widespread sickness with pneumonia and La Grippe and mention several visits and trips. Mitchell visitors L H McKeel and family, Anton Oster returning from Germany, Joseph Craig visiting relatives from Tulare, and Will McKeehan starting Route No 2 mail carrier duties. An entertainment at Starr School aid fund, John Brech moves into Lena Bauer's house and begins drawing business, and Mrs Cole rushes to Sioux City for ill mother. Dr Cox offers painless bilster for sale.
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Carhart
Mitchell
Ethan
M. E
Minty
Rapid City
Anton Oster
Katie
Germany
Joseph Craig
Tulare
Jake Puetz
Hubert Bates
Robert Martin
Henry Zehnpfenning
Parkston
Engalls
W. H. Trow
Jennie Thompson
Henry
Henry Thompson
Byron Swartz
Will McKeehan
Joseph Weepie
Moline
Illinois
L. H. McKeel
Emil Rosenquist
O. M. Rosenquist
Business
Sioux Falls
Starr
John Brech
Lena Bauer
Reciproc ity Debate Sparks Annexation Talk in Canada
Ottawa reports intensifying controversy over reciprocity with the United States. Opponents and supporters clash as Sir Wilfrid Laurier prepares a statement that could influence the fate of the agreement. The Manufacturers Association distrusts free trade in agriculture leading to broader fears of broader trade liberalization. The fight sharpens within Canada amid warnings from government allies to push the deal or abandon it.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Taft
McCall
Washington
Sir Wilfreid Laurier
United States
Montreal
Man Leaps 11 Stories to Death at Chamber of Commerce
A real estate agent named F. G. J. Plummer reportedly leaped from the eleventh story of the Chamber of Commerce building in Chicago. He struck pavement head first before a large crowd, and authorities say every bone in his body was broken.
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Chicago
F. G. J. Plummer
Chamber of Commerce
Aberdeen Sets Time for New Plan Vote
Aberdeen South Carolina city council sets February 28 for a special election to adopt the commission form of government and a municipal court plan for justice cases.
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Aberdeen
S. C
Commission
Former Forger Caught in St. Louis
Ed J Miller a Bohemian farm hand who forged checks on Jenkins Morgan of Bath was captured in St. Louis by Pinkerton agents. Miller, once Morgan’s worker, fled after cashing nearly 150 dollars of forged checks and not imitating Morgan’s signature. He was located and arrested.
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Aberdeen
S. C
J. S. Shaffer
St. Louis
Ed. J. Miller
Jenkins Morgan
Bath
Miller
Morgan
Pinkerton Detective Agency
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Asquith
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Representative Bennett
House of Commons
Rowland Hunt
Ludlow
Shrop
Shire
Conservative Press Today
Champ Clark
States
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C. Greene
Will
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Insurgent” Assembly
Huron
Crawford
Dominion
Clark
Knox
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