Circuit Judges to Be Elected on Regular Ballot With State Officers
Pierre Feb 23 For the first time since the constitutional convention the supreme court judges will be nominated and elected on the regular state ticket. Circuit judges also appear on the regular ballot with incumbents likely to be renominated. In sixth district Bottum Briggs Bou cher and in third District Case Marquis Bennett Hanton are named as candidates with Democrats supporting Bennett or Hanton. Seventh district Levi McGee is expected to seek renomination. No Republican challenger has emerged in the seventh.
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Joseph H. Bottum
Faulkton
G. CG. Briggs
Miller
L. T. Boucher
Wurekka
George W. Case
Watertown
George H. Marquis
Devel County
Julian Bennett
John 33. Hanton
Waterstown
Levi McGee
Inquest Planned After Vermillion Man Slain Near Johnstown
The sheriff and county attorney will travel to Johnstown to conduct an inquest into the death of John Montgomery of Vermillion South Carolina. He boarded an eastbound train this morning seeking his wife, found her absent, left the train, and four hours later was found unconscious west of town with a fractured skull. He died at 1 p.m.
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Ainsworth
Neb
Johnstown
Here
John Montgomery
Vermillion
S. C
Field Operators of Great National Irrigation Plan in Black Hills
Rapid City reports United States Geological Survey fieldwork will resume along the Belle Fourche river to assess water and land for a government irrigation plan. About 175000 acres may be reclaimed at up to 10 dollars per acre, with homesteaders paying over ten years and receiving irrigated plots and ditch interests.
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Black Hills
Rapid City
S&s. D
Raymond F. Walter
United States Geological Survey
South Dakota
Belle Fourche River
Walter
United States Laund Office
Secretary of the Interior
Building fund fuels Lutheran Normal School plan
Sioux Falls notes a $40,000 addition for the Lutheran Normal School and ties it to a $10,000 local donation. A committee reports nearly $7,000 raised with a March 1 deadline to complete the goal, ensuring the school remains in Sioux Falls.
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Lutheran Normal School
Sioux Falls
S. D
General Conference of Lutherans
Blockading Powers Awarded 30 Percent Preference in Venezuela Case
An arbitration tribunal ruled unanimously that Great Britain, Germany and Italy may collect 30 percent of Venezuela’s customs duties at La Guaira and Puerto Cabello, pay their own costs, and share tribunal costs. The United States must enforce the decision within three months. The ruling cites protocols from Washington and notes neutrals cannot claim new rights, while blockaders retain their de facto positions.
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Britain
Germany
Italy
The
Hague
Arbitration Tribunal
Venezuela
Great Britain
la Guaira
Puerto Cabello
United States
Washington
Caracas
Corpse In Pulpit Stuns Indiana Funeral Crowd
In Folsomville Warwick County Rev James Hart a 76 year old general Baptist minister is laid out in the pulpit for his funeral with the coffin kept behind the desk and the dead man facing the congregation. Ministers speak as the body remains upright and visible during the service. Hart was a lifelong Warwick County resident.
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Evansville
Ind
James Hart
General Baptist Church
Folsomville
Warwick County
Billup
Tennyson, Ind
James’ Hart
Japanese Landings Escalate Clash Near Chemulpo and Ping Yang
Seoul reports panic at Ping Yang signaling approaching hostilities. 40,000 more Japanese troops land at Chemulpo with arrivals at Pigeon Bay Tailfenwan and a night engagement on February 12. Port Arthur bombardments occur with railway bridges destroyed between Harbin and Vladivostok. Russia weighs fleet exit and war budget ahead of March diet.
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London
Che Foo
The
Morning Post
Chemulpo
Pigeon Bay
Tailfenwan
Seoul
Daily Mail
Ping Yang
Korea
the Standard
Port Arthur
Harbin
Viadivostok
Vladivostok
St. Petersburg
Telegraph
Constantinople
Porte
Black Sea
M. Zinovieff
Foreign Office
Times
Wei-Hai-Wei
Dalny
Tokio
Chonju
Yalu River
Kazan
Agidin
Japanese Officers Hanged by Russians in Manchuria
Report from St. Petersburg states Japanese officers of the general staff were executed by hanging from a bridge girdle after being captured while attempting to blow up a Sangari river railroad bridge in Manchuria. Names given include Colonel Assai and Lieutenants Zonebiascha and Iacurta.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Sangari
Assai
Zonebiascha
Iacurta
Port Arthur
Lake Baikal
Irkutsk
Manufacturer Adams Quits Trenc Mills Fallout in Pawtucket
John Fb Adams, owner of Adamsdale Cotton Mills in Massachusetts, assigned his business in Pawtucket on February 25. About 200 workers lost their jobs as the mill closed amid litigation over legacies in his brother Stephen S. Adams will. Executors say insufficient property to cover claims. Central Falls Congregational society and city sue for full amounts. Adams paid off workers and announced the assignment.
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Pawtucket
R. I
John Fb Adams
Adamsdale
Mass
The
Trenc
Adams
Stephen S. Adams
Central Falls
Hanna Family Receives Senator Hanna Estate In Probate
In Cleveland on February 25 the will of the late Senator Hanna was probated revealing an estate worth about 3 million dollars. The widow receives the homestead with furnishings stables and library as support for one year, plus one third of the main estate. The other two thirds are split into three equal shares for the three children held in trust to provide income.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Yale Sophomore From Fort Dodge Found Dead at West Rock
Robert John Rich 22 of Fort Dodge Iowa, Yale University sophomore, was found dead at West Rock park foot of a cliff after last seen in the dormitory last night. He was a son of banker B H Rich of Fort Dodge and cousin of J Floyd Rich who married Maude Beardsley of Sioux City.
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New Havven
Conn
Robert John Rich
Fort Dodge
Yale University
West Rock Park
Rich
B H. Rich
J. Floyd Rich
Maude Beardsley
Sioux City
Long Island Freshest Flood Hits Hempstead Homes
A freshet from sudden snow melt and heavy rains deluged Hempstead L I causing road and bridge destruction isolating mansions of New York millionaires. Many poorer residents fled in rowboats as floodwaters invaded homes forcing evacuations.
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Hempstead
New York
Supreme Court Dismisses Giles vs Board of Legislation
In Washington the Supreme Court dismisses Giles vs Board of Legislation of Montgomery county Alabama for want of jurisdiction. The suit challenged the suffrage clause of Alabama’s new constitution as discriminatory against African Americans. The decision is adverse to Giles. The court also rules against Al Adams, known as the policy king of New York.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Giles
Board of Legislation
Montgomery County
Ala
Alabama
al. Adams
New York
Adams
End of LaFollette as Wisconsin G.O.P. faces setback
In Washington, Republicans view Representative Babcock’s Third Wisconsin district win as the start of LaFollette’s decline. The LaFollette stronghold, once invincible in the district, collapses as Babcock’s organization defeats him, exposing weaknesses in LaFollette’s statewide leadership and influence.
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Washington
Babcock
Wisconsin
Mr. Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Japanese Army Landing at Chemulpo Reported
London dispatch says the Times steamer Haimun reached Chemulpo last Friday as the first private vessel since February 9. Japanese forces are landing in three divisions and advance on Seoul while salvage begins at the harbor of the port noted for its intricate tides and lack of wharves.
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London
Wei Hai Wei
Haimun
Cheimulpo Anchorage
Korietz
Varing
Chemulpo
Seoul
Pekin Road
Fire Sweeps West Fifty Ninth Street Block Endangering Gas Tanks
Firemen battled a blaze in a six story West Fifty-ninth Street block near Tenth Avenue as three gas tanks holding 1,500,000 cubic feet each threatened explosion. Despite flames, the gas remained in the tanks and damage reached about 100000 dollars.
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New York
Fifty-ninth Street
Tenth Avenue
Britain to Buy Chilean Battleships to Trim Navy Plans
Secretary of the Admiralty Prettyman told the house of commons that two Chilean battleships built in Britain were bought at the cost of armored cruisers. The purchase will cut 1904 naval work to two new battleships instead of three, preserving balance if the ships had passed to another power.
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London
House of Commons
Admiralty
Prettyman
Great Britain
Chile
Argentina
War fears rise over Bulgaria Turkey clash in Near East
Berlin reports the German government believes a war between Bulgaria and Turkey is a measurable possibility. The Far East conflict has shifted Turkish temper toward resistance to reform plans. Bulgaria ordered Mauser rifles and cartridges days after war broke out, with the order later doubled, and the makers informed the government.
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Berlin
Bulgaria
Turkey
Far East
Macedonia
Mauser Rifle and Cartridge Makers
Japanese Exhibit Brings Million Dollar Cargo To Tacoma
The steam ship Lyra arrived in Tacoma with the most valuable cargo ever seen on the Pacific coast. It includes the Japan exhibit for the St. Louis exposition and a miscellaneous cargo valued at about 1,000,000 dollars. The Mikado's exhibit contains items of rarity nearly priceless.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Coast
Japan
Three Men Acquitted in Stokes Murder Case
Deadwood South Dakota February 25 a not guilty verdict was rendered for Ralph Carr Martin Howe and Edward Davis in the murder of Henry Stokes. The trial spanned last week with defense and prosecution accounts of a knife attack and gunfire at the Stokes home.
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Deadwood
S. D
Ralph Carr
Martin Howe
Edward Davis
Henry Stokes
Rice
Stokes
Carr
Howe
Davis
Homestake Mining Company
Yomestake
Dick Lyons Aims to Represent South Dakota at St Louis Convention
Mitchell South Dakota February 25 Democratic party notices list Dick Lyons as a candidate to represent the state as one of eight delegates to the St Louis convention. Lyons counts P F Wickham J D Bartow Bert Stewart J W Sanford and H C Greene among his supporters. J A Stransky seeks a delegate seat but faces opposition from Kansas City brand aligned Democrats. The race promises an interesting hustle across the circuit.
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Kansas City
Athenian Society Holds Fourth Annual Meeting in Canton
The Athenian Literary Society held its fourth annual meeting and banquet at the Rudolph in Canton S D with nearly full membership present. The group, composed of educators lawyers doctors and business leaders, meets biweekly to study oratory literature science and art. Washington’s birthday banquet featured toasts by C G Lawrence A B Carlson C O Knudson C H Oliver A G Tuve C L Wendt J K Elliott C E Benedict and F T Cuthbert.
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Canton
S. D
Athenian Literary Society
Washington
C. G. Lawrence
A. B. Carlson
Athens
C. O. Knudson
Utopia
C. H. Oliver
A. G. Tuve
C. L. Wendt
J. K. Elliott
C. EE. Benedict
F. T. Cuthbert
Baltimore Banks Resume Operations After Freeze
Baltimore banks reopened today after the frost crisis halted activity. The Bank of Baltimore and all branches resumed business for the first time since the freeze ended, restoring normal banking operations and cash flow for customers.
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Baltimore
Bank of This
Fiy
Czar Orders Inquiry Into Port Arthur Affair
Reports from St. Petersburg claim the czar ordered an inquiry into the Port Arthur affair with dismissals and degradations likely. Circulating rumors pin Viceroy Alexieff as disappointing, while commissariat delays and scarce field support slow troop transport to the front.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Commissariat
Russians Pray Fervently as War Sentiment Surges
From St. Petersburg to Moscow, crowds gather at churches and open doors to pray for Russia’s victory. Citizens donate large sums, including 77,000 from a trotting association, while peasants share boots and comforts as telegraph lines fail and rumors of international intervention grow.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Russia
Trotting Association
Nijni Novogorod
War forecast from Russian official on Japan defeat timeline
An unnamed senior Russian source in St. Petersburg predicts the war will end by August or September with Japan defeated. He asserts Russia can deploy 600000 more troops if needed and that Japanese chances depend on Russia’s eastern strength and concentration of forces.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Unite’ Ss
jaHons
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