South Dakota Guard Proposed Name Change and Reforms
Adjutant General J Conklin calls for renaming the South Dakota Guard to South Dakotans and re ranking two regiments as First and Second Dakota. He proposes selling old Sisseton reservation buildings and applying proceeds to militia benefits, and reallocating state land at Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conklin
South Dakota
Id. S. D
J. Conklin
South Dakota Guard
South Dalatians
Sisseton
Huron
Delegates Rally Behind J C McLemore for Legislature Posts
In Deadwood South Dakota the Lawrence County delegation plans to unify in legislative matters. They will recommend J C McLemore for either Senate secretary or House clerk, with final choice after arriving in Pierre and gauging other delegations. The caucus of two senators and four representatives elect set the plan. The unit will coordinate with Black Hills obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiick Hills
J. C. McLemore
Deadwood
J. C. Mcwiucre
Lawrence County
Senate
House
Pierre
Representa ‘Es-Elect
Delegan
Possie
Black Hills
Lincoln County Farmers Mutual Insurance Records Growth
Lincoln County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company reports prosperity after thirteen years in business. Since 1890 it has written 1,311 farm, school, and church policies within Lincoln county, with premiums under 0.2 percent. Losses paid totalled 2,190 in the recent year and 1,460 in 1901, with peak annual losses 3,200 in 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Canton
Lincoln County Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company
Lincoln County
PAY BROTHERS REUNION AT BUNDAY HOME IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Four Pay brothers resided in South Dakota Byron E. of Volga Warren W. and Thomas L. Arlington Asher F. of Huron gathered with their families at Sidney L. Bunday home in Arlington for a Christmas reunion. Mrs. Bunday prepared an elaborate dinner followed by songs stories and reminiscences with patriotic wartime songs from three Civil War veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
DEDICATE NEW CHURCH IN ARLINGTON WITH DEBT-FREE BUILDING
The Christian denomination in Arlington Iowa dedicates a new church costing about 6000 and free of debt. Dr A M Haggard of Drake University leads three services attended by a large crowd. Morning and afternoon giving total about 3900 to pay claims and bolster the treasury. Arlington, population under 1000, now has five churches with regular services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
A. M. Haggard
College of the Bible
Drake University
Des Moines
Maniac sets room ablaze dies in Wyoming fire
William J. Hayde, a printer in New Castle Wyoming, driven by alcoholism, poured oil on clothing and room and set it afire. He burned to death before help could reach him after an attendant briefly stepped away to call for aid. The building was consumed and Hayde burned beyond recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hayde
Custer
S. D
William J. Hayde
Newcastle
Wyo
Hayde
Hold up in Dell Rapids office targets Colman Lumber agent
O M Johnson the Colman Lumber Company agent in Dell Rapids South Dakota was held up by two masked men in his office on Monday night They demanded money and shot at him but the bullet hit a lamp and Johnson narrowly escaped harm The robbers fled with his wallet and there are no clues to their identity A wolf hunt is planned in Fall River county to combat stock losses starting January 8 in Hot Springs Rapid City reported two couples married at separate ceremonies including Frank D Gangs and Della Garlick and Charles M Canfield and Lydia Lewis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mpson Watson
Sioux City
Indian Territory
Alexandria
Billpson Watson
Hanson
Watson
Alexis
Neyt
Alexandriand
Emery
Cuapheton
Dell Rapids
S. D
O. M. Johnson
Colman Lumber Company
Johnson
Hot Springs
Fall River County
County Stock Association
Missouri
Rapid City
Ss. “Dane
Frank D. Gangs
Della Garlick
Helen Garlick
Charles M. Canfield
Lydia Lewis
John W. Lewis
Methodist Episcopal Church
Roosevelt Brings Old Presidents Portraits Back to Light
Washington reports Roosevelt orders hanging former presidents portraits in the White House main floor after architects left basement display. Also notes transfer proposal for the Bartholdi Liberty statue to the government with a $40,000 fund for maintenance. Alaska scandal and Nome officials highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bartholdi
Liberty
Bedloe's Island
New York Harbor
Root
Treasury Department
Quartermaster General’s Department of the Army
Pinchoe
United States Treasury
Roosevelt
Tribune
White House
General Wood
Alaska
Nome
United States
Marshal Richards
Bob Bruce
Rough Riders
Richards
Wickersham
Jordan
W W. A. Richards
Wyoming
Hinger Hermann
General Land Office
Hitchcock
Black Sheep Scion Faces Procuring Charge in Helena Case
Four Denver girls testified they answered Robert J. Stickney's ad for chorus work only to be taken to a house of ill fame in Montana. They claim the Crystal Slipper Comic Opera company existed only in his imagination and have been bound over for procuring. The defendant is described as a wealthy scion whose career and fall are detailed amid testimony. He receives support from relatives as he awaits trial after coming west seven months ago from San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Robert J. Stickney
Montana
Lil Fame
Stickney
Crysta Slipper Comic Opera Company
Unitarian Church
New York City
Father Uzzell
Denver
University of Maryland
San Francisco
Examiner
Denver Republican
Charity of Millionaires Draws Mixed Moral Review
English economist John B Hobson, visiting Philadelphia for the American Economic Association, argues large philanthropists should fund public charities via states and cities. He compares fortunes earned by crime to present large gifts and says society applauds these schemes while noting the motive remains debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John B Hobson
England
American Economic Association
Mon Isession
Society of Ethical Culture
Ad Carnégie
Rockefeller
St Paul's Church
London
Stock Exchange
Powers appeals for aid in Goebel murder case
Ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers in Georgetown Kentucky urges national financial support for his upcoming trial on complicity in Gov William Goebel's 1900 murder. He says letters requesting aid were signed by various people to speed outreach and insists all are genuine. Powers notes nearly three years in jail and exhausted means as his third trial approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goebel
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Jai
William Goebel
Kentucky
Toledo inquiry probes cruelty at contagious disease hospital
The Toledo board of police commissioners issued subpoenas for witnesses to publicly investigate charges of cruelty and neglect at the contagious disease hospital. Ex-patients allege nurses struck those with smallpox and left delirious patients wandering in snow in thin clothing. Dr. L. P. Cook and his son, both patients, first filed the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, O
Toledo Contagious Disease Hospital
Board of Police Commissioners
L. P. Cook and Son
Pest House
Smooth Man Arrested Over Worthless Papers Scheme
Willis T. Gridley and Edna Ranney, both Syracuse residents, were arrested in New York. Gridley, a lawyer and former secretary treasurer of National Mercantile agency, allegedly issued worthless papers and induced Cornelius Van Cott to sign them. Ranney aided by making false entries to hide a debt of $2,000 instead of a small balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willis T. Gridley
Syracuse
Edna Ranney
Gridley
National Mercantile Agency
Cornelius van Cott
van Cott
Jealousy Suspected in Delavan Telephone Official Tragedy
A. P. Talbot manager of the Central Union Telephone Company office at Delavan near Peoria wounded his wife and fatally shot himself this morning. Jealousy is believed to be the motive. Both parties were highly respected in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
A. P. Talbot
Central Union Telephone Company
Delavan
Here
Venezuela government recaptures Barquisimeto San Carlos Tinaquillo
Barquisimeto the capital of Lara state and the towns of San Carlos and Tinaquillo have been recaptured by government forces after several days of hard fighting. President Castro arrived and directed operations via telegraph from La Victoria. United States Minister Bowen discussed taking the Venezuela dispute to The Hague for arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Jen
Barquisimeto
Lara
San Carlos
Tinaquillo
Castro
la Victoria
Sarquisimeto
United States
Bowen
Venezuela
International Peace Court
Hague
British Allow Dutch Steamer to Discharge Under Blockade
In Caracas on January 1 United States Minister Bowen said the Dutch steamer Prinz Maurits entered blockaded Venezuelan ports and discharged cargo. Commodore Montgomerie of the British cruiser Charybdis granted special permission for this, defying orders from the Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan and drawing U S criticism for discriminating against American steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
United States
Bowen
Prinz Maurits
Montgomerie
Charybdis
Giovanni Bausan
Prinz Mauritz
France and Guatemala Agree to Hague Arbitration
Paris January 1 France and Guatemala have agreed to submit the French claims against Guatemala to the international arbitration court at The Hague. The disputes are similar to those in the Venezuela case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Guatemala
International Arbitration Court
The
Hague
Venezuela
Land Office Officials Deny Charges of Detrimental Conduct
Washington January 1 Harry King chief and Bred P Metzger assistant chief of the draughtsman division of the general land office today submitted their answer denying the charges against them of conduct detrimental to government interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Office
Washington
Harry King
Bred P. Metzger
Draughtsman
General Land Office
Basis for settlement reached in Union Pacific strike
A semi official report states a basis for adjusting differences has been agreed and the risk of further strikes is reduced. EB Hyareiman, Burt, and John McNeil reportedly met within twenty four hours to discuss terms with boiler makers union leaders. The condition hinges on the men accepting the proposed terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
New York
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Harriman
Evening Post
Hyare Iman
Union Pacific Road
Burt
John McNeil
Boiler Makers’ Union
Coroner's Testimony Highlights Discrepancies in Lillie Case
David City Neb Jan 1 Dr Sandle coroner testified at the Lillie preliminary hearing showing a skull evidence that the bullet entered two inches above the right ear and lodged behind the left ear indicating the shot came from the east side of the bed contrary to Mrs Lillie's account He also summarized her prior testimony before the coroner's jury noting changes about board of trade gambling and other statements that the state will pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie
Sample
Lillie
Corriers
Board of Trade
Railway Merger Aims to Consolidate Major Railroads
Daily News notes J P Morgan Co plans to consolidate Erie Lehigh Valley Jersey Central and Reading railroads early in the year. Stocks would be polled and held to issue a large block of common shares under a new consolidated name, with individual company identities preserved and Underwood of the Erie hinted as future president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
Reading
J. P. Morgan & Co
Chicago
The
Daily News Teday
Erie
Northrn Securities Company
C Ompanies
Underwood
Viceroy Refuses Gold Basis for War Indemnity
Dispatches from Shanghai report the viceroy in Shanghai has refused January installments of the war indemnity due on a gold basis, citing the drop in silver prices. Foreign ministers will press for gold payments. Sian-Fu reform missionaries are told to prepare to depart if needed, with women and children urged to move to safe ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Shanghai
Verdict Finds Arthur W. Ricketts Lost in Wanstead Wreck
Wyoming Ont Jan 1 The colonys jury investigating Wanstead wreck last Friday night returned a verdict naming Arthur W. Ricketts killed in the December 26 1902 collision. The collision was caused by wrong orders issued at Watford and responsibility for those orders split between Operator Carson and Dispatcher Kerr. The report blames inexperienced operators at Wyoming Kings Court Junction and notes 16 year old James Troyer failed to hear calls while studying the timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Ont
Wanstead
Arthur W. Ricketts
Watford
Carson
Kerr
Kings Court Junction
James Troyer
King’s Court Junction
Troyer
Strathroy
Great Britain and France pledge restraint in Moroccan affairs
Madrid reports both powers notify Spain they will not exploit the Moroccan situation. They promise to maintain the status quo even if the sultan is dethroned and a pretender takes his place, reassuring the Spanish government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Morocco
Madrid
Spain
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. C
Vermillion
State University of South Dakota
Lobligen
Uiversity
Point Oreat
Maxon
Payne
Klaney
Fiieberg
National Guard
PAY Brothers
Maniac
Shiras
Judge Shiras
Supreme Court of the
Congress
William H. Tift
Dv Say
Philippines
Helf
Toledo
Smooth Man
Pet
Hay
Commission
Hague Tribunal
Viceroy
China
King's Crossing
Grand Trunk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!