U.S. Role in Mexico Debate and Morgan’s Withdrawal
A philosophical plea argues that the United States may need to intervene in Mexico to stabilize governance, paralleling Cuba, with concerns about Huerta, Villa, and ongoing lawlessness. The piece then reports J Pierpont Morgan’s firm withdrawing from direct board ties with major corporations, signaling a shift toward greater trust in capital markets and a potential reconfiguration of Wall Street interlocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
The
Steel Trust
New Haven Railroad
New York Central
Big Four Railroad
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Westinghouse Electric’ & Manufacturing
Guaranty ‘Treat
Morgan House
Mor Ken Wing
Itay
Great Wall Street
Debate over fiat currency and reserve bank notes
Festus J. Wade compares U S reserve bank notes with Bank of England France and Germany notes to argue the new system is fully secured. He outlines gold backing federal reserves and private asset pledges as stronger safeguards than foreign notes. The piece frames the currency reform as economically sound despite political controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festus J. Wade
Mercantile Trust Company of
St. Louis
London
Paris
Berlin
Bank of England
Governing Board
Bank of France
Bank of Germany
Reichbank
Nomad
National Assembly
France
Reichstag
Germany
England
America
Treasury
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Owen-Gliss bill secures currency stability and flexibility
The text asserts that the Owen-Gliss bill achieves two aims by making currency abundantly secured and simultaneously flexible. It emphasizes that both objectives have been attained.
Letter to editor praises editorial tone and fidelity
A reader from Mitchell South Dakota writes to The Republican praising the paper's broad mindedness and fidelity to human rights. He hopes the editor remains in charge and the paper achieves prosperity. Dated January 8, 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republican
A.W. Carhartt
Mitchell, S. D
Hog Cholera Preventives Face Trial at Mitchell
A large farmer gathering in Mitchell last Friday discussed hog cholera prevention with experts who admitted no cure exists. They stressed vaccination with good serum, but warned there is no reliable test to judge serum quality. An elderly observer quipped that hands on results tell truth by death or survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Lake
Mitchel
Warning against incompetents in South Dakota politics
The Sioux City Tribune cautions voters about adventurers and irresponsible figures seizing state power, noting South Dakota has resisted such opportunities and will likely continue to. It argues the paper would welcome any effort to guide the electorate away from incompetents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton Herald
Sioux City Tribune
South Dakota
Colorado
Commonwealths
Tribune
Cheese Trust Inquiry Mooted by Rye Bread Wurtzberger Commission
An Alexandria Herald columnist quips that government cheese investigations are unnecessary and suggests the rye bread and Wurtzberger commission must be ready to investigate as well. The tone satirizes reform efforts and implies overreach in probing the cheese trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria Herald
Cheese Trust
Rye Bread and Wurtzberger Commission
Meeting in Sioux Falls Aims to Unite Factions
A Thursday Sioux Falls gathering brought together Dgan and Richard forces with Republicans to bury the hatchet and present a united front to the administration. A twenty member committee was chosen to draft a platform for January Pierre talks, with adoption or rejection by the March vote likely depending on its reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Dakotan
Sioux Falls
Dgan
Richard
Pierre
Amanda Clement to umpire games across Dakota and Midwest
South Dakota’s Amanda Clement, famed girl umpire, is spending two weeks in Lincoln county with relatives. She has served as physical director at the YMCA headquarters in La Crosse Wisconsin and is expected to umpire baseball across South Dakota Minnesota and Iowa this summer, renowned for impartial quick decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson, S. D
Amanda Clement
South Dakota
Lincoln County
Young Women’s Christian Association
LaCrosse
Wis
Clement
Minnesota
Iowa
Expenses Only Allowed Deputy Wardens
Pierre S D The attorney general holds that under the game law deputy game wardens may draw expense money from the state game fund after the per diem limit is exhausted. The law allows a $500 yearly limit for each warden and if they continue work after the annual amount is exhausted they may serve officially but receive no compensation beyond expenses.
President to End Vacation and Return This Weekend
Washington secretary Tumulty announces the president will finish his southern vacation and depart Pass Christian Sunday night. He is scheduled to reach Washington by next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington
Tumulty
December Warmth Records Highlight South Dakota Weather
The December report shows the mean temperature at 27 degrees, a record for forty years, with 57 degrees on the 11th and 10 below zero on Christmas Day. There were 15 clear days and 10 cloudy, with .05 inch of precipitation, trace snowfall, and a south wind averaging 7.45 mph. Atmospheric pressure averaged 80.22 with a high of 60.47 on the 7th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
California
Prominent Men Die in 1913 in South Dakota
Vital statistics list many notable South Dakota residents who died in 1913 including C. S. Carr of Sioux Falls James W. Cone senator from Minnehaha County Mrs Winona Cook wife of President Cook of the Spearfish normal TH Pred Denton editor of the Webster Reporter and Farmer Joel Fry pioneer of Sioux Falls Oscar S Gifford former congressman of Canton Hans Gunderson Vermillion pioneer Darin M Inmann former state senator and Vermillion banker Davis B Jeffries Turon pioneer Arthur Mitchell pioneer businessman of Volga Harry McLaughlin Wakara son of Major McLaughlin Walter McKay Lead former state mine inspector Anthony H Olwin Aberdeen merchant Kirk G Phillips Deadwood former state treasurer Catherine Peemiller Yankton pioneer Jared Runysn Vermillion pioneer lawyer Dr J P Smith Lemmon physician Geo J Schellenger educator Selby Geo S Tansey Aberdeen businessman Curtis H Winsor pioneer lawyer Sioux Falls John Westdahl former resident Frank D Wyman Yankton hospital steward Andrew C Brink Pierre businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Vital Statistics Department
South Dakota
C. S. Carr
Sioux Falls
James W. Cone
Minnehaha County
Winona Cook
President Cook
The
Spearfish Normal
TH. Pred Denton
Webster Reporter and Farmer
Joel Fry
Oscar S$. Gifford
Canton
Hans Gunderson
Darin M. Inmann
Vermillion
Davis B. Jeffries
Turon
Arthur Mitchell
Volga
Harry McLaughlin
Wakala
Major Mclaughlin
Indian Service
Walter McKay
Anthony H. Olwin
Aberdeen
Kirk “G. Phillips Deadwood
Catherine Peemiller
Yank
Man Rescued From 25 Foot Farm Well After Suicide Attempt
Leo Marek, a Russian farmhand near Pukwana South Dakota, attempted suicide by jumping into a five foot water filled well. He tied a rope around his neck, hoping rescuers would strangulate him as they pulled him up. After initial failure to surface and unconsciousness, he was saved when the rope was moved and he was drawn from the well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pukwana
S. D
Hisife
Leo Marek
Farr
Lawrence Nelson
Brule
Nelson
Marek
Dakota Central Under Blue Sky Law Ordered
Pierre South Dakota Attorney General Johnson holds that Dakota Central Telephone must comply with the states blue sky law since it offers for sale preferred stock. The company argued railway commission supervision excludes it, but the AG says no exemption exists and it falls under the Blue Sky provisions.
Mitchell Civic Dinner Promises Greater Local Boost
A note urges attendance at tomorrow evening’s Commercial Club dinner and pledges stronger support for Mitchell. The message calls for renewed effort and increased boost to the community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Meeting at Port Pierre endorses Hughes and slate
The Port Pierre meeting drew about 250 precinct committeemen as factions unified to back Judge Hughes with a statewide slate. Democrats praised Wilson era policies while women push for a suffrage plank, and the process highlighted county strength over single delegation in delegate votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Tlughes
Crawford
Byrne
Royal ‘Johnson
Julius A. Johnson
Congress
Frank M. Rood
Stanley County
Harland Bushfield
Hand County
James O'Donnell
Sully County
Richards
Wilson
Worning
Nerely
Brule Buffalo Jerauld Counties Nominate State Senate Slates
Township committeemen in Brule Buffalo and Jerauld counties met at the court house Saturday to select nominees. I L L Revem of Jerauld county and I T Rev Em of this county were chosen by Republicans, while J Wy Ziebach of Buffalo county was chosen by Democrats.
Politically charged nominating session in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen South Dakota legislators and party officials held a heated nominating meeting for fifth judicial circuit judges. The majority and minority Republicans both backed Théme s Bouck of Milbank, while H H Potter of Webster and Stacy A Cochrane received minor party consideration. Brook Howell was endorsed for state senator in McPherson Campbell counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houck Ind Pottnr
Por
Phm Ber Eeh
Aberdeen
S. C
Lester van Slyke
Theo Roosevelt
W. F. Meehan
Milbank
W. W. Ward
Groton
E. Campbell
Irwin D. Aldrich
Biestone
Bouck
McNulty
H. H. Potter
Webster
Stacy A. Cochrane
the Columbian
Columbia
S. D
Cochrane
McPherson
Campbell
Leola
Brook Howell
McPherson County
McPherson-Campbell
Notice to Creditors Estate of Mary C Merriman
Estate of Mary C Merriman deceased under administrator Lewis Merriman calls all creditors and claimants to present claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Notices filed December 1, 1913. Lewis Merriman administrator resides Mitchell Davison County South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Merriman
Lewis Merriman
Mitchel
Davison
S.D
Jessie McCann's Body Found on Cowes Island Beach
The body of Jessie McCann, a young settlement worker who vanished a month ago, was found on Cowes Island beach yesterday and transported to her father's home in Mlatbush. The family accepts the prevailing view that she took her own life amid melancholy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yeurl
Jessie MetCann
Cowes Island
Mlatbush
Ted
Rev E F Schwab Begins New Pulpit in Oklahoma
Rev E F Schwab recently called to the Congregational church from and Oklahoma occupied the pulpit in morning and evening services. He spoke on The Secret of Brotherhood and Another Chance urging clean hearts self mastery and Christian spirit to start the new year. Mrs Schwab will arrive with household effects in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Schwab
Congregational Church
And
Okla
Mr. Schwab
Social News Roundup From St. Lawrence County
Chamberlain and Mrs S Reynolds hosted a dinner for friends Monday. Mr and Mrs Nt J Kaiwrence hosted a select ten Tuesday. Firemen held a masquerade ball at the courthouse Wednesday. New uniforms arrived recently. Miss Mattie Barber hosted a breakfast Friday at her millinery shop. Bertha Carlson and Sanford Guiderson married Friday evening. Ruth Ganawey entertained Saturday for Miss Jessie Landers of Spearfish. Landers spent the week with Reg aru and wife at the Congregational parsonage. High school orchestra party with Mr and Mrs Watson Saturday evening. Clara and Laura Whitbeck plan to return to New York state schools early next week. Ruth Barber returned to Tartley Indiana to resume studies after vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanard Guiderson
Ruth Ganawey
Jessie Landers
Spearfish
Miss Landers
Reg
Aru
Watson
Clara
Laura Whitbeck
New York State
Whitbeck
Ruth Barber
Tartley
Se. A. Reynolds
Notice to prove will and summons in Davison County
In the Davison County Court of South Dakota the estate of Fred Widmann deceased is named. The court fixes January 17 at 10 a.m. in Mitchell for proving the will and hearing the probate petition. Also included is a summoned civil action against Edward A. Si, with the complaint served and thirty days to answer from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
South Dakota
Davison
Fred Widmann
Mathilda Widmann
Bertha Woelfel
Walter Widmann
Harry Widmann
Herman Morgan
Herman Widmann
Bernhardt Widmann
Emily Morgan
Emily Widmann
South Tet Va
Circuit Cou
Ueih Judicial Circuit
Minnie Binghas
Khh
Edward A. Si
Attac
Main Street
Mitchell di Cisons County
Mitchell
Spangler & Haney
Circuit Court
Davison County
Senator Crawford Near Fist Fight in Pierre Meeting
A heated clash in Pierre arises after Senator Coe T. Crawford accuses the Byrne administration of selling out to Homestake mine interests. Crawford and State Treasurer A W Jewert confront each other in the St. Charles hotel lobby and in Jewert's office, threatening to expose actions tied to Lawrence county endorsements. Byrne declines public comment, while Crawford retracts and acknowledges possible error in his charges amid county faction maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
United States
Coe T. Crawford
A. W. Wwert
St. Charles
Crawford
Gav Jyrne
South Dakota
Byrne
Lawrence County
Burke
State Administration
Jewert
Ewert
Black Hills
Lawrence
Burke and Byrne
Homestake
United States Senate
Rice
Congress
Child Eats Pills and Dies in Tripp County
In Colone South Dakota a one year old girl swallowed pills from a tonic box while the mother was momentarily lax. The child played on the kitchen floor then slept but twitched and died about ten minutes after a physician arrived. The incident follows a statewide political note from Pierre where Republicans rejected Richards for governor due to opposition to his primary system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colone
S. D
C. D. Frollingsworth
Tripp County
Richards
Pierre
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Official
Mexico
Cuba
Cen
Huerta
Villa
Republic of Mexico
Madero
J. Pierpont
Morgan, Jx
Stirman
Ion
House of Morgan
Aldrich
President Vanderlip
Standard Oil Bank
New York City
William Jennings Bry
Brulee County
Dakota Central
Sinth Circuit
Thermin Agh
Brulee
Buppalo
Jerauld
Senapoudae
Zirbach
Jessie McCann
New York
Chamberlain
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