Man’s Death Unproven in South Dakota Double Murder Case
In 4 Hand County a double murder leaves authorities unable to prove who killed Jacob Jocosen and Charles Johnson. Johnson’s body remains unrecovered while the other victim’s body was found in a cave. Local farmer Charles Johnson seeks guidance on safeguarding his brother’s property, advocating a receiver manage the trust until heirs are established.
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Mityal
Neoreed
Charles Johnson
Sioux
Jacob Jocosen
Jacob John- Oign
George M
Dees Minde
Teva
Yodd
Hown le Vonsalted
Tor Tay
Honeels
Twe Brothers
Jobson
Bridge Construction Approved By Lyon County Board
The Lyon County board of commissioners awarded a contract to John W Yowle Bridge Company of Sioux City to build a solid steel bridge over the Sioux River three miles east of Peon city. The project, costing about $2,000, ends a decade of local opposition and farmer hardship for access to markets.
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Roony
Eling
Peon County
Lews
Gad Lincoln
Coln
South Dakota
John W. Yowle Bridege Company
Sioux City
Sioux River
Mvvning
Lyon County
Held for Robbery in Quimby Case at Sioux Falls
Clarice Dunning, arrested on theft charges involving a horse suitcase and a costly ball gown, was held for the next state circuit term after a preliminary examination. The value of the stolen property exceeds several hundred dollars, risking a penitentiary term. One co-defendant is jailed while another inmate serves time for complicity in the Quimby bank robbery in Ta.
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Quimby
Siouxalls
S. di
Clarice Dunning
Sioux Falls
Les
Dunning
Jesuthy
Ioux Adds
South Dawn
Voamosa
Ball gown stolen during Sioux Falls trip to Pierre
Clarence Shunrang stands accused of stealing a dress suit and ball gown from Mr. and Mrs. H Winans of Stony Balls. The theft occurred while the couple traveled toward Pierre for the inaugural bench. Officers recovered the items west of Sioux Falls. Canton editors meeting uncertain as General Nash is ill. meeting likely moved to Huron.
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Sioax Walls
Clarence Shunrang
H Winans
Stony Balls
Mr. Winans
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Tragic story of devotion ends in sorrowful separation
A South Dakota divorce case reveals Mrs Johnson's failed marriages and cruelty claims. She left Missouri with Frank Hankel for Raymond, then faced financial and health crises tied to Hankel's threats. Resettling in South Dakota, she received care but died soon after, leaving a child and a complex tale of love and peril.
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Joby Ross
Avon
Gertouds
D Yens
Charles Harnkel
Crow
Penminee
Johnson
South Dakota
Sioux Rapids
South Too Kota
Mr. Crow
Prank Hankel
Mable
Aurora County
Raymond
Massouri
Hankel
Missouri
Back to the Old Farm in South Dakota Purchase
The article notes Stous Walls sells 120 acres near Staun Watts in South Dakota for 20.90 in cash, paying an advance of 10 over the prior sale price. Ransom relocates seeking a better location, finally returning to the old farm in Dakota.
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Settlig
Stadt
Dakota
South Dakota
Travnster
Dunasarin
Sioux Falls Waterworks Battle Reaches Federal Court
Attorneys H H Keith and colleagues return from St Louis after arguing in the U S circuit court of appeals over Sioux Falls right to complete a municipal waterworks system. The South Dakota Waterer company opposes city operation, with more than a half million dollars in property at stake and a decision anticipated in the near future.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
H. H. Keith
Siouxalls
St. Louis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
South Dakota Waiter Company
Sioux
Court of Apnpenis
Mail for New Towns on Rosebud Reservation
New towns on the Rosebud Indian reservation will receive first class mail facilities soon. Bids will open for a mail route from Honesteel to Gregory via Herrick Burke and St Elmo. Regular daily mails except Sunday with rural delivery will serve residents not on a railroad line.
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Rosebud
Honesteel
Gregory
Herrick
Burke
St. Elmo
Postofce
Electors Meet in Pierre Name Roosevelt and Mairbanks
In Pierre South Dakota January 11 electors cast four votes for Roosevelt and Mairbanks and chose John Q Anderson of Lyman county to carry the returns to Washington. In Vanderbilt Camp Campbell county South Carolina January 11 robbers looted L J Holmes store of about 200 dollars of goods. A pair of mittens aided identification of two Standing Rock Indians who confessed and led to the hiding place of the goods in a Missouri river cave.
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Aberdeen
S. C
L. J. Holmes
Vanderbilt
Campbell County
Standing Rock Reservation
Missouri River
Work Ofhe Lawmakers Proceedings of the Week in Briel
Dated summary of weekly proceedings in both houses of the South Dakota Legislature notes routine motions and committee reports. The text records a sequence of bills considered, timestamps and the general flow of debate in the two chambers.
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Briel
South Dakota
Senate Deliberations Open With Boundary Records and Bills
Senate idle hours as boundary commission records from Nebraska and South Dakota arrive. Virginia exhibit request for Jamestown shown. Williams and Bayd added as Senate committee clerks. House to recess after roll call. numerous bills proposed including wolf bounty increase and county finance measures.
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Senate
N. Herreid
Boundary Commission
Nebraska
South Dakota
Bkovernor
Virginia
Jamestown
BB. I. Williams
WW. W. Bayd
Henley
Wagner
Iiv
Register of Deeds
Wiitlock
Northup
Isy Mortimer
House
Mayore
van Osdell
Yankton
Congress
Lindley
Labollette
Wisconsin
Legislature holds short sessions and confirms appointments
Pierre S J reports both houses held brief sessions to allow Sunday at home. The senate confirmed Ti Engelow as adjutant general and Morning Sr Greeley Gary to the state board of education. Proposals target liquor license penalties and two year term limits for superintendent of schools.
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Supreme Court
Cooper
Texal
Krieberx
Welr
J. J. Dfoster
Mather
Krill
Ro Thoreson
Omdahl
Union
Turner
Appropriations Committee
House
Friday's Proceedings Announce House Committees
Both houses announced committee memberships today as part of Friday's proceedings. The lists include key leadership names and the assignment of members to major panels.
Lawmakers Advance Several Bills on State Affairs
The House approved preliminary measures including a Watertown hospital site for the insane and auto registration on public highways. Other bills concern creation of a state capitol commission, public dipping tanks, a Soldier’s Home regulation, and a raised commandant salary. Senate leaders and joint boundary resolution with Nebraska move forward, while minor bills are introduced.
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Hy Grace
Bratrud
Code Commission
Hy Marth
State House
Vo Johnson
Ry Parmley
Iy Carroll
Hest
Michaels
Watertown
SY Sutherland
Capitol
Wilson
Clark
National Soldiers’ Home
Hoe Springs
Kall River
House Elections Committee
Douglas County
Senate
HW. P. Carson
Scotland
Lawson
Cooper
Lawrence
Boundary Commission
South Dakota
Nebraska
House
Cassell
Wagner
George I. Burt
Codington
J. Vaugeham
Gray
W. A. Anderson
Aurora
Mr. Hanson
Turner
W. J. Sibberson
Minnehaha
J. D
Durper
Court ruling weighs on Clay county budget disputes
Judge G G Smith of Yankton issued a decision in the G D Silimer versus Clay county case, affecting county taxes and town assessments across the state. The dispute centers on whether county commissioners can levy taxes on money and credits when a town board has reassessed, a power altered by 1908 amendments.
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Vermiltion
S. D
G. G. Smith
Yankton
G. D Silimer
Clay County
G. T Salmet
G. Smith
Dean Thos. Sterling
Turie Phiintiff
Wwe
HH. Titton
Yankton Nis
Titton
Dean Sting
Tuttle Burns in Fight Over Drunken Husband
Ek Point South Dakota January 11 Mrs Tuttle badly burned in a Saturday explosion during a fight with her drunken husband. She is in serious condition and may lose an arm as her lungs weaken from the injuries. Local excitement and threats of rough retribution surround the incident. Miss Theresa Sweesy, a local public school teacher, has returned to Vermillion to resume work.
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Vermillion
Estate dispute over vast Pennsylvania coal lands exposed
A Sioux City report claims thirty six heirs contest a Pennsylvania coal estate of about 335000000, tied up by records lost after a 100 year war. Heirs, aided by top lawyers, race to locate documents and reclaim possession as experts comb region records. In Washington Springs South Dakota a curfew law begins tonight requiring children to stay indoors after eight.
Bishop Spalding Improves Regaining Use of Limbs
In Peoria Illinois on January the condition of Bishop Spalding was much improved this morning. Flo is slowly regaining the use of his limbs and shows signs of progress.
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Bishop Spalding
Peoria
Flo
Russian Pacific Fleet Arrives Eastward Amid Ironies of War
report from Port Said confirms Russian warships under Admiral Botrovsky reach the canal en route to the east. Earlier, a first division of the third Pacific squadron, including Admiral Senjavin and ships Vladimir and Monomach, was slated to depart Libau at month end.
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St. Petersburg
Jal
Paris Temps
Libau
Senjavin
Apraxine
Oushaker
Nicholas I
Vladimir
Monomach
Port Said
Botrovsky
Suda Bay
Crete
Russia
China
Rojestvensky
Japan
Port Arthur
Whitshir
Stoessel Missed As Japanese Aide Reports Port Arthur Fall
Captain Yasunoda relays emperors order to treat garrison with care and warns Stoessel of Kuropatkin’s defeat near Mukden. He shows maps proving casualties and Kuropatkin’s retreat while Stoessel doubts relief and sighs Port Arthur is fallen. He blames eleven inch howitzers for crippling defenses.
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Port Arthur
Yasunoda
Stoessel
Japan
Snuropatkin
Mukden
Kuropatkin
Ninehou
Shakhe
Annd
Skouropatkin
Cape of Good Hope
Stroessel
Russians Hope to Turn Tide in Northern Front
Reports from Mukden describe Russian hopes that they can push back Japanese forces and retake Port Arthur’s fortress from the north. Russian artillery pesters Japanese positions near Sinchinpu and villages like Aitoshan, Staitingun as Japan uses balloons and searchlights to locate batteries. General Stakelberg returns to the line after illness. Prisoners reach Nagasaki as the Japanese transport Tosa ships 28 officers and 1,620 men to Kokura.
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Huanehan
Vie Mukden
Port Arthur
Sinchinpu
Aaitoshan
Staitingun
Stakelberg
Japan
Nagasaki
Tosa
Sander
Kokura
Wall Street Ponzi Scheme Tumbles Munroe Brothers in Collapse
A New York report details the Munroe brothers scheme involving wash sales to inflate 700,000 shares of Montreal and Boston Copper Company. They allegedly borrowed large sums from City National Bank and Leach & Co, using bogus trades to pay brokers, until the endless chain broke and bankruptcy followed.
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New York
Wall Street
Munroe & Munroe
Archibald G. Loomis
National City Bank
Munroe
Montreal and
Boston
Munroe Brothers
City National Bank
A. L. Leach
Parson, Leach & Cao
United States
Leach
James Stillman
Great
Rockefeller Bank
Loomis
Stihnan
SM Red
John Bh. Riockefeller
Mr. Loomis
Ws. F. Rogers
George
Alexander Munroe
Yeurgo
George Munroe
J. N. Greenshields
Munroes
Marconi Wireless Telegraph E Company of Canada
Montrest
British Columbia
Exchange
Guear
Gace
Musroes
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Johrren
George M. Tod
Leav Ng
Winans
Canton
Manton
General N .Nash
Huron
Nderson the Messenger
Jrs
Neoumion
Bloomin
Wfornby
Moody County
Paris
S. Jo
Pennsylvania
Mr. Perry
Eastern
Woeessington Springs
Zink
Third Pacific
Baltic
Suez Canal
Madagascar
Miasnechurian
Mulden J
Shakhe River
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