Notable Couple Marries in Sioux Falls Then Heads for Montreal
The marriage of Mrs. Florence Bigelow Dodge and Hon. Lionel George Guest took place at noon in Sioux Falls South Dakota. The couple departed for the east and will settle on an island forty miles from Montreal named Little Britain. Guests included city and state figures and journalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Florence Bigelow Dodge
New York City
Lionel’ George Guest
J. N. Hutchison
Fiist Presbyterian
Little
Britain
Mr. Guest
Canforde
England
Man
Guest
Lord Wimborne
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Roxborough
Winston Churchill
Churchill
British Northwest Territory
Frederick
Phipps
John Bigelow
France
Poultney Bigelow
South Dakota
New York
Dodge-Guest
Mr. Hardings
Philadelphia
Charles Tracy
Fie
Montreal
Hich
C. Bailey
William Paul- Joseph Leiter
Chicago
William Rhinelander Stewart
Broux Falls
United States
Kittredge
van Ten Broeck Craig
Herbert Howe
Charles
Theo van Ten Broeck Craig
C. H. Craig
Bronx Falls
Argus-Leader
Bailey & Voorthees
Pon
Fire guts West Hall dormitory at state university
Vermillion D D July 7 fires gut West Hall, the oldest dorm on campus, destroying Prof. E C Perisho’s library and many students’ belongings. Officials suspect an incendiary. the building was insured for 150000 and valued around 20000, with several houses and personal possessions also lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Uni
FE. C. Perisho
Vermillion
West Hall
Bedling
E. C. Perisho
Sumer
iClarence Newcomb
East Hall
Oliver Sweet
Mennodost
Missouri River declines after summer high point
A terse Missouri report notes the river, once at a peak around Chamberlain, has begun a slow retreat while remaining near its banks. The brief mentions weather and flooding considerations but provides no clear event details.
Pierre's Awful Flood Ravages Bad River Area
Rescuers reach Pierre South Dakota as floodwaters recede. J N Douglass and wife, and H A Wheeler and wife with a son are saved from trees after days in danger. A Wheeler child drowns as the river rose twenty feet in twenty four hours and widened to a mile and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
Fort Pierre
J. N. Douglass
H. A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Missouri Rise Threatens Springfield Farmers
River levels push Missouri above nine feet at the gauge, flooding bottom lands and pocketing low areas. Cattle rescues are difficult as many settlers abandon homes. no property or stock losses reported yet in Yankton, South Carolina, on July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. C
Springfield
Missouri
Vermillion Valley Flood Devastates Vermillion River Bottoms
Vermillion South Dakota July 8 flood damages stretch along the Vermillion river bottoms with thousands of acres inundated and crops ruined. The Missouri river remains near the high water mark as residents relocate livestock to uplands and await further assessment. The loss is expected to reach about half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
Missouri River
Vermillion River
Vermillion Valley
Missouri Bottoms
Here
Centerville
Flood Recedes After Missouri River Rises at Elk Point
Elk Point South Dakota report says the Missouri River fell three inches, danger passed. Water crossed the section line road 1.5 miles south, reaching 2 inches depth. Wesley McNeil fruit farm undamaged, but land on Woodbury Card's farm flooded. overall flood damage considerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Point
S. D
Missouri River
Wesley McNeil
Woodbury Card
Prospects for a Crop in Sioux Falls Area
Local observers report favorable weather from early July to boost what could be one of the best crops in the region's history. While some lowlands suffered flood damage from recent rains, general small grain and corn conditions look strong with rapid corn growth and hopes for a good fall harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Sabbath Breaking in Chamberlain Saloons
Saloonkeepers and bartenders in Chamberlain South Dakota were bound over to the next circuit court term for selling liquor on Sunday May 14. Circuit Judge F B Smith had recently fined the Oacoma saloonkeepers $300 each, with one owing $600, as authorities press Sunday law enforcement following President Barling's May 14 excursion train disruption order.
Bryan Draws Record Crowd At Chautauqua Lecture
Canton Ohio July 8 W J Bryan spoke at the chautauqua in this city to an estimated 6000 listeners on The Value of an Ideal. The lecture lasted nearly two hours and Excursion trains brought attendees from across the country. Bryan and his party arrived at noon and received a standing ovation as the auditorium began to fill well before the lecture time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Canton
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Brookings County Sees Heavy Rains Floods Rail Lines
Over two weeks Brookings County experiences cloudbursts damaging crops and washing out railroads. Northwestern and Rock Island lines struggle to maintain service as lowlands flood and bridges are washed away. Residents note unprecedented June rainfall in living memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings County
Brookings
S. C
Northwestern
Rock Island
Cardiff mine disaster leaves 126 feared dead
A firedamp explosion at Wattstown No 2 pit in Rhondda Valley, Wales, traps 150 miners and killed 126 expected, with 800 in No 1 shaft and others near escape routes. Rescue efforts continue at midnight as air is forced through the shaft amid mounting casualties and somber scenes outside the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
Wattstown
United National Colliery Company
Rhondda
No. 1
No. 2
South Wales
Testimony deepens Equitable inquiry into loan and stock deals
New revelations emerge in the New York state insurance department investigation into the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Chauncey Depew admits a 250600 loan to the Depew Improvement Company on overvalued property and foreclosure follows. Jacob Schiff denies false records of Union Pacific stock sales and admits losses in bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hendricks
State Insurance Department
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew Improvement Company
Equitable
The
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Union Pacific
Mr. Hyde
E. H. Harriman
Hyde
Harriman
Hyde Controls Two Insurance Firms
The Evening Post reports that Thomas F. Ryan, besides his purchase of Hyde stock in Equitable Life, also controls Washington Life Insurance Company with his associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable
The
Washington Life
New York
Fl Evening Post Today
Thomas F. Ryan
Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Washington Life Insurance Company
Mine A Sea of Flame in Dortmund Coal Mine Fire
A blaze at the Borrusia coal mine in Dortmund Germany July 12 is blamed on a lamp mishap by boys igniting shaft timbers. Two hundred fifty miners escaped via an airshaft but thirty nine are trapped and death is feared. Rescue work is dangerous due to poisonous gases and six rescuers are missing. Ground over the mine sinks with thunderlike sounds as timbers burn away while crowds wait in rain for word of husbands and fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorthmund
Prussia
Borrusia
Machinist Run S A Muck Death and Suicide
In Salt Lake City on July 13 Edward H. Mitchell a mining machinist killed his wife with a butcher knife cut her throat and slashed her body then hanged himself at his home police say he was believed to be insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Edward H. Mitchell
Standard Oil suit proceeds in Missouri case of price control
Kansas City witnesses testify in the attorney general suit to oust Standard Oil from Missouri. Judge Anthony, special commissioner, orders production of Waters-Pierce papers. Hadley outlines how Standard Oil gained control of Waters-Pierce and moved to secure Mexican National stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Standard Oil Company
Missouri
Anthony
St. Louis
State Supreme Court
Coates House
Herbert S. Hadley
Hadley
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Standard Oil
H. C. Pierce
H. J. Waters
Waters-Pierce Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Pierce
Waters
Mexican Central Railroad
Mexican National
New York
Cody quits divorce appeal in Omaha cable
W F Cody via cable to Dr D Frank Powell requests immediate withdrawal of the appeal in his divorce suit. He says the action is at the insistence of his only living child Irma, wife of Lt Stott, now at Fort Thomas Georgia. Cody plans no further separation steps and will live in Wyoming after a Europe stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
D. Frank Powell
White Beaver
W. F. Cody
Fort Thomas
Georgia
Cody
North Platte
Europe
United States
Wyoming
New Elks Officers Named at Buffalo Reunion
Buffalo July 13 The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks elected grand lodge officers. Officers include Grand Exalted Ruler Robert W. Brown Louisville Ky and Grand Trustee John D O Shea Lynn Mass. The only contest was for short term trustee between Dr W Haviland Butte Mont and Cal L Kingsley Waterloo Ia and Mayor Charles C Schmidt Wheeling W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Grand Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Robert W. Brown
Louisville
C. F. Tomlinson
Winston
N. C
Charles W. Kauffman
Hoboken
N. J
Edward McLaughlin
Boston
Fred C. Robinson
Dubuque
John XK. Tener
Charleroi
Tyler
Charles C. Schmidt
Wheeling, W. Va
Dr. Haviland
Peculiar Corporation Forms to Spy on Cleveland Renters
Columbus, July 12 behind the formation of the National Information Bureau the rent inquisitor is established to track renters past present and future in Cleveland including family size and even birth trends. The service aims to aid landlords by maintaining detailed renter histories and movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Columbus
National Information Bureau
Secretary of State
Rent Inquisitor
Assassination of Moscow Prefect Sparks Political Debate
Major General Count Shouvaloff the Moscow police prefect was shot dead this morning while receiving petitions. A peasant-dressed assailant, unknown and arrested, sparked claims the killing was a political crime not shaping broader Russian politics. Martial law spread to Tiflis and Batum while wartime actions unfolded across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Count Shouvaloff
St. Petersburg
Peter Shouvaloff
Russia
Berlin
Nicholas
Odessa
Zelenoi
Shouvaloff
Tiflis
Caucasia
Batum
Imperial Bank
Armistice talk and Sakhalin raid cloud Washington talks
St Petersburg reports that Japan has not replied to Roosevelt on armistice terms while Russia leans toward peace. Japan’s Sakhalin landing enhances pressure as Russian forces retreat to Alexandrovsk. Novosti calls Sakhalin a second Alaska valued at ten billion dollars amid Manchuria moves by Oyama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Roosevelt
Washington
Japan
Sakhalin
Alexandrovsk
Novosti
Alaska
Manchuria
Oyama
Secretary Bonaparte declines railroad passes display
Washington reports that Secretary Bonaparte has outlined his position on accepting free railroad passes. He thanks the sender for the courtesy but says his public role prevents him from availing himself of the consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Actress Heiress to Inherit $6 Million in Boston Match
Miss Mary Helena Sharpsteen of Boston, aged about 23 and born in Paris, becomes engaged to Isrre] Dunbar of Baltimore, an actor. Her father Clark L. Sharpsteen was Paris representative for a New York house. Upon his death she inherits $50,000 a year and her mother's death will bring her father’s $6,000,000 estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Mary Helena Sharpsteen
Isrre] Dunbar
Baltimore
Miss Sharpsteen
Paris
Clark L. Sharpsteen
New York
CORN CROP IMPROVES IN WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
The weather bureau notes general warmth east of the Rockies with cool Missouri valley temperatures. Heavy rainfall hinders cultivation from the south Atlantic to the Dakotas, while New England sees little rain. Heat dominates central California and parts of Oregon and Washington. Overall corn growth is favorable, though upper Missouri valley lags. Winter wheat harvest winds down. spring wheat in South Dakota and Minnesota faces overflows but remains promising. Oats suffer from wet weather, but the overall crop picture remains bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Missouri Valley
South Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Lake Region
Minnesota
Dakotas
New England
Middle Atlantic
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
Browth
South Dakota
North Dakota
Damage to Hay and Crops Reported in Iowa Weekly
Des Moines reports from the Iowa bureau of crops and weather show cooler than normal temperatures with above average rainfall slightly easing, leading to favorable field work. Progress in cultivating late planted corn and hay making continues, with clover damage noted but overall hay crop prospects remaining strong, though southern districts see poor apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bureau of Crops and Weather For
Iowa
Wek
Corn Needs Hot Weather In Nebraska Weekly Bulletin
Nebraska weather and crop bureau reports a cold week with normal rainfall and mean temperatures about 9 degrees below normal. Corn needs higher temperatures as cultivation lagged under rain. hay and crops show varying progress with winter wheat good, oats ripening, and a heavy prairie hay crop expected in north and west counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Weather and Crop Bureau
Rains Improve South Dakota Crops Despite Local Floods
The weekly crop and weather report notes cooler than normal conditions with general rains. crops generally improved, wheat heading and wealthy with slight rust, oats and barley in good shape though some rust and lodging risk. Southern barley and rye ripening. corn growth steady in south, slow in north. hay outlook unusually good. late fruits weak while wild plums show promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron, &. D
Bureau of Crops and Weather
Sioux
Vermillion River
James River
Roosevelt appoints judge to probe Venezuela ties
Oyster Bay July 11 Judge William J. Calhoun of Chicago has been named by President Roosevelt to serve as special commissioner to Venezuela. He will investigate conditions in Venezuela as they affect the United States and its interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Oyster Bay
William J. Calhoun
Chicago
Roosevelt
Calhoun
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thousand Islands
Chamberlain
Senator Depew
Col Cody
Buffalo Bill
NEW Elks
the Order
Brooklyn
Warsaw
Nicolaievsk
Korsakovsk
Tokio
Kataoka
Cape Notoro
Sakhalin Island
la Perouse
London
Biriloff
Avellan
Charles M. Schwab
Railroads
Nebraska
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!