Entire Herrick business block destroyed by fire
Bonesteel South Dakota July 16 The fire started in the Sinkular millinery store Friday night and spread through the block. With no water system and only one chemical engine nearby Bonesteel and Burke could not save the town. Losses reach 20000 to 25000 with about 5000 insured. Incendiary rumors linger as authorities await further word.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Gregory County
Herrick
New Reservation
Sinkular
Frank Nunemaker
Buck
Nunemuaker
Smith and
Kane
J. G. Dunbar
H. Buehler
Haight
Burke
Prison sentence awaits horse thieves in South Dakota
Lloyd Vaughters and his companion known as Shag were jailed in Tyndall on horse stealing charges after stealing a horse and buggy during a local celebration and delivering the animal to Avon before abandoning it. The two suspected culprits, tied to prior troubles, face penitentiary terms.
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Avon, S. D
Lloyd Vaughters
Tyndall
Avon
Vaughters
Elk Teeth Adorn Maiden’s Gown at Goose Creek Celebration
At Goose Creek during a large Indian celebration a dusky maiden wore a gown displaying 500 elk teeth, each valued at five dollars, making her the belle of the event.
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Miller
S. D
Goose Creek
Burglars Secure $300 in Merchandise in Utica
Six million dollars is the county valua tion of property across Yankton county. A $300 burglary occurred at Utica Sunday night when John Peterka's store was entered and merchandise including knives and razors was stolen. The thieves fled with no clue as rain drenched the area after a heat wave.
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Yankton
S. C
Utica
John Peterka
Carrie Nation raids the Pompeian Room in Chicago
Mrs Carrie Nation arrived in Chicago with her granddaughter and warned the hotel against drinking dives. She entered the Pompeian room of the Auditorium Annex at 8 p.m. and urged patrons to reform, but was escorted out by the house detective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carrie Nation
Auditorium Annex
Michigan Avenue
Mrs. Nation
Denver convention takes toll on long-time AP editor
Gustavus P. English, veteran Associated Press news editor in Chicago for 15 years, died of heart disease shortly after arriving home from the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He reported at the convention and complained of fatigue before his death.
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Chicago
Gustavus P. English
Associated Press
Denver
Gun and Fork Used by Farmers in Fatal Feud
Kadoka South Dakota July 15 Hugh Wiley and Henry Nolting on joining claims seven miles east of town fought over hay land. Nolting fired a shotgun at close range but Wiley dodged the blast, took a pitchfork and beat Nolting, then had him arrested.
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Kadoka
S. D
Hugh Wiley
Henry Nolting
Nolting
Wiley
South Dakota Appoints Delegates to Fishing and Tuberculosis Congresses
Gov Crawford names D C Booth Spearfish and four other delegates to the International Fishing Congress in Washington from Sept 22 to 25 1908. He also selects a list of physicians and officials from multiple cities to attend the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington from Sept 21 to Oct 12 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
W. H. Lane
Miller
F. M. Crain
Redfield
W. M. Edgerton
Faulkton
William Edwards
Bowdle
RK. C. Miller
Brookings
Fr. W. Treghberg
Mitchell
EF. A. Spafford
Flandreau
Y. E. Moore
Tyndall
F. H. Schoemaker
Arlington
F. L. Class
Huron
Frank S. Nowe
Deadwood
George Edwards
DeSmet
A. H. Tufts
Sioux Falls
D. W. Rodgers
Yankton
R. J. Campbell
Watertown
George Countryman
Aberdeen
Sioux couple tied by custom ends with license lapse
Kadoka South Dakota July 15 Leslie Wooden Knife a Sioux Indian and Ollie Larvie traveled from Pine Ridge to marry by custom. Crowds witnessed war dances and a barbecue but no license was secured. Honeymoon delayed 380 days and the bride plans not to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kadoka
S. D
Leslie Wooden Knife
Ollie Larvie
Pine Ridge Reservation
Wooden Knife
Official Count On Nominations At State Primary
Pierre South Dakota July 15 The official count on state and congressional officers shows no material change from county returns but small figure shifts do not alter results. The list includes H C Middlebrook as secretary of state and multiple party candidates with Republicans leading in several races and independents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Schrader
Samuel C. Polley
Joseph J. Waltner
L. A. Munson
G. W. Hill
John Hinning
Cc. E. Warner
Joseph Hinton
Eben W. Martin
Robert S. Vessey
William T. LaFollette
F.C
H. E. Roberts
Andrew H. Olsen
Tazewell M. Simmons
Andrew H. Owens
Thos. G. Deffenbach
S. H. Goodfellow
Chappel
L. R. Erskine
United States
Coe
Robert E. Dowdell
John L. Browne
Andrew E. Lee
J. C. Knapp
S G. F. Knappen
F Stacy Cochrane
W. T. Rafferty
S. W. Clark
Ira F. Blewitt
SMH
Cranmer Syste Ce
George G. Johnson
Mantinesenintae
C. H. Cassill
Dienererentaeeroe
Thos. B. Wells
Earl C. Pitcher
Hans A. Ustrud
Milton M. Ramer
Alice Knowles Anderson
Henry Hendrickson
F. C. Robinson
Toe
Hans O. Wickie
D. H. Smith
Ty Arige Thohn Lee Woodward
Osaonoonssend National
Thos. Thorson
Seeere
Outlaw Jack Sully Family Faces Land Injunction
Bonesteel South Dakota July 14 A U S injunction bars John N Scriven from allotting 11 Rosebud Indian Reservation sections claimed by Mrs Jack Sully and heirs. The lengthy piece recounts Jack Sully the cattle rustler and his descendants tied to Gregory and Tripp counties, Rosebud agency, and spanning multiple marriages and allotments. It notes Sully's death in 1904 and the end of rustling in the area, with ongoing questions over allotments and rights for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonesteel
S. D
John C. Carland
United States Court
Sioux Falls
John N. Scriven
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Tripp County
South Dakota
Jack Sully
Yankton Agency
Mary Kinkead
Mary
John Brindle
William Kinkead
Outlaw
John
Ben
George
United States
Charles Mix County
Pocahontas Island
Missouri River
Gregory County
Pocahonas Island
Sullys
Old Rosebud
Whetstone Creek
John Soissons
Lower Brule
Posse
Mary Brindle
Pat Gaughen
Pat
Nels McGee
Sully
Congress
Department
Bull Creek
Rosebud
Spencer
Neb
Chamberlin
Conoyer
John Conoyer
Phil Conoyer
Claude Conoyer
Jim Ayes
Gregory
U. S
John Petrie
Ben Diamond
A. J. Aultz
Harry Ham
al Fulwender
Petrie
Dr. Buchanan
Lucas
Larsen Dies From Gun Wound Accident
Charley Larsen, fatally wounded in an accidental shooting in Bonesteel last Tuesday, died at his West Beresford home Thursday evening. Death followed blood loss and the shock of the incident. Burial is planned for Saturday in Bonesteel.
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Larsen
S. D
Charley Larsen
West Beresford
Death of Bishop Alfred A Curtis in Baltimore
Right Rev Alfred A Curtis former Roman Catholic bishop of Wilmington and longtime vicar general of Baltimore died in Baltimore on July 14. He had served the church in multiple leadership roles and was a prominent figure in Maryland and Delaware Catholic communities.
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Baltimore
Alfred A. Curtis
Wilmington
Del
Tragic Suicide Attributed to Scandal Mongers
Miss Jennie Peters 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Peters near Tyndall South Dakota, killed herself after scandal caused a split with her fiancé Jim Bambas. She wrote a farewell letter, then hung herself in a barn, the note urging forgiveness and love. Police report a prolonged, heartbreaking tragedy sparked by gossip.
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Tyndall
S. D
Jennie Peters
Nicholas Peters
Jim
James Bambas
Jennie
Widow Sullies Fight for Land in Indian Allotment Case
Mary Sully widow of the frontiersman Jack Sully sues the United States and allotting agent John H Scriven claiming she and twenty two other plaintiffs as half blood Sioux are misclassified and denied allotment of about 10000 acres valued at 125000. The case before Judge Carland in Sioux Falls was argued with Joe Kirby present for the plaintiffs and the judge took the matter under advisement.
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Sioux Pulls
S.D
Carland
United States Court
Mary Sully
Jack” Sully
United States
John H. Scriven
Gregory
Tripp
Meyer
Sully
Indian Bureau
Scriven
Mrs. Sully
Bon Homme Wins Clear Title to Oldest Log School House
Vermillion claims to the first South Dakota school house dated to 1864. Bon Homme settlers contested, noting a one term school at their settlement and eight years of use, until the Vermillion claim was upheld yesterday. Historian John L. Jolley relinquished for Vermillion the contested honor at the Clay County Old Settlers' Association meeting.
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Vermillion
S. D
Clay County
Old Settlers’ Association
John L. Jolley
South Dakota
Bon Homme
Bottle floated from mid ocean to Denmark found by South Dakotan
Platte South Dakota July 13 Edward Reese of Charles Mix county wrote his name and address on a card placed in a bottle while sailing to Germany about a year ago and cast it into the ocean. Theodore Schultz who lived in Brookings South Dakota recently reported finding the bottle on the Denmark coast and sent a letter.
America the Land for Women and Man
Paris reports Hugues Le Roux praising America as a land of freedom for women while critiquing English and French roles. He notes American women gain education and liberty but may lack happiness, contrasts with French tradition, and recalls Roosevelt and his daughter Alice as examples of liberal upbringing.
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Paris
England
France
America
Hugues la Roux
Europe
M. le Roux
Roosevelt
Alice
Story Tellers Sought for St Louis Children Parks
Miss Charlotte Rumbold urges the city to hire expert story tellers for playgrounds. She names Frances Bowman of Barr Branch library as a strong candidate and notes thousands of slum children visit daily, with need for engaging storytelling to curb rough language.
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St. Louis
Charlotte Rumbold
Miss Rumbold
Frances Bowman
Barr
Miss Bowman
Elks Take Dallas by Horns at State Convention
Dallas hosts the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks reunion and annual convention with parades and a large Southern dinner at Machinery Hall. Addresses were delivered by William H. Atwell Senator Charles Culberson Mayor Stephen Hanna and John H. Kirby. Detroit and Los Angeles loom as potential sites for the 1909 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Los Angeles
Detroit
Austin
Fair Grounds
Grand Lodge
William H. Atwell
Dallas Lodge
Charles A. Culberson
Stephen J. Hanna
John H. Kirby
Houston Lodge No
Texas State Association
Americans Win in Olympic Events in London
The United States topped Olympic events as John Flanagan won the hammer finals with 170 feet 4 1 2 inches, beating the Olympic record while M J McGrath and Walsh took second and third. Sheppard won the 1500 meters in 4 25, with Wilson and Hallows second and third. Canada’s Tait finished fourth. American cycling saw L G Wientz excel in 20 km, and Cameron won the 660 yards heat.
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London
United States
John Flanagan
M. J. McGrath
Walsh
Showers
Sheppard
Wilson
England
Hallows
Sullivan
Tait
Canada
L. G. Wientz
New York Athletic Club
Cameron
Ridder presses Roosevelt on paper price fixing and restraint
Herman Ridder accuses paper manufacturers of perjury and restraint of trade in a letter to President Roosevelt. He details a Fibre and Manila pool raising prices, notes guilty pleas and fines, and asks for drastic action to end what he calls a miscarriage of justice and harms to labor and newsprint supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Ridder
Roosevelt
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
World Building
Congress
Department of Justice
Fibre and Manila Association
Manila
John H. Parks
Europe
United States
Box Board Pool
Sulphire Pulp Association
Box Board
G. H. P. Gould
Mann Committee
Gould Paper Company
H. P. Gould
Tom T. Waller
International Paper Company
Mann
Continental Paper Bag Company
Sparks
Union Bag and Paper Company
Waller
Western Fibre
Manila Mills
United States Court
The
Sulphite Pulp Association
Allied Printing Trades Unions
American Newspaperers’ Association
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Pompeiian
RED Skin
Denmark
le Roux
ELKS
Ananias
Ridder
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