Democrats In Committee Endorse National Ticket
South Dakota Democratic state committee met at Elk’s hall selecting Yankton as party HQ for the campaign. They endorsed only nominees supporting the national platform and debated filling empty state committee seats, creating Wilson Johnson clubs and seeking a national speaker for a fair day.
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State Central Committee
Yankton
Democratic Party
Elk’s Hall
Widmann
Meeliie
Ed 'S
Pat Quirk
Kimball
Baltimore
U. S. G. Cherry
Sioux Falls
Johnson-Wilson Club
Hitchcock
State Committee
Wilson
McCook County
Salem
Bryan
T. M. Simmons
Huron
Woodrow Wilson
America
Mr. Bryan
New Jersey
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Simmons
South Dakota
C. Boyd Barritt
Aberdeen
Congress
Dowdell
Simmons
Cherry
Coffey
Supreme Court
Committee Selects State Campaign Headquarters Leader
The committee held a closed session to choose the state headquarters. Aberdeen and Yankton were tied for the post through last night. Chairman Coffey announced he would defer announcing his appointments to the state campaign committee to ensure all appointees could serve.
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Aberdeen
Yankton
Coffey
Two Fine Sermons At Olympia Sunday
Two services were held at the Olympia theater with Evangelist Stebbins delivering morning and evening sermons on Heaven and The Unpardonable Sin. A large chorus and Mrs Stebbins provided music while five converts were baptized at Firesteel creek with F S Osgood officiating.
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Olympia
Stebbins
F. S. Osgood
Olympia Theater
Near ideal crop conditions across Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota
Crop conditions in this region are reported as nearly ideal. Wheat harvests in the south and central areas are due late July to early August, with rye and barley already being cut. Moisture and temperatures have favored grain fill, suggesting a top yield for many years and no signs of black rust.
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Huron
VanDusen-Harrington Elevator Company
Northwest
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
State Fair to Feature Air Show and Novel Attractions
Huron South Carolina State Fair board promises 1912 to be the best yet with six daily flights from three aeroplane types including Curtiss Wright and a Newport monoplane. A wireless telegraphy exhibit, Sioux Indian village, Horne’s Wild Animal Show, and sensational vaudeville acts headline the program alongside an expanded stake race lineup with entries from many states.
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Huron
S. C
State Fair Board
West
Curtiss
Wright
Cromwell Dixon
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Washington
North Dakota
South Dakota
Indian Agency
Custer
Horne
Funny Marco Twins
Provost and Brown
Kalinowski’ Brothers
Casey and
Milligan
Patterson
Bartelle and
Murphy
America
Aberdeen report cites South Dakota wheat yields and county figures
The Minnesota South Dakota Milling association reports South Dakota wheat yields per acre at 14 bushels with 3.5 million acres planted, totaling around 49 million bushels, close to government estimates. Kingsbury leads counties with notable yields as winter wheat is in shock and harvests rush to August 1.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Minnesota-South Dakota Milling Association
South Dakota
Minnesota
C. A. Lum
The
Association
Heroine of Civil War Dies in Dixon at 86
Mrs. J. L. Doty wife of Col L. W. Doty died at her Dixon Illinois home after a long Civil War era life. She was 86 and had lived in Dixon eight years after moving from Mitchell where she and her husband settled in 1893 and celebrated a golden wedding. Survived by five children, including Russell Kansas Oscar Lexington and Bertha Edgerley of Dixon and Justus Doty of Mitchell. She served with W R C O E R S and was a licensed Mother of the G A R Ladies circle. She aided as a nurse in Sparta Alabama during the war.
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JL. W. Doty
Mitchell
Dixon
Ill
What Makes a Woman and Electric Bitters Claim
A vintage health blurb asserts a woman’s strength comes from health and training and credits Electric Bitters with overcoming fainting, dizziness, weakness, and fatigue. Testimonial from Eliza Pool of Depew Oklahoma praises the medicine, priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by Diehl & Brown.
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Eliza Pool
Depew
Okla
Diehl & Brown
Open Air Meeting Features Dr Shepherd Sermon
A large crowd gathered on the courthouse lawn for an open air service led by Dr W S Shepherd. The Grand Victrola provided music and a male quartet performed two pieces before scripture was read and the sermon delivered praising city progress while condemning harmful local institutions. Next Sunday evening Rev Henry Snyder will preach.
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Court House Lawn
Wise
Williams
Wilson
Watkins
W. M. Mair
Henry Snyder
W.S. Shepherd
Jilted Fiancee Sets Fire to Man in Elizabeth Cabin
Susan Conley of Elizabeth is accused of pouring carbon oil on James Wall and setting fire to him as he slept in his Jones Station ferry operator’s cabin. Wall is badly burned and may die. Conley was arrested on charges of assault and intent to kill after neighbors helped extinguish the blaze.
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Pittsburgh
James Wall
Susan Conley
Elizabeth
Wall
Conley
Jones Station
Rail Assessment Shows Only Minor Changes This Year
The state assessment board finished railroad valuations with small adjustments since last year. Towns incorporated since the prior assessment prompted minor changes. the Black Hills lines saw slight cuts, while the Northwestern line from Brookings to Watertown rose twenty dollars per mile to cover an unassessed 80 acre gravel pit owned by the company since 1904. Brookings county is to record a 748 dollar tax for 1904–1911, and Pennington county a thousand dollar per mile addition for 1907 on the Rapid City to Wasta stretch, the Midland line having been assessed for 1907 but not the Rapid City to Wasta portion.
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Brookings County
Pennington County
Rapid City
Wasta
Midland
British Navy Plan Sparks Public Debate in London
In London sentiment rises against a costly navy expansion. Tories urge quick naval action to crush Germany before its fleet grows too strong, while Liberals favor dropping out of the sea race regardless of German moves.
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London
England
Germany
Great Britain
Minneapolis St Louis and Canadian Railway Formed in S Dakota
Articles of incorporation filed for the Minneapolis St. Louis and Canadian Railway with headquarters in Watertown and offices in Minneapolis and New York. Capitalized at 7 million dollars. Directors include N C Scott W G Bierd Geo W Seevers W W Case. The line would start near Watertown and run north through Codington Day Marshall counties to the state line then northwest to the Canadian border via Rutland and Jamestown as part of the M and St K system.
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Codington
Day and Marshall
State Line
North Dakota
Rutland
Jamestown
Watertown
Buffalo George 18 Back in Prison Cell
S. D. have lead citizen Buffalo George, aged 18, sent back to state penitentiary for five more years on a horse stealing charge. He had previous five year terms after conviction in Hanson county and delays while papers misfiled. He was recaptured near Murdo with a partner and returned to Sioux Falls to resume the sentence. George vows to appeal to the supreme court claiming lawful dismissal earlier.
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Chamberlain
S. D
Lyman County
William
Buffalo
George
Hanson County
Murdo
Smith
Mitchell
Gordon
Alexandria
Presho
Justice Court
Sioux Falls
Supreme Court
No Crime in County Deuel Shuns States Attorney Post
Clear Lake S. D. Deuel county is said to be so law abiding there will be no states attorney or county prosecutor for a time. The board of county commissioners let the office vacant after the July 1 expiration of the term. Deuel may have only a six month vacancy before voters elect a new attorney in November to begin Jan 1.
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Clear Lake
S. D
Deuel County
Board of County Commissioners
Deuel
Sttorney
Baker Tubbs Fires Six Shots at Syran Dealer
Sioux Falls report says Ed Tubbs a baker fired six shots at T. M. Esker a Syran fruit dealer in Esker's establishment during a late hour Saturday. Police investigated the incident and no injuries are reported.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Ed. Tubbs
T. M. Esker
Dispute Over Money Sparks Gunfire. Esker Missing Arm Fallout
In a day night incident Esker sustained a shoulder wound when Tubbs fired first after a money dispute. Esker faces possible arm amputation as surgeons assess injuries. Tubbs surrendered to police following the shooting.
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Eskef
Tubbs
Esker
Chicken's Wing Hideout Sends Man To Court
Phillip Downer, a chicken raiser in Coatsville, Pa, hid $100 tied in a single bill under his rooster’s wing. The rooster crossed fences to a neighbor’s yard, and the bill vanished. Downer seeks legal relief, while joking his wife may search his pockets.
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Coatsville
Phillip Downer
Dower
Downer
Big irrigation plan urged in Fort Pierre meeting
A session in Fort Pierre unveiled a sweeping Missouri river diversion irrigation scheme spanning South Dakota and North Dakota. Led by Judge C. H. Bartow and C. W. Chamberlain, the plan envisions damming at the Yellowstone mouth and routing water across prairie lands to store floodwaters and irrigate millions of acres. The group formed the Great Plains Irrigation Congress with Bartow president and Chamberlain secretary, urging federal survey and congressional funding for preliminary work.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Yellowstone
Fort Buford
South Dakota
Morristown
Dupreem
White Owl
Meade County
Cheyenne Valley
Pedro
Midland
Congress
Gravel trains near Mitchell bound for Wisconsin rail line
Gravel trains from the Hudson pits south of Canton move along the Milwaukee road toward Mitchell, with travel trains already reaching Burton. Officials say graveling will continue until crop transport needs require motive power. In Washington, John Mitchell of the AFL, previously found in contempt, is sentenced to nine months in jail.
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Milwaukee
Mitchell
Hudson
Canton
Milwaukee Road
Burton
Orad
Washington, D. C
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Morrison
Wight
Three of Four Voters Approve Huron Convention
Three of four voters approve the Huron convention to date. The result indicates support within the local council and suggests momentum toward final ratification.
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HURON
Taft Repudiated by Most Respondents in Huron Poll
A survey of Republican readers shows only 8 of 238 answering yes to recognizing Taft as the nominee. Most respondents favor Roosevelt or oppose Taft, with many urging a Roosevelt club and criticizing Taft electors for backing Roosevelt in November. The report includes reader notes from Mitchell and other towns.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Raepublican
National Progressive Party
Yeas
Lalollette
Aone
Satara Ee
Eeeisteens Sk
Sey
Fineieep
Wilson
Lincoln
Huron
Roosevelt Club
Mitchell
South Dakota
T. R
Sullivan
Illinois
Taggart
Indiana
Murphy
Tammany
Mr. Wilson
W. G. Graham
Mitchell, S. D
Fort Pierre Teachers Institute closes with 150 plus attendees
The Fort Pierre teachers institute announces completion of its year with enrollment over 150. Many teachers take the county examination today and tomorrow. The group commends County Superintendent Mrs. Porter with a chair and backs equal suffrage, urging Stanley county lawmakers to support submission at the next legislative session.
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