Nebraska Democrats Oust Bryan Over County Option Rift
In Grand Island Nebraska, state Democrats oust William J. Bryan from leadership after decisive votes over county option on liquor. Smyth announces results amid cheers as Hitchcock victory secures platform shift. Bryan protests, cites liquor interests and warns of GOP gains.
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Grand Island
Neb
Nebraska
Democrats
Bryan
William J. Bryan
Smyth
Bryant
G. M. Hitchcock
Committee On
Bryam
Lancaster County
Hitchcock
W. R. Patrick
Schallenberger
Shallenberger
H.B. Fleharty
Douglas ‘County
Omahas
Demthel
Lisbon Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Illness
Geo Miller improves after illness. Miss Alice Styles and friend visit Miss Hazle and Florence Miller. John Showalters seen on streets. Fred Cropsey listed as sick. Mrs O M Damuth returns from Iowa visit and plans visit to Letcher. A W Gaines and daughter visit Cropsey. O J Means in Stickney. Jerome Showalter at Wheeler home. Charlie Bernson hay stack struck by lightning. Floyd Jenks loses horse. cause unknown. Grant Butterfield harvest work. Annie Miller calls in Lisbon. Victor Moquist and wife visit relatives.
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Lisbon
Geo, Miller
Alice Styles
Miss Hazle
Florence Miller
John Showalters
Our Streets
Fred Cropsey
O. M. Damuth
T. L. Wheeler
Letcher
Iowa
A. W. Gaines
Mitchell
Chamberlain
Rain Brings Broad Smile to Prosper Farmers
Prosper area residents note improved mood as rainfall arrives. Local social activity includes Everet Dahler attending an Ethan ice cream social and Epworth League delegates Florence Anderson Amanda Goe burg Carl Rosenquist and Ralph Goeburg reporting a successful nearby convention. Mr and Mrs John Ochletree and Mr and Mrs Theo Brown visited Ethan and Clayton relatives while Minnie Wittstruck stayed with sister Mrs Radenmacher in Clayton.
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W. A. Darling
Everet Dahler
Ethan Hall
Florence Anderson
Amanda Goeburg
Carl Rosenquist
Ralph Goeburg
Epworth League
Valley Springs
John Ochletree
B. R. Wittstruck’s
Theo. Brown
Chas. Dabler
Arthur Rooney
Ethan
Minnie Wittstruck
R. Radenmacher
Clayton
Officers Reduced to Ranks to Study at Camp Roosevelt
Fifty South Dakota National Guard officers are reduced to ranks and training at Camp Roosevelt. A provisional company formed at the officers' school, with Captain Beckwith as commanding officer, and Major Bentley, Captain O Bryan among instructors. Colonel A S Frost supervises a strict camp routine as officers perform typical duties, study equipment and rifle care, and receive medical instruction from regimental surgeons.
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Watertown
S. D
South Dakota National Guard
Camp Roosevelt
Beckwith
South Dakota
Philippines
A. S. Frost
McNenny
Sturgis
Bentley
Met Springs
O'Bryan
Ohio Republicans Unite Behind Taft Platform At Columbus
In Columbus Ohio the Republican state convention backed Taft for renomination and endorsed the Taft administration. Warren G Harding won the governorship nomination with 746 votes to Brown 120 Longworth 195 and Garfield 5. The insurgents offered no votes and Garfield did not seek the nomination. The platform urged tariff reform ship subsidies and stronger anti trust action while endorsing pensions and direct franchise voting and campaign finance publicity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Boss Cox
Cincinnati
Warren G. Harding
The
Marion Star
Foraker
Cox
Harding
Brown
Longworth
Garfield
Treadway
Taft
Congress
Tariff Commission
Wall Street Stocks Tumble Amid Weak Close
New York stocks fell sharply as powerful banking interests offered no support. The market ended weak and unsettled after a late rally, with 1,279,839 shares traded and 36 of 146 issues failing to advance.
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New York
New York Exchange
Financial Market Slump Traced to Purge of Directors
The decline of the market to its lowest level this year is blamed on a worldwide purge of financial opinion leaders. Analysts say the drop followed no formal warning but reflected a broad shift toward retrenchment after accumulating signs of unsustainable conditions.
Letcher Items Highlight Local Visits and Travel News
Saturday notes CHAS Albert left for the Black Hills. Mitchell visitors include Mrs. Welch Krause J C and Mrs Hitle. Various local trips: Burg and family Richards at Lane. Edith McKeene Krause Maud Clara visited Ruskin park. Little Eddie Worder injured when wheel crushed his leg. Travel Circle to meet July 27. Local visits from Ft Dodge Mt Ayer Perry and Hartley.
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Chas
Albert
Black Hills
John Wilds
Mitchell
Letcher
W. Welch
Krause
J. C
Chas. Hitle
J. K. Burg
Richards
Lane
Edith McKeene
Maud
Clara
Ruskin Park
J. L. Davis
Ralph Weston
A. C. Johnson
Hartley
Iowa
Pence
George Chandler
Mt. Ayer
Henry Hopkins
C. E. Soper
Fort Dodge
Dan Hoy
J. Leamy
R. B. Tibetts
M. Laighton
Eddie
Frank Worder
Dyer
Perry
Chas. Dyers
Crippen Story Doubts Arrest On Mid Ocean Voyage
London reports Scotland Yard lost wireless contact with the vessel carrying Dr Hawley H Crippen and his stenographer Miss Leneve amid claims they were seized at sea by the Montrose captain. The Express story said they used aliases John Robinson and John Robinson Jr with ages 57 and 17. The tale claimed plans of arrest and confinement in separate cabins, casting doubt on the tale.
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London
England
Scotland Yard
Hawley H. Crippen
Miss Leneve
Canada
London Express
Montrose
John Robinson
John Robinson, Jr
Townsite Auctions Ordered in Reservation Lands
The Secretary of the Interior will auction five townsites in the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock reservations. Timber Lake will sell August 15 at Timber Lake, and Dupree on August 22 at Aberdeen. Remaining townsites go to Lemmon starting August 29. Purchases may be paid in three annual installments.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
Timber Lake
Dupree
Aberdeen
Milwaukee Railroad
Lemmon
South Dakota
Feed conditions affect cattle prices at Chicago market
Union Stock Yards Chicago received 22,000 cattle with a 10 to 15 cent drop in price while 18,000 sheep were steady on good demand. Hogs totaled 20,000 with September pork selling at 22.25 dollars per hundred. National Live Stock Co.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
National Live Stock Com. Co
Sioux City Cattle and Hog Markets Show Mixed Week Decline
Cattle receipts reach 400 with a steady market while hogs at 3,200 head sell 10c lower on average. Top hog price hits 8.60 with most sales 8.15 to 8.30. Beef prices range 4.00 to 7.75 for beeves and 3.00 to 5.00 for bulls, with stockers and feeders improving yet steadying. Demand for feeding stock noted, especially heavy feeders, and hogs show renewed losses after Monday drop.
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Sioux City
Wheat and Grain Prices Listed for Market Day
Mitchell markets report commodity prices for wheat No. 2 at 1.08 and No. 8 at 1.06, velvet chaff 99c, flax 2.25, oats 32c, corn 48c, barley 45c. Other grades include No. 2 at 97c.
Chicago grain prices on cash close
Wheat No 2 northern 1.17 to 1.22 dollars. No 8 white oats 0.39 to 0.41 dollars. White corn 0.66 to 0.67 dollars. Yellow corn 0.60 to 0.62 dollars. Barley 0.50 to 0.70 dollars.
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Chicago
Northern
Grain Prices Mixed on Opening Market Trading
The report notes No. 2 northern oats at 1.22 to 1.23 dollars per unit with 42 to 43 percent yield, white oats, yellow corn at 62 to 63 percent, and barley priced around 65 cents.
Adulterated Oil Case Leads to Fine in Vermillion
Vermillion South Dakota Dr A N Geek food and drug commissioner reports Fred Preszler of Eureka was fined 50 dollars plus costs in justice court for selling Holland Linseed Oil found highly adulterated after F and D department analysis. Commissioner urged McPherson County State's Attorney Theo Geidt to prosecute. Other adulterated linseed oil and rotten egg prosecutions expected.
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Vermillion
S. D
A. N. Geek
Notice of Chattel Mortgage Sale in Mitchell SD
By order of The Mitchell National Bank Heyer and Kempel mortgagors defaulted on a 250 dollar chattel mortgage dated July 31 1909. Sale of listed household goods and sewing machines at 2 PM August 6 1910 at Second Avenue and Main Street Mitchell SD. Herbert B Hitchcock agent for mortgagee.
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Heyer & Kempel, Mortgagors
Davison
South Dakota
Mitchell National Bank
Davison County
Office
the Register of Deeds
Second Avenue
Main Street
Mitchell
Dawson
State of
Wheeler & WH Son
Singer
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South America
United States
Republican
Flehart
Prosper
Wall Street
Ralph Doyle
Citizens Bank
Gerhart Christopher
Guy W. Crawford
Crippen
Mitchell Trust Company
Minneapolis Grain
Minneapolis
Herbert B. Hitchcock
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