Businessman Wanders Away From South Dakota Partnership
Fred W. Wildung, recently moved from Minneapolis to South Dakota to form a trade partnership, disappeared after leaving his home with his wife and child. A rambling note suggested mental distress. he was last seen near Salem seeking directions, walking with money on him. His wife and child traveled to Sioux Falls, distressed by the mystery.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Fred W. Wildung
Minneapolis
South Dakota
Wildung
W. R. Wildung
Bronx Falls
Bridgewater
Moon
Salem
Farmer Parry Dies After Wagon Fall Near Armour
Armour South Dakota July 29 A farmer Charles Parry aged 35 from between Armour and Delmont fell headlong from his buggy a half mile from home after drinking. He died Sunday afternoon after being paralyzed and unconscious since the fall. He leaves a wife and parents. Earlier harvest week T J Hunt was injured when his mowing machine entangled and passed over him. paralysis may lessen but he remains in peril.
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T. J. Hunt
Charles Mix County
Howeer
Pardon Plea Filed for Bank Cashier George D Horras
Representative Hamilton arrived to seek a presidential pardon for George D Horras former bank cashier at Got Springs South Dakota now serving one year of a five year term for embezzlement He previously lived in What Cheer Indiana and is detained in Leavenworth prison.
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Iseral
Washingtonna
Railroads and express firms face limited state assessment increases
The state assessment board plans small hikes for railroads and express companies, with main line rail increases likely between 200 and 400 dollars per property and total railholdings rising around 51 million dollars. Governor Vess ey, ill, returns to Lake Kampeska after a health layover as telephones await assessment.
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Pierre
S. D
State Assessment Board
Vessey
Lake Kampeska
Surveyors Reach 100 Miles West of Belle Fourche
Reports indicate that M and St. L surveyors have advanced 100 miles west of Le Beau into the government irrigated Belle Fourche country. They are encamped in the northeastern Meade County area.
Horse Found Hanged in Tree After Suspected Theft
Gregory July 29 A horse believed stolen from Anton Dobesh was found dead with its head caught in a tree crotch. The animal apparently fell and wedged itself, leaving no escape.
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Gregory
Anton Dobesh
Hotel Clerk Identified as Army Deserter in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls police arrest 21 year old William C Hennon a deserter from Fort Snelling Minnesota identified by a circular photo. He confessed after arrest stating he enlisted January 10 and deserted June 4 while working as a clerk at the Andon hotel in Sioux Falls. Also notes University of Leipzig 600th anniversary and 1000th session this month.
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Sioux Falls
William C. Hennon
United States Army
Fort Snelling
Minn
Hennon
Andon
Referee rules Cantonwine and wife staged bankruptcy fraud
Referee Muller finds Cantonwine and Maggie conspired to rob creditors, keeping 35000 dollars claimed stolen. He orders 12500 returned to the trustee and voids transfers to the wife, with notes to be delivered. contempt of court possible if not complied.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Muller
Cantonwinge
Cantonwine
Maggie
Carland
Volin Voters Move Toward Seventh School Election
Volin S D notes three years of debate over a new school building with a sixth election deciding to sell the old structure and reject the bond issue. Voters failed to fund a new site and the old site question was left unresolved awaiting a seventh election to decide.
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Volin
S. D
Body Identified as Frederick Miller in James River
Frankfort 8 D July 28 authorities solved the mystery of a man found floating in the James river by identifying the deceased as Frederick Miller known as Fritz from Mellette. A recovered express money order receipt in his clothing confirmed identity. Miller left a daughter whose address is unknown and a brother in or near Manilla, Iowa.
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G. L. Wackerow
Manilla
Miller
Wackerow
Arrested for destroying neighbor s machinery
Clear Lake South Dakota July 28 Sheriff Lawson arrested Emil Hendrickson a known character charged with malicious destruction of property He allegedly ruined a binder belonging to Edward Erickson after a dispute Hendrickson was brought to town for the next circuit court term held in jail unable to post bond with more serious charges expected against him
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Clear Lake
S. D
Lawson
Emil Hendrickson
Edward Erickson
Hendrickson
State
Express Companies See Jump in State Assessments
Pierre S D July 28 If the state assessment board treats railroad and express company assessments alike a material rise in corporate property valuations appears likely this year. The express sector shows about a 100000 increase with American at 171433 Wells Fargo new at 200000 after acquiring United States business, and Adams Express 35462. Pullman Palace Car at 42000 up 12000 while Great Northern Express falls slightly to 11878 and Western rises modestly to 2262.
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United States Company
Adams Express
Great Northern Express
Pullman Palace Car Company
Fighting Tenth Back From Philippines Parade Through New York
Back from two years in the Philippines the colored Troop L of the Tenth Cavalry led by Major General Leonard Wood paraded up Broadway to the Sixty ninth Regiment armory. Crowds cheered as Mayor McClellan and officials reviewed them at City Hall Park. They then moved to the armory for refreshments and addresses. The regiment heads to Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, tomorrow.
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New York
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Tenth Cavalry Regiment
San Juan Hill
Broadway
Kilpatrick
Sixtyninth Regiment
Citizens’ Committee of Negroes
City Hall Park
McClellan
Fort Ethan Allen
Vermont
Elope and Wed at Midnight to Avoid Publicity
In Oacoma on July 27 Vint Humphreys of Reliance and Mamie Brown eloped in a tardy townwide ceremony. They enlisted Lou Collins, Clerk of Courts Mackay, Mrs Mackay, and others to witness the wedding and secured a license after a midnight procession, with Rev N H May performing the nuptials. Humphreys later announced he had taken in a partner at his Reliance business.
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Oacoma
Vint Humphreys
Reliance
Mamie Brown
Fixin's
Lou Collins
Humphrey
Mackay
N. H. May
Auto crash injures three in Yankton Rambler wrecked
In Yankton South Dakota three people were injured when Fred Scheels Rambler struck a telephone pole. Mia Scheel Mrs Erick Anderson and Mrs Otto Bee suffered cuts from flying glass and bruises though not seriously. J Scheel swerved to avoid a boy, triggering the collision.
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Yankton
S. D
Fred Scheel
Mia. Scheel
Erick Anderson
Otto Bee
J. Scheel
Deep Sky Sioux Chief to MARRY New York Girl Adele Rowland
New York July 27 Deep Sky a Sioux chief has obtained a license to wed Adele Rowland a 21 year old New York girl Deep Sky plans to marry Thursday at the Polo grounds during a benefit for crippled children The ceremony will begin with the Indian rites followed by a civil binding by an alderman
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New York
Deep Sky
Adele Rowland
Deep Aes Arena Prett
South Dakota
Rodeork
Polo Grounds
Yankton Faces Federal Suit Over Bridge Payment
Yankton South Dakota is sued in federal court after council refused to pay for a concrete bridge built by John Quackenbush of Webster City Iowa. The contract, set at 300, faced construction trouble with two collapses during building. no payments have been made. Attorney J B Harris, once city attorney, represents the contractor along with C H Windsor of Sioux Falls as the contractor sues as a nonresident in the Sioux Falls federal court.
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Wce
Yankton
S. D
John Quackenbush
Webster City
J. B. Harris
C. H. Windsor
Sioux Falls
State Engineer to deliver illustrated South Dakota lecture
Pierre July 27 State Engineer Samuel H Lea has arranged an illustrated lecture for the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane August 9 to 14. Lantern slides depict industrial activities rich harvest fields eastern scenes Black Hills cities and scenic wonders to attract settlers to South Dakota.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
Postmaster Resigns at Rapid City Office
Rapid City South Dakota July 27 post master James H Barber resigns and will move to Seattle after relief. His successor not yet appointed and several candidates compete. Barber served 16 years in the service including five years as clerk and remaining time as postmaster and was a popular official.
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Rapid City
James H. Barber
Seattle
Barber
Sioux Leader Plans Move to Nicaragua Colony
New Orleans July 27 Sioux chief Little Bison says a Dakota colony will relocate to unsettled land in Nicaragua. He met with President Zelaya to secure land concession and will lead 100 Indian families there immediately, with several hundred more to follow. Kenosha tannery work resumes as strike ends. about 500 workers back at their posts.
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New Orleans
Dakotas
Nicaragua
Little Bison
Bluefields
Zelaya
Kenosha, Wis
Allen Tannery
Victor's Father Leaves His Boy to Court's Mercy
Aberdeen South Dakota July 26 The father of Emil Victor the accused murderer visited his son in the county jail after arriving incognito to avoid publicity He plans to return to East Aurora New York leaving the fate of Emil to the court He says Emil is timid by nature and mentally unsettled A special term of court may be held July 31 to rule on the case with potential hanging or life imprisonment depending on a plea and trial outcome
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Aberdeen
S. D
Emil Victor
East Aurora
N. Y
Victor, Jr
New York
Chicago
Emil
Frank McNulty
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Laying Gas Mains Without Excavations
Yankton July 26 Yankton people show interest in E W Crane invention tested device laid 400 feet of gas main in minutes drawing pipe two feet underground in the wake of a plow that cut soil but did not excavate leaving the street unchanged Plow with five men does the work of twenty and saves time and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
E. W. Crane
Boy shoots mother in careless accident in Webster
Webster South Dakota July 26 Mrs James Tuel dies after being accidentally shot by her son Earl 20 while handling a revolver He was unharmed and the family plans funeral services in Webster for the mother who leaves a husband and three children for Aberdeen treatment and burial plans.
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Webster
S. D
James Tuel
Earl
Aberdeen
Giant snail unearthed by South Dakota laborer
In Wessington Springs J H McVey found a giant mollusk about four inches in diameter while digging a sand pit. The snail lay four inches across, curled in hardened clay, shining with rainbow hues and likely petrified after resting there for many years.
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Wessington Springs
S. D
J. H. McVey
Stranger Stabs Man After Quarrel in Aberdeen
Harry Rogers, a stranger, is held to await circuit court action for stabbing Ed Holton in the back during a quarrel in Aberdeen. Holton, also a stranger and teamster, required several stitches for the wound.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Harry Rogers
Ed Holton
Holton
Auto turns turtle. chauffeur crushed to death
Ira Breese aged 35 a Gates garage chauffeur in Sioux Falls South Dakota died after his car turned turtle while toning up a new machine. He was crushed beneath the wrecked auto and died about an hour after the accident. He came from Jackson Michigan five weeks ago leaving a widow and one child.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Ira Breese
Gates
Breese
Jackson
Mich
Accused Emil Victor Waives Preliminary on Christie Murder
Emil Victor surrenders a preliminary examination and moves to circuit court for trial after confessing to the Christie farm family killings. He recounts hiding in the Christie barn, striking with a hammer, and fatally wounding Christies as well as two youths and a girl. His father James Victor travels to offer support while officials withhold confirmation of the confession.
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James Victor
Emil Victor
Christie
East Aurora
N. Y
Victor
Victors
Michael Ronayne
City and County Litigates Tax Overcharges
Centerville suit seeks 1200 dollars for excess tax collection fees. Supreme Court rules statute of limitations runs against county held sums more than six years before filing. City argues county acted as trustee. claims all city tax funds belong to city. Rehearing sought.
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Centerville
Turner County
Supreme Court
Conductor Saves Babies With Milk On Black Hills Excursion
Conductor Chambers on the Northwestern excursion train helped 18 mothers with infant children when milk ran short at a station near Rapid City. He fetched fresh milk from a pasture, enabling the party to proceed to Rapid City in good humor. The trip carried over 1,700 tickets and proved highly successful.
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Huron
Black Hills
Name
Chambers
Northwestern Company
Rapid City
Robbers Loot Bank In Tulare Heist Near Redfield
Word arrives from Redfield South Dakota of a early morning heist at the State Bank of Tulare the first town south of Redfield on the Milwaukee line. Entry occurred between 2 and 3 am the safe cracked and about 1900 dollars taken. Yeggmen escaped before residents could respond.
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Redfield
S. D
State Bank of
Tulare
Ptomaine Kills Two In Bunceton Missouri
Rebecca Moore aged 69 and her son George H. Moore aged 30 died here yesterday from ptomaines poisoning in Bunceton Missouri. George was a merchant and Rebecca was a pioneer resident of the town. The deaths occurred after exposure to contaminated food.
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Bunceton
Rebecca Moore
George H. Moore
Victor Confesses to Quadruple Murder in South Dakota
Aberdeen reports Emil Victor has confessed to the sheriff and state’s attorney to killing J. W. Christie his wife his daughter and Michael Ronayne near Rudolph two weeks earlier. Revolvers found near Meliette corroborate the confession and a special term of court is expected to be called soon to handle the case amid fear of lynching.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Emil Victor
J. W. Christie
Michael Ronayne
Rudolph
Meliette
Victor
Frank McNulty
Falling Roof Frightens Sick Woman to Death
In Lemmon South Dakota on July 23 a sick woman died after the roof collapsed while her husband repaired it. A coroner's inquest found death due to heart disease caused by fright. no injuries from the roof. She leaves several small children.
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Lemmon
Hooker
Sudden Death Reported From Electric Accident in Oregon
Greenfield South Dakota July 23 Word reaches from Oregon of the death of Mrs Edward Bensen formerly of Greenfield The husband is a Greenfield boy The accounts say she was turning on an electric light in the rear room of their confectionery store When she touched brass fixtures with one hand and her feet were on a wet floor the electric current caused a fatal shock
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Greenfield
S. D
Oregon
Edward Bengsen
Hisey Injured in Wheelbarrow Incident at Yale
Andrew T. Hisey, a presidential candidate, was dumped from a wheelbarrow during a speech at Yale in Watertown South Carolina. Hisey broke his arm and may abandon wheelbarrow campaigning.
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Hisey
Watertown
S.C
Andrew T. Hisey
Yale
Crop expert forecasts record Dakota corn yield
John Inglis a Chicago crop expert tours South Dakota saying conditions are excellent and the state will likely produce the largest crop in its history Aberdeen July 23 he told Aberdeen men he is impressed by the state’s prospects.
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Dakota
Aberdeen
John Inglis
Chicago
South Dakota
Geddes Foreman Drowns Bathing at Scottish Reservoir
George Ludrick a Geddes section foreman drowned in a reservoir two miles south of Scotland S D while bathing Monday night He was in charge of a surfacing crew and his death occurred during an outing away from Geddes Local authorities reported the accident with no further details available at press time.
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Geddes
Scotland
S. D
George Ludrick
Egg Case Against Rotten Egg Sparks Federal Probe
Attorney General Wickersham received a telegram from G A Neuendorf of Clark D D reporting a boiled egg believed rotten. The egg numbered 147,563 was sent for inspection and filed under the pure food crusade with notes making light of the complaint and urging not to blame the hen.
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Washington
Wickersham
G. A. Neuendorf
Clark
D. D
United States Express
Fowler
Vigilant groups rise to curb wife beating in Florence
In New Jersey Florence vigilante committees formed by church members pledge help to authorities against wife beaters. Prominent locals fund prosecutions and warn against political interference while targeting known abusers at homes and worksites amid calls for order and reform.
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New York
Florence
N. J
Reformers
Aes
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Minneapolis & ST. Louis
University of
Armour Merchant
Court's
Boy
John Ronayne
Christie Farm
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