South Dakota Exhibit Attracts Attention With Corn Art Display
An exhibit in the palace of agriculture showcases South Dakota products. A centerpiece conical stand holds grain heads ending in a wheat sheaf, flanked by tall shelves of seed bottles and two corn-silk portraits by H. C. Warner. Corn varieties, peaches, and pheasants are shown, with the state name spelled in corn over a large wheel motif.
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Lil Sue
South Dakota
Pather Time
Sunshine State
Iid
Palace of Nagri- Giture
H. C. Warner
Forestberg
S. D
Ar Tanger Twleve
Ford
South Dakota Acts to Control Cattle Mange Shipments
State figures under the national plan require two dips two weeks apart for cattle before safe to ship. Exposed cattle cars must be labeled and fumigated, with fines from 100 to 1000 dollars for violations. Officials in Aberdeen and Huron monitor shipments as dipping tanks are built in Aurora McPherson Edmunds and Sully counties.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
Huron
T. J. Engel
A. E. Wright
Aurora County
McPherson
Edmunds
Sully
Augustana College Commencement Set for June 2
Canton June 1 The commencement exercises at Augustana college will be held in the college chapel Thursday evening June 2. Six graduates from various departments will receive diplomas as part of an interesting program.
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Augustana College
Canton
5. D
College Chapel
T the
South Dakota Drinkers Association Convention Planned
The thirteenth annual convention of the South Dakota Drinkers' Association will convene in Sioux Falls on June 7 and 8. Banking leaders from Mitchell and other cities join a program featuring welcomes, speakers, and discussions on temperance matters with officials and residents assisting.
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Bankers Association
South Dakota Drinkers’ Association
Sioux Wills
Td. la
Kinne W. J. Baker
J. W. Dennis
Vas City
Tito
Keith
Burnside
Ac Eit CO. da
Mrinsan
Mitchell
Nike
Dilesnes
Joseph Cini
Ecg
Mer
South Dakotta Ui
Heminimewity
Brookings
Shale
Hank Gxaiminer
South Daku
WR. Itty. & Co
Atd
Bia
Holmes
Sioux Alls
Favorable Conditions for Grain Growth Across Region
The period brought cool start with generous showers and fair later weather aiding crops. Wheat oats rye spelt and barley advanced. some fields thin or weeded, corn planted and some replanting due to seed defects. Pasture alfalfa and grasses show good growth. fruit outlook remains bright.
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Huron
Sdn
Middle Black Hills
Heavy Wolf Bounties Law Changes and Pro Rata Payouts
Pierre South Dakota June 2 The wolf bounty law paused in 280 sets a five thousand dollar yearly limit and a fixed price per scalp The total due then feeds the fund pro rata when claims exceed six thousand dollars Past years fully paid out but this year claims already reach the appropriation with more arriving daily before July first Transfers reduce profitability for buyers
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Pierre
Indian School Farm Sale Sought Near Pierre
Washington reports the Indian school farm five miles from Pierre is to be sold if a good government price is offered. J F House notes the site is distant from the main school but the Pierre school is in good condition under Leavengood with repairs underway. Oliver Clinton of South Dakota won the gold medal for debate at Columbian University graduation.
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Washington
WA. C
J Gian Bureau
J. F. House
Pierre
Memorial Day Observed With Procession and Remembrance
Huron Michigan marks Memorial day with a large Grand Army and Woman's Relief Corps program. A procession to Riverside honors forty Union soldiers with flowers and ritual. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read. afternoon program at the opera house features songs, a solo, and a scholarly address by Rev. Edson.
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Lincoln
Martin
Edson
Grace Episcopal Church
Huron to Entertain at South Dakota Sunday School Meet
Huron South Dakota hosts the South Dakota Sunday School Association meeting starting Tuesday evening. The program features papers addresses and discussions with notable Christian workers from multiple states. Chaplain Charles M Daley presides with J P Leach secretary and other speakers including Rev Abbie Hinck Dr James Chalmers and Rev H R Upton among many named participants. The Creation Church will host sessions with special railroad arrangements noted.
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Huron
S. D
South Dakout Sunday School Association
Harvard
Chas. M. Daley
J. P. Leach
Sioux Walls
Abbie Hinck
Erwin
Brynner
International Sunday School Association
Lara Thompson
Carthauge
R. Martin
Sioux Falls
J. A. Rises
T. H H. Hagan
James Chalmers
South Dakota Agricultural College
H.R. Upton
Scotland
Brainard Thrall
E. WW. Grant
J. Palmer
Armour
Mary Hushes
Ipswich
Wrestling Match in Huron Draws Crowded Crowd
A large crowd watched Joe Lawrence of loco motive fireman vs Pony Melum of Huron in a Friday bout for a $10 purse. Lawrence agreed to toss Melum three times within half the allotted minutes. Melum failed to gain a fall. Another match likely soon.
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Fluro
Tragedy Ends Case of Sioux Falls Wife Beating Suspect
Robert Geske, a Kingsbury county farmer, shot himself after resisting arrest for wife beating. Reports say he had repeatedly abused his wife, including blackening eyes and breaking furniture. As officers closed in, Geske killed himself with a shotgun blast, his wife fleeing with their child.
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Sioux Falls, & C
Robert Geske
Kingsbury County
Walman
John
Two Girls Escape from Plankinton Reform School
Two female inmates aged 15 and 17 escaped the state reform school at Plankinton and were recaptured within 24 hours. They crawled out through a basement window and hid during daylight while planning to walk toward Chamberlain with friends awaiting them. Superintendent S. E. Young found the pair near a railroad track as daylight ended the search. Both girls had formerly lived in Sioux Falls.
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Plankinton
Sioux Palls
S. 1
State Reform School
Sioux Falls
S. E. Young
Reform School
White Lake
Fie
Chamberlain
Well Known Woman to Yankton Under Hypnotic Claim
Lead May 31 reports Mrs Charlotta Swanson of this city, declared insane, will be moved to Yankton once an attendant arrives. She asserts a hypnotic influence by a man whose name she refuses to disclose.
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Charlotta Swanson
Yankton
Weekly Crop Report Highlights Regional Weather Impacts
The weather bureau notes a favorable temperature trend overall with moisture issues in Oklahoma Missouri Wisconsin Ohio and Pennsylvania. Drought persists in the south Atlantic and east gulf while Texas and the central Rockies show good rainfall. Frosts, replanting needs, cut worm damage in the Ohio valley, and spring wheat prospects are described along with harvest activity in the south and delays in corn planting in the north Pacific areas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
Mississippi
Issippi River
West
Gulf
Oklahoma
Towa
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Texas
Rocky
Montana
Thlaho
Oregon
California
Lake
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
South Dakota
North Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Funeral of Senator Matthew Stanley Quay in Beaver
Funeral services for Senator Matthew Stanley Quay were held in Beaver Pennsylvania with hours of viewing at the Presbyterian church and a public burial at Little Beaver cemetery. A Senate committee acted as guard of honor and floral tributes from across the nation accompanied by President Roosevelt’s gesture of roses and peonies.
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Beaver, Pai
Beaver Valley
Matthew Stanley Quay
Beli
Little Beaver
Beaver G. A. R. Post
First Presbyterian Church
Beaver Cemetery
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Suspension of S Aunt Sdn com Thwarted By Book Discrepancies
York July 2 suspension of S Aunt Sdn com cited as one of the oldest cotton firms in the city. Head bookkeeper and cashier vanished about ten days ago. firm believes accounts are straightened but may resume operations. Clarence I Cameron office manager absent a week. books show discrepancies around 125000. August H W Skillen says Chicago board of trade accounts are tangled. Cameron left for Brooklyn to see his baby. Mrs. Cameron has not seen him since. Cameron served the company fifteen years. Local cotton accounts said to be adjusted. property diverted reportedly small and under 100000.
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York
Jume
Inncel
Clarence I. Cameron
H W. Skillen
Chicarg Board of Trade
Cameron
Brooklyn
Man Fined for Domestical Retribution in New Jersey
New Jersey man John Vizgas was fined $35 by Recorder Lazarus in New York for failing to thrash boarder John Kimonky who claimed Vizgas's wife kept company with another man. The judge scolded Vizgas for not protecting his wife's name and added a $5 fine for neglecting that duty.
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New York
John Vizgas
Yayonne
N. J
Lazarus
John Kimonky
Vizgas
Kimonky
Viazgas
Viggas
Viz
Supreme Court Affirms Oleomargarine Law Validity
The Supreme Court today affirmed the federal court ruling from the Southern District of Ohio upholding the constitutionality of the Oleomargarine law. The court adjourned until October.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Federal Court For
Southern District of Ohio
Wendt Enters Republican State Senate Nomination in Canton
Cantons note that L E Wendt prominent merchant and Lincoln county settler will announce as Republican candidate for state senate this week. His bid is backed by the old line faction led by Charles H Cassill, opposing Crawford faction ally. Wendt has lived in Canton since infancy and run a long established business for over 25 years. he is regarded as having a strong business record and good local standing.
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Canton
Ld LE. Wendt
Lincoln County
Wenat
Chas. H. Cassill
Crawford
Wendt
Council of Nations to Meet by Indian Tribes July Fourth
Native delegations from Pine Ridge Rosebud and Standing Rock agencies will convene in Rapid City on July 4 for a council of nations. The event includes tribal ceremonies and joint celebrations with local citizens.
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Rapid City
S. D
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Standing Rock
Crows
Council of Nations
Opening Up Offices for Rosebud Land Opening
Special Agent Hunt of the General Land Office in Washington coordinates the Rosebud land opening in Gregory county. Registration will be at the courthouse, women at the Congregational church, and old soldiers at the land office. Five steamers will run from Chamberlain to the lands to handle crowds efficiently.
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Chamberlain
Hunt
General Land Office
Washington
Rosebud
Gregory County
Court House
Congregational Church
United States Land Office
United States
Citizens on the Rise in Yankton County
The Yankton county clerk reports a flood of first papers applications as Rosebud Indian reservation opening nears. Many in the area seek U.S. citizenship or declare intent to renounce foreign allegiances, with land claims prompting filings.
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Yankton, S. DD
Yankton County
Rosebud Indian Reservation
United States
Watertown and Webster Railroad seeks right of way sale
The Watertown and Webster Railroad filed a plat across state land in section 38 in M4 for appraisal and sale with a one year purchase option. Commissioner Bach certified the filing while debate over state interest and which railroad supports the project continues. Farmers proceed with surveys and rights of way despite questions of backing and feasibility.
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Pierre
S. D
Watertown and Webster Railroad Company
Bach
Watertown
Webster
Two Sisters Reunite After Fifty Three Years Apart
Mrs Henry Strunk of Yankton South Dakota returns from Crete Nebraska where after parting fifty three years ago she met her long lost sister Mrs Fred Holman The pair had immigrated from Prussia in 1851 as teenagers Their shipmates died of cholera and they later found each other again in Cincinnati through a brother's letter finally uniting the siblings now aged sixty seven and sixty nine.
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Yankton
S. D
Henry Strunk
Crete
Neb
Fred Holman
Prussia
Cincinnati
Baltimore Mayor McLane commits suicide at home
Baltimore mayor Robert M. McLane aged 36, elected May last year, shot himself in his dressing room as his newlywed wife Mary Van Bibber slept nearby. He died within an hour after the tragedy, amid political and personal strains over Baltimore’s rebuilding program and party opposition.
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Baltimore
Robert M. McLane
McLane
Ben
Ss. Clay Timanus
James L. McLane
First National Bank
Maryland
United States
France
Cleveland
Mary van Bibber
Bridge Collapse Claims Four Lives in Salida Memorial
At Riverside Park in Salida Colorado a footbridge over the Arkansas River broke during memorial services. Four people are confirmed dead Esther Morgan 8 Pieter Holland 9 Mrs Clarence A Tompkins 6 Nora Anderson 13 is missing and a fourth boy unnamed was seen downstream. A wire netting basket lies below Wellsville six miles away to recover bodies.
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Salida
Colo
Arkansas River
Riverside Park
Clarence A. Tompkins
Eered Tazel Lines
Esther Morgan
Pieter Holland
Nora Anderson
Wellsville
Five Wien Injured as Philadelphia Race Riot Strikes Thirteenth Street
A race riot in Philadelphia at Thirteenth and Wharton streets left five seriously hurt and about a dozen more injured as white and colored youths clashed. Police quelled the disturbance after missiles and weapons were used. eleven charged with assault and riot.
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Philadelphia
Thirteenth
Wharton Streets
Brookyln Arrives as Tangier Hosts Kidnap Case Tensions
Tangier on June 1 reports cruiser Brooklyn under Rear Admiral Chadwick arriving. The U S squadron follows as authorities judge the Perdicaris case remains serious amid bandit kidnappings.
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Tangier
Brooklyn
Chadwick
Perdicaris
St Louis Train Crash Injures Four Near Union Station
A Wabash shuttle bound for the world’s fair grounds rammed the rear of a Colorado freight near Union station in St. Louis. Injured were engineer J. J. Connolly, fireman William Q. Rice, Mrs. George Swezey of Jefferson City, and Floyd Musgrave of St. Louis. No fatalities reported.
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St. Louis
Colorado
Union Station
J. J. Connolly
William Q. Rice
George Swezey
Jefferson City
Floyd Musgrave
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South Dakota Association
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Kingsbury
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Quay
Beaver, Penn
Sutmenden
Sig
Boom
South Dakota Line
United
Robt
M’lane
WIEN
Tangiers
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