War Death Toll Over Two Million in First Six Months
Red Cross figures published in Denver show total killed at 2,146,000 across Germany Austria France Great Britain and Russia. Daily losses averaged 41,300 with 10,140 dead 25,000 wounded and 8,300 prisoners. Totals by nation listed for dead wounded and prisoners.
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Denver
Col
Red Cross
K. Ziegler
Europe
Asia
Africa
Germany
Austria
France
Great Britain
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Howard Drubs Mitchell 17-13 in season opener at Hitchcock Park
Mitchell and Howard opened the season in a high scoring affair at Hitchcock Park. Howard built a ten run second inning as Mitchell’s defense misplayed balls and errors mounted, with Gardner, Dakin, and Crumrine among key contributors for Mitchell while Howard’s Feltis and Cool struggled before a late surge by Mitchell.
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Howard
Mitchell
Hitchcock Park
Braves
Oscar Cool
Cedar Rapids
Cool
Marty Jestis
Gardner
Dakin
Butler
Young
R. Mathews
Seney
Crumrine
Crummy
Schamweber
Peck
Schamberg
Gilmore
Tift
Weltis
Feltis
Marshall
Scharnweber
Ryan
Scharweber
Drew
C. Mathews
Crumline
Pheney
Harter
Blouting
Wipo
FE Butler
Jaf
Ay Howard
Arsele
Jo le Sy
Ren Drew
Lew Q
Ae Schamberg
Mathews
Am Gardner
Mahoney
E Marshal
Fist S. Es
Rt. Mathews
Peltis
Veltis
Branch Endorsed for High Post by Mitchell Lodge
W A Branch was endorsed by the Mitchell M B A lodge for director in the supreme lodge with delegates to the Chamberlain state convention urged to secure South Dakota Modern Brotherhood endorsement. Delegates elected include Mr and Mrs Branch and other members for the July 21 Chamberlain meeting. Loomer to attend national secretaries convention in St Louis in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Branch
Mitchell M. B. A
Supreme Lodge
Chamberlain
South Dakota
National Board of Directors
Branch
James E. Duncan
Mary TJ. Miller
Birdie Wright
Mitchell Lodge
E. A. Loomer
Bidwell Attacks Lenroot Over War Mediation Claims
Wisconsin Congressman Irvine L. Lenroot drew fire from F A Bidwell at a Mitchell summer chautauqua. Bidwell's open letter questions Lenroot support for peace and mediation versus wartime actions, likening it to police duties against criminals and arbitration between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Mitchell
F. A. Bidwell
Mr. Lenroot
Irvan
Germany
Mr. Bryan
Dr King's New Discovery for Colds and Coughs
Patients are urged to treat colds early to prevent serious illness. The ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as the remedy that clears the head frees the breath and restores vitality with the first dose encouraging immediate purchase.
Spencer shuts out Salem 8 to 0 in errorless win
Spencer, S. D., played flawless defense as Harding struck out seven Salem hitters and allowed only five hits. Spencer scored three runs in the eighth on four hits including a Ryan double. Salem catcher Gray suffered a groin injury from a foul tip in the same inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
S. D
Salem
Harding
Sioux City
Ryan
Gray
Iowa Bankers Convention Opened in Davenport
Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts addressed the opening session of the twenty ninth annual Iowa Bankers Association convention in Davenport Iowa. He attributed current weak business mood to sectional and class antagonism causing distrust and enmity and warned against drastic legislative responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa Bankers Association
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Weeks
Lumbermen Challenge Bankers To Seven Inning Game At Hitchcock Park
Mitchell lumber firms challenge local bankers to a seven inning baseball game at Hitchcock Park next week. Game set for 6 30 pm with Veinie Scharnweber as umpire and lineup listing MacLean Nobis Treganza Nolt Wagner Sintsminger Max Nobis Schilingen Moser.
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Mitchell
Hitchcock Park
Robert Burns Lumber Company
Fullerton Lumber Company
J. F. Anderson Lumber Company
Davis & Daniels Company
Treganza
Nolt
Wagner
Sintsminger
Max Nobis
Sehilingen
Moser
Remains of P. W. Sullivan Arrive in Mitchell
The body of P. W. Sullivan, longtime Milwaukee system locomotive engineer and early Mitchell rail pioneer, arrived from Ortonville Minnesota. He will lie in state at the McGrath home and be shipped to Sheldon Iowa for a Catholic funeral Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Sullivan
Mitchell
Ortonville
Minn
P. It. McGrath
Last First Avenue
Sullivan
McGrath
Milwaukee System
Milwaukee Station
Sheldon
Average tax levy across state property set for 1915
Pierre S D Nine and ninety seven hundredths mils is the taxation amount against corporate property this year. The state tax commission will adopt this levy for 1915 and assess private car lines under Chapter 100 Laws of 1915. The comparison with 1914 shows a small overall reduction from 1913.
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State Tax Commission
Handlin
Summer meetings set for Madison South Dakota druggists
The South Dakota State Druggists association plans its annual convention and summer outing in Madison from August 11 to 13. Secretary J C Shutz reports 100 plus room reservations at Grand View hotel and cottages for visiting druggists and families. The traveling men's auxiliary holds a grand ball on the 12th, with tennis, baseball, shooting, swimming and rowing events leading to a large picnic dinner. The State Editorial association also to meet at Lake Madison July 29 to August 2 with large attendance anticipated.
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Madison
S. D
South Dakota State
J. C. Shutz
Grand View
Lake Shore
Secertary Schutz
State Editorial Association
Lake Madison
Outing Planned for Journalists and Families at Chau Tauqua Park
Newspaper men and families prepare for a leisure trip at Chau Tauqua Park with free boat use and bathing attire. Accommodations should host association members and their ladies comfortably, and most attendees are expected to arrive by automobile this year.
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Chautauqua Park
Park Board Reports Tree Pruning Plan and Budgets
Park Superintendent G Loftus reports 1636 trees along Main street blocks need pruning and 118 should be removed. Census shows 65 percent elms 521 box elder 182 maple 140 poplar 112 ash and 15 locust. Labor costs total 286.20 May 1 to June 15 with park allocations to Hitchcock West East and South Side parks. Mitchells baseball diamond free for this season if team covers repairs and damages.
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First
Sixth Avenues
Main Street
G. Loftus
City Park Board
Loftus
Hitchcock Park
West Park
East Park
Mitchell
Pony Stolen, Suspect Captured Near Loomis
The pony owned by N M Overgaard was taken from his South Hdmands Street home. Sheriff Owens and Chief Wood Smith tracked the thief after a long ride, locating him near Loomis where Oscar Berg was arrested. Berg waived examination and is bound over to circuit court on $400 bond. The pony was exhausted and in poor condition.
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N. M. Overgaard
South Hdmands Street
Overgaard
H. 8. Owens
Wood Smith
Mr. Overgaard
Woonsocket
W. J. Driver
Loomis
Oscar Berg
W .M. Herbert
Berg
Mitchell
Barnum Bailey Circus Brings Spectacle to Mitchell
A Barnum & Bailey herald touts the big show coming to Mitchell on Tuesday June 24. It notes all ticket holders can see every advertised attraction, the show uses 480 performers, 700 horses, 1200 staff, and travels in five long trains with tents covering twelve acres. It promises world wide importations and unrivaled novelty in a grand spectacle featuring Lalla Rookh and other lavish displays.
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Barnum & Bailey Circus
Mitchell
New York
Mater
Barnum & Bailey
Europe
America
Big circus promises vast spectacle with rare beasts
The essay describes a grand spectacle featuring camels and animals in a three ring show across four stages, a bi-horned rhinoceros, and a hundred cages of exotic beasts. It notes a 15,100 audience capacity and that seats are reserved by coupon with grandstand chairs for top buyers.
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America
S D Man Writes From War Front
Albert Hourne, a former South Dakota resident serving with the British royal field artillery in Belgium, details battles with gas use, casualties, and growing Allied strength. He expresses longing for home after nine months at war, noting deprivations, fear, and a belief the conflict will end soon with a just victory for Belgium.
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Egan
Albert Hourne
South Dakota
Royal Field Artillery
Belgium
Jelf
England
Editorial excursion to the Pacific coast from South Dakota
About 35 South Dakotans including 12 from Sioux Falls depart for Kansas City to join the national editorial excursion to the Pacific coast exposition. The Sioux Falls group lists Geo. Schlosser and others followed by a long roster of state participants and their papers. The delegation of over 400 will travel from Kansas City by a splendid train in two sections via the Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Kansas City
Geo. Schlosser
National Editorial Association
Schlosser
Nlazel Schlosser
Jeanette Leyse
C. S. Searls
I. M. Mills
K. B. Cressey
Marian Tufts
Helen Tufts
Marie Jacobson
Association
A. Jacobsen
Fred C. Kireh
A. J. Wilmarth
Mellette County
Belle Fourche Dam Damaged by Heavy Rains
Belle Fourche reports three inches of rain in hours caused a washout at the Little Missouri project dam 45 miles northwest of town. Chief Engineer H R Albion said repairs would begin as weather allows, with about one hundred yards of dirt removed from the damaged section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
Little Missouri
H. R. Albion
Child's Rescuer Struck While Saving Youth
Samuel H. Hay of Wessington Springs was bruised when a driver careened the car to avoid a child in the path. Hay was pushed along the ground and run over briefly, with injuries not believed serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessington Springs
S. D
Samuel H. Hay
Germany Unruffled by Italy's Entrance
Berlin readers note Italy joins the Allies amid a quiet calm as war looms. The piece contrasts German restraint with Italian political turmoil in Rome and Vienna, while observers debate public reaction to the Tuscan crisis and Washington's distant stance.
British Reservists Detained in U S Enlistment Probe
In New York City acting on Washington this week Assistant U S District Attorney Wood secured a detention order for 17 men alleged to have enlisted in San Francisco as British reservists led by Ralph Blair. They are said to head to England with seven already held as witnesses for the San Francisco federal grand jury investigating neutrality breaches. The maximum penalty if convicted is a $1000 fine or up to three years in prison or both.
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New York City
Washington
United States
Wood
San Francisco
Ralph Blair
Eongland
Department of Justice
Federal
Wolsey Declared Dry After Void Saloon Vote
Judge Taylor voided Wolsey’s saloon licensing election concluding the petition with 82 signers lacked validity. After dismissals for nonfreeholder, nonvoter, and disqualified council members, only 19 signatures remained, insufficient to sustain the measure.
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Howard Drubs Mitchell
Mitchell Modern Brotherhood OF America
Bidwell
Cong
Lenroot
Kor
Bryan
Spencer Blanks
W Sullivan
Pind
S. D. Man
WAR Front
Albert Brown
Pacific Coast
Belle Fourche Dam
Italy
Berlin
Mars
Rom
St. Louis
Dardanelles
Erliners
Vienna
Tusitania
U. S
Diehl Drug CO
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