Death of Austrian Servant Sparks Manslaughter Case
Parkston South Dakota June 19 a trunk of wet torn blood covered clothing belonging to Agnes Poireis 17 who died after living at the home of millionaire Moses Kauffman in Sioux Falls and led to the arrest of Mrs. Kauffman for manslaughter. State and local prosecutors probe alleged torture and foul play with grisly evidence described from the trunk and wear of the garments.
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Parkston
S. D
Agnes Poireis
Moses Kauffman
Sioux Falls
J. L. Quinn
Board of Supervisors
Hutchinson County
Quinn
Charles Zehnphennig
Anton Fergen
J. Gross
Germain
Young Erickson
Kauffman
A. Snashnall
Turkish Atrocities Worse Than Ever
Boston reports a letter from Rev Francis E Clark dated June 19 describing conditions in Turkey as more repressive and archaic. He cites cruelties and secret assassinations of Armenian Christians and says American missions face greater peril since the fleet left Smyrna.
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Boston
Turkey
Christian Endeavor
Francis E. Clark
United Society of Christian Endeavorers
Smyrna
Saloons to Open in Frisco July Fifth
San Francisco mayor confirms saloons may open on July 5 after a period from Tremble to Stagger in Frisco between April 18 and July 5. The plan sets new drinking hours and public safety rules for the reopened establishments.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Schmitz
Castro to Resume Venezuela Presidency July 5
Washington reports that President Castro will resume the presidency of Venezuela on July 5. The State Department said a dispatch to that effect was received.
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Venezuela
Washington
Castro
State Department
G A R Encampment at Yankton South Dakota Seeks Commander
Veterans of the Civil War gather in Yankton for the South Dakota G A R encampment to elect a state commander. Three candidates vie for the post Captain George A Ludlow Judge H H DeLong and General N S Lowthian with supporters campaigning and the event spanning three days in the city. Mrs Harmons leads the Women’s Relief Corps as senior vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. D
Grand Army of the Republic
Women's Relief Corps
J. B. Wolgemuth
Clara A. Lukens
Pierce
Opera House
George A. Ludlow
Sioux Falls
H. H. DeLong
Canton
N. S. Lowthian
Milbank
Ludlow
DeLong
Dakota
Lincoln County
State Department
Department
Severe storm hits Howard South Dakota wrecks town
A violent storm struck Howard South Dakota Sunday night causing extensive damage. Two elevators lost roofs while the Milwaukee station roof was flashed by debris. Barns were destroyed and Mrs. Humphrey's new barn shifted twenty feet. Main street glass fronts failed and telegraph lines tangled. A horse was killed by lightning and rainfall continued through the afternoon.
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Dakota
Howard
S. D
W. W. Cargil
Robt. Maloy
J. P. Ryan
J. M. Humphrey
Roswell
Salvation Army Adjutant Ousted in Sioux Falls
Adjutant McKenzie, head of Salvation Army operations in Sioux Falls, was dropped from the army roll for disobedience and breach of discipline. Major J G Galley announced the change and the order bars McKenzie from soliciting funds or using the Salvation Army name. Ensign Thorpe of Kansas City will replace him and arrive with his wife to assume duties.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Salvation Army
McKkenzie
Army
J. G. Galley
Omaha
McKenzie
Galley
Ensign Thorpe
Kansas City
Missouri River Cuts New Channel Near Yankton
The Missouri River has started a new channel toward the Jim River six miles south and east of Yankton, creating an island of 1400 to 1500 acres known as Lower Egypt. The land, owned by Honesty Abe Van Osdel and Tom Ryan, is leased to renters with three homes on the island. Officials say Yankton and Senator Gamble will remain in South Dakota as the river reshapes the landscape and floodwaters recede.
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Yankton
S. C
Missouri River
Jim River
Missouri
Lower
Egypt
Abe’’ van Osdel
Tom Ryan
Nebraska
Gamble
South Dakota
Gas main accident leaves three workers trapped
In Aberdeen South Dakota on June 19 two workers Jacob Sole and John Englehart were overcome by gas when bolts slipped and joints opened. A rescuer also fainted. All three were rescued but Sole remained unconscious and at risk of death while Englehart and the third worker were expected to recover. This marked Sole's third similar incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Jacob Sole
John Englehart
Sole
Englehart
Post Offices Raised to Second Class in South Dakota
Rapid City and Vermilion advance to second class post offices as growth accelerates in the Black Hills region. Rapid City joins Spearfish and Belle Fourche with rising mail business, while Vermillion will gain full federal control July 1 with postmaster salaries and clerk hires funded. The Vermillion total annual business exceeds $8,000, signaling expanded delivery soon.
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Rapid City
Vermillion
S. C
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Spearfish
Belle Fourche
Black Hills
S. D
Sam
Brosius
Insane asylum inmate dies by own action
Effie Ohlman, admitted from Watertown to the Yankton insane asylum last summer, died there last night by suicide. Superintendent Meade notes no additional details. The body will be sent to Watertown for interment.
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Watertown
Effie Ohlman
Yanktor
Meade
Nicholson
Oldest South Dakota settler Anna Glenn dies at home
Beresford South Dakota June 16 Mrs Anna Glenn one of the state s oldest settlers died at her home ten miles south this morning from Bright s disease The longtime resident passed away peacefully at the family house after a lengthy illness she had witnessed many changes in the region and was remembered for her community work and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beresford
S. D
Anna Glenn
Bright
Burglars Loot Mound City Stores in Nitroglycerin Break-In
In Mound City thieves blew open the Campbell county treasurer's office and J. H. Fisher's general store with nitroglycerin. They took $55 from the treasury, left $800 in currency, and dropped a sack containing a large amount. A $150 reward is offered. a mysterious stranger seen two weeks earlier is suspected as a spy for the robbers.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Campbell County
J. H. Fisher
Mound City
Fisher
$30 000 for Yankton College Gift
Dr. D. K. Pearson of Chicago presented Yankton College with a conditional $30,000 gift requiring the college to raise an equal amount. The donor has a history of supporting various colleges, with Yankton benefiting in prior bequests as well.
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Yankton
S. D
D. K. Pearson
Chicago
Yankton College
Pearson
Rev W C King Named State Superintendent of Baptist Missions
Deadwood S D June 16 Word from the state board secretary that Rev W C King pastor of the First Baptist church of Deadwood has been appointed state superintendent to succeed T M Shanafelt who resigned. King has doubts about accepting as his Deadwood work has been highly successful since his arrival last August.
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Deadwood
S. D
State Board of Baptist Missions
W. C. King
First Baptist Church
T. M. Shanafelt
King
Vermillion Bride-to-Be Bound for Europe Trip
Dean Ethelbert W. Grabill of the University of South Dakota will marry Miss Clare M. Fowler this Saturday evening before a rail trip to Chicago. They will sail from Philadelphia to Liverpool, visit England, Cologne, Mayence, Switzerland, Dresden, Munich and London, with opera and festival stops planned along the way.
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Vermillion
S. D
Chicago
Ethelbert W. Grabill
University of South Dakota College of Music
Clare M. Fowler
Grabill
Philadelphia
Blair
Townsley
Merion
Liverpool
England
Cologne
Holland
Belgium
Rhine
Mayence
Switzerland
Dresden
Munich
Leipsic
London
Fifteen Year Court Case Consumes Boundary Fight
The case of Herman Bergman found guilty of assault and battery in Justice Richey’s court after a long feud over a boundary fence. He was fined 25 dollars and will appeal. Also announced are Dakota lodge No. 1 S O O F officers and Yankton College graduation events with six college and seventeen academy graduates listed.
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Yankton
S. C
Herman Bergman
Dakota Lodge
C. H. Dillon
Noble Grand
J. M. Lingo
Warren Osborn
Elias Madole
Yankton College
Albert J. Allen
Hurley
G. A. Buhrow
Rice Lake
Wis
Hazel MacGregor
Volin
Esther Nichol
Plain@w, Neb
Hannah E. Olson
Huron
Judson A. Roberts
Pierpont
Academy
Roosevelt Receives Honorary Red Man Membership
President Roosevelt, already made an honorary member of the Improved Order of Red Men, received an engrossed membership certificate from Senator Kittredge in Washington. Kittredge spoke for the order, pledging goodwill while the president thanked the senator and the order for the honor.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Order of Red Men
Kittredge
Deanery Concludes Meeting in Sioux Falls
The eastern deanery of the Episcopal Church of South Dakota completed its spring gathering in Sioux Falls after several days. Delegates chosen to attend the Minneapolis missionary convention include clergy Rev. Mr. Montgomery Rev. Mr. Hardman Rev. Dr. Cornell and laymen J W Campbell J T Coxhead W D Swain C A G Knippenberg H L Shkel don F W Wy Ford with alternates Rev. Mr. Beers Rev. Mr. Tragitt Rev. Mr. Edson.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Eastern Deanery
Episcopal Church of
Yankton
W.D. Swain
Aberdeen
Mr. Beers
Mr. Tragitt
Mr. Edson
C. A. G. Knippenberg
H. L. Shkeldon
Watertown
F. W. Wy. Ford
Elk Point
Monument to Mellette Erected in Watertown First US Governor Memorial
Watertown South Dakota June 15 locals post of the G A R and its auxiliary have sold their hall to fund a monument to Arthur C Mellette first governor of South Dakota The monument will be on the court house grounds with a fifteen foot pedestal and life sized statue in Italian marble The city will provide quarters in the city hall while the veterans group uses them The earlier Company H monument praised by President Roosevelt stands nearby and twelve South Dakota soldiers fell in the war with Spain in which Company H volunteers served.
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Watertown
S. C
Wll
Arthur C. Mellette
South Dakota
Aew Council
Court House
Company H
Home Company
Mellette
Roosevelt
Spain
Watertown Company
Busting Broncho Demonstration At Presho Fourth Celebration
The Lyman county Fourth of July celebration in Presho will attract thousands from the region between the Missouri River and the Black Hills. A novel feature will be Miss Mayme Boyd a former Buffalo Bill broncho rider giving exhibitions in horsemanship during the festivities.
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Presho
Lyman County
Missouri River
Black Hills
Mayme Boyd
Crop Bulletin Praises Dakota Soil Moisture And Good Growing Weather
The weekly crop bulletin reports in Dakota that soil is amply moist and conditions are favorable for outdoor work. Although rainfall was light overall, northeastern counties saw some showers while northern low land remains very wet. Temperatures ranged 76 to 86 degrees with winds from the south and west, and the period was generally warm enough to aid growth.
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Dakota
Huron
Missouri River
Deaf mutes association elects leaders at Sioux Falls convention
The South Dakota Association for Advancement (deaf mutes) held its annual convention in Sioux Falls. Charles Loucks of Aberdeen was elected president with Clara Pecx Plankinton and Ed Olson Wakanda as vice presidents, Marion Finch Aberdeen as secretary, and John Griffiths Sioux Falls as treasurer. A story telling session with prize judging drew standout attendance, with Rev. Phillin J. Hasentab of Chicago among attendees.
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John Griffiths
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Phillin J. Hasentab
Chicago
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ISA Tale OF
Polreis
Vienna
America
Miss Poirers
Siour Falls
Olney
State Board of Health
Bere
Francis Clark
Yankton, S. D
South Dakota Department
Old Town
United States
Congregational College
Shanafelt
Baptist Missions
Dean Grabill
State
Bride
Europe
South Dakota Order
Monument
GOV
Will
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