Congress passes omnibus public building and reform measures
Congress finished a long session with landmark reform bills gaining support. The conference report on the omnibus public building bill increases Sioux Falls to 200000, adds 20000 for Huron and Lead, funds Rapid City 100000, Brookings 75000, and site purchases at Madison and Redfield for a total of 335000. The Appalachian forest bill also cleared the house amid other major laws expanding resources, navy, and regulatory reforms.
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Redfield
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Senate
Maine
Arizona
New Mexico
Taft Winson
Postal Savings Bank
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Bristow
Hughes
Simmons
Cummins
la Follette
Chamberlain
Secretary of the Treasury
Award Contract For Heating Plant
The board of education held its regular meeting Friday evening to award a contract for the heating plant project. Members voted to proceed with the bid and discussed timeline and funding implications.
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Board of Education
Drowned Man Charles Desgrove in Milwaukee Pond
A 24 year old man, Charles W. Desgrove, drowned Wednesday night while swimming at Milwaukee pond near the pest house. Albert Edwards rescued the body within minutes. Desgrove, who had recently returned from Cascade Colorado, was a junior at Dakota Wesleyan University. He planned to return to Fairbury Illinois to his parents.
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Pest House
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Mr. Edwards
van Benthuysen
Dakota Wesleyan
J. L. Seaton
Cascade
Colo
Fairbury
Ill
Beef Trust Wins Court Stops Suit
Chicago Judge Landis, famed for the Standing Oil case, halted the government's beef trust prosecution for now. The grand jury indicted National Packing Co as a monopoly. Landis sustained the demurrer, ruling the indictment illegal.
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Beef Trust
Landis
National Packing Company
Wickersham
Swift, Armour, Cudahy
Nelson Morris
National
State Bar Association
Guggenheims
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alaska
United States
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Commission
Ill
Standing Oil Company
Farmers urged to secure steam threshing bond of 500
The legislature requires steam threshers to post a 500 bond to protect farmers from fires and losses. Without the bond, operators face arrest and a 300 fine. Threshing season nears, and farmers should verify bond coverage before allowing outfits on their land. Northwestern Surety Co. has issued several bonds.
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W. B. Tipton
Northwestern Surety Co
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