South Dakota Senate Clashes Over Bills and Appointments
In Pierre on February 26 the anti drinking bill failed to gain a Senate majority, while a reconsideration vote lingered. Other actions included passage of a Lyman county division bill and debates on two additional supreme judges. The Senate approved Governor Crawford's hotel inspector appointment and heard chatter on J. D. Elliot’s confirmation and other state affairs.
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Crawford
C. M. Hopkins
Aberdeen
Cook
Republican State Committee
Washington
United States Attorney
J. D. Hiliott
National Bank Examiner
General Silsby
Price
Pierre
House Judiciary Committee
Shepard
Committee On Counties
House
Vessey
South Dakota
General Land Office
Senator Goodner
Secretary of State
Laxson
Dillon
Johnson
Educational thoughts by E. J. Quigley County Superintendent
County Superintendent E J Quigley argues true teaching must direct pupil effort not merely deliver facts. He cites passive lectures as breeding mental imbecility and praises the Batavia plan for balancing individual and class methods, promising a fuller description next time.
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Massachusetts
Batavia
Deadwood Postmaster Contention Highlights Local Faction Struggle
In Deadwood the postmaster contest exposes insurgent and stalwart rifts as Black Hills lawmakers and Archibald Shaw shape allegiance. Pierre reports the House judiciary panel blocks age and tax bills while advancing matters on oil safety, adjournment timing, and county surveying.
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Hall
Senator Gamble
Archibald Shaw
Martin
Gamble
Black Hills
Sterling
Shaw
The Weakness of Old Age
The article urges Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as restorative for aging ills including thin blood, poor circulation, nerve suffering, numbness, and risk of paralysis. It claims older patients improve by forming new tissue and boosting the system. 50 cents per box at dealers. Buffalo company distributes.
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A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Compulsory Education Bill Faces Senate Defeat Hope
In Pierre on February 28 the senate debates a weakened game bill and a divorce bill. The compulsory education measure requiring school attendance to age fourteen faces likely defeat without amendments while the divorce bill meets strong opposition over added state burdens despite Sioux Falls being a focal point for divorces.
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Pierre
Senate
House
Sioux Falls
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