Aberdeen Man Sued for Libel and Slander
Aberdeen South Dakota March 2 Halsey D Shepard keeper of a bowling alley was arrested on complaint by C J McLeod editor of the Daily News on a charge of slander the case arising from claims that 10 percent of slot machine profits at a Sioux Falls man’s device went to McLeod The case goes to the May and June circuit court term The article also notes racing circuit dates and an Eagles aerie installation in Aberdeen with about 106 members.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Halsey D. Shepard
C. J. McLeod
The
Daily News
MecLeo
McLeod
Shepard
Ben BR. Ward
South Dakota- Bhatt
Beardsley
Minn
Brown's Valley
Bisseton
Tritton
Groton
Sioux Falls Eagles
Simpson
Deadwood
Order
Two Serious Charges Held to Grand Jury
W B Hayes is held to the United States grand jury on charges of desertion from the Sixth Cavalry at Fort Meade and burglary at Sergeant Moll's dwelling. Hayes deserted Fort Meade, broke into the post area, and stole many items with additional mischief noted.
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W. B. Hayes
Deadwood
S. D
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Meade
Sergeant Moll
W. E B. Hayes
United States Grand Jury
United States
C. H. Nelson
Hayes
Moll
Cody Sets Out for Europe With Wild West Show
Colonel W. F. Cody leaves his Cody, Wyoming ranch to join a European tour. He is joined by his longtime associate M. R. Russell of Deadwood who meets him at Edgmont and travels eastward with the troupe.
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Cody
Europe
Deadwood
S. C
W. F. Cody
Wyo
M. R. Russell
Edgmont
Embezzler Hopkins Sentenced in Deadwood Court
Judge William G. Rice sentences Guy Hopkins to two years and three months in the state penitentiary for embezzlement. Hopkins sold a team and wagon and a load of dressed beef belonging to Mrs Josephine Thompson of Spearfish, fled to Kansas, and was later located by Sheriff Moses and brought back for trial in Lawrence County.
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Deadwood
S. C
William G. Rice
Guy Hopkins
Hopkins
Josephine Thompson
Kansas
Moses
Butte County
Lawrence County
Meeting postpones National Guard association plan in Aberdeen
National Guard officers in Aberdeen South Carolina met on March 2 to delay forming a National Guard association for now. Officers urged united action to raise guard efficiency and allow all ranks to discuss plans. Initiators had pressed for a regular army officer as instructor and a brigadier general to command the brigade.
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National Guard
Aberdeen
S. C
National Guard Association
Rosebud Lands Open Debate Pushes For Bid Price
Representative Martin and South Dakota members press for fixed land prices on 116000 acres of Rosebud reservation in Gregory county as opening nears. President favors competing bids. Martin opposes. Bill passed the house and awaits Senate approval. Opening hoped for June 1.
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Washington, D. C
Martin
South Dakota
Rosebud
Gregory County
House
Senate
Ankon Couple Elopes In Sudden Yankton-Vermillion Match
Vermillion South Dakota February 29 William Horst and Nellie Morrison both of Yankton married in Vermillion after secretly leaving home that morning. The couple obtained a license from Judge Copeland and wed quietly, aiming to return before Nellie’s parents learned. The late return disrupted their ruse but the marriage is now a fact and Horst plans to support his new wife as a cigar maker.
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Vermillion
S. D
William Horst
Nellie Morrison
Yankton
the Tribune
Mother
Horst
Nellie
Milwaukee
State University City
West
Judge I T Cuthbert Seeks Renomination in Lincoln County
Canton South Dakota February 29 Judge I T Cuthbert current Lincoln County judge announced as a candidate for renomination. The move opens the path for GC Cassill to campaign for the state senate. Also noted Ole Heggy arrested for threatening Mrs Emma Tripp amid long running feud. John J Steensland convicted for drunk and disorderly conduct with $5 fine and appeal filed. case may go to circuit court.
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Cuthbert
Canton
S. D
I. T. Cuthbert
Lincoln County
GC. H. Cassill
Ole Heggy
Highland
Emma Tripp
Tripps
Heggys
Heggy
John J. Steensland
Norway Township
Hudson
Ten Days Encampment Considered for South Dakota Guard
Colonel R W Stewart inspected Company G of the Second Regiment S D N G in Redfield noting a good showing. Adjutant General S J Conklin Captain Beckwith and Captain Dowell accompanied the inspection. The proposal for a ten day encampment at Watertown was discussed with seven days pay for the extra three days, which Company G unanimously supported. Stewart will proceed to Aberdeen for inspection of Company L tonight.
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Redfield
S. D
R. W. Stewart
S. J. Conklin
Beckwith
Dowell
Stewart
Watertown
Aberdeen
Depot Agent Placed at Putney Brown County Depot
The Great Northern Railroad, per state railroad commission, has assigned an agent in charge of the Putney Brown county depot following a commission request. This action stems from reports reaching Secretary Stanley of the state board.
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Putney
Sioux Falls
Great Northern Railroad Company
Stanley
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Brown County
Port Arthur on the Verge of Demoralization and Surrender
Tien Tsin reports Port Arthur troops face demoralization as water and food run short. Siege and hunger threaten capitulation when the town is fully invested. A Paris Times source warns two weeks of rations remain if sea and rail links stay cut. Koreans favor Japan’s win to ensure future welfare under Japanese rule.
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London
Tien Tsin
the Express
Port Arthur
Times’ Paris
Russia
Manchuria
Times Dispatch
Korea
Japan
Russia softens tone after Vicksburg report and diplomacy
In St. Petersburg March 3 the press emphasizes Commander Marshall’s report on the Vicksburg incident off Chemulpo and U.S. explanations for not joining protests by other naval commanders. The state department counters Morgan’s Dalny posting and tensions ease locally amid Baltic and Vladivostok dispatches detailing brigand activity and a Japanese officer’s suicide.
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Russia
United States
St. Petersburg
Marshall
Vicksburg
Chemulpo
Korea
State Department
Edward V. Morgan
Dalny
Vladivostok
Naguta
Yavanten
Rossia
Gromoboi
Rurik
Moskova
Dick Named for Senator
Columbus March 3 The senate selected Dick for United States senator with 27 votes to Clarke 4 The house followed with Dick 87 to Clarke 21 The joint session tomorrow will formalize Dick s election as senator in the capital city report
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Columbus
Senate
United States
Clarke
House
May abandon south Russian paper urges in Manchuria
A Dalny Vostok copy received in St. Petersburg argues Russia should retire from southern Manchuria and hold the northern portions, which the paper says belong to the Amur region.
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Dalny
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Russia
Amur
University of Chicago President Harper Undergoes Operation
President W R Harper of the University of Chicago was successfully operated on for appendicitis in Chicago on March 3.
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Harper
Chicago University
Chicago
W. R. Harper
University of Chicago
Beef trust probe ordered by Congress resolves to investigate
Washington March 3 A resolution by Representative Martin of South Dakota to have the department of commerce and labor investigate the beef trust was ordered reported favorably by the interstate and foreign commerce committee. If approved by the house the inquiry would be the first use of the new department to probe industrial practices.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Martin
South Dakota
House
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hepburn
Congress
Beef Trust
Department
Department of Justice
Cooperative Grain Growers to Form National Exchange
National meeting in Omaha draws 250 delegates from 20 states as plans advance to reorganize into the Farmers' National Exchange company. HI H Gaines is named chairman, Robert Lindblom secretary, with a new constitution proposing a $50 million capital and nine directors to oversee grain, livestock, and related storage ventures.
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Omaha
National Co-Operative Grain Growers’ and
Farmers’ National Exchange Company
Tex Tos
Central District miners and operators clash over wage scale
Indianapolis March 3. The conference opened with Bassett of Ohio proposing readoption of the current scale. Operators vote against it while miners back it. President Mitchell offers resolutions for a run of mine basis, equal pay for outside labor, and district disputes settled locally. Robbins, operator leader, predicts a strike and rejects concessions.
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Central District
Indianapolis
Bassett
Ohio
John Mitchell
IY. L
Tragedy in Jail Ends in Double Death
In Wheeling Ohio Valley report Scott Neal of Martins Perry aimed to escape a third prison term and shot fellow prisoner James Sutton in the St. Clairsville jail corridor. Jailer Clyde Bulger and Sheriff Majors then shot Neal fatally as he pressed for release.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Scott Neal
Martin
Perry
Liberty
St. Clairsville
Neal
James Sutton
Belfairs
Sutton
Clyde Bulger
Majors
Bulger
Floods in Ohio Hit Defiance Napoleon Grand Rapids
Ice gorges on the Maumee River flood towns in northwest Ohio. Defiance Napoleon Grand Rapids and Waterville report inundation as the river breaks through and a ten mile long gorge holds back rising waters above Toledo. City officials fear further damage if the barrier fails.
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Maumee River
Toledo
Maumee
Defiance
Napleon
Grand Rapids
Waterville
Napoleon
Russian ambassador warns of growing anti American feeling in press
Washington reports a lengthy meeting between Secretary Hay and Count Cassini the Russian ambassador about rising anti American sentiment in Russia. Cassini cites hostile US press coverage and denies new Guam cable landing privileges while urging neutral fair treatment and clearer correction of false reports to ease tensions.
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Washington
Hay
Count Cassini
Russia
Guam
Japan
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Cassini
United States
Manchuria
America
Earthquake Shakes San Francisco At Dawn
A moderately severe earthquake shock woke San Francisco at six this morning lasting about four seconds. No damage was reported.
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San Francisco
Clever Admiral Togo forces cautious naval tactics
March 3 report notes Admiral Togo favors brief decisive engagements at long range to minimize exposure. Japanese gunnery dominates, with torpedo craft surprising the Russians. Port Arthur’s fate looms as Russians cling to the fortress awaiting a sea and land investment.
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Toki
Togo
Port Arthur
Wiju
United States
Allen
Korea
Japan Wins First Blood at Ping Yang Front
Chinese source reports the first land clash between Russian and Japanese forces near Ping Yang, with Japanese infantry repelling a squadron of Russian Cossacks from An Ju. Ping Yang remains the operational hub as 30 000 to 40 000 Russian troops mass near An Ju and preparations for further engagement continue.
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Chemulpo
Ping Yang
An-ju
Seoul
Man
Japan
Korea
Yalu
Anju
Advance Signals Japanese Occupation of Ichio Yang
Liao Yang dispatch reports Japanese forces have occupied Ichio Yang Korea and fortify the town walls. General Mischichenko with Cossacks reportedly reached Kasanju and was expected to reach Ichio Was yesterday. Russian detachments surround Ichio Yang and Chinese troops reinforce Liao Che as Yuan Shi Kai commands 10000 near Junpin Fu and 15000 with General Ma. Fresh troops move into Chi Li.
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Liao Yang
Ichio Yang
Korea
Mischichenko
Kasanju
Ichio
Liao Che
Yuan Shi Kai
Junpin Fu
Chi Li
Russians Report Japanese Attack On Port Arthur
A Russian dispatch states the Japanese renewed an assault on Port Arthur the morning of the 26th. The fleet engaged distant batteries for about an hour with unknown losses. the Russian cruiser Askold had a gun dismounted and two men wounded. At low water on the 28th Russians found a sunken Japanese torpedo boat destroyer and five unexploded torpedoes. Port Arthur remained quiet.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Askold
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Rosebud Lands
Ankton
Lincoln
Sooth Dakotan
San’t
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the Cause
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