Senate action on Gore resolution stirs mixed signals
The Senate tabled the Gore resolution on warnings to belligerent armed vessels, deferring to the president’s diplomacy while also opposing a war-justification measure. Observers say the move signals alignment with the president on warnings but independence on a war declaration, with Britain viewing the stance as pro British.
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White House
Senate
Germany
Wheatt
Congress
England
Great Britain
Supreme Court rules public rights prevail on Red Lake
In Brule County the South Dakota Supreme Court upholds that public rights take precedence over private claims to Red Lake. The decision, by Presiding Justice S C Polley, affirms the lower court and may settle similar disputes statewide. The lake's water level has fluctuated with rainfall, and an association financed wells to maintain it, while nearby property owners claim damages to pasture and hay rights during dry years.
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Brule County
Supreme Court
Hjalmar A. Linstrom
Castlewood
D. K
School teachers wash windows to fund Onida library
Pierre South Dakota teachers at Onida used a holiday window washing drive to raise funds for a school library. Miss Finch Nelson and group cleaned business fronts to keep the effort going and secure money for books and supplies.
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Pierre
S. D
Ma'ams of
Onida
Finch Nelson
Groupens Géiser
Wreck on South Dakota Central Kills Two. Dooms Many Injured
A South Dakota Central wreck near Watertown caused two deaths and twenty injuries when a fire weakened a trestle. Mail clerk George Lovejoy died in the fiery car, and Frank S. Dooling of Denver perished. Engineer Robert Maxwell was badly hurt but recovering. A patrol investigation was declined by Hamlin County officials.
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S. 10
Hamlin County
South Dakota Central
Hamlin
Codington
O'Bryan
Codington County
Watertown
George Lovejoy
Dooling
Denver
Clarence Dooling
Springfield
Illinois Engineering Commission
Litchfield
Great Northern
Robert Maxwell
Itig
North River Road Improvement Plans Near Gates Bridge
County board and Perry and Mitchell townships will upgrade the North River Road this season. The county will handle heavy work across the bottom mile, while townships gravel approaches and the bottom. Mitchell will gravel toward the city limits, creating a better route into Mitchell from the northwest and Hanson county areas. The two mile section runs from Mitchell section two to the Hanson county line, with Riverside park access improved and the steep river bottom hill widened.
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Gates Bridge
Board of County Commissioners
Perry
Mitchell
Mitchell City
Hanson County
Farewell and Artesian Territories
Mitchell Township
Riverside Park
Riverside
Kurvink Explains Retail Merchants Association
John Kurvink spoke at the Widmann hotel lunch on the Retail Merchants' Association aims. He described two main goals a credit system for local retailers and protection against fraudulent advertising. He outlined the group's organization, progress, and ongoing work.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Widmann
John.Kurvink
The
Association
Local merchants form association to boost trade and roads
The group organized two years ago has saved nearly four thousand dollars in the credit system for retailers, aiding payments and warding off bad debt. They push the good road movement with county officials, plan to expand Mitchell's trade area, and consider an auto club to strengthen town country cooperation. A mail order debate emphasized equal local pricing. The next lunch is set for March 20.
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Association
Hhe
Board of County Commissioners
Mitchell
Mr. Kurvink
A. B. Darling
George A. Silsby
Kurvink
Salem Woman Called Beyond Salem
After a prolonged illness Mrs. John Is. Lingenfelter died Sunday morning at her daughter’s home in Mitchell at age 58 years nine months. She was a Salem resident living with her daughter for months. Funeral from the Mitchell house Tuesday at 2 pm with burial in Graceland cemetery conducted by Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Hoagland. Pallbearers include E. BE Hallas H. O. Malone G. M. Series W. H. Bacon EF. W. Mitchell. She is survived by her husband and two children Mrs. Waren and Mrs. C. R. McKay of Calgary. A brother W. H. Harrison of Tacoma.
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I. J. Hazen
Mast Sixth Avenue
Salem
Graceland Cemetery
Shepherd
Lingenfelter
Waren
C. R. McKay
Calgary
Canada
W. H. Harrison
Tacoma
Wash
Mitchell
Will Ornet Murder Case Goes Before Lake County Grand Jury
Evidence presentation opened in Waukegan as fifteen witnesses were subpoenaed in the Lake County murder case of Will Ornet over Marion Lambert’s death at Lake Forest. Frank Lambert, father of the victim, was named as first plaintiff.
Meyer Home in West Fourth Avenue Gutted by Fire
Fire originated near a furnace and swept into a bedroom, gutting the interior of the Meyer residence at 701 West Fourth Avenue. Neighbors alerted the fire department. damage estimated at 500 dollars with 1200 dollars of coverage. Owner Mr Meyer plans immediate repairs and reoccupation, while one firefighter sustained acid exposure but avoided serious injury.
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Red
Tovnvite Miller
Miller
Meyer
Henry Snow
Widl
Mitchell Churches Report Strong In Forward Movement
The forward movement of the Methodist Episcopal Church gains momentum in Mitchell with large congregations. The First Methodist church filled its main floor and galleries as the sermon urged fair play and a square deal for God and Christ. New members joined. J D Westbrook led a gospel song. Prof G H Miller directed strong music. Epworth League drew 300 youths.
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First Methodist Church
God
Christ
J. D. Westbrook
G. HH. Miller
Epworth League
Frances Case
B. A. Bobb
Presbyterian Church
Mitchell
A. Williams
Celeste Carlson
Vera Becker
Clara ’Roscamp
Virginia Bauer
Vera
Lola Becker
Clara Roscamp
Jacob the Prince of God
Williams
Omaha Trains Report No Severe Injuries in 1915
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railway announced a year without a single severe injury in 1915, crediting its safety first campaign. The line carried 5,067,587 passengers and attributed the record to employee cooperation with the safety program.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Omaha Road Warns Against Walking After Fatal Incident
The report notes 28 trespassers killed on the system, underscoring warnings that Omaha is safe for rides but dangerous to walk. It highlights the risk to pedestrians and the need for caution on the route.
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Omaha
Local Notes and Society Items From Mitchell
Local notes report Miss Pern Medley ill with typhoid fever at home of her parents in Mitchell. Dr. Smith notes six cholera outbreaks in Gaines county with ten total cases. Farmers urged to clean up hog lots and ensure venting for hog houses. advise better window placement. Social items include a guild event at Episcopal church and a Catholic Ladies Altar gathering. Obituary correction adds grandchildren’ names. Primary registrations and party affiliations updated for Mitchell voters. Notable visits include J. Morse’s relatives and local sports note: Notre Dame academy beat Minery 14 to 7 and lost 24 to 20 at Dalton. Dr. and Mrs. Dix seen in Sioux Falls with early talk of The Birth of a Nation and The Battle Cry of Peace forthcoming in Mitchell.
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Gainesy
3. M. Sraith
Bureau of Animal Industry
Smina
Prances Kear
Episcopal Church
Anna Kress
Kear
Waltath
Platte
Mitchell
J. O
C. W. Walrath
Kansas
Joseph Mueller
East Second Avenue
Catholic Ladies Altar Society
W. H. King
Gary
A. J. Dix
Sioux Falls
Mitchell Marcel
Local Socials and Business Notices Report Community Happenings
Mrs. Jr Coxe ill at home with erysipelas. Toward R Dean, UM student at Ann Arbor, Mich, visiting his parents. Dead Local No 6 Farmer's Union to meet Friday with program and refreshments. Ethan area locals hold mass meeting at Tobey's ball Thursday afternoon. Harry Anderson of Mason City, Iowa, visited his parents. Mrs C B Rathbun and children return from Pukwana. John W Elliott trades 320 acre farm for Perry Iowa amusement complex trade valued at 25000 dollars, to take possession by March 20. Barbara Elrod, daughter of ex governor S H Elrod, visits Mr and Mrs J Ek Way on way home from Vermillion.
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Farmer's Union
Ethan Vicinity
Tobey’s
Barbara Elrod
S. H. Elrod
Clark, S. C
Affinity scandal in Gregory County leads to prison terms
Mwaili Grewel and Phoebe Vandervelden, tied to a sensational affair, faced felony charges and ran after a shooting incident with Vandervelden sentenced to three years in the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Grewel received eighteen months with parole on good behavior. The couple was captured in Fairfax after fleeing from the state as the husband fired at Grewel.
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Sioux Falls
Mwaili Grewel
Gregory County
Phoebe Vandervelden
Gregory
Vandervelden
Sioux Malls
Grewel
Peatle
Fio
Vin, Williamson
Fairfax
Williamson
Sly
Dallas
Nebraska
Hertz
Parkston Observes Better Babies Week
Parkston South Dakota held a Bay View Study club event celebrating Better Babies Week with talks by Dr. M Cooney on infant care and Dr. B R Doering on oral hygiene and baby teeth. Rev Williams spoke on child morality. Attendance was large.
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Parkston
S. D
Bay View
The Old Man by Robert J. Burdette
Ichabod, at eighteen, faces the charge of youth’s vanity and disrespect for the father figure. The narrator warns of overconfidence and social mockery, urging respect for the elder as life’s journey ends and regret settles in.
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the Old Man
Robert J. Burdette
Ichabod
Dr King New Life Pills advertised as spring remedy
An old time laxative ad promotes Dr King's New Life Pills for cleansing the system of winter poisons and impurities. C B F Grady of Ethan, county commissioner, learns of his sister Mrs Dan Madden's death at Lake Andes and travels to attend the funeral. the Madden family includes four children.
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Dan Madden
Lake Andes
Madden
Grady
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