Sioux Falls Seeks Referendum On New Divorce Law
Sioux Falls proposes to invoke a referendum on the new divorce law requiring five years residence before divorce. Activists say the law would start July 1, but the petition drive faces hurdles as 5,000 valid signatures are needed within ninety days to force a statewide vote.
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Sioux Falls
S. Iov
Miureh Ju. Sion
Sioux Alis
Yankton
Watertown
Mitchell Aberdeen
Clement
Sioux Walls
Staite Insige
Flood fears rise as Missouri spreads over Vermilion lands
March 11 report warns of worsening flood along the Missouri River south of Vermilion and southwest of Gayville. An ice gorge burst Sunday morning, causing a three foot rise and submerging farms and bottomlands in Medkhir and nearby townships. Government engineer DeWitt cannot reach the area as rivers cut off communication and tracks west of Vermilion risk washout.
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Missouri
Vermillion
Southwes
Gayville
Chamberlain
Medkhir Township
Neekling
Dinsgrnm
Sali Hood Witter
Milwaukee
Atraine
de- Witt
DeWitt
Yaristen
Ville
Beadle County Approves 3000 For State Fair Buildings
Sturon March 11 The county commissioners allocated 3000 for a new Beadle county building on the state fair grounds and city area. Other counties are expected to contribute, increasing statewide interest in the South Dakota state fair. The state appropriation of 8500, though below hopes, will fund additional structures and improvements.
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Sturon
LL. D
Board of County Comissioners
Beadle County
Rosebud Indian allotments shift eyed in Meves county
An osebud Indian police member reports most mixed bloods and sequawmen of the Rosebud tribe with allotments in Meves county west of Tripp will seek change of allotments from Meyer to Tripp county before opening to Shieha any. Full-bloods reportedly favor any change while Tripp county ranchers plan to leave cattle business or relocate this summer.
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Osebud Indian Police
Rosebua
Meves County
Tripp
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Meyer
Tripp County
Engineer De Witte Blasts Ice Gorge to Save Vermillion
Government engineer D. De Witte uses dynamite to breach ice across the Vermillion River forming a channel of clear water. Three ten pound charges loosen ice but avoid destroying bridges. Town officials voice mixed views while Meckling reports rising water and blocked communications.
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D. de Witte
Moers Wiermoon
Vermillion
BHO
DeWittee
Aquinn
Sioux City
de Witte
Clay Creek
Vermillion River
Missouri
Clay
Meckling
Yankton
Alex Chiussee
Supreme Court backs South Dakota liquor license law
The U S Supreme Court sustained South Dakota law denying a $200 yearly liquor retailer license in any county. Delamater, jailed for selling whisky in Potter County as rent for a Minnesota house, argued the law violated interstate commerce but the court affirmed state court verdicts.
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Washington, D. C
Delamater
State of
South Dakota
Supreme Court of the
United States
Potter County
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Alleged Horse Thief Brought From Chicago
Sheriff Zink returned from Chicago with Howard Johnson in custody. He is accused of stealing a team of horses from Amos Gotwals in this county.
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Chicago
Wessington Springs
Zink
Howard Johnson
Amos Gotwals
Township election results reveal resurvey vote and tax plan
Belmont Township voters favored resurveying the original government survey by 14 to 7. A special tax will be levied next June to fund the project. Belmont officials include Gen. Carr Fred Bierwagen and Chris Guether as supervisors and J M Doyle J Vogel as constables. Nast Chateau Township listings follow with supervisors clerk treasurer and officials named.
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Aves
Nast Chateau Township
H. S. Billman
G. W. Reed
S. C Zeigler
L. Jenny
W S. Baker
Charles Houston
R. J. Glenney
M. Cannon
David Porteus
Saloon to Close After Licensing Conflict in Jerauld County
Lane residents misread the calendar. the only saloon in Jerauld County must close by July 1 after incorporation. The town election is March 14, leaving insufficient time to petition for a license vote, so the town council cannot legally grant saloon licenses without a voter decision.
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Lane, S. 1
Miareh
Jerauld
Lane
Comci
Principal Read Pleads Guilty After Street Assault
In Menlo on March 18 Rev N R Miles published a critical piece on the town school. Principal J M H Read confronted him, words flared, and Read admitted striking Miles. Read pled guilty in mayor A L Gibson’s court and paid a $5 fine. Miles had accused directors and teachers of incompetence and faulted school leadership, stirring local excitement.
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Menlo, Tit
N. R. Miles
J. MH. Read
Miles
Read
A.L. Gibson
Guthrie Times
Senator Kittredge to Speak at Chautauquas
Aberdeen reports United States Senator Kittredge will speak at Tacoma Park Chautauqua on July 2 with invitations sent to Senator Kittredge and Governor Crawford for the event.
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Kittredge
Chautauquas
Aberdeen
Tacoma Park
Chautauqua
United States
Crawford
South Dakota Legislature Ends Session With 240 New Laws
The tenth biennial session closed in daylight after completing work twelve hours early. The legislature elected a U.S. senator, enacted a primary law, anti pass and anti lobbying statutes, campaign contribution restrictions, and a two and a half rail rate bill. It reapportioned districts to 104 representatives and funded education and capitol projects.
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Pierre
S. J
South Dakota
United States
Railway Commission
Railway Commissioners
Secretary of State
Senate
Vermillion Flood Ends Home Rubbling and Theft Probe
Severe flood near Vermillion South Dakota forces Julius Carline from his home for a week. He returns to find over 200 in rare coins and clothing missing. The river gorge ives strong ice breakup and a Missouri River engineer, Colonel James B. Quinn, plans to send help if funds are approved.
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Vermillion
S. D
Julius Carline
Carline
Missouri River
James B. Quinn
Sirens City
Commercial Club
Merchant Seeks City Takeover Under Galveston Plan
Armour headlines a bid by J C Cantonwine to run the town on business lines under the new Galveston plan. City debt stands near 40,000 dollars in bonds and floating debt with high taxes. Warrants discounted, a 2,600 dollar judgment fund, and a plan to issue refunding bonds loom as council weighs Cantonwine’s offer.
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Armour, $. D
Armour
J. CC. Cantonwine
Galveston
Cantonwine
Local farmers institute formed in Armour with new committees
A local farmers institute was formed on Tuesday in Armour. Committees were named to organize and lift the project, with J. J. Walsh as president and others including Chas Winnings, ld Newell, Hon i. Peacock, Wm. Clark, Gottlieb Wenzel, and more listed. The institute plans to rely on farmer control and state aid, noting this is the last year such support may be available.
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Agricultural College
J. J. Walsh
Chas Winnings
Ld Newell
Hon i. Peacock
Wm. Clark
Corsica
Gottlieb Wenzel
Parkston
Chas. Holten
Delmont
F. I. Smith
Jas
Jimskutt
Henry Moore Wim. Schloes
O'Flaherty
W. T Dawson
Hi Thomas
CC. L. Fillegrown
Armour
Bishop Hare to Return for Confirmation Rite
Rt Rev William Hobart Hare, aged South Dakota Episcopal bishop, will come to Sioux Falls to administer confirmation at the cathedral on Easter Sunday. He plans only a brief stay, continuing his long practice of confirming on Easter as health allows. The Easter class to be admitted will be quite large.
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Siouxalls
S. D
William Hobart Hare
South Dakota
Speis
Sioux Falls
Armour and vicinity getting new settlers
Twenty two ears of emigrant goods arrived here in one day from the middle west. Seventeen families arrived on a single special train. Six families from this county moved westward. About thirty five ears of goods have arrived this spring.
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Armour and Vicinity
Armour, S. 10
Middle West
West
Deaths in Italy's Cabinet in Rome
In Rome on a March morning Signor Gallo minister of justice died of syncope while Sisnor Massimini minister of finance, stricken with apoplexy yesterday, is dying.
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Italy
Rome
Signor Gallo
Sisnor Massimini
Finance
Jena Disaster At Toulon Sees Casualties
At Toulon on March 12 a torpedo explosion on the battleship Jena is reported. Workers and sailors risk their lives as they approach the wreckage and glimpse bodies amid smoke and debris from successive blasts.
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Toulon
France
Jena
Disaster hits French battleship Lena near Toulon
Between 200 and 300 French sailors were killed when the battleship Lena exploded off Toulon after a compressed air torpedo detonated aboard. Six hundred thirty aboard at the time. many jumped into the water as further explosions were feared. The Lena, under Rear Admiral Nanceron, was at Missionary Dock for machinery inspection when the blast shattered windows and cut electric wires. Panic spread among arsenal workers as the magazine blew.
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Toulon
France
Lena
Thelena
Missionary Dock
Nanceron
Adigard
Arsenal
Cherry Volkman Seeks Divorce After Elevator Barriers
Cherry Volkman, 19 and weighing 490 pounds, cannot enter the building elevator to reach attorney Abraham Goldfarb for a divorce petition. A janitor suggests the husband descend to meet her, while Goldfarb notes her complaint cites habitual drunkenness as making life miserable.
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New York
Cherry Volkman
Abraham Goldfarb
Goldfarb
Cherry
Marion Soldiers Home Canteen Closes On Order
By Governor’s order the Marion Soldiers home canteen has been discontinued for at least one year. Congress tied funds to barring canteens in military homes, so authorities closed the canteen to protect appropriations. Police and home officers say the canteen helped discipline veterans by offering an alternative to outside saloons.
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Marion
Ind
George W. Steele
Congress
Two men go on trial for actress Margaret Leslie murder
Howard Nicholas and Leonard Leopold faced murder charges in Chicago for the October 17 killing of actress Margaret Leslie at the Palace hotel. Nicholas admitted to the crime but later claimed the confession was coerced and blamed Leopold. Leopold denied involvement, stating Nicholas acted alone and shared the loot.
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Chicago
Howard Nicholas
Leonard Leopold
Margaret Leslie
Palace Hotel
Nicholas
Leopold
Invention Aids Rural Mail Carriers In Rochester
B D Toan of Rochester unveils a rural mail cabinet using a postal belt with pockets for each route family. The belt is portable, sectioned, dust proof and water tight, returning to a two by two foot receptacle, and includes extra pockets for mail that does not fit the belt. The device lets rural carriers handle mail as efficiently as in the post office.
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Rochester
N. Y
B. D. Toan
Book Trust Wins Says Dowdell In House Debate
Mr Dowdell asserts victory for the Book Trust while noting the game law remains unchanged. A bulk sales bill is killed and sales of cigarets to minors are forbidden. A divorce bill is pending in the House.
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Book Trust
MR. Dowdell
No provision for sitting committee on late-session bills
Pierre South Dakota March 8. No sitting committee is appointed to select near-term bills though both houses approved a resolution for final adjournment Friday noon, twelve hours earlier than prior practice. Some expect one or two evening sessions could push adjournment to Thursday night.
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Pierre
S. D
State legislative actions in March session summarized
The senate passed the general educational bill removing Dowdell's textbook price cap, while the school lands remain for experimental use then revert to the agricultural college. A wholesale creditors bill was defeated as class legislation. The game law stays unchanged, and the livestock pavilion insurance plan failed. The senate divorce bill nears passage, and a constitutional one mill tax proposal seeks a state granting plant with a future printing journal binding commission.
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Pierre
S. D
Senate
Dowdell
School Book Trust
People
Agricultural College
House
Mitchell
Supreme Judge
Genera
Dillon
Board of Charities
Ice jam threat as Missouri bridge on line for Milwaukee extension
Report describes a break in the ice jam at Mobridge and the temporary Missouri bridge being rushed by three Milwaukee and St Paul engines to set the structure. Forecasters warn the bridge may wash away if the river floods, while disputes over animal disease amplify farmer tensions amid losses that could reach thousands.
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Aberteen
Mareha
Mobridge
Missouri
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
State Bank Organized at Tolstoy South Dakota
Aberdeen S C March 8 H E Heynes of Brentford Thomas A Way and J H Holmes of Aberdeen have incorporated the IlWarmers State bank of Tolstoy a small town twenty miles south of Bowadle The capital is 5000 dollars.
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State Bank
Tolstoy
South Dakota
Aberdeen
S. C
H. E Heynes
Brentford
Thomas A. Way
J. H. Holmes
IlWarmers’ State Bank of
Bowadle
Oldest Merchant in Town Edward Welch Dies
Letcher South Dakota March 8 Edward Welch the first depot agent of Letcher and later leading merchant for twenty five years has died. He served as president of the Letcher Mercantile Company and vice president of the Letcher State Bank after resigning from the railroad.
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Letcher, S. D
Edward Welch
Letcher
Letcher Mercantile Company
Letcher State Bank
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Capitol
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School For the Deaf and Dumb
Glass
Bishop Hare
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