Man Dies After Drinking Nitro-Glycerin Believed Whisky
Patrick O'Connor, a Burlington section man in Hill City South Dakota, drank a quantity of nitro glycerin found by burglars in a saloon rear. Confronted by the dangerous liquid he died within minutes. Burglars blew the safe twice but fled with $60 and jewelry from the cash register. No arrests yet and coroner's inquest held.
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Hill City
S. D
Patrick O'Connor
Burlington
Robert McNish
O'Connor
Embezzler Loftus Held After Arrest In Spencer
J. J. Loftus once roadmaster on the Mitchell to Sioux Falls line was arrested at Spencer for embezzlement by the Omaha railroad. A Salem preliminary hearing sent Loftus to circuit court with bonds set at 200 dollars. he refused to post bond and was jailed at Brook Falls.
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Salem
S. D
J. J. Loftus
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Spencer
Omaha Railroad Company
W. R. Holly
Loftus
Broux Falls
Ice Gorge Drowns Cattle near Belle Fourche River
In Sturgis South Dakota March 14 a massive ice gorge on the Belle Fourche River above the big iron bridge drowned seventy five cattle and a horse at George Minturn’s ranch. The floodback flooded pasture twenty feet deep, destroyed sheds, and threatens more damage downstream. Some cattle were later found in trees when the gorge released.
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Sturgis
S. D
George Minturn
Belle Fourche River
Big Iron Bridge
Minturn
Lee Forbes
J. A. Hale
Belle Fourche
Salem Couple Wed in Salem Home Ceremony
Carl J. Peterson of Salem married Augusta M. Peterson of Sioux Falls at the groom’s home north of Salem. Rev. Norlander of Sioux Falls officiated the ceremony.
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Salem
S. D
Carl J. Peterson
Augusta M. Peterson
Sioux Falls
Ev. Norlander
Two Daring Burglars In Aberdeen Markets
Two burglaries hit Aberdeen on March 13 with meat markets targeted. At Lockington’s a smashed cash register yielded less than two dollars and the store was flipped. At Stowell and Yeoman’s the register produced several dollars with no other damage. Entrances came via rear doors and windows.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Lockington’s
Stowell & Yeoman
Aberdeen Medics Hold District Meeting in Library
The Aberdeen District Medical Society will hold its annual meeting at the Alexander Mitchell Library building on the evening of March 15. A conference of district and state society officers is also invited to meet in the same building, followed by an informal lunch.
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Aberdeen Medics
Aberdeen
S. D
Aberdeen District Medical Society
Alexander Mitchell Library
State Society
Death of Joseph Steckman in Elk Point M D
Elk Point M D March 14 Joseph Steckman aged 73 dies Tuesday evening March 8 at daughter Mrs J W Ellis home after fall illness. Funeral held from Congregational church yesterday at 2 o clock. He leaves four children Mrs Denia Kennedy Bowdie S D Mrs J W Ellis Sioux City Jim Steckman Avon.
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Joseph Steckman
Elk Point
M. D
J. W. Ellis
Steckman
Congregational Church
Denia Kennedy
Bowdie
Improvements under way at Yankton plant expansion
March 12 Yankton South Carolina report that Mr Plank inton of Milwaukee president of the Western Portland Cement Works with a crew and an expert engineer is directing active work. The project will double the plant capacity this season with alterations costing many thousands of dollars.
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Yankton
S. C
Plankinton
Milwaukee
Western Portland Cement Works Company
Mysterious deaths puzzle Bridgeton police
Police in Bridgeton New Jersey investigate the discovery of a man and a headless woman found yesterday in Delaware Bay opposite Bayside. No identifying marks were found on either body. The pair remain unidentified as authorities seek clues to the tragedy.
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Delaware Bay
Bridgeton
N. J
Bayside
Rioting in Prague and Vienna Breaks Out at University
Serious clashes erupted today between German and Czech students in front of Prague University. Germans overwhelmed their rivals, pitching them down steps amid chaotic scenes. Forty students wounded as police struggled to restore order and martial law looms.
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Prague
Vienna
Martin Gets Busy Beef Trust Inquiry Moves Forward
South Dakota congressman Martin pushes for a government probe into the beef trust. The House passed his resolution requesting Secretary Cortelyou to investigate causes of low beef prices since July 1, 1908 and the large margins between cattle and beef prices. Cortelyou plans a thorough inquiry aided by a sizable staff, with work under Garfield at the Bureau of Corporations.
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South Dakota
Meat Trust
Washington
Beef Trust
House of Representatives
Martin
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Chicago
Congress
House
Department
Bureau of Corporations
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Hearst Support Tops Tuavison County Democratic Meet
Mitchell March 11 delegates named unanimously to back William Randolph Hearst for president and M. D. Johnson of Armour for national committeeman at a South Dakota convention. A Hearst club formed with fifty members as Douglas County Democrats praise Davison County action.
Fourth Candidate Emerges in South Dakota GOP Battle
In Deadwood, James Munn, a Deadwood contractor and builder, is mentioned as a fourth Republican challenger to Rep. E. W. Martin for renomination. Leaders push his candidacy amid earlier names, while Martin supporters claim little headway for Munn and expect Martin to carry his hometown at the primaries.
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R. C. Hayes
Deadwood
Munn
Mrs Dye Freed After Governor Ruling On Murder Charge
Mrs Snerman Dye walks free from Boone county jail after Governor Cummins rules she can be tried only in South Dakota. Habeas corpus granted as no retrial possible and prosecution called off. Federal officials may pursue mail misuse case.
Miners Vote Against Strike Across Nine States
About 190000 miners in Indiana Illinois Ohio western Pennsylvania Michigan Iowa eastern Kentucky West Virginia and Maryland cast ballots on a two year wage scale with a 514 percent reduction. Most returns show acceptance of the proposed cut though Indiana towns report mixed results and 2000 local union members did not vote.
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Indianapolis Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Iowa
Kentucky
Virginia
Maryland
Nat Charleton
Streator
Iil
William Fitzsimmons
Dungacre
James Pritchard
Hemlock
West Virginia
Mitchell
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Boonville
Sullivan
Brazil
Petersburg
Washington
Daviess County
Vincennes
Rockville
Park County
Littles
Blackburn
Carbon
Hartwell
Clay City
Bicknell
Newport
Montezuma
Oakland City
Cannellton
Jasonville
Sheeleyville
Ind
Terre Haute
Pymera
Miners Vote Across States on Pay Cut and Strike
From Altoona Pennsylvania to Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania coal regions voters weigh acceptance of operator reductions. Reports show large majorities in several towns backing the compromise while others favor strike or lag in returns. overall trend favors accepting the proposed pay reductions.
Government Wins Merger Case in Historic Supreme Court Ruling
The U S Supreme Court, by a divided court, upheld the Sherman anti trust law against the Northern Securities holding merger. Justice Harlan wrote the majority opinion affirming the Minnesota suit and asserting Congress power over interstate commerce to prevent restraint of trade. Justice Holmes dissented arguing the law targets contracts not broad competition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Northern Securities
Justice Harlan
United States Circuit Court For
District of Minnesota
Eed
Harlan
Congress
Hend and
Bar
United States
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railroad
Securities Company
Brown
Brewer
McKenna
Day
Fuller
White
Peckham
Holmes
New Jersey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Justice Holmes
Trans-Missouri
Trans-Missouri Freight Association
J. P. Morgan
Peckham, Fuller
Harland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Northern Roads
Burlington
Great Northern
Great Northern Preferred
Northern Pacific Common
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General of the
Circuit Court of the United States
Circuit Court
Boy Averts Sacrifice On Maine Island Holiness Revival
Sheriff intervenes as Washington county and Jonesport authorities halt a Holiness revival on Real's Island Maine preventing planned child sacrifices. Deputy Wrench frees a boy from a fanatic mob. mother Mrs Beal is jailed as sane. deputies bolster security amid fears of further attacks.
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Maine
Zunzor
Holiness Society
Real's Island
Washington County
Jonesport
Joan A. Beal
Beal
Wrench
Youngyrank Beal
Sheriif Beal
Holiness Creed
All Boats Safe After Aramac Wreck Off Queensland
All boats from the British steamer Aramac wrecked off Queensland on Sunday are saved. The final lifeboat recovered carried between twenty and thirty men.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Earthquake's Record From Lima Quake Noted in Baltimore
Johns Hopkins seismograph records show a strong Lima Peru earthquake of March 4 with a long disturbance from March 3 midnight to March 4 morning, surpassing the Baltimore fire’s seismic event. The article notes a prior greater undersea震 event on January 20 felt nowhere near the surface.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Lima
Peru
Do you think she loves you for your ancestors
A Washington Star item quotes a flirtatious exchange where a romantic asks if love is for the person itself and the reply notes affection stems from ancestry and status rather than individual merit. The line highlights social pretension and witty banter about lineage.
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Washington Star
Death Row Tales From a Notorious Confederate Bandit
Chicago March 11 a condemned gangster known as Neidermeier speaks from the gallows shadow declaring he has killed twenty three and wounded sixteen and would write the most remarkable life story. He names no victims but offers $20000 to fund his memoir and insists he would never surrender to crime without betrayal by Marx. He recounts past robberies and boasts of further violence while awaiting execution after details of the Northwest Gun Road and Goldfield camp killings.
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Chicago
Diielover
Hary van Dine
Peter Neidermeier
Jes Jemes
Tft
Bullard
Neldermeier
Wilingne
Marx
Parker Thomas Cox
Wits
Vin
Jaifor Whitman
Janelad
Nevada
Northwestin
Janesville
Wis
Beensties
Goldfield Camp
Smoot’s Possible Flight From Senate Expulsion
Washington March 16 A Republican on the privileges and elections committee says Senator Smoot could avoid expulsion by testifying and renouncing his church ties declaring he does not condone plural marriages and resigning his apostolic post if needed. Smoot may testify before the panel and delay until a late stage.
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Washington
Smoot
United States Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate
Roosevelt set to win reelection with financial backing
Washington March 16. President Roosevelt has been informed that the Rockefellers and allied financiers will not oppose his election and are expected to contribute to his campaign fund in an active supportive role.
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Washington
R Roosevelt
Jrockefellers
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