Debate Over South Dakota Capital Move To Mitchell
South Dakota editorials from Vermillion to Redfield clash over moving the state capital from Pierre to Mitchell. Advocates cite central population, rail access, and economic gains while opponents argue development hinges on productivity, not location, noting Mitchell’s accessibility and broader statewide impact.
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Vermillion Republican
Pierre
Jim Tiver
Scotland
Chamberlain
Mitchell
Ipswich
Edmunds County
Aberdeen
Commonwealth
Emery
South Dakota
Day County
Yankton
Clay
Lincoln
Geddes
Canton
Sioux Kalls
Huron
Redfield
Unclear midwinter meetings in Pierre spark town doubt
In the Armour Herald an opinion questions Pierre as a suitable site for a convention. The writer notes even state paper reporters avoid the town for midwinter gatherings, despite statewide coverage and interest.
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Armour Herald
Pierre
Pierre Deliberations Spark Regional Growth Debate
In Hamlin County News, residents question why nearby territory trails Pierre in settlement despite the capital’s location stimulating development. The piece recalls past capital campaign promises and warns against repeating the same political pitches that could influence votes.
Short Stories from Oceanic and Inland Reports
The Penobscot tribe counts 86 members with fourteen deaths in the last year. North Andover reports Lake Cochichewick ice at twenty inches, unseen before. A large meteorite found in Oregon measures ten by seven by five feet, stirring ownership debates. Dover, Illinois reports no bell alarms in January, just two chimney-fire alerts. Seattle exports in 1908 total $9,789,084, down over a million from the prior year, offset by wheat and salmon. A Brockton man in Nantucket finds a baby pigmented as a piijate, prompting the mother to reveal the missing infant.
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North Andover
Mass
Lake Cochichewick
Oregon
Dover
N. IL
Seattle
Brockton
Nantucket
Model of the Moment in Fashion Styles
The Brooklyn Eagle notes popular patterns such as snowball and lily of the valley on Louis XV bodices and sleeves with Marie Antoinette tichu in mousseline de soie. Evening gowns feature gold and silver braids with chiffon ruchings while gauged skirts suit soft fabrics. Neat check silks appear for blouses and spring wraps with satin piping.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Plays and Players News Roundup
Channing Pollock promotes for William A. Brady as the initial Boston run of Cinderella and the Prince by R A Barnet succeeds. Mlle Cotillon tops Paris season, secured by Minnie Seligman via Elizabeth Marbury. Marion Winchester, famed driver, set to wed Belgian count Robert d Orenty. Louise Willis, in London, injured by stage scenery during Humpty Dumpty. Mrs Fiske gains English rights to Into the Great Light by C M S McLellan, writer of The Belle of New York.
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Channing Pollock
William A. Brady
R. A. Barnet
Boston
The
Cadets
Paris
Mlle. Cotillon
Minnie Seligman
Elizabeth Marbury
Marion Winchester
Comte Robert Arthur d’Orenty
Louise Willis
London
Humpty Dumpty
Editorial Snippets Reflect Early 20th Century Punditry
A collage of satirical observations from major papers mocks rulers, winter memories, diplomacy, fashion claims, censorship, and industrial wealth. Headlines lampoon Servian leadership, aging winters, and the czar's press, while traders justify wool prices and Rockefeller’s influence colors advice on luck.
World’s Fair Notes Highlight Music and Scenery
A Philippine band of fifty nine will perform at the fair. Patent breakfast food firms demand space in the Agricultural building. Idaho windows will display scenic transparencies of Shoshone Falls 220 feet high, taller than Niagara. Harvard’s John R. Paine composes the world’s fair hymn with words by Edmund Clarence Stedman.
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Idaho
Shoshone Falls
Great Niagara Falls
John R. Paine
Harvard University
Sunng
St. Louis
Edmund Clarence Stedmim
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Advocate
Howard Spirit
Dakota
State Canal
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Soo Falls
State Toustry Association
State Stock Breeders’ Association
State Buttermakers Association
State Woolgrowers’ Association
State Agricultural College
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King Row
Ceveland Plain Dealer
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China
Washington Star
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Russia
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Rockefeller
Standard Oil Holdings
12Th St
Alice Horton
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
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