Question of the Hour: Mellette Denies Statehood Statement
A. C. Mellette denies a press rumor he regretted his connection with the Dakota statehood movement. He insists he never supported such a statement, vows continued labor for Dakota admission, and warns of partisan tyranny if statehood is denied. He pledges to remain in the fight and to oppose a full territorial admission as unworkable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Sioux Falls
Congress
Dakota Territory
Republic
A. C. Mellette
A Successful School
The Plankinton Academy Association was organized at Plankinton on Tuesday January 9. It includes Congregational Church members and local businessmen with visitors Rev W B Hubbard and Deacon J H Rowe. A nine member board of trustees was elected and steps toward incorporation and funding were begun. The school enjoys marked success and promises to meet a regional need.
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Plankinton
Plankinton Academy Association
Congregational Church
W. B. Hubbard
J. H. Rowe
Chamberlain
R. H. Batty
Messrs. Ayers
W. D. Havens
Anderson
Lake
Grover
Brown
Mitchell
F.G. Appleton
Badger Township
Davison County
Newspaper Reporters as Honest Detectives of Society
A veteran Chicago Inter-Ocean reader extols newspaper reporters as the country’s best detectives. He claims reporters uncover shams and frauds, and that only the sham people fear their probes. He asserts journalists serve truth, integrity, and public accountability.
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Chicago
Inter-Ocean
America
Secretary Lamar Reverses Land Office Ruling on Pre-emption and Homestead Rights
Secretary of the Interior L. Q. C. Lamar reverses a General Land Office decision, holding that a homestead commutation to cash entry does not extinguish pre-emption rights and that one can still secure homestead benefits after a pre-emption. The ruling cites older interpretations and clarifies that pre-emption and homestead rights may coexist with proper procedure.
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General Land Office
Sir James Britton
North Range
Devil's Lake
Dak
Britton
Wilson
Land Office and
Congress
L. Q. C. Lamar
Secretary of the Interior
Our Major Generals Those that Are and Those that Are Soon to Be
Special correspondence from Chicago notes the aging of the army leadership after General Hancock's death. It explains Sheridan's rank and pay, reviews remaining major generals and divisions, and profiles Generals Schofield Pope Terry and Howard along with their careers and assignments.
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Chicago
Hancock
Phil Sheridan
Gen. Sherman
Sheridan
Sherman
Gen. Grant
Grant
Camp” Sherman
Little Phil
John M. Schofield
John Pope
Pope
United States
Missouri
Schofield
Atlantic
New York
Pacific
San Francisco
West Point
Engineer
New York City
Franklin
Tenn
Terry
Howard
Rose Terry
Yale Law School
Fort Fisher
Dakota
Oliver Otis Howard
Department of the Platte
Eena
Fair Oaks
Gettysburg
Freedmen’s Bureau
Washington
Janet Elurr
Revolutionary Heroes Not Venerable. Nine great men rethought
The piece challenges the view of Revolutionary leaders as venerable figures. It highlights youth in leadership such as Washington at 43, Jefferson at 38, and other key founders, noting many major figures were under 50 at pivotal moments. It cites age ranges of convention delegates and officials to reframe historical perceptions.
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Washington
Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
John Jay
Supreme Court
James Iredell
New York
Rufus King
Massachusetts
United States
New York Evening Post
Daily Republican Ad Rates and Circulation Note
The Daily Republican a seven column home print with AP dispatches serves South Dakota readers in a 10 000 square mile area with 90 060 population. Rates show one year six months three months one month one week ten dollars and fifty cents by mail or delivery. Single copies cost five cents. Advertising rates available on request.
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Associated Press
South Dakota
The Weekly Capital aims to become the best family paper in the west
The Weekly Capital, with over 2200 readers, markets itself as the oldest paper in Davison County. It features 56 columns of first class reading matter weekly and promises improvements to attract intelligent, enterprising Dakota readers. Three months sample copies are free with advertising rates available on request.
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Tyndall
Tyndall Tribune
Scotland
Mitchell
Milwaukee
J. W. Seaman
Oak Hollow
Douglas County
Hutchinson County
Seaman
Yankton
Alaska
Wyman
Sitka
Detroit
Chicago Herald
Oppler
Strasburg
Demorest
Republican
Dakota
Davison County
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Land Office
Mitchell Printing Company
Mitchell, Dak
Minneapolis & St Louis Railway
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Paul Minneapolis
Des Moines
Iowa
Albert Lee
Fort Dodge
Watertown
Oak
ST. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Union Depot
Fey
Manitoba
Northern Pacific
Ree Railways
Rom
Levenworth
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison, Topeka & Sarne
Boyd
Minn
Mellette
Sam Small
Sparks
Pop
Boston
London Times
Stockholm
George Hanlan
Chicago Times
Switzerland
Besancon
Inter Ocean
Smith
Mr. Smith
Smythe
Senate
New Jersey
Pawpaw
Skeeters
New York Sun
M. H. Rowley
Presipenr
J. F. Kimbill
Casmixe
the Security Bank
Monty
Neal
Mitel Printing Company
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Mitchell Weekly Capital
the Daily Republican
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