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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
2
An Iowa Sioux City editorial urges equal pressure on farmers and railroads for efficiency and public good. It cites railroad managers’ accountability and questions farm practices, urging the public to scrutinize both sectors. The piece links tax rulings in South Dakota to calls for constitutional changes on property taxation and modernization.
Dredges and steam shovels advance as Culebra and Cucaracha Slides threaten the canal. Officials report 27 million cubic yards removed from Gamboa to Pedro Miguel with 6 million remaining, while new dredges expand deepening to 45 feet. Landscape work by H H Reed aims to beautify Gatun area and Cristobal plans tropical park along rail line.
The article analyzes competing laws shaping the upcoming primary election. It contrasts Richards act with a Democratic substitute, notes the Bull Moose movement, and explains how a ballot box delegate system could replace current party nominations and how new party organization could gain legal standing through votes or petitions.
Alexandria S D voters authorized issuing bonds totaling sixteen thousand dollars to install a municipal electric system. City council plans the project as the first step toward public utility ownership.
While bedbound and seriously ill last week, Mrs. W. E. Price avoided disaster as a fire broke out, narrowly escaping harm. The incident occurred while she remained in bed, prompting neighbors to intervene and prevent further danger.
A woman, alone in her house, crawled to the kitchen to extinguish a fire from an incubator. She fainted afterward and was found by a neighbor. The fire could have burned the house to the ground. Mrs Price remains seriously ill from the ordeal.
South Dakota farmers will save at least 40000 annually as the Interstate Commerce Commission suspends a proposed tariff raise on potato shipments. The dispute arose after the railway commission and attorney general complained to the ICC, hearings were scheduled, and the railroads withdrew the rate increase. Separately, Milwaukee firm adds a Kingsberg siding between Tyndall and Springfield prompting local protests for depot and agent.
A new heavy rain drenched South Dakota, covering the state from Saturday night to Sunday noon. Western regions west of the Missouri river saw one to two inches, with heavier showers in the Black Hills and range country. no damage reported as skies cleared by morning.
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