Roosevelt tackles labor causes murder claim in Outlook
In a signed editorial headed Murder is Murder Col Roosevelt argues against tying unionism to a criminal act and urges fair trials for accused Los Angeles Times bombing suspects while condemning sympathy tactics for labor. Also reports growing Pennsylvania railroad strike and wool tariff debate shaping Ohio politics.
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New York City
Col. Roosevelt
James J. McNamara
Indianapolis
Los Angeles Times
Accus
Roosevelt
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alliance
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
Politics and wool causing the breach on wool schedule
Deadlock in the Democratic controlled House Ways and Means Committee over revising the wool schedule centers on whether raw wool should be on the free list or taxed modestly. A party caucus may settle the dispute as revenue impact looms with potential losses of up to 35 million.
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Wetgoratic
House
Harmon
Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Washington, D. C
Ways and Means
Peters
Massachusetts
Harrison
New York
Hughes
New Jersey
Kitchin
North Carolina
James
Kentucky
Hull
Tennessee
Dixon
Indiana
Rainey
Illinois
Randell
Texas
Underwood
Alabama
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Shackelford
Missouri
Brantley
Georgia
Hammond
Minnesota
Canada
Treasury
Representative Hill
Connecticut
Hill
Europe
Mr. Hill
Lincoln votes to license saloons in major city return
Lincoln Nebraska returns to saloon licensing after a two year dry period with an estimated 800 to 1,000 vote lead. A. H. Armstrong wins mayor over Robert Malone by about 1,100 with Republicans dominating council. Licensing sets 25 drinking places statewide daylight schedule with a $2000 annual fee.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
A. H. Armstrong
Republican and Business Men’s Association
Robert Malone
Hunting Out Bad Fire Spots in State
State Fire Marshall Craft and Deputy Crans have surveyed Pierre and nearby areas, rating alleys and back yards for fire risk. They report the city is in better shape than others visited, with four sites needing clearance to reduce potential danger. The inspectors tour towns to alert insurers to risks and promote prevention over firefighting.
Death of former Senator Kittredge at Majestic hotel
Alfred Beard Kittredge of Sioux Falls, former United States senator from South Dakota, died at 9:30 PM after a prolonged illness. Survived by brother W. H. Kittredge and sister Mrs. Fannie Pearson, his body to be taken to Keene New Hampshire for burial. He served eight years in the Senate and had led interoceanic canal investigations.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Angel of Death
Majestic Hotel
Alfred Beard Kittredge
Sioux Falls
United States
South Dakota
W. H. Kittredge
Fannie Pearson
Keene
N. H
Mr. Kittredge
C. H. Burke
H. W. Kittredge
Westfield
Mass
Fannie Pehrson
East Jaffery
Boston
Washington, D. C
Kittredge
Senate
Inter-Oceanic Canal Commission
Panama
Judiciary Committee
Far East
Cheshire County
New Hampshire
Yale
United States Senate
State Senate
Legislative Assembly
Republican National Committee
James H. Kyle
Masonic Lodge
The
Elks, the
Eagles
Minnehaha Bar Association
Property and stock holdings in Sioux Falls valued near $100000
The estate lists 80 acres of land near town and a business block on Phillips avenue with law offices, $10000 in Brown Drug Co. stock, shares in the Malting Co and Sioux Falls Plow Works, half interest in the Daily Argus Leader, $6000 in Hackman Hardware, and two cottages at Ninth street and Dakota avenue.
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Sioux Falls
Phillips Avenue
Brown Drug Co
Daily Argus Leader
Hackman Hardware Company
Ninth Street
Dakota Avenue
Rebels Rampage in Kwantung Province Amid Civil Strife
Hongkong reports heavy fighting as government troops clash with rebels in western Kwantung. Wu Sum leads the revolt, with Brigand Chief Luk at Shuntak, aided by anarchist groups. Sinister reports say hundreds killed, gunboats fire on rebels, and prefects and towns like Samshui Wenchow and Woochow fall to the insurgents.
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Hongkong
China
Kwantung Province
Wu Sum
Japan
Luk
Shuntak
Canton
West River
Samshui
Wenchow
Woochow
Real farming now west of Missouri
Travelers west of the Missouri River note a shift from small five acre claim patches to larger tilled tracts. Actual farming increases show fields from eighty to three hundred acres, signaling true agricultural development and better long term prospects for the region.
Burke Retires From Northwestern After 47 Years
J. S. Burke, long time Northwestern employee, retires from service on May first after 47 years with the railroad. He began as a brakeman at 17 in Chicago, later serving as roadmaster of the Minnesota division and overseeing construction between here and Tracy. Burke also held roles as trainmaster and assistant superintendent before retirement with a pension.
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Huron
S. D
C. & N. W. Railway
J. S. Burke
Burke
Chicago
Minnesota
Winona St. Peter
Northwestern
Here
Tracy
Lorimer election books case halted by habeas ruling
Judge Pettit grants habeas corpus to Edward Tilden George Benedict and William Cummins, halting state demands for their books in the Lorimer election probe. The ruling suspends Senate contempt charges and may dissolve the investigative committee.
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Chicago
Illinois
Tilden
State Senate
Lorimer
Senate
Senate Committee
Investigating
County Seat Clash in Hamlin County Intervenes
In Hamlin county Castlewood and Hayti contest the county seat. Referee J. T. Law reviews weeks of testimony with over 100 ballots in dispute and more than 20 witnesses. In Sioux Falls the Minnehaha Bar pays tribute to ex Senator Kittredge with memorials and funeral plans in East Jaffrey New Hampshire.
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Clear Lake
S. D
Castlewood
Hayti
Hamlin
J. T. Law
Watertown
Hamlin County
Sioux Falls
S. C
Kittredge
Minnehaha County Bar Association
East Jaffrey
N. H
Joseph W. Jones
R. Winans
J. H. Vorhees
Circuit Court
Minnehaha Bar Association
Cost of Bill Prompts Heavy Debate in Washington
Washington scene shows lawmakers wrestling with a proposed bill amid sharp partisan lines as critics warn the measure could cost eighty million dollars. The clash recalls past battles when similar proposals faced opposition from leading Republicans and Democrats alike.
S. D. Fisheries Show Decline
South Dakota fisheries declined in 1908 with product value at 4200 dollars, down about 40 percent from 1899. Earlier high was 13000 in 1894. Inland waters are restricted to hook and line without permit. fishing centers include the Missouri River, Lake Kampeska, and the Dakota River. Major catches were catfish buffalo fish and German carp.
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South Dakota
Misouri River
Lake Kampeska
Dakota River
United Doctors Offer Bloodless Treatments in Northwest
A two day, limited time exhibition by the United Doctors, a twelve member specialist group licensed in South Dakota, promotes non surgical treatment for chronic diseases. They claim eighty percent patient referrals and list varied cases from stomach to nervous disorders with emphasis on avoiding operations.
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Northwest
United Doctors
South Dakota
America
Dr Kings New Life Pills Endorsement Ad
A promotional note claims the pills help with constipation and female trouble. Customer Mrs M Dunlap of Leadville Tennessee reports wonderful benefit and urges others to try the remedy priced at 25 cents by Diehl and Brown.
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Niell
Hamp Clark
Nebraska
Keene, N. H
Washington Record
Life History
Burk
Deulands
International Harvester Company
Fertilizer Trust
United States Steel Company
Minnehaha County Bar Association and
Masons
Bar Association
C. P. Bates
R. H. Warren
Tore Teigen
Judge Jones
Mr. Winans
Thhe East
Vorheegs
C. R. Beattie
Minnehaha Lodge
Congressman Hill
Mann
U. S
William M. Steuart
Census Bureau
Mitchell, S. D
Widmann Hotel
Grace Munk
Dell Rapids
O. G. Adams
Mina
S. Dak
John H. Kieser
Yankton
John Gerlach
Agar
Bert Clark
Selby
Frank Gray
Hazleton
N.dak
Anton de Young
Ashton
Sherman Vann
J. L. Hall
S.dak
Ben McBride
Wagner
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