Scenic Highway cuts through Hanson county in $400 right of way
Jed Thiel of the Alexandria Good Roads club leads a May 6 ceremony with city officials and residents as the Scenic Highway cut off a half mile of road near Alexandria. The $400 right of way, about $100 per acre, funds part of Hanson county’s Scenic Highway effort with a steam tractor and graders secured for rapid progress toward completion.
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Alexandria
Tim
Jlawsan County
South Dakota
Development League District Conventions Planned in SD
Commissioner John Deets says district conventions will form the Development League to advertise South Dakota resources. Meetings set for Rapid City Watertown Ipswich Redfield Oni da in May, with Mitchell likely to follow. The aim is broad statewide publicity and district organization support.
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Aberdeen
Development League
South Dakota
Rapid City
Watertown
Redfield
Ipswich
Onida
Deets
Mitchell
First Witness in Steel Trust Dissolution Hearing
George A Cragin of Worcester Massachusetts assistant general salesman of the American Steel and Wire Co testifies in New York City as the government seeks to dissolve the steel trust. He calmly acknowledges burning evidence during the proceedings and provides testimony on sales practices and corporate conduct.
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New York City
Steel Trust
George A. Cragin
Worchester, Mass
American Steel & Wire Co
Rapid City
Billings
Mont
R. K. Hewlett
Hewlett
Johnson
Cragin Confesses Orders To Burn Evidence
Cragin admits issuing orders to burn evidence against the steel trust. He kept the incriminating documents in a trunk for safekeeping and destruction.
Home Rule Passes On Second Reading
London the government carried the home rule bill on its second reading by 372 to 27 with a lively House of Commons turnout. Prime Minister and allies celebrated the vote as Balfour and Churchill returned from Weymouth, while a Conservative Liberal fusion to form the National Unionists was announced.
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London
King
House of Commons
Balfour
Churchill
Admiralty
Weymouth
National Unionists’ Association
Liberal Unionists
Ghidstone
Tory
House Votes to Abolish Interstate Commerce Court
The House voted 120 to 49 to abolish the United States court of commerce with many Republicans joining Democrats. Abolition would transfer pending cases to federal district courts. Representative Good urged immediate abolition citing 66 cases and concerns over railroad bias in the court.
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HOUSE
PDO
Interstate Commerce Court
Washington, D. C
United States Court of Commerce
Representative Good
Good
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Deadwood Assay Office Saved by Amendment
The Humphreys amendment to retain the United States mints at San Francisco New Orleans and Carson and six assay offices including Deadwood with funds for maintenance won House approval 176 to 135. The same vote amended the legislative executive and judicial bill to abolish the bureau of trade relations and combine bureaus in commerce and labor. The commerce court abolition also passed by overwhelming margin.
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Washington, D. C
Humphrays
United States
San Francisco
New Orleans
Carson
Deadwood
House
Bureau of Trade Relations
State Department
Bureau of Manufacturers
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Commerce Court
Early Republican National Committee meets over convention contests
The Republican National Committee will convene in Chicago on June 6 to rule on delegate contests for the national convention in Chicago opening June 18. Secretary William Wayward says 12 days remain to review contests filed by May 29 as a new plan to shape South's representation is prepared by Chairman Victor Rosewater and William Hayward.
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New York City
Republican National Committee
Chicago
William Wayward
Staywood
Victor Rosewater
Hayward
Kansas convention endorses Roosevelt for president
Kansas delegates to the Republican state convention adopt pro Roosevelt planks and assign four at large delegates with ironclad Roosevelt instructions. The Taft faction fails to block the Roosevelt majority as 104 delegates push to back La Follette and White, while a coroner in Aberdeen, South Dakota, rules Hilda Brown death a sealed verdict after poison suspected in a domestic dispute involving Frank Brown.
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Non
Roosevelt
Henry J. Ahn Withita
Ralph A. Morris
Ottawa
Ansel Clark
Sterling
John M
Taft
Resolutions Committee
la Follette
William A. White
W. Mulvane
Aberdeen
S. D
Hilda Brown
Arlington
Frank Brown
Brown
Tragic Poisoning Follows Troubled Marriage Fallout
Mrs. Brown, distressed by a strained marriage, left home and sought refuge at a neighbor's. Drown, claiming poverty, sent for his divorced wife to assist with housework and their two children. The strain culminated as Mrs. Brown consumed poison, ending her sorrow.
Four Sioux City Children Die Near Big Sioux Flood
In the swollen Big Sioux river near here four children drowned while playing along the bank. Gust Pearson, 9, vanished in the current, followed by sisters Anna 14 and Edith 12 and playmate Hannah Dunning, all age 14. Rescue crews drag the water with grappling hooks seeking the bodies.
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Prandon
Big Sioux
Pearson
Anna
Ndith
Hannah Dunning
Seven Men Shot in Heats of Miners Riot
In Genald Illinois five men were shot and seriously wounded during a clash between two Selions of cast miners. Eight men fought, two wounded may die. In Scranton Virginia two foreigners and two police were injured in a riot at the Cayuga mine as 100 shots were fired before a special train with repeating rifles arrived. State troops are in control.
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Genald
Scranton
Cayuga
Mitchell to establish another lumber yard in Sioux City
John Blenkiron announces Mitchell will open a fourth lumber yard with James of Sioux City joining the venture. Aimed for location soon, stock arriving, and carload sales possible. Funds and site selection pending two other matters.
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John Blenkeron
LL. Dames
John Blenkiron
Mitchell
Blenkiron
Ll. James
Sioux
Alls
Sioux City
Glenkiron
Paving Main Street Contract Awarded for 40019.02
The city council awarded C H Atkinson of Brookings and Watertown a cement paving contract totaling 40019.02 for eleven blocks along Main Street and side streets up to Fifth Avenue. Bids for water mains and sewers were also awarded to E L Dimick and B L Dimick of Laurel Nebraska for 9986.07 and 8125.40 respectively.
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C. H. Atkinson
Brookings
Watertown
Main
Messrs. McDougeil
Snow
Michels Wadrath
Sibertz
Winsor
McCartney
Hitchcock
Tanner
Atkinson
C. Hi. Atkinson
Main Street
Joe Sampson
Sioux Falls
Tanner Brothers
Smith
E. L. Dimick
Laurel, Neb
John Roberts
Mr. Dimick
B. L. Dimick
Laurel
Neb
Dimick
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