Colleges Meet at Huron for Ninth Annual Meet and Oratorical Contest
Colleges across South Dakota except Sioux Falls Baptist college and Vermillion State university will attend the ninth annual oratorical contest and track meet in Huron May 21 and 22 under the South Dakota Inter-Collegiate Amateur Athletic association. The event features trophies and medals with Brookings Agricultural College currently holding the banner.
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Huron
Baptist College
Sioux Falls
State University
Vermillion
South Dakota Inter- Collegiate Amateur Athletic Association
A. G. Boulding & Co
Chicago
State Agricultural College At
Brookings
South Dakota Association
Daum
Huren
Educators Convened in Canton Discuss SD Teacher Standards
The South Dakota state educators convention in Canton gathered with county superintendents to review chapter one of the school law, exam procedures, and the issuing of state diplomas. Speakers pressed for practical experience, fitness, and moral character, plus stricter cross state certificate rules and timing for examinations. After adjournment, delegates enjoyed a steamboat ride on the Sioux River.
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Canton
S. D
G. W. Nash
Chas. O. Knudson
Geo. H. Dean
Lincoln County
Oo. W. Coursey
Davison County
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
C. E. Swanson
Kingsbury
W. F. Eddy
Brown
Helen M. Bennett
Lawrence
F. S. Randolph
Roberts
F. C. Leggett
Union
Z. F. Williams
Yankton
Sioux River
Taft's Nephew Found Guilty of Technical Assault
In South Norwalk Connecticut Walbridge Taft of New York and Edward Lawrence White of Powell Massachusetts were tried for assaulting John D Milne superintendent of the gas department of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company Judge Lockwood found Taft guilty only of technical assault and fined him one dollar plus costs White received a twenty five dollar fine Both appeals were filed for the next term of the superior court
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Taft
South
Norwalk
Conn
Walbridge Taft
New York
Edward Lawrence White
Powell
Mass
John D. Milne
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Philippines
Lockwood
White
Superior Court
Fatal mill accident at Whitney coal mine yards kills three
Latrobe Pa May 20 Three men are dead and one injured in a wreck at the Whitney mines five miles from Latrobe. The dead are Henry Staminger engineer Andrew Ursaker and John Clovitch all of Whitney. The injured is Joseph Debone of Whitney. They were shifting cars with a dinkey engine when the wreck occurred.
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Whitney
Latrobe
Henry Staminger
Dinkey
Andrew Ursaker
John Clovitch
Joseph Debone
Coal Company
Roosevelt Breaks Yosemite Drive Time Record
President Roosevelt achieved a record Yosemite to Raymond travel time of ten hours active motion covering sixty nine miles. He spent the night at Bridal Veil Falls near Yosemite and woke reenergized, later greeting a crowd at Berenda as his special train waited in Fresno.
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Berenda
Cali
Roosevelt
Yosemite Park
Yosemite
Raymond
Bridal Well Falls
Falls
Goodby
Leldig
Leonard
Wawona
Awahnee
Raymonde
Fort Wood
Fresno
Chamber of Commerce
Bullfight arena collapse in Madrid suburb kills twelve
A Madrid dispatch reports that during a bull fight at Algeriras the amphitheater collapsed. Twelve people died and fifty were injured, including women and children trampled by bulls. The incident occurred yesterday in the Spanish city near London dated May 20.
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London
Madrid
Algeriras
Man Radiates Light Discovery Illuminates Biology
May 20 New York reports Professor A. W. Goodspeed and Randal Morgan of the University of Pennsylvania laboratory of physics announced a discovery that the living human body emits light visible to some animals. The faint rays may be strong enough to photograph on a properly sensitized plate in a dark room.
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New York
A. W. Goodspeed
Randal Morgan
Laboratory of Physics
University of Pennsylvania
Robbers Blow Safe In Kansas Bank Heist
Robbers wrecked the Culver State Bank safe in Culver Kansas and escaped with $3,000 on a handcar. Police pursue leads as the incident is investigated in Minneapolis Kansas.
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Kansas Town
Minneapolis
Kan
Culver State Bank
Culver
Immigration figures rise at Ellis Island in May
Immigration continues to increase in New York as 60,077 aliens passed Ellis Island in the first seventeen days of May. Officials predict the month will reach around 100,000 arrivals, up from 84,000 last year, with about 23,000 more expected this week.
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New York
Ellis Island
Order of Railway Conductors to Elect Officers in Portland Next Year
Pittsburg dispatch notes the Order of Railway Conductors completed amendments and set elections for officers. Most incumbents face no opposition while a trusteeship is contested. The key fight is over the next convention location with Portland favored over Boston. Salaries for grand officers will be decided before adjournment.
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Order of Railway Conductors
Portland
Ore
Pittsburg
Boston
Jealousy tragedy ends in murder suicide in Blairstown
Albert Palmer a recently discharged convict shot Mollie Beck with whom he had been keeping company. He then wounded her mother and killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot. Jealousy was the stated motive.
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Blairstown
Albert Palmer
Mollie Beck
Mint Director Buys 405000 Ounces of Silver for Philippines
Washington May 20 Director of the Mint Roberts bought 405000 ounces of silver for Philippine coinage at an average of 55 1 6 cents per ounce, the highest price paid thus far.
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Roberts
Philippines
Washington, D. C
Philippine
Chile and Bolivia settle boundary dispute amicably
Reports from Santiago on May 20 say Chile and Bolivia have reached an amicable treaty to settle their long running boundary dispute.
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Chile
Bolivia
Santiago de Chili
Chili
Market snapshot across Sioux City and peers
Sioux City live stock reports list hog and cattle prices, with bids for light mixed good heavy and butcher stock. Chicago trade shows steady hog and cattle futures, with receipts around 17 000 hogs and 2 500 cattle, while South Omaha notes steady cattle and mixed hogs and a firm overall market. Kansas City roundups include native and western steers, calves, and hogs with varied price ranges. Cash grain quotes cover wheat corn oats and rye, with flour and butter markets steady and soybeans not shown.
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Sioux City
Chicago
South Omaha
Edo
Aioe
Kansas City
Northwestern
BYU
Great Baptist Gathering Opens in Buffalo for 26th Women’s Mission
A major national gathering of northern Baptists opened at Prospect Avenue Baptist Church in Buffalo New York with the twenty sixth annual meeting of the Women’s Baptist Home Mission Society. Attendance is expected to be unusually large.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Prospect Avenue Baptist Church
Women's Baptist Home Mission Society
Rider Survives Lightning Strike After Saddle Breaks
Belle Fourche South Dakota May 20 During an electrical storm a horse was struck and killed sun Frank Ingersoll 18 son of cattleman Charles Ingersoll was unconscious for hours with a severe burn to one arm the saddle tore apart the hat band torn from his hat and the horse died. He will recover.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Frank Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Charles Ingersoll
China blocks Manchurian trade openings in treaty talks
Pekin reports Russia opposes opening Manchurian towns to trade. China reiterates it cannot include Mukden Harbin and a small Yalu mouth port in commercial treaties due to Moscow’s stance amid American proposals.
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Pekin
Russia
United States
China
Mukden
Harbin
Yalu River
Alliance Training Ship Alliance Arrives at Hampton Roads
The training ship Alliance arrives after six days overdue due to adverse winds. Lieutenant William C. Davidson, a Sioux City native, is among the ship’s officers. his parents are Mr and Mrs. Andrew J. Davidson of 2 Douglas Street.
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Hampton Roads
Sioux City
Washington
Alliance
The
Wm. C. Davidson
Sion City
Andrew J. Davidson
Douglas Street
Corn Planting Delayed Two Weeks by Wet Weather
Beresford South Dakota May 18 Corn planting in this locality will be two weeks to twenty days later than normal due to heavy rains. Much plowing remains, water stands on lower lands, and at least two and a half inches of rain fell last week, preventing farmers from planting.
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Beresford
S. D
Omaha Strike Drags On As Two Restaurants Stay Closed
Omaha May 20 The city faces added losses as the eighteen day strike costs rise past 750000 with daily costs over 41000. Calumet and One Minute restaurants defer dinner but plan to resume tonight with possible supper first. Some waiters show willingness to return while deputies patrol fewer wagons on the streets.
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Omaha
Neb
Calumet
One Minute
Business Men's Association
Central Labor Union
Women Riot at Broadway Ends with Arrests
Riot in New York at Broadway and Sixty-eighth Street as Italian women workers clash with men at subway sites. Stones flown and stillettoes flashed. four women arrested, two wearing stillettoes, one two feet long.
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New York
Broadway
Sixty-eighth Streets
Nebraska Railroads Tax Figures Upgraded In 1903
Lincoln May 20 The Nebraska state board of equalization set railroad taxation for 1903 Burlington valuation fell by $800 per mile Union Pacific rose $100 per mile and Omaha $300 per mile The total increase amounts to $488740 with $258000 from seventy three miles of new lines The overall railroad valuation is $27077353 up from $26588612 last year
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State Board of Equalization
Burlington
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Omaha
Ashland Sioux City Line Still in Speculation
Chicago May 20 Second Vice President Howard Elliott of the C B and Q says plans for an Ashland Sioux City line have not been considered. Several routes have been surveyed but the company has not decided to build, leaving the project purely speculative and not yet at the decision stage.
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Burlington
Sioux City
Chicago
Howard Elliott
C. B. and Q
Mr. Elliot
Livingston
George
Porto Rico
Heath
M. D. Hem
Itis
Cuba
Rathbone
Neeley
Washington
Keyless Lock Company
Tulloch
George W. Cobb, Jr
Nassau Street
New York City
Postoffice
William B. Smith
Washingston
Mr. Tulloch
Bnai B'rith Sixth District Elects Officers in Omaha
The Sixth district convention of the Jewish order B Nai B Rith in Omaha elected officers including President J L Strelitsky Grand Rapids Michigan First Vice President I J Levinson Peoria Illinois Second Vice President I Goldberg Kalamazoo Michigan Secretary H P Hamburger Chicago Treasurer David Fisher Chicago May 20
Gold Exports Hit 2.32 Million Engagement For Europe
New York May 20 an order for 2 320 000 in gold has been engaged for shipment to Europe tomorrow The cotton market opened with gains of 6 to 18 points and quickly moved higher to about 20 25 points above Saturday's close Liverpool cables remained sensationally strong and pointed to continued demand
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Europe
New York
Liverpool
Tulloch Charges Irregularities In Washington Post Office
Seymour W. Tulloch former cashier at the Washington Post Office releases a detailed charge list alleging irregularities and favoritism in post office affairs from 1897 to 1899. He cites improper traveling allowances, blanket bonds, multi job appointments, inflated furniture purchases, and failures to audit accounts.
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Washington
Seymour W. Tulloch
Washington Post Office
Payne
Tulloch
McKinley
Post Office Department
Heath
J. J. Whitney
Harrison J. Barrett
Porto Rico
Land Office
Carnegie says Washington is real capital of English speaking world
Andrew Carnegie argues in an interview that Washington should be the capital of the English speaking world. He cites proximity to Canada and Australia and faster travel from London to Washington, comparing American population growth to Britain’s. He warns Britain will exhaust coal and iron as its population growth slows.
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Carnegie
Washington
London
The
Daily News
Andrew Carnegie
Canada
Australia
San Francisco
Minzgland’s
Harmon Denies Cleveland Support Swap Over Nomination
Judge Judson Harmon of Ohio denies reports that President Cleveland promised to back his bid for the presidential nomination. Harmon just returned from Middle Bass Lake where he fished with a party including Rew Cleveland and made clear no deal was made.
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Harmon
St. Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
Clevelsind
Middle Bass Lake
Rew. Cleveland
Cleveland
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American Federation of Labor
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Perry S. Heath
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