Postmistress Cleared in Hill City Mail Scandal
Mrs. Sadie Ward of Deadwood returns home after a suspended sentence for opening sealed letters. The case, aided by Congressman Martin, showed her motive was to prevent family trouble, with no criminal intent found by the judge. Her confession followed scrutiny of letters and local society speculation ends with renewed community regard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tity
Ss. D
Sadije Ward
Deadwood
United States Court
HL. W. Martin
Sadie Ford
Geenda
A. Mord
George
McEachron
Strocker
Hill City
Ward
Ter
Mord
Geadwood
Maro Co
McBuachronima
Ford
Iso
Allch
Will City
Nevel
Lover Proves A Girl Engaged To Popular Mooresville Figure
Ralph Car Hamilton once a local photographer and social leader in Mooresville North Carolina was engaged to 17 year old Bertha Flower of Hickory. Society approved until it was learned Hamilton was assigned female at birth. The case stirred speculation as Hamilton faced debts and a troubled photograph business amid the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresville
N.C
Ralph Car- Mamilton
Bertha Flower
Hickory
Hamilton
Chatham County
Miss Plowe
Sioux Falls Woman Ends Life After Nervous Illness
Mrs. Rhodi Bishop Monroe aged 35 who ran a popular Sioux Falls restaurant drank a quantity of wood alcohol to kill herself. She had married in April and had been in poor health and highly nervous recently, with prior threats to self harm and a belief she was temporarily deranged at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peap
Rhodi Bishop Monrow
Whith
Monroe
Jail delivery thwarted in Miner County escape attempt
Two prisoners Harry Mades and Wilkon Owens, awaiting trial for horse stealing, attacked Sheriff Edward Clark during breakfast in the Miner County jail. The sheriff fended off the assault with a blocked peppering attempt and a decisive blow to the head, preventing their escape. Clark continues custody as they face trial and likely conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner County Institution
Sioux Falls
S. D
Harry Mades
Wilkon Owens
Miner County
Edward Clark
Eudes
Wades
Clark
Mades
Owens
Sioux
Winnipes
Seattle
Halishresd
Annual meeting of county superintendents in Pierre
The South Dakota annual meeting in Pierre closed with a plan to revise the course of study. A committee proposed eight year length and integration of scientific agriculture, plus simplifying sixth grade language. Ex-Superintendent Randolph resigned. Nash named ex-officio president. A gold headed cane and cut glass were gifted to Nash, with a resolutions committee named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Os. Randolph
The
Educational Association
Association
Swanson
Nash
Weinstaff
Farmer
DuBois
Pierre
Injunction Against City Sparks Two New Long Distance Lines
Mitchell South Dakota May 25 Last Saturday the Missouri River Telephone Company won a temporary restraining order against the city delaying full action until the fall term. The company will complete long distance connections and install a booth at the Waverly Hotel, giving Mitchell two long distance lines and introducing competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell, S. D
Missouri River Telephone Company
Mitchell
F. B. Smith
Chambers
Missouri River Company
Waverly Hotel
Missouri River
Memorial Day Observances Aim to Honor Soldiers Across South Dakota
South Dakota G A R posts coordinate with Woman's Relief Corps and local officials to ensure Memorial Day observances are free of athletics and distractions. Religious services on May 28 precede state ceremonies on May 30 at cemeteries, with hundreds of headstones placed or refurbished and flags displayed to honor fallen soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Memorial City
South Puekota
Garand
South Ooakota
Divorce Reversed as Couple Reunites in Holy Matrimony
In Christchurch Episcopal Church the divorce of Mrs. Lewis Gravel from her Belle Plaine, Iowa husband was granted on March 29 and, after less than two months, the pair were remarried at the rectory by Dr. Robert Doherty. They then left for their former home to begin anew.
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Wankton
S. J
Christchurch
Episcopal
Robert Doherty
Lewis
Gravel
Belle Plaine
Mrs. Gravel
Mrs Maybrick Absent From Testimony in Legal Action
Mrs Florence Maybrick failed to attend a notarized testimony session in a suit filed by her mother Baroness von Roque against LD Lee Se Armstrong et al to recover Isi in Kentucky and Virginia. A New York physician affidavit cites rheumatism of the knee and possible ossification, attributed to mistreatment while an inmate of an English prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mas
Florence Maybrick
3Aroness von Roque
Yellow Fever Outbreak Alarm at Colon Panama
John Barrett American minister at Panama arrived in New York to report five yellow fever cases at Colon in the Panama canal zone. He warns sanitation and health preservation are major issues for American authorities as the station had appeared free prior to these cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Panama Canal Zone
John Barrett
Panama
Colon
Deserter Rivero Steals Four Sisters in Mexico
Ramon Rivero, husband of Petra Herrera de Flores’s daughters, elopes with each of her four daughters one by one, deserting them after marriage. He wooed with flattery and dukes, taking Jovita, Marta, Petrita, and Rita, then fled to Toluca before returning to the in law’s home and ending behind prison walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Belina Jali
Ramon Rivero
Petra Herrara de Flores
Rivero
Jovita Flores
Marta
Toluca
Rivera
Petrita
Rita
Flattery
Belina
Great Actress Potter Appeals to Rich Daughter in Vain
London reports reveal Mrs. James Brown Potter, insolvent in May 24 gossip, sought endorsements from William Waldorf Astor and her son in law James Stillman family. both declined. Potter, after failed Savoy runs, leased to Maxine Elliott and retires to Maidenhead with her mother as her secretary’s marriage ties bring wealth in America.
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James Brown Potter
London
Brown Potter
William Waldorf Astor
Mrs. Astor
Philadelphia
Potter
New York
Mrs. Potter
Jiti
James A. Stillman
James Stillman
The
Savoy
America
Raoul Duval
Lady Duff-Gordon
Grown Potter
Stillman
Lifesaving St Bernard Barry Dies In Crevasse
Barry IL the hospice dog saved three travelers on the Italian pass before slipping into a newly opened crevasse and dying from a crushed skull. The dog had previously saved thirty four lives and once carried a baby to the hospice before aiding the parents. Barry was a descendant of the famous Barry Bernard line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
St. Bernard Hospice
Barry IL
Barry
Garry
Long Lost Meet Reunites Brothers At Chicago Corner
Fred Holbert stock raiser of near Dalton and John Holbert who lives in Denver collide over a collar button at Forty third and Halstead causing a 20 year reunion. They had arrived in New York from Liverpool twenty years ago and lost contact afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Forty-third
Halstead
Fred
John Holbert
Dalton
John
Denver
New York
Liverpool
Cold Blooded Murder in Savanna Office
Hon. D. S. Berry was shot dead at his office door in Savanna Illinois. Police report no clue to the assassin or the motive as of the shooting today May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Berry
Savanna, Ill
Savanna
Ill
Dry Chamberlain draws 1500 excursionists amid closed saloons
Chamberlain South Dakota hosted 1500 day trippers from nearby towns to visit Amer ican Island and a new river bridge. Prosecutions loom against Mayor J W Sanford and four saloonkeepers for alleged Sunday law violations, with potential fines and removal from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Warling
Chamberlain
Othe Hawarden
Parker
Island Park
Imayor
B. Conaway
Gilbert
Heneey
Attorney House
Minnows Found in North Aberdeen Artesian Well
Workmen repairing the North Aberdeen artesian well report minnows ejected from the well and kept in a glass vessel at the Wittehard-Ware store. Mayor Aldrich and aldermen witnessed the event, boosting theories that surface water feeds the artesian basin and possibly the Missouri River.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Wittehard- Ware
Aldrich
Mammoth Cave
South Dakota
Missouri River
Crop conditions worsen for week ending May 22
Washington May weather update shows generally unfavourable conditions across most regions with frost damage in New England and parts of the mid Atlantic and Ohio valleys. Delays in corn planting persist in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa while oats show overall satisfactory growth despite cool spells and floods in Ohio and Nebraska. Spring wheat improves with favorable late week weather though low lands in North Dakota remain troubled by floods.
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Washington
Middle South Atlantic
Gulf States
Mississippi
Missouri
Rocky Mountain Region
California
New England
Middle Atlantic
Ohio
Rocky Mountain
Oregon
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Middle
South Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
South Dakota
Texas
Ilinois
North Dakota
Iowa Crops Report Notes Wet Week and Planting Progress
Des Moines Iowa May 25 The weekly crop and weather bulletin shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with excess cold and ample rainfall due to heavy prior rains. Planting of corn is well advanced with most districts reporting half to three quarters complete. replanting likely in low and undrained areas as soils stay wet. Warmer days needed for faster growth. pastures and meadows are lush. cherry crop prospects are poor though other fruits look fair.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Des Moines
Bureau of Crops and Weather
Nebraska weather bulletin reports mixed crop progress across regions
Lincoln Nebraska May 25 The Nebraska weather and crop bureau bulletin notes the week was slightly cooler with scattered showers. Corn planting nearly finished except in western areas replanting needed after heavy rains. Small grains as wheat oats and potatoes show variable but generally positive growth. alfalfa good. pastures strong. strawberries and cherries promising yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Weather and Crop Bureau
South Dakota Crop Bulletin Reports Favorable Growth Conditions
The South Dakota Station weekly crop bulletin notes generally fair weather and ample soil moisture aiding progress across crops. Wheat oats barley and spelt show good growth with some thin stands and weed pressure in scattered fields. Corn planting advances with some replanting needed in wet cool soils. flax millet and potatoes also being planted or already up in many counties.
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South Dakota
Huron
S. D
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Yvy
Rus
James M. Wharry
Oman
Nealy
Mrs. Maybrick
Barrett
St. Bernard Hospice i
Alps
Frank Troop
Sioux City
Troop
Emerald
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