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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
1
State Encampment to Be Held at Canton
Annual gathering of the South Dakota G A R scheduled for June 28 to 30 in Canton. Commander Thomas Reed issues orders for the encampment with preparations under way to host governors from four states and notable G A R figures including General J B Black and General G A Partridge. Senator and two congressmen from South Dakota expected to attend.
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South Dakota
Ganton
Thomas Reed
Department of
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Grand Army
J. ©. Black
A. Partridge
John A. Logan
Seventh Day Advent Church to Host Interstate Meeting
Canton South Dakota May 26 The inter state annual conference of the Seventh Day Advent Church will convene in Canton June and continue sessions until the 1uth with attendees from South Dakota Minnesota North Dakota Iowa and Nebraska Prominent clergymen include Rev A G Daniels R D and Rev BE Farnsworth DJ from Australia who is en route A daily paper will chronicle the proceedings of the gatherings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
S. 1
Seventh Day Advent Church
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
A. G. Daniels
R. D
W. Farnsworth
D. J
Australia
Crop Bulletin reports favorable weather and crop progress
Warm week with no major rain delays except in Black Hills. Eastern areas received rainfall that did not reach mid and upper Missouri counties. Wheat oats barley and spelt healthy though some thinner stands. Barely seeding nearly done, flax millet sowing active. Corn planting advancing, potatoes and vegetables thriving, fruit bloom luxuriant across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. 2
Black Hills
Isle
Ith
Middle
Missouri River
Drowning during Seining Incident in S D County
May 26 report from Sgan, S D describes John Bowler, a Wentworth hardware merchant, drowning while seining at water’s edge. Bowler, entering water up to his waist, was seized by cramps and submerged as others hesitated to aid, despite his wife's Sunday pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biandreau
S. D
John Bowser
Wentworth
Lake County
Mgan
Bowler
Santon Council Grants Saloon Licenses With No Opposition
Canton South Dakota May 26 at a special meeting the city council granted five saloon license applications without temperance opposition. Saloons to open once bonds are filed with the county commissioners and are expected to begin business about June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
S. D
Douglas County Republicans to Select Delegates
Armour 5 D May 26 Douglas county voters to convene at the court house Saturday at 4 pm to choose fourteen delegates and alternates for the first judicial circuit convention to be held at Scotland June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Armour
Scotland
Young Woman Near Howard Dead
Miss Maggie Sheeley of Roswell township died suddenly last Saturday of pneumonia. The funeral was held at the Catholic church yesterday. Howard will observe Memorial day as usual. Crops are booming after another rainfall last night and this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Maggie Sheeley
Roswell Township
Thomas Stecher
Insurance Business In Pierre S D May 28 1904 Report
Advance sheets of the 1904 state insurance commissioner's report show 1903 business gains for fire and life companies but with higher losses. Old line fire premiums were 677 514.81 with 261 550.99 paid in losses leaving 413 - and half the expenses, life premiums 1 021 720.68 with losses 207 478.45 leaving 814 247.28 after costs. Fraternal and assessment groups totaled 494 633.87 receipts and 364 822.57 payments. A U W leads with over 27 million in force, M WA close with nearly 24 million. State mutuals up about 3.5 million in force, premium receipts 824 025.82, losses 110 786.68. Total 2 632 001.88 paid out statewide. Overall, the year was satisfactory though profits fell from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Line Life Companies
Armour Cadet Band Hosts Ball Game And Balloon Ascension
The Armour cadet band entertained about 100 people with a ball game pitting Armour against Wagner, won 5 to 1 by Armour. Activities included horse racing and a balloon ascent that ended when the parachute struck telephone wires, detaching its load but causing no serious injury. The incident prompted a warning to clear obstructions before future ascents.
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Armour
S. D
Armour Cadet Band
Wagner
Fourth of July Plans For Rapid City Celebration
Rapid City South Dakota announces a grand Fourth of July celebration with Indian school students returning from Pine Ridge agency to their homes. Superintendent S B Davis urges government funding for an industrial training addition at the school to boost practical education alongside literacy. The Rapid City Indian school is among the largest in the western United States.
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Rapid City
S. D
Pine Ridge
S. B. Davis
Remarkable Well Tops South Dakota Artesian Record
New artesian well for Chamberlain Electric Light company, drilled by Norbeck & Nicholson, 950 feet deep in South Dakota, flows 8 497 gallons per minute. The well shoots water 25 feet high at full bore, 60 feet at six inches, and 158 feet at three inches, with over 100 psi when closed. Water runs about 80 degrees.
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Chamberlain
Chamberlain, 8. D
Chamberlain Electric Light Company
Norbeck & Nicholson
Redfield
Artesian
South Dakota
Stanley County
Missouri River
McClure
Mapping Out Belle Fourche Country Map Project Detailed
The reclamation service and geological survey will map the Belle Fourche region in South Dakota to aid the irrigation project. William Herron leads field work with Chester Irvine as assistant, surveying 500 square miles north and northeast of Belle Fourche and adjacent areas over the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reclamation Service
Geological
MMNA
Belle Wourche
S. D
Belle Ourche
I. H H. Jaeger
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Congress
EB. M. Douglas
Geological Survey
William WW. Herre
Chester Irvine
Mr. Herron
Belle Hourehe
Lawrence
Meade
Butte
Belle Hourche
St. Onge
Belleourche
Harrow Accident Hurts South Dakota Farmer Near Vale
May 24 near Vale Ludwig Nason was badly cut when frightened horses dragged a harrow, tearing the calf and foot of his leg. A harrow tooth pierced his leg and nearly entered his abdomen, while a third struck his watch and bulged it, averting a worse injury.
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Sturgis
S. D
Ludwig Nason
Vale
Nason
Heat from Earth Could Power Boise Plan Trial
Heat from deep storage water used in Boise may be tested in Pierre South Dakota as officials study depths to reach higher temperatures. Boise reported 100 degrees at 1,000 feet and 150 degrees at 2,000 feet while Pierre yields 87 degrees at 1,000 feet and would need deeper drilling to reach hotter water.
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Pierre
S. D
Boise
Idaho
Building Razed in Yankton After $600 Junk Sale
The old Yankton pork house, built at a cost of 40000 and unused for years, was torn down after being sold as junk to Henry Rathjen for 600. Two cyclones damaged it, one blowing off the roof and a second wrecking the northwest corner. Rathjen plans to profit from the brick and lumber remaining, with over a million bricks in the structure.
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Yankton
S. D
Henry Rathjen
Rathjen
Call to Salem Pastorate Names Rev Whiteford
Salem South Dakota May 24 The Presbyterian church of this place extended a call to Rev M M Whiteford of Hurley and he has accepted. Rev Whiteford will begin the work on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Pastorate
Salem
S. D
Prasterian Church
This Place
M. M. Whiteford
Hurley
Well strikes flowing water on Antelope creek homestead
R M Wright, homesteader on Antelope creek fourteen miles south of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, struck flowing water at 38 feet while digging a well after finding water at 10 and 20 feet. The discovery is within three miles of the Dean claim where a good well was secured at 20 feet.
Disappearance of Mrs Herman Leroy Jones Linked to Divorces
Mrs. Herman Leroy Jones, 84, related to the Astors and Leroys, has vanished. Her marriages include Archibald W Kennedy and Paul Wilkes, with South Dakota and later separate divorces. Last seen at Morris Park race track, a note signed Rita urged no search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Leroy Jones
Astors
Leroys
Jones
Archibald W Kennedy Kearney Mackay
South Dakota
Paul Wilkes
Sioux Falls
Biggest Townsite Sale Tops South Dakota Record
Lake Andes South Dakota May 21 The townsite sale drew brisk bidding with first choices starting at 1000 and every sale yielding strong premiums. The event set a $33000 total, a regional record, as bidders rushed to fund buildings and foundations. A 500 foot artesian well is planned for fire protection and water, a Lake Andes Wave newspaper is to launch with J A Fry editor, and Major Harding hailed as a record breaking townsite man promising rapid growth.
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South Dakota
Lake Andes
S. D
Milwaukee
J. A. Fry
Niobrara, Neb
Fender
Toneer
Major Harding
Shanley Guilty of Attempted Murder in Woonsocket
Henry Shanley was found guilty of attempting to take the life of Woonsocket city marshal Winfield Cochran. Judge Smith sentenced him to six years at Sioux Falls penitentiary. The shooting wounded two bystanders, one fatally, and another critically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket, S. C
Henry Shanley
Winfield Cochran
Smith
Sioux Falls Penitentiary
Cochran Shanley
Land Rush Preparations Near Rosebud for Claims
Towns around Rosebud and railroads plan for a large settler influx when open on July 4. Two steamers from Chamberlain and extensive horse and wagon transport from Bonesteel Fairfax Platte and Geddes will move crowds. Rail lines Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Chicago Northwestern expect to handle about 25 000 entrants. Registration precedes inspection July 5 to 23 with draws at Chamberlain July 28 then Bonesteel August 8 to September 10, continuing if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Chamberlain
S. D. Muay
Bonesteel
Fairfax
Platte
Geddes
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago and Northwestern
Oklahoma
Yankton
Pierre boys reach Kansas City in small row boat
Louis Allen and H. B. Stratton report they have reached Kansas City sailing from St. Louis in a small row boat. They encountered no mishaps and favorable weather and aim to reach the great fair before the end of next week.
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Kansas City
Louis Allen
H.B. Stratton
Pierre
St. Louis
Miner Dies in Falls at Columbus Mine
Lead South Dakota March 19 Frank Meyer a miner was killed this morning in the Columbus mine on the 500 foot level He fell 60 feet striking his head on a limber and then plunged into the deep water at the shaft bottom The article notes he leaves no family.
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Lead
S. D
Frank Meyer
Columbus
Land Office Preparations Ahead of Rosebud Registration
In Yankton on May 20 Agent Hunt met with the city council and citizens' committee to approve three rooms for land seekers. He predicted a rush of up to 150000 people for the ceded lands, implying a heavy tax burden for Yankton if the turnout matches projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Office
Yankton
Agent Hunt
Citizens’ Committee
Hunt
Japanese Losses Reported at Port Arthur Amid Ambiguity
St. Petersburg reports say 15 000 Japanese killed or wounded in a land attack on Port Arthur with Russian losses estimated at 38 000, but the accuracy of the message is in doubt. Chinese sources claim a Japanese attack at Port Arthur was repulsed with heavy losses. London dispatches warn of Russian threats to burn Liao Yang and Mukden before retreat to Harbin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Lamsdorff
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Liao Yang
Pott Arthur
Mukegen
London
Standard
Shanghai
Mukden
Harbin
Four Japanese spies arrested in Cronstadt probe
An investigation into attempts to destroy Baltic fleet vessels at Cronstadt led to the arrest of four Japanese spies who evaded detection by wearing naval cadet uniforms. Authorities believe they were harbored by anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
W— Jap
Orel
Rojestvensky
Galernal Island
Creonstadt
Neva
Russian wholesale corruption in Harbin revealed
A Frankfurter Zeitung correspondent from Harbin dated April 15 reports Russian officers Kor linsky and Ignotowitech sentenced to death for selling gunpowder to Chinese traders at inflated prices. The scheme included sand in boxes and powder on top as profits. Chinese merchants exposed the fraud, fueling broad Chinese anger toward Russians and prompting calls for revolt amid brutal labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Hiarbin
Col
Korlinsky
Ignotowitech
Harbin
Port Arthur Strong Despite Recent Japanese Actions
Chefoo May 25 The captain of a Russian merchantman says Port Arthur held firm with 30 000 troops and naval crews before repairs to ships Noahs of warships Czarewitek and Retyizan to rejoin by June 1 Fortifications completed and harbor cleared Japanese landings in Kin Chau gulf failed due to water depth No fighting near Port Arthur since Kin Chau on the 11th with two Japanese cavalry squadrons wiped out
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Chefoo
Dalny
Czarewitek
Retyizan
Japanese Report Skirmishes Near Taku Shan
Tokio May 25. Japanese forces report two scouting skirmishes near Taku Shan in which ten Russians were killed. About 300 sick and slightly wounded from General Kuroki's army arrived in Tokio today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Taku Shan
Kuroki
Rumored Vladivostok Squadron Seizes Japanese Cruisers
Paris dispatch reports persistent rumor from St. Petersburg that the Vladivostok squadron has captured three cruisers bought by Japan from Chili. The claim remains unverified and part of ongoing wartime rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Paris
St. Petersburg
The
Matin
Japan
Transports Purchases and Naval Events Across Europe
A Brussels dispatch reports Russia and Japan vying to buy transports in Holland and Belgium, with Japan buying small vessels at Antwerp for conversion into armed cruisers. Japanese spies arrested in St. Petersburg amid Baltic Fleet disturbances, and the Orel battleship raised after flooding from opened valves. Russians retake Newchwang as Togo’s losses shift naval balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gium
London
Daily Telegraph
Brussels
Holland
Belgium
Russia
Sile
Japan
Antwerp
Russians Withdraw From Dalny Amid Japanese Threat
Forty Russians who left Dalny yesterday arrived here today. Dalny had not yet been attacked by the Japanese. The Japanese met a reverse at Kin Chau on the 15th, but the Russians could not regain control of the railway. Civilians flee Dalny in junks in anticipation of an assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalny
Che Foo
Kin Chau
Hatsu
Danny
Wisconsin native Morris Sulei freed after Kazakh arrest
Morris Sulei, a Wisconsin citizen born in Russia, was arrested May 14 at Cheliabinsk and released May 25 following intervention by Ambassador McCormick. The release followed representations by an agent of a competing firm regarding his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Morris Suleiman
Russia
Wisconsin
Cheliabinsk
McCormick
Cormupeting
Kleiman
Japanese land attack on Port Arthur repulsed reports verified
St Petersburg reports May 25 say Rear Admiral Jessen could not save the Bogatyr which was blown up after wrecking on Vladivostok rocks in a fog. Chinese sources claim Japanese land assault on Port Arthur was repulsed with heavy losses, though the truth is questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Jessen
Bogatyr
Vladivostok
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Fisher
Santon
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Reclamation Bureau
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Woonsocket
Fumor
Bel
Ligso Wang
2La
Toulisan
Manchuria
Toulsum
Shan Kwang Shin Min Tung
Yuan Shi Ixai
Tai Ping
Yuan Shi Kai
Newchwang
Kuropatkin
Togo
Liao’ Yang Peninsula
Wittscoft
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