Col Stover Praises Philippine War Record at Mitchell Meeting
Col Lee Stover spoke at the Mitchell courthouse to a large audience as a U.S. Senate candidate. He presented a plain factual account of the Philippines campaign, criticized Pettigrew remarks, and defended the army canteen and educational conditions while questioning Filipino governance and the rebellion's origins.
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Col
Lee Stover
Mitchell
Court House
Col. Stover
United States
Coursey
Philippines
South Dakota
Stover
Pettigrew
Hitchcock
Aker
Manilla
Geome
Aguinaldo
Manila
Pilipino
George Washington
Luna
Aggy
Sam
Southern Iowa landseeker eyes South Dakota farm
A landseeker returning from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul extension line said he plans to buy a Dakota farm as soon as he can arrange his business. He cited a previous buyer who made a crop yielding $18 an acre after winter sowing in a quarter section.
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Siena City Journal
South Dakota
Iowa
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Pure Food Bill sparks letters and rebuttals in Mitchell
Everett Smith of Mitchell, S D objects to the 1899 pure food law. The Republican questions his criticisms and urges publication of House Bill No 147 for public analysis. Editor notes similar charges by Mr Smith and cites Minnesota politics surrounding the issue.
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Republican
Hiverett Smith
Harry L. Bras
Messrs. Johnston
Bras
Everett Smith
Mitchell
S. D
Mr. Smith
John Lind
Minnesota
Mr. Lind
Discharged Soldiers Return Home to Vote in Sioux Falls
Henry Manhtizen of H Company First South Dakota volunteers reports eight returning Spanish-American War veterans on the Denver to South Dakota trip say they are heading home to vote against Bryanites fusion ticket, confirming soldiers anxious to influence election outcomes.
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Sioux Falla
Henry Manhtizen
Philippines
H Company
First
South Dakota
Denver
Bryan Loyalists Stirred by Soldiers in San Francisco Vote
In San Francisco more than two hundred discharged soldiers plan to vote against Bryan before Election Day. They blame Bryan and Pettigrew for delaying peace by supporting Aguinaldo, and report many former Democrats in the army have become Republicans due to this stance.
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Bryan
San Francisco
Philippines
Pettigrew
Aguinaldo
Woman Killed by Train Near Gayville
Conductor Hopkins of a freight train between Mitchell and Sioux City found hair blood and dress fragments on the engine and determined a woman was killed on the track around noon near Gayville. The deceased is identified as Mrs. Bagstad.
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Hopkins
Mitchell
Sioux City
Gayville
Corductor Hopkins
Bagstad
Fight for County Seat as Rail Lines Spur Change in Charles Mix
The article states Wheeler and Geddes vie for the county seat as railroads extend into Charles Mix county. Geddes touts its Milwaukee road access and capacity, while Wheeler bets on an Omaha line to reach Wheeler soon. Wheeler fears loss of prestige to newer towns if Geddes gains the seat.
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Milwaukee
Charles Mix County
Chas
Mix County
Wheeler
Missouri River
Geddes
Omaha
Mitchell
Wheelsreoy
Milwaukee Road
Pettigrew's Polling Methods Questioned
Leola Herald accuses Senator Pettigrew of using a political poll to probe names post office nationality religion and occupation while omitting any question about opponents. The piece charges the survey serves self interest and treats private details as leverage.
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Leola Herald
Pettigrew
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Freel
Ghigago Shoe House
Stewart
M. H. Gosche
Siniti
Gongas
Price Clothers
Dakota San
McKinley
M’kinley
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