Final Wheat Crop Estimate From South Dakota In 1904
Donne Robinson, secretary of the South Dakota State Historical Society, issues the final 1904 wheat crop estimate for the state. Acreage sown reaches 8,495,000 with 75,000 unharvested due to poor yield. average yield 7.25 bushels per acre, total production 24,070,000 bushels. price about 66 cents per bushel.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Donne Rybinson
South Dakota
Robinson
Wpobingson
Ail Partiar
Hachvaileoug
H. V
Widow Berth Taken Under Court Guard in County
A west county farmer pursued a widow schoolteacher despite a prior restraining order from Judge Whiting. After violating the injunction again, he was fined $20 for contempt and warned that further violations could bring harsher measures. The case may continue.
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Kuron
S. D
Whiting
Circuit Court
Narrow escape as farmer struck by steam on railroad track
Sioux Falls area farmer John Wicklund, age 65, narrowly escaped instant death after stepping onto a Milwaukee track while walking home from a business visit. He was struck by an engine but saved from a fatal impact by being thrown alongside the track. he sustained a broken right arm and multiple cuts and bruises but is expected to recover.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
John Wicklund
Minnehaha County
Wickland
Lead Man Honored by National Funeral Directors Committee
G. L. Marcoux of this city has been appointed a member of the national committee organization of funeral directors. The appointment is regarded as a significant honor and reflects recognition from a major national body.
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M. D
G. L. Marcous
National
Organization of Funeral Directors
Marcoux
Editor T W Laubman Survives Attempted Shooting in Mitchell
Mitchell South Dakota November 9 An unknown assailant attempted to kill Plankinton Herald editor T W Laubman firing a 38 caliber revolver through a window top panel. Laubman sustained only a back bruise while county auditor Ryan was nearby moments earlier. Rubber shoes muffled footsteps and the assailant fled toward the Methodist church with no clues found.
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Mitchell
S. D
T. W. Laubman
Plankinton Herald
Laubman
Herald
Ryan
Herald Office
Heralds Office
Methodist Church
Burglaries Hit Sioux Falls Firms Across Two Nights
Five local business houses including two grocery stores two saloons and a harness shop were burglarized over two nights. Cash registers and slot machines were broken open with ( unreadable ) and small items such as cigars liquors revolvers and pocket knives stolen along with about 50 dollars in cash. A stranger was arrested on suspicion.
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Sioux Fall
S. D
Decae Lead Gas Co. Affairs Put Back in Charge
In Deadwood on November 9, Peter English resumes control of Decae Lead Gas company as creditors are assured all claims will be paid in full. Total liabilities are about 70,000 dollars.
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Deadwood
Decae Lead
Peter English
Hunter Mistakes Boy for Duck and Fires Near Vale
A hunter near Vale, Deadwood District, fired at a duck while looking for game. he mistook a young boy for a bird and shot him. The gun discharged at long range and only peppered the boy’s flesh, narrowly avoiding fatal injury.
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Deadwood
Vale
Fire destroys Gisborne farm barn at Westport township
Aberdeen South Dakota November 9 The Gisborne farm barn in Westport township burned down at midnight due to lack of firefighting facilities. The total loss included horses 500 bushels of grain 75 tons of hay and much farm machinery Will Seaman occupied the farm. no insurance covered barn or contents and the loss is heavy.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Gisborne
Westport Township
Will Seaman
Curley and Alderman Sentenced for Impersonation in Civil Service
Boston July 9 State Representative Thomas Curley and Alderman M Curley were sentenced in U S court to two months in jail for impersonating others at a civil service exam. James Hughes and Bartholomew Fahey also received similar sentences after the Carleys impersonated them. Judge Lowell noted no proper realization of the crime and criticized the Curleys voting for re election amid the case.
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Boston
Thomas Curley
Weiss M. Curley
James J. Hughes
Bartholomew Fahey
Carley's
United States Supreme Court
Lowell
Curleys
Thomas FF. Curley
Supreme Court Upholds Wisconsin Anti-Trust Ruling
The U S Supreme Court today affirms the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in a newspaper boycott case. The dispute involves the Sentinel News and Evening Wisconsin of Milwaukee against the Journal and affects advertising rates. Justice Holmes delivers the opinion upholding the law’s applicability.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
The
Sentinel, News and Evening Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Journal
Holmes
Prisoners Foiled in Major Jail Escape Bid
In Sioux Falls South Dakota on November 5 a mass escape was stopped when a 30 foot tunnel was found beneath the county jail. Ringleader J H Wilson a noted forger and accomplice Ryan were recaptured and all fifteen inmates in the section faced possible disappearance.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
J. H. Wilson
Ryan
Chooks
Dow
Wilson
Murdered farmer found near Miller in Iowa
Officers report G M Todd was killed near his home fifteen miles northeast of Miller. Two 38 caliber bullets struck his heart and a heavy pick battered his head. Todd lived alone. his family in Waterloo Ila. No perpetrators found. Jacob Johnson vanished from the same township last June. search for his grave will begin.
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Miller, 8
Miller
G. M. Todd
Smith & Wesson
Todd
Waterloo
Ila
Jacob Johnson
Man Charged With Murder In Belle Fourche Case
Gus Matson a rancher near Belle Fourche South Dakota is jailed as the suspected killer of James Garrett who disappeared after being seen at Matson’s home A bloody trail near the residence supports the murder claim though the body is not found Garrett a prominent stockman leaves a family Matson asserts innocence and expects swift clearance Also noted Armour South Dakota fire destroying John Jordan’s residence with suspicions of arson no insurance and a community relief fund planned
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Gus Matson
Butte County
James Garrett
Garrett
Matson
Chinaman Murdered In Chinatown Shooting
New York reports a shooting in Pell street that may prove fatal to Mack Duck a leading reformer in the Chinese community. He was wounded in the abdomen after being waylaid, and the assailant Lee Sing was captured as three additional Chinamen demanded the prisoner's release. Authorities and reserves intervened as tensions rose. Mack Duck had been acquitted of a previous murder and later campaigned with the Parkhurst society, drawing enmity from many compatriots.
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New York
San Francisco
Chinatown
Mack Duck
Mack
Pell Street
Lee Sing
Parkhurst Society
Front-Wline Skirmishes Near Mukden Largely Routine
Reports from Mukden note several small clashes along the front in recent days with no major engagements or significant changes in positions.
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Mukden
Government Survey of Belle Fourche Irrigation Project Finished
Belle Fourche South Dakota November 8 government engineers report the Belle Fourche irrigation project ready to start digging the six mile ditch to reclaim 60 000 acres of land. 2 500 more acres needed to guarantee 0 000 acres will be reclaimed with bids due after landowners commit to water payments and government reimbursement.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Waller
Big Ditch
Owl Creek
Pelle Tourche
Whitewood
Bold daytime holdup at Kirk by two youths
A bold holdup occurred yesterday at Kirk at noon by two boys about 15. Mark Christianson was forced, at revolver point, to surrender his small change. The crime happened in an out of the way place in Kirk and the robbers remain at large.
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Iead, & D
Kirk
Mark Christianson
Fort Meade Waterworks Contract Awarded to Dunnegan & Sikes
The contract for the 500000 gallon lon waterworks at Fort Meade has been awarded to Dunnegan and Sikes Shen ailouwh, Ta. The Dyer Plunshine company of St. Paul will lay mains, and a large force is to be placed at work immediately.
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Stursis
S. D
Fort Meade
Dunnegan & Sikes Shenailouwh
Dyer Plunshine Company
St. Paul
Nye
Lead's Big Viaduct Pole to Be Extended Rail
Work on the lavee viaduct across loeker street will begin next week. A rail will extend over the viaduct to support a storehouse by the Northwestern Railway company. W. W. Spencer, superintendent, will oversee the project.
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Lavee
NorthwWestern
Loeker Street
W. W. Spencer
Northwestern
No Trace of Missing Man in South Dakota
Belle Fourche South Dakota November 8 No trace has yet been found of James Garrett the missing ranchsman who it is agreed was murdered The only new report is the finding of one of Garretts gloves north of the Matson home New searchers are daily joining the ranks Gus Matson Garretts associate in business remains jailed and protests his innocence without discussing the case
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Belle Fourche
S. D
James Garrett
Garrett
Matson
Gus Matson
Children Rescued by Government Move Sparks Tension
In Prescott Arizona Attorney General Wells reports Governor Brodie has orders from President Roosevelt to gather forty orphans taken from the Sisters of Mercy and return them to New York. Allegations claim many are in the custody of disreputable white caretakers near Mexican settlements with threats of lynching, prompting ranger readiness in Douglas.
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Prescott
Ariz
Wells
Phoenix
Brodie
Clifton
Morenci
Onder
Roosevelt
Sisters of Mercy
New York
Arizona Rangers
Douglas
President Roosevelt Heroically Thrown From Horse Near Washington
President Roosevelt was thrown from his horse while riding near Washington last Sunday. He struck his head and was unconscious for a time, later remounting and continuing at a slow pace. A lump and scalp wound appeared above the right ear, with blood trickling from the wound. The president called the incident miraculous and said no word should be released about it.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Ore supply concerns shift focus to Utah and Mexico
Mexico New York Nov 7 Iron producers warned no new Great Lakes ore deposits found in a year prompting prospecting to Utah and Mexico. A prominent manufacturer favored Utah ores while noting Mesaba quality may be matched later by Utah. He affirmed plans to build near Utah ore regions as Mesaba supplies dwindle.
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Mexico
New York
Great Lakes District
Utah
United State Steel Corporation
North America
Woian Kills Chinee in New York Laundry Fight
Jim Wo Kee is dead from nine head and face wounds after a fight in a New York laundry. Mollie Donovan, 22, of Philadelphia, is hospitalised in dangerous condition and jailed on a murder charge. Kee said the woman struck him with a cleaver as he slept, and he acted in defense.
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New York
Jim Wo Kee
Mollie Donovan
Philadelphia
China
Fire destroys Marion town area in Tucola county
A blaze in Marion Tucola county northeast of Grand Rapids wiped out the west side of the town. The fire caused about 200000 dollars in losses, destroying the opera house block postoMec block ten stores and twenty three residences.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Marion
Tucola County
Here
Attempted Holdups Aboard Pennsyl vania Express
Two men tried to rob the Philadelphia and New York express on the Pennsylvania line near Havre de Grace and Perryville Maryland. A negro suspect was seen on the tender and a white man used an iron bar before escaping. Train halted twice but assailants vanished into darkness.
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Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania
Havre de Grace
Perryville
Maryland
Baltimore
Sibley
Mine strike ends as engineers join miners union
Springfield report says the Brotherhood of Coal Hoisting Engineers is absorbed by the Mine Workers of America after a joint conference. Wages for engineers to be reduced 54 percent. arbitration to settle any wage scale if needed. Miners resume work while some engineers' leaders resist joining.
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Springfield
Ill
Mine Workers of America
Brotherhood of
Coal Hoisting Engineers
Coal Operators and Miners’ Union
Mheisting Engineers’ Association
Miners’ Union
Detroit man shot by son in disputed quarrel
Edward Howard of Detroit was shot and killed during a quarrel with his son Arthur in Manchester England. The injured father battled his wife and daughter, who were seized by the throat, before Arthur returned with a revolver and fired. Authorities say the shooting was accidental. The son is under arrest.
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Edward Howard
Detroit
Bc Howard
Hisen Rie
Manchester
England
Howard
Arthur
Restaurateur shoots wife then commits suicide near Seattle
James C. Bramen, a Seattle area restaurateur, fatally shot his wife in Brementon after a quarrel and then killed himself by self-inflicted gunshot. The couple, married seven weeks earlier in Wisconsin, had recently relocated.
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Seattle
Wash
James C. Bramen
Brementon
Wisconsin
Charlottesville Mayor Samcel McCue Found Guilty of Murder
D. J. Samcel McCue, longtime Charlottesville lawyer and two term mayor, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing his wife. The verdict carries the death penalty under state law.
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Charlottesville
D. J. Samcel McCue
Carlottesville
Glass workers clash in Hartford City fight ends in fatal shooting
In Hartford City Indiana a dispute between rival window glass workers unions led to a confrontation that left Ollie Walker dead. Authorities said Paul St Peter and Patrick Abc ail members of the old organization along with Oliver Walker’s rival were arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill.
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Hartford City
Ind
Ollie Walker
Philips
New L. A
Paul St. Peter
Old By A
Patrick Abci
Ail
Old
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Isditor Jones
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Turner County
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Federal Supreme Court
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Hand County
Armour
John Jordan
Farin Res
Report OF Engineers
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Martin Onderempi
Henry Schroeder
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President Roosevelt
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Pennsylvania Road
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