Emma Kaufmann Dies After Noted Murder Trials
Emma Kaufmann of Sioux Falls dies at home after a long decline following two sensational murder cases involving her alleged mistreatment of a 18 year old domestic. She faced manslaughter and simple battery convictions in Moody county and faced appeals and new trials with wide international coverage. Survived by son Charles and husband Moses Kaufman.
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Sioux Falls
M. D
Emma Kaufmann
Agnes Poirets
State Supreme Court
Rice
Deadwood
Moses Kaufman
Charles
Presbyterian Church Holds Special Services With Rev Moves Breeze
The Presbyterian church held special services yesterday under Rev Moves Breeze D D of New York City. He spoke on duty and faith in missions, detailing work among immigrants Indians mountain Whites and Alaska. He urged raising per member gifts from about three to five dollars for home missions. The evening address urged being a red blooded generous man of God. A church officers business session followed outlining a new finance method.
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Presbyterian Church
Sten
Moves Breeze
D. D
New York City
The
Missionary Society
Alaska
United States
Boy Wins $100 Corn Prize In Codington County
Henry, 8, of Jive American town is named the winner of a $100 cash prize from the Codington County Better Timing Association for the best exhibit of corn. Bauman’s winning ear came from a field yielding 76 bushels per acre, with the county noting this year’s corn crop shows one of its largest and finest yields.
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Henry
Richard Bauman
Better Timing Association
Codington Inty
Bauman
National Conservation Commission Address Cited
A report notes a speech by a secretary in Washington DC expressing hope for strong conservation efforts. The remarks reference collaboration with the National Association and aim to advance policies in the western region.
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National
Asso- Sof Conservation Commission
Iuston
Federal role in western irrigation and Indian protection
Lane urged federal action on private irrigation promoters in the west while stressing state aid. He called for protecting settlers, draining swamps in the south, and developing unoccupied western lands, arguing federal authorities should avoid reliance on states.
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Lane
Jane
Teams Play on Slushy Field in Fourth Methodist Gridiron
Despite a slushy field and threatening skies, Dakota Wesleyan and Morning Side meet on University ground for the fourth clash between the Methodist schools. Weather nearly delays kickoff but play proceeds with a hospital list on both sides and injuries shaping the lineup.
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Dakota Wesleyan
University Field
J. M. Saunderson
South Dakota
Atheltic
Brookings
Milwaukee
University Atheltic Board
Maroons
Warriors
Ben Holbert
All-Iowa
Wesleyan
Woodward
Wright Walters
Capt. RT
McCurdy Ambur
Koch
Smith
Payne Chase
Bogard Robertson
Northrup Knox
Conyes LE
Vernon Berry
Behlmer
Dobbs Waltz
Weat Martin
Kiffert
Eisenmann
Kenyon
Refree
Young
Holbert
Morning Side
High Schools Form A League Debating Triad
Announcement of a triangular debating league by Mitchell Aberdeen and era high schools plus efforts to include Sioux Falls and Yankton. The topic asks if state judges in South Dakota should be subject to popular recall with constitutional guardrails. Mitchell entrants to tryouts on December 12 with 25 students signed up.
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Mitchell
Era
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Ankton
iGouth
Dakota
Ywehool
Preacher Evans Arrested for Worthless Mining Stock
Geddes South Dakota D E Evans the preacher who sold mining stock in Armour and surrounding areas surrendered to authorities and was bound over to the February circuit court term under $2000 bail on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. The Black Hills mines cited as the source of the stock are said to be virtually worthless and Evans resides in Deadwood.
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Geddes
Ellis Evans
Armour
S. D
Evans
Black Hills
Deadwood
Sanborn County Sheriff Captures Horse Thief
Sheriff McKay of this city arrested John Moore, a Beadle county farm hand, near Forestburg on grand larceny charges. Moore disappeared with a horse saddle and clothing. stolen items were recovered as he was trapped by the posse and surrendered to Beadle authorities.
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Woonsocket
S. C
Forestburg
John Moore
Beadle County
McKay
Moore
Turner County Family Stricken by Trichina Pork Illness
John Viet family eight miles north of Parker falls ill after eating home butchered pork. Mrs Viet is an invalid and two children were affected. About the 17th of the month the hog was butchered and most ate the meat. One daughter Rosie shows some improvement this morning.
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Parker
John Viet
Viet
Rosie
Yankton Defeats Mitchell 30 to 0 on Muddy Field
Yankton shut out Mitchell 30 to 0 on a muddy home field Saturday afternoon. Coach Forrest Fletcher said Mitchell lacked fighting spirit and form, while Yankton benefited from a sprinter backfield led by Milliken and Rogers. Mitchell's Wilder was the lone bright spot at right end as Nordbye and Reierson struggled. Mitchell ends its season at Aberdeen on Thanksgiving Day.
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Mitchel High
Yankton
Forrest Fletcher
Mitchell
Milliken
Rogers
Mitchel
Wilder
Nordbye
Reierson
Aberdeen
State U Wins In Two Debates
Vermillion South Dakota claimed its greatest forensic victory as its two debating teams defeated Kansas Aggies and Ames in the Inter-States league. The affirmative team H B Rudolph S F Wadden and Wm McMasters beat K A C on home grounds while J H Fitzpatrick O C Lambert and H C Mundt won the negative at Ames. Coach Clarence Be Lyon guided the presentation.
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Vermillion
South Dakota
Phillipine
Kansas Aggies
Ames
H. B. Rudolph
F. Wadden
Wm. McMasters
J. H. Fitzpatrick
O. C. Lambert
H. C. Mundt
Clarence BE. Lyon
Nebraska Central Railway Incorporation Filed in Pierre
Articles of incorporation filed in Pierre South Dakota create Nebraska Central Railway Company with headquarters in Pierre and capital of 750000 dollars. The Nebraska South Dakota company is organized by residents of Nebraska and South Dakota to build a railway from Ainsworth Nebraska north into South Dakota in an undetermined location, spanning Lyman and adjacent counties.
Lyman County Banks Report Nearly Million in Deposits
Local banks show Lyman County residents hold deposits totaling about 1 million despite years of drought. Farmers diversify into cattle and hog raising, finding those ventures profitable even with limited rainfall during key growing seasons.
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Draper
S. D
Lyman County
Lyman’ County
Protest by Clergy Over Official Mass at St Patrick’s
Washington DC clergymen urge change to the ceremonial Pan American thanksgiving mass at St Patrick’s church. Rev. Dr. R H McKim authored the resolution adopted by Episcopalians Lutherans Baptists and Disciples of Christ and to be reviewed by Presbyterians.
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Washington, D. C
St. Patrick's Church
Supreme Justices
Diplomatic Corps
R. H. McKim
Epistopal House of Deputies
Episcopal
Baptist
Disciples of Christ Churches
Four Loops In Air Done by Englishman
Varsailes France reports flying head downward and somersaults in the air are becoming common on aviation fields. Hanouille, a French aviator, flew upside down for 20 seconds and completed two vertical circles. Hacksyan, an Englishman, claimed to outdo Tanouille and flew two seconds head downward and achieved the fourth consecutive loop.
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Varsailes
France
Hanouille
fHacksyan
Tanouille
Chicago's oldest woman resident Harriet E Sayer dies at 94
Harriet E Sayer, Chicago's oldest woman resident, died at her home aged 94. She arrived in Chicago 72 years ago with her parents in a prairie schooner.
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Chicago
Harriet E. Sayer
Hunters Marooned All Night on an Island
Sisseton hunters experience a lonely night after crossing a frozen Hoy Lake to a central island during a duck hunt. With dwindling wood and cold air, they build a fire using a heated stone placed behind State's Attorney Mani a full blood Sioux. They cook one duck for sustenance and reach the mainland at dawn, secrecy shrouding the tale.
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Sisseton
Thomas Mann
M. B. Crockett
Thomas and
William Swedlund
Sissetons
Hoy Lake
Marshall County
Anid
Mani
Discretion in Township Bridge Grading Sees No Forcing Action
State road laws deem grading of an approach to a county bridge a discretionary township matter. Brown County built a bridge on a township line. one township funded a $500 approach, the other refused. County commissioners set structure insurance. county treasurer controls insurer choice. Also, county superintendents of schools can sue the county to publish notices of teacher examinations.
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Apgribes
Mitchell Cream Rates Under Probe In South Dakota
The state railway commission in Pierre filed a protest with the interstate commerce commission against North Western Railway rate increases on farm machinery. Three hearings are scheduled today covering cream rates to Mitchell, coal rates from western mines, and Kenner depot construction, all affecting the Milwaukee Road.
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Kenner
Milwaukee Road
Burglars Rob Murdo Pool Hall After Midnight
Sunday night at 3 a.m. burglars gained entry through the back door of A. J. Johnson's pool hall on Main Street Murdo South Dakota. They cut a panel from the door unlocked it and took 56 dollars from the money drawer while five thousand cigars were left untouched. The thief or thieves knew the door key and drawer location and left no traces. Moonlight shone on the scene as the burglary was committed near Front Street.
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Murdo
S. D
A. J.johnson
Main Street
Democrats Move to Oust Yankton Postmaster
Washington reports W C Lusk postmaster of Yankton and editor of the Yankton Press travels to Washington to avert removal. The post office department is said to seek enforcing the rule that a postmaster devote full time to office. Lusk allies call the move an attempt to replace a Republican with a Democrat.
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Washington,d.c
Washington
W. C. Lusk
Yankton
Yankton Press
Tusk
I Postoffics ’Department
Whitt
Lusk
Toose
Hand County Doctor Committed to State Hospital
Hand County physician long known in Hand and neighboring counties was declared insane from heavy drinking and committed to the Yankton state hospital for the insane. He had traveled to Iowa and was ordered sent from Dakota to the asylum for treatment and restoration of his mental faculties.
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St. “Lawreace
S. D
Schoeder
State ‘Hospital
Yankton
Towa
Teeee Denaliey
Piel
South Dakota
Hig Trisnady
Watehiutin
Reat
Neuer
Sioux Falls Salesman Death by Self Inflicted Shooting
Readable fragments report a Sioux Falls salesman died by his own hand in a shooting incident. The garbled text mentions Minneapolis and possibly dates or names, but key event is the self-inflicted death. Further details are unclear due to damage.
Falls man commits suicide in hotel room
At Sioux Falls a man identified as Mr Donahue, unknown to local residents, killed himself in a hotel room today. Police reported no further details about his identity or motives.
Analysis of South Dakota Primary Law Revealed
The piece argues the open representation primary aims to curb factional control, enable two proposals per party, and let voters choose platforms and candidates on a single ballot. It contrasts old secret derbies and faction labels with a new orderly process for state, county, and precinct levels, emphasizing majority rule and party accountability.
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South Dakota
Cole
Prograssiva
Fife
Feautts Beaval
Court House
Rhémbera
Tor’ Eath
Nass
Éace
Capitol
Pierre
Senate
House
State Publicty
Secretary of State
Anil
Tan
Costay
Public Health Ad Warns Against Unregulated Laxatives
A vintage notice cautions readers about unregulated laxatives and medicines. It urges purchasing only from reputable druggists or by mail from H. E. Buck & Co. of Philadelphia and warns that improper products can fail to regulate liver and bowels.
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Yale
H. E. Buckee &Co
Philadelphia
Bantam Man Refuses Amputation for Long Fuß Ulcer
H D Ely of Bantam Ohio suffered a four year horrible ulcer on his foot. A doctor advised amputation, but he refused and was buried with Buckten Arnica Talve as a last resort.
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H. D. Ely
Bantam, O
Buekten
Arnica Talve
Primary election law debate fragments in South Dakota
The text argues for a open caucus and secret ballots in primaries, defending the new South Dakota law as balanced between party and public interests. It warns against partisan manipulation and stresses transparency, representation, and education to empower voters.
Remedy Ad Promotes Bucklen’s Cure All
An old advertising fragment touts a remedy claimed to heal hurts cuts bruises and eczema. The copy promotes a bar sold by H B Bucklen & Co Philadelphia and St Louis with price two cents.
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H. B. Bucklen & Co
Phila- Ma Phiadid
St. Louis
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