Northern alfalfa discovery hailed by faculty in Brookings
Professor N J Hansen of South Dakota experiment station reports a hardy alfalfa from Siberia that thrives in extreme cold and dry northwest conditions. The find promises improved forage for northern wheat country as tests begin, following previous introductions of drought tolerant wheats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
S. D
Washington
N. J. Hansen
South Dakota
Hansen
Siberia
Norway
Sweden
United States
Eald
Hay loving inmate found nibbling in stall
Gust An been amazing person recalls Valley City locals as Anderson, jailed man, was found lying in a horse stall contentedly munching hay. Reports say he once attempted suicide in jail by hanging burning hair and throat cut. Now described as developing a taste for hay, farmers urge him to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walles City
N. 101
Anderson
Huey
California
Leave House In Nick Of Time Sparks Escape
Mrs John Liske and two children narrowly escaped a dynamite explosion in Bridgewater South Dakota when they left their home for an errand the blast wrecked the house. The farmer kept dynamite hidden in a front room stove and only shared it with the mother before the detonation. The family fled moments before the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Bridgewater
S. D
John Liske
Liske
Hansen County
Here
Ciidren
Mi Lisko
Soul and butter in one man of Kempeska
Rev. H. Riley, pastor at Kempeska Congregational church, works four days weekly for his congregation and three days at a local creamery making butter. He earns 750 dollars yearly from the church and 80 dollars monthly from the creamery, believing good butter aids salvation by improving congregational humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Watertown
S. D
H. , Riley
Congregational Church
Kempeska
Three SD veterans named aids by G A R chief
Huron South Dakota November 20 three well known veterans appointed aids by the national G A R commander in chief They are Past Department Commander I P Farr of Pierre Colonel J B Geddis of Huron and Colonel Joseph Philips of Spearfish
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
South Dakota
I. P. Farr
Pierre
J. B. Geddis
Joseph Philips
Spearfish
Nolan Convicted of Grand Larceny. Sentencing Friday
Mitchel South Dakota report states John Nolan was found guilty of grand larceny in circuit court and will be sentenced Friday. J P McKeever is being tried on a similar charge in the same court.
South Dakota Education Association Program Heads Sioux Falls
The annual South Dakota Education Association conference set for December 26 to 28 in Sioux Falls will honor the largest enrollment with a proportional prize for county schools. Noted educators and administrators from Winnebago county to Vermillion gather as program speakers and dignitaries, including W H Powers Brookings and P Sterling dean of the University of South Dakota College of Law, with many district superintendents and university representatives listed among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Educational Association
Ives
Mibus
S. I. Nox
South Dakota
O. J. Kern
Winnebag
W. H. Powers
Brookingson
Thomas Sterling
College of Law
University of South Dakota
C. T. Kein
8. C. Hartranft
Worthern Normal and Industrial School
Aberdeen
Wizabeth H H.avery
Redfield Callere
B. F. Gault
State University At
Vermillion
Psamuel Weir
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell
Jordan
Sioux Falls Calles
Lemmen
R, CG
Shallenger
Yankton
Alexyr Strachan
Deadwood
J. M. Matheny
Plandreau
George H. Durand
Yankton College
Myrtle B. Farmer
Brule County
M.A. Lange
Ll. Ransom
Spink County
M. M. Ramer
J. Jg. Johnson
Bowdls
Matilda Haven
Mellette
Anna Faust
Parkston
A. J. Smiley
Ean
Grey
Sioux Walls
Catherine M. Preneh
Elk Point
Lindsay
Gary
Swezy
Alys. A. Sk. Beaumont
Miss Cressey
Gedar Walls
Tea
Miss DeWolf
Olive Knowles
Mindwood
Miss Harvey
Woonsocket
Weaver corner chosen for federal building in Watertown
The Watertown site for the federal building, named the Weaver corner, will cost the government 3 000 dollars with 9 200 dollars covered by local citizens. It sits opposite the Carnegie library and near the Granite block, with the court, statue site, and churches within two blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
M. D
S. D
Cour. Neuse Paw
Detectives arrest temperance supporters in Clark South Dakota
A detective hired by temperance activists patrolled Clark on November 22 and arrested S. M. Perkins, J. T. Moore, and John Wayden. An election is also being started against I. S. Bockoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
S. D. Chirk
S. M. Perkins
J. T. Moore
John Wayden
I. S. Bockoven
Farmer Institute To Be Held In Huron This Week
Under direction of A K H Chamberlain of Howards, a farmer's institute meets in Huron November 26 and 27. Ada F Howie of Im Grove Wis discusses Dairying from the Farmer's Wife viewpoint. Professor Cole of Brookings oversees corn examination and prize awards in the Beadle county corn contest. L S DuBois offers a gold watch for the Beadle county boy who grows the best ten ears of corn in 1906. About 100 boys compete for prizes.
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Beadle County
DuBois
Beaver Dam man Rome Glover denied new trial in horse stealing case
Rome Glover of Beaver Dam Meade county was denied a motion for a new trial after being convicted of horse stealing and sentenced to eighteen months. The appeal will go to the supreme court. Rufus Burroughs of Tilford was seriously injured in a runaway while hauling wood when the load shifted, horses ran, and he was dragged, with severe arm injuries and exposed bone.
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Rome Glover
Sturges
Beaver Dam
Meade County
Supreme Court
Rufus Burroughs
Tilford
Redfield College grounds out win over Watertown HS in snow
Redfield college defeated Watertown high school 28 to 6 in a snow covered Redfield field. It marks the only Watertown loss this fall. The Thanksgiving game will feature Pipestone Indians at home.
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Watertown
S. C
Redfield College
Watertown High School
Redfield
Watertown High
Pipestone Indians
Corsican Saloon Trick Sparks Election Drinking Riot
In Corsica a hoax by Gottlieb Wenzel prompts saloons to offer free drinks up to $10. He phones three taverns, claiming election victory, triggering a rush of patrons who exhaust the offer. Saloons complain of the scam and anger settles in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsica
Tax Every Hunter No Spring Shooting Enacted
A new South Dakota organization the Game and Fish Protective association formed in Sioux Falls aims to pass a state game and fish law. President W. S. Doty leads a fifteen member committee to draft measures including a hunter tax and a ban on spring shooting with a state fish hatchery funded by hunter licenses.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota Game and Fish Protective Association
Sioux Halls
South Dakota
W. S. Doty
Epiphany
O. J. Straw
Minnesota
Fullerton
Coe I
Crawford
Charles H. Burke
Elrod
Charles N. Herreid
Prairia
Win
Doty
McCook County
C. EB. Hayward
Clark County
Earl C. Robertson
Turner
A. N. Bragstad
Lincoln
Bert Rogers
Seth Bullock
John Mayo
Lawrence
Len S. Doty
Spink
A. W. Ransom
Edward Lamb
Codington
C. N. Herreid
Brown
H. H. Collard
Davison
John Sauer
Beadle
D. D. Grost
Yankton
L. B. Albright
Hughes
Utes Trek Toward Hills Under Government Watch
Belle Fourche South Dakota November 19 340 Utes 150 men travel with Sixth Cavalry and a Tenth troop toward the Hills camping 25 miles away last night. They will be held on Fort Meade parade ground with rations while authorities decide return to Utah or relocation elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
S. D
Fort Meade
Utah
Beetle Baffles Science in Black Hills Fight
Deadwood South Dakota reports the bark beetle invasion in the Black Hills is growing, despite government aims to halt it. Supervisor Smith notes daily updates from across the Hills, with millions of feet of timber already destroyed and deterioration continuing. Government scientists have been deployed but have not reversed the trend.
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Black Hills
Supervisor Smith
Made Girl Break Ice To Save Horses Feet
Vermillion South Dakota authorities probe Walter Driver for allegedly forcing his young daughter into a frozen slough to break ice for his horses. The girl lies dying of pneumonia believed linked to the ordeal. Driver, his wife, and six children live in three rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
Walter Driver
Driver
Vey Found Guilty of Murder in Mitchell
In Mitchell South Dakota H T Vey was found guilty of murder in the case against John Burke and the jury fixed life imprisonment as the penalty. Pierre South Dakota Frank Smith pled guilty to the murder of Joseph Barry in a saloon and received a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
S. D
H. T. Vey
John Burke
Pierre
Frank Smith
Joseph Barry
Woman defiles dead college head name at labor meeting
In Chicago on November 22 a protester from the Chicago Teachers Federation invoked the memory of William Rainey Harper, late president of the University of Chicago, to urge delegates at a labor gathering to back Dunne’s radical school board allies. The accusation drew cold reactions as attendees criticized the attack on a deceased leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Rainey Harper
Chicago University
Margaret Ehaley
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Chicago Federation of Labor
Dunne
Haley
Miss Haley
Mabelle Gilman to Wed Corey in Paris Next Week
New York report says Miss Mabelle Gilman will marry W. S. Corey president of United States Steel in Paris next week. Gilman, an American actress, has appeared in Dolly Varden and Amorelle in the United States and England. Corey, 33, recently divorced, is a nephew of Andrew Carnegie and began as a clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mabelle Gilman
W. S. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Paris
United States
England
Dolly V Tarden
St. Cloud
Pacific Coast
Corey
Andrew Carnegie
La Follette faces challenge to Republican senatorial caucus
Washington reports that Senator La Follette of Wisconsin is urged to be denied admission to the Republican senatorial caucus. Sentiments to discipline him arise after his summer activity and fiery speeches. Excluding him could backfire by making him a martyr and suggesting a corporate tone in the caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
eMollette
Wisconsin
LaVollette
Tony
Woman Fights Death Wish by Fire in Chicago Home
Airs. Stella Bowman, 93, attempted to burn herself to death to save her son from punishment. She set kerosene alight at 94 California Avenue, clasping a Bible, but neighbors alerted firefighters and the blaze was halted with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stella Bowman
California Avenue
Wild Cowboy Bites Capture at Chicago Saloon Incident
In South Chicago, Joseph Allen of Tucson Arizona known as the walking arsenal released fire and damaged Brincieck's saloon at 10840 Torrance avenue. He bit Officer Carlson after attacking him. police found revolvers brass knuckles a bowie knife and a cartridge belt on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Billy
Joseph Allen
Tuscon
Ariz
Ryan
Allen
Carlson
Bishop Doane Urges State Action on Remarry Rule
Albany dispatch reports Bishop William Croswell Doane at the Protestant Episcopal diocese convention urging legislative action to end clerical blessing of remarriages after divorce. He calls for the state to separate the church from such unions and to ban clergy from blessing them, stressing decisive church stance and societal pressure. The talk also covered the virgin birth as a doctrinal matter linked to recent charges against Dr Crapsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
William Croswell Doane
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Jesus
Crapsey
Republicans Build 58 Member House Majority
Washington D C Nov 22 The first official printed report on the Sixtieth Congress shows Republicans with a 58 seat majority in the house. GOP membership stands at 222 to 164 for Democrats, reflecting the Charles McGavin victory over Stanley Kunz in Illinois Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
House
Charles McGavin
Stanley Kunz
Illinois
Official Board of Can-Vaisers
Woman Escapes Baneful Influence Case Leads to Arrest
In Emmetsburg Iowa and Sioux Falls South Dakota, John Box of Emmetsburg is arrested on a statutory charge after a woman with six children fled to Sioux Falls to escape his alleged influence. The woman urged her husband to move the family away but business prevented it. Box reportedly disappeared from Emmetsburg and was located by sheriff Oakley in Sioux Falls.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
John Box
Emmetsburg
Roy
Box
Amersburg
Oakley
Captain January Dies in Dell Rapids at 49
Captain J. W. January aged 49 dies after weeks of dropsy in Dell Rapids South Dakota. He leaves a wife and three children in the city, a daughter in Oklahoma, and a son whose whereabouts are unknown. He came to Dell Rapids in 1893 and once toured the northwest giving lectures after amputating his own feet in a rebel prison.
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Dell Rapids
J. W. January
January
Oklahoma
Tie
Northwest
Not After Speakership Denied by Parmley
J W Parmley of Edmunds County denies being a candidate for the state legislature speakership. Current contenders are J H Carroll Kingsbury County and M J Chaney Clay County, both holdovers. The new legislature will apportion districts by the last state census with few changes anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
J. W. Parmley
Edmunds County
J. H. Carroll
Kingsbury County
M. J. Chaney
Clay
Iowa Editor Elected Hyde County Judge in South Dakota
D A W Perkins longtime Iowa newspaperman elected county judge of Hyde County South Dakota Nov 16. He founded the Sheldon Mail and started a Lake Park Iowa paper and served as O'Brien County attorney. Perkins is widely known in northwestern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dakota
Highmore
S. D
W. Perkins
Hyde County
Sheldon Mail
Lake Park
O’brien County
Perkins
Davison County Circuit Court Opens With Notable Murder Cases
November term in Davison county court under Judge Frank B. Smith features the state against Mrs. Jennie Van Hoover for infanticide, Herman Edward Vey and H. T. Williams for the Burke murder, and Charles Kruzane charged with attempting to kill Night Policeman Newman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
S. D
Davison County
Frank B. Smith
Jennie van Hoover
Herman Edward Vey
H. T. Williams
James Burke
Charles Kruzane
Newman
Cowboy Gets Ten Years For Shootings In Mitchell
Charles Kruzane, the cowboy who shot Policeman Walter Newman through the lungs in Mitchell four weeks ago, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Smith to ten years in the penitentiary at hard labor. Newman remains alive with slim hopes of recovery. Voters in Plankinton will decide on an $8,000 sewerage bonds proposal at a special election on December 4.
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Policeman Newman
Mitchell
S. D
Navy
Charles Kruzane
Walter Newman
Smith
Newman
Plankinton
Estate of Helen G. McKennan Tops Inheritance Tax
Sioux Falls report shows the McKennan estate will pay about $6,500 to the state under the new inheritance tax law, the largest sum from a single estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. C
Helen G. McKennan
Spitter Arrested as City Enforces Sidewalk Law
New York reports the first arrest under the sidewalk spitting ban. William C. Raymond, 20, a timer from Alexandria Virginia, was taken into custody by Policeman J M McDaniels and posted $1 bail. Major Sylvester ordered strict enforcement of the ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. M. McDaniels
William C. Raymond
Alexandria
Sylvester
Thaw Seeks Aid for Brother in Chicago
William Thaw traveled to Chicago with Pittsburg lawyers J. A. Dean and J. T. McAuley seeking evidence for the New York murder trial of Harry Thaw’s alleged killer Stanford White. Thaw declared his brother innocent and anticipated a speedy acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Thaw
Harry Thaw
New York
Stanford White
Hotel Blown Up in Niagara Wreck Kills Two
In Grand Forks North Dakota on November 22 unknown assailants wrecked the Canadian hotel at Niagara seven miles away with dynamite killing Louise King 18 and an unidentified Italian and injuring nine others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
B. G
Niagara
Louise King
SWITCHMEN WIN FROM THE LACKAWANNA
The Lackawanna railroad and its switchmen reached a satisfactory agreement in Scranton Pa to last for a year from January 1. The pact secures an wage increase and a ten hour workday for the switchmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Lackawanna Railroad
Barnes house fire drives guests to streets
Fire destroyed the six story Barnes house at 1214 North Canal street in Chicago. Guests and occupants fled into the street as the blaze caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The building housed a number of manufacturing firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barnes
North Canal Street
Roosevelt Weatherbound at Newfoundland Bay
The arctic steamer Roosevelt is weatherbound in St George s bay New Foundland since last Saturday after taking on a further supply of coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
St George’s Bay
Sydney
N. S
St. George’s Bay
New Foundland
Rockefeller Jr Explains Wealth So Wrenching to Rich and Poor
New York November 22 John D Rockefeller Jr spoke to his Fifth Avenue Baptist church bible class about the demoralizing effect of wealth. He said the man who must work for a living is the happiest and that wealth brings heavy burdens. His pale face and grave manner left a strong impression on his listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Rockefeller
Race Up Eiffel Tower Prize Won By Neveu
Paris report says 120 contestants raced up 730 steps to the second stage of the Eiffel Tower. Neveu won the event in three minutes and four seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Neveu
Sargent sails to Hawaii to aid Portuguese settlement plans
Frank P. Sargent United States commissioner of immigration sails from San Francisco to Honolulu to assist the territorial government in importing a large number of Portuguese workers to settle the canneries and develop Hawaii's resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Frank P. Sargent
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Honolulu
Hawaii
Iowan is Drowned in Crossing Lake Ice Break
Sylvester Vonasek of Creston Iowa drowned after stepping on thin ice at Cross Lake in Time City Minnesota. He broke through the ice and disappeared this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Vonasek
Creston
St. Paul, Minn
Cross Lake
Tine City
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Dakgtan
Gust Anderson
Spots ‘Em
Koys
Science
Sar LA Follette
Wild Cowboy
J. W.january
Spitter
New Yorker
Thaw
Windy City
Pittsburg
Lackawanna
Peary
Thomas C. Platt
Rockefeller, JR
Sargent
Island
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