Transfer of Harvester Co five district business at Aberdeen
Aberdeen 8 D Nov 26 formal transfer of the five ranches of the International Harvester Company of America has occurred. I T Cassel becomes general agent for the consolidation with H C Fletcher as assistant. Neil Johnson moves to Watertown to head a new general agency. C I Wipy becomes general agent in Sioux Falls with M Lamb as assistant. J C Sheldon takes charge of South Dakota collections with five district divisions.
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Aberdeen
International Harvester Company of America
I. T. Cassel
Deering
H. C. Fletcher
Sioux Falls
Neil Johnson
Watertown
Winnesotay
Iowa
Dakota Central Announces $160000 Line Expansions
Dakota Central manager J G W Zietlow says contracts for southern state line extensions total $150000. New lines will link Aberdeen Huron Mitchell Pierre Madison Sioux Falls and other cities, with connections to Sioux City Iowa and southern Minnesota. Some material is on site. copper circuit work starts this winter.
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Telephone Lines
Suomento
Aberdeen
S. D
Dakota Telephone Lines
J. G. W. Zietlow
Dakota Central
Iowa
Minnesota
Huron
Mitchell
Pierre
Madison
Sioux Walls
Sioux City
Carnegie Boosts Pierre Library Funding Start
Pierre South Dakota November 26 The city library board after accepting a $10000 gift from Andrew Carnegie sought more funds to finish a suitable building Carnegie agreed to increase his grant finishing the library building which is nearly enclosed A Baptist youth banquet at Riverview hotel featured speeches and music Farmers faced winter prep after a brief warm spell Cold snap damaged stored crops and some farmers lost part of their potato crop Ice across the Missouri river drew travelers and cattle drives contended with weather and road conditions
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Pierre
Andrew Carnegie
S. D
City Library Board
C. Frank Vreeland
Carnegie
Baptist Younh
Riverview Hotel
Renal
State Yeomen Organize State Lodge in Canton S D
Canton South Dakota November 26 local Yeomen organized into a state lodge electing Dr A H Rogers as president Committees were appointed to draft a constitution and by laws and plan further organization across the state A state Yeomen convention is expected to be held during the winter Also noted is a Thanksgiving reception for Professor G W Nash and his bride and a large funeral in Lincoln county for Ole Overseth aged 56 with a separate bankruptcy petition by Henry A Med 2 Milbank physician in Sioux City Denmark
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Canton Brotherhood of American Yeoman
State
Canton
S. D
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
A. H. Rogers
State Lodge
Lutch
N. C. Nash
Professor G. W. Nash
Nash
Pierre
Howard G. Fuller
State Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Ole Overseth
Lincoln County
Ron VA
Overseth
Fands Church
Norway
Sioux Falls Society Faces Arrival of Mrs Scott
Mrs Blanche Cheesebrough Melineux Scott arrived in Sioux Falls from New York with husband Wallace D Scott state’s attorney. They will live with his parents while his Duluth avenue home is completed. Her vaudeville plans collapsed after stage fright, leaving her to pursue life as a South Dakota woman. Society debates accepting her into the Patriarchs Dancing club if Mr Scott remains a member.
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Sioux Falls Society
Melineux-Scott
Sioux Falls
S. D
Blanche Cheesebrough-Melineux-Scott
Milwaukee
New York City
Canton
Wallace D. Scott
Scott
Mr. Scott
Duluth Avenue
Mrs. Scott
Proctor
Metropolitan
Verdict Against Smelter Defendants Win Damages
In Deadwood South Dakota on November 21 the last damage suits against Golden Reward and Deadwood and Delaware Smelting firms were dismissed in circuit court with costs taxed to plaintiffs. Fourteen suits remained untried, seven against each company, seeking damages from smoke and fumes. Two similar suits had been tried and ruled for the defendants. Total claimed damages neared twenty thousand dollars. Plaintiffs include Patrick Anderson Edward Mastwood Alfred Kuuzten Orta Netzow Samuel Ray and Charles Vic sor.
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Madwood Concern
Deadwood
S. D
Golden Reward
Delaware
Deadwood and Delaware Company
Deadwood and Delaware
Joseph Herron
Rena
Patrick Anderson
Edward J. Mastwood
Alfred J .8
A Matilda Kuutzen
Orta Netzow
Samuel Ray
Charles Vicsor
Do They Lack Care Report on Sioux Falls Orphans Home
Canton South Dakota November 21 reports in a Sioux Falls paper claim several children at the Sioux Falls Orphans Home were seriously frostbitten on their way to school. The tale has stirred local anger as county children are represented. Citizens consider calling a public meeting to appoint representatives to investigate the home’s management and the charges, with a possible court case looming.
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Sioux Fall
Canton
S. D
Sioux Falls
Sioux Parls
Defaulter Fear After Absence From Service
Yankton S S D reports Andrew Wellander depot agent at Volin and S agent at the tabten on vacation cannot be located. Authorities fear his accounts are short by about 12 000 while a cloud hangs over his name. The cold wave and heavy ice on the Missouri threaten the pontoon bridge with boats torn loose and drifting. traffic with Nebraska may be cut off unless a landing is found.
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Yankton
S&s
Nebraska
Run Over by Train Tramp Loses Both Legs in Attempt
Yankton South Dakota November 21 Robert Stanton a tramp was run over by a Great Northern train near Irene while attempting to steal a ride. Both legs were cut off and amputations were performed to save his life. Cold Weather Curtails Farm Work in Howard South Dakota November 21 Farmers report halted corn husking with many auctions and high meat prices. Barley sales rise as wheat remains light.
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Yankton
Robert Stanton
Great Northern
Irene
Howard
Standard Oil Case Dismissal Argument Delayed
Pierre S D November 25 The test case against Standard Oil over oil shipments not meeting state law took a new phase as State's Attorney Goodner moved to dismiss citing lack of action by the attorney general The defense Horner and Stewart opposed the dismissal saying the case should go to trial with interstate commerce issues and rights to raise any point before trial Judge Gailey postponed decision to December 4 the trial date
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Horner
Stewart
Gailey
Madison expands municipal light and water plant
Madison reports success with municipal ownership as it adds machinery and boilers to its electric light plant. The city now operates 65 and 95 kilowatt dynamos, engines ranging 85 to 176 horsepower, and boilers of 200 and 100 horsepower. Combined water and light receipts exceed $13,000 yearly. total investment nears $50,000 with modest salaries for officials and staff.
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Madison
Madison, & C
Juniors Defeat Seniors 15 to 0 in Interclass Contest
Vermilion Nov 23 The first university interclass football game drew 200 spectators as juniors beat seniors 15 to 0. Beebe and Lehne shone with key runs and a 20-yard field goal by Lehne, while Fickey scored the other touchdown.
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Vermillion, &. L
Beebe
Lehne
Fickey
Recovered Stolen Rig After Treasury Vault Attack
In Yankton South Dakota Sheriff Rathgaber recovered a stolen rig harness and team reportedly taken by robbers during an attempted vault the treasury burglary. The rig lay overturned in a deep gulch with no clues to the assailants. A separate item from Pierre notes a special train with 200 homeseekers crossing Crow Creek for open lands today.
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Treasury Vault
Yankton
S. D
Rathgaber
Olivet
Hutchinson County
Pierre
Nebraska
Iowa
Crow Creek
Ware to resign as pensions commissioner next year
Washington reports Eugene F. Ware, the commissioner of pensions, will retire by mid November next year and resume private law practice in Kansas. He cited excessive routine work and friction in office as reasons, with successors speculated including Richard Whiting Blue and Samuel Powers, though no decision has been announced.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Eugene F. Ware
Kansas
Ansas
Richard Whiting Blue
Congress
Samuel Powers
Ikansas
Ware
Owa Men Suffer as Colorado Fuel Leaders Fall
Denver November 26 The Iowa driven Colorado Fuel and Iron group led by John Cleveland Osgood loses power as Rockefeller interests press in. D C Beaman lies near death, John L Jerome dead by self harm, Julian Kebler found dead, with suspicions of insomnia and financial ruin driving the men toward ruin and possible suicide. Jerome’s Overland Cotton Mills shut for fuel lack, Beaman dying, others in peril as fate pursues the group.
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Colorado
Rockefeller
Denver
Colo
Iowa
John Cleveland Osgood
Great Colorado Puel and Iron Company
D. C. Beaman
Osgood
Ottumwa
John L. Jerome
Julian A. ‘Eebler
Iowan Group
Iowa Group
Jerome
Buffalo Park
Wall Street
Colorado Nel Company
Overland Cotton Mills
Julian A. Kebler
Beaman
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Roosevelt
Kebler
Colorado Fuel
San Domingo Surrenders to Revolutionists Reported
Dispatches from Porto Plata and Santo Domingo state that the city of San Domingo has surrendered to the revolutionists Gil and his ministers have taken refuge on a German warship. Washington reports the San Domingo president agrees to surrender and capitulation terms are being drawn up. The revolutionists demand immediate surrender or an assault on the city.
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Cape Haytien
Porto Plata
San Domingo
Thosy Gil
Washington
Powell
Santo Domingo
State Department
San Domin
San Domingan
Chicago Street Railway Strike Ends After Thirteen Days
Chicago authorities brokered a settlement in a conference with Mayor, the peace committee, President Hamilton, and E R Bliss. The company gains on wage arbitration and local control, rehires most nonviolent strikers, while those guilty of violence are excluded. Traffic to resume soon as lines return to service.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway
Aldermanic Peace Committee
Hamilton
E. R. Bliss
Wentworth Avenue
National Guard Called to Coal Fields by Utah Adjutant General
Adjutant General Burton orders the entire Utah National Guard to rendezvous at Salt Lake City and be sent to the coal fields in Carbon county to quell unrest among striking miners. About 400 guardsmen mobilize as the state plans an extra legislative session to fund troop costs. In Apple Creek a vigilant committee forms in response to train derailment and mine threats, promising swift action against lawbreakers.
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Adjt
Burton
Salt Lake City
Utah National Guard
Salt Lake
Carbon County
State Guard
Legislatllre
Apple Creek
Colo
New Currency Bill Aims to Improve Currency Conditions
Representative Bill of Connecticut introduces measures to shift government receipts to national bank depositories by removing customs receipts, repeal the $2,000 withdrawal limit on circular notes, enable recoinage of silver dollars to adjust subsidiary coinage, revise the denominations ratio of silver certificates and greenbacks, issue a new $10 gold certificate, remove bank-note issuance restrictions, and set a uniform tax of one half of one percent per year on national bank circulation.
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Washington
Connecticut
Secretary of the Treasury
Lunatic Attacks Bank of England Secretary in London
In London on November 26 a deranged man fired four shots at Kenneth Graham, secretary of the Bank of England and a noted writer, but missed. He demanded to see the bank manager and, after being shown in, stood by the fire and shouted threats before being overpowered by attendants.
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Bank of England
London
Kenneth Graham
Graham
Mine Explosion in Dubois Kills Several Men
Dubois Pennsylvania reports a mine explosion this afternoon with several men killed. Local officials and crews are gathering details as rescue and recovery efforts continue. The incident occurred in Dubois on November 26 with no confirmed casualty count yet.
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Pennsylvania
Dubois
Turkeys Are High in New York Markets This Year
New York on November 26 reports turkeys selling at 30 cents per pound in city markets, with geese and ducks at the same rate. Prices for all poultry have risen this week, and eggs are quoted at 40 cents per dozen. Poultry raisers are killing their chicks to capitalize on the high prices.
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New York
White House Mourns Death of Roosevelt Uncle
Washington reports the White House in mourning for James King Gracie of New York, an uncle by marriage to President Roosevelt. No social events will be held until cabinet dinner. Gracie, a banker, died in New York of pneumonia, prompting sorrow for the president and Mrs. Roosevelt and a halt to White House gallies.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
James K. Gracie
New York
James King Gracie
President Roosevelt
Died in the flames in a Moline dwelling
A fire in a Moline Illinois residence cost 12 year old William Owens his life and left David Owens and Mrs. Owens seriously injured. The blaze was sparked by a gasoline explosion mis-sold as kerosene. Rifled mail pouch contents reveal several hundred letters and about $10,000 in money orders and checks stolen. Morgan continues canal debate in Washington as Senate and House adjourn.
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Moline
Ill
William Owens
David Owens
St. Louis
Oelwein
Dice
Morgan
Washington
House
Senate
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Officials Go to Celebrate
Omaha reports a special nine car train carrying Harriman line officials and other railroad leaders departed over the Union Pacific toward Ogden for the driving of the last spike on the Lucien cutoff ceremony at Thanksgiving near Ogden.
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Omaha
Harriman Lines
Union Pacific
Ogden
Luscien
Central Pacific
Vienna predicts urgent handling of Macedonia crisis
A Vienna dispatch reports an authoritative claim that if Turkey refuses the Austro Russian demands immediate action will be taken to establish order in Macedonia. The two powers would proceed with their own forces and all signatories of the Berlin treaty will be asked to cooperate.
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London
Central News
Vienna
Turkey
Macedonia
Vigilance Committee Formed in Cripple Creek
In Cripple Creek Colorado a Committee of Forty is forming after the recent train wreck attempt, the Vindicator mine explosion, and threats against non union miners. The group aims to swiftly and severely deal with lawbreakers and maintain order.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Committee of Forty
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Busines Transfer OF Harvester CO
the International
E. T. Cassel
Henry A
San Sioux
Pat S. D
Itese
Milbank Phys Nm
United States
Chas. N. Harris
E. T. Ware
OWA
San Domingo Falls
National Guard
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