Mitchell Corn Palace crowds set attendance record
Mitchell welcomes a large midweek audience for the fifteenth Corn Palace festival with near 9000 visitors, the biggest crowd since 1908. Trains and cars flocked to the city, while Signor Giuseppe Sirignano and the Circus Royal drew praise for a varied program and lively street acts. Local politicians and campaign talkers drew attention as visitors arrived from a wide radius.
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Mitchell
Mammoth Auditorium
T'- Matinee
William Howard Taft
Corn Palace
Banda Roma
Signor
Guiseppe Sirignano
Circus Royal
South Dakota
Sirignano
Signor Sirignano
Democratic caucus stalls tariff conference report in Senate
Washington reports a Democratic bloc urged a caucus to review the tariff conference report delaying action. Insurgents led by Reed pressed for amendments and questioned rates, including the grape brandy tax. The House then sent the bill to the Senate after adopting the conference agreement 254 to 108, with the cotton futures tax remaining unsettled and referred to joint conference.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Reed
Pomerane
Conference Committee
House
Underwood
Joint Conference Committee
Houses
Congress
Parmley Sought For Two South Dakota Races
Aberdeen papers split over Parmley prospects as the Aberdeen American backs Parmley for Congress in the Second District and the Aberdeen News backs him for Governor. Parmley remains noncommittal, saying it is too early for primary decisions and he has not chosen a race. Second District politics loom as a focal point.
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South Dakota
Royal C. Johnson
Frank McNulty
Aberdeen
R. L. Kemple
Watertown
Olaf Melby
Summit
J. W. McCarter
Bowdle
S. D
Aberdeen Daily
J. W. Parmley
Ipswich
Aberdeen American
Coe S. Crawford
Frank M. Byrne
Royal Co. Johnson
Parmley
Congress
Burke
Aberdeen News
Bishop Busch Is Upheld By Apostolic Delegate
Archbishop John Banzano of Washington fully backs Bishop Busch in his stand for Sunday observance in Milwaukee. He says local Catholics who protested against the bishop’s remarks disregarded religious prerogatives and acted unbecoming Catholics. The delegate’s scathing letter upholding the bishop was returned to the protest signers and published locally.
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S. D
Busch
Milwaukee
John Banzano
Washington
Weather outlook for North and South Dakota
Fair conditions expected in both states tonight and Thursday. A slight cooling trend is anticipated tonight as a front moves across the region bringing a return of sun later.
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North and
South Dakota
Egan Libel Case Heads To Jury In Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls South Dakota the Mean Press libel suit against Egan nears juror deliberation after four hours of defense review and two hours of plaintiff arguments. Attorneys Maurice O Connor and U S G Cherry argued about Egan s Iowa records disbarment cases and reputation across states as they wrapped up proceedings.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
U. S
Egan
Mr. Cherry
Iowa
Annie Christensen
Daisy M. Hunt
Tharrison County
M. J. Wilson
W. Harris
Joan
O’grady
Supreme Court
South Dakota
Maurice O'Connor
Holsaple Defends Fishing Trip With Saloon Men
South Dakota Anti Saloon League head R N Holsaple explains the Deadwood fishing party included saloon keepers, denying personal animosity while noting a political disagreement over liquor. The Queen City Mail reprint lists Treber and Miller among the anglers and mentions refreshments aboard.
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Ney
St. N. Nolsaple
Anti-Saloon League
Deadwood
South Dakota
Holsaple
John Treber
Franklin Hotel
Queen City Mail
Beulah
Redwater Valley
Will Treber
Charley Bohn
Bohn & Cessna
Fivemile
Charley Miller
Mansion
R. N. Holsapie
Black Hill
Holsapie
Miller
Bohn
Treber
Final Night of Barberry Coast Resort Ends in Liquor Ban
San Francisco notes the Barberry Coast’s last revel before a police order ends liquor sales to women. The switch to grape juice signals the end of mixed drinks as only straight saloons will be allowed, forcing dozens of women to find new work or homes. Clubwomen sought delay for jobs but were denied.
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San Francisco
Calif
Coast
Barberry Coast
Police Commission
Economy Grocery Celebrates Second Anniversary in Mitchell
John Kurvink of the Economy Grocery marks two years in Mitchell with plans for next week’s special prices. The store emphasizes guaranteed goods, pure quality, complete fresh stock, and speedy delivery via motor truck reflecting its growth and customer service.
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Mitchell
John Kurvink
Economy Grocery
Kurvink
Democrats 10 Assemble in Peace Today
A brief note reports ten Democrats assembling in peace today amid an absence. The item notes a calm gathering with no disruptions and unspecified participants.
McCarter Eyes South Dakota Governor Race Amid Party Faction Fights
In Mitchell, J W McCarter of Bowdle emerges as a gubernatorial contender as insurgent and regular Democrat factions clash over leadership. Prominent figures such as A H Lee C J Gunderson Granville Jones and Pat F Wickem attend a party meeting amid plans to contest the Richards primary law and back Coffey measures.
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South Dakota
Andrew §. Lee
P. F. Wickham
R. W. Clark
Tom Taubman
James Caffey
Richards
Coffey
Taubman
Mitchell
Gale Theatre
J. W. McCarter
Bowdle
McCarter
Granville Jones
Chamberlain
Aberdeen Democrat
Jones
R. O. Richards
Coffey- Johnson-Taubman
Huron
Ed. S. Johnson
A. Eh. Lee
C. J. Gunderson
Vermillion
John A. Stransky
Pukwana
A. Ramsey
Woonsocket
Pat F. Wickem
Alexandria
Fourteen Die as Storm Ravages Cerbere France
A devastating thunderstorm in Cerbere lasting about 12 hours caused widespread flooding. Fourteen fatalities and twenty injuries are confirmed with many missing. Floodwaters fused with stored inflammables caused a gas explosion that wrecked buildings and killed bystanders. Five families were buried in ruins as most homes flooded and supplies spoiled.
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Cerbere
France
Thomas Ball Named Mitchelle Postmaster by President Wilson
Thomas Ball, a 20 year Mitchell mail carrier, was named by President Wilson for postmaster amid a ten month Mitchell Democratic fight. Ball, chosen in the county primary, faces confirmation as incumbent J. E. Wells will retire upon the nomination’s confirmation and departmental checks.
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Thomas Ball
Mitchell
Woodrow Wilson
Ball
F. H. Winsor
Democratic County Central Committee
Winsor
Tom Taubman
Plankinton
South Dakota
County Central Committee
Winstler
L. B. Bailey
Johnson
James Coffey
State Central Committee
J. E. Wells
Wells
Harry L. Bras
Dancer Lured to Her Death in Wayne
Sheriff says a man named Spencer from West Chicago lured tango teacher Mildred Allison Rexroat to Wayne last Friday and is believed to have shot her and placed the body on a railroad track. Authorities expect to arrest Spencer before Thursday's inquest.
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Chicago
Spencer
Mildred Allison Rexroat
Wayne
Edward Spencer
West Chicago
Kuhn
Page County
Miner entombed in Continental mine near Centralia Pa
A rescue party from Lehigh Valley coal company reached a point 40 feet from Thomas Toshesky, trapped 100 feet underground since last Friday. He spoke to rescuers through tubing 50 feet into the chamber, enduring a severe ordeal as work to free him continues.
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Centralia
Continental
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Thomas Toshesky
Toshesky
South Dakota Democrats clash over party lines in Mitchell meeting
The South Dakota Democrats plan a Mitchell gathering led by R. W. Clark of Huron to confront insurgents. National committeeman Tom Taubman and regular James Coffey are expected, with R. F. Lyons backing Clark as party control fights intensify among attendees arriving on morning trains.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
R. W. Clark
Huron
Tom Taubman
Plankintop
United States Marshall
James Coffey
Internal Revenue
Clark
R. F. Lyons
Vermillion
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