SLO Settler 15 Murdered Wife Accused
Sioux Falls Oct 2 John O Grady oldest settler in Minnehaha county was found shot to death at his Big Sioux River farm six miles north of Sioux Falls. Sheriff Nelson and deputies investigate. Mrs O Grady held suspected. inquest set tomorrow. Frank Criller named by wife as shooter after visit for supper. Miller awaiting alibi. O Grady described as about 60 with a dark complexsion.
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Sioux Falls
John O'Grady
Minnehaha County
Big Stax River
Sioux Fall
Nelson
O'Grady
Frank Criller
Hunt
Roads to Resist Rate Reductions
Railroads entering the region plan to oppose the state railroad commission October 15 as it weighs cutting freights west of the Missouri river. Commercial clubs prepare grievances and evidence of discrimination, while Northwestern unveils a new freight schedule. The hearing aims to aid shippers and jobbers across the western half of the state and is expected to draw large attendance.
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State Railroad Commission
Missouri
Wll
Droppers Accepts Massachusetts Manufacturing Post
Vermillion South Dakota January 2 Ex President Garrett Droppers of the University of South Dakota has taken the job as secretary of a Massachusetts manufacturers committee appointed by the state legislature. The panel aims to boost manufacturing in Massachusetts and Droppers’ salary is reported at 7000 dollars per year.
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Vermillion
S. D
Garrett Roppers
University of South Dakota
Manufacturers’ Committee
Massachusetts
Masachusetts
Drapers
Hog Discovers Spring On Farm Watering 2000 Gallons Daily
A hog on the Malitoy farm near Clark, South Dakota, uncovered a spring while rooting. The spring now flows into a pipe system, supplying the farm buildings with water at about 2 000 gallons daily. The event is seen as a notable peculiarity of farm life.
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Arlington, S D
St. 2
Malitoy
Clark
Hazel Gvater
Privileben
Incomplete OCR News Item on Home Purchase
The fragmentary text references finding a suitable site for four new homes, mentions costs around 7600 dollars, and includes unclear names and streets. The garbled OCR obscures full details and context of the planned construction and involved parties.
Bankers Govern City of Huron
A Oct 3 report notes Huron’s city government dominated by bankers. Aldermen Mellvaine Bryant Miller McThaine Doherty Fullerweider Tobin Sauer Robinson and Mayor McKay hold or own stakes in local banks, signaling strong financial influence and improved city finances since past crises.
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Muiren
Huron
Evid
Lks Lodge
Mellvaine
EB. Bryant
Huron National Bank
Ed J. Miller
First National Bank
Clarence N. McThaine
James Valley Bank
John Doherty
City National Bank
George ©. Fullenweider
Standard Savings Bank
M. L. Tobin
John Sauer
Albert Robinson
Neil McKay
Sapital
Gayville Justice Offers Free Weddings To Couples
Gayville South Dakota October 3 Justice of the Peace Leyman announced he will tie the know free for the first couple seeking his services for matrimonial rites It is noted he will not alter the rule about kissing the bride provided the bride is a Gayville girl Outsiders will be charged extra
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Gayville, S. D
Justice of the Peace
Leyman
Gayville
Liquor Seized in Raid on Bridewater Club
Upon sworn complaint a search warrant was issued and served by the county sheriff at the Bridewater Club rooms in this city. Several hundred dollars worth of liquors were seized that were being kept for sale.
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Bridewater Club
Fridgewater
S. D
One Vote Cast Against School Bond Proposition
Gregory S D Oct 3 Only one vote was cast against the proposition to issue school bonds totaling 5500. Of the amount approved 4000 will refund an old township bond and 1500 will fund a new public school building.
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Gregory
S. D
Injured yardmaster begs not to tell wife in distressing accident
Sioux Falls reports Omaha railroad yardmaster William McConnell, about 30, had his right leg severed when struck by a switching car. A five year veteran, he asked a friend to tell his wife in simple terms that he would be going west for a few days.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Omaha Railroad
William McConnell
Omaha Railroad Company
McConnell
Billie
Hot Springs Plans a $10,000 Bathhouse
Hot Springs South Dakota plans a modern ten thousand dollar pink sandstone bathhouse. Construction will begin around October fifteenth after H L Braun, buyer of the Evans mud bath property two years ago, announced the project and progress notes.
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Hot Springs
S. D
H. L. Braun
Evans
New Pierre Bridge Opens to Freight Traffic
Pierre South Dakota reports the first freight train crossed the new steel bridge Sunday night. Night shipments will begin this week, while passenger service is unlikely before November 1.
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Pierre
S. D
Man Rejects 285-Pound Bride Amid Wealth Talks
St Louis October 3 Anton Van Sons a 60 year old widower rejected a 285 pound widow candidate for marriage saying she desired too much wealth and a finer life than his simple lifestyle He still hopes his self constructed love bureau may find him a third wife after a dinner with the prospect ended when he learned their ideas of simplicity differed He called himself a man of truth and honor and said the match was not for him due to money and lifestyle differences.
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St. Louis
Anton van Sons
Evans Avenue
van Sons
Telegraph Strike Expands as Wire Operators Called Out
Chicago scene as telegraph workers vote to call out leased brokers and wire operators amid rising tensions. Resolution adopted signals broader action beyond initial sender lines.
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Chicago
Death on Hay Wagon Sparks Murder Trial Arousal
Lonie Pharish a Virginia rancher faces murder trial in Sturgis after shooting Jesse Wallace on a hay wagon 120 miles north of Deadwood. One witness, George L. Anderson, testified Wallace pleaded for mercy as Pharish fired twice. Pharish claims Wallace attacked him first. Trial expected in November with bond set at 4000.
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Deadwood
S. D
Ois Big
Lonie Pharish
Jesse Wallace
Pharish
Sturgis
McGee
Wallace
George L. Anderson
Anderson
Sioux Falls Rate Case May Appeal Test of Law
The Sioux City Sioux Falls rate case decided by Judge Carland in Sioux Falls raises appeal as a potential test case. The decision discusses jurisdiction and holds the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot rule on the lawfulness of a proposed rate before it is enacted. Attorneys listed for railroad and plaintiffs outline the case posture.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Sioux City
Carland
United States
Merce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Equity
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Equity
W. G. Porter
Burton Hanson
Chicago
Senator Wittredge
Bailey & Voorhees
Wealthy Tyndall Banker Joseph Zitka Dies in Funeral
Joseph Zitka founder of the Security bank in Tyndall South Dakota died and was honored at a Catholic church funeral officiated by Rev Father Bouslka. Zitka, a leading Bohemian figure, left an estate over ten thousand dollars to his widow and four children.
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Tyndall
Court Rules on Unfair Freight Rates Denies Injunction
Sioux Falls judge denies Jewett Bros. injunction to block Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line from enforcing new Lake Michigan area freight rates. Judge Carland holds ICC has original jurisdiction over rate disputes, not courts, marking a pivotal federal rate law interpretation.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Jewett Bros. & Jewett
Interstate Commerce Commission
Juégre Crrland
Commission
Watertown Meat Market Owner Rescued After Hook Accident
C C Whistler, a long time Watertown businessman, was improvised on a meat hook in his market basement after stepping into an open elevator shaft. The hook pierced his thigh and embedded four inches as he hung for five minutes until a worker heard his cries and rescued him. He remained conscious and guided rescue and medical help. The wound is painful but not deemed serious if infection is prevented.
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Watertown
S. D
C. C. Whistler
Mr. Whistler
Banker Porters Departure Leaves Gregory County Debts
Fairfax S D Sept 30 It is reported Carl Porter ex cashier of the Gregory county bank and last year a candidate for county treasurer has left without bidding friends adieu or leaving his address much to creditors regret and chagrin. He bore a good reputation but it is surmised he lived faster than income grew.
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Fairfax, S. D
Carl Porter
Gregory County Bank
Spearfish harnessmakerRuss arrested in Kansas City
W H Russ a Spearfish harnessmaker who vanished after issuing many bad checks was found arrested in Kansas City. A note claimed he took his own life and directed authorities to a body site, but no body was found and investigators pursued the case as a mystery.
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Deadwood
W. H. Russ
Kansas City
Russ
Telephone Company to Fight Vermillion City Council
Vermillion South Dakota September 30 The Northwestern Telephone Company declines the city invitation to vacate streets within sixty days saying a 1897 resolution grants a perpetual franchise to lay lines and will be upheld President Pettengill warns of an inevitable fight with the Vermillion City Council over street rights.
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Vermillion
Northwestern Telephone Company
Ferry
Pettengill
Father Hopes to Find His Missing Daughter
D. P. Crane of Long Lake Minnesota has traced his daughter once well known as a milliner in Huron to Mankato Minnesota. He believes she is mentally deranged and expects to soon locate her, continuing the state wide search.
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Huron
S. D
D. P. Crane
Long, Lake
Money Buried by Bandits Unearthed in South Dakota
Frankfort South Dakota October 1 authorities have not secured enough evidence for arrests in the Frankfort bank robbery. About $2000 was stolen with $275 in mutilated bills later found buried near the town along with two revolvers. Police fear the bandits may have left the state and are targeting North Dakota banks and post offices.
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North Dakota
Frankfort Bank
South Dakota
Anthrax Kills Much Livestock in South Dakota
Dr Blackwell reports an anthrax outbreak near Worthing affecting cattle and swine. Several farmers lose multiple head in low wet pastures with cases also near Davis and Canton township as state and county authorities work to halt spread.
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Huron
M. D
Blackwell
Hudson
Here
Worthing
Davis
Canton Township
Vermillion Prepares for Fairbanks Visit During Conference
Vermillion plans a big two day event as Methodist conference comes to town with Vice President Fairbanks scheduled for October 19 and 20. Commercial club and Methodist Episcopal church coordinate housing and hospitality. 200 ministers and 500 conference attendees plus other guests expected. rooms available in local homes.
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Vermillion
Commercial Club
Fairbanks Hor
Methodist Episcopal Church
South Dakota Calls For School Teachers
Bon Homme county reports a shortage of about twenty teachers. The state offers from 40 to 3 for qualified third and second grade certificates. New rules let near misses at exams retake to reach the required average. First and second grade certificates from other states may be validated here if averages meet state requirements.
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Tyndall
S. D
Bon Homme County
State Department
Arlington Man Fatally Burned in Gasoline Explosion
Hollis Hall an early Arlington settler was severely burned in a gasoline explosion at his residence on October 1. While cleaning paint brushes by lantern light the fluid ignited, covering him with flames and filling the room with gas. Passersby forced entry and dragged him out unconscious. his burns are extensive and survival is unlikely. The house burned completely.
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Arlington
S. C
Hollis
Revoked Cit to Son Over Refusal to Marry in Georgia
Abbinis Georgia October 1 A Atlanta financier Jaspar Smith sued to recover a deeded property from his son the heir he gave the right to the young man on the condition he marry and sire heirs The trial showed the artist had been painted in a necktie a fashion he never wore and Agazo Smith resisted payment claiming the artist was painted without consent The court found in favor of Smith noting the necktie issue but the record is unclear about the final outcome
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Abbinis
Jaspar Smith
Ic Capitalist
Atlanta
Agazo Smith
Smith
Father Searches for Missing Daughter Across Plains
Ed Fears of Huron South Dakota seeks his missing daughter Matie Crane once a milliner in Huron. She left for Philip range country last year and proved up a homestead near Long Lake Minnesota. A letter from Pierre August 30 was last heard, and since then no trace of Matie has appeared despite a wide search. Fears foul play may be involved.
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Huron
S. D
Matie Crane
Black Hills
Long Lake
Minn
Pierre
Crane
Mr. Crane
Serious charge filed against a Stickney man
Plankinton South Dakota September 28 one of the most sensational circuit court cases to be tried next week centers on H J Musigman a carpenter of Stickney charged with attempted assault against the six year old daughter of N A Batchelder Milwaukee railroad employee Musigman was arrested days ago and held in the county jail on five hundred dollar bond was not furnished
Fort Pierre Eyes Gumbo Brick Boom
Fort Pierre South Dakota residents claim gumbo hills can yield a superior brick after a Chicago firm tested gumbo bricks in Chicago and Omaha and plans a Fort Pierre plant. Citizens expect the town to become the northwest brick-making center.
Jack the Auto Smasher targets South Dakota roads
In Day county Illinois residents Edward Potter and wife and Reuben Chilson narrowly escaped injury when a wheat sheaf on a country road hid a wooden block. Investigators believe the block was placed to destroy autos as a new local crank known as Jack the Auto Smasher operates in the region.
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Jack
Sioux Falls
S. D
Crank
South Dakota
Edward Potter
Reuben Chilson
Day County
Watertown
Engine Starts Sla ze Threatens Town Near Hot Springs
Sparks from a Chicago Burlington and Quincy engine ignited grass along the track near Erskine six miles west of Hot Springs S D. The blaze swept thousands of acres of pasture and timber and stacks of hay. Cascade Springs was briefly threatened as the fire shifted eastward.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Erskine
Here
Cascade Springs
Hedger weds Miss Dudley in Yankton home ceremony
F C Hedger deputy state auditor at Pierre married Julia Dudley yesterday afternoon at her Yankton home. On returning to Pierre they will reside in the groom’s new house recently completed.
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Yankton
F. C. Hedger
Pierre
Julia Dudley
Gulf Press Company Fined 1.8 Million in Mississippi Trust Ruling
Vicksburg Mississippi September 28 Chancellor Hicks assessed penalties totaling 1.8 million dollars against the Gulf Press Company declaring it an illegal trust and ordered the corporation to wind up its business in the state and withdraw within one year. He denied the application for a receiver.
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Vicksburg, Miss
Hicks
Gulf Compress Company
A. Ieceiver
Black man Sought in Strangling of Chicago Teacher
Chicago Sept 28 Richard Walton a Black man accused in the strangling of Mrs Lillian Grant a teacher found dead in her room is reportedly surrounded in a deserted Summit building twenty miles south of Chicago He is heavily barricaded and well supplied with public safety items.
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Chicago
Richard Walton
Lillian Grant
Summit
Ill
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Fairbanks
Fears
Stickney
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