Debating Reestablishment of Army Canteen Sparks Debate
Army officers and temperance advocates clash over restoring the canteen after its abolition. General Wade defends reestablishment noting enlisted men drank beer when allowed, while critics warn of increased drunkenness. Officers weigh duty lapses against temperance concerns amid strong opinions on the policy measure.
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Perance
James F. Kita
Jenera
Wade
Philippines
Gronkennesser
Jony
Sioux City at Mitchell Men of the Whole salers and Retailers
Sioux City and Mitchell record a special panel event featuring leading local businessmen. Attendees include O. J. Kennady John Mc haos Larry Melady Bo Palmer Henry fison A.W. John L. Skinner and R. Galbraith among others at the excursion.
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Love
Sioux
Excur sionists return from Mitchell praise South Dakota visit
A sleepy party of excursionists headed from Headington with Fp Hutchinson and Henry Bolls returned this morning. They praised the corn palace and the hospitality of South Dakotans for Sioux City representatives entertainment.
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Headington
Fp Hutchinson
Henry Bolls
Mitchell
South
Plankinton editor sued for libel by local businessman
Nick Berens of Plankinton sues Tom Taubman editor of the Plankinton Herald for $5,000 alleging defamation damaging his character. Case filed in Davison county circuit court with Preston Hannett and Fellows Cook representing Berens. Taubman served with the papers. The suit stems from allegedly stating Berens purchased intoxicating liquors for habitual drunkards.
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Thos, Taubman
Plankinton Herald
Nick Berens
Plankinton
Bartow
The
Herald
Bereis
Taubman
Davison County
Preston & Hannett
Fellows & Cook
Berens
The Horse Doctors Here Members Joined
The South Dakota Veterinary Association held its annual meeting in Mitchell with a large attendance. D. S. M. Smith hosted and announced next clinical meeting in Tyndall and next annual meeting in Brookings. Ten new members joined, and visitors praised the corn palace and Mitchell’s hospitality.
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South Dakota Veterinary Association
D. S. M. Smith
Corn Palace
Tyndall
Brookings
Mitchell
Omaha Officials Visit Corn Palace on Private Car Drawn by Railway Party
A party of Omaha railroad officials led by W. W. Teasdale and J. W. Shattuck visited the Corn Palace in Omaha with their spouses on a regular train. They toured the exhibits and were impressed, planning to return to Minneapolis and St. Paul on the 7 20 o clock train.
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Omaha
City
W. W. Teasdale
J. W Shattuck
J. FB. Atwood
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Corn Palace
Wilt
Twin Cities
Teasdale
Shattuck
Republican Office
Three Hour Rain Better, Says Old Farmer
A campaign speaker visited a central Massachusetts town to sway a wealthy farmer. The farmer attended, remained noncommittal, and quipped that a three hour rain might have done more good. The exchange reflects skeptical reception of the imported orator.
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Massachusetts
Waal
Philadelphia Ledger
Considerate Husband in Courtship Sketch
A bride pleads for pin money for shopping. Her husband objects noting rough weather and offers instead to bring home six papers of pins. The short exchange highlights domestic humor within a three month marriage.
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George
Combine
Nellie
Empress of Japan Fact and Royal Attire Tale
The Chicago News recounts the Empress of Japan Haruko as a highborn figure two years older than the Mikado with a 1868 marriage. It notes the sacred status of imperial personages and a court method of dressing where a court lady modeled garments to preserve ceremony and modesty.
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Japan
Haruko
Chicago News
Automatic billiards novelty in German cafe
A German cafe features an automatic billiard system where coins trigger balls from hidden pockets and after fifteen minutes the balls vanish. The device eliminates waitstaff, records time spent, and ensures proper payment. Commercial Agent Harris notes the setup is aimed at youth.
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Harris
Hibenstock
Germany
Paradise Lost in Russia A Letter on Popularity
Maurice Baring argues in Sphere that Russians treat Paradise Lost as a sacred fairy tale akin to Scriptural authority. He notes its religious tone and the appeal that readers find it true, much like Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress in England.
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Russia
Maurice Baring
Sphere
Bunyan
England
Return of Radziwill Library Objects From Russia
Report notes Catherine II troops seized Warsaw with 300000 volumes moved to St Petersburg and later Radziwill and other libraries were opened. This year the government planned to return the Radziwill volumes in unopened boxes from over a century ago. The piece also includes a dialogue about gambling losses and a Boston Transcript aside.
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Catherine II
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Nightly Newsmen Scorned Yet Feared in Public Eye
The Louisville Times quotes that no reporter is without enemies yet many view journalists as shameless liars. It notes reporters claim clear conscience and disinterested motives while critics suspect hidden agendas and malice in coverage.
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Louisville
New Cloaks and Suits Open Season with Value Lines
Ready for inspection, a broad coat and suit selection arrives with long coats priced from 6.50 to 22.00, plush and fur lined options, polar bear and broadtail coats for children, and a strong line of rain coats claimed as the nobbiest yet in Mitchell.
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Mitchell
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Mitchell Printing CO
Sioux City
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Tom Taubman
New York
Corn
Arsaw’s Books
Fogg
Clara
McCall’s
J. D. Butterfield
Kyicheli
Faraab
FOLEY
Dob
Sere
Chicago
Gr Fpley & Co
J. K. Horn
Diversey Blvd
Chi . J
Sexton
Methodist Church
Springfield
A. H. Davis
Mt. Sterling
Addis
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