Custer Massacre Recreated by Cheyenne Indians
Vierre, S. C., Oct 7. With stark realism the Custer massacre is re enacted by 500 Cheyenne on the reservation as state guardsmen observe. Troops under Lieutenant Lindt of Reno command clash then suffer defeats as captains Dewell’s forces arrive and carnage follows. After the massacre, squaws strip the dead and the tribe conducts a victory dance amid a ground matching the Big Horn basin where Custer fell.
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White Company
Big Horn
Custer
Armours S D Oct 7 Boy Injured In Hay Stack Incident
Henry Potter 10 suffered severe kidney injuries and hemorrhage after a doubletree broke while his team pulled a hay stacker. Medical aid arrived, but recovery chances are very slight. The piece notes other local items including church projects and hail settlement details.
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Armour S$. D
Henry
John Potter
German Zion Baptist Church
Armour
Louis Schneider
Delmont
Mr. Guenther
German Lutheran Church
D. H. Meyer
J. G. Baerman
Ramona
Tinkelenberg
Hillside
Chris Breitbach
Charles Meyers
Tripp
Scotland
Parkston
Bullets clog barrel save woman’s life
Watertown South Dakota October 7 Mrs Thomas Merideth living three miles southwest of South Shore attempted suicide by placing a revolver end to her mouth Saturday morning Five bullets discharged lodged in the barrel due to a gun defect and she escaped with severe powder burns on her face Beforehand she burned the large house and barn of their home
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Watertown
S. D
Thomas Merideth
South Shore
Farmer killed by fall from hay stacker
Murdo South Dakota October 7 John Webb was killed when he fell from a hay stacker while being raised to the top of a stacker. He slipped near the top and struck a brace, injuring his spine and causing immediate paralysis. He died shortly after.
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Murdo
S. D
John Webb
Mission ends in Huron after two weeks of Catholic talks
The two week Catholic mission in Huron South Dakota under Dean Daniel F. Desmond closed to record attendance by people of many faiths with Father Monaghan and Father Brady as chief speakers.
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Huron
S. D
Daniel F. Desmond
Father Monaghan
Father Brady
Schoolhouse Construction Near Volin Begins
Work started yesterday on an eight thousand dollar school building at Volin 8S D with completion planned before the next school term and ready for use after January 1 of the coming year.
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Volin
Brakeman Killed After Fall Under Freight Train
Alexander Miller brakeman, resident of Deadwood South Dakota, died at St Josephs hospital from injuries after falling beneath a freight train at Hill City last night and being crushed.
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Deadwood
S. D
Alexander Miller
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hill City
Child Dies After Rifle Discharge in Johnson Township
In LeMars Iowa October 7 a 5 year old child of Frank Woll was instantly killed while playing with a loaded rifle. The trigger caught on a weed causing the rifle to discharge and the contents lodged in the heart.
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LeMars. In
Frank Woll
Johnson Township
Dakota Rancher Pinched for $1300 in the Windy City
Henry Pennington a Wallace North Dakota stock man reported at the Chicago avenue police station that he may have lost or been robbed of 1300 dollars. He wandered around the north side with a woman named Lillian Johnson and a man unknown to him. No formal charge was placed. Police will investigate.
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Chicago
Henry Pennington
Wallace
Chicago Avenue
North Side
Lillian Johnson
Johnson
Pennington
Lawrence County Fair Draws 10000+ Attendees
October 6 Speasrfish South Dakota reports the second annual Lawrence county fair exceeded last year with over 10,000 in attendance. Pleasant weather and fast races accompanied strong exhibits from Centennial valley and Redwater areas. Joseph Wells and George Waters won top fruit and grain displays while William Lang of Lead earned a special prize for bringing 14 children to the fair.
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Speasrfish
S. D
Lawrence County
Centennial Valley
Redwater
Joseph Wells
George Waters
William Lang
Lead
October Supreme Court Calendar in South Dakota
The October term calendar in Pierre South Dakota shows 21 cases, 16 on criminal. The court will hear only criminal, preferred and rehearings to clear old cases before the April term and start with a clean slate. Decisions are expected within days after arguments.
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Supreme Court
Pierre
S. D
Immigrants Invade Northwest South Dakota Settlements
Bele Fourche October 6 settlers flock into the new country north of here. Land locators and ranchers thrive finding homes for daily immigrants from the east. Carloads head to Harding Perkins Butte and Meade counties. Immigrant wagons pass daily toward the North Dakota border as the new government land office struggles to keep up.
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Bele Fourche
S. D
Harding
Perkins
Butte
Meade
Northwestern Railroad
North Dakota
Spirited Away Witness Faces Trial in Deadwood
In Deadwood South Dakota on October 6 the first prosecution for spiriting away a material witness began The case involves Fannie Hill resort proprietress charged by State s Attorney Heffron with sending Irene Love out of the country after Love was subpoenaed The matter will be heard in circuit court before Judge Rice
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Heffron
Fannie Hill
Rice
Le Beau Will Burn Water As Exhibition
Le Beau South Dakota hosts a striking exhibition as water flows through a barrel to fuel a fire. A large hose pours water saturated with natural gas into the barrel and flames leap as fast as the flow, with the flame kept burning day and night for the reservation opening crowds.
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LE Beau
S. D
Shober named auditor. Person to clerk House committee
In Pierre South Dakota Oct 6 the appointment of H C Shober to fill the treasury auditor vacancy caused by R S Persons resignation will be followed by Persons appointment as clerk of the house committee of Indian affairs and will have no special effect on local South Dakota affairs.
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Pierre
S. D
H. C. Shober
R. S. Person
the Treasury
Person
House Committee of Indian Affairs
South Dakota
Thel Roosevelt's Bulldog Is Found
Ace the bull terrier belonging to Miss Ethel Roosevelt has been found and returned to Sagamore Hill near Oyster Bay after a monthlong disappearance. Patrick Moylan, a night watchman, recognizes the dog from an advertisement and brings it home.
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Stamford
Ethel Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Ace
Oyster Bay
Roosevelts
Sagamore Hill
Patrick Moylan
Squatters File on Tripp Lands in South Dakota
Gregory S D Oct 5 Five hundred people filed on 2000 numbers in Tripp county with eight hundred in line this morning. The line began forming at 4 yesterday afternoon as squatters rushed to the land office in autos wagons buggies and on horseback. Fifteen hundred were in the street by 9 yesterday. One man was shot near Denver but no details available. Forty one filed yesterday afternoon as the morning was spent issuing numbers. Relinquishments and contests are filed while Burns and Kippenbrock regulate the crowd at the Gregory land office.
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Burns and Kippenbrock
Gregory Land Office
Doctor Drinks Carbolic Acid After Leaving Wife to Public
In St Louis on October 5 Dr Henry Thornton wrote a hasty will leaving his wife to the public and his son to the Knights of Pythias. He then drank carbolic acid, dropped the glass, and died. The note mentioned tuberculosis work.
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St. Louis
Heny Thornton
Horace
Dr. Thornton
Woman Sues Father in Law Over Husband's Cremation
Mrs. Ella R. Carpenter of Chicago sues the estate of John B. Campbell for 25000 dollars alleging her husband’s body was cremated against her wishes. The estate’s lawyers seek dismissal and the court will rule after several weeks.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ella R. Carpenter
Chicago
John B. Campbell
Campbell
Women Forced to Give True Names in Chicago Mail Desk
Three thousand women who use the Chicago general delivery window revealed their true names and addresses to postal authorities under protest. They signed identification cards placed in card indexes for reference at future mail applications, a policy enforced yesterday following pressure from ministers reform leagues and other reformers.
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Chicago
Wife's Gossip Is No Excuse For Desertion
In Trenton New Jersey October 5 a court ruling grants alimony to Mrs Laura Bradbury from her husband Frederick Bradbury. Vice Chancellor Walker states that a husband cannot abandon his wife because she gossips with neighbors or neglects duties. Even if a wife gossips it does not justify abandonment.
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Trenton
N. J
Laura Bradbury
Frederick Bradbury
Walker
Steamer La Lorraine Delayed by Machinery Accident
Havre reports the French liner La Lorraine arrived at 9 a.m. after a delay caused by an accident to its machinery.
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Havre
Surgeons of World to Meet Next Week
Representatives from 11 governments will attend the 18th annual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States in Washington next week. Delegates include Sir Alfred Keogh and James Porter for England, with participants from Guatemala Honduras Italy Japan Mexico Canada France China Netherlands and Germany. A notable paper will discuss stopping power and shock effects of 12 pistol and revolver bullets.
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Washington
Association of Military Surgeons of the
United States
Army
Navy
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
National Guard Organization
England
Alfred Keogh
Army Medical Service
James Porter
Medical Service of the Navy
Guatemala
Honduras
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Canada
France
China
Netherlands
Germany
Sioux Falls Physician and Wife Charged in Uproar
Dr. W. O. Dunham and Mrs. Knapp were arrested in Sioux Falls for an alleged statutory charge involving both are well known residents. They were jailed overnight and Dunham posted 1000 bond. Both waived preliminary hearing and are bound over for circuit court. The case is expected to yield sensational developments.
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Sioux Falls
W. O. Dunham
George Kapp
Knapp
Dunham
Dr. Dunham
Wheelock
Champion Stay-at-Home Pioneer of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls resident C J Skoyen, a 83 year veteran of the city, has not spent a night outside Sioux Falls since first arriving about a third of a century ago. He has left the city for only brief daytime trips, setting a record unmatched by any other local resident.
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Sioux Falls
C. J. Skoyen
Former Sioux Falls Teacher Dies in Wisconsin
Information reaches Sioux Falls of the death at Elkhart Wisconsin of Mrs J H Snyder formerly Miss Gertrude Harrison a vocal teacher at All Saints school for years J H Snyder husband of the deceased was long associated with his father running the Cataract hotel in this region of the state
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Elkhart
Wis
J. H. Snyder
Gertrude Harrison
All Saints School
Farmer nets six thousand profit on four year land rise
John Hettinger of near White Lake South Dakota sold his 400 acre farm for six thousand dollars more than his purchase price four years earlier. The sale profit came from land value rise and he produced four remunerative crops on the property, covering the original cost and adding substantial gain.
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White Lake
S. D
John Hettinger
State Hospital to be Founded by Methodists
Huron amid questions at the South Dakota Methodist conference considers locating a state hospital to be run by the denomination. Several cities contend for the project, with Huron noted as a prime candidate due to its 8,000 population and accessibility across the state.
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State Hospital
Huron
S. D
South Dakota
Shortage of Teachers Reported in Huron County
County Superintendent Smith reports a shortage of 20 teachers for county schools. Good wages are offered, but demand exceeds supply. Large shipments of material for the extension of the Chicago and Northwestern line to Hitchcock are being sent to Hitchcock.
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Huron
Smith
Onida- Hitchcock
Chicago & Northwestern
Hitchcock
Will Try to Save Land for Indians
Washington Oct 4 The Department of Justice moves to fight suits by individuals who obtained lands from five civilized tribes claiming the government may recover vast tracts and clear titles. A circuit court decision held allottee rights vests in individuals, not the United States, affecting fullblood and mixed-blood members. The US Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis has advanced the cases for argument on December 6.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States Circuit Court
Oklahoma
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Incendiary in Jail Charged Over Fires in Evansville
Evansville police report Philip Klein, 40, arrested after being accused of starting 37 fires in three weeks causing about $300,000 in losses. Authorities say Klein is insane.
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Evansville
Ind
Philip Klein
Klein
Federation of Women's Clubs Hears Suffrage and Welfare Plans
The South Dakota State Federation of Women's Clubs met in Dell Rapids with president Mrs. Julius H. Johnson of Fort Pierre outlining pension proposals for widows with families and a federation scholarship for South Dakota girls. She urged suffrage support, noted divisions on the issue, and highlighted seven new clubs joining this year.
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Dell Rapids
S. D
South Dakota State Federation of Women's Clubs
Julius H. Johnson
Fort Pierre
State Equal Suffrage Association
South Dakota
Travelers’ Club
Chamberlain
Excelsior Club
Lake Preston
Waseca Club
Vermillion
Women's Club
Bridgewater
Swastika Club
Faulkton
Study Club
Britton
Priscilla Club
Canton
Moore
General Federation
Retiring Western Dakota Cattleman Sold Stock and Lands
Major Ben C. Ash a former United States Indian agent at Lower Brule and noted west river cattleman has sold his stock for about 40 000 and refused 20 an acre for thousands of acres. He and his wife will winter in Olan Mexico and may relocate if cattle raising becomes feasible again elsewhere. If not he plans to focus on horse raising in South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Ben C. Ash
South Dakota
United States Indian
Lower Brule Agency
Missouri River
Black Hills
Ash
Olan
México
Major Ash
New Line Projected Through Centerville
Dr E E Bamford and attorney H B Valentine from Centerville Iowa with promoter L F Phelps of Wagner South Dakota spoke at Centerville about building an inter urban line from Centerville to Viborg then to Spring Valley totaling 30 miles. Project cost 25000 dollars per mile bonds totaling 300000 dollars to be sold along the line. The line would form the middle section of a road from Elk Point to Mitchell. A committee of Alan Bogue W E Ege N Noble James Mee and W H Higinbottom was appointed to pursue the project.
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Centerville
S. D
E. E. Bamford
H. B. Valentine
L. F. Phelps
Wagner
Viborg
Spring Valley
Elk Point
Mitchell
Alan Bogue
W. E. Ege
N. Noble
James Mee
W. H. Higinbottom
Blood Poison From Soiled Handkerchiefs
Valentine Vaaler a 17 year old farmer boy near Bowdle South Dakota died after a separator accident. His arm was crushed and bound with handkerchiefs to stop blood loss but blood poisoning from the soiled sweat covered cloths led to his death though doctors say the injuries themselves would not have fatal.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Valentine Vaaler
Bowdle
Barber Roycroft Charged With Statutory Crime
Roycroft a married Ipswich barber is in Edmunds county jail on 1500 bail charged with a statutory crime against a Grand Central hotel employee. He allegedly drugged and assaulted the young girl, daughter of a local farmer. Public sentiment in the town is strong.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Ore Roycroft
Ipswich
Edmunds County
Grand Central Hotel
Roycroft
Leola
Northwestern railway wins Second avenue closure vote
Aberdeen South Dakota October 2. City council approved the railroad’s petition to close Second avenue east through its yards enabling construction of a new passenger and freight station. The project will cost more than $100,000 and marks the preliminary steps toward the Northwestern railway’s improvements.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Northwestern Railway
Second Avenue
South Dakota Medical Association Meets in Aberdeen
The 28th annual convention of the South Dakota Medical Association is in session in Aberdeen and will adjourn Friday evening. Doctors Mayo of Rochester Minnesota Mann and Todd of Minneapolis are among the distinguished external physicians on today's program.
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Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota Medical Association
South Dakota Divorce Law May Be Test Case
A Sioux Falls divorce action challenges the 1907 law as class legislation violating the 14th Amendment and state equal protection. The plaintiff, a prison inmate, moved for venue change. Judge Jones dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Attorney Sam Wright aims to push a faster result via a new test case before the Supreme Court.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Jones
Minnehaha
Clark
Sam Wright
Supreme Court of
South Dakota
Railroads surveying in Tripp County prompts expansion plans
In Gregory S D October 1 report homesteaders on ceded Tripp county farms expect two railroads to enter. Milwaukee company surveyors run a line from Capore Lyman county to Roseland while Chicago North Western speeds its extension through Tripp county. A contract to extend to Colone is awarded and may be finished before winter.
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Tripp County
Gregory
S. D
Milwaukee Company
Lyman County
Missouri River
Black Hills
Roseland
Chamberlain
Chicago & North‘western
Colone
Hitching Posts Off Street Vote Narrow in Elk Point
In Elk Point South Dakota a special election on Main street hitching posts resulted in 133 votes to remove and 52 to retain the posts. The result dictates removal of the posts from the street.
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Elk Point
S. D
Main Street
Rhodes Scholarship Announced for Women
Cell Rapids South Dakota reports that the General Federation of Women's Clubs education committee will award a $1500 Rhodes style scholarship for the 1910-1911 year to an American woman. Candidates must take October qualifying exams like Rhodes trustees. Applications go to Mrs. Albert Morse Faulkton or Miss Emma C. Hall Milbank with full credentials.
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Cell Rapids
S. D
Board of Directors
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Oxford
Cambridge
London University
General Federation
Rhodes Trust
Cecil Rhodes
South Dakota
Albert ‘E Morse
Faulkton
State Federation
Emma C. Hall
Milbank
Lincoln County Man Bound Over In Wife Shooting Attempt
Martin Evenson a farm laborer bound over to district court for attempting to shoot his separated wife at the Cuppett farm. The weapon misfired, he chased her upstairs, she jumped out a window to escape, then he damaged her clothing in a corn field before being captured and jailed.
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Lincoln County
Canton
S. D
Martin Evenson
District Court
Evenson
Gilbert Schlager
Cuppett Farm
Fatalities Attend Family in Huron Home
Fatalities by accident afflict the Jensen family. Four sons numbered among the losses with two drowned, a Ringling employee killed by a falling tent pole, and a fourth son dying from accidental poisoning in Duluth. Mrs Jensen visited her daughter Mrs Lowrie in Yankton awaiting the remains. The father had died months earlier.
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Huron
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