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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
11
A South Dakota discussion warns farmers against saloon influence as county option voting looms. The piece argues farmers fund county infrastructure and law enforcement yet have no vote on saloon policies, urging merchants and papers to keep highlighting the farmer as an outside party.
The proposed law is described as the right of choice for county voters with a plan to vote on saloons in November. Proponents say voting yes grants farmers and residents future local referendums while saloon interests oppose giving farmers a direct say, and some newspapers question the stance.
Carl Sherwood presents figures challenging Democratic claims of Republican excess by detailing deficiencies left by Lee in 1897 to 1901 and shows added costs in later terms. He argues true costs exceed reported figures, suggesting a different view of state expenditures and savings.
The New York Herald notes daily butter consumption of 718000 pounds for the city and monthly potatoes for diet totaling 50000 tons. It records annual population growth of about 17200 since 1861 and Manhattan land value at 272173 dollars per acre. It also cites over 2.8 million residents with savings accounts.
A reader signing as A Son of Rest responds to questions about work. He argues that work habit is essential, comparing it to drug addiction, claiming quitting work would lead to death or starvation. He asserts he will never contract such a habit.
Labor world reports split among unions over supporting Bryan or Taft. Letters from R I Finney and James I Feeney defend Taft’s labor record, while Gompers’ fund draws sharp criticism from organizers and union members across the country.
Cassell's Journal argues ambassadors live in a separate legal sphere, with immunity from police entry, arrest for debt, and taxation. It notes embassy property is sovereign soil and that even domestic staff are inviolate, with payments and duties enforceable only by the host nation’s grace.
The Westminster Gazette notes Great Yarmouth contains no narrow street wider than fifty six inches at its widest, with the entrance only twenty nine inches from wall to wall, a feature that would hamper a stout passerby.
List of certified nominees for numerous offices across South Dakota including presidential electors in multiple parties and candidates for representatives, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, superintendent, railroad commissioner, state senate, and state house. Contains names, residences, and party affiliations with official certification date.
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