Capital building contract awarded to Sioux Falls firm
The first contract for the Pierre capital building went to a Sioux Falls contractor for a little over 66000 dollars for the basement work which may start this fall. The Pierre Capital Journal praised Bret Hipple for writing up Mitchell’s corn palace and praised Russia’s Witte for his diplomacy in the Japan peace settlement.
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Capital
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Pierre Capital-Journal
Mitchell Corn Palace
Bret. Hipple
Corn Palace
Capital-Journal
Russia
Witte
Japan
St Paul Plans Dollar Button Fund to Build Music Hall
The plan calls for selling a one dollar button to every resident of St Paul to raise funds for an auditorium. Success so far suggests a music hall rivaling Minneapolis’ new venue by next summer.
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Ost. Paul
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Aberdeen Considers Electric Street Railway Franchise Plan
Local capitalists form a company to establish an electric street railway in Aberdeen. The plan aims to extend the line to nearby towns and Tacoma Park, with a franchise sought from the city before construction begins, though profitability may take years.
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Aberdeen
Tacoma Park
Western land fever returns to South Dakota
The great inrush of last year is duplicating itself as western land draws back East investors. Crop reports and new development lure men from back East who view western property with fondness and flock to see the country. Most invest not to sell but to settle and farm, relocating from pricier eastern lands to cheaper western parcels.
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South Dakota
Day Takes Control of Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Charles M. Day assumes control of the Argus Leader, a company formed to purchase J. Tomlinson's interests. Day has edited the paper for the past year during Tomlinson’s eastern absence and has revitalized it, earning broad state support and promising continued growth and strong editorial leadership.
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Charles M. Day
Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader
J. ‘Temlinson
Mr. Day
Tomlinson
Day
Omlinson
Pas
Roosevelt Receives Telegrams Over Peace Mediation
President Roosevelt has been thanked by Emperor Nicholas for helping bring the Russia Japan peace talks to a successful end. Telegrams of congratulations are arriving from Russian leaders and other officials praising the president’s role in the Portsmouth conference and its humanitarian impact.
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Roosevelt
Nicholas Dor
Russia
Japan
Wheczar
Portsmouth
Nate
Ixth
Japan Earns Credit for War Mercy at Portsmouth
The Portsmouth peace settlement is praised as a humane act by Japan that surprised the world. The article notes Japan showed greater humanity than expected and credits the Japanese government. It questions whether M. Witte would have conceded similar terms if roles were reversed, implying Russia bore the war’s burden.
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Guindorer
Portsmouth
Japan
M. Witte
Pettigrew Seeks Return to Republican Fold in Insurgent Mood
A Washington dispatch on Saturday reports Frank Pettigrew plans to rejoin the Republican party and ally with the insurgent faction to back Senator Gamble's re-election and support President Roosevelt. Pettigrew’s past criticisms of Roosevelt are cited as undermining his appeal to party faithful.
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Washington
Frank Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Gamble
Roosevelt
St. Louis
First Presentation of The Resurrection of Christ at Corn Palace Week
The feature will open with a 30x40 foot stage in the palace building. The Banda Rossa will provide chorus music with four New York singers. The Kansas City Journal notes the production as a new scenic oratorio seen in the region, with sixteen drops forming the scenes synchronized to the music. The effort is led by Sorren tino's Banda Rossa and Ansel Cook of Chicago, arriving in Mitchell for the Sept 25 opening.
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Corn Palace
Palace
Banda Rossa
New York
West
United States
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Mitchell
Kansas City Journal
Ruther Perosi
Sorrentino
Ansel Cook
Barrett & Oakford
M. G. Heim
Kansas City
George L. Walls
Department Women’s Home movement spreads through government offices
A campaign by women employees led by Mrs. Arvilla McDonough aims to open a Department Women's Home this winter with rooms board and shared facilities for department staff who lack homes. The project is not charity but a modest shelter with minimal charges and common spaces. Public Printing Investigation targets excess cost and plans to modernize facilities. The Senate shows signs of rejuvenation with many elderly members retiring or passing away, while few new septuagenarians have joined.
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Government Printing Office
Arvilla McDonough
Congress
Joint Committee On Printing
Platt
New York
Joint Committee
New York City
Treasury
Government
North Capitol
H Streets
Global snippets of modern wonders and curious facts
A compendium of world notes reports public land shares in the United States, naval signals on Cunard ships, income stats in Britain, mail volumes, Swiss burials, Russian peasant plow ownership, birds in London parks, dress bans in Nordhadsen, London theater dances, white labor in South Africa, Knights of Honor membership in Holyoke, rising diamond imports, New York port stone inspections, a Savoyard cow and saved banknotes, Captain Scott era drink habits, hawkweed weed spread, Swiss watch employment, Maine divorce ease versus New Brunswick, doomed marriages in Illinois, long running suill mills in Machias, Chicago fire boxes, Delhi throne restoration, frozen tube tunnel Paris, and Paris Bastille keys and manacles.
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United States
Cunard Steamship Company
Great Britain
Switzerland
Moscow
London
Nordhadsen
Saxony
Palace Theater
Tve
England
South Africa
Orient Lodge
Knights of Honor
Holyoke
New York
Vachat
Vaucluse
Wilson
Scott
Maine
New England
New Brunswick
Fredericton
Durren
Thorne
Ill
Machias
Whitneyville
Chicivo
Stockyard
Delhi
Lord Curzon
Rome
Paris
Orleans
Santerre
Brewer
Mme. Villlain
Resurrection at the park excites record crowds
The review praises soloists Signora Ciupirelli Signor Vanziato and Miss Bonsell in the Passion or Resurrection program. The French tenor Mons. Quesnel narrates with pleasing interpretation. Attendance last night was the largest for a Saturday this season as the park expects the Resurrection to draw further crowds. The Banda Rossa ends its engagement next Sunday.
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St. .John
Signora Ciupirelli
Mary Magdualen
Signor Vanziato
Christ
M. G. Fleim
Banda Rossa
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Quay
Pennsylvania
Hour
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Bate
Tennessee
Connecticut
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Gibson
Montana
Stewart
Nevada
Morgan and
Pettus
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Depew
Sorge
Muaine
Proctor
Vermont
Cullom
Illinois
Allison
Iowa
Teller
Colorado
Carl Schofield
Bradfield Regulator
Atlanta, Ga
Che Corner Clothier
SHINE
W. C
AKAM
MRM
Minneapolis Cereal Coo
Minneapolis, ‘Minn
Mitchell Iron and Boiler Works
F. A. Summers
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