Hearst Party Announces Full Dakota State Ticket
Hearst's Independence party will contest South Dakota with a full state ticket. Speakers William R. Hearst and Thomas L. Hisgen plan October 14 events in Yankton and Sioux Falls. The slate includes Palmer, Taylor, Fiske, Winsey for electors and Schneider, Bray for Congress among others.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
William Randolph Hearst
Independence Party
South Dakota
Yankton
Thomas L. Hisgen
Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Edmond F. Ineglish
Independence National
General H. W. Smith
Sioux
Independence State
William TL. Palmer
Carthage
B. G. Taylor
Sioux Walls
Everett Fiske
Lily
W. S. Winsey
Brookings
Congress
Louis V. Schneider
Salem
W. S. Bray
Rodel
G. Warne
Mitchell
J . Bonne
Santford C
H.W. Diffenderfer
Oklahoma
Mr. Diffenderter
Delegates Named to Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress
Governor Crawford appointed South Dakota delegates for the nineteenth annual Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress to meet in San Francisco October 6 to 10. Named from SD: John Hunter Deadwood Dan McWhimon Madison Gib Diziemanowski Woonsocket J. P. Grinager Howard W. H. Roddle Brookings A. C. Witter Aberdeen A Ringsrud Elk Point W. J. Wolfe Lake Andes F B Roberts Milbank J. E. Platt Clark Ernest May Lead H D Walrath Watertown Co B Bellinghurst Pierre W M Waibel Huron T W Dwight Sioux Falls H P Packard Redfield.
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Pierre
S. D
Coe J. Crawford
South Dakota
San Francisco
Cal
John Hunter
Deadwood
Dan McWhimon
Madison
Gib Diziemanowski
Woonsocket
J. P. Grinager
Howard
W. H. Roddle
Brookings
A. C. Witter
Aberdeen
A. ©. Ringsrud
Elk Point
W. J. Wolfe
Lake Andes
F. B. Roberts
Milbank
J. E. Platt
Clark
Ernest May
Lead
H. D. Walrath
Watertown
Co. B. Bellinghurst
W. M. Waibel
Huron
T. W. Dwight
Sioux Valis
H. P. Packard
Redfleld
Mitchell Assaults Sheriff in Jail Escape Attempt
Vermillion South Dakota September 17 T B Mitchell a horse thief in the county jail used a broken chair leg and a bottle of bed bug poison in a failed escape attempt against Sheriff Kempker. He feigned illness to reach the corridor then returned with improvised weapons but Kempker knocked away the poison bottle and restrained him.
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Vermillion
S. D
T. B. Mitchell
Kempker
Slaughter Davis Fires in Dance Hall Feud
At a John Chop's dance near Utica South Carolina a fight over cigarette papers ended when Slaughter Davis fired three shots into the crowd. John Lane suffered a bullet wound in the left hand, Peter Petronek was lightly injured, and Davis fled. a manhunt followed with no charges yet filed as dancers reportedly overindulged.
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Yankton
S. C
John Chop
Utica
Hair
Davis
John Lane
Peter V Petronek
U S Court Upholds Dispensary Decision
Richmond Va Sept 17 United States circuit court of appeals affirms lower court ruling in South Carolina dispensary case. Court holds state cannot enter private business.
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Richmond
South Carolina
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Court Drops Justice on Offenders in Deadwood
United States circuit court adjourned after a week in Deadwood South Dakota. Cavanaugh mind counterfeit money case ends in a hung jury and moves to October term at Sioux Falls. Black convicted of horse theft on Yankton reservation and gets five years at Leavenworth. Scheiderman to be tried in October. Baker Wyatt plead guilty to defrauding the government and receive a $1000 fine. Charging Eagle pleads guilty and gets five years. Pierce found not guilty on liquor sale to an Indian at Mobridge. Newberry Bouche and Murray each one year and a day for liquor sales on the reservation.
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Deadwood
S. T
United States Circuit Court
W. E. Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Sioux Falls
Wim
Black
Yankton Reservation
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
S. B. Scheiderman
J. Us. Baker
H.C. Wyatt
Gailty
Mobridge
Railways handle massive fair week traffic in Huron
Huron S D September 16 railways centered here reported record transport of crowds during state fair week. The Chicago Northwestern provided excellent service with no accidents. This division uses 68 freight crews and 130 engines plus 15 passenger crews in regular service.
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Huron
S. D
Unicago & Northwestern
Pickpockets resist requisition in Deadwood case
In Huron South Dakota on September 16 four men named Harry Cole J K Hastings E J Neary and Harry Hallett were held on suspicion tied to a silk robbery in Winona Minnesota Requisition papers from Governor Johnson were brought by Sheriff Parr of Winona The prisoners fight the move via habeas corpus and Judge Whiting of the ninth circuit at Deadwood will decide, keeping them in custody.
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Huron
S. D
Winona
Harry Cole
J. K. Hastings
E. J. Neary
Harry Hallett
Johnson
Minnesota
Parr
Whiting
Ninth Circuit
Deadwood
Rice
Corn Weather Drives Ice Shortage Across South Dakota
DesSmet South Dakota September 16 The dry hot spell has intensified an ice famine in small towns. Local dealers secured one car from Huron but no more. Redfield bought from Mitchell but supply is dwindling. Miller sources ice from Pierre amid serious shortages. An artesian well is being drilled to raise ice supply for next winter.
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DesSmet
S. D
Huron
Redfield
Mitchell
Miller
Pierre
Wille H Aw
Spreckels Profit on Gas Plant Tallyed at 1 759 000
In an affidavit for the San Francisco Gas and Electric company Spreckels exposes a large profit from selling the opposition gas plant. He organized the opposition after soot complaints and later sold out for 5 500 000, netting 1 750 000 from a 3 750 000 cost. He challenged a city monopoly and some public reaction followed.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Gas and Electric Company
Claus Spreckels
Spreckels
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Santa Fe
Robbers torture aged farmer with red hot iron
Detectives hunt three masked men who tortured William Hartley, a Glenwood farmer, after a burglary in Susquehanna county. Hartley had just sold sheep for $1,000 and later found only $8.60. two suspects, William Wrandell and Oscar Flatt, were captured, with a third man still at large.
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Port Jarvies
Lackawanna
Ontario and Western
William Hartley
Glenwood
Susquehanna County
Montrose
Hartley
William Wrandell
Oscar Flatt
Dakotan Robbed in Chicago Hotel
J E Wells postmaster of Mitchell South Dakota woke to find his wallet missing from his room at the Brevoort hotel in Chicago. He chased one thief and captured him as another escaped. Wells and his wife were staying in the hotel and planned to leave the city.
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Chicago
J. E. Wells
Mitchell, S. D
Mr. Wells
Capitol commission heads to Montana to study interiors
Pierre South Dakota Sept 15 The capitol commission led by Governor Crawford and including Cassell Hirning Doken and Wipf will travel to Montana Thursday to study the Montana capitol building used as a model for the new state capitol. The group will review interior decoration and furnishings and present findings to the legislature in January.
Two Electoral Tickets Filed With Secretary of State
Pierre South Dakota September 15 The certificates of nomination of the republican and socialist presidential electors were filed with the secretary of state today The republican electors named at the Mitchell convention are J L Browne Aberdeen C H Lien Sisseton J F Schrader Rapid City Gottholf Doering Tripp The socialist electors selected at their Deadwood convention are Ira W Siebas Mansfield D E Mullins Central City Christopher Grosse Elk Point Henry Ojala Lead
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Central City
Christopher Grosse
Elk Point
Henry Ojala
Lead
Olson Sells Wakonda Monitor to Estee Proprietor
Edward P. Olson, long time editor and proprietor of the Wakonda Monitor, has sold the weekly newspaper to P. G. Estee. Estee will operate the paper in the future and support Republican principles.
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Wakonda
S. D
Edward P. Olson
The
Monitor
P. G. Estee
Estee
Republican Party
Crawford Invited to Deep Waterway Meet
Pierre South Dakota September 15 By direction of the Deep Waterways association board of governors Governor Crawford has been invited to attend the Chicago deep waterway convention in Chicago October 7 8 and 9 He serves on the association advisory board Taft and Bryant will speak October 9 He will also be a guest of the Chicago Commercial association during the visit
Hubby Refuses To Dye Hair In Divorce Plea
Paris reports an odd divorce filing where a wife seeks relief over her husband not dyeing his hair to match her interior. The petitioner says his straw color locks clash with the pale green drawing room, causing torment and distress despite appeals and tears.
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Paris
William Penn buried in England claim prompts inquiry
Washington reports Acting Secretary Adee received a letter asserting William Penn lies buried in England rather than America. The letter from John H. Camp Jr. says Penn is buried beneath a church floor in England with a slab and inscription. Adee noted no department investigation and recalled unpaid costs in John Paul Jones discovery.
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Washington
Adee
William Penn
England
Philadelphia
John H. Camp, Jr
Moreston
Kimball
Tlondon
Horace Porter
John Paul Jones
Bible in Schoolrooms Move Presented in Tamaqua
Tamaqua Pa September 15 a resolution supported by most patriotic societies asking the school board to place a Bible in every classroom as a textbook was presented to the board but no action was taken.
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Tamaqua
South Dakota Fair Closes After Record Attendance
At Huron South Dakota on September 14 the South Dakota board of agriculture reported the state fair’s most successful run with a peak of over 30 000 attendees on Thursday. County exhibits and livestock move to Pierre for Gas Belt exposition then to Mitchell corn palace as awards satisfy all departments. Kiron hosts Shiloh battle survivors organizing a group with officers from Iowa Illinois. the unit plans to join the national G A R and meet at the state encampment in Sioux Falls.
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Huron
S. D
South Dakota Board of Agriculture
Pierre
Mitchell Corn Palace
Kiron
Shiloh
S S. M. Howard
29Th Ilinois Infantry
Gettysburg
J. W. Cotes
12Th Iowa Infantry
Clark
R. IP. Sedam
15Th
Iinois Infantry
St. Lawrence
W. A. Thompson
8Th Iowa Infantry
J. C. Brehl
14Th Illinois Infantry
Forest City
Chas. Barrett
46Th
Sinois
Sioux Falls
Mammoth corn stalks loom over South Dakota farm
Bridgewater South Dakota September 14 A Blattner a farmer nearby displayed corn stalls reaching 15 feet tall with well developed ears. He owns 20 acres of this mammoth corn expected to yield about 60 bushels per acre and faces a challenge in harvesting as many ears stand seven to eight feet high.
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Bridgewater
S. D
A. Blattner
Fall term opens at State Normal with strong enrollment
Springfield South Dakota September 14 The fall term of the State Normal school opens with heavy enrollment as southern counties are well represented among students. Nearly every room in the women’s dormitory is filled. The faculty includes President G G Wenzlaff and a wide roster of qualified teachers and staff from top colleges in the United States and Europe.
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Springfield
S. D
State Normal School
G. G. Wenzlaff
Lillie S. Cooper
Bessie M. Johnston
Edith I. Atkin
A. B. Williams
H. H. Goodenough
F. B E. Barr
J. H. Bowers
Beatrix K. Mary
Hazel C. Lotze
M. Edyth Stevens
Walterl. Hahn
Helga Sletvold
Ruth Meberg
Edna Dudley
United States
Europe
Springfield State Normal
State Regents of Education
Wild Beasts Flee the North Woods from Fire Fears
In Biwabik Minnesota on September 14 a mass of wild animals crossed the St. Louis River fleeing a distant fire. Bears deer and rabbits swam the river while farmers report moose on the run and many rabbits drowned attempting the crossing. Bleak omens and widespread fear accompany the exodus as locals assess the fire’s reach and its impact on the countryside.
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Biwabik
Minn
St. Louis
William Raff
Charles A. Johnson
Eveleth
Boy Dies After Fall From Barn Hay Chute
Des Moines Iowa September 14 Willie Looka 12 died after falling down a barn hay chute while imitating trapeze performers at the state fair. He dropped into the manger below and sustained fatal injuries.
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Des Moines
Ila
Willie Looka
Gregory Aims to Host Tripp County Land Boom Registration
Gregory S D September 12 All is bustle as Gregory prepares for the Tripp county land rush when registration for the big land opening will occur. Government agents will oversee the lottery and thousands of homeseekers from October 5 to 17 are expected to visit. Gregory touts abundant water supply and strong fire protection with a large reservoir atop Gregory butte and ongoing road and sidewalk improvements.
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Gregory
S. D
Tripp County
Gregory Butte
Tripp
Rosebud
School bond bids invited for Murdo district
Murdo 8S D Sept 12 The board of education will open bids Sept 18 for bonds totaling 7000 dollars authorized by voters to fund a new public school building. Bonds issued in 500 and 1000 denominations bear 6 percent interest payable semi annually.
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Murdo
Board of Education
Two Arrests in Akaska Fire Case Shocks Walworth County
Sheriff Haven of Walworth County arrests Mr and Mrs Fred Gringel of Alaska on charges they set the fire that destroyed Akaska weeks ago. The Gringles built the insured structure and face accusations they started the blaze to claim the insurance.
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Akaska
Selby
S. D
Haven
Walworth
Fred Gringel
Alaska
Dallas Prepares for Big Land Rush
Dallas South Dakota faces a booming real estate market as rents soar and business properties fetch high prices ahead of a major land rush. Major Kelly of the Rosebud agency visited Dallas to inspect a proposed 150 mile telephone line from Dallas to the Rosebud agency, linking townsites and government townsites ahead of the rush.
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Dallas
S. D
Dallas Ward
Major Kelly
Rosebud
Chicago to Have Kosher Hospital
Chicago plans a Kosher hospital the first in the United States. At a meeting of orthodox Jews ten thousand dollars was raised and hospital organization will begin immediately. The Mimonidas Kosher hospital of Chicago is to serve the west side ghetto community and restore faith for many Orthodox Jews.
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Chicago
United States
Mimonidas Kosher Hospital
West Side Ghetto
FitzGerald Freed in $173,000 Subtreasury Theft Case
Chicago news reports George W. Fitzgerald was freed by Judge Chetlain after authorities accused him of stealing $173,000 from the U S subtreasury. The state declined to force federal agents to testify, citing ongoing federal investigations.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
United States
Chetlain
Boldenweck
Wilkerson
United States Secret Service
Girl killed by Sioux Falls street car incident
Miss Min de Harum, about 14, was struck by a street car near Phillips Avenue and Ninth Street in Sioux Falls. She died at the local hospital hours later. Motorman Charles Converse was taken into custody. no fender atop the car was present.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Min
de Harum
Phillips Avenue
Ninth Streets
Charles Converse
Tragic drownings and marriage near Arlington
In Arlington South Carolina on September 11 a two year old child of farmer Peter Boyd drowned after wandering from the yard into a shallow pool. A ten month old child of J M Johnson died within 24 hours and his twin is gravely ill possibly poisoned, with milk suspected. Miss Ella Krahn and Chas C Boyer wed at the bride’s parents home and will reside in Arlington.
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Arlington
S. C
Peter Boyd
J. M. Johnson
Oldham
Ella Krahn
Chas. C. Boyer
Harrold Pioneer Debuts Under J A Ebel Rule
Harrold Texas Sept 11 the Harrold Pioneer issued its first number last week with editor J A Ebel at the helm. The new paper is noted for a thrifty look and progressive politics as it launches its local coverage.
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Harrold
Harrold Pioneer
J. A. Ebel
Horse votes in Waterbury political furor goes to barn
In Waterbury Connecticut on September 11 a heated Democratic primary promptly turned on a trick horse brought to the polls by Billy McGowan. The horse tried to cast a ballot but the moderator ruled voting rights do not extend to animals. The crowd jeered as McGowan’s candidate appeared to lose. The animal was sent to the barn.
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Waterbury
Conn
Billy McGowan
McGowan
Wright sets new aeroplane record at Fort Meyer
Orville Wright circled the parade grounds 58 times and flew 57 minutes 31 seconds at Fort Meyer as the speed reached about 36 to 38 mph. He said he would have stayed longer if not for a slipping motor and planned another flight later.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Wright
Salome Performance Stirs Chicago Crowds At Garrick
Chicago Sept. 11 Lotta Faust as Salome at the Garrick drew sharp attention for her minimal costume. The performance prompted discussions of decency as the dancer appeared with bare limbs and a diaphanous skirt under a green light. Police censorship cries accompanied the reaction from theatergoers.
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Chicago
Lotta Faust
Salome
Garrick Theater
Herodias
John the Baptist
Herod
Faust
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