Hansen PREGUGES Rew FRU for South Dakotans
Pierre South Dakota September 18 Professor Mansen, called the Luther Burbank of the state, reports a cross between the Sioux sand cherry and the California blue plum. He says the fruit combines blue plum sweetness with sand cherry spiciness and no acidity. He plans large-scale propagation and predicts hardy domestic fruits suited to South Dakota climate, including thornless roses and berry bushes through selective breeding.
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South Dakota
Hansen
Bridge collapses kill farmer in river bed accident
Yankton 8 D Sept 18 While going across country Saturday night Tom Sharkey a well to do farmer of this place drove over a twenty foot embankment and was crushed to death on the rocks below in a creek bed. The bridge had been washed out. Early Sunday morning his body was found. The team and buggy were wedged in the debris. One horse lay dead. He leaves a wife and one child.
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Yankton
Tom Sharkey
Wealthy Deadwood man chooses baseball over business career
Deadwood S C September 18 Charles Swing a well known local baseball player heir to a $10000 estate left by a brother who died in Sheridan Wyoming announces he will remain with the Deadwood Hose company team rather than pursue a business opportunity in the east.
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Deadwood
S. C
Sheridan
Wyo
Charles Swing
Deadwood Hose Company
Swing
Woman Arrested After Missing $160 from Guest
Deadwood South Dakota on September 18, Mrs. James Whisman wife of a repair shop proprietor was arrested and jailed after Andrew Werken a Finnish Homestake Mining employee said he spent an evening with her in the Whisman apartments and woke to find his $160 missing. The woman claims Whisman spent the money before he arrived at the shop.
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Deadwood
Andrew Werken
Homestake Mining Company
James Whisman
Werken
Whisman
Parker editor named secretary to state board
W H King editor of the Parker Press Leader has been appointed secretary of the state board of charities and corrections succeeding W E Tipton of Mitchell who resigned.
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Parker
Board OF Charities
M. D
W. H. King
Parker Press Leader
State Board of Charities and Corrections
W. E. Tipton
Mitchell
Italian chemist claims method to petrify organic matter
Agostino Giuseppe Grosso of Vergelli Italy travels to New York and asserts a process to turn organic substances into stone using chemicals and a hypodermic syringe. He says petrifying an elephant could take five to six hours at frost, though he has not tested large animals.
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New York
Agostino Giuseppe Grosso
Vergelli
Italy
Grosso
Bandits loot Ferney bank in early morning raid
Bandits numbering six to eight raided Ferney South Dakota late last night, broke into the First State bank, wrecked the safe, and escaped with 2000 dollars after nearly two hours. Locals were terrorized as bandits ordered lights out and warned residents to stay indoors. No clues yet as authorities pursue the case. similar robberies have hit nearby towns in recent weeks.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Ferney
First State Bank
Sioux Falls Debates Saloons Reduction Plan
A movement allegedly led by Mayor Pillsbury seeks to cut Sioux Falls saloons per 800 inhabitants. Saloonmen doubt the city council can lower the limit, with 33 saloons currently operating. Supporters argue excess competition harms lawful operation and fuels illicit hours and Sunday sales.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Pillsbury
Expert Probes 5.0 Land Frauds in Black Hills Forest Reserve
In Deadwood South Dakota Edward M Bugbee mining and consulting engineer from the University of Washington surveys mineral entries on the national forest to curb land fraud. Twenty eight homestead applications are halted while Bugbee reviews claims alleged to mask farming land as mineral rich to secure extra land. Government sends experts west to inspect entries and prevent double land claims.
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Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills Forest Reserve
National Forest
Edward M. Bugbee
University of Washington At
Seattle
Bugbee
South Dakota State Fair Ends Amid Big Crowds and Pageantry
The South Dakota State Fair in Huron drew about 20 000 visitors as Watertown sent over 1 000 on a special train of thirteen coaches. Bands from Highmore Madison and Bridgewater plus Huron and the Fourth Regimental band provided music. The livestock parade in the ring was hailed as one of the finest exhibitions.
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Huron
S. D
South Dakota
Watertown
Highmore
Madison
Bridgewater
Ex Governor Andrew Lee Rumored for U S Senate Seat
Vermillion South Dakota September 14 rumor says ex Governor Andrew E Lee of Vermillion may run as a Democrat for the United States Senate next year. It is noted that many Republicans would prefer Lee to Kittredge if a contest arose.
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Lee
Senate Vermillion
S. D
South Dakota
Andrew E. Lee
United States
Kittredge
Closing chapter in two lives linked in tragedy
Yankton South Dakota September 14 The death of Will E F Lawrence at Kadoka by suicide after killing his housekeeper ends a career marked by a string of local disasters. Lawrence, a prominent native, built a fine Yankton home then faced a cascade of deaths in his circle culminating in a fatal murder suicide and family tragedy. He leaves six children aged from to 19.
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Yankton
S. D
Will E F. Lawrence
Kadoka
Lawrence
Keecer
Otto Kehr
Founders of De Smey National Bank Retire
Arlington Mississippi report states Thomas H Ruth and Wm R Ruth sold their stock and retire after twenty seven years at the De Smey National bank. A. W. Stone of Erwin will become president of the bank, one of Kingsbury county’s oldest and most successful institutions.
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DE Smet
Arlington
MS. D
de Smey National Bank
Thomas H. Ruth
Wm R. Ruth
Kingsbury County
A. W. Stone
State Bank At
Erwin
Arlington man nearly killed in machinery accident
Anton Larson of Bruce operated a machinery shop when his shirt and suspenders were caught in a revolving shaft. The incident lifted him from the ground and badly bruised his side and arm before workers freed him.
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Arlington
S. C
Anton Larson
Bruce
Fire at Rathbun Perkins grocery injures Ottmer Renke
Fire swept the oil house of the Rathbun Perkins grocery store in Groton on Tuesday. Two large gasoline cans were stored, with the first burning briefly until a spill triggered a second explosion that badly burned Ottmer Renke.
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Groton
S. D
Rathbun
Perkins
Theouse
Ottmer Renke
Train No. 1 Derailed Near Dolan South Dakota
Doland South Dakota September 14 train No 1 an accommodation derailed four miles west of the town. The coach and engine stayed on the rails though nine cars of merchandise were wrecked and the contents scattered across the prairie. Trainmen offered no explanation for the wreck.
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Dolan Doland
S. D
Prominent stockman dies at Bridgewater
Bridgewater South Dakota September 14 Dolph Jahde a well to do farmer and stockman died yesterday at his home near Bridgewater of cancer of the stomach. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Bridgewater
S. D
Hidolph Jahde
Deccase
Governor appoints game warden for Bon Homme County
Pierre South Dakota September 14 Governor Crawford has appointed David Ho bridge of Springfield as game and fish warden for Bon Homme County.
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Bon Homme
Pierre
S. D
Crawford
David Hobridge
Springfield
Bon Homm County
First UK military airship completes test flights
Farnborough England Sept 14 The first British military dirigible built here made two trial trips. It proved easily handled steerable and capable against winds though engine trouble caused a crash-landing after ballast was dumped. Guided by Col Capper Captain King and F S Cody it sailed about two miles at five mph with eight hundred pounds ballast released.
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Farnborough
England
Capper
King
F S. Cody
Cobe Common
Ex convict alleges inmates whipped and mistreated at Sioux Falls prison
Warden Parmley orders a full investigation into charges raised by ex-prisoner Bob Adams and Henry Peterson that the penitentiary uses the whip and strappes, keeps convicts in dungeon, with others alleged thefts by staff. Adams claims prisoners are punished, used for labor, and denied care in hospital cases. Peterson corroborates claims of abuse and mismanagement, while Parmley seeks clarity from state boards.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Parmley
Bob” Adams
Adams
Frank Smith
Smith
State Hospital
Yankton
Henry Peterson
Minnehaha County
Peterson
Bob Adams
Warden Parmley
Messrs. Peterson and
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Bandits Blow Safe at Leela Bank in South Dakota
Three men broke into the First State Bank at Leela South Dakota early today wrecking the safe and taking more than 1200 dollars. They entered from Wetonka likely by boxcar and fled on a hand car toward Aberdeen. Police expect arrests within hours as a nationwide notice warns all outlets.
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Aberdeen
S. D
First State Bank
Leela
Wetonka
Salvation Army Lassie Beaten in Belle Fourche Saloon
In Belle Fourche South Dakota on September 16 Thomas White a saloon hanger on beat a Salvation Army girl who asked for money for work. He cursed her struck her and kicked her into the street then fled until Sheriff Moses arrested him.
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Salvation Army
Belle Fourche
S. D
Thomas White
White
Moses
Gregory Set to Open Bids for Waterworks System
Gregory S D Sept 16 The city council will open bids this week for a municipal waterworks system. If the bids satisfy the council the contract will be awarded immediately and construction begin this fall.
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Gregory
S. D
Widow and Liveryman Fatal Trainide Shooting-Suicide
In Kadoka South Dakota on September 13 W S Lawrence a liveryman shot and killed his housekeeper FE Keer as she boarded a train after which he shot himself. Both had moved to Kadoka from Yankton and left behind children and dependents.
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Kadoka
W. S. Lawrence
FE. Keer
Lawrence
Pack of Coyotes Attack Rancher Near Monticello Colony
George Davidson of the Monticello colony in Stamford South Dakota encountered a den of coyotes while checking cattle. Unarmed he fled on his Indian pony until the animal gave out and he fought them hand to hand, suffering numerous cuts but recovering. This marks the first reported coyote attack of its persistence in the region between the Missouri River and the Black Hills.
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Stamford
S. D
George Davidson
Monticello
Davidson
Papa
Missouri River
Black Hills
South Dakota Paid Wolf Bounties Totalling Nearly $10,000
The state released a record showing $9,988.75 spent on wolf bounties in the prior year across numerous counties including Butte 1502.82, Pennington 972.21, Stanley 1834.02, Davison 181.10, and Yankton 212.52, among others.
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Terre
S. D
South Dakota
Aurora
Beadle
Bonhomme
Brule
Butte
Campbell
Charles Mix
Clark
Clay
Codington
Custer
Davison
Day
Deuel
Douglas
Edmunds
Fall River
Ivaulk
Grant
Gregory
Hamlin
Hanson
Hughes
Hutchinson
Hyde
Kingsbury
Lake
Lawrence
Lincoln
Lyman
McCook
Marshall
Meade
Miner
Moody
Pennington
Potter
Sanborn
Stanley
Turner
Union
Walworth
Yankton
Wholesale theft of bullion at Deadwood
Irvin M. Hilton, a mill worker, confessed to taking small amounts of precipitate daily from Golden Reward Mining in Deadwood South Dakota. He melted the material at a gulch plant into bullion via a gasoline assay furnace and surrendered after implicating others in what authorities suspect was a larger organized scheme.
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Deadwood Deadwood
S. D
Irvin M. Hilton
Golden Reward Mining Company
Hilton
Frost Reported in Several South Dakota Counties
A weekly weather bulletin notes fair conditions early in the period with a shift to scattered precipitation. Frost occurred in some northeast counties on the 9th, and temperatures varied from 34 to 91 degrees across regions including Marion, Turner County, and Mitchell.
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South Dakota
Huron
S. D
James
Sioux River
Marion
Turner County
Mitchell
Davison County
Castlewood
Hamlin
Governor appoints new regent to state education board
Governor Crawford selects Albert M. Anderson of Sturgis to replace Samuel Foster on the state board of regents of education. The appointment was announced in Fierre South Dakota on September 13.
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Board OF Regents
Fierre
S. D
Crawford
Albert M. Anderson
Sturgis
State Board of Regents of Education
Samuel Foster
Farmers Warned on Alcohol Plans From French Experience
Washington reports Consul General Skinner describes French practice where farmers use damaged crops and residues to distill alcohol in small stills. He notes profit from waste materials and suggests American farmers could convert first class crops into alcohol in domestic setups, with devices ranging from thirty to two hundred fifty dollars.
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Washington
State Department
R. P. Skinner
Marseilles
France
Skinner
Judgeed in Chicago over identity of bride Tillie Tolan
In Chicago a municipal court judge wrestles with a case of mistaken identity as Tillie Tolan may be Mary Klimovicz or a separate person. Both families claim the same Tillie as their daughter wife and contend baptismal records back their assertions. The parties insist they are correct amid conflicting testimonies and wedding plans.
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Chicago
Tillle Tolan
Mary Klimovicz
Cleland
Tillie
Mary Klumovicz
John Klimovicz
Oscar Tuckan
Potomac Avenue
Henry Hammerstrom
Klimovicz
Trust doubles dresses cost as cotton prices rise
New York report notes the cotton foods trust has raised prices to where even calico dresses become a luxury for many women. Prints now cost at least 10 cents a yard, up from 4 or 5 cents, amid a declined raw cotton price. The Fall River combine led by Matthew C. D. Borden controls the market for print goods as demand surges.
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New York
Cotton Foods Trust
Fall River
Matthew C. D. Borden
Brick building collapse kills several in Cincinnati
A brick building on Central Avenue near Sixth occupied by J. N. Cohan's shoe store collapsed this morning. Residents were pulled from the wreck shortly after and several others are dead.
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Cincinnati
Central Avenue
Sixth
J. N. Cohan
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