Tariff debate links prosperity to war era protection
The article argues that prosperity is mainly due to World War I protection and not Democratic tariff policies. It contrasts Democratic and Republican views on consumer prices versus producer income, noting war orders boosted industry and that postwar competition will intensify. It also discusses armored British cars in the Somme and the ongoing arms race of countermeasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
United States
Mary
Intersts
Somme
Hear Petition On New Railway
Preliminary hearings on the proposed Mitchell and Northwestern railway were held before the state railway commission. The commission took the case under advisement to assess financial backing and potential conflicts with a previously granted Mitchell to Gann Valley route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell & Northwestern Railway
Court House
P. W. Dougherty
J. J. Murphy
State Railway Commission
Dougherty
Mitchell and
Gann Vailey
W. L. Bruce
Yankton
George W. Adams
Gann Valley
Mitchell
Platte
Highmore
Mitchell & Northwestern
Storla
Crow Lake
H. J. Fellow
Commercial Club
Mr. Bruce
Junk buyer held for stabbing employee
William Creech, a transient junk buyer, is jailed in Miner County after a stabbing incident in which he slashed part of his victim. The victim’s condition and exact location were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
D. D
William Creech
Miner County
Camp authorities shelter Creech family after violence incident
A dispute at a camp led to Creech's intoxicated outburst and arrest. His wife and six children arrived from Walthill Nebraska and are camping near town, facing destitution and likely care from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creech
Miller
Walthill
Neb
Maine Results Prompt Rejoinder From Clark And Marshall
In Joplin Missouri Speaker Clark laments Maine defeat saying he is collecting his thoughts. Vice President Marshall declines to read Maine as a nation wide test praising Democrats with a small relief for Republicans and predicts national victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Maine
Clark
Marshall
Republiccans
Indiana
Robbers Raid Columbia Clothing Store in Howard South Dakota
Four thieves smashed into the Columbia Clothing store using a skeleton key and escaped with about 1 in cash and clothing valued around 1200. Police track a heavily loaded four man car seen near Canova Humboldt and possibly headed toward Sioux City to fence the goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canova
Humboldt
Sioux City
First Frost Near Record Snaps Short Crop Season
Pierre South Dakota. The weather bureau reports this year’s crop season from last frost to first frost lasted 124 days, the shortest on record at the station. Last spring’s killing frost was May 14 and this year’s first frost occurred September 15.
Miller Woman Killed by Auto Near Huron
Mrs. Fred Hicks of Miller was killed when the Ford car she rode in overturned on the road between Huron and Wolsey. The accident, blamed on a ditch, left Matson and Johnson injured, with Matson slightly hurt and Johnson more seriously hurt. Mrs. Matson interned and unconscious, Welling uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hicks
Machine
Wolsey
Huron
S. D
Miller
Here
Mat Matson
Chris John
James Welling
Matson
Johnson
Chemical blast at Actna Chemical kills three in Pittsburgh
An explosion in the mixing department at Actna Chemical Company in Pittsburgh last night left three dead and two missing. The cause is undetermined as authorities continue to search the scene and assess structural damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Actna Chemical Company
America First Palace Design at Corn Palace
Charles Evans Hughes will visit Mitchell to hear a political speech as the Corn Palace showcases an America First design by W. M. Kearney. The maize artwork features the U S shield stars Uncle Sam figures bucking bronco and Indian chief motifs with American flags, planned for completion next week ahead of the September 25 opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Evans Hughes
Mitchell
W. M. Kearney
America
Uncle Sam
Wesleyan Football Practice Lacks Depth Ahead of Schedule
Wesleyan fields a thin practice squad as many top players are unavailable or at fairs and borders. Captain Knox and Fox lead wing positions with Shurtleff likely to move to end. center spots are uncertain beyond Shepherd and Wilt. The season opens with a tough slate including Madison Normal, Nebraska Wesleyan, South Dakota, Morningside, and Sioux Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Wesleyan
Virgil Hine
Oklahoma
Waltz
Ross Smith
Arthur Shepherd
Winfield Wilt
Linestock
Keith Mohr
Alexandria
Morh
Wesleyan
Ward Ellis
E Jist
Madison Normal
Mitchell
Nebraska
South Dakota
Vermillion
Morningside
Sioux City
Football Schedule Fragments Mention Mitchell and Thanksgiving
Fragmentary notes list games at Mitchell on November 18 and November 25 with Brookings Yankton and Turon referenced for Thanksgiving matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gies
Mitchell
Turon
Brookings
Yankton
Michigan Team Not Too Strong
Ann Arbor Michigan faces a tough season with Yost aided by assistants Prentiss Douglas and Miller Pontius as ten of twenty nucleus players are scholastically eligible. The line looks strong, especially ends, but backfield is weak with Maulbetsch and Smith injured prone. Key players include Nieman Dunne Reher Whalen Raymond Sharpe Zieger and Boyd. The sophomore group shows promise led by Peace Weiman and Hamish. Four hard games await against Michigan Agricultural College Syracuse Cornell and Pennsylvania starting Oct 4 at Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
H. Yost
Prentiss P. Douglas
Miller Pontius
Weiman
Wolverine
Johnny Maulbetsch
Cedric C. Smith
Maulbetsch
Smith
Walter Nieman
Maurice Dunne
Weske
Fred Reher
James Whalen
Phil Raymond
James Sharpe
Robert Zieger
Allan Boyd
Peace
G. Dunn
Sparks
Hamish
Williams
Maclachlan
Michigan Aggies
Syracuse
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Mariette College
Donkey Declared Public Nuisance In Vermillion
Vermillion South Dakota city council faced a deadlock over a donkey that kept residents awake with its braying. Mayor Lyons cast the deciding vote, labeling the animal a public nuisance and ordering the owner C R Grange to exile the donkey from Vermillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
S. D
Lyons
C. R. Grange
Notre Dame Academy growth outpaces facilities in city
Registration and applications surge at Notre Dame academy with 70 dorm rooms available yet 90 plus applicants. Rev C J O Flaherty notes Mitchell parish families relocating to enroll as the school expands programs in commercial studies music normal school and high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame Academy
Mitchell Parish
C. J. O'Plaherty
Academy
Mitchell
Beatrice Frost
Edith Smith
Local Notes Roundup Highlights Mitchell Community Life
Saturday notes from Mitchell cover births new city affairs and visits. Entries include a September 15 birth to Mr and Mrs L L Tyedt at 120 West Second Avenue and a daughter born September 16 to Mr and Mrs C B Bates ten miles north of town. The piece lists hospital admissions school events sports visits and civic happenings with multiple named residents and nearby places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Tyedt
West Second Avenue
James H. Tobin
Los Angeles
Cal
Mitchell
Tobin
California
Leonard Woodman
Fulton
Ted Schentz
Marjorie Wright
U. L. Wright
Artesian
Tobin’s Park
J. H. Rinehart
Milwaukee
S. P. Brainard
C. B. Bates
W. S. Shepherd
Tripp and Armour
Black Hills
Mr. Anderson
Deadwood
E. W. Martin
James R. Dalton
Woonsocket
Anna Entwhistle
F. H. Haslam
Liverpool “Pals
Pacific Coast
Spokane
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Rockies
Minneapolis
Daniels
Roy Zavitz
Zavitz
Runaway Team Tramples A Farmer Near Lake Preston
Benjamin Selbo, a farmer near Lake Preston, is hospitalized in Sioux Falls with severe injuries after a runaway water wagon team bolted. Selbo tried to restrain the teams, was knocked down, and the wagon passed over him. Four ribs were broken, with no lung penetration, and he sustained a head cut and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Benjamin Selbo
Lake Preston
Jie
Selbo
Special Trains Boost Corn Palace Visit Numbers
Railroads plan extra services to Mitchell for the Corn Palace week. Milwaukee adds twenty extras, with round trips at one and one fifth times fare. Additional trains run from Aberdeen Sioux City Platte Canton Stickney and Flandreau allowing broad access to events and festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Palace
Mitchell
Milwaukee
Aberdeen
Sioux City
Scotland
Murdo
Platte Line
Canton
Stickney
Flandreau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Avery
Humbug
Champ Clark Frank
Columbia
FIRST
Palace Design
Maizi
Madison
Sioux Falls College
Yost
Notre Dame
Brockton
Mass
Charles I. Hartford
H. V. Patterson
Child Conservation League
Henry Downey
Wheeler
Ft. Scott
Kansas
M. GC. A
Knox
M. W. Harker
Calif
G. D. Mowry
Aurora, Ill
L. H. Raber
C. M. Jenkins
Wash
J. B. James
Bert Morrow
Duluth
Minn
Beth
Constance James
Wuch
John C. Berry
Tonigner
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Berry
Donald Dougan
Sioux City Western League
Artesial
Colorado Springs
Rodell Warne
Loomis
J. J. Owens
Miles City
Mont
Roy Evers
Vers
Hobart Payne
Lake Andes
Mark Payne
A. Henline
Mt. Vernon
al Scott
Verne
Kennedy
William Alickson
Minnesota
Iowa
P. V. Lenz
Kimball
Howard Harris
Spencer
Stanley P. Jones
J. S. Hoagland
Samuel Weir
First Methodist Church
Widmann
First Avenue
R. 3. Hardie Piano Company
Main Street
CC. C. Williams
J. H. Creighton
Joe Paso
Texas
Clare Weber
Nashville, Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Miss Weber
Firm
Zollman & Tipton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!