Plankinton Fair Doubles Attendance and Race Drama
The Plankinton fair drew large crowds with strong sport events. A Plankinton vs Woonsocket baseball game ended 24 to 4 in favor of Plankinton. Trotting races featured Corncracker winning three straight in a $30 purse, and Bay Frank did not start in the second event won by Nell Plankinton.
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Plankinton
Woonsocket
Aurora County
UT. Sullivan
Corncracker
Gypsy Girl
Lady
Slorher
Rob Bonner
J. C. Hollinger
Nell Plankinton
H. B. Lovejoy
Bay Frank
Joe Stidler
Little Thorn
Frank Adams
State Line
W. Dye
Accident at Aberdeen Fair Injures Rider and Crowd
At Aberdeen fair races a horse bolted into spectators near the judges stand. Rider H C Griswold was knocked unconscious, later recovering slightly at a friend's home. doctors fear additional injuries. In Iowa news, Cherokee & Dakota railroad incorporation filed, and stock breeder John R Hopkins missing after mortgage issues.
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Aberdeen
Louis Legue
Bronco Bill
H. C. Griswold
Charlie Wright
Lis
Sr. Paul
Cherokee & Dakota Railroad Company
Iowa
Dubuque
Edward T. Jeffrey
John C. Welling
Wm. J. Knight
M. Gilleas
F. W. Quinley
J. Jacobs
Wm. R. Palmer
Chicago
Cherokee
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakota
Prairie chicken covey sighting by Dorwart drew praise
While out hunting last week Ss. E. Dor wart encountered a covey of fifteen full grown prairie chickens in tall grass. The Graphic editor praised Dor wart as an exceptional all round game shot after the encounter.
General Tyner Reviews Cavalry as Encampment Continues
Borrixeau dispatch says Gen Tyner reviewed the cavalry yesterday and the encampment will run through Saturday. Telegrams were sent to Gov Church urging his attendance.
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Borrixeau
Governor Church Hinted At Replacing Insane Asylum Official
A correspondent quoted Van Tassel of the insane asylum board saying he would support appointing a new man if Governor Church agreed to make the change. The remarks appear in a September report from Yankton.
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Yankton
van Tassel
The
Insane Asylum Board
Church
Plan Approval and Asylum Extension Delay
A political figure states he would approve plans and permit the asylum extension to proceed. He vows to meet the governor in the infernal regions before resigning, while corruption charges loom overhead.
Warning against Russian thistle invasion along the river
The East of Jim area faces an invasion threat from Russian thistle. Farmers on that side of the river are urged to organize a coordinated defense to prevent spread onto their lands. With the river as a boundary they can keep the weed out, but neglect could lead to field infestation and depreciation of property values in a few years.
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Plankinton Standard
Geo. W. Peck
Minnesota
North Dakota
Dakota
Peck
Yankton Press
Jim
Doomed Anarchists Await Supreme Court Appeal
Chicago reports Captain William N. Black says the anarchists will exhaust all resources before appealing to the United States Supreme Court to challenge the sentence. W A Foster predicts a swift overrule of any rehearing motion. mercy from Governor Oglesby is the only remaining hope for commutations.
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Chicago
Willian N. Black
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Leonard Swett
W. A. Foster
State Supreme Court
United States Court
Oglesby
Fielden
Schwab
Parsons
Fischer
Bank losses in wheat deal hit twelve million
The Nevada bank has suffered losses totaling 12 million dollars from the disastrous wheat deal.
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Nevada
Plenty of Money. Treasury Official Faces Office Seeker
Norwalk's James W. Hyatt fellow as treasury treasurer drew a persistent applicant Mr Brown toward Washington and into thoughts of a lucrative post. Hyatt teased him about entering government service with access to vast funds before the man fled in disbelief.
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Norwalk
Ilow
James W. Ilyatt
United States
Washington
Hyatt
Mr. Brown
Mr. Hyatt
Yeas
Brutal Murder of a Massachusetts Woman in Grover's Platitudes
The article notes a brutal murder of a Massachusetts woman titled Grover's Platitudes. It relates to the Constitution Centennial pageant in Philadelphia and a large crowd, including about 30,000 soldiers led by Gen. Sheridan, with President Cleveland observing events and addressing officials at the Exchange. The piece emphasizes patriotic display and civic sentiment during the festivities.
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Philadelphia
Phil. Sheridan
Cleveland
Custom House
Ile
Exchange
Second Street
Colby
Ten World
Tess
Vnery
Brutal murder shocks Greenfield center of tough end area
Mrs. Patrick Murray was found severely wounded beside the Fitchburg railroad in Greenfield’s tough end district between midnight and 1 am. She died around 2 am after naming two assailants. Her drunk husband slept through the event as a witness named Nutty was arrested. In Cleveland, Clingstone won the $5,000 Patton Clingstone match at the driving park after a near-dark finish.
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Greenfield
Mass
Patrick Murray
Fitchburg
Nutty
Cleveland
Patton
Clingstone
Driving Park
Patron
Emery
Train wreck at Doncaster kills twenty excursionists
A Midland railroad collision at Doncaster today wrecked a train carrying excursionists. Twenty people were killed and a large number injured as rescuers and doctors rushed to the scene.
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London
Midland Railroad
Doncaster
Prisoners Esmond and Powers Recaptured Near Libby Iowa
Esmond and Powers the recently escaped penitentiary inmates were returned today after being captured near Libby Iowa.
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Esmond
Powers
Libby
Iowa
Fire Rips New Orleans Grocery Killing Five Family Members
Early today a blast rocked a Dauphin Inglish street grocery owned by Domes tick Messena in New Orleans. The ensuing fire trapped the family on the upper floors and all perished. Firemen arrived too late. the blaze followed a long-burning fire and likely stemmed from powder kept for sale.
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New Orleans
Messena
Dauphin and
Inglish
Adjutant General OKs Resignations in Militia Case
Telegrams indicate Colonel Webb and Colonel Brown may resign from militia service at Ilurop. Governor Church concedes haste in their cases and questions arise about granting due process. The text hints at a concealed notion of justice amid territorial procedures.
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Yankton
Tyner
Webb
Brown
Ilurop
Church
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Woonsocket Man
Cherokee & Dakota
John R. Hopkins
van Tassel’s Land
Russian Thistle
Nicholas T. Kane
Albany
West
Troy
Sludion River
St. Pierre
Grand Banks
Vermont
New York
Toulouse
Grover
Philadel
Phia
Setts
Constitutional Centennial
They
Gunder Kk
Gundersoy
Sioux Falls
Dakor
Dakota University
Mitchell, Dakota
Territorial Board of Education
Rey
P. A. Reno
F. Weller
J.S. Daniels
LL. C. Lee, & CO
Mitchell
R. McMillen & CO
Eeere
Schwarner
Pakota
Specia
Érsenar
Mt. Vernon
Gould
C. N.R.R
James River House
Main Street
Woonsoeket
Dakotas
M. M. Hitchcock
Ethan
Webb Gillingham
Clark's
F.C. Champeny
Mitchell, Dak
Aard & Lewis
Srohell
Cor
Lawler
Mitchel
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