Corn Palace 3 Approaches Big Celebration In 1913
Decorators report near completion of the Corn Palace with a new covered facade on the fifth avenue entrance. Inside, bunting brightens the ceiling with a star outline and rainbow rays. Exterior shows horizontal lines, a Broncho Buster centerpiece, and towers crowned by 1913 corn figures and town of Plenty motifs. Critics praise the overall harmony and the work of Dr. F. Daniels Gillis.
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Col. Roosevelt
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Town of Plenty
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F. Daniels Gillis
Corps of Decorators
New York Republicans push for rule changes for national convention
Washington, D. C. Republican leaders back New York state GOP push to let states set delegate methods and weight by plurality. The party urges early national convention to revise rules, with Elihu Root Stimson and Nicholas Murray Butler backing, while William Barnes Jr opposes. Root attacks Tammany Hall as state Democratic control.
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New York
Republican National Executive Committee
Congress
New York City
Committee On Resolutions
United States
Elihu Root
Henry L. Stimson
Nicholas Murray Butlex
The
Columbian University
Wim. Barnes, Jr
Barnes
I. Werner
Rochester
Court of Appeals
Frank I. Hiscock
Syracuse
Senator Root
Root
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Democratic Party
Albany
Mr. Root
Chas S. Whitman
Platform Committee
Motors Over Country at the Age of 95
Aberdeen report notes D W E Grigsby aged 94 motoring from Forbs N C to visit grandson Attorney Fred G Huntington and planned trips to Sioux Falls to see Col Melvin Grigsby and San Jose to spend winter with a daughter. He played billiards here showing expert cue skills.
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Aberdeen
W. E. Grigsby
Forbes N. C
Fred G. Huntington
Sioux Falls
Melvin Grigsby
San Jose
Cal
Grigaby
North Dakota and South Dakota Weather Outlook
Weather in North Dakota shows cloudy skies tonight with cooler air and near freezing temperatures in the east. In South Dakota clouds linger tonight with frost, followed by a Thursday of generally fair skies and rising temperatures.
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Three Tickets in the Field in Boston Primaries
Boston, Mass. After selecting candidates for state offices and the legislature in yesterday's primaries, the three officially recognized parties began the campaign for the November 4 election. Democrats head by Lieut. Governor David I. Walsh, Progressives by Charles B. Bird, and Republicans by Congressman Augustus P. Gardner. Rumor says Governor Eugene N. Foss may enter as an independent by nomination papers.
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Boston
Mass
David I. Walsh
Charles 8. Bird
Augustus P. Gardner
Eugene N. Foss
Indictment in Duches County Alters Extradition Fight
Extradition proceedings for Harry Thaw sparked dramatic arguments between New York official William Jerome and Thaw's defense. Jerome revealed Thaw faces a Duches County conspiracy indictment and pledged trial if returned, while New Hampshire governors consider the writ of extradition. Governor Felker set a Monday deadline for supplementary briefs, delaying a ruling for at least a week.
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Concord, N. Jr
New Wampshire
Harry Thaw
Felker
William Travers Jerome
New York State
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Jerome
New York
Duches County
William Chase
New Hampshire
William Stone
Pennsylvania
Extradition Process Cited From Supreme Court Decision
The article discusses a Supreme Court ruling affirming that extradition covers offenses punishable by law and that a governor's certificate provides the necessary authority for the crime cited, upon whom the request is made. It emphasizes the governor’s receipt of the official authority through the certificate.
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United States
United States Supreme Court
Girl Dupe of Crook Faces Death by Her Own Action
Indianapolis reports say Audra Baker Anderson alias Roy Anderson alias Joseph Ellis alias Fred Brokaw alias Jed Daley, young woman charged in connection with the murder of Joseph Slank y, a second hand dealer, in a hotel Monday night. The case notes an apparent intent to kill oneself. The suspect, aged sixteen, claims marriage to a man named Roy Anderson and says her husband deserted her after a week. Police indicate she may die.
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Indianapolis
Joseph Ellis
Fred Brokaw
W. R. Anderson
Jed Daley
Joseph Schlanky
San Francisco
Audra Baker Anderson
Roy Anderson
Joseph Elliz
Danville
Irs
Woman in Water Wagon Puts Out Bad Fire
Tripp South Dakota report notes a woman in Water Wagon responds to a fire set by mischievous children who procured matches. No injuries reported and local fire officials investigated the incident.
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Tripp. S. D
Woman Drives Improvised Fire Engine to Save Home
Mrs. Lasher acted alone when a stack of valuable alfalfa hay was set on fire at the Lasher farm. She organized a volunteer fire effort, moved a wagon with two water barrels to the blaze, and quickly controlled the fire preventing spread to nearby structures.
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Lasher
Ulster Unionist Council Meets to Plan Ulster Government
In Belfast the embryo parliament of Ulster or Ulster Unionist council gathered with about six hundred delegates behind closed doors. They announced steps to repudiate decrees of the Nationalist parliament and to govern Ulster in trust for the British nation. Articles of the Ulster constitution were approved by delegates.
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Ireland
Parliament of
Ulster
Ulster Unionist Council
Ulster Hall
Final Sulzer Impeachment Trial Opens with Testimony
Albany reports Secretary of State Mitchell May sworn as first witness in Sulzer impeachment. George Van Namee cites Fraley committee report and Assembly resolution. prosecution argues money charges expose “low crimes” including fraud larceny and perjury. Court debates including money articles in testimony. Schiff and others expected to testify on campaign funds and expenses.
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Albany
N. Y
Mitchell May
Sulzer
Louis Marshall
May
George van Namee
Assembly
Frawley
Eugene Lamb Richards
William Sulzer
High Court
Jacob H. Schiff
Abram I. Elkus
Henry Morganthau
Tariff Conference Faces Final Day Yet Unsettled
Washington dispatch reports the tariff conference between House and Senate conferees beginning a likely final day with key issues unresolved. Dispute centers on administration policy toward foreign countries, retaliatory tariff provisions, a five percent discount on goods in American ships, a ban on child-labor produced goods, and cotton futures tax opposed by A O Marsh. The conference recessed with no progress on disputed points while major Simmons and Underwood lunched with the president at the White House to discuss remaining differences.
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Washington, D. G
House
Senate
Washington, D. C
A. O. Marsh
New York College
Major Simmons
Representative Underwood
White House
Plan of Fight Centers on Governor Campaign Gifts
The article details legal strategy in a gubernatorial case as managers plan to focus on three articles about campaign contributions and alleged misuse of funds. Perjury and fraud claims target the governor’s conduct when Sulzer was a private citizen, with 11 contributors named but not listed in the campaign statement set to testify. Opponents argue the acts relate so closely to office that separation is improper.
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Wall Street
Campaigent
Heles
Sulzer
Hey
ApMepibie
Matt
Pipelines at Bay Challenge Interstate Commerce Act case
In a key brief, John W. Davis, as U.S. solicitor general, contests a preliminary injunction ruling the interstate commerce act unconstitutional against pipelines treated as common carriers. He argues pipeline control by large interests creates monopoly pressure on small producers in the oil sector, targeting Standard Oil entities and related companies.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
United States
John W. Davis
Commerce Court
interstate commerce /commission
Davis
New York Mayor William J. Gaynor Estate Filed
The will of William J. Gaynor, late New York City mayor, was filed today. He leaves his widow his Broklyn residence and 500 shares of Royal Baking Powder stock. The remainder, minus minor bequests, is split two sevenths to each of his two sons and one seventh to each of his three unmarried daughters. Estate valued at about 2,000,000 dollars.
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William J. Gaynor
New York
Brodklya
Royal Baking Powder Company
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