Republican club attracts many applicants in Davison county
R C Raines reports the Mitchell Young Men’s Republican club drawing many applications by mail as county campaign literature circulates. Voters who backed Lincoln or Hughes in November are welcome. Local notes list golf records at Mitchell Country Club and various visits, with plans for Stan son County Sunday School convention and a parade at the Corn Palace week.
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R. C. Raines
Republican County Central Committee
Mitchell Young Men's Republican Club
Davison County
Lincoln
Hughes
Helen Powers
Lake Chobodi
Paul Young
Mitchell Country Club
Pred Bartseh
B. Turney
Lorane
Ore
Tourney
Hes Turney
Stanson County Sunday School Association
Fulton
G. W. Miller
Huron
J. W. McClinton
C. S. Ostood
Mitchellt
GC. V. Fox
Wessington Springs
Brethorst
Miss Brisbin
Andrew Boling
G. I. Letehed
Recluse Lived in Midst Chaos at His House of Mystery
Chicago reports on John W. White the wealthy publisher who died and left a 300000 estate tied to the four story Michigan Avenue house known as the House of Mystery. Detectives under public administrator James F. Bishop entered the residence after four years of no light. An heir, Mrs. Charles Chessman of Seattle, Wash., was found as the daughter and potential claimant to the estate.
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Chicago
Ill
John W. White
Michigan Avenue
Herbert L. Swift
James F. Bishop
Mysterious recluse hid tunnel to garage full of art
The Lyons Kansas banker known as a publisher and auction aficionado hid a passage from a basement to his rear garage. Detectives found six motors and seven wrecked pianos inside the home, with many art treasures brutalized and dogs in a half starved state.
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White
Irish Regiments In Dublin Declared Largely Irish
Dublin regiments including the Dublin Pusiliers are described as almost entirely Irish by their colonel who led the battalion recruited from commercial route men. He dismisses claims of Hauelishinmen and Scots filling the ranks and notes transfer requests from English regiments.
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Dublin
Ireland
Dublin Jeusiliers
Dublin Pusiliers
Dublins
Police Court Sessions Jump To Life With Corn Palace Visitors
Police court sessions began again as Corn Palace visitors filled the docket. Judge W M Herbert presided over cases including T W Wean charged with assault and battery on Miss Mazie McMillen. An eye witness described a scuffle over escorting the woman, with the defendant allegedly striking her multiple times and being released on bond to appear tomorrow. Jasper Raper faced multiple youths' complaints of furnishing alcohol to minors. found drunk in a local restaurant with a quart of liquor, fined $10, and held on the liquor charge.
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Corn Palace
W. M. Herbert
Municipal Court
T. W. Wean
Asault and
Batery
Mazie McMillen
Ngan
Wninors
Minneapolis Invented Tanks By Caterpillar Tractor
Minneapolis civil engineer Robert W. Gotshall adapted the Caterpillar tractor for war and worked out a scheme used by the British army. He left for London Sept. 13 aboard the St. Louis after visiting Minneapolis ten days earlier. His family credits him with much of the invention.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Robert Ge Gotshall
C.J. Gotshall
Sheridan Avenue
Robert W. Gotshall
London
Peoria, Jr
Rt. W. Gotshall
City
St. Louis
Cut Meat Town Renamed to Wasoso in Sioux Ties
Rapid City South Dakota Congressman Warry L. Gandy supported residents of Cut Meat in Todd county seeking a new town name. The post office in Washington announced future official use of Wasoso, chosen by locals to replace the prior suggestive label. Wasoso means Cut Meat in Sioux.
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Rapid City
S. D
Warry L. Gandy
Todd County
Post Office Department
Washington
Wosose
Thieves Break Into Garages Across Mitchell
Thieves raided several garages in Mitchell last night stealing one car owned by R. J. Harrison, vice president of the Hirst National Bank. Others attempted to steal cars, including a Miss Myrtle Ballard’s vehicle, a CHET My car, and vehicles at J. F. Andersen Lumber. A new Mitchell Machine Works is planned in the old J. I. Case building with $15,000 capital, led by Barcus and Monk.
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R. J. Harrison
Alexandria
Hirst National Bank
Studebaker
Sioux City
Harrison
Clarrison
S. D
Myrtle i
Ballard
Mitchell Marble and Company
Main Street
P. Farnsworth
City Health Oficer
J. F. Andersen Lumber Company
Omaha
P. A. Zollman
South Dakota
Mitchell
J. I. Case
Lower Main Street
Barcus
Central Machine Works
Milwaukee Railroad
Monk
Milwaukee System
Chicago
Mitchel Machine Works
Hedeen-Ford Nuptials Held at First Methodist
Miss Marjorie Ford wed Henry W. Hedeen at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Mitchell. Dr. J S Hoagland read the service as Prof George Harold Miller and Mrs Miller sang a duet. The couple left for a brief honeymoon and will reside in Mitchell. Mrs Hedeen will remain organist at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Mitchell
Heeden
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Johnson Biscuit Company
Sioux City
Ife
Methodist Church
Big Machine Shop Coming to Sioux City
Sioux City residents Paul Bareus and A. I. Monk Loth filed incorporation papers for a new concern aimed to be the state's largest machine shop. The move marks the project’s first formal step toward establishment in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
Paul Bareus
A. I. Monk Loth
Siouxs City
Harding Has Burning Mine
In Harding county South Dakota a rival burning coal mine in Gregory county sends large surface collapses and columns of flame. Settlers report tremors and prairie fires as the underground fire undermines land, burning for years with no effective way to halt the waste of coal and soil.
Political views divide couples in Wilson Hughes split
Washington report notes Meredith Nicholson and his wife split over Woodrow Wilsons reelection with Nicholson backing Wilson and Mrs Nicholson backing Hughes. Several other prominent couples, including Rep William Skent and George Middleton and their spouses, also differ. Wives push national woman suffrage which Hughes supports and Wilson opposes, fueling the campaign divide.
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Washington, DC
Meredith Nicholson
Wilson
Ayo
Nicholson
Hughes
William Skent
California
Fremon ‘Order
George Middleton
Fola la Follette
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
J. A. H. Hopkins
New Jersey
Richard Lloyd Jones
Madison
Wis
Wilson Defends Eight Hour Law Address
President Wilson spoke in Long Branch New Jersey to business leaders defending the eight hour day saying labor is not a commodity but cooperation. He warned against interruptions to national commerce and urged better understanding between capital and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
New Jersey
Wilson
Heiress to Wed War Bride Role in Britain
Miss Bourke, niece of the Earl of Mayo, a leading British debutante, will marry Lieut. John Fortescue of the Coldstream Guards in a notable society union amid wartime London's social scene.
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London
Bourke
Earl of Mayo
Lieut
John Fortescue
The
Coldstream Guards
Million Dollar Weather Sparks Corn Palace Opening
The 1916 Corn Palace in Mitchell opened amid sunny autumn weather and strong attendance. Lib erati band and grand opera singers, with Miss Katherine Klarer and others, headlined a schedule of concerts as county exhibits and industrial displays prepared. Special trains and city crowds marked the opening day as preparations continued for Tuesday’s flower parade and electrical float procession.
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Omaha
Minneapolis
Liberati
Detroit
Watertown
A. Liberati
Mitchell
Tannhauser
Wagner
Martinez
Grand Opera
Verdi
Katherine Klarer
Imma Buck
Amedeo Paldi
Guiseppi de Luchi
Arron Kaplan
Salvatore Florie
Sig. Fiorenzi
Mugene Panasci
Keene
BP. Guerresi
Sig
Jeranld
J. N. Nesselroad
Vayison
A. B. Hall
Hand County
W. A. Wheeler
Association
Loosta
Stewart
Ramzo
Aeroplane
Republicans Draft Bryans Tour as Dems Seek South Dakota Win
Republican leaders announce George M. Young will open the Third district campaign touring Perkins Dewey and Carson counties to drew crowds. Democrats plan William J Bryan three day visit in late month to bolster Wilson re election and may bring other national speakers. John G Bartine opened his campaign at Herrick and Governor Byrne kicked off at Presho. Charles Ottoson dies from July 4 runaway injuries in Day county.
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South Dakota
William J. Bryan
Wilson
John G. Bartine
Congress
Third
Herrick
Rosebud
Byrne
Presho
Omaha Streetcar Collision Injures Six on Hill Run
A street car on the Omaha and Benson line collided with a wagon, then rolled 22 blocks downhill with brakes failing. Six men were seriously injured and two were believed fatally hurt. Local officials investigated the crash and streetcar safety procedures.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha and
Benson
Spelling Courses Tied to Mother Goose Rhymes
Miss Arnold, dean of Simmons College, says Mother Goose rhymes help teach spelling. Her new spelling books use these rhymes and have been introduced in primary schools of several large cities.
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Mother Goose
Miss Arnold
Simmons Collope
Villa's Return Alarms Wilson and Mexico Crisis
Washington reports Villa has been in Chihuahua forming ties with Carranza officers and marching with a large Carranza force. Wilson’s support for Pershing in Mexico is questioned as Carranza rejects talks on loans until American troops withdraw, while Villa’s power grows and U.S. efforts to isolate him falter.
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Washington, D. C
Funston
Villa
Chihuahua
Carranza
Wilson
United States
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Mexico
Pershing
Mr. Wilson
New London
Willson
Lane
Spencer Man Dies After Car Accident
Spencer man Arnold Clefisch, a prominent citizen and business figure, died from injuries sustained in an automobile crash while visiting a farm near Spencer. The wreck caused a paralytic stroke, hastening his death after the vehicle left the road and struck a ditch.
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Spenecer
S. JD
Arnold Clefisch
Spencer
Clefisch
Former South Dakota Journalist O A Abeel Dies
O A Abeel, longtime Alcester Union editor and publisher, dies in Kirksville Missouri at about 60 after months of illness due to hardening of the arteries. He served 25 years in Alcester and was vice president of the Alcester National Bank and active in the Republican party.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Kirksville
O. A. Abeel
South Dakota
Alcester
Alcester Union
Alcester National Bank
Republican Party
HoldUp Artist Draws Five Years in Sioux Falls
J C Incover and John Miller appeared before Judge J W Jones in the State circuit court at Sioux Falls and pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Hoover received five years in the Sioux Falls penitentiary for the holdup, while Miller was sentenced to six months, having old parole conditions voided.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
J. C. Incover
John Miller
Union County
J. W. Jones
Hoover
Elk Point
Milwaukee Railway Company
Jones
Miller
Armour Mayor Quits for New Job
Armour South Dakota will seek a new mayor after J E Boot resigns at the next city council meeting. He has accepted a traveling representative position with a Sioux City loan and trust company, making him unable to continue as mayor. His successor is not yet known.
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Armour
Armour, S. D
J. E. Boot
Sioux City Loan and Trust Company
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Henry
Carl Wiedbreecht
Plankinton
Blanche Gordon
Ray Woodman
Canada
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Sg. B. Lombard
M.A. Manwaring
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G. I. King
Tromer
Ras Newman
Yankton
Mission Slater
Ted Caldwell
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Cincinnati
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Met
Plano Township
I. Borchart
American Sunday School Mission
Bankers’ Record
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Lyons Bank OF Lyons
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Dublin Fusiliers
Minneapolitan
Holt Tractor
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Loral Spectacle
C. A. Chamberlain
Pacific Coast
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Second Avenues
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Webster
S. 1
Roslyn
Charles Ottoson
Day County
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