Fort Lookout post office opened in Lyman County
A new post office is established in Lyman County to be known as Fort Lookout with Ben Brave, a Sioux, named the first postmaster. Holmes murder trial yields a manslaughter verdict. Holmes sentenced to 25 years. Belle Fourche plans paving for 10 to 12 blocks next year. Howard Binford learns of his brother's death in California. Quinn fire destroys Furnas confectionery and adjacent businesses. County institute attendance low. superintendent questions value of rural papers. Advertising explained as key funding for local papers and merchants.
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Lyman County
Fort Lookout
Ben Brave
Belle Fourche
B. J. Binford
Pierre
Howard
California
Manila
Leslie
Haakon County Drives Red Cross Christmas Seal Drive
Haakon County launches a campaign to raise six hundred dollars for Red Cross Christmas seals helped by public citizens. The sale runs through December 25 with Gem Theatre Philip and Opera House Midland screening related slides and films. Schools and teachers mobilize students to sell seals across county districts.
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Red Cross
Haakon County
Gem Theatre
Philip
Opera
Midland
Short Course on Agriculture to Be Held in Philip
Illustrated lecture charts lantern slides and reels of moving pictures will aid the Agricultural and Domestic Science Short Course in Philip on Friday and Saturday December 12 and 13. Judge A E Chamberlain will lead and unveil a new chart showing the value of pure bred sires in livestock improvement across generations. Local arrangements for the event were being organized.
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Philip
A. E. Chamberlain
South Dakota
Short Course Set To Aid Farmers With Free Sessions
Judge Chamberlain will speak on livestock fodder crops silos and sweet clover while Mr Browning covers soils poultry the best acre and potatoes. The event promises to be a real season highlight with all sessions free and open to all farmers.
Look After Our Own Warns Idaho Senator Borah
In a Washington statement Senator Borah of Idaho urged focus on domestic interests amid foreign affairs. He argued for immediate peace resolution, noting the nation is effectively at peace despite ongoing war rhetoric and pressure from League of Nations advocates.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Congress
League of Nations
France
Japan
Italy
Great railroad system wrecked by incompetency and politics
A clipped, opinionated note argues that the nation cannot prosper industrially until the transportation question is settled, criticizing the leadership for wrecking one of the world’s great railroad systems and urging decisive action.
Jenkins Case and Mexican Judicial Autonomy in US Note
The United States faces Mexico’s reply in the Jenkins case arguing that the American consul is held by Puebla state’s judiciary and that federal interference in Mexican state court matters is unconstitutional. The note cites similar US positions in Mafia cases in New Orleans and Chinese cases in San Francisco as precedent.
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United States
Puebla
Mexico
Jenkins
New Orleans
San Francisco
Law And Order Report Mention Of 1918 Residents Post
A fragmented item notes a claim about a killer and responsibility for a steel loss. It references 1918 residents and a notice posted at the post office about the residents.
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Copenhagen
H. A. Kumm
the People’s Store
Mavericks
County
Stere Ogpe
Credit Tiseh
Holmes
Mal Pierre
State Penitentiary
Quinn
Furnas Confectionery
Onida Watchman
Advertiser
Col
Wranington
Hess
Ana
Ead
Clarence M. Sageser
Law and Order Killa
Roe
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