The Lodge initials joke and political chatter from the era
A collage of satirical notes from various papers criticizes public figures and events. It jests that Henry Cabot Lodge stands for High Cost of Living, notes Chauncey L. Wood’s move to Seattle, remarks on reforms and a constitutional convention, and comments on insurance statements and election-supply costs. The tone is wry and communal, reflecting local newspaper humor and political commentary.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Kadoka Press
Kadoka Reporter
Bro. Nellor
Cottonwood Republican
Cottonwood Register
Bro. Neller
Press and Republic
Interior
Milwaukee
Senn Syndicate
Press
Republican
Benjamin Franklin
Quinn Courant
Reapportionment urged as routes to fair representation
The state legislature soon convenes to consider a reapportionment bill driven by census growth in the northern and western areas. Stanley county ranks high in population, likely to gain extra representation, with Minnehaha Brown Lawrence Spink and Beadle larger. Sioux City Tribune notes South Dakota's rich but undeveloped resources and calls attention to local fire losses and law enforcement cases.
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Stanley County
Minnehaha
Brown
Lawrence
Spink
Beadle
Stanley
Lyman County
Bartine
Millett
Missouri
South Dakota
Sioux City Tribune
Local News Gathers Odd Sprightly Bits From Prairie Towns
News items from Fort Pierre and nearby locales note a new junior linotype, light political jabs comparing revolutions to county elections, stolen horse and saddle reports, a prison chaplain appointment, a clever boy who saved a bed mattress by milking a cow, and various odd incidents.
Population boom reshapes South Dakota counties over decade
A ten year census shows South Dakota gaining 45.4 percent in population with eastern counties attracting settlers while older counties Bon Homme Clay Lincoln Union and Yankton hold historic status. Six new counties emerged with 28 266 people and western expansion accelerates across the prairie as uninhabited areas fill.
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South Dakota
Bon Homme
Clay
Lincoln
Union
Yankton
North Dakota
Canada
Hawkeye
Carson
Dewey
Harding
Perkins
Sehnasse
Tripp
Stanley
Lyman
Costain
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Rapid City Journal
Chauncey L. Wood
Seattle
Watertown
Vessey
Supreme Court
Jesu Wane Ue
Canton News
Insurance Commissioner
Ballinger
United States
Dependencies
Bret Mix
Iolders
Red Goose
H. A. Kupii
Kaite Deak
Seiseen
Bate Key
Bing
C. M. Sageser
the State Legislature
Missouri River
A. D. Lowe
van Metre
Deadwood
Old Deadwood
North-Western
Helle Fourche
Weta
M. M. Edwards
Ashley Willie
Vale
Moreau
Yale
John Emmett Carland
United States District Court For
Taft
Commerce Court
Carland
Cleveland
Mavericks
The
Stock Growers News At
Fort Pierre
John L Newell
Mexico
John
Hughes County
Pierre Capital-Journal
F. P. Bowerman
Col. Holland
Jack Sully
Leac
Fred Bentley
Gregory County
Bentleys
State Railroad Commissioners
Bentley
Chamberlain
Edwards
Kadeka Press
John Hilgert
Sampson
Midland Mail
Frank Coye
F. E. Morrison
Philip
Coye
Larson
Brookings
Quinn
Philip Mill & Elevator Company
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