Billie Moore Dies Quietly at Monrovia Sanitarium
J W Billie Moore longtime Fort Pierre resident died September 29 of tuberculosis at a Monrovia California sanitarium. He lived in Stanley county from 1889 until moving to the coast two years ago. Moore Bros stock dealers in horses, former Fort Pierre mayor in 1914 and 1915, and a deputy sheriff, was a notable figure in democratic circles. He faced illness with cheer and resilience, remembered as a persistent fighter and gracious winner or loser.
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J. W
Billie”) Moore
Fort Pierre
Monrovia
Calif
Stanley County
Fort
Moore Bros
Oil Boom Continues as Stock Sales Face Barriers
Pierre reports the northwestern oil boom remains active with promoters forming companies and offering stock with pamphlets, while state securities officials have yet to grant sales permission. Promoters push in other states despite no proven oil in the area, similar to past gas rushes that leased huge tracts without real development.
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Pierre
State Securities Commission
Buy Small Tools In One Lot For Farm Use
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to purchase small tools in one order to save time and money and to ensure proper care. For a 160 tool farm a basic setup can cost about $100 to $200, with a Farmers Bulletin listing minor equipment and costs. The advice notes completing a tool list in late fall after harvest and emphasizes bulk ordering for efficiency and price leverage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers Bulletin
Strike Follows Strike Omaha World-Herald Style
A sequence of consecutive strikes marks a tense period for the Omaha World-Herald, reflecting ongoing labor disputes. The article portrays mounting labor action across departments with no immediate resolution in sight.
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Omaha World-Herald
Train Crash Kills Two Conductors at Smithwick
Whitewood Plaindealer reports a sad Smithwick accident on the local division. Conductors Ed Sweat and Robert Dale died when a southbound freight coupling loosened, the air brakes released, and the locomotive moved, crushing Sweat and striking Dale as workers tried to fix the issue. Both men left families in Chadron.
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Whitewood
Dale
Sweat
Hills
Chadron
Haakon County Named Model Farm Bureau County
At the Extension Conference in Huron Haakon County was chosen as one of three model Farm Bureau counties alongside Minnehaha and Faulk. The plan focuses on community based organization with local leaders from fourteen communities. Governor Underwood of Brookings will assist starting September 29 as committees map income sources limiting factors and remedies to guide next year’s work.
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Farm Bureau News
Huron
Haakon County
State Office
Farm Bureau
Minnehaha
Faulk
Farm Bureau Organization
Underwood
Brookings
Lg Ae
Strange Poison Case From Grouse Eat By Rancher Resident
A Black Hills resident for twenty years recounts a unique poisoning incident linked to grouse. Examination of the birds’ crops found they had consumed poisonous berries, causing illness in the flock. One member fell ill while another avoided the sickness, suggesting a narrow impact from the berries.
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Black Hills
Army Tanks Rust More Ordered
Testimony before the wartime investigating committee reveals 1 050 tanks under construction and at Camp Meade hundreds rusting in the open. The inquiry questions why new tanks are built while a large fleet already exists and remains exposed to weather.
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of the House
Camp Meade
Washington
Baltimore
Getting at the H C L In Response to Norris Resolution
The Federal Trade Commission sent its June 1918 report to the Senate noting that profits of the five large packers under Food Administration regulations were unreasonably high. Estimated profits ranged from two to three times those of 1912 to 1914. The report said the regulation plan blocked adequate certification and should be changed to safeguard the public interest.
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Norris
Nebraska
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Nee
Food Administration
Printer's Devil Extinct in Modern Newsrooms
An exchange notice laments the decline of the printer's devil as editors and journalism students replace old tasks. It depicts the shift from hands on page work to college ambitions, leaving the office untidy and the cat lonesome until funds allow sweeping and upkeep.
Canteen Installs Mechanical Wonder in Casper
The Canteen in Casper introduces a mechanical player piano and violin. Caspar Herald notes a similar instrument, the Violano Virtuoso, with self tuning violins and broad musical capabilities. The piece extols the device as a marvelous wonder and a bear to describe fully.
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Hal D. Wheaton
Casper
Wyo
Herald
A. K. Sandell
Aesop
Shere
Newell
Scotts Bluff
Surprise shower for Mrs. Ralph Millstead
Six friends surprised the recent bride at the Barton home. The party honored Mrs. Millstead, formerly Miss Arbula Weatherwax, who learned of her marriage to a Philip area real estate man in August. She will move to Philip to start her new home after leaving the freight depot job.
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Ralph Millstead
E. E. Barton
Philip
Bible Quoting Op Ed by Dana on Journal ism
Charles A. Dana, NY Sun editor, delivers a lecture on journalism praising the Bible as a practical manual. He says the book offers concise, solemn style without sentimentality and provides exact wording to settle disputes and express policies. The excerpt emphasizes the Bible’s usefulness in argument and guidance.
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Charles A. Dana
The
New York Sun
Shortage of rail cars and power hinders grain shipments
The piece notes a limited, aging railcar supply and insufficient locomotives delaying grain and livestock shipments. It mentions orders for two hundred cars for City Friday, widespread car shortages, and many cars in junk heaps, with unreliable power hindering movement across regions.
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Guy
Federal privilege grant on Cayenne River reservation
A fragmented notice discusses Major McLaughlin from the federal government granting a privilege on the Cayenne River reservation. The readable portion mentions a telegraphic agent or group allowed to demonstrate ability to manage their own affairs, but details on the number granted are missing from the text.
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Major McLaughlin
Cayenne River Reservation
Tele Ig Gran
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