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Land allotment rumor and regional concerns in South Dakota
The article notes a vast land surplus in South Dakota with plans to allot or give away 28,000,000 acres from Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations, signaling a rush to settle lands west of the Missouri. It also covers a youth suicide in Estherville, Roosevelt expedition chatter, a protest on shutting air from rooms, warnings about vulgar quarreling, tuberculosis mortality data, Algona glove factory expansion, and local business optimism.
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Cheyenne River
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Algona
Rutherford
Hospital