Insurgents Block Harding Plan to Give War Grafters Bonus
Insurgents led by James A. Frear and Jim Mann defeat in caucus the Ways and Means plan to retroactively repeal the excess profits tax and cut top surtaxes to fund a 350 million dollar bonus for war profiteers. The House passes the revenue bill with changes, while critics warn of deficits and mounting debt.
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Harding
Walter W. Liggett
Washington, D. C
James A. Frear
Docconsin
Republican House
Jim’ Mann
Illinois
Sinclair
North Dakota
Keller
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Fordney Revenue
Longworth
Mellon
New Rail Rates Don’t Affect S C Case
Aberdeen S D Aug 19 Failure of the Interstate Commerce Commission to order a general reduction in livestock rates will not affect the South Dakota case where the state railroad commission acts for the people alleging discriminatory and unreasonable rates compared with Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and Nebraska The case remains pending and a decision may come late in the fall An effort to reduce about thirty percent in all livestock rates was made with hearings in Denver and Chicago The ICC declined to condemn the rates but suggested voluntary reductions of twenty percent where rates exceed fifty cents per hundred pounds
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Aberdeen
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. M. Hendricks
South Dakota
State Railroad Commission
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Chicago
West
Denver
Washington, D. C
Sheriff Baker Seizes Moonshine Operation in Rural Tent
Sheriff Homer Baker and deputy John Minder captured moonshine makers near Sisseton after locating a tent with numerous stills. Two bachelor brothers Reiser owned farms nearby and were taken into custody with mash and liquor. The suspects remarked the seizure as a joke as Baker moved the evidence to town.
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Homer Baker
Sisseton
H. Baker
John Minder
Reiser
Minder
Card of Thanks From the Atwood Family
Card thanks friends for flowers and kind words after Lois Atwood's passing. Grateful for support and faith in human kindness that leaves the family with pleasant memories.
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Lois
F. Atwood
Ed Sailor’s oat crop nets 11 cents per acre
Kimball Aug 15 After deducting taxes threshing expenses board hauling seed and other costs Ed Sailor a Brule county farmer estimates a gross profit of 11 cents on his oat crop this year Oats yield 14 bushels per acre at 15 cents per bushel land tax 1 per acre cuts into proceeds He also sold 32 head of cattle at 4 50 per hundred and barley 17 bushels per acre at 28 cents per bushel Wheat yielded nine bushels per acre.
Farmer Captures Escaped Convicts From S D Prison
Sioux Falls South Dakota Aug 24 Lewis Whitmarsh and Joe Foreman convicts who escaped over the wall of the South Dakota penitentiary yesterday were captured a few miles outside Canton by a farmer. The men were brought back to Sioux Falls by Warden Jameson early last night.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Lewis Whitmarsh
Joe Foreman
South Dakota
Canton
Farmer
Jameson
Louisville Mayor Vows to Fight Ku Klux Klan
Louisville, Ky August 22 Mayor Smith F denounces the Ku Klux Klan as a menace to peace and urges every lawful means to curb its growth in the community. The statement follows local ads recruiting for the order and notes church events and community notices included in the page.
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Louisville
Lamtaville
Ku Klux Klan
Tontsville
Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bonus Bonds Not Yet Sold
The South Dakota Leader reports that bonus bonds voted by the state are not sold and that bond buyers oppose large bonus payments to soldiers. The plan to withdraw currency to deflate farmers and suppress labor unions is described, with analysts hoping bonds may be sold but noting Wall Street resistance to bonus payments.
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South Dakota
Dlain
Wall Street
Firebug Gets Year in Jail in Day County Case
J M Hagen pleaded guilty to incendiarism in Day county circuit court and was sentenced to one year of hard labor. The fire at Hanson's home near Vablen earlier ignited rumors of arson for insurance. Hanson, bound over on $5,000 bond, denies Hagen’s confession and may defend by claiming noninvolvement. Also noted is Elizabeth Evans, head of Northern Star Girl's school in Sapporo, Japan, visiting Minneapolis with her parents.
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Sioux Falls
J. M. Hagen
Day
Laatfall
A Hanson
Vablen
Veblen
Hagen
Hanson
Roslyn
Minneapolis
Elizabeth M. Evans
Sapporo
Japan
Northern Star Girl's
D. 5. Evans
Miss Evans
Goodwill Mission
Mias Evans
Robbers loot two hardware stores in South Dakota towns
In Lake Norden robbers damaged Larson Hardware and stole guns worth about 1000 dollars and silverware and a truck. In Colton robbers broke into Colton Hardware and took guns, cutlery, watches and a phonograph valued between 800 and 1000 dollars.
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Lake Norden
Larson Hardware Company
Colton Colton
Colton Hardware Company
Attorney joins Dan Loucks law office in Watertown
Lloyd B. Peterson an attorney formerly of Bisseton arrived in Watertown to join the D. K. Loucka law office. A Vermillion State University graduate he will be joined by Mrs. Peterson in October's end as per the Watertown Public Opinion report.
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Lloyd B. Peterson
Bisseton
D. K. Loucka
Peterson
Vermillion
Watertown
Henry Ford Dies Suddenly Here Tuesday Evening
A man about sixty, Henry Ford, collapsed near Wel etch and Pluts store at eight o clock Tuesday. He died minutes after at Powell Hospital. Gisseton resident in earlier days, he worked various odd jobs recently. Funeral was held Wednesday at Cahill rooms with Rev. H D Gough, burial at Slasaton cemetery.
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Plut
Harry Ford
Powell Hospital
Gisseton
Cahill Undertaking
H. D. Gough
Slasaton
Extra Pay for Solons Tested Governor De Termines Action
Governor McMaster after a conference with state officers issued a statement to Attorney General Payne directing action to enjoin the state auditor from paying certain additional expense allowances for legislators and officials. He ordered testing in court of the legality and constitutional validity of allocations for the superintendent of public instruction and the attorney general related to securities, with steps to bring about judicial determination.
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State Board of Education
Securities Commission
Progressive Teachers Summer Session At Northern Normal School
The Northern Normal and Industrial School offers certificates and a B A in Education with free scholarships for ex servicemen and honor graduates. Over 1000 progressive teachers attended the Summer session. Fall quarter begins September 19 1921. Harold W Foght pres. Send for illustrated catalog and bulletins on physical education for men.
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Northern Normal and Industrial School
Harold W. Foght
New Rules for Classification of North Dakota Land
Bismarck N D August 17 Rules for classifying land for taxation under the new law effective July 1 require petition by at least twenty percent of freeholders. Agricultural land values weight soil composition 70 percent topography 20 percent and proximity to market 10 percent. Grazing land values prioritize soil productivity 75 percent and water accessibility 26 percent.
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Bismark
N. D
Wallace
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Tary Mellon
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Nicholas Longworth
Senate Finance Committee
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Railroad Administration
Organized Labor
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Indiana
Kellogg
William H. Johnston
International Association of Machinists
Townsend
LaFollette
Snator Ladd Ia
T Bloc
Benators McCumber
Kel
Tee
S.C
Merce
Kimball
S. D. Prison
Epworth
Otto
W. Irwin
Henry D. Gough
Kenneth Osman
Montana
Jase
C. L. Wohleheter
White
W. P
Goodwill Township
Attorney
Dan Loucks
Henry Ford
TLS
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N. Dakota Land
South Dakota School of Business
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