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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
2
A fragmented notice from an old official paper discusses the role of editors in advertising, free publicity, and printing work. It critiques public access, printing costs, and the push for women’s suffrage, urging organization work and a fourteen day decision window on ballots.
Fragmented record of county board actions dated November 16 1916 and 1915 including adjournments allocations for poor relief road work school funds and board approvals with numerous names and figures reflecting county finances and personnel changes. The text mixes names like Phonia Cahill Theo Minnes and Canute with infrastructural items on bridges roads and public health.
A historical discussion notes calls for direct election of the president, arguing that the electoral college can miscast votes. It references decades of debate, public sentiment shifting toward direct vote, and the potential for state rights to yield to national reform amid past close elections.
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