Barley and flax drive Northwest crop boom across five states
The Northwest states Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin lead in barley oats flax rye and other crops. Barley exports feed beer production with Milwaukee St Louis and Minneapolis St Paul home to large breweries. Oats expand propelled by East West markets, war demand, and a booming oats trade centered in Minneapolis.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
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Europe
California
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Dakotas
Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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Napoleon
Japan
Philippines
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Antwerp
Glasgow
Hamburg
Duluth
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Great Lakes
Chicago
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Otter Lake
Wold
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Nats
Far East
Orient
Burlington
South Dakota Crops Reported by Agriculture Department
The Department of Agriculture releases 1806 crop figures for South Dakota and the United States. Corn acreage 1,623,105 with 81.8 bushels per acre, production 51,614,729 bushels, value about $19,008,569. Spring wheat, oats, barley, rye, and hay shown with acreage, yield, production, price per bushel, and total farm value for both South Dakota and the United States. United States totals include corn, spring wheat, oats, barley, rye, and hay with prices and values.
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Unite States
South Dakota
United States
County Board Drops Kelley Prosecution Appeal
Beadle county commissioners rescind a prior resolution accusing political enemies of filing false indictments against G. A. Kelley on forged certificates of acknowledgement and deeds. They find limited success in three trials and vote to dismiss and expunge references from the records.
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County Board
Board of County Commissioners of
Beadle County
G. A. Kelley
Kelley
Farm Hand Becomes Irish Estate Owner After Poor Farm Start
James Spratt, once a shire farm hand at the county poor farm, has been invited to claim an estate of 2,000 acres at Duninehill Galway Ireland after arriving eighteen months ago with no funds beyond earnings. He left for Ireland to secure the fortune amid a two day South Dakota Bar association meeting in Sioux Falls with officers elected and Pierre chosen for the next annual gathering.
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Ireland
James Spraett
Duninehill
Galway
Mr. Spratt
Spratt
South Dakota Bar Association
Sioux Falls
A. W. Burt
Huron
J. W. Jones
W. L. McLaughlin
Deadwood
John H W. Voorhes
I. W. Gandner
Pierre
Association
Log unloading tragedy in Wells claims young man
In Menominee Michigan on January 16 Arthur Sears aged 22 was crushed to death while unloading logs from a car at Wells. The logs shifted suddenly, instantly killing him.
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Menominee, Mich
Jam
Arthur Sears
Wells
Retailers to Meet in Mitchell for South Dakota Session
The ninth annual convention of the South Dakota Retail Dealers Association will be in Mitchell from Tuesday through Thursday January 23 to 25. President Grimm of Parkston and Secretary Tyler of Sioux City have arranged speakers from outside cities to discuss matters vital to retailers. The program covers committees, legislation, advertising, catalog competition, traveling sales, health and pure foods, customer relations, banking benefits, and plans for the tenth annual convention.
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South Dakota Association
South Dakota Retail Dealers’ Association
Mitchell
Grimm
Parkston
Tyler
Sioux City
Tocal
Roetal Dealer’ Association
Toxethon
Alf
Walcome
Beresford
B. L. Meisch
Alexandria
C. T. Broders
Minneapolis
O. B. Anderson
Colton
W. H. Bennett
Castlewood
P. W. Ashley
Coleman
George McBride
Huron
Traveling Man
Traveling Men's Association
W. F. Enright
St. Paul
H. M. Jones
Sioux Falls
George W. Irving
Chicago
Owen Carney
Yankton
A. Fergen
Noah Koller
Woonsocket
C. E. Fickes
R. S. Vessey
Wessington Springs
August Kludt
Emery
A.J. Alwein
Milwaukee
Wis
Pure Foods
Te. W. Smatl
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Webster
S. B. Nelson
Laverne, Minn
H. V. Jones
Commercial Bulletin
Northwest Trade
A. B. Young
Finch, Young & McConville
H. Evans
Tracy
Minn
W. J. Williams
Will Build Electric Line for Sioux Falls Interurban
The Sioux Falls Interurban Electric Railway plans spring construction for a network centered on Sioux Falls. Dr. R. P. Brown presides, George A. Pettigrew holds stock, and funds are secured to start once snow recedes. Likely first route runs near Wall Lake to Bridgewater, Parker or Salem, with city terminus at the Great Northern and Rock Island junction.
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Sioux Falls
Sioux Vall
Wall Lake
Bridgewater
Parker
Salem
Great Northern
Rock
Census reports distributed with county population and agriculture data
Supt Robinson of the census department has begun distributing printed reports. The document lists population by county subdivisions and agricultural production, providing a valuable reference. Yankton county vital statistics for December show 19 marriages, 21 births, 14 deaths, 2 divorces, 6 first papers and 2 final papers for naturalization.
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Supt. Robinson
Yankton County
Drain Big Swamps Near Shiocton Wisconsin
A Stevens Point company backs a project to drain the Shiocton marsh east of Shiocton village in Kaukauna. The plan aims to reclaim about 3,500 acres of swamp land.
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Kaukauna
Wis
Shiocton
Stevens Point Company
Fire Fatal to One in Saloon Room in St Paul
Thomas Conley, a Decorah native who came to St Paul ten years ago, was burned to death in a fire that started above the saloon of Charles Hiller at 1538 West Third Street. The blaze, reported about 1:30, spread from the second story as witnesses extinguished flames with little loss. Conley had been drinking and was placed in a room above the saloon an hour before the fire. The cause is undetermined though believed to be a lighted cigar.
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St. Paul
Thomas Conley
Decorah
Charles Hiller
West Third Street
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Not Guilty Of Murder In Grenberg Case After Deliberation
The Grenberg murder jury in Fergus Falls Minnesota returned a not guilty verdict after about six hours of retirement. The defense cited insanity, and confessions were used as evidence. The case centered on a drink mixed with muriatic acid and wine given to Halvard Nyman, who died hours later after consuming the whisky.
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Tfergus Falls
Minn
Grenberg
Finh Grens
Halverd Nyman
Olivius
Pst
Nymian
Withlin
Coal gas claim claims two lives near Alsen Dakota
Devils Lake North Dakota January 16 two young men died of coal gas poisoning in a shanty on a claim near Alsen Cavalier county. Jacob Graves nineteen and William Conrad twenty two were found unconscious next morning after a soft coal fire burned in a cool stove. Abraham Peters was rescued after strenuous efforts but Graves and Conrad were dead.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Alsen
Cavalier Couity
Jacob Graves
William Conrad
Graves
Conrad
Abraham Peters
Conrod
Peterg
Fire Engulfs Raft Hardware as Tunnel City Aware Too Late
Early morning blaze in Tomah led to Tunnel City fire threat before residents woke. Railroad telegraph operator in Tomah relayed word as illumination was spotted by passengers waiting for a train. The Raft Hardware Co. building and several small structures burned, causing about $10,000 in losses.
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Tunnel City
Tomah
la Crosse
Wis
Raft Hardware Company
Geveral
Young Prisoner Charged With Horse Stealing
Fourteen year old Charles Manville, described as the largest and smallest prisoner yet held by South Dakota authorities, has been surrendered to federal officials in Nebraska. He faces charges of horse stealing on an Indian reservation.
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Joux Falls
United Btites Authori Ities
South Dakota
Nebrasky
Charles Manville
Ayu
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Barns Near Casselion
Fragmentary report from Casselion North Dakota notes a large barn on James McKissick’s farm northwest of town burned. The blaze destroyed livestock and stored grain with an estimated loss around 3000 dollars. Local authorities or landowners are unnamed.
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Casselion
James McKissick
Finn Cleek
Indian Arrested In Pine Ridge Reservation Case
United States authorities in Sioux Falls report the arrest of Frank Yours, a mixed Sioux, under indictment in a federal case. He is linked to a scheme involving a number of horses from the Pine Ridge Reservation and an alleged misappropriation.
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Sioux Fall
United States
Pine Ridge Reservation
Frank Yours
Tadhin
Woods Full of Wildcats in Iowa Woods
Webbster City Iowa January 16 trap report says there are a number of wildcats in secluded woods of the county. They are deconis ants of ordinary house cats, released years ago. These cats live in holes and are fleed and great fighters when cornered.
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Iowa
Webbster City
Boone River
Marrys Mother in Law in Noblesville License
In Noblesville Indiana on June 14 a marriage license was issued to Ellis Carey aged 27 and Mary Gentry aged 47. Carey's first wife who died a year ago was a daughter of his present wife.
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Noblesville
Ind
Ellis Carey
Mary Gentry
Carey
Don’ts for Automobilists The Interwar Safety Guide
A fragmented safety note lists cautions for drivers and chauffeurs. It urges sober driving, staying on the correct side, giving pedestrians ample room, cautious curves, proper vehicle identification, minimal horn use near horses, and early headlamp lighting. It warns against reckless speeding, tailing, and hastiness with passengers.
Call of the Canadian West Boosts Wheat Prospects
The piece extols Western Canada as a rising agricultural power with a near 100 million bushel wheat crop and expanding fallow lands. It notesAmerican interest, Dominion agents, and railway expansion opening Saskatchewan and Alberta, with poetry praising Canada’s prairie promise.
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Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Prairies
Toronto
Ladies take up politics as latest trend
The Graphic notes women show growing interest in politics and study serious books to discuss current issues. It remarks the trend may cause headaches yet underscores the value of knowledge for meaningful conversation on burning questions of the day.
The Whole Bill and souvenir headaches with the punch
Detroit Free Press quips about the Brownstones giving guests more than cake at a wedding. The line suggests guests received souvenir headaches with the punch, a jab at costly experiences.
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Detroit Free Press
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