Alaska riches bring Johnston fame to Black Hills roots
John Johnson, famed in the Black Hills, has struck it rich in Alaska and filed suit against Treadwell Mining over land strip claimed by the company. The tract lies between productive claims and includes oil tanks rights of way, with Johnston locating and patenting the parcel before planning a Hills return this summer.
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John Johnson
Black Hills
Alaska
Johnston
Anics
Iowa
Spearfish
Spearish
Treadwell Mining Company
North America
Johnson
Hero medals awarded to father son and widow in SD
E W Schmidt and Edward Schmidt of Valley Springs and the widow of S J Moore received hero medals from the United States volunteer saving corps via New York headquarters. The ceremony honored their rescue efforts at the Bis Sioux river near Garretson last July when J S Moore died saving a child.
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South Dakota
South 10
United States Volunteer Saving Corps
New York
E. W. Schmidt
Edward Schmidt
Valley Springs
Sioux Falls
S. J. Moore
J. S. Moore
Bis Sioux
Garretson
Schmidts
Moore
New Black Hills Road Extension Into Wyoming
Articles filed in Wyoming for the Western railway extension from Mystic South Dakota to Buffalo Wyoming. The 200 mile line, 40 miles in Pennington County, is capitalized at 4 million dollars with incorporators Charles Crouch Verne Crouch Jacob Gantz Charles E Fulton and Elmore L Huriburt of Rapid City. The line links with the North Western extension to Rapid City.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Western Railway
Rapid
Charles C. Crouch
Verne BE. Crouch
Jacob §. Gantz
Charles E. Fulton
Elmore L. Huriburt
Rapid City
City Grows Rapidly Census Shows 25 Percent Increase
Pierre census shows total population of 3 522 for July 12 to 15 with 3 031 permanent residents. The update reflects a 2 percent rise since the 795 state census after removing duplicates and nonenumerated names. Enumerators included Doane Robinson and members of the Opportunity club as volunteers.
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Pierre
Doane Robinson
Opportunity Club
State land sales boost capitol building fund
The capitol building fund grows as the state land department disposes of remaining tracts. About 2,300 acres in McPherson county and 560 acres in Hyde county sell for just under ten dollars per acre, adding roughly $25,000 weekly. At the current pace, eastern Missouri river lands of this kind will largely vanish by year end.
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Capitol Building
State Fand Department
McPherson County
Hyde County
Missouri River
State Land Department
Fraudulent Use of Mails Charge In Wisconsin Firm Case
Lewin A. Wood of the St Paul Automobile Club faced a mail fraud charge in St Paul as United States Commissioner Spencer ordered a not guilty plea and $5 000 bail. The government alleges fictitious stock and grain sales by the Wisconsin Grain and Stock Company, with six warrants issued and several executives bonded. Inspector Ketcham expanded the probe after boycotts and complaints about non compliant dealings.
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P. A. Ewart
L. A. Wees
Wood
C.D. Phelps
Wisconsin Company
M. P. Quigley
B.D. Tettle
P| Ernsberger
Superior
Wis
United States
Superior Board of Trade
Edwards-Wood Company
Coe Commission Company
Chicago
Minteapoliis Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Grain and Stock Company
Edwards Wood Company
Steel car plant planned at Duluth as companion to U S Steel mill
June 23 Pittsburg A Duluth Minnesota steel car plant is planned as a companion to United States Steel Corpora tion's big steel mill. If Pressed Steel Car Co or Standard Steel Car Co do not join, the steel corporation may build and operate the plant itself. Standard Steel Car Co says no new plant soon. Pressed Steel Car Co has declined. A subsidiary company of the steel corporation is expected to finance and build the plant.
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Pittsburg
Duluth
Minn
United States Steel Corporaton
Pressed Car Company
Standard Steel Car Company
Steel Corporation
Standard Company
Pressed Steel Car Company
Montreal
Canada
Made City Engineer of La Crosse Wis
La Crosse June 30 Mayor W A Anderson appointed County Surveyor George Hradish city engineer to succeed Walter S Woods who resigned to work on engineering for the La Crosse Water Power company at Hatfield.
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la Crosse
Wis
W. A. Anderson
George Hradish
Walter S. Woods
la Crosse Water Power Company
Hatfield
Missouri River Rising At Pierre South Dakota
The Missouri River shows a stage near ten feet at Pierre and is rising gradually. The higher stage here implies several feet more river level in the vicinity of Sioux City as of June 3.
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Pierre
S. D
Missouri River
Sioux City
Proving Up Land Notices Across Older South Dakota Counties
State land offices report a large volume of proofs for 730000 acres of new land to be assessed next year. Rapid City leads with 2211 proofs, followed by Lyman 1534 and Stanley 840. several older counties show no final proofs. Mitchell office remains active with 57 proofs, while union and unorganized counties vary.
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Pii Chamberlain
Rapid City
Mitchell
Pierre
Hueron
Aberdeen
Watertown
Union
Clay
Douglas
Davison
Hanson
Lincoln
Minnehaha
Moody
Turner
Yankton
Aurora
Beadle
Pon Homme
Brookings
Brown
Brule
Buffalo
Butte
Campbill
Charles Mix
Sanborn
Spink
Stanley
Sully
Walworth
Gregory County
Lyman County
Grand Lodge Session Concludes in Gary South Dakota
The twenty eighth session of South Dakota O G T G lodge closes in Gary with delegates from Sioux Falls Arlington Oldham Watertown Athol Toronto and G G C T Burton Lee secretary Sadie Lu Bay and Geo Miller present and reelected. Reports note funds low lodges financially strained but in good work ing order. Watertown paused meetings for rent concerns. Minnesota reports fifty annual event in St Paul. The Arlington lodge led attendance with sixty one and won the gavel. Gary held it previously. An open installation and brief program followed with refreshments. Next session planned in Oldham South Dakota.
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Grand Lodge
South Dakota
O. G. T. Las
Gary
Sioux Falls
Arlington
Oldham
Watertown
Athol
Toronto
Inter Et
Minnesota
S. D
Lake Preston Receives Free City Sewers Gift
A citizens stock company built a sewer system along a principal street and turned it over to Lake Preston as a gift, with the condition that future extensions be funded by the city. The proposal to bond for sewers earlier failed due to existing bonds for waterworks and a lights plant.
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Lake Preston
Fugitive Extradited From South Dakota
Pierre June 29 Gov Crawford signed extradition papers sending Chub Wall back to Georgia to face a conviction on a charge of shooting with intent to murder. Wall is currently in custody in Custer South Dakota.
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Pierre
S. D
Chub Wall
Art Custer
Georgia
Gov
Crawford
Kendall hotel razed by Marshall blaze
Fire at Russell destroyed the Kendall hotel, two other business houses, and two dwellings in Marshall Minnesota. Estimated property loss runs about 10000 dollars.
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Marshall, Minn
Russell
Kendall
Northern Securities Plan Reorganizes Rail Giants
The article describes a proposed deal where Northern Pacific joins with Great Northern and Burlington to gain control of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line, using Burlington stock. It notes authorities plan further scrutiny by the Interstate Commerce Commission after Hartman cases conclude, amid ongoing control by J Hill allies over Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington roads.
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Tony Weseester
Me Chiewse
Mie
Wanhey
Pat Poud
Partie
Wester
Peti
J. Si
Stroud
Maine
Leeidey
Great Northern
Swrthers
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Burlington
Hartiman
Eupreme
Northern Securities Company
Ilegal
J. Hill
Northern
Balcony Collapse at Sheboygan Falls Graduation
During Sheboygan Falls high school graduation at the Woodman Opera House a balcony collapsed. Kept London and Stedman Thomas, both about eighteen, stood below and suffered severe head and shoulder injuries while over fifty students were directly under the gallery. many escaped unharmed as the timbers cracked.
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Sheyboygan Falls
Sheboygan
Wis
Sheboygan Falls
Wood- Man Opera House
London
Stedman Thomas
Lynchings Threatened Move to St Paul for Mooney Safety
John L Mooney of Waverly Minn was hustled out of Waverly under guard to avoid a lynching. He killed his wife and was taken to Ramsey county Jail in St Paul awaiting grand jury action. Mooney was arraigned on a charge of uxoreide and pleaded not guilty. He waived examination and was bound over.
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John J. Mooney
Waverly
St. Paul
Min
How and Lake
John L. Mooney
Ramsey County
Mooney
Uxoreide
Mad dog rampage bites woman and farm animals
In Parkston North Dakota on July 2 a mad dog attacked a farmer's wife Mrs Thompson and later fought with several farm dogs at the Hitchinsin county hotel. The animal bit seven cows and horses and caused widespread alarm as a posse formed to hunt and kill the rabid dog. The woman was taken to an institute in Chicaszo for treatment.
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Parkston
Hitchinsin
Thompson
Ins Institute
Chicaszo
Death from lockjaw at Ponting farm in Nova Scotia
A prominent local farmer, Yvonne Me Cal, died from lockjaw after an accident in a field. McCall, lifting a harrow, caused a tooth injury that led to infection. authorities report the wound worsened, resulting in death.
Cole to quit business amid illness at Perrins Falls
A. J. Cole of Akeley Minnesota, a late governor candidate, has assigned the stock of his large department store for sale. He remains at Perrins Falls with his brother, improving yet unable to manage his affairs as illness persists.
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Akeley
Minn
A. J. Cole
Mr. Cole
Perens Falls
His Injuries Fatal in Wisconsin Bolts Load Accident
Grand Rapids Wis July 2 A Newstrom amer was run over by the heavy load of bolts on Island Avenue and sustained fatal injuries in the incident.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Newstrom
Amer
Ssland Avenue
Fourth of July Casualty Report From Wienens
Victim of the Fourth in Councils Bluffs, Iowa, July 2, a man named Frank Spansiev may lose his sight from a canton cracker explosion. Witnesses report the incident occurred in Vienna when the rocket misfired.
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Bluffs Lowa
Fily
Fron Winenes
Frank Spansiev
Tornado strikes Florida towns causing swift damage
A brief tornado touched down in Florida near Tonga on July 2 causing substantial damage to residences. The event damaged several structures including a residence and nearby trees while local emergency crews began assessments.
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Florida
Tonga
Fla
Tragic Drowning of 6-Year-Old Frank Finn in River
In St Paul yesterday afternoon 6 year old Frank Finn son of Michael Finn of 514 Bay Street fell into the river near the Banholzer brewery WEE site and drowned.
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St. Paul
W Frank
Michael Finn
Bay Street
Banholzer Brewery
Equitable reports Texas investment burden under new law
The Equitable Life Assurance Society discloses its reserves and state investments as it withdraws from 3 markets. It cites a 757% reserve rule and proposes higher taxation on Texas premiums, arguing it would penalize policyholders in other states. Investments total about 10.058 million in Texas, while 37% of reserves are in southern and western states, though only 85% of insurance is carried there. The distribution lists numerous state allocations in thousands of dollars across Arizona Arkansas Colorado and more, reflecting broad regional exposure.
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Texas
Ufo
Equitable Assutitive Society
Ling
Ita Hesete
Equitabla
Equitable
Ala
Ariz
Ark
Gol
Idaho
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Tenn
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Wash
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Wyo
No Chance For Strife In Defining A Wife
Mrs. Hetty Green cites a lawsuit over a lawyer’s bill and warns against trusting appearances for women. A schoolteacher's class defines wife in humorous ways, but a student later asks about marrying the teacher’s handsome partner, prompting a wry remark on fault and harmony.
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Hetty Green
Turned the Tables on a Street Encounter
In a crowd at Eleventh street and Grand avenue yesterday an elderly Black man was provoked by two youths who mocked him as a preacher. The man’s card reading Undertaker prompted a pointed though veiled retort, highlighting a tense moment of verbal humiliation in a public place.
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Eleventh Street
Grand Avenue
Jake Ballensky
Yankton
Anton Veling
Ed Wedmore
Coffee Cause Of Dark Complexion Reversed By Postum
A testimonial claims dark facial blotches faded after stopping coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee. The speaker asserts digestive disturbance from coffee, improved nervous system health, and a fair complexion after adopting Postum with healthy foods. The ad urges readers to try Postum, citing The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Wellville
South Dakota News Highlights From Across the State
Drowning at Monrose Lake near Bass Tsike, fires and thefts reported across Elk Point and Yankton, and a sales push for capitol land. A 104 year old Sioux Falls resident died. floods, wrecks, and a volunteer fire department form in White Lake mark a busy period.
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Brite Terry
Tsike
Ind
Swanson Lake
Monrose
State Statistical Department
James McKeon
Sioux Falls
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Conrad Schurz
Wihan
United States Central Railway Company
Paterson
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Andrew Hanson
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Valanteer Fire Department
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