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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
3
A damaged OCR snippet mentions Ingle OR IT and a range of five to twenty five items. The readable text lacks clear names, dates, or locations to identify a concrete event or subject for a fuller headline or summary.
A powerful tornado swept through Ortonville Minnesota and Big Stone South Dakota causing damage across both states. No casualties are reported but property losses are expected to be significant as emergency crews assess affected areas.
A violent cyclone in Ortonville and Big Stone County leaves four killed and 19 injured among laborers and residents. Dwellings, a roundhouse, and farm buildings are destroyed. a young girl is missing. A rescue train with five doctors arrives as families seek shelter after the disaster.
Eminent Catholic educators from major cities gather in Boston for the sixth annual Catholic Educational Association of the United States meeting. Attendance is the largest in history as delegates register with Rev Dr Moran. Archbishop O Connell will attend a reception at Catholic Union hall. Sessions begin at Boston College with addresses by noted educators and divines. The gathering closes Thursday with a grand public session.
Standard Oil of New York aims to push dairying out with a process to produce gilt-edged butter as a by product of crude oil. Plans reportedly include a large butter making plant at Bayonne New Jersey. Officials say no dairy plan exists but secrecy surrounds the discovery and potential contracts.
Three of financier E. H. Harriman's children Mary Caroline and Roland sail from New York on the Kronprinz Wilhelm to join him in Europe carrying four boxes of his favorite cigars. Harriman could not obtain the brand abroad and cables them to bring a supply.
Detroit starts Glidden tour to Kalamazoo as 30 contesting cars and 14 non contesting cars gather under Detroit committee plans. Pathfinder Lewis leads from Cadillac Square with Hower pacing in an 1100 mile run. prizes include Glidden trophy and Detroit trophy for touring cars.
At Omaha the second annual Missouri river navigation congress urged open river trade to boost railroad business. Gov Burke of North Dakota elected president over C C Ellis, with E A Williams and others as vice presidents. Delegates from six states urged river improvements, dam policy, and avoiding regulatory obstructions while stressing private enterprise should drive traffic gains.
Washington reports a rise in the reclamation fund from public land disposals for the year ending June 30, estimated at 7.77 million dollars. Not all land offices filed returns, so the figure may adjust slightly. About 1 million dollars accrues from building charge repayments, though delinquencies delay some payments. The treasury balance to meet contracts through December totals roughly 34.43 million, with 1.4 million advanced to cover active contracts. Existing obligations will absorb these funds, prompting plans for 1910 funding after a Portland conference of reclamation engineers in late July.
Francis J. Heney of San Francisco sailed for Cordova Alaska on the steamer Ohio with M J Heney copper river railroad builder. He plans return to San Francisco in time for the second Calhoun trial alongside Gen J Franklin Bell chief of staff U S A and Mrs Bell.
The Black Hills wool output will be lighter this year but of good quality. Several sheep-shearing crews are operating with another clip at Willow Creek. Between 40,000 and 50,000 sheep will be shorn there. The top price so far this year was 24 cents for the Conrad Nubn clip of 40,000 pounds.
The National society honors Karl Gabrielsson for 41 years at M. Widell Company. Sweden forms the first candle trust with Eklund of Hultebruk as president to fix uniform prices and supervise manufacturers. Norway debates emigration harm and urges local societies to form a standing committee. A German convict Draeger is transported after five years for forgery. Doctor Nyström targets Dr Fries over Lutheran dogmas. The Norwegian students union plans a fall mass on the devil dogma with Nyström invited. Bishop Wexelsen’s health prompts a $1000 aid effort for relaxation at a spa.
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