Republicans Hold State Conventions Signal Gamble Victory
Returns from county conventions across the state show insurgent Republicans backing Robert J. Gamble for U S senator and Doe Crawford for governor while pledges favor a stalwart slate in several counties. Debates center on delegate control, with insurgents claiming majorities in Beadle, Brown, Day, Marshall, and others, and conflicts reshaping the statewide ticket and future appointments.
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Robert J. Gamble
United States Senate
Paty
Sioux Falls
Kittredge
Martin and
Burke
Doe Crawford
South Dakota
Martin
Crawford
Insuregenta
Gamble
United States Attorney
TR. F. Pettistow
New York
Lberal
Brown County
Roosevelt
Elrod
Judge Campbell
Congress
Herreid
Campbell County
Edmonds County
McPherson
Day
Marshall
Grant County
Walworth County
Keneval
Clay County
Galible
United States
Repulsiein
Elke Point
Judge postpones Clark county May term of state court
Judge Marquis postpones the regular May term of the state circuit court for Clark county until September due to too few cases on the calendar. He doubts any jury cases will arise by next September and believes no jury will be called then. Meanwhile, N M Christiansen of Ashton reports two animal rabies incidents affecting his livestock and a bull that attacked horses before being killed.
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Clark County
Marquis
State Circuit Court
Christiansen
Ashton
Lo Mak es Good Roads on Cheyenne River Reservation
Cheyenne river reservation Indians, about 600 workers, are employed this summer with cash monthly pay. Estimated $15,000 this month and $10,000 next month, totaling about $83,000 for the year ending July 1. Payments replace government rations, boosting cash income and funding a network of high quality highways across the reservation. Roads fill gulches and create water pools along routes.
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Cheyenne River
SEND CATTLE TO RANGES Great Herds Will Be Succeeded by Small Bunches
The first train load of Southern cattle for western ranges has passed Aberdeen for Boyarts from New Mexico. Two more trains expected within two weeks. Settlers rush into Butte county, reducing available range, prompting cattlemen to seek new ranges. Cattle numbers may drop per herd as ranges shrink under the new regime.
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Missouri River
Aberdeen
Boyarts
New Mexico
Butte County
Will Test Sugar Beets for Experimental Planting
Charles Bewick sent a shipload of sugar beet seed from Germany to R F Walters engineer in charge of Belle Fourche reclamation. He distributed seed to twenty farmers in Belle Fourche Redwater and Spearfish valleys for testing. In September Bewick and a chemist will analyze samples to determine saccharine content as potential first step toward a sugar beet factory.
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South Dakota
Charles Bewick
R. F Walters
Belle Fourche
Bewick
Germany
Redwater
Spearfish
Old Man Giddles Quips On Newlywed Optimism
A classic quip from Old Man Giddles jokes that when a young man says married life is the only way to live, it reveals the man has been married for just a week. The wry line captures early marriage naivety with a touch of humor.
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Giddles
Fién
Gopher Alumna to Carry Mail in Florence Frontier Town
Miss Hiltlie Burnstad, daughter of Rep A J Burnstad, will be Florence South Dakota postmistress once the Florence rail line opens. She pledges to deliver mail herself even if it means carrying it in an apron and riding in an automobile. The town’s signless post office sits in a budding frontier settlement awaiting rail completion this year.
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Hiltlie Burnstad
Universitate of
Minnesota
South Dakota
Florence
Rilrord
Miss Burnstad
Autos to Show Land In Bute County settlers by automobile plan
Real estate agents convert to car tours to lure town homeseekers to Bute County where rail access is limited. Fifty settlers will be guided by two organizers using autos to view land, some planning to travel overland, others by rail from Aberdeen or Hearts, as railroads eye extending into the prairie region. Many already own land. others to be supplied before return. An influx of farmers has spurred talk of new rail lines and growth.
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Bitty County
Eearts
Aberdeen
Bute County
South Dakota
Kerosene Can Explosion injures domestic workers and children
Miss Margaret Draper a domestic employed by Charles H Boedecker is in Aberdeen hospital with burns from a kerosene can explosion. The twin Boedecker children suffer less serious burns. Flames trapped the girl who fled shouting for help as bystanders and carpenters RK Mayfield and WB Jeffries forced into the burning house to rescue the children.
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Margaret Draper
Charles H. Boedecker
Aberdeen
H. H. McClusky
Mclusky
RK. H. Mayfield
W. B. Jeffries
Sheep Shearing Prospects Mixed Across Western South Dakota
Wool buyers arrive as shearing begins in a few flocks, but most work will extend into next month. Last year high prices spurred 100000 sheep to be shipped from western South Dakota, reducing this year’s clip. Some flock owners locked in above 20 cents for this season, signaling continued profits for those who held stock.
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South Dakota
Till Balance Report Shows 24 Cents Idle
The state fund department reports that since the month’s start it collected 99 dollars and 90.76 cents for the common school fund and disbursed nearly the same amount in loans. Only 24 cents remain idle in the permanent fund as of today.
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State Fund Department
Elrod appoints Ludlow to Soldiers' Home Board
Gov. Elrod names George A. Ludlow of Sioux Falls as a commissioner on the soldiers home board replacing the late Charles A. Marshall.
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Soldiers’ Home Board
Elrod
George A. ‘Ludlow
Sioux Falls
Charles A. Marshall
Fortunes Made in South Dakota Soil
Herbert Vanderhoof of Minneapolis Journal notes the rush to South Dakota land drawing diverse investors from across the nation. He describes rising values, frontier settlement, and the belief that land purchases yield wealth as farmers, tradesmen, and investors flock to the state. The piece highlights rapid population growth, infrastructure development, and the view that land is a safe, profitable long term investment.
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South Dakota
Joor
Prairies
Chicago
Aladdin
Imto
South Sykata
Uiken
United States
Herbert, Vanderhoof
Minneapolis Journal
Indian Visitor in Washington Praises Senators in Gallery
An elderly Southwest Indian spends time in the senate gallery and remarks to Capt. Riley, the elevator operator, that Spooner and Beveridge give “heap good talk.” He then adds Teller likewise, drawing agreement before trailing off.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
Teller
Beveridge
Capt
Riley
Spoon
Teliab
April births exceed deaths. Noble Bird leads Grim Reaper
The Bureau of Vital Statistics reports April totals: 758 births and 329 deaths with pneumonia 41 fatalities the leading killer followed by heart failure 36 tuberculosis 7 accidents 16 cancer 18 and 4 deaths from self harm. There were 267 marriages and 67 divorces with 62 non residents and 5 resident divorces. Naturalizations numbered 261. Some counties Bon Homme Charles Mix Day Fauly and Sully did not submit reports and are excluded.
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Noble Bird
Grim Reaper
Bureau of
Bon Homme
Charles Mix
Day
Fauly
Sully
State Holiness Camp Meeting Near Mitchell Dates Set
The fourteenth annual camp meeting of the South Dakota State Holiness association will run July 13 to 22 in a natural grove on the James River near Rock Creek east of Mitchell. Evangelist Rev. J. J. Glasscock of Cincinnati, a seasoned preacher, will lead the event.
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City of
Mitchell
South Dakota State Holiness Association
James River
Rock Creek
J. J. Glasscock
Cincinnati
Glasscock
Judge Declares Bonds Valid in Deadwood Court
The Bull brought by George V. Ay ers & Co. and others against The Hidden Fortune Gold Mining Company was decided in Deadwood. Judge Rier ruled the first bonds valid, with lien holders ahead by two hundred thousand dollars.
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George V. Ayers & Co
Hidden
Fortune Gold Mining Company
Deadwood
Rier
Fragmentary Quote Reveals Tense Exchange on Return Trip
A short, unclear exchange unfolds as an elevator completes its descent and a wary figure departs. The dialogue includes a braced line about a senator and a perceived insult, leaving the exact context unresolved.
Young Attorney Suffering Severe Burns From Breakfast Accident
M. P. Guthrie, a Pierre attorney aged 15, was badly burned when a can lid flew off while he prepared coffee at his homestead. Scalding liquid splashed into his face, risking the loss of one eye.
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Guthrie
Pierre
House passes twenty two bills amid quorum battle
Washington May 22 The House despite delays by Mr Williams of Mississippi and a claimed quorum fought through the day to pass twenty two measures. The executive legislative and judicial appropriation bill moved by the Senate in under three hours from first reading. It totals 29 815 259 dollars, up 59 345 from prior report.
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Washington
Williams
Mississippi
House
Senate
Longworth
Oho
Charles A. Towne
New York
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Towne
Senate Debates Immigration and Rate Bills in May Sessions
Washington reports show the senate focusing on the immigration bill with amendments to tighten alien screening, while the house debated the consular bill and the diplomatic concerns. Key figures include Senator McCumber denying a claim about rate bill amendments and leaders Towne and Dalzell sparring over executive criticism.
Lover prompts killing and suicide in New York apartment
John Kindrovics shot Cecilia McGarry after threats to leave him and a photo of her new lover. Police stormed the West Forty-fourth Street apartment and he shot himself in the brain. McGarry survives.
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New York
John Kindrovics
Cecilia McGarry
West Forty-fourth Street
Kindrovics
Miss McGarry
Goll and Bigelow Work in Identification Bureau
Leavenworth Kansas May 26 Henry G Goll former Milwaukee bank cashier serving ten year sentence here was assigned to work in the identification bureau yesterday Frank G Bigelow former bank president works in the same department
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Goll
Bigelow
Leavenworth
Kan
Henry G. Goll
First National Bank of Milwaukee
Frank G. Bigelow
Jealousy Motive Alleged In Acid Attack At Billings
Billings Montana May 26 police report that Joe Grady is accused of throwing acid at Anne Stanley yesterday in a jealousy incident. Stanley suffered severe burns and hospital care was sought.
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Billings
Mont
Joe Grady
Anne Stanley
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Beadle County
N. M
Gopher
Dakota
State Holiness Camp Meeting
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McCumber
New York Tribune
Committee On Privileges
Burton
House of Representatives
Gardner
Massachusetts
Bureau of Animal Industry
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