South Dakota Firemen Set Annual Watertown Meeting
Watertown to host the twenty fourth annual South Dakota Firemen association gathering June 18 to 20. About seventeen hundred members plus thousands of visitors expected as discussions on fire laws and apparatus lead the agenda with prizes for department parade and visiting band. The event includes a parade open air concert by the Fourth Regimental band and events at West Side Athletic park with ample hotel accommodations.
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Watertown
Dusfine
South Dakota Firemen’s Association
C. W. Gillis
Mitchell
Wim. Mieller
Parkston
R. L. Grisby
Parker
Wm Lick
Wm. Koeb
Vermillion
F. W. Lyon
Waterern
West Side Athletic Park
Parkston fund seeks more for Kaufmann murder case
Parkston residents push for further donations to pay special attorneys for the murder prosecution of Mrs. Emma Kaufmann of Sioux Falls. After raising 700 dollars earlier, funds are nearly exhausted as Hutchinson county boards refuse county aid. Contributions are urged from Parkston and nearby towns to cover costs for the Logan Town law firm aiding State's Attorney Alpha F. Orr in the June 4 trial in Flandreau.
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Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Flandreau
Parkston
Kauffmann
Logan
Alpha F. Orr
Bronx Falls
Kaufmann
Lamoreaux Placed as Candidate for Tripp County Seat
The county seat site for Tripp County is being contested. A town named Lamoreaux has been laid out on Oliver Lamoreaux’s allotment near the county’s geographical center and will vie for the county seat as soon as a legal county is formed.
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Tripp
Lamoreaux
Oliver Lamoreaux
Fugitive Ed Davis the Bad Man Escaped Murderer and Rustler
Ed Davis an escaped convict from Stoix Falls and convicted murderer tied to a Rapid City horses case. He led authorities to the body of Nels Carlson after claiming self defense, yielding a life sentence and a pardon request not acted upon in a year.
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Ed Davis
Stoix Falls
Fort Pierre
T Davis
Forte
Davis
Miller
Fort Pierré
Rapid City
Nels Carlson
Wyoming
Carlson
Fast
Rapla City
Carlson i
Davin
State Board of Pardons
Russian Prince Renounces Czar Link, Becomes Watertown Citizen
Prince Alexander 1. F. Koslovsiy, once on General Kuropatkin’s staff, declares residency in South Dakota and adopts the name Koslov. A 34 year old Russian military school graduate with fourteen years in the army, he says he left Russia after a quarrel with a grand duke and arrived in New York with about 9000 dollars. He denies divorce rumors while settling in Watertown.
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Watertown
Prince Alexander 1. F. Koslovsiy
Kuropatkin
South Dakotas
Koslov
National Military School of
Russia
New York
South Dakota
Three Dangeroус Narrow Escapes As James River Launch Capsizes
A gas propelled launch overturns on the James river near Columbia. Henry Mose Mrs. John Mose and George Moule cling to the keel until aid arrives. Witness Guy Wynn falls from a railroad bridge, suffers broken wrists and serious injuries but is expected to recover.
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James River
Columbia
Henry Mose
John Mose
George Moule
Guy Wynn
Hot Summer Forecast Follows Record Lake Fill
Lake Thompson near Arlington, long dry, is now full and stocked with fish as lakes on the plateau between the James and Sioux rivers overflow. Steamboats run on lakes that once yielded grain. Ta Mani speak of hot dry signs and legends of a drought after fullness. Leola plans a public school site as the board of education works with the town site company. Pierre’s river rose four feet at night, washing away part of the temporary bridge delaying construction.
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Thompson
Arlington
James
Sioux
Leola
Board of Education
Pierre
New Range Law Void As Old Says Attorney General
Attorney General Clark rules last winter's range law unconstitutional and questions on saloon licenses in towns under 1000 population. He notes the sidewalk law implies charges against adjoining property rather than the general public.
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Clark
Supreme Court
Mie
Equine Epidemic Wipes Out Hundreds of Horses Near Lebanon
An unknown disease is decimating horses around Lebanon with hundreds dead in weeks. Affected animals lose leg mobility, yet eat and drink until death. Post mortems show healthy organs except a brain hemorrhage. experts lack a diagnosis and seek systematic study.
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Lebanon
Brumhall
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Indian Agent Wanted at Cheyenne River Post
The Cheyenne River Indian reservation seeks a civil agent as Major Downs departs after over a year in charge. Only applicant is current clerk C W Rastall with a petition from a majority of nine adult Indians. Red leaders Prairie Chicken group seeks new allotments north of the reservation as white settlement grows nearby.
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Cheyenne River
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
Major Downs
C. W. Rastall
Indian Service
Bad River
Reda
Prairie Chicken
Supreme Court Denies Petitions for Rehearing All Cases
Supreme Court refuses to reopen several cases including State vs Gilbert Kirsh Harvey and McMillan from Lytian and Brule counties with licenses revoked. Opinions issued by multiple justices list reversals and affirmations in cases such as Fred J. McArthur et al vs E J McCoy Brown and others.
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Supreme Court
Gilbert, Kirsh
Harvey
McMillan
Lytian
Brule
Leenses
Fuller
Fred J. McArthur
E. J. McCoy
Brown
C. B. Chambersoa
Martin Roseland
Faulk
Affirmed
Aulman Engine and Thresher Company
W. G. Boyd
Day
State of
South Dakota
Henry Pratt
Lyman County
Haney
Frank B. Stevens
J. W. Doughty
Beadle
L. Anderson
J. L. Lambert
Potter
Plano Manufacturing Company
Soren Thompson
Minnehaha
Ffirmed
Charles C. Polk
James B Carney
Near death in Creek Imer rescues sick girl and daughter
August Schaefers and two daughters narrowly escaped drowning in Wolf Creek eight miles north of here while en route for medical aid. Schaefers cut free with a pocket knife and pulled his daughters to shore as a wagon and horses struggled in the swollen stream. The sick daughter suffered a severe shock and required travel to the nearest house for medical attention.
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Imer
Miller
August Schaefers
Wolf Creek
Norh
Here
Loum
Schafers
Ward
Boy Kidnapped, Says Father in Solway Case
Bemidji Minnesota May search for Johnnie Shepherd missing son of Solway resident John Shepherd grew deeper yet with no trace found. The distraught father believes the child did not wander or meet harm but was abducted by someone holding a grudge against him.
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Solway
Bemidji
Minn
Johnnie Shepherd
John Shepherd
Wilh
Herman Kaplin Ot Jiuron
200 Would Be Wed Girl Miss Fannie Logan
Miss Fannie Logan formerly employed at a local hotel faced a flood of marriage proposals after she placed an advertisement seeking suitors. About 200 men wrote letters and she soon left town, leaving the postal office with more than 200 unread letters.
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Fas
Iowa
Fannie Logan
Misa Logan
Father 18 Accused Too. Named With Sons for Theft of Indian Ponies
In Sturgis South Dakota May 1 five men faced charges for stealing Ute ponies. Robert Craig was bound over to Meade county circuit court after his hearing. The other informations were dismissed and a new information filed including James Rasher father of the arrested youths. Next hearing date set for Friday.
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Sturgis
S.D
Robert Craig
Meade County
Craig
James Rasher
Morgue Wagon Driver Sees His Father Among Dead
Walter Suundgren, a morgue wagon driver in Minneapolis, arrived at 019 Washington Ave S to fetch a suicide corpse and found the body was his own father, William Lundgren. Overcome by the shock, he collapsed and an assistant driver had to assist. Death was attributed to a dose of carbolic acid, with suspected motive of self destruction.
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Minneapolis
Walter Suundgren
Washington Avenue South
Wiliam Lundgren
Purity Plot Stuns Court in Liquor Case In La Crosse
A Wisconsin revival drama led to a hung verdict as three tavern keepers were not convicted for selling liquor to minors after evidence showed ministers and purity workers funded the purchases and hid the liquor outside the saloons.
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la Crosse
Wis
Switchman Fred Chadwick Killed Under Train
Fred Chadwick a Northern Pacific switchman was killed instantly under the Sixth street bridge in St. Paul at 11 last night. He was on Switch Engine No 1059 and had jumped off at a switch when an opposing engine struck and ran over him. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple bone injuries.
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Fred Chadwick
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railway
Sixth Street
Chadwick
Prisoner Stabs Inmate in Iowa Jail Dispute
In Ottumwa Iowa May a prisoner at the jail stabbed fellow inmate Bob Williams during a dispute over a erayame Miles Morrow who is in custody awaiting trial on murder charges. Williams was badly wounded.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Erayame
Miles Morrow
Walting
Bob Williams
Horse Kicks Man in Abdomen in Little Falls
Harvey Canfield sustained injuries after a fractious horse kicked him in the abdomen while he was working in a barn in Little Falls Minnesota. The incident occurred yesterday May 3.
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Little Falls
Minn
Harvey Canfield
Prisoner Miles Morrow Accused in Jail Bar Fight
In Ottumwa Iowa May 31 Miles Morrow in custody awaiting murder trial allegedly cut and badly wounded fellow prisoner Bob Williams during a dispute over a crap game at the jail.
Kidnapping Alleged Involving Owatonna Man In Fargo
North Dakota authorities pursue Hane Yeager an Owatonna resident linked to an alleged abduction. The case centers on a missing child from an orphan asylum in Owatonna with ties to St Paul and Tower City. Arrests and further legal action are expected as the investigation continues.
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North Dakota
Owatonna
Fargo
Hane Yeager
Minn
G. KR
Stowell
Yeager
Tower City
Uje
Owdtonna
Jill
Bold Hold-Up Attempt Ends in Capture After Chase
A would-be robber attempted to hold up the saloon of M Solomon at 4391 Robert Street around 11:40 last night. Policemen and street car workers arrived quickly. bartender Charlitos Duncan was scratched on the right hand while stopping the gunman, who fired one shot before his capture during a brisk chase.
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St. Panus
M- Solomon
Robert
Mayors free lot leads to wedding in Warren Minn
Last evening a couple, Warren Minn residents June Lo-Erick Jonson and Anta Roan, claimed Mayor Lundgren’s offer of a free residence lot for the first bachelor who marries and settles in Jay Wilte. The couple wed as a wedding present from the mayor.
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Lundgren
Warren, Minn
June Lo — Erick Jonson
Anta Roan
Faithful dog leads to farmer found after days missing
Chippewa Falls May 91 A faithful dog guided neighbors to John G Glenn a farmer near Olivet who had disappeared from home for days. He was found in a ditch having fallen and dislocated his spinal column.
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Chippewa Falls
John G. Glenn
Olivet
Glenn
Minister Seeks Warrant for Metoxen in Oneida Shooting
Rev John Webster Jr of the Oneida reservation filed in Appleton Wisconsin for a warrant to arrest Jonas Metoxen the famed football star whom he accuses of shooting in a mysterious incident reported days earlier in the city.
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Oneida
Metoxen
Appleton
Wis
John Webster, Jr
Oneida Reservaton
Jonas Metoxen
Young brakeman killed falling from engine at Mayal mine
Eyeleth Minn June 1 seventeen year old Charles Kavender was killed while braking on a dinky engine for Drake and Stratton at the Mayal mine stripping. The accident occurred on the range and talk run over. authorities report the youth died from injuries sustained during the fall.
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Eyeleth
Minn
Charles Kavender
Wille
Drake & Stratton
Mayal
Miner Dies After Machinery Accident at Winifred Mine
Two workers at the Winifred iron mine in Mfin. were injured on June 1 when a machine caught a miner named Wil Mamiver. He died before medical help could arrive, authorities reported.
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Wil
Winifred
Wig
Wren
Aidan Oreeny
Medien
Kernel Tragedy Strikes Aberdeen Child
In Aberdeen on June 1 Frances Veller ten year old daughter of Anton Veller choked to death after a kernel of corn lodged in her trachea. Efforts to dislodge it were unsuccessful.
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Aberdeen
Frances Veller
Anton Veller
eWallowit
Out of Work Ends Life in Despondent Act
Despondent man Soren Stasmissen known as Coal Of Johnny shot himself in bed dying instantly. The incident occurred in Deadwood as he faced unemployment and life pressures.
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Deadwood, Sr
Worl
Soren Stasmissen
Coal of
Johnny
Terrified Husband Edward Kerbal Hangs After Abusive Treatment
Edward Kerbal, distressed by threats from whitecaps and remorse over ill treatment of his wife, ended his life by hanging last night, marking a tragic incident tied to fear and regret.
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Lash
Maccaitine
Laws
Hiis
Edward Kerbal
River subsiding after Belle Fourche flood
Belle Fourche river is receding and the worst of the flood is over. A wagon bridge was washed out early, and residents on the lowlands deserted their homes at the first sign of rising water.
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Belle Fourche
5. D
Mtur
Man Hangs Self in Calvary Area After Dispute
A man identified as Adulph Andereon reportedly hanged himself from a rafter in a Calvary area home after a dispute with a laborer. Police and coroner records note the death was by self-inflicted action, with details limited and under investigation.
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St. Pandune
Calvary Camelory
van Attie
Have Good Roads Bee Sends Men For Road Work
In Lambeton Minnesota volunteers answered Mayor Redding’s call and spent yesterday grading and ditching a main road into town to improve local transportation.
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Lambeton
Minn
Redding
Seek Heirs to Estate of Edward Lynch in Carroll Iowa
Inquiries are being made for heirs to the estate of Edward Lynch a farmer who died at the hospital after a lingering illness. The estate is valued at $20 000 and probate actions proceed in Carroll Iowa June 4.
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Carroll
Iowa
Edward Lynch
South Dakota News Highlights Riot, Fires, and Recoveries
A flood of brief items from Meade to Huron covers a fatal accident near Java, a jail escape with a house set ablaze, coalitions of local farmers, and public notices. Notable events include the death of Elizabeth Kuenzie in Java area, hospital duties assigned in Hot Springs, and a guardrail expansion at Huron with 100 plus workers planned for the round house and repair shops.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway Company
Huron
Town of Seim Becomes Lemon on Wheels to Move West
In Butte County, Reim is to be relocated about twelve miles to the Milwaukee railroad extension line, forming the new town of Lemon. Some Seim residents will stay and maintain the old town, while others move to the new site.
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Reim
Butte County
Milwaukee Railroad
Lemon
Seim
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