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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
3
A garbled OCR text fragment shows unclear remarks about a person and event. Readable names and context are missing, making specifics and dates impossible to extract from the fragment. The piece appears to be a stray line from a letters column or reader note.
Theodore Roosevelt spoke at Oxford June 7 on biological analogies in history citing evolution in species and nations. He warned against decay from comfort, urged moral progress, duty among nations, and caution in drawing past lessons for present policy.
Henry Lemm of Pekin testifies to State's Attorney Burke of Sangamon recounting dealers funding to sway legislation. He names other dealers and a Democratic member who traveled south with funds. Lemm, active since 1888, says Oak dealers always funded opposition, with last session costing them heavily. He cites payments totaling around 300 dollars per dealer and promises full grand jury disclosure next Monday.
New York reports Alfred G. Vanderbilt may marry London actress known as The Guardeman's Goddess. Rumors swirl about a Paris or London showperson and Sir George Bide waril's master company. The tale cites a London presence and a possible appearance in Manchester, with no confirmed date.
South Dakota will host a Conservation and Development Congress from June 28 to July 1. Governor A. O. Mhorhart has been invited and may attend for one of the three days. The event will be held in the city, with arrangements to be finalized by the governor.
Mindful of a large life policy near Chicago, Arthur Pord treasurer of a cement company plans to fund premiums totaling about 1.9 million dollars. The arrangement appears to tie the policy to financial interests in the corporation as a form of unforeseen backing.
Washington reports a city placard warning of destruction to foreign life and property in Nanking China as authorities await crowds. A trolley accident in Syracuse New York killed Henry N Funnel of Seneca and injured several others when a Geneva Alburn Railroad trolley overturned on a wet track near a switch. Former President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt dined with King George and Queen Mary at Marborough House in London.
A mistyped article urges proper food for children and notes a national effort to supply beds for consumptives. It cites state deficits in tuberculosis care, the toll of the disease on population, and urges nutritious feeding using Grape-Nuts and Postum with anecdotes of improved child health from dietary changes. It ends with promotional notes about The Road to Wellville.
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