Young Indians on Trial for Brutal Murder of Roland Judish
The South Dakota State case against Joe High Bear and Jonah Star began in Roberts County court for the March 24 murder of Roland Judish. Witnesses described the crime scene, autopsy findings, and the victim’s last movements as jurors listened to testimony and the defense challenged confessions as hearsay.
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Roland Judish
South Dakota
Joe High Bear
Jonah Star
Batterton
Thomas Mann
John I. Davis
Benson, Minn
Howard Babcock
J. W. Barrington
J. O. Andrews
M. C. Knudson
Thomas Osman Henry Otto
Ben Eck Carston Eggen
Martin Olson
John L. Sutton
A. L. Hillestad
Berndt Bendicks
Andrew J. Olson
E. P. Erickson
Carl Ecklund
Thoms Mann
Judish
Browns Valley
Roberts County
Guy Brown
Ben VanVoris
Sverre
Taplin
John Swanson
Otto Johnson
High Bear
Swanson
McNulty
Rapid City
Mani
Women’s Relief Corps Founded in Madison
South Dakota news notes a Women’s Relief Corps organization formed in Madison. Veblen plans an Old September reunion and picnic on June.
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Madison
SDS
Veblen
Dean Sterling Nominated for Senator in Tight Race
From Picwre dated June 12 with most counties counted the Autres list Sterling 25 60 Gamble 24 455. Sterling leads by about 1000 votes as remaining counties likely won’t overturn the margin. Private telegrams on counties hint Tepperley Tao Byrne for governor, with unclear further details lingering in the message.
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Picwre
Tarding
Bennett
Sterling
Gamble
Tepperley
Tao
Byrne
Bean
Tragic Motorcycle Crash Takes Browns Valley Youth
Injuries proved fatal for Robert Milloch a 3 year old worker on the Wonodliwl farm in Browns Valley after a motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon. He sustained internal injuries and died the following day in Browns Valley hospital.
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Robert Milloch
Browns Valley
Tey
Brows Valley
First Indian YMCA convention held in South Dakota
A series of local efforts,Kelly and others report on the first Indian Y M C A convention in the state at Flandreau last week. News items recount a fatal road accident near Keystone Hermosa dying Neal Dennis, a 16 year old Alma Ommen suicide near Chamberlain, and Gov Vessey planning to move to Philadelphia after his term. A district development league was formed at Sioux Falls on June 8 with boosters from several counties. The Grand Army and Women’s Relief Corps met at Mitchell with 200 veterans marching and Aberdeen chosen for the next encampment. A resolution asks funds for a professional nurse at Hot Springs Soldiers Home.
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Neal Dennis
Black Hills
Keystone
Hermosa
SDIS
Sioux Palls
Lune 8
Minnehaha
Moonv
Lake
Miner, Hanson
McCook
State Development League
South Dakota
Grand Army and Women's Relief Corps of
Mitchell
Aberdeen
Hot Springs
Atrocious crime in farmland attack near Ovlessi Minu
A crude robbery and assault occurred on a farmer near Ovlessi Minu. The raiders robbed the man of cash and a gold necklace, injuring him with a spear and leaving him in a precarious hospital condition. Officers arrested the perpetrators at Montevideo amid tense attempts at lynching.
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Ovlessi
Minu
Aetna
Montevideo
Bitter Fight Over Delegates Stirs Party Feud
A dispute over delegates escalates as a large state contest erupts. The National Committee backs the President by a vote of 38 to 11 amid claims of fraud and party tension.
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National Committee
Taft Leads Delegates as Republican Contest Shapes Chicago Nomination
The article details delegate allocations for Taft Roosevelt La Follette and Cummins, totaling 1,078, with Taft holding a majority and key Kentucky at large delegates in play. It notes fights over at large seats and district contests, including Roosevelt challenges and listed names in dispute.
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Taft
National Committee
Alabama
Arkapsis
Florida
St. Indiana
Kentucky
Roosevelt
la Pollette
Cummins
Chicago
Antomil Republican Committee
Insurrection Near Saguen de Tanamo Reported Cornered
Washington reports General Tyo net with 700 insurrectos cornered about twelve miles from Saguen de Tanamo on Cuba's Oriente coast. More disturbances persist in Santa Clara, with consular reports of grave unrest and strategic withdrawals by regulars and rural guards. Alarm remains in various towns as Havana notes no fresh outbreaks, aiming to sustain order in Cuba.
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Washington
Tyonet
Sagno de Tanamo
Oriente
Havana
Santa Clara
Guata Grande
Regula
Cathairen
Remedios
Seditioux
Clemenes
Wilson Wins Delegates in South Dakota Primary
Preliminary results show Wilson ahead with 4,058 delegates to Clark's 3,944, but nine counties remain uncounted. Clark managers refuse to concede noting the missing territory could alter the outcome. Official totals await state's tally after the Chicago convention.
Wife Dead Husband Held In South Dakota Case
Sturgis June 12 Mrs Edward Southmaid of a ranch at Big Bottom twenty miles north of Sturgis is dead from a gun shot wound. A coroner's jury found the wound not caused by personal safety. Edward Southmaid her husband asserts she shot herself and he is in custody.
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Sturgis
S. D
Edward Southmaid
Big Bottom
Anserts
Cutter Manning Rescues Kodiak Population From Katmai Eruption
The revenue cutter Manning sheltered 500 residents of Kodiak and nearby Woody Island as ash and pumice covered the area after Katmai volcano eruptions. Manning provided water and government rations, while wireless service failed. Dispatches from Seward urged aid from other regions as Dawson and Yukon reports noted ashfalls and distant explosions.
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Kodiak and
Woody
Alaska
Katmai Volcano
Kodiak
Tog
Woody Island
Revenue
Manning
Seattle
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Yukon Valley
Wagle
Stubbs Makes Hurry Trip To New York Conference
Governor Stubbs of Kansas hurried to New York on June 14 to confer with Theodore Roosevelt as Roosevelt’s national campaign faced pivotal developments in Chicago. Stubbs arrived unheralded, after roving roosevelt aides like George W Perkins delivered critical updates from Sagamore Hill.
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New York
Stubbs
Kansas
Chicago
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
George W Perkins
Sagamore Hill
Railroads Barred From Panama Canal If Coastwise Traffic Feeds
Senate amendments tighten canal access for railroad owned ships. Coastwise trade allowed only for vessels with transoceanic cargo, prohibiting railroad controlled ships from Canada Mexico or Central and South America routes. Strict limits require at least 60 percent transoceanic cargo for through traffic.
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Washington
Senate
Panama Canal
United States
Canada
Mexico
Central and South America
Last Letter Tells of Suicide by Gas in Minnesota Marriage
Mrs. Caroline Goodspeed, 24, died by gas inhalation in St Paul leaving a note to her husband Dr. B S Goodspeed of Two Harbors Minnesota. The couple had been separated three years and an alleged dispute is cited as a possible motive.
300000 Men to Strike Across Great Britain Shipping
National strike call issued by the Transport Workers' Federation through the general council will halt all foreign and coastwise shipping in Great Britain. Telegrams sent to every port in England Scotland and Wales urge union members to obey the order. Ship owners reject government compromise plan.
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Great Britain
General Counel
Transport Workers’ Federation
England
Scotland
Wales
Youth Given Life Sentence For Attempted Auto Club Robbery
Grand Rapids, Mich. June 12 Millard Johnson twenty years old received life imprisonment in the circuit court for attempting to hold up an automobile party just outside the city Saturday night. Johnson and a companion armed with pistols tried the robbery but one party member knocked him down and the other fled and remains at large.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Jackson
Millard Johnson
Johnson
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Dean Sterling
Flandreau
Alma Ommen
Chamberlain
Paris Green
Wilson
Cutter Manning
Cordova
Wigg Seward
Pratt
Mirror Channel
Senate Committee
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