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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
3
Shadowy hands grip tensions across Europe and Asia as a cryptic chant and music terms mix in a fragmented report. The piece hints at unrest, influence, and cultural signals shaping regional mood, with scattered names and phrases suggesting a broader geopolitical undercurrent.
Negotiations between the federal Trade Commission and Northcliffe aim to open a large Nova Scotia paper mill to supply U.S. newspapers. Northcliffe, a leading editor, faces accusations in the press trust dispute as editors hope for affordable print paper. The outcome could benefit editors and the industry if Canadian paper is secured.
City proceedings record minutes and bills approved for March with payments to multiple contractors and city staff. Elections set for April 17 with designated polling places and judges. canvassing results lead to mayor and alderman elections. Special session April 19 canvassed votes and declared winners Arrowsmith Carlberg Massingham Allingham Teigen.
Fragmented text references San Marino as the oldest republic and mentions alliances, coats of arms, and a chaotic depiction of a political clash. The passage includes garbled names and phrases about individuals, the hospitality sector, and a tense scene involving officials and bystanders, with unclear events and outcomes.
A parolee released to make good on installments faces a plan requiring $25 monthly payments. The case involves forgery findings and a warrant for $5,000 tied to Gov. Brown’s clemency decision. Officials cite misrepresentations in the original bond and say repayment over about twenty nine years is expected.
Chicago expects about one hundred thousand acres back lot gardens cultivated by electric light plowing. The plan, in line with federal farm support, calls for contractors now at work to finish in time for summer planting. The Milwaukee Road and St. Paul routes will handle foodstuff shipments. bids will be offered for mixed commodities. Arrangements for cultivation will be organized by the company’s agricultural bureau with Washington and state university departments.
In Belgium a dozen children kneel at a cellar school ruin near a crossroads and pray for forgiveness for trespasses as a distant German cannon fire echoes. A Belgian officer listens and offers a plea to God to grant mercy as it was granted to others.
A man near Baker, Oregon, Fred Spencer, woke to a burning barn after a defective tire caused fumes burst into flames. He carried his three children from the blaze despite the quick spread of the fire, with the house only four months old.
A check for 1,489,270 dollars was presented by D. W. Hill to M. J. O'Malley, county treasurer, marking the largest inheritance tax payment in Ramsey county from the 851 million estate of the late J. J. Till. One tenth of the funds returns to the city and county from the state.
A Joliet report notes 110 convicts paroled for farming work. Governor Dine oversees sentences and terms. Most convicts are to be employed by Min Hawkers and related groups, with plans to release men to work on farms while under supervision.
Local notes show Mrs. Joe Nigg hosting Sunday night with Mrs. Tony Nite Chis, while many families visit relatives and attend gatherings in Peever. Reports mention Mrs. Chas Fonder’s return from Milliak, Miss Molly Grogan visiting Tony Nigg and Henry Johnson homes, and two prominent locals William Malwa and Miss Flossie McGuckiy marrying in Sisseton, with best wishes for life’s journey.
The International No 1 planter is adjustable to 40 42 and 44 inch row spacing and comes fully equipped with reel check wire automatic marker and variable drop clutch. It features boot construction and a duckbill valve that ejects dirt when opening to ensure clear corn drop into furrows. The valve moves downward functioning as a force drop and dirt removal system and is praised as the most practical planter valve on the market.
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