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Newspaper

Sisseton Weekly Standard

Location

Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1911

Page

10

KITTREDGE 19 DEAD BIG LOSS TO SOUTH DAKOTA

Alfred Beard Kittredge former United States senator of Sioux Falls died after a lingering illness in Sioux Falls at the Majestic Hotel apartments He was born in New England about fifty years ago and came to South Dakota in 1885 He served as senator from July 1 1901 to March 4 1909 and was highly regarded for his work on judiciary and interoceanic canal committees His death ends a prominent political career and a widely loved public figure with a strong tie to his South Dakota constituents

New England Sioux Falls U. S. Senate Keene, N. H Springs Ark South Dakota Alfred Beard Kittredge United States Majestic Hotel Ett Notian Jim Kittredge James W. Kyle United States Senate Coe 1. Crawford Cunat

Death of Alfred B. Kittredge Former U S Senator

Alfred B. Kittredge died after a brief terminal illness at a hotel. He was born in 1861 in Cheshire County New Hampshire and educated at Yale and Yale Law School. He served in the United States Senate and was noted for the Panama Canal report and active roles in Masons Shriners Elk Woodmen and Red Men. He moved west to Sioux Falls in 1885 seeking opportunity.

H. W. Kittredge Keene N. H United States Senate Kittridge Panama Canal Zone Alfred B. Kittredge Cheshire County Yale University Yale Law School Supreme Court of Connecticut Horace Greeley Sioux Falls

Anarchist Exchange Ends in Bomb Threat Debate

Anarchist and dissenter clash over bomb-throwing as a tactic to terrorize the public. Mrs. Weeder studies her face and admits she cannot bear to smile, reflecting the era’s uneasy social mood amid dangerous ideas.

State funds eye equitable loan split and Capitol land sale

Cap funds debate over apportioning the permanent school fund amid growing loan applications. State may sell western Capitol lands to cover grounds expenses and repay part of a prior loan. Capitol gas tank erection planned at Pierre to secure gas needs and reduce costs. Gov Vessey misses Helena meeting. Chamberlain to attend. A child drowns in water barrel. ex-Secretary Thorson heads to Stavanger for summer with relatives.

Capitol Pierre Gov. Vessey Helena Mont A. BE. Chamberlain State Farmers’ Institute Work

Ice skating danger sign at college pond

A pondkeeper assures no danger to visiting college girls skating this afternoon. He jokes there are no handsome young men around to rescue them.

Baltic Sea Wreck Record Sets Global Benchmark

The Baltic Sea holds the world's highest wreck record among oceans, with an average of one wreck per day year round, reflecting its perilous navigation history and dense maritime traffic across all seasons.

Baltic Sea

New inventor in Me talks tiny carrier device patent

South Dakota reader notice highlights Charles Maar farmer near White in Brookings county who has been granted a patent on a small rural mail delivery device. An endless copper cable runs on a vertical wheel at the house and a horizontal wheel on the road with brackets between. Two mail boxes are carried so when one is at the wheel the other is at the house. A crank and gearing move the wheel to deliver mail, aiming for speeds up to eighty miles per hour. The inventor believes it will work over any distance.

Sioux Falls South Dakota Charles Maar White Brookings County Washington

South Dakota Local News Notes From State Towns

Diverse briefs report new church dedications and daylight electric service in Harrold, a 15 to 23 worker tow factory in Faulkton, bond plans for Brookings city hall, a new courthouse in Butte County, and a two story city hall and club house plan. Other items note a Lake Andes incorporation drive, a motorist’s heart failure death near Whitewood, a 42 member Brookings Boy Scout camp, a prairie fire near Akaska, and Belle Fourche dam progress with Belle Fourche irrigation water flow.

Brookings Butte County Belle Fourelie Howdle Commercial Day Leola Early Settlers’ Association Minnehaha County Stierwall Insuran Potter County Long Beach Cal Wave Lake Andes Cavour Frank Richie Whitewood Heart Fuure Vaulhton Kampesita Dune Akaska Gelllysturg Neonville Stanley County Jacob J. Bender Hutchinson County

Canadian Immigrants Drift To Western Canada Prairie Lands

Immigration figures show over 25 000 people settled in Canada in the past year with about 130 000 from the United States and the rest from the British Isles and Northern Europe. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta have reception halls and surveys opening new allotments of 160 acres. Railways protect laterals and provisions are made for homesteads as more settlers arrive. A shipper note reports the Vanguard of the 1911 army of US settlers reaching Winnipeg with 41 carloads of goods, 25 families, and farmers equipped with machinery, livestock, and gas tractors ready to break virgin prairie. Officials expect monthly increases. demand for department literature remains high.

Canada United States British Isles Europe Seas Saskatchewan Alberta Antwerp Ted Star America Canada Gothland Samland New York Rotterdam Winnipeg

Sacred ballot box and voting ritual quoted by Rev. MacArthur

A dusty clipping presents a mix of quotes and ads. Rev. R. S. MacArthur praises voting with reverence in New York City, while an unrelated ad urges Kill the Files Now and promotes a daily fly killer from H. Somers of Brooklyn. A stray social ad notes trust between a mother and a daughter in a light exchange.

R. S. MacArthur Baptist New York City H. Somers DeKalb Ave Brooklyn N. Y

Impossible rules of etiquette and wedding babies

Andrew Carnegie jokes about labor troubles and employers being in the wrong. A Palm Beach villa hire includes a deacon as butler who must tell guests when madam is in or out. At a wedding a baby’s shriek prompts a bridesmaid to retort that invitations will say no babies expected, revealing social tensions.

Andrew Carnegie New York Wight Smith Jones

Distemper remedies and tonics advertised in old notices

An assortment of patent medicines and remedies listed for horses and dogs, including Spohn's Distemper Our and Wiz ard OIT for colds, plus eye salves, soothing syrups for children, and various farm rental notes. The page reflects early 20th century advertising and public notices with multiple brands and prices.

Cure Constipation with Dr Caldwell Byrup Pepsin

Readers report relief from chronic constipation using Dr Caldwell's Byrup Pepsin. The formulation trains the stomach and bowels to work naturally, strengthens nerves, and offers lasting relief. Endorsed by Detroit and Oklahoma City residents. samples and bottles offered through Caldwell building outlets.

Byrup Pepsin Ita Toni John Graveline Milwaukee Ave Detroit Mich J. A. Vernon Oklahoma City Caldwell

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