South Dakota Man Killed in Florence Shooting
Florence businessman Will Bond was shot by farmer Gunder Tangen after an intoxicated quarrel sparked on election day. Bond died at Watertown hospital. Tangen jailed without bail to face circuit court. Additional notes report related local shootings, a new bank incorporation, and community incidents across Codington and nearby counties.
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South Dakota
Codington
Will Bond
Florence
Gunder Tangen
Tangen
Bond
Dakota Southern Railway push for rapid North Dakota line
A new Dakota Southern Railway company has filed at Pierre with $90,000,000 capital and three crews surveying routes. The line would run from Rapid City to Williston through Adams Hettinger Stark Immno and McKenzie counties, with branches to Buchelde near Dickinson and McIntosh South Dakota. Backed by South Dakota capital and Eastern investors including Eugene Zimmerman and W A Clark, the project aims to spur settlement and resource development, potentially forming a vast system from NW Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Dakota Southern Railway Company
Pierre
Haynes
N. C
Big Missouri
Dunn County
North Dakota
Rapid City
Williston
N. D
Adams, Hettinger
Stark
Immno
McKenzie
Ice Pacific
Dickinson
Buchelde
McIntosh
S. D
Milwaukee Road
Canada
Mexico
Sheriff Kills Horse Thief At Third Shot In Escape Attempt
Sheriff Sam Sheldon of Lyman county hunted down two horse thieves near Sylvia after they fled jail through a hole. One man died when he refused to stop at Kennebec as the St Paul freight pulled out, while the other surrendered.
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Sam Sheldon
Lyman County
Sylvia
Oaconia
Gregory County
Sheldon
Kennebec
St. Paul
Robdhug
Gelting
Dump paupers on county in Minnehaha dispute
Minnehaha county accuses neighboring Northwest Iowa counties of dumping paupers into the county. A recent case involved a woman and her three children found destitute in a hovel near the Sioux Falls brewery. Iowa authorities allegedly moved the family to Sioux Falls after detaching them from the originating county. Several similar cases reportedly surfaced in the past week.
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Minnehaha
Iowa
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls
Iowa County
Allotment Work Delayed Over Coal Lands Near Thunder Butte
Government plans to decide coal land value on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation near Thunder Butte as geology teams arrive this fall. Work along the Moreau River is finished to Thunder Butte and will pause until surveys confirm coal under the land. Indians may gain mineral rights if coal lies beneath approved areas. Also noted a Chicago youth sought a publisher to publish a book, joking about a livelier Les Miserables.
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Thunder Butte
Deets
Cheyenne River
Moreau River
Geological Survey Urmvesr
Oil Find Reported in South Dakota Fields
Artesian well drillers on the Rentz place near Hayes report a discovery at several hundred feet. Oil discoveries are also reported in Buffalo County as interest grows in a potential state field. Old oil men from Eastern fields have surveyed Hughes and Sully counties, with leases held on land while waiting for concrete proof of a large field and capital to invest.
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Rentz Place
Hayes
Fuffalo
Missouri Valley
South Dakota
Hughes
Sully
Farmer Rescued by Bulldog in Bull Attack Near Dell Rapids
Farmer John Kilness was attacked by an infuriated bull while repairing a pasture fence. His bulldog chased the calf, alerted Kilness to danger, and the dog charged the bull, allowing Kilness to reach safety. Kilness suffered a fractured shoulder blade but survived with the dog hailed as a hero.
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John Kilness
Dell Rapids
Kilness
Cheyenne Johnny Dies After A Long Life In West South Dakota
John Ryan, famed as Cheyenne Johnny, died recently at age seventy eight. He had been a notable figure in Western South Dakota for many years, known by his nickname and long involvement in local activities.
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William H. Saxton
Huron
Mr. Saxton
Pennsylvania
Chicago & North-Western
South Dakota
Ife
John Ryan
Johnny
Grand Jubilee for Governor in St Peter
St Peter Minnesota committees from the commerce group organize a nonpartisan demonstration to ratify Gov John A Johnsons bid for election. The event is planned for next Thursday with four special trains to bring admirers to his home town, continuing a biennial tradition of ratifications that boosts local campaign spirit.
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St. Peter
Johnson
Minny
John A. Johnson
Thorsday
Sawmills to Close In Minneapolis Region
Minneapolis fears a season end as four mills have closed and others plan early Thursday shutdowns. Northland Pine and Carpenter Lumber hold enough logs to last through Saturday while Hasen Lumber and Hovey De Laitre Lumber may finish by Thursday. Last log drive near Rice Main about 100 miles from the Tilt, with no effort to move it further before freezes.
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Minneapolis
Rice, Main
Northland Pine Company
Carpester Amb Limber Company
Hasen Lumber Company
Hovey-De Laltre Lumber Company
Gas Explosion Destroys Home Kills Infant in Madison Area
Madison WIs Nov 11 Word reached Madison yesterday that the home of Fred Niebuhr in Burke town ten miles east of Madison was destroyed by an explosion and fire A seven month old son was burned to death The wife and two other children were seriously injured The blast came from a leaking acetylene gas plant located in the basement of the house
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Madison
W's
Fred Niebuhr
Burke
Niebuhr
Nice Babe
Fatal Fire At Lead Resort Forces Jump To Save Lives
A noon fire at Annie Woolly’s resort, a two story steel frame building, caused two deaths and six injuries. Inmates of the second story had to jump to escape the blaze, with one resident perishing and several others injured, authorities reported yesterday.
Gas Plant Explosion Destroys Home Near Madison
One dead and several injured in a Burke town gas plant blast that ripped through the Neluhr home. A small child was burned beyond recognition, three more family members badly burned, and the hired man severely injured as the dwelling, outbuildings, and the gas plant were reduced to ashes.
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Madison
Wis
Frederick Neluhr
Burke
Ex-President of Phone Company Charged With Assault
Des Moines says E. W. Lindsey of Colfax former Hawkeye Telephone president was arrested for an alleged assault on eleven year old Grace Hopkins. Fear of mob violence led to his removal to Newton for safety.
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Des Moines
Flown
E. W. Lindsey
Colfax
Hawkeye Telephone Company
Grace Hopkins
Newton
Boat Sinks and Two Crown
Clarence G. Kifehili an eighteen year old son of J. L. Kifeht publisher of the Minneapolis Free Press and an unidentified farm hand died in Pelican Lake near Monticello yesterday while duck hunting. Young Kifehil swam toward shore in a desperate attempt to live.
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Minneapolis
Clarence G. Kifehili
J. L. Kifeht
Minneapalia Free Press
Pelican Lake
Monticello
Youne Kifehil
Charged With Robbing His Mother in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on November 11, F. W. Seasions was arraigned in municipal court for robbing his mother. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued. Detective Crummy charged Seasions with stealing a $65 note from his mother and spending it for a few dollars.
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Minneapolis
F. W. Seasions
Seasions
Crummy
Freed of Murder Charge in Piedmont Shooting Case
Jury returns not guilty verdict in Mille Rapatech case. Mille Hrago vich was killed October 11 near Piedmont. Prosecutors argued motive and gun use but failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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Sturets
Mille Rapatech
Mille Hragovich
Piedmont
Auto Spill Fatal Near Hammond
An automobile carrying Frank Kohihase and wife overturned near Hammond Indiana last night. August Kohihase of Chicago died from injuries sustained in the crash. Cya thta Kohihase and August Kohihase were occupants from Chicago.
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Hammond
Ind
Frank Kohihase
Kohihase
Cyathta Kohihase
Chicago
Here
Actress Georgia Frianza Secures Divorce in Des Moines
New York actress Georgia Frianza, born Mrs. George Foreman, obtained a divorce from George Foreman while he travels with the act Top of the World. The Des Moines court or venue appears referenced in the dateline, with the formal divorce finalized yesterday.
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Des Moines
George Foreman
New York
Georgia Frianza
Fire Threatens Valuable Timber in West Virginia
In Marlington West Virginia on November 11 a fire endangers 14 000 acres owned by the West Virginia Spruce Lumber company valued at seven million dollars. The threat escalates as flames approach the timber lands and crews battle the blaze. Damaging winds and dry conditions hinder firefighting efforts as officials monitor the spread and potential losses.
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Marlington
W. Va
West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company
Divorce Law Fails Amid County Option Defeat
Complete returns show Taft ahead of Bryan by 23 712 and Vesey by 16 994 for governor. Republicans lead in congress races with Burke and Martin. Legislative outlook favors a larger Republican majority. Divorce proposal loses amid ballot confusion with county option and Sunday amendment efforts shared on the same ticket.
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S. W. Clark
John Hinning
Hans A. Astrud
Dokken
Tailrong
F. C. Robe Anson
Charles H. Burke
Bhen W. Martin
Congress
Taft
Burke
Martin
Wll Ae
Vetneng
YM Cole
Idiente
Community group forms to fund security wall project
A small consortium led by T Raddis J Clark Sorenson and W J Green from Walk plans a security wall financed with a capital of $6,009. The group includes eight incorporators and aims to provide enhanced perimeter protection for the town.
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T. Raddis
J- Clark
Soren Sorenson
W. J. Green
Walk
Child BURNS Infant Sibling While Trying To Keep Baby Warm
In Galena Illinois on November 8 a three year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Rapp started a fire under a baby carriage where his eight months old brother slept. The flames spread to the cover and the infant died. The child said he wanted to warm the baby.
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Galena, II
Henry Rapp
Plague toll in Aleutians blamed on kissing dead
Dr. Robert Oleson of the revenue cutter McCulloch says nearly half the Aleutian population has TB, caused by the custom of kissing the dead before burial. He warns the practice leads to alarming population decline and extinction unless halted.
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San Francisco
Aleutian Islands
Robert Oleson
McCulloch
Oleson
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