Shortage of Rural School Teachers Hits Brown County
Statewide teacher scarcity rises as rural districts struggle with missing applicants. Brown county superintend ent Jorgenson reports a shortfall of forty teachers with seventy vacancies, blamed on raised certification standards and an aging pool of qualified women. Higher pay is offered to recruit second and third grade certified teachers amid the emigration of married teachers.
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Jorgenson
Brown County
Firesent
Bas States
Heachoade
Hirmeys
Old Settlers Rally in Elk Point Features Panama Canal Talk
The Union County Old Settlers Association held its annual reunion and picnic in Elk Point with visitors from Vermillion Yankton Akron Hawarden Westfield Sioux City and Penca. Senator A B Kittridge spoke on The Panama Canal as Elk Point won a ball game 10 to 2 and the day ended with a band concert a moving picture show and a dance.
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Senator Kittredge
Union County
Old Settlers Association
Elk Point
Vermillion
Yanktani
Akron
Hawarden
Westfield
Sioux City
Penca
Edwart Tollefson
Richland
W. H. H. Fate
W. P. Chamberlain
Ryan
South Dakota
Old Settlers
Old Settlers’ Association
B. Wilson
A. B. Kittridge
Panama Canal
Opera House
Landowner Charged In Sioux Shooting Case
The owner Jewel Jensen is alleged to have shot tenant Harry Brisbane during a quarrel over threshing on Jensen’s land near the Sioux reservation. Brisbane was wounded in the knee and taken to Chamberlain hospital. Jensen was arrested after a preliminary exam and bonded at 2000. Neighbors raised over 80 dollars to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebag
Harry
Jensen
Brisbane
Chamberlain
Jenson
Lyman County Fair Set for September at Presho
Preparations are finished for the Lyman County Fair to be held September 10 to 13 on the new fairgrounds by Medicine Creek near Presho. Prizes will be awarded for poultry livestock produce vegetables and for needlework painting cooking weaving and children's exhibits.
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Lyman County Fair Association
Medicine Creek
Presho
Admiral William A Windsor Dies in New York
Rear Admiral William Augustus Windsor of the United States Navy died in New York. The obituary notes his rank and passing location.
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William Augustus Windsor
United States Navy
New York
Man Charged With Terrorizing Farmers in Clearwater County
Fred Carlson, reportedly terrorizing farmers in western Clearwater county with threats and gunfire, was captured by the sheriff near Moonlight. Carlson claimed he did not know his residence or origin and requested care while his mental state is evaluated by the probate judge for sanity.
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Bagley
Minn
Fred Cad- Son
Clearwater County
Moonlight Bestone
Mooaite
Carlson
Hog attack wounds two children in playful fall
In St Paul on September 1 Eva Rohbeck aged five and her seven-year-old brother fell into a hog pen while playing a circus scene. The six razorback boar attacked the girl leaving her in a precarious condition and the boy was badly bitten while trying to save her.
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St. Paul
Eva Rohbeck
Waterville High School Aid Withdrawn Over Building Needs
The state high school board has withdrawn aid from Waterville high school citing lack of a modern building. Waterville, Minn., 25 years after being an early state high school, faces action after a mass meeting to preserve the school.
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Waterville
Minn
Aged Widow Expected to Testify Against Township
The circuit court in Miller South Dakota opens September 17 with Mrs. Dring, now ninety, set to testify in her civil suit against St. Lawrence township for several thousand dollars in artesian well bonds she has not yet collected. She lives twenty miles on the prairie.
Miner Dies After Sack Throws Him from Elevator at Homestake Mine
Steve Castelan, a Terraville shaft worker at Homestake mine, was lifted toward the 300 foot level when a heavy sand sack unbalanced him. He slipped from a moving elevator and fell about 200 feet to his death. It is the mine’s first fatal accident in months.
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Terraville
Homestake
Steve Castelan
Yankton & Southern Wins Single Track Franchise
Yankton city council grants a single track franchise along First and Broad Way Streets to the Yankton & Southern railroad. Fremont Hill, a local promoter, claims financial backing and says rights of way to the Gulf are secured.
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Yankton & Southern
Yankton
S. D
First
Broad Way
Yankton & Southern Railroad
Fremont Hill
The
Gulf
Cattle Quarantine Set for 459 Head in Iowa Counties
Iowa authorities quarantine 459 cattle in Marshalltown and nearby counties Jasper and Story after cattle purchased in Kansas City show Texas fever symptoms. Several afflicted animals were slaughtered to prevent spread.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Marshall
Jasper
Story
Kansas City
Boy Dies Under Wagon Wheels In Valley City Accident
Seven year old Arthur Mikkelson, son of Martin Mikkelson, was killed when he caught on a loaded mill wagon and fell beneath the wheel. The wheel passed over him, crushing his head and shoulder in Valley City North Dakota on September 1.
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Valley City
N. D
Arthur Mikkelson
Martin Mikkelson
Father Helps Find His Own Son Drowned in Mississippi
In La Crosse Wisconsin on September 1 Oscar Weidemar seven years old drowned in the Mississippi river. His father helped recover the body only to identify it as his son.
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Finda
la Crosse
Wis
Oscar Weidemar
Mississippi River
Death Strikes Mrs Scott After Loss of Husband
Fargo North Dakota September 1 Mrs A D Scott of Fargo died suddenly at Brookville Ontario just after learning of her husband s death from heart disease Doctors say the fatal collapse followed the bad news and is attributed to heart disease
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Fargo
N D
Brookville
Notable Increases Reported in South Dakota Property Values
The final state assessment shows total valuation at 200 million with farm land at 100 million and other property at 100 million. An overall increase of 38 million includes 27 million on farm lands, Net gains detailed by land acreage up 3.29 percent and price per acre up 16.54 percent, railroads up 44.70 percent in valuation. The report notes heavy railroad increases at terminal points and provides year over year totals and breakdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Students Pardoned After Conviction Confession
R G Buschwiler and E S Jordin former South Dakota University students in Vermillion were pardoned by Gov Crawford after confessing to arson tied to West Hall and shacks. They pled guilty and were sentenced to five years but served sixteen and a half months before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Buschwiler
E. S. Jordin
South Dakota University At
Vermillion
Coe I. Crawford
Buschwiler
Jordan
Vermillion University
West Hall
City May Levy Special Tax For Paving Wins Injunction
Judge McGee of the circuit court in Deadwood rules in favor of the city allowing brick paving and a special tax. Property owners opposing brick paving had sought an injunction. Workmen began removing streets as the city advances paving plans amid potential Supreme Court appeal.
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McGee
Circuit Court
Deadwood
Ace
Adams
Supreme Court
Missing Sheep and Fatal Wounding Near Slim Butte
A young man from Montreal tended a flock in Slim Butte country. After counting, 130 sheep were missing and the man was found dead near his wagon. He carried only a few dollars and a small book with Patsy Rhyn written inside, though the name may be misread. The link between the theft and death remains unclear.
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Slim Butte
Patsy Rhyn
Montreal
Rapid City to Welcome First Black Hills Brewery
The Rapid City Brewing Company plans incorporation with $100 000 capitalization half subscribed. Ground has been chosen on city outskirts. Local capital forms the firm and Chicago representatives seek machinery for a spring opening.
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Black Hills
Rapid City
Rapid City Brewing Company
Chicago
Dead Seventy Nine in Quebec Bridge Disaster
At Quebec's St Lawrence River the Quebec bridge collapse leaves seventy nine missing or dead after four hours of recovery efforts. Nineteen bodies recovered so far with sixteen identified as American mechanics from Phoenixville Pa. One body recovered. another found headless and cut in two as divers and tugs search the wreckage. A federal commission is appointed to probe the accident.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
Levos Lospild
Choonix Bridge Company
Phooniixville
Apehol
Stowe
French Reconnoitering Party Rescued After Three Hour Moor Conflict
French forces under General Drude repulsed Moorish attacks near Casablanca after a three hour battle. Moorish cavalry ambushed a French reconnoitering party, then reinforced tribesmen joined from two directions. French Spahis and Algerian cavalry formed a square and withdrew as reinforcements arrived. Native auxiliaries bolstered French defense and Moors ultimately withdrew. The engagement covered two miles with over 12 040 Moors involved. Moor losses believed heavy.
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Casablanca
Sept. le
Drade
Drude
Robber Licked Twice in Wheaton Holdups
A hold-up man in Wheaton last night failed twice to rob residents Claud Horan and John Schaefer. Horan knocked the revolver from the robber and helped subdue him, then Schaefer confronted the intruder during an inventory, sending the burglar through a window after a furious brawl.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Wheaton Jast
Claud Horan
John Schaefer
Silver Schaefer
Two Painters Die in Milwaukee Elevator Shaft
In Milwaukee on September 1 two painters died in an elevator shaft at the Public Service building. Oscar Schauer aged 22 from 1074 Twenty-fourth Avenue and Frank Naplerall aged 35 from 833 Second Avenue were painting the shaft when the elevator car ran out of control crushing them. They could not heed a warning.
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Milwaukee
Public Service Building
Oscar Schauer
Twenty-fouth Avenue
Frank Naplerall
Second Avenue
Lightning Strikes House Injuring Women in South Dakota
Mrs Lacross and her daughter Belle suffered severe shocks when a lightning bolt crashed through the kitchen while they sat by the stove. The dwelling was damaged badly in the Sept 1 incident reported from S D.
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Miller
S. D
Cholera Epidemic Spreads in Yangtze Ports
The Wu Hu streets and nearby Yangtze towns face a deadly cholera outbreak with about 200 deaths daily. Reports cite Neurhwei and Klungal as afflicted provinces and Kiukiang as another affected area.
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Shanghai
Yangtse
Wu Hu
Neurhwei
Kiukiang
Klungal
Farm Institutes Planned In Dunn County
The faculty of the Dunn County Agriculture College will conduct six farm institutes in the northern part of the county next week.
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Menomonie
Wis
Dunn County Agriculture College
Fifteen Die in Collision Near Mattoon
Fifteen persons were killed in a head on crash between an Illinois express train and a freight at a crossing west of Charleston. The wreck halted traffic to the Coles County fair as survivors and bodies were moved to the morgue.
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Mattoon
Nivrurhan
Mattoon & Charlestoi ‘leGiriv
Norning
Chindeston
Mme Tele
Kien
Coles County
Charleston
Sone
Moce
Malloon
Nespktal
Operators Strike Near End Says Leaders and Company
New York telegram operators expect a settlement by mid next week. Union leader Daniel L Russell foresees capitulation by Wednesday, while West Union Supt Brooks predicts a general return to work as strikers’ pockets pressure a settlement.
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New York
Condh
Daniel L. Russell
The
Telegraphers Union
Brooks
Western Union
Road Admits Excess Charges Hearing Closes Early
Hearing before Special Examiner John H Marble of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the federal building yesterday on the Hennepin Pailer company complaint against the Northern Pacific Railway and the Oregon Short Line ended abruptly when defendants attorneys filed amended answers admitting the principal allegations. The action sought recovery of an overcharge of 1760.62 on shipments of print paper from Little Falls to Boise Idaho.
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Foi Clone
St. Paul
John H. Marble
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal
Hennepin Palier Company
Northern Paelie Railway
Oregon Short Line
Lit- He Falls
Boise
Idaho
Pick Preacher's Pocket Robbed at Waterloo Circus Crowds
Rev J E Baker, 75, a longtime Methodist preacher, was relieved of 110 dollars from his wallet in a Waterloo Iowa crowd yesterday while awaiting a Chicago Great Western train to La Gyne Kansas. A large circus audience surrounded the area as the theft occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Baker
Waterloo
Iowa
la Gygne
Kan
Rey
Baker
Wilhelm Busy Prince Visits New York in Big Busy Day
Swedish Prince Wilhelm continues sightseeing in New York on his third day. He sped through streets by car, watched a Hippodrome rehearsal, posed for photos, visited the stock exchange and J Pierpont Morgan’s banking house, and attended a banquet at the Hotel Astor hosted by the New York Swedish colony.
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York
New York
Prince Wilelm
Sweden
Stock Exchange
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hotel Astor
Twins Bought At Market For Forty Dollars Each
A Rome dispatch reports an attempted sale of four month old twins in an Italian market at Avelino. A peasant couple offered their babies for 40 dollars each and sold them to a buyer before police intervened and arrested both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Avelino
McCleary to Attend Minnesota Postmasters Convention
Postmaster General James T. McCleary will attend the annual convention of fourth class postmasters of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He departed for Chicago for postal business and will travel to Minneapolis on Tuesday morning.
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Washington
James T. McCleary
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Chicago
South Dakota Chronicle of Accidents and Establishments
The article lists multiple incidents across the state including drownings near Lead and Sturgis, accidental shootings at Fort Meade, injuries from a fall at Butler, and a fatal plank strike in Rapid City. It notes new bank incorporation at Raya City, exams for teachers, a brick plant fire near Deadwood, a Buffalo county fair, and civil service tests for asylum staff. Also reported are a gas engine adoption in Bridgewater, a rail accident at Custer, and early anthrax cases among cattle north of Beresford.
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Vicious Hog
Preacher
Wilhelm
M'Cleary
Minneapols
Dakota
Lews
Crawshrill
Olaf Paulsoh
Sioux
Abner Caivniwood
Park Fiver
Catherwood
Kittin Tin Hnatailly
OB Grifith
D. Y. Grifith
Ar Hington
Painesett
Wien
Walter Shope
Fort Meanie
Cheie
Fort Meade
Loko
Newall
Andrew Galdweil
Pleasant Valley
Sturgis
Gice
Strick
Nebraska
Raya City
Anyhey Tank
Rapid City State Bank
Te F Patterson
C. C. Parmlee
Geo, Dovey
Board of Pardons
Bler
Jordai Vnd
Richard Buyschweiler
Mie University Budeits
Ray Potter
GC. A. Potter
Butler
Farmers
Phillips & Bartlett
Pluma Road
API
Brick Hille
Buffalo County
Gann Valley
United States Civil Service Commission
Canton
Bridgewater Milling Company
Bridgewater
Germany
Pierre
North-Western Railroad
Hanna Holein
Berk
Custer
Jasper Landon
Beresford
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