Curious 1912 metal value and odd facts from a Columbus worker
A laborer in Columbus Ohio had a broken leg partially reset by concrete dumped on it from a bucket. The piece notes 1912 secondary metal values and a string of varied trivia from England to Greece, including a child blacksmith in Somerset and the king of Greece’s hobby of door handles.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States Geological Survey
Greece
Baksin
England
Registration Day Debate Pushes Voter Affiliation Rules
Grigsby urges governor to appoint registration day as Sioux Falls debates voter registration rules. The piece notes voters must personally register with party affiliation but face no voting pledge, while concerns rise over turnout and political nervousness.
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Grigsby
Sioux Falls
New
Peru
Cvelantey
Winsey
Prize Answers in Recent Examination
Pierre Aug 4 A prize answer from the eighth pride examination is being corrected at the Starland unit. The question asks for the action of two state boards and their duties. The cited answer outlines responsibilities and aims to summarize regulatory roles.
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Pierre
Tne
Immigrant man charged with murder after brother found on Milwaukee tracks
Ole Moe and his brother Lare, immigrants once settled near Keldron, had traveled together when Ole died after the head was severed by a train. Sheriff Maywood suspects Lare killed Ole and placed the body on the track to fake an accident. Pederson, a bridge carpenter, was fatally injured near Powell when struck by a motor car en route to dinner.
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Meintoxh
Alex
Lara Moe
Ole Moe
Keldron
Vorton County
Lare
Ole
Milwaukee
Ralph H. Maywood
Koldron
Ostens
Granite Falls
Haywood
Philip
Ed Pederson
Powell
Pederson
Pierre
Rifle Accident Kills J K Murrey Near Isabel
J K Murrey, a longtime resident, was fatally shot when a rifle he carried in a spring wagon discharged as the wagon jolted. He died from a bullet wound near the heart while haymaking six miles southwest of Isabel. His body was sent to Brodhead, Wisconsin for burial.
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Fendel
J. K. Murrey
Murrey
Isabel
See one TO GOOD GREENS See one TO GOOD GREENS Bison in Aug. 4 issue
The Bison Courier argues South Dakotans overlook the Russian thistle. In green state it makes a savory greens dish, enjoyed by housewives, and the editor suggests a canning firm could profit by marketing Russian thistles commercially.
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Bison
Bison Courier
South
Valuations Assure Big Levy Reduction in South Dakota
Estimates by state officials indicate the taxable property in South Dakota will show a valuation around 1.25 billion dollars, a potential decline from prior assessments. Hutch county reports the lowest value at about 17.4 mills while the highest levy is expected to fall under 65.6 mills as the prospective cut is applied.
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South Dakota
Hutch County
Regents Add Home Economics Department at State University
Aug 4 reports new home economics department at state university for the coming year. Miss Iva Robinson of Chicago to lead the program with a background from Rapid City, Armour Institute, and the University of Chicago. Her work includes community organization and a widely used cooking course text. In a second item, a farmer Francis Pittigerald of Deli Tapits, SD, was badly injured when a binder pulled by runaway horses struck him, tearing a 10 inch gash and causing multiple injuries before he crawled toward home.
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Aberdeen
Marvin Parsons
Cincinnati
Brown County
Mitchell
Milwaukee Tracks
Parsons
Regents For Education
State Unitn
Misa Iva
Robinson
Chicago
Robion War
South Dakota
State School of Mines
Rapid City
Armour Institute of Technology of Chicago
University of Chicago
American School of Home Economics
Colrae
Deli Tapits
S. D
Francis Pittigerald
Fitzgerald
Wey
Valuable Diamonds Traced to Colome Woman
Diamonds valued at 1200 dollars were traced to Colome and recovered in Colome after a Morrison Illinois woman left them in a chair aboard a Northwestern passenger coach. An attorney for the owner located the jewels within an hour and paid a 56 dollar reward to the finder. The Colome woman, traveling from Chicago, sat beside the owner and reportedly dropped the gems while moving sewing supplies from her handbag.
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Colome Colome
Colome
Tlinois
Morrison, Ill
Colonie
Chicago
Morrison
Apa
Treasurer Authority on Placing Tax Lists in Any Paper
Pierre S D Aug 4 The attorney general rules county treasurers may publish delinquent tax lists in any newspaper within the county regardless of official status. The ruling covers all counties and notes the statute is unclear. It also finds sheriffs cannot legally collect extra distress fees beyond their fixed compensation.
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Pierre
S. D
Hrule County
Judge rules Yankton saloon petitions illegal in contest
Judge Tripp ruled the spring saloon election petition insufficient and illegal, backing the drys. Vets plan an appeal to the supreme court. saloons may continue operating in the interim as petitions were challenged for lack of bona fide freeholders under the new law. ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF KIDNAPING BOY Huron Aug. 4 Sheriff Whalen returned with A. S. Bryant, formerly Lake Preston show owner, accused of kidnapping the son of Thomas Coulson. The boy was found in Colorado and returned. Bryant bound over to circuit court with $1,000 bond, jailed until next December term.
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Tripp
Supreme Court
Huron
Whalen
Kingsbury County
Stratton
Bryant
Lake Preston
Thomas Coulson
Colorado
Port Meade
John Henning
Butte, Mont
Thal
Henning
Silvers
Port Mead
Pierre
Park B. Jenkins
Sioux Falls
South Sioux Falls
G. G. Mandt Manufacturing Company
Fred A. Mix
Ft. Pierre
Mitchell
Frank Lyford
Midland
Byrne
Stanley County
Opera House
George Philip
Fort Pierre
Geddes
Ambrose G. Beck
Parker
S. C
Aberdeen
A. G. Schatz
New Salem
I. Roberts
Frankfort
R. W. Schoonaker
News- Messenger
News-Messenger
Akron
George Carlson
Union County
Lemmon
Perkins County
Beresford
Frank M. Byrne
State Railway Commission
Milwaukee Railway Company
Andover
Harlem
Canton
Gle Jacobson
Henry Heattum
Capitol
Rolinds
Joseph Stainer
Sturgis
Lewis Couteau
Piedmont
Kimball
Counci
Olaf Hasmussen
Milwaukee Railroad
Miller
Mane County
Reollege
Rate hearing at Pierre starts this afternoon
A hearing opens in Pierre this afternoon on freight and passenger rate questions in South Dakota. State railroads are represented by counsel, with Governor Ayrte and Attorney General Johnson cooperating with railroad commission members.
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Pierre
S. di
South Dakota
Ayrte
Johnson
Railroad Commission
Negro author to sue father in law over marriageaffection
Oscar Mis Sheaux, a black author of The Conquest about Rosebud life, says he has filed a $10,000 damages suit against his father in law for alienating his wife's affections. The defendant is a prominent Chicago minister.
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Dallay
Oscar Mis- Sheaux
Rosebud Reservation
Chicago
Three Suspects Taken For Yankton Hold Up
Yankton men Braughtman Lee and Nels Blair are under arrest charged with robbing George Mortenson, an Omaha visitor, of 58 dollars. Meanwhile Chattanooga merchants raise 20,000 dollars for a half mile Great White Way project.
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Yankton
Yankton, & C
Clude Braughtman
Lee
Nels Blair
George Mortenson
Omaha
Chattanooga
Port Mead arrest highlights jail escape fears
DEAPWOOL reports John Henning, a deserter from Port Mead, confessed to police that he is wanted in Butte Montana for jail escape while awaiting charges. Henning boasted he could escape any jail with a hairpin, but Port Mead authorities refused him.
Trade Frictions Highlight Albany Gem Build Costs
The report notes Romania as a minor trade partner, with exports from Yale to the country amounting to a minimal share of total imports. It also mentions New York expenditures for vendors and a United Gostel building project in Albans costing about 1.1 million dollars this year.
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Rouminia
United States
Yale
New York
Gostel
Albans
Interest Fund Was Fine Pickings for State Treasurers
An investigative committee reveals banks paid substantial interest to former South Dakota treasurers under new statutes. Illinois Trust and Savings paid B. Collins 4300 and John Schamber 15700 over four years. Since 1908, interest has gone to state funds. George Johnston complied with the statute, total due estimated at 42989, potential shortfall acknowledged.
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B. Collins
South Dakota
John Schamber
A. W. Ewart
State Senate
George Johnston
Pleasure Party Encounters Trestle Bridge Fire North Side
Mr and Mrs Charles Kranz their son Edward and Bo Christianson on an inspection drive four miles from Watertown on Rock Island trestle. Weed burners started the blaze on the north side but a passing section crew did not notice. The party notified Rock Island depot by telephoning from a farm to prevent serious damage.
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Watertown
Charles Kranz
Edward
Bo Christianson
Rock Island
Fton & Hand
Monroe Fire Destroys Saloon Row. Loss Estimated at 50000
A blaze in Monroe South Dakota on August 2 destroyed multiple buildings including the Pat Janette saloon, Queal's lumber office, Monroe News office, pool hall, cream station, ice house, a barn, and a carpenter shop. Discovered around 2 AM by Mel Wierenga, flames spread from the rear of the Jenette saloon and hindered by scant facilities as residents fought the fire. total contents were largely a loss. The fire was halted at Henry Sweeters implement house after threatening several structures.
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Monroe Monroe
Pat Janette
Queal
Monroe
Jeanette
J. Deubhr
S. Stohr
Mel Wierenga
Jenette
Hoffman
Bridgewater
Henry Sweeters
Stockman's State Bank Chartered at Capa South Dakota
The secretary of state chartered the Stockman's State bank in Capa Lyman county with $10,000 capital. President M C Sherwood of Midland J E Thorne of Cana vice president and H G Williams of Capa serve as cashier. Incorporators include W J Bunker A H Bloom Wendie Erik Kleven N W Edwards A J Hauge Van Meter and Katherine Thorne all of various local towns. John Hayes formerly president of the defunct Capa bank fled two months ago. the Capa bank has resumed operations and repaid depositors.
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N. W. Edwards
Capa
A. J. Hauge
van Meter
Katherine Thorne
John Hayes
Fort Pierre
Capa Bank
Hayes
Apportionments Made For Timber Sales In Black Hills
Lawrence county receives 2842.83 from Black Hills timber sales with nine tenths funding roads and one tenth schools. Total forest service proceeds 45000.26. State distributes 26 percent to counties by forest area. Huron College names H M Gage as new president replacing GC H French after trustees vote. Gage previously dean at Huron and former seven year dean at Parsons College Fairfield Iowa.
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Lawrence County
Black Hills National Forest
Black Hills Forest Service
H. M. Gage
Huron College
Huron
GC. H. French
Parsons College
Airfield
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