Wheat prospects and social notes from 1920 issues in ELOTLAND and beyond
Wheat yield in Elotland Kansas estimated at 147 million bushels with low movement due to reduced car traffic and market access. Observes wartime clerks and veterans, livestock and potato tomato farming on one plant, tax and transport shifts, public concerns about anarchists, rail rate impacts, and diverse social anecdotes from Chicago to London reflecting postwar adjustment.
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Kansas
Levater
Leslie Gates
Chicago Board of Trade
Satisfactory Working Of Law 15 In Pierre S D
The state Industrial commissioner reports for the year ending June 20 shows over 80000 paid to workmen under the compensation law and over 30000 for medical reliefs. In three years the law has paid out over 250000 to claimants with little litigation. Few claims reached court due to arbitration boards and prompt settlements by insurers. Employers largely carry insurance and report injuries promptly, with quick settlements as a rule.
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Board of Arbitration
New Trial Granted in Big Damage Suit
Beresford South Dakota August 17 The state supreme court granted a new trial in the damage suit by Ulrich Larson a wealthy Beresford farmer against Mrs Jens Johnson owner of a farm in the same area Larson was cleared of an arson charge tied to the death of Mrs Johnson s son found dead in a barn The prior verdict awarded Larson $1000 and the new trial is expected to unveil sensational evidence.
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Beresford
S. D
State Supreme Court
Ulrich Larson
Jens Johnsen
Mre& Johnson
Johnson
Larson
Chen
Sen
Roosevelt’s Saturday Program in South Dakota
Democratic headquarters in Sioux Falls announces Franklin D. Roosevelt will visit South Dakota on Saturday August 24 arriving in Sioux Falls at 7 10 am then to Mitchell arriving 10 45 am addressing the Federation of Women’s Clubs at 11 am speaking from the Elk’s club porch at 12 30 pm Roosevelt party travels to Spencer at 2 30 pm Salem at 3 pm then returns to Sioux Falls for an 8 o’clock evening speech in the coliseum.
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Sioux Paris
Sioux Falls
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Dakota
Mitchell
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Elk's Club
Roosevelt
Spencer
Salem
At & Glock
Parker Banker Dies at Iowa Lake Resort
Parker Danforth, 3. D., aged 40 years, long tied to banking and real estate in Parker and Yankton, died at his summer resort on Thursday from hardening of the arteries and general debility after years of ill health. Born in New York.
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Parker
Forth
Yankton
Danforth
New York
Two Injured by Falling Derrick at Hamill Well Drilling
Gregory Aug. 17. Frank Himes and Ralph Langan suffered severe injuries when a windstorm toppled the drilling derrick near Hamill. Himes had a broken leg and crushed foot, Langan sustained severe head wounds. Both are expected to recover.
Woman Jumps Into Missouri River From Wheeler Ferry
Gregory South Dakota Aug 17 Mrs Jens Sorenson of near Lucas leaped from the Wheeler ferry boat into the Missouri river and killed herself. Her husband attempted rescue but was overcome by the swift current. She had been in poor health for months and is survived by her husband and an infant child.
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Gregory
S. C
Jens Sorenson
Lucas
Wheeler
Missouri River
Air Mail Route Opens Between Chicago and St Louis
Daily air mail service began today with a plane carrying 160 pounds of mail departing Chicago at 8:20 driven by pilot Hamilton Lee. A second plane was scheduled to depart St Louis for Chicago.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Hamilton Lee
Two Held for Alleged Blackmail Plot in Chicago
Police investigate alleged blackmail attempt by Samuel Newhall and Mrs Ellen Wesley against the widow of Edward J. Coleman, murdered labor hero. The pair allegedly received $2,000 on demand threatening the widow and her 56 year old daughter.
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Chicago
Samuel Newhall
Mra
Ellen Wesley
Nepress
Edward J. Coleman
Gangatera
National Banks Well Patronized In South Dakota
South Dakota ranked 12th among states for national bank deposits with 244 deposits per thousand residents as of May 4, 1920, per the treasury. July 1 figures show 136 banks operating with 108000 dollars in demand deposits and 76000 dollars in time deposits per thousand residents, population 753,897. The list of top states by deposits places Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Oregon, Minnesota, Iowa, Virginia, Vermont, California ahead of South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls, & D
South Dakota
Treasury Department
Washington
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Oregon
Minnesota
Iowa
Virginia
Vermont
California
Elopers Returned and Placed Under Bond in Hot Springs
Hot Springs S D Aug 16 Leon Williams and Mrs May Grotz who eloped from Oelrichs were arrested at Mitchell and brought back to Hot Springs. Each was bound for 1000 pending preliminary hearing. Bonds were posted by relatives and they are at liberty. The elopement stirred resentment in Oelrichs and Mrs Williams gave birth to a baby after the disappearance.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Mitchel
Leon Williams
May Grotz
Oelrichs
Williams
Lemmon preps for fair September 22 23 and 24
Lemmon D August 16 The Inter-State Fair Association plans a three day fair starting September 22 featuring a standard half mile race track with generous purses for auto and horse races An animal circus is planned and boys pony races will be held each day Farm product exhibits are expected to be very fine.
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Lemmon
Inter-State Fair Association
Notable Trio in Legion Weekly Spoof
A Good Citizenship club event features a former French policy official with a coat slip naming Foch Joffre and Petain humorously mistaken for Hart Schaffner and Marx. The Ancient Grudge mocks political spins from London Opinion with quips about rocking a baby and porch politics.
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American Legion Weekly
Good Citizenship Club
Foch
Joffre
Petain
France
Hart
Schaffner
Marx
Lightning Destroys Moore Farm Barn in Dakota Storm
Aug 14 report lists a bolt of lightning starting a fire that destroyed the Moore farm barn 10 miles northeast of Ethan. One horse, several cows, feed, harness and equipment were lost. Estimated damage set at $20,000 borne by ter Hayne. no insurance. Also noted S T Kiddoo, president of the Livestock Exchange National Bank in Chicago, cites a North and West horses shortage due to reduced breeding, urging ranchers to resume mare breeding to rebuild stocks.
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Hebert McGill
Winnnalpeg Grain Exchange
Regardft
Canada
Europe
North America
Ar Gentina
Moore Farm
Ethan
Chicago
S. T. Kiddoo
Livestock Exchange National Bank
Illinois
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Northwest
Lutheran Pastors Meet at Augustana College in Sioux Falls
More than 70 Lutheran pastors gathered at Augustana college for a conference running August 14 to 17. Delegations include Brookings Sioux Falls Sioux City Vermillion and Yankton with lectures each morning and a joint Lutheran service at the city coliseum. The Rev C M Wesneg will deliver the sermon and missions will be funded by an offering. Officers listed: Rev Olaf Lyons Vermillion president Rev A E Ojstad Beresford secretary Rev T A Johnson Brandon treasurer.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Augustana College
Brookings
Sioux City
Vermillion
Yankton
City Coliseum
C. M. Wesneg
St. Paul
Olaf Lyons
A. E. Ojstad
Beresford
T. A. Johnson
Brandon
KITTEN MAKES WAVES IN SMALL PONIES TALE
A quirky Sydney London Answers item notes Little Friskey a tiny pony weighing seventeen pounds once, now twenty eight, adored by Litto Friskey in a humorous feature. Separate snippets mention Mrs Knott and Mrs Spot quips about dressmaker milliner and a Denver embezzlement case involving Frank Gallagher a movie figure.
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Little Friskey
Litto Friskey
Milwaukee
London
Mrs. Knott
Mrs. Soot
Abraham Lincoln on stage at Hammersmith Lyric Theatre
Review of George Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln presented by the Birmingham Repertory Company. The drama, praised for its inspired authorship and strong Lincoln performance by William J. Rea, features six sparse scenes and two Chroniclers, with limited staging and no lavish sets, yet earns deep London audience ovation and reverent reaction to the assassination climax.
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America
John Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
Birmingham
Hammersmith Lyric Theater
London
Birmingham Repertory Company
Julius Caesar
Rome
United States
White House
Lincoln
Springfield
Appomatox
William J. Rea
Chicago
Seward
Washington
Sumter
Cabinet
Artemus Ward
Utica Lin¢on
Grant
Lee
Lincoln Iravea
Ford's Theater
Booth
Proper use of formaldehyde as a house disinfectant
The National Crop Improvement Service notes that sinks accumulate grease and odors despite care. Formaldehyde, used as a few drops in a basin of water, acts as a deodorant, sweetening sinks cupboards shelves and refrigerators without leaving discoloration. The strong odor evaporates quickly.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Formalde
Echoes of Global Sidewalks and League Debates
A mosaic of ancient and modern streets shows how sidewalks vary by country from private property in Holland to arcaded passages in Switzerland and raised walkways in Chester. The piece also includes breezy quips on beggars in Paris and London, Taft and Harding on the league, and a New York iron worker christening a baby on a steel girder.
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Holland
Hague
Rotterdam
Chester
England
Malta
Rue de la Republique
Lyons
Africa
New York
Iron Workers
Earth exploration and hens in a yard tale
A girl and her father discuss a hens task in a yard scene while a debate on Earth and space opens. A Scientific American remark notes the paradox of knowing the distant moon more than Earth’s crust and hints at economic reasons to change this situation.
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Ofindsley
Earth
New York
Scientific American
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Pasquale
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Thural Weekly
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