This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
2
A wide, garbled column collects notes on teetotal origins, the mob term, Landor anecdotes, German warship experiments with calcium carbide projectiles, early American printing, New York municipal oversight, St Mark as journalist, and a Fer city description near Lake Winnipeg.
Aberdeen reports the arrest of William T. Hinkies of Britton on an indictment tied to the United States Live Stock company swindle in which horses were traded for money and property under a scheme described as a wild horse capture. He was held on $5,000 bond. Separate items note a municipal saloon plan in Desmet tabled after legal concerns and accidents causing severe burns to Mrs. Ole Loseth in Roslyn and a runaway injuring Miss Lizzie Dannenbring with potential amputation.
Aberdeen June 3 Gov Frank M Byrne was guest of honor at a Friday dinner attended by 14 prominent business men and Republicans. Both stalwart and progressive factions vowed hearty support for Byrne and his ticket in the fall election.
Washington June 3 Colonel Roosevelt may go to South Dakota after returning from Spain to campaign for bull moose support. Senator Sterling said Roosevelt may not be as strong there as in 1912, while a second item reports a water carnival seat collapse in Yankton injuring several, including Mrs H D Nebr with a crushed ankle.
The Aero Club of America announced a committee headed by Rear Admiral Peary to draft a world aeronautical map. The plan seeks standardized map standards among nations and a chart of air routes and prevailing currents. Cooperation with scientific and athletic bodies across Asia is sought to advance the project.
A scattered digest from Elk Point to Marion notes a missing Mrs. George Thatch found wandering near home and cared for, a diploma event in Elk Point, a South Dakota Home Messenger burial, road and trail projects, a state rate cut plan for Dakota Central messages, and various local notices including crimes, civic appointments, and infrastructure upgrades across Yankton, Vermilion, Mitchell, Deadwood, and other towns.
An elderly man mistook Toronto for Ward and walked for miles to visit relatives in Deuel county. Caught in a sudden storm, he sheltered in a grove overnight, grew soaked, and was found by locals who alerted the sheriff. He was cared for by relatives who later brought him home.
A fragmented clipping reports a death with derisive phrase about Baseman and a note on a scientific survey by German and American institutes. It mentions Potsdam Berlin and a distance study between Potsdam and Horta in the Azores, aiming to compare Earth expansion over time.
The government to hold a royal commission in Quebec starting June 9 to investigate the Empress of Ireland sinking. A preliminary probe led by Captain Lindsay proceeds as divers search for more bodies and cargo amid 969 known dead and 418 saved.
A special from Tupper Lake reports fires near Croag Clearing endangering Adirondack state forestry plantations. Another blaze at Bus Pond has drawn crews from lack Orcs of men to battle the flames.
Four rowboat passengers, two girls among them, could not swim and sank in the Delaware River after their boat began to sink. Survivors describe how three young men leapt to save others and perished, naming the dead as John Mouponer, Taney, and John Murs ea.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.