Vast United States Tax Levies and Early 20th Century Inquiries
Tax figures reveal 1912 levies totaling 1.86 billion dollars with per capita burden of 12.91. Real estate assessments reach 69.45 billion, nearly doubling 1902 levels. New York leads with 221.467 million and per capita 22.80, followed by Pennsylvania Illinois and Massachusetts with varying figures. Also noted are Hugo royalties, London power forecasts, and a mix of science, industry, and social items from the era.
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Unitedates
Persoa
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Tlinois
Murder mystery case shocks Sioux Falls police
A coroner s jury ruled that Tom Dougherty died from a knife or razor attack in a basement near Phillips Avenue and Eleventh Street, branding the case a murder. Dougherty, possibly named Albert, was found with deep neck and face wounds while the area bustled with pedestrians. Authorities suspect robbery as a motive and note his limited silver cash. Dougherty had worked around Sioux Falls and Rock Rapids before a brief local stay.
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Broux Malls
Sioux Falls
Tom Dougherty
Philips Avenue
Elehth Street
Dougherty
Ftax
Tom
Albert
Rock Rapids
Bionx Falls
Chasing Couple Arrested After Country Pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Schair of Chamberlain arrested Join Pitts and his Alexandria bride after a multi mile chase in a touring car. The pair resisted with threats as authorities were summoned in Alexandria. The duo halted only when the deputy drew a gun amid a prank by local jokers.
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Pukwana
Schair
Chamberlain
Join Pitts
Alexandria
Alesandria
Ends One Prison Term Then Starts on Another
Slows Falls inmate William McCarty, released after a year for burglary, was re arrested by Sheriff Thomas Miner and resentenced by a circuit judge to one year and three months. McCarty confessed to robbing the Keltzer hardware store in Fedora days before the Woonsocket burglary.
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Slows Falls
F Woonsocket
William McCarty
Girl Dies After Stepping On Nail Injury
Armada Snipstad aged years died after stepping on a rusty nail foot near the great toe. Initial wound appeared minor but deteriorated rapidly leading to death a week later in Bat ter city. Officials say contract awarded for town surveying precedes plans. Mothers Congress for Education Against War elected leaders in Mitchell South Dakota branch.
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Bute
Armada Snipstad
Louis Snipstad
Ol Soning
Congress For
Eattte Nell
Callin
Aiftchell
Bea
South Dakota
the Nations
Mitchell
Pierre
Bret
Rene
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Epien
Eeioriarees
Liquor Sales at Auction by Officer Upheld
The attorney general rules that a sheriff may levy on seized intoxicating liquor and sell it at auction as part of official duty without a license. He advises refusing bids from prohibited buyers and notes cases differ on legality. Also reports a fatal plow accident near Lake Norden and other state items including Indian exhibit policies and Pythian meeting notes.
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Caldwell
Pierre
Gélling
Potter County
Rey
Nominal insanity ruling near Yankton ends case
In Yankton South Dakota the insanity board dismissed the commitment to the hospital for the insane of Mrs Alec J Thomas after a complaint by State's Attorney A I Wyman who said the move aimed to shield him from a public attack The case follows a prior violence incident involving a colored man named Jackson who allegedly cut Mrs Thomas's throat and prompted a lenient sentence.
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Yankton
S. D
Board of Insanity
Alec J. Thomas
Hospital
A. I. Wyman
Tate
Wig
Thomas
Court case tests legality of Yankton school system
The Yankton city school board is named as a defendant in a suit brought by Theodore Halla county superintendent seeking to stop salary payments to Theron Harmon city schools superintendent. The action argues Harmon lacks a first grade state certificate and aims to resolve if the city system remains legal under commission government rules. Hearing postponed to allow adding Harmon as a party.
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Deadwood
Elliott
United States District Court
United States
A. E. Schooler
Fred Boescherdling
Lyman County
Replevin
Schooler
South Dakota
R. P. Stewart
J. G. Bartine
Yankton
City Show Board
Theodore Halla
Yankton County
Theron A. Harmon
Harmon
Commission
Professor Harmon
Summer Delayed Says North Dakota Weather Prophet
Aberdeen South Dakota June 18 Jas Westmorland a local weather prophet says summer will come late this year with cold weather extending through July. He predicts the real warm season will be August September and October causing a belated summer.
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Aberdeen
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Jas. Westmorland
South Dakota
Northwest
Old War Time Policy Reveals Restrictions and Dispute
A 1865 insurance policy issued to Joseph Kirk in Belvidere Indiana is unearthed by his son George Kirk. The paid up policy includes a reinstate if drafted clause and travel bans to southern states and unsettled frontiers. With Joseph dead since 1897, heirs dispute who is entitled to the amount due.
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Pierre
S. D
Stablein
Joseph Kirk
Belvidere
George Kirk
Platte
Joeph Kirk
Rocky Mountains
Kirk
June Apportionment Of State School Funds Set
Pierre S D June 18 The state and department have made the June apportionment of Interest and income funds to common schools totaling 73009741 dollars or 427 per pupil The total this year rises 21638 69 from last year due to rentals and an end of pre paid interest on 1915 sales Minnehaha County leads with 29907 42 Brown 29279 39 Other counties in 20000 class include Brookings Charles Mix Day Lawrence and Roberts Counties with 10000 to 20000 include Beadle Bon Homme Clark Clay Codington Davison Deuel Douglas Grant Gregory Hamlin Hutchinson Kingsbury Lake Lincoln McCook McPherson Marshall Meade Miner Pennington Perkins Spink Tripp Turner Union and Yankton All others below 10000.
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Department
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Brown County
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Charles Ix
Day
Lawrence
Roberts
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Lincoln
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Miner
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Turner
Union
Yankton
Parole Ease for Wife Desertion Case Stirs Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls reports a new state law allowing parole for men charged with wife desertion. Everett J. Hyke, arrested three weeks ago, was released on $500 bond with the condition to take care of his wits and wife. If he fails, the charge remains pending and could be prosecuted.
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Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Max Kossove
Kimball
United States
Taubman
Iowa
Everett J. Hyke
Governor commutes Frank death sentence to life
Atlanta June 21 Gov Slaton commuted Leo M Frank's death to life imprisonment for the Mary Phagan murder. Frank was secretly moved to Milledgeville prison to await action after hearings by the prison commission, with petitions urging clemency from diverse groups.
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Tey M. Frank
Slaton
Frank
Milledgeville
Mary Phagan
Hhe Country
Georgia
Leon Frank
Lfe
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Maury Phagan
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May Pooette
Recoreen
Am Sine Ce
Marie
Mary
Sultan of Turkey Ill in Constantinople
A telegram from Constantinople reports the Sultan Mehmed is ill. The Turkish embassy notes the illness and indicates concern for the sultan’s health and possible succession issues.
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Sultan OF
Turkey
Constantinople
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