Supreme court grants licenses to 29 graduates
The supreme court has granted licenses to 29 graduates from the law department of the state university. Mr. Fox, long time postmaster at Tripp, resigns and will settle a claim in Montana. Chas. McClung, band leader, seeks the postmastership. Standing Rock lands will open for settlement once allotments are made, likely next spring, by first come first served with no registration.
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Supreme Court
Law Department
the State University
Fox
Tripp
Hutchinson Herald
Montana
Chas. McClung
Standing Rock
Firet
Congress Considers Elastic Monetary Law Revisions
A proposed revision would make currency rules more elastic if salaries are tied to the elasticity. A minor under fifteen would be allowed to drive a car or handle a gun only under parental or guardian supervision after the new law takes effect next month.
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Congress
Young Man Jumps 200 Feet to Propose Marriage
A young New York man jumped from the Washington Bridge into the Harlem River, a 200 foot drop, to prove he had the nerve to ask a young lady to marry him. He appeared to test how it would feel to be dropped.
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New York
Washington Bridge
Harlem River
Kentucky Law for Vital Statistics Named by Editor
The Kentucky Law registering births and deaths has faced opposition since its enactment, though physicians led the push for its passage. Kentucky Medical Journal favors calling the state bureau of vital statistics “Kentucky's Big Family” to emphasize public benefit and proper naming.
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State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Big Family Bible
Kentucky
Kentucky Medical Journal
the Babies
State Bureau of
Vital Stas
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mitchell Seeks Traffic Manager as Freight Rates Studied
The June semi annual distribution from the permanent school fund totals 695178.96, giving 5.09 per pupil for the year. Bon Homme county receives 15081.32 and Hutchinson county 19262.72. Mitchell Commercial Club at its annual meeting decided to hire a traffic manager to study freight rates and prevent merchant discrimination.
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Bon Homme County
Hutchinson County
Commercial Club of
Mitchell
Chautauqua backers face small shortages in towns
The Woonsocket guarantors lacked six dollars each, Plankinton broke even, and Parks ton showed a hundred dollar shortage. Despite these gaps, organizers expect a stronger ticket sale next year. Postmaster L T Hoaglin of Platte seeks facts after a report of an inspector alleging a demoralized office. no removal yet, per Madison Sentinel.
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Woonsocket
Plankinton
Parkston
L. T. Hoaglin
Platte
Crawford
Department
Hoaglin
Madison Sentinel
Merital Eczema Remedy Promises Instant Relief
An advertisement claims Merital Eczema Remedy quickly relieves eczema and skin diseases with permanent results. Brock Drug Co. is listed as exclusive agents in Ady. The copy emphasizes urgency and superiority over other treatments.
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Brock Drug Co
Exclusive Agents
Ady
Fiftyth Gettysburg battle anniversary tents rise on battlefield
Next week marks the fiftieth anniversary of Gettysburg with 7000 tents ready for eight veterans each. The C M St P railroad will run a steel train of eight sleepers and dining and cafe cars for South Dakota veterans. A mammoth tent will host 15000 onlookers for the exercises.
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Gettysburg
Battle
South Dakota
Controversy Over Coffey Appointment as Revenue Collector
Disputes arise over James Coffey's appointment to collect revenue for South and North Dakota as two initiative petitions, one for a primary law and another for a bank guarantee law, face forgery and name-transfer allegations. Charges claim signatures were forged and that bank petition material was moved to the primary petition without signers’ knowledge. Senate delay and North Dakota Democrats' bid add political stakes and legal penalties for forgery include up to a $500 fine and five years imprisonment per forged signature.
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James Coffey
South
North Dakota
Coffey
Secretary of State
Senate
Sisseton City Tests Two Saloon Rule Plan
In Sisseton two saloons are permitted but licenses were granted to a single operator under an agreement that only one will be run. The licensee earns 1800 dollars, and all receipts go to two town citizens who supervise management, with half allocated to the city treasury and half to the gold roads fund.
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Sisseton
Gold Roads Fund
President Wilson pushes currency reform plan in Congress
President Wilson submits currency reform proposals to Congress urging action once the tariff bill is settled. The president states the aim is sound but full judgment depends on complete disclosure of all details.
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Wilson
Congress
Cavalry horse supply to be boosted by new Indian reserve stations
The War Department seeks more cavalry horses and will establish breeding stations on Indian reservations. Major R. G. Paxton has opened the first station at the Cheyenne Agency in South Dakota to meet growing demand.
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War Department
R. G. Paxton
Cheyenne Agency
South Dakota
New Coal Testing Duty In State Charities Purchases
The pure food and drug commissioner’s office gains a top role as coal quality tests become mandatory for every car load bought by the board of charities and corrections. Purchases will be based on the best producing qualities of the coal across state institutions.
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Office of
Pure Food and Drug ‘Commissioner
Board of Charities and Corrections
Fire safety plea for Fourth of July celebrations
The State Fire Prevention Association urges a timely appeal to curb reckless fireworks use. The Chicago Record-Herald cites 1912 fire deaths at 988 with no property loss total reported, likely large. The piece notes growing sentiment for a sane celebration and calls for further agitation on the issue.
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State
Chicago Record-Herald
President Wilson Signs Sundry Civil Bill Amid Veto Clash
President Wilson signed the sundry civil bill after President Taft vetoed a provision barring any appropriations from being used to prosecute labor unions or farmers’ organizations under the Sherman act. Wilson called the exemption unjustifiable but accepted the bill to cover urgent needs, noting other funds remain for prosecutions if required.
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Wilson
Taft
Lawyer’s stern cross examination meets clever witness
An anecdote shows a witness outwitting a young lawyer in court. The attorney demands facts while the witness reveals the defendant’s neighbor lives next door above him, exposing a misreading of living arrangements and the flaw in insisting on simple directional facts.
Dame Alice Owen's tercentenary sparks interest in London
Interest grows in London over the tercentenary of Dame Alice Owen the founder of Owen's School and Almshouses in Islington. A tale recalls her near death from an archer's arrow in Islington fields after which she funded the school and almshouses and left significant bequests to Oxford Cambridge Christ's Hospital and Blue Coat School. The Islington school's income now about 55000 per year from founder's invested funds.
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London
England
Alice Owen
Owen
Islington
Alice
Tslington
Oxford
Cambridge
Christ's Hospital
Blue Coat School
Islington School
Ihery
Meritol Tonic Digestive Product Highlight
Meritol Tonic Digestive described as a rejuvenator and builder that tones up the system improves appetite aids digestion and cleanses the system of impurities. Brock Drug Co provides exclusive agent sales and distribution.
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Meritol
Brock Drug Co
Woman's No All Powerful Rothschild Bankers Advised Mother
A discovered manuscript about Gudula Rothschild wife of Maier Amschel Rothschild recounts war avoidance. She reportedly advised her banker sons in London Naples Paris and Vienna and predicted there would be no war. Her counsel is said to have prevented royal funding and conflict.
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Gudula Rothschild
Maier Amschel Rothschild
Jveaitetsaeneneno
Mother Gudula
London
Naples
Paris
Vienna
College Education and a New Pannier Skirt Suit
A Suburban Life item envisions a college graduate seated with a thoughtful gaze as she contemplates the future. She credits four years of mentors for shaping character and predicts the world will gain momentum from her philanthropic efforts. She rises, comments on back numbers at home, and notes her new pannier skirt suit.
Where She Was at Home in London Opinion Quote
A Melbourne scribe notes British girls migrating to Australia start in domestic service. One girl, unable to cook at first, learns to prepare an edible dish with scalloped paper decoration. Her mistress praises the neat ornamentation, and she replies that her London trade was making paper linings for coffins.
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Australia
Melbourne
London
Philosophy From Millstadt in the Enterprise
The Millstadt Enterprise extols a practical young man with knowledge hands and health as his own letter of reference. It says such men rise to the top among many and lead when stranded, never whining but taking action, improving, and achieving.
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Millstadt
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