Change of editors at Hutchinson paper and rail improvements
Last week the Hutchinson Herald changed ownership with Mr George Pfeffer taking over from long time editor Mr Headley who will move to Vermillion or Mitchell for his children’s schooling. The Milwaukee railroad between here and Sioux City is being upgraded to 90 pound rails and old road bed faults cause frequent wrecks along the Vermillion to Burbank stretch.
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Hutchinson Herald
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Vermillion
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Pfeifiere
Milwaukee
Here
Sioux City
Plain Talk
Burbank
Yankton
Engineers from Wisconsin to study Missouri River power plant feasibility
The hydro electric commission appointed by the legislature hires Daniel W. Mead and Charles V. Seastone of Madison Wisconsin to survey the Missouri river water powers. They will report on feasibility and are expected to submit findings within a year.
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Missouri River
Daniel W. Mead
Charles V. Seastone
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Wisconsin University
Seastone
Two candidates enter race for governor post
Two contenders for governor are W. H. McMaster and Carl Gunderson. McMaster seeks succession on experience while Gunderson argues heredity laws are outdated. Analysts expect more bidders as campaigns focus on socialism versus sanity and a wary electorate.
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W. H. McMaster
Carl Gunderson
Barkises
Memorial campaign planned for 147th Field Artillery unit
The 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota’s nearly complete unit, is returning home and will likely arrive during memorial week. Residents prepare a welcome with a campaign to honor them and their comrades in arms with a lasting memorial.
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147Th Field Artillery
South Dakota
South Dakota National Guard unit to demobilize near home
The 147th field artillery, with much of the old Fourth South Dakota National Guard, plans to leave Brest on May 2. A movement, backed by Adjutant General Morris, seeks demobilization at Sioux Falls so many South Dakota soldiers can be discharged near friends, despite War Department plans.
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South Dakota National Guard
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Sioux Fale
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South Dakota
Beauty and endurance mark South Dakota WWI memorial note
Beauty and endurance are set as the keynote for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial to be erected by South Dakota in honor of its World War boys. The article emphasizes lasting virtue and resilience as guiding themes for the monument.
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South Dakota
Memorial Drive Fund Aim to Erect Lasting Beauty
A drive running May 25 to 30 seeks public contribution to build a memorial described as eternal and exquisitely proportioned. Organizers pledge to sacrifice other priorities to ensure the monument is a lasting “thing of beauty and a joy forever.”
Atlantic cable lines to be returned to owners May second
Washington reports that the Atlantic cable lines will be returned to owners on May 2. Postmaster General Burleson urged restoring land telegraph and telephone lines to owners as Congress passes essential laws. Critics say government management has failed and costs are high.
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Atlantic
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Congress
Democrats To the President, Urging the Removal of Mr. Burleson
Supreme Court
Landis
America
Mr. Burleson
Fractured peace talks threaten postwar league
The text notes that France seeks more territory, Italy quits in protest, and Japan presses for Chinese spoils, undermining unity in the effort to frame a league of nations. It warns the disunity will persist beyond the league's formation and fuel ongoing strife.
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League of Nations
France
Italy
Council
Japan
Common Brotherhood
Church groups back national campaign for soldiers' jobs
The Federal Employment Service teams with church groups across states to make next Sunday May 4 a day to aid returning soldiers in finding employment without delay. East coast churches joined, with endorsements from President Wilson and the Employment Service.
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Federal Employment Service
East
Wilson
Employment Service
Liberty Loan Drive Subscriptions Lag Across Nation
Latest reports show national subscriptions at about one quarter of goal as the drive nears its halfway point. Officials urge rapid public response to strengthen funding for war efforts.
Vermillion Store Purchased by Meisenholder Family
Vermillion papers report M. Meisenholder of Parkston bought C. E. Prentis store in Vermillion. The operation will be run by his sons G. Meisenholder and B. A. Meisenholder, and his son-in-law Lee V. Aspinwall. The store began as Lee and Prentis in 1869. Lee sold his interests to Prentis a few months ago.
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M. Meisenholder
Parkston
C. E. Prentis
Vermillion
G. Meisenholder
B. A. Meisenholder
Lee. V. Aspinwall
Lee & Prentis
Lee
Mr. Prentis
School Leader Moves to Lions Club Amid Train Wreck News
Dr. Wi, school principal, plans to join Lions Robert Hhber. A brother's letter mentions Camp Mille and a likely week home. Albert survived a train wreck that injured Clifford Hanna's legs, but he was not seriously hurt.
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Omaha
Dr. Wi
Lions
Robert Hhber
Camp Mille
Albert
Clifford Hanna
Tyndal Store Fixtures and Local Business Moves
J. L. Hoch placed fixtures in his drug store last week and modernization is boosting business. M. J. McCormick will manage Mary Auto Co and is viewed as a reliable choice. Sturtevant returned from New York after his mother's death, and J. P. Krall bought J. T. Ostry’s jewelry store and took possession. Ostry has yet to decide his next move.
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Tyndal Register
J. L. Hoch
M. J. McCormick
The
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Matt
Tyndall
J. P. Krall
J. T. Ostry
John
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Uniform World War I Graves Plan Endorsed by Commission
A London Times writer notes Imperial War Graves Commission rules require equal treatment for all soldiers in a cemetery. Individual headstones will show regiment, name, rank, unit, and death date with a common home memorial. A central cross and memorial stone will mark each cemetery, with Kipling selecting an inscription.
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Imperial War Graves Commission
London Times
Rudyard Kipling
Railroad wage boosts and ownership questions loom
Vermillion Plain Talk notes ongoing wage increases for railroad employees and ponders what will happen when Uncle Sam returns the roads to private owners. Seaterville Ledger reports Lesterville’s Victory Liberty Loan oversubscribing its quota on opening day with bonds sold from 1 PM to 6 PM reaching 13,900.00 dollars.
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Seaterville Ledger
Victory Liberty Loan
Lesterville
Bonda
War thrift reduces New York carriage can material loss
The text notes in New York 1916 average carriage can load contained 50 dollars of good material. Under wartime thrift the value was cut by eight percent in 1917, saving over one and a half million dollars for the year.
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New York
Prisoners to Make Auto Number Plates at State Penitentiary
Report from Pierre states inmates at the state penitentiary will be set to work manufacturing auto number plates to cut costs. The Vermillion Republican notes it is a good idea, though it may awaken memories for those who have stolen cars.
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Vermillion Republican
Pierre
Caravan Kitchens To Stay In London Wartime Aid
A London dispatch reports the caravan kitchen program, led by Miss Horsborough, feeding children in poorer districts. Volunteers cook en route and serve affordable dinners to mothers away at work, reaching about 337 dinners weekly and plans envision permanent expansion beyond wartime use.
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Eng
Mills linked to historic New Zealand strike
Summit Independent notes Walter Thomas Mills, an adviser traveling with Townley, is the same organizer behind a past New Zealand strike that nearly ruined farming. It claims New Zealand farmers ended the strike by transporting produce on steamers and repelling Mills' strikebreakers with axe handles.
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Summit Independent
Walter Thomas Mills
Townley
New Zealand
Mills
Atrikera
Farm owner rejects offer for Springfield acreage
From the Springfield Times Rink Boschma refused an offer of 300 per acre for his farm four miles west of Springfield last week. He is not alone many farms near town cannot be bought for 300 per acre Ward Brown reports from a Spanish port that new orders suggest travel to Austria or Russia leaving them unsure if they are headed home We can imagine the appointment of the lads.
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Springfield Times
Rink Boschma
Springfield
Ward Brown
Austria
Russia
Berry buys Richard Colgan 120 near Avon in deal closed last week
R T Berry purchased the Richard Colgan 120 located ten miles southwest of Avon. The deal closed last week. Mrs R T Berry rode a train to Stella Nebraska Saturday to fetch her mother Mrs Shiley who plans to spend the summer at the Berry home.
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Avon Clarion
R. T. Berry
Richard Colgan
Avon
Stella
Nebraska
Shiley
Berry Home
Rothing Gained by Breeding
Fragmentary wartime advice urges overcoming brooding and embracing daily duty. It counsels seeing good in people and staying informed about troops abroad while performing tasks with fervor as a sign of resilience.
Bank Holidays Open Days Worldwide Revealed
The article notes there are only 84 days each year when banks are open in every country due to varying civil and religious holidays. It highlights global banking schedules and the impact of holidays on cross border operations.
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People’s Homy Journal
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