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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
2
A fragmented wire service style summary notes miners and wage disputes in 1918 Europe and commentary on American labor conditions. It mentions 240,500,000 tana output and miner earnings, wage protests in Pittsburgh housing plans, and broader wartime labor pressures including cement and automobile parts.
The article outlines renewed discussion of proposed rail shipping rates affecting commodities, with petitions before the railway commission and testimony from shippers across South Dakota and neighboring states. It also traces Democratic presidential candidate James Cox and governor tours through South Dakota towns, detailing campaign stops, speeches, and city preparations for Mitchell’s regional events.
Attorney General opinions address highway contracts and bonds, marking procedures, and the legality of county payments for markings on Custer Hatfield highway. Another ruling concerns hunting season constraints, ballot distribution, and clerks’ retention of naturalization fees amid federal law. A Dallas death. electrocution of Leland Bronning, age 11. A Holabird incident reports a baby found on a porch with a note naming a birth date and unnamed baby girl.
Two prisoners escaped from Canton jail after breaking out through the yard tunnel and doorway. The fugitives, Bert BD and Jay Docker, were recaptured nearby. authorities said an outfit used for burglary was tied to the case and the escape occurred last Thursday night during a routine security check.
Fragmentary text shows political scheduling and candidate discussions between Republican and American contenders. Names appear garbled, with references to Chambers and Balurtay as possible participants. The readable portion indicates a planned meeting or presentation among multiple parties with uncertain results.
Muron police report a touring car stolen from Mitchell by a young woman described as heavy set with a flushed face. The 2 year old passenger and the vehicle details include a South Dakota plate 185 with engine number 15454018.
Fragments describe a botched attempt to secure a residence in Tankton via Farr County routes. Vague notes mention moving to a town near Right and Linn, with unclear references to a farm tease and surveillance.
The Richards primary law debates for governor featured Republican Mile Magter and Democrat Mr Howes in a lively exchange. Howes attacked state offices and electioneering while McMaster proposed an efficiency plan and defense of deputy appointments. Speaking dates were announced across the region, including Deadwood and Rapid City, with further stops planned through September. A separate note reports a shipment of frogs to Chicago for an Annoval society, indicating strong local industry demand.
Omaha dispatch reports a South Dakota couple, 18 and 38, marrying at the Ak Sar-Hon ceremony in Omaha. The event drew delegates from across the state and speakers from Iowa attended, amid temperance political talk and a push for a single candidate. A separate item notes Hector Demers barn destroyed by severe storm with hogs, mares, and farm tools lost. neighbors aided in saving the dwelling, insurance partially covering losses.
James Fry, a veteran living on the bottom lands near Yankton, has received fifty dollars sent from France that wandered for over a year. Lt. Probert had entrusted the money to a comrade for sending home via money order, but it was believed lost at home until a review with Walker of the Red Cross Home Service confirmed the transfer. The December 1055 note of sending via post office money order was found a misplacement. Meanwhile South Dakota wool growers report about one million pounds of wool to be shipped to Chicago as the state’s wool industry expands.
A New York Times review of Harold Spender’s The Prime Minister argues the book, shaped as an autobiography by Lloyd George, offers a frank insider view of Versailles negotiations. It notes the value of private debate behind open diplomacy, and highlights Spender’s defense of a compromise driven peace among Britain, France, and America.
A scrambled KC Star excerpt catalogs eccentric pastimes of historical figures from Foxhunting Napoleon to painting crackers and barnyard scenes. It references Washington, Napoleon, and Henry Lane Wilson, plus a political aside on autocracy and U S policy.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Hamlet en Potieh War and Visaboss of war with references to Soone V ACe. The text references Norse figures Bobkain and Hazlet and notes about the world age, with unclear attributions and incomplete phrases.
Hamlet and Capulet banter over a tiny plot of land in a mock debate about land value and honor. Cap states Norway’s Fortinbras will attack for a worthless fee, while Hamlet notes the clash is a vanity that costs 20,000 lives and leads to a graveyard of futility.
A New York Post summary reports a fatal discrepancy between the English and French covenant texts on regional understandings tied to the Monroe doctrine. Harding notes both versions are equally authentic, with no meaningful difference in meaning as claimed by defenders of the treaty.
A collection of garbled diary style exchanges and snippets voices on marriage affection and advice. Witty comments from Mrs Anita and Mrs Pulten focusing on husbands and home life hint at humorous domestic observations amid disjointed phrases.
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