Admiral Schley Visits Yankton During Consistory Meeting
Admiral and Mrs W S Schley arrive in Yankton at noon Monday and stay until morning before departing for Omaha. The distinguished visitor attends the consistory meeting of the Masons. Large numbers of Masons from across the state gather to greet the hero of Santiago. Chas Erickson and G W Erickson travel from Huron to join the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Yankton
Omaha
Ankton
Santiago
Huron
Chas
G. W. Erickson
Estate of Edward P. Robins Administratrix Notice
In Ben SD we announce the estate of Edward P. Robins deceased. The administratrix Lean 8 Robins requests all claims with vouchers within four months of first publication. Gardner & Churchill represent the estate in Huron April 21 1908 with April 30-May 21 court notices. Also agricultural offers by John E Ward listing two jacks and draft stock in Huron SD.
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State of
South Dakota
Bene
Edward P. Robins
P. Robins
Gardner & Church
Houghton Block
Ee D. Huron
S. D
Lean
Robins
starpNer & Churchill
Smuggling Charge After Haverford Seizure at Delaware
Robert Gregan chief steward of the British steamship Haverford was arrested by U S customs officers on a smuggling charge. William Hart and Louis Smalan were taken as witnesses. James Blake was held as a witness. A mattress on the ship yielded silks and laces valued at about $100.
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Philadelphia
Haverford
Delaware River
Liverpool
Robert Gregan
Eng
United States Customs
William Hart
Louis Smalan
Federal
Hart
Smalan
James Blake
Port Hill
Maddox
Grogan
Will Change His Faith for Marriage of Gould Couple
Rome reports Prince Helie de Sagan plans to renounce Catholicism to wed Madame Anna Gould. He aims to marry in both civil and religious ceremonies by becoming Protestant, avoiding church annulment issues tied to her prior marriage.
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Prince de Sagan
Anna Gould
Rome
Prince Helie de Sagan
Madame Anna Gould
Madame Gould
Morse to Pay All Creditors Say Counsel
New York May 4 Charles W Morse the ex banker and steamship promoter can pay every dollar of indebtedness from his business collapse to the October panic. Anson McCook Beard his counsel said the National Bank of North America's claim is only a beginning and Morse will settle all claims rapidly. He added Morse's friends have stood by him and he will have at least 2 000 000 left after settlements.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Anson McCook Beard
Beard
Mr. Morse
National Bank of North America
Morse
Man Kills In Laws Home Then Surrenders In Battle Creek
In Battle Creek Michigan on May 4 Joseph B Blunt a liquor salesman angered by a divorce suit began by his wife killed her father Homer E Jones and mother Mrs Jones at her parents home. Mrs Blunt witnessed the killings and fled with her baby through a snowstorm. Blunt later surrendered to police.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Joseph B. Blunt
Mquor
Senate commerce panel backs Newlands waterways bill
The senate committee on commerce adopted a sub committee report revising the Newlands waterways bill. It fixes the appropriation at 10 million dollars and authorizes bond issuance if the waterways fund dips below 5 million to maintain that level. The full committee plans frequent meetings to report the measure as soon as possible.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Two Tolans Executed for Cayce Murder
Ned and Brack Tolan two young Black men were hanged at Lexington jail for the brutal murder of Mrs Ellison in Cayce Lexington county two months earlier. The younger Tolan held the victim while the elder killed her with an axe and the pair then robbed the property.
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Columbia
U S. C
Ned
Brack Tolan
Paul Hillison
Cayce
Lexington County
Lexington
Ellison
Tolan
Men Talk Striking Over Holding Company Wages Promise
Cleveland May 2 A general strike of motormen and conductors for the Municipal Traction company appears imminent The Carmen's union demands that the new company honor the old Cleveland Electric Railway wage increase of 2 cents per hour promised if the street railway dispute was settled President du Pont refuses to recognize the old agreement and union president Behner says workers will strike Sunday morning unless the raise is granted
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Cleveland
Municipal Traction Company
Carmen
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
du Pont
Behner
May Day in New England Passes Quietly Amid Sluggish Industry
Boston reports May Day as unusually peaceful due to weak business and labor oversupply. Textile and cotton sectors show high idle machinery, with about 100000 workers on short time or idle. Major strikes in granite industry resolved, while wool, independent mills, and cotton goods face reduced demand and signs point to summer curtailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
American Woolgn Company
England
Body Found on Prairie Near Stephen After Bank Robbery
American officials found a dead man eight miles north of Stephen Manitoba on the prairie after pursuing robbers. The body lacked clothing and ashes nearby hint at attempted concealment. Authorities believe the victim was the robber shot from a roof near the Scandia bank during the May robbery.
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Winnipeg
Man
Stephen
Mann
Granite Men on Strike in St. Cloud Granite Shops
Fourteen granite shops in St. Cloud Minnesota closed as sixty polishers and seventy quarrymen walked out seeking higher pay. Polishers earn 2.25 dollars daily and seek 2.75, quarrymen 2.00 and seek 2.26. Granite cutters did not strike and remain laid off. Employers refuse concessions. About 400 workers idle.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Early naval welcome observed near Point Pinos
A shoreline view showed a long line of ships passing Point Pinos and entering anchorage. Major Jacks met Rear Admiral Thomas later that day and extended an official welcome.
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Point Pinos
Jacks
Thomas
Burglars Loot Union Avenue Hotel Safe in Irvinton
Burglars entered the Union Avenue hotel in Irvington New Jersey seized a 700 pound safe containing about 3000 dollars in jewelry and rare coins. They dragged it 600 feet across lots, blew it open with nitroglycerin and escaped without detection.
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Newark
N. J
Union Avenue
Irvington
Tragedy in St Louis: Jealousy Drives Acid Attack and Suicide
Sam Schneider, driven by jealousy, poured sulfuric acid on his face, swallowed the rest, and shot himself. He is expected to die. Mrs. Schneider will lose sight in one eye and be permanently disfigured.
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St. Louis
Sam Schneider
Schneider
De Armond Praises Bryan as Missouri Gathers for Denver
Washington May 2 Representative David De Armond of Missouri told the District of Columbia Democratic association that Missouri will back William J. Bryan unanimously at the Denver convention. He praised Bryan as an honorable Christian patriot and questioned critics of his candidacy. Representative Hughes of New Jersey echoed support for Bryan while noting possible opposition from about 1,000 voters and an uninstructed delegation.
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Washington
David de Armond
Missouri
District of Columbia Democratic Association
William J. Bryan
Denver
DeArmond
Bryan
Bis
Mr. Bryan
Hughes
New Jersey
Rumors Put Cleveland Suffering From Cancer
The Evening World reports Grover Cleveland is said to have cancer of the stomach and that specialists consider his case hopeless. He remains at Lakewood hotel in New Jersey with wife and children, while physicians and nurses attend him. Later notes say he is making satisfactory progress and no grave change is evident.
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New York
Evening World
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Grover Cleveland
Joseph D. Bryant
Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Ferry Disaster Drowns 120 on Dnieper Near Bykhoff
A crowded ferryboat carrying peasants and families capsized on the Dnieper near Bykhoff Mohilev Governorate. Some 120 people perished after panic caused the craft to tilt as passengers crowded to one side midstream.
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St. Petersburg
Dneiper
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Miral Schley
Seat Naval Commander
John E. Ward
Asher F.pike
Aubrey Lawrence
W. F. R. Whorton
Office World Building
H. C. Durkee
M. D
D.f Os Root
August Tamb
Telmphone
Realdones
Huron, South Dakota
Ttorney
Law
Mouser
South
Dakoeg
J. H. Mahaffy
Rooma 6
Eae Bi Baling
Ler
DR. Chafibers
Fm World
Haron
DR. C. 8S. Jones
Ite
James Valley Bank
Waterways BI
Tinsley’s
the American Tobacco CO
St. Louis, Mo
Granite Men
Monterey
DE Armond Lauds Bryan
D. E. Moulton
Automobiles
FORD
Detroit
First Street
Dakota Ave
Jackson
C. C. Krogh
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