Weersty Daxora Horonirs Enters Its Teens With Confidence
The Weersty Daxora Horonirs marks fifty two consecutive weeks each year for twelve years and now enters its teens with steadfast resolve. It has withstood storms and improved steadily, aiming to stay strong and prosperous. The editorial hand stays steady while younger hands support growth. Mej Pickler to deliver Memorial Day address at Watertown.
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Daxora
Horonirs
Old Hand Press
South Dakota
Exhibition Bank Ruins on Display at World’s Fair
A broken bank exhibit marks the World’s Fair. The display will not be open on Sunday, limiting public viewing of the damaged financial centerpiece.
Prof A R Cornwall Dies Suddenly at Ashton
The well known Prof A R Cornwall died suddenly on Sunday morning at Ashton.
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A. R. Cornwall
Ashton
South Dakota Land Prices Hit $17 Per Acre This Year
The Press and Dakotan notes average bids for school lands rise to 17 dollars per acre this year, up from 14 last year. It also says Senator Pettigrew likely to win re election if his current lead holds.
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South Dakota
Dakotan
Pettigrew
Health officer on wedding tour sparks measles outbreak
Hand County health officer departs on wedding trip and leaves measles outbreak growing in his jurisdiction, prompting concerns over disease control and public safety.
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Hand
Advertising fund backs Kansas City world fair hype
Kansas City allocates a $200 000 advertising fund this year to tout its advantages and promote the event. The piece defends not snubbing Senator Allison and dismisses world fair gossip as nonsense.
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Kansas City
Senator Allison
Populists Target President Cleveland as Sacred Rhinoceros
In a partisan flare up, populists mock President Cleveland calling him The Sacred Rhinoceros and accuse him of inflating power, likening his stance to a blown Chinese horn in a provocative political jab.
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Cleveland
Hon Frank Corey to Resume Newspaper Work in Dakota
Hon Frank Corey is set to return to newspaper work in Dakota, resuming his duties at the Watertown Daily News. The welcome signals a new chapter for the paper as it readies for his leadership and editorial direction.
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Frank Corey
Dakota
Watertown Daily News
Public reception for Senator and Mrs Kyle set at Aberdeen
Senator and Mrs Kyle are tendered a public reception on Thursday evening May 18 at Aberdeen. No politics will be discussed.
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Kyle
Aberdeen
Dayton Advocate gains with bright printing and sound sense
Local paper embraces improved print quality and practical reporting as brothers in journalism elevate the Dayton Advocate. The emphasis remains on clear news, useful content, and steady subscription appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Ingham
Dayton Advocate
Earthquake Report Felt in Carthage Madison and Howard
On the morning of the ninth instant a slight earthquake shock is claimed to have been felt in Carthage Madison and Howard in the state.
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Carthage
Madison
Howard
Infanta Emlalie Arrival Sparks Debate on Reception
Citizens grapple with how to welcome the Spanish Infanta Emlalie amid lingering tensions and ceremonial proprieties. Officials weigh protocol, security, and public sentiment as the visit approaches.
Editor Besancon moves from Harrold Star to Blunt Advocate
Longtime Harrold Star editor Besancon leaves the hometown paper and takes the helm at Blunt based Advocate. He shifts from local news to a broader journalistic field, continuing to publish.
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Harrold Star
Besancon
Blunt
The
Advocate
Supreme Court Validates North Dakota Prohibitory Law
The North Dakota Supreme Court upholds the state prohibitory law, ruling it constitutional and enforceable. The decision clarifies the scope of the ban and its applicability to ongoing cases and future enforcement.
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Supreme Court of
North Dakota
Handi County Sees Shift From Wheat To Feed Crops
Report notes reduced wheat acreage this spring in Handi County with a pivot toward feed crops to improve stock attention. Compilation sourced from the Press.
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Handi
Seeding Progress Report From Captain Davis
Captain J. Davis reports seeding well advanced in his section with time still available for wheat. The early outlook promises a strong crop potential across the area.
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J. £. Davis
South Dakota Collegiate Oratorical Contest in Redfield
The regular annual contest of the South Dakota Collegiate Oratorical association will be held in Redfield on Friday evening May 19 1898. Six colleges with as many orators will compete for first honors.
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South Dakota Collegiate Oratorical Association
Redfield
Governor Sheldon cites newspapers and ads as truth
A witty remark notes Governor Sheldon questioning newspaper accuracy while recalling Thomas Jefferson who trusted only ads. The quip contrasts political trust with advertising in print media.
Col King Invited to Step Out by Cleveland Admin
Col John H King formerly of Chamberlain and acting assistant register of the treasury has been asked to resign by the Cleveland administration. Reports say he will stay in Washington and practice law.
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John H. King
Chamberlain
Register of the Treasury
Cleveland
Washington
Notable Dakotans praise Mrs Barker writing skills
The text claims Mrs Barker did not write Mrs Potter Palmer’s world’s fair address but suggests she could have produced an even better one. It notes many proud Dakotans would affirm this judgment on her talent.
Editor Louis DeLestry Loses Big in Bank Failures
The Aberdeen News notes Editor Louis DeLestry of the Great West suffered a $50 loss from a country bank failure and now reports a $3,000 death loss in a St. Paul financial institution, a heavy blow for a newspaper man.
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Aberdeen News
Louis DeLestry
Great West
St.Paul
Haronite Weather and Wardrobe Note Sparks Chief’s Quip
A sentiment from Irro quois Chief mocks weather prognostication as Haronite editor hints at spring with a new suit. He jokes that Thursday’s cold dreariness shows such forecasts are unreliable and suggests omitting weather items or seeking Hicks tips.
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Haronite
Hicks
Forestry and Horticulture Bulletin from State College
Bulletin No. 32 details the progress of forest trees on the college plantation from the forestry and horticulture department. Sent free to any state citizen upon request, letters should be addressed to Experiment Station Brookings, S. D.
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State Agricultural College and Experiment Station
Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Brookings
South Dakota Day at World’s Fair Ambition Revealed
Aberdeen Daily News reports Governor Sheldon plans a September South Dakota day at the world’s fair. He will be escorted by his full staff in uniform to Chicago and address from the front balcony of the state building, reviewing progress and future advantages for visitors and residents.
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South Dakota
Sheldon
Aberdeen Daily News
Chicago
State Building
Aberdeen News
Union
State Bar Reception Honors Judge Tripp in Yankton
A state bar reception in Yankton honored Judge Tripp on the evening of the 8th. Speakers included Robert Gamble Judge Kellam Judge Hugh Campbell United States Attorney Miller A B Wilcox and 8S A Boylee. Regrets were read from Att'y General Crawford Judge Edgerton Judge Haney Judge Palmer and Judge Carland.
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State
Yankton
Tripp
Robert Gamble
Kellam
Hugh Campbell
United States
Miller
A. B. Wilcox
A. Boylee
Crawford
Edgerton
Haney
Palmer
Carland
Northwest
Scientist Dr O Cormack Vouched as Thorough Physician
The article declares Dr O Cormack a thoroughly scientific physiologist and anatomist, capable beside the state’s best physicians. It notes he is a Scotchman like Dr Beaton of Redfield and comments on stereotypes about literacy. It mentions his interest in horses and compares illiteracy symptoms to those of Robert Bonner.
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O Cormack
Beaton
Redfield
Cormack
Robert Bonner
Lands to gain value as buyers rush to Dakota plots
Oscar P. Kemp warns Watertown readers that citizens pushing to dispose of their Dakota lands will regret haste. He predicts five and ten dollar plots will rise to 15 to 30 dollars within a year or two, citing quality, location, and nationwide trends toward valuable, well located lands commanding high prices.
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Oscar P. Kemp
Watertown Daily News
Dakota
Minnesota
United States
Senator Kennedy to speak at Hitchcock Memorial Day event
Senator Kennedy of Brown County will deliver the Memorial Day oration at Hitchcock. The event marks a local observance with community leaders attending.
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Senator Kennedy
Brown County
Hitchcock
Aberdeen Daily News Goes Morning Edition Experiment
The Aberdeen Daily News adopts a morning format in an experimental shift. Reporters note the move as a trial and anticipate ongoing updates to reader schedules.
Major Coffin Reports Seeding Finished in His Section
Major Coffin visits town Saturday and reports seeding finished in his area with a promising crop outlook for the season.
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Major Coffin
Madison Sentinel credits J. A. Trow as sole state railroad builder
The Madison Sentinel credits J. A. Trow of Madison as the only man in the state who has built a railroad, highlighting his unique achievement in the field.
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The
Madison Sentinel
J. A. Trow
Pierre Hamlet Described in 13 Caption
Historical note identifies Pierre as a hamlet of modest dimensions in a 13th era caption describing its size and character. The source preserves the tone of a small town report and highlights the locale's quiet standing.
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Pierre
Huromrrz
Politician Patten Says He Will Return to Farming
Hon Al Patten declares all grain sown and corn planted and says he is leaving politics to devote himself to farming.
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al. Patten
O.K
Aluminum Soldering Advancements Highlighted for Arts
An Engineering Magazine writer proposes several solders for aluminum and notes a successful solder is now needed to expand aluminum use in the arts. The piece stresses the metal's growing appeal for decorative and practical applications.
Land transfers in Sanborn county for April reported
The Woonsocket Times lists 89 transfers covering 4294 acres with a total value of 35 225 dollars. Average price per acre is a fraction over 8.20 dollars.
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Woonsocket Times
Sanborn County
February Tax Take Sets County Record
County Treasurer Lane reports taxes totaling over $53 000 for February, the largest monthly collection since the county was deorganized. The figure marks a record within the current year’s accounting.
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Lane
Senator Pettigrew Praised for Official Industry Statewide
Readers award Senator Pettigrew praise for diligent service benefiting the state. The public notes his energy and refuses to label him dull or lazy.
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Pettigrew
Sedro printing office of Geo W Hopp destroyed by fire
The Sedro Washington printing office, once run by Geo W Hopp who now operates a daily at Olympia, was destroyed by fire a few days ago. The property was leased at the time of the blaze.
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Sedro
Wash
O Geo. W. Hopp
Hopp
Olymnpit
Prime Free Press Enters Eleventh Volume Under Mc Manima Dowell
The Prime Free Press marks its eleventh volume with Mc Manima and Dowell at the helm. The paper and its proprietors are praised for serving the state and local community through their diligent publication. True enterprise is celebrated as they enter another decade of service.
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Prime Free Press
McManima
Dowell
Free Press
Watbay-Day County-Clip Enters Fourth Volume
The Watbay-Day county-Clip by C. W. and W. A. Staffordson celebrates entering its fourth volume with an enlarged 8-page, column quarto edition. The Homenate notes its success and expects continued progress in the same line.
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C. W. and
W. A. Stafford
Father and Son
Homenate
Redfield hosts six college oratorical contest Friday
On Friday evening May 19 the college oratorical contest for six state colleges will be held at Redfield. The event aims to be broadly interesting and the Redfield college community plans to make visitors welcome and the occasion pleasant.
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Redfield
Huromrrs
Redfield College
State and Inter state Commissions Clash Over Passenger Rates
Sioux Falls dispatch reports the state railroad commission met with the inter state commerce commission to determine if the state can set maximum passenger rates under a winter law. The inter state body says the law is unconstitutional and advised no action. The state panel will not fix rates. Governor Sheldon praises South Dakota’s World’s Fair exhibit and defends state efforts.
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Sioux Falls
State Railroad Commission
State Commission
Pierre
Inter-State Commission
H. O. Warner
Valley well exhibition urged for South Dakota fair
A letter to the Huron audience advocates a grand artesian well and irrigation exhibit at a South Dakota fair. It envisions a large display of wells, mills, threshing machines, and power from Risdon Well, promoting irrigation and industrial progress to visitors from beyond the artesian belt.
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Hington
Beadles
Isdon
Ing
South Dakota
Jim Ritter
Odgial Vis
Round Table endorses code for teachers on advertising vice
A late Iowa Educators' Round Table meeting passed a resolution urging teachers to promote honest behavior and to curb any advertising of vice among children from seemingly good families. The call emphasizes safeguarding children and ensuring decorous conduct in all school communications.
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Iowa Educators’ Round Table
Freight Train Conductor’s Odd Movement Riddle
A one mile long train stopped with the caboose opposite the depot. The conductor received orders to move the train five miles toward the next station while the engineer followed. The conductor walked ahead on top of the cars and reached the next station just as the train arrived. The puzzle asks whether the conductor walked or rode.
Sixth annual Collegiate Oratorical Contest at Redfield
The sixth annual Collegiate Oratorical Association contest will be held in Redfield next Friday. Six colleges present speakers on topics including Morality Religion and Government and The Industrial Conflict. Awards include a $600 chalcedony slab from Drake Co and cash prizes of $40 and $25.
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Collegiate
Oratorical Association
Redfield
A. C. Thompson
Augustana College
Canton
George H. Norton
Sioux Falls University
Brotherhood of Man
Phillip J. Maguire
Brookings Agr
W. A. Barber
S. Dakota University
Mitchell
E. F P. Dow
M. W. Darling
Sioux City
J. W. Mauck
Vermillion
Doane Robinson
Watertown
Charles II
Herried
Leola
Charles E. DeLand
Pierre
Arthur R. Brown
J. A. Maguire
Brookings
A. O. Shepherd
B. P. Gray
Yankton
Drake Co
Sioux Falls
Fraternal Wisdom Augurs Well For Harvest
The St. Lawrence Journal notes the Huron signal station reports April rainfall at double the monthly average. Officials say the higher moisture augurs a bountiful harvest for the region.
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St. Lawrence Journal
Huron
Governor Sheldon speech misreports clarified
A Madison Leader note says many claimed Governor Sheldon said things in his Brookings speech were not his words and that he spoke sensibly after.
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Madison
Sheldon
Brookings
Judge Gifford Sees Supreme Court Reversal Expected
Mitchell Mail reports Judge Gifford who spent the evening with readers was attorney for Wilson the M E clergyman convicted of rape. He expects the Supreme Court will reverse the circuit court's action.
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Mitchell Mail
Gifford
Wilson
M. E
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Better Than Ever at Brookings Visit Over Sunday
Prof. Cormack traveled from Brookings to Watertown on Sunday. He says college troubles are over and current conditions are favorable for the school’s successful conduct.
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Watertown Daily News
Cormack
Brookings
Not the Riders but the Ridden
Watertown News comments that the harm comes from favors legislators grant to friends rather than the pass itself. The piece argues the lobby gains influence through these favors, a pull no observer doubts.
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Watertown News
Luncheon Honors Mrs. A W Burtt in East Pierre
The Thimble Club of East Pierre hosted a luncheon at the Locke hotel in the afternoon to honor Mrs. A. W. Burtt of Huron who is visiting. About thirty ladies attended as lunch was served on small parlor tables.
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Burtt
Pierre Capital
Thimble Club
East Pierre
Locke Hotel
A. W. Burtt
Huron
Bror Ziebach Seeks Assistant Treasury Role at Seal Island
In a Scotland Citi zen note the editor urges the president to appoint Bror Ziebach as assistant treasury agent at Seal Island Alaska, protesting against self banishment while praising his intellect and loyalty to the Democrat cause.
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Mitchell Mail
Bro
Ziebach
The
Scotland
Railroad schemes stir talk in eastern state
The Deadwood Times reports the Great Northern plans a line from Huron to Chamberlain and on to Denver with a branch into the Black Hills. The Hills want action beyond talk, as railroad schemes proliferate in the region.
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Aluron
Chamberlain
Denver
Deadwood Times
Great Northern
Huron
Black Hills
Horse buyers visit Huron to view blooded roadsters
O. Mastin and others traveled to Huron last Thursday to inspect fast horses owned by F. G. Wilde. Sam, a noted horse expert, is the go to person for anything about horses and would choose talking horses over attending the world’s fair.
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O. Mastin
Huron
F. G. Wilde
Sam
Surprising Change from White to Green
The Dakota prairies show rapid vegetation growth as ground shifts from snow to green under favorable conditions. Ten days of thaw reveal lush grass. grazing is expected to improve in a week or two.
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South Dakota
Sioux City Journal
Dakota
Black Hills
A Good Nomination for Judge Seward
The article notes Hon. C. X. Seward as a strong nomination for the district judgeship in the coming election. It cites his qualifications and personal popularity as likely to draw exceptionally broad support across the district.
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Watertown
Kampeskian
C. X. Seward
How Land Prices Go
The Highmore Herald reports Mr. Draper of Wessington traveled to Huron in fall 1892 to buy land offered at 300 dollars but declined. A recent trip on the same errand cost him 1000 dollars. The pattern suggests rising costs will recur in the coming months in this locality.
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Highmore Herald
Draper
Wessington
Huron
Climbing the Golden Stair Armour Herald
Land values jump in Douglas county with a farm trading hands at 1400, then 1600 and 1750 in three days. The boom signals good time to hold land, as values nearly doubled over the past year and are only beginning.
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Armour Herald
Douglas County
James Hanskatt
Chamberlain to Host State Delegates and Visitors
Chamberlain will host many delegates and visitors from across South Dakota and towns large and small next month. They come to enjoy themselves, rusticate, meet friends, and view Chamberlain as a future commercial city, with plans to entertain all in a memorable way.
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Chamberlain
Chamberlain Register
South Dakota
Dairy exhibit chief seeks South Dakota entries at fair
A. H. Wheaton, chief of the South Dakota World's Fair Dairy exhibit, issues circulars inviting South Dakota citizens to submit dairy products. Wheaton helped establish successful Wisconsin dairy practices in 1876 and aims for strong participation from dairymen and butter and cheese producers to ensure a grand exhibit.
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South Dakota
Pocono Brookings Register
A. H. Wheaton
Wheaton
Wisconsin
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Mej. Pickler
Infanta Emlalie
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas
Paderewski
U. S
Ween
Cory
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