Dakota people defy eastern stereotypes on statehood debate
A Dakota editorial counters eastern views by praising the region's educated, ambitious citizens. It highlights prominent church gatherings, a robust convention scene, rising universities, and a strong moral, progressive community. The piece defends South Dakota's bid for statehood amid outside skepticism.
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Dakota
Sioux Falls
Huron
Arest
East
New West
Free
South Dakota
The Call Against Manual Labor Pride
The author laments foreign control of trades and urges American youths to pursue skilled work. He cites a starving lawyer in New York as evidence that pride in nonmanual professions harms livelihoods. He argues boys should enter trades suited to their abilities and not shun labor.
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New York
Readiness and Thought in Ready for Business
A brief quote from George J. Manson’s Ready for Business in St Nicholas August issue contrasts action with inner certainty. It notes that someone relies more on hands than inner thoughts to achieve tasks.
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George J. Manson
St. Nicholas
Fireworks Manufacture and the Art of Pyrotechnics
An excerpt describes modern fireworks making using limited gunpowder, with mixtures of nitrate of potash, charcoal, and sulfur. It details color bases such as strontia for red and chlorate of barium for green, and explains rockets, asteroid rockets, bombshells, fuses, and the dangers of mortar launches. It notes public displays and private use, ending with a query about land donations near Fort Thompson on the Crow Reservation.
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Liberty
Washington
Tur Constitutional Convention and Mormon policy debate
A long dispatch reports the Tur Constitutional Convention as a success. It covers political figures including Jesse Seligman and Judge Powers, Mormon polygamy prosecutions, and a Washington dispute over enforcement. It notes Col. C. A. Lounsberry resigning as Bismarck postmaster and planning a return to Republican journalism in Dakota.
Appointment change at Crow Creek agency brings relief
H E Swindell of Oxford Mississippi and his son arrived in Chamberlain direct from Washington to receive his appointment as chief clerk at the Crow Creek agency. Agents Gassman is removed and a Kentucky man named as replacement. The move is hailed by Indians and whites as a step toward ending trouble and false reports at Crow Creek. Gassmann is told not to remove settlers in the Big Bend district and further actions may wait on Congress.
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CoLosen C. A. Lousspenry
Bismwarck
Ordwayites
Bismarck
Dakota
Lounsberry
Press & Dakotian
Chamberlain
Sioux City
H. E. Swindell
Osford
Miss
Washington
Crow Creek Agency
John G. Gassman
Crow Creek
Lower Brule
Kentucky
Crow Creeks
Gassmann
Big Bend
Congress
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