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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR lists prices and items at a local market with dairy butter creamery products, mixed oats, barley weight notes, potatoes, and legal blank services. Mentions local elev pay, 18 cents over market, and a sale at The Real Big Sale now on with The Guarantee Clothing Store offerings and Herald office contact.
President elect Woolrow Wilkan vows to use full government power against anyone who creates business disturbances for political reasons. He warns big financiers in New Jersey and New York that manipulative schemes to raise money or block crops will meet stiff opposition and legal action from the administration.
A flock of 1250 turkeys was driven to market from Femila Missouri on December 10. The birds, averaging over sixteen pounds, covered twenty miles at two miles per hour, with a total loss estimated at nearly 4,200 pounds. A magazine writer and newscaster, A. Groff aged twenty five, suffered injuries after falling from an office building window, breaking arms legs and skull.
Harriet Blatch serves as chief editor of the Proper Woman's Suffrage Newspaper, steering coverage of ongoing suffrage efforts and related social reforms through wartime and postwar debates. Noted for advocacy and editorial leadership.
A fragment notes a weekly women news section voting to push a political candidate. Mrs Mur ieI Blanton Blain leads the Women's Political group and influences editors to feature coverage. The piece suggests a shift in campaign messaging and a new paper tone.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a report about Chinese women in underground cells connected to illicit trade. Names and places are unclear, but mentions of traders, government scrutiny, and a political speech suggest coordinated enforcement actions and questions about origins and routes. The piece references Democrats, Washington, and Chicago with scattered references to officials and trials.
In Dortmund on December 19 a blast at an armature mine trapped and killed several German miners. Rescue teams recovered bodies and searched for missing workers, with about thirty-one reported dead and many injured. In the same report, a Minnesota auto wreck near Blackduck injured several youths after a hill speed attempt led to a rollover.
An outlaw named Ar Pani was killed in a personal encounter with Lieutenant JP Johnson of the Philippine Constabulary near Manila. The clash followed a chase across islands, with casualties reported on both sides and an effort to confirm the band’s collapse, including Vietnamese and local trader victims.
Navy enlistment notices nationwide trigger a demand for labor amid wartime staffing pressures. Officials report recruitment drives accelerating as sailors respond to urgent service needs, with selective programs and training slots expanding to meet anticipated assignments.
The Illinois Supreme Court orders the Board of Tax Review to hear the case in full after a derailed attempt to declare marriages illegal. The dispute centers on whether partners can claim property or support rights, with figures like Senator Sonya mentioned in the broader debate. Officials consider retroactive implications and potential tax consequences, including a dispute over a $200,000 settlement and a $16,000 tax issue.
Grain and provisions quotes from Duluth and Chicago feature wheat and flax futures, cash bids, and price ranges. The report lists bids for various grades and delivery months, including May and July contracts, with market levels shown for Northern and No. 2 Northern wheat, corn, and flax, alongside live stock notes from Chicago.
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