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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1916
Page
10
A newspaper blurb reports a woman who fired a weapon, killing one of her twins and wounding another, during an event in the city. The brief notes confusion and a possible hospital transfer but provides few verifiable details.
Russian government grants permission for men who arrived in the United States before the war to send for their wives and children. Leon Saniore of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Society notes the relief effort for Jewish war sufferers in Poland. The society has pressed for months to obtain this authorization, hoping to reunite families separated by the conflict.
In Fort Worth Texas on February 3 a 25 year old bride Katherine Vance Hareon and her husband Charles arri sen were arrested after they faced murder charges. The couple allegedly shot and killed hotel proprietor W. T. Warren following disputes prior to their marriage. The exact circumstances remain under investigation.
Reported in Brownsville Texas on February 9, Rangers killed four prisoners during an escape attempt. Three Mexicans and a Negro were shot as they tried to flee while armed men tried to move the prisoners to Edinburg to head off mob violence. Bodies were later found near Donna. Japan Grants German Request In Tokyo on February 29 the Japanese government granted Germany’s request for an official inspector to visit detention camps housing German prisoners of war.
Official bulletin updated postal rules to allow egg mailing over any distance when individually wrapped and packed in a suitable container. Packages must be labeled Keeps for Hatching or Keep From Heat and Cold and handled separately within baskets or containers.
Lemmon High School won a double header with strong performances by Hagen and Bratvett amid a home crowd showing support. Mo bridge’s Hooper and Mobridge’s Olson contributed, as Lemmon eyes a state tournament run in Huron. The Lemmon girls fell 6 to 5 to Hettinger in a tight Friday night matchup, part of a season series with Hettinger.
J W Parmley president of the Yellowstone Trail association traded 1000 acres of Edamunds county land to an eastern buyer for 4860 acres in Perkins county. He toured the Yellowstone Trail from Chicago to Seattle and chose Perkins county noting no agricultural region along the route suitable for investment. Parmley foresees rapid land value growth with expected influx of settlers.
The article notes a twenty year rise in business costs without higher gross profits, prompting a shift in methods. It contrasts an 1880s store earning eighteen percent net profit per turnover with modern departments at about three percent, illustrating how rising expenses shrink margins and force new merchant strategies.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a rural carriers examination for Slope County North Dakota to be held in Mott and Lemmon on March 25 1916 to fill the rural carrier position at De.
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