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Titonka Topic in Titonka, Iowa

26 Oct 1939

Page 8

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Titonka Topic

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Titonka, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1939

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8

Twin states enter union at same moment in 1889

Elmo Scott Watson recounts the 1889 admission of North Dakota and South Dakota as states. He notes the telegraphic birth announcement from Washington, debates on priority, and the ambidextrous signature myth. The piece covers earlier exploration, territorial changes, and the Dakota region’s path to statehood.

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Bismarck N. D North Dakota South Dakota Western Union Sam White House Washington Benjamin Harrison Miller Mellette North Two Dakotas Twin States James G. Blaine Uncle Sam Bismarck Tribune Dakota Territory Harrison Blaine le Sueur Sioux Falls Big Sioux Flandreau Pierre Verendrye Canada Minot Missouri River Dakota Louisiana Spain France Thomas Jefferson Napoleon Louisiana Territory Missouri Territory Minnesota Territory Big Muddy Nebraska Territory Missouri Michigan Territory Wisconsin Territory Iowa Territory Montana Wyoming Idaho Yankton Congress Juan de Fuca Hecta Hoh River Commonwealth Robert Gray Columbia
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Montana Territory to Statehood and Washington Oregon History

A sprawling historical account tracks Montana from early exploration by Verendrye and the Lewis and Clark era through its 1889 admission as the 41st state. It covers Montana, Idaho, and Washington, the Oregon boundary dispute resolved by the Webster Ashburton treaty, and notable milestones including Virginia City’s boom, the Northern Pacific railroad, and mining drives shaping statehood.

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Sam North South Dakota Montana Washington Verendrye Shining Mountains Lewis and Clark Father de Smet Flathead Idaho Dakota Virginia City Helena Northern Pacific Congress Rocky Mountains Pacific Territory of Oregon Rockies Oregon Territory Washington Territory Idaho Territory Harrison
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Professor Explores Dhvani Theory Behind Poetry

Yale professor Dr. Frank Edgerton argues that ancient Indian dhvani or tone reveals the unsaid meaning in poetry. He cites Homer’s depiction of Helen of Troy as an example and traces the idea to Kashmir origins around the ninth century.

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Helen of Troy Franklin Edgerton Yale University India Edgerton Dhvani Kashmir Anandavardhana
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A Suit of Clothes

The professor dismisses a suit club scam after Pat alerts him to danger as a slick sales man pressure-purchases. A mysterious benefactor named Samuel Salter appears to reveal the fraud, restoring the professor’s faith in judgment and confirming Mrs Porter's concerns about appearance.

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Pat Patricia Henry Henry Porter Porter Samuel Salter Salter ah—Salter
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Kansas City Bride-Betrothed Backed Out Sparks Quick Marriage Flex

A Kansas City man sought two licenses in one night after the bride-to-be backed out. Justice Norman Sortor slept through the request, asking if a mistake had been made in issuing the license. The man claimed to have secured a new license but the justice refused to proceed.

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Ned Green Dragon Doris Mr. Wilton Kansas City Kan Justice of the Peace Norman Sortor
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Supreme Law Clause Quoted from Article VI Clause 2

The article cites Article VI Clause 2 of the U S Constitution stating that the Constitution laws and treaties made under U S authority are the supreme law of the land and that state judges are bound thereby notwithstanding any state constitutional provisions.

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United States
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Sisterhood of States Poi Elmo Scott Watson Gray Fort Clatsop Astor Fur Company Northwest Fur Company Astor Northwest Company Cris Janice Davenport Mrs. Wilton Green Dragon Cafe Lear Mr S Arms
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