Hill Invading Oregon Gains Official Backing
St. Paul December 3 The Great Northern railway issues an official bulletin detailing the Hill invasion of Oregon through the Oregon Trunk railway led by John F Stevens. Maps show a line from Madras south through the Des Chutes valley toward Klamath Lake, linking with the Pacific and Eastern then Medford as terminus with possible extension toward California.
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St. Paul
Oregon
Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill
Louis W. Hill
West
Hill
Oregon Trunk Railway
John F. Stevens
Harriman
Medras
Des Chutes
Klamath Lake
Klamath County
Cascades
Butte Falls
Pacific and Eastern
Medford
Hill Interests
California
Shearer Convicted of First Degree Murder in Lucas Case
Mason City Iowa December 3 J P Shearer convicted of first degree murder for the July 16 killing of Henry Lucas. Sentenced to fort Madison state penitentiary for life with hard labor by a jury. He was arrested September 11 and continues to protest his innocence.
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Mason City
J. P. Shearer
Fort Madison
Henry Lucas
Man Run Down by Milwaukee Freight Train Near Lamoille
William Brannon, 51, a former resident, was killed after being struck by a Milwaukee freight train near Lamoille while walking home along the tracks. He was found by a track walker and was reportedly under the influence of liquor at the time.
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Winona, Mian
William Brannon
Milwaukee
Lamoille
Brannon
Minnesota Jurist Walter H. Sanborn Visits White House
Judge Walter H. Sanborn of Minnesota is cited in a report noting his visit to the White House. The piece highlights his legal stature and the occasion, placing him among notable jurists connected to national affairs.
Evening concert by Redpath Ferrante troupe at Idle Hour theatre
Signor Pasquale Ferrante director Leonard Victor manager Grace Keye Miller soloist. March program includes Redpath Ferrante Overture William Tell Rossini Prelude Act 4 Traviata Verdi Soprano Solo Martha Flotow Intermission Intermezzo Elegante Tales of Hoffman Offenbach Cello Obligato Cornet Bolero Schubert Serenade Faust Gounod National Melodies Sunny BOUT Idle Hour theatre Monday evening admission 50c 25c Tickets on sale at World’s Saturday and Monday 30-31.
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Signor Pasquale Ferrante
Leonard C. Victor
Miss Grace Keye Miller
Grace Keye Miller
Martha Flotow
Offenbach
Schubert
Faust
Gounod National Melodies
Sunny
Lampe
Idle Hour Theatre
Wold’s
Find Where to Buy for Top Style and Strength
Readers seek outlets offering combinations of fashion and durable performance. The guide points to stores and brands delivering upmarket looks with reliable build, noting selection, prices, and availability for the discerning shopper.
Robbers Blow Bank Safe in Garden City Iowa
Four robbers blew the Farmers' bank safe in Garden City Iowa at midnight and fled with about 1800 after a clash with residents. E A Nessa and family fired on the band, one robber wounded, telephone and telegraph wires cut to isolate the town, vault wrecked but losses insured, bank reopened soon after.
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Garden City
Farmers’ Bank
E. A. Nessa
Nessa
Radcliffe
Feehan
Dairy convention called in South Dakota
Brookings secretary A P Ryger announces the fifth annual South Dakota State Dairymen and Buttermakers association convention will be held in Mitchell on December 6 and 7. Participants include Ruger A E Chamberlain with The Creamery Men's Problem, Professor C Larsen on Winter Dairying, and William White on Record Keeping in Cremeries. Charles B Hoyt state master of the South Dakota Grange has returned from Atlantic City and goes to Whitewood to arrange the second annual state society meeting December 6 to 8.
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Brookings
S. D
A. P. Ryger
South Dakota
New Record for Speed in Memphis Biplane Race
Charles K. Hamilton set an unofficial speed record at the Memphis fair grounds by circling a mile track four times in three minutes one second, averaging 792.10 miles per hour. The article notes a prior 66 mph record at Sacramento and mentions Beeman’s dances and a local dry goods advertisement.
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Memphis
Tenn
Charles K. Hamilton
Fair Grounds
Hamilton
Sacramento
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Minnesota
White House
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South Dakota Society
Mitchell
E. Bridge
Interstate
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E. Mill
Ted
Kenwood Avenue
Or Charles Cressey
Lament Avenue
George Smith
Herald Office
Braaten
G. Sorflaten
N. Main Street
Bridge Street
H. Waterman
E. Bridge Street
Northwestern
Kenwood Ave
High School
Collins
Oakland
Fanny Clark
West Mill
Moscow
First Street
L. J. Lonergan
Joseph Keenan
Pico Canvass, Co. L. West Dry Goods CO
Co. L. West
J. F. Fairbanks
Austin Dairy
Schwan & Son
Ang
Apath
Beautiful i
Targer
Tate
Icia
East Bridge St
Elk Hotel
National Salvage CO
Austin, Minnesota
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