Concord Apartment Fire Claims Many at St Paul
Special to the Herald reports a dawn fire at the Concord apartment building in St Paul. One woman cremated, three perhaps fatally burned, ten injured, two missing. About ten residents saved by leaping from windows to be caught by men in the street. The eight flats housed fifty tenants including women and girls. many forced to jump from second and third story windows to escape cremation.
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The
Herald
St. Paul
Concord
Eclipse to settle planet near sun question
Austin boy Beers star notes a total solar eclipse in April will be visible globally and provide a chance for astronomers to photograph the space between Mercury and the sun to confirm or deny a proposed planet closer to the sun. Lampland of Lowell Observatory says photos may settle the claim. Observers in the United States, especially Minneapolis, hope for data despite limited viewing.
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Mercury
Carl O.lampland
8. M.N. College
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Lampland
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Philadelphia
Butte
Mont
Minneapolis
Minnesota Leads Wheat in 1910 Farm Output Nationwide
The 1910 U S Department of Agriculture report shows Minnesota producing 94,080,000 bushels of wheat valued at 88,435,000 dollars and leading in corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, potatoes and hay among eight principal crops with a grand total value of 179,220,000 dollars.
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Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Kasas
Card of Thanks from Mrs C A Brown
A note expresses deep gratitude for the generous kindness and sympathy shown by friends and neighbors during a life crisis. Mrs C A Brown thanks the community for their support and reassuring feelings beyond words.
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C. A. Brown
Baby Dies at Six Weeks in East Side Home
The six week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jo Mayer died early today at their East Side home after a week of illness that began with a cold and developed into pneumonia. Despite a brief improvement yesterday, she passed away this morning.
Eagles Set Prizes for Fifth Annual Mask Ball
Prizes for the Eagles event to be shown in Hirsh's window after January 1. Gentlemens prizes include shoes, shaving set, umbrella, brier pipe, sweater, each with named donors and amounts from $2.50 to $5.00. Comic character prizes feature meer schaum pipe, cigars, bread tickets, and boxes, with several donors. Ladies prizes add dresses, dish set, shopping bag, cargo set, coffee pot, and glassware, ranging from $2.00 to $7.50, with multiple best character and best comic character awards by local sponsors.
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Eagles
Hirsh
O. J. Benton
R. Scoville
P.H. Friend
F. M. Zender
Geo. Hirsh
Ben Hart
Adam Ames
Nick Zender
N. Christopherson
Wm. Cutter
L. EB. Grant
Peerless Mills
G. Schleuder
Holmes How. Co
C. H. Decker
L. E. Grant
Ed Schwan
Hayes Bros
Dr. H. F. Peirson
Arizona Tonight at Idle Hour on Chicago nostalgia run
The play Arizona, first produced eight years ago in Chicago, returns to Idle Hour tonight after rare recognition in New York. It won over Chicago audiences earlier at the Auditorium, proving its merit even before New York’s acclaim.
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Arizona
Chicago
New York
Chicago Auditorium
Sawmill setup at T. J. Bibby’s for three weeks
Notice of a portable sawmill set up at T. J. Bibby’s place three miles southeast of town for about three weeks. Log suppliers invited to haul logs there. For details contact H. C. Volkmann, Brownsdale, Minnesota. notice dated June 27.
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T. J. Bibby
Town
H. C. Volkmann
Brownsdale
Minn
Rooms Wanted for Students at College
Persons seek rooms for student tenants and request contact with Pres. Boostrom at the college. Call 165 or 30-6 to arrange rental details.
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Moscow
R. N. A. Notice Assessment Due Date
By order of the Oracle the assessment No 10 and dues must be paid on or before the 31st.
Return to Nature for Health and Longevity
Chicago Record-Herald urges simpler living and more outdoor life to combat rising midlife mortality. Experts warn overeating and indoor isolation shorten lifespans, advocating open-air schooling and continuing outdoor habits after graduation and in families.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Telephone Lies on the Telephone
A New York Press item recounts a man at One Hundred First Street and Broadway claiming to be at Twenty third Street and Broadway, exposing a common bluff of mislocation during calls. The piece notes people lie about locations to gain minutes, with drug clerks and others dismissing such tales as bluff.
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Broadway
Twenty-third Street
4Loboken
Amityville
Grace
New York Press
Social events and birthday party cheer across town
Miss Verna Smith hosted a small Thursday evening party with self prepared lunch of popcorn and fudge, plus song. Norine Martin marked her twelfth birthday with games, music, holly and red crepe decor, and a three course luncheon at five. A group gathered at John Kloyda’s River Street home for a friendly surprise for Miss Zelpha, ending with a late lunch and jovial entertainment.
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Verna Smith
Norine Martin
Rams
John Kloyda
River Street
Zelpha
Maurek's Good Mixed Nuts and More Trade Offer
Maurek's Good Mixed Nuts offered at 15 cents per pound and 15 gallon keg, sauer kraut priced at 3 dollars 75 cents, pure lard at 12 1 2 cents per pound, neck bones at 5 cents per pound. Maurek's described as a good place to trade.
A Skillful Shot In Bird Shooting
A historic shooting school lesson explains why shooters fail to hit overhead birds and how to judge the swing, timing, and follow through. The method requires following from behind, swinging ahead, and firing as the bird disappears behind the barrels, ensuring a clean kill.
Market Prices and Livestock Report Fragment
Fragmentary OCR from a historical page lists cattle hogs sheep and dairy items with price ranges and farm trade notes. It mentions Packer Hogs 6.75 to 7.10, veal and lamb figures, butter prices around .80, and various livestock and dairy terms without complete context.
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Hogg
Aksitvear
Aasecaet
Ieee Ices
Scientists Explain the Wishbone and Bird Wing Power
A Harper's Weekly summary explains the furcula or wishbone as the union of two collar bones that bear the wing stroke forces. The article notes the strength of bird wing beats and warns large birds like swans or eagles can injure humans if they strike, stressing the need for sturdy wishbones in birds that turn abruptly.
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Harper's Weekly
Custom In Spain and the Spirit of Costumbre
Arthur Stanley Riggs argues in Century that in Spain costumbre governs commercial honor and daily choices. It dictates keeping promises and paying debts while sometimes lacking honor in other areas. It explains why Spaniards resist rapid improvements yet when they yield, they cling to it firmly.
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Spain
Optimist and Pessimist Debate Daisies and Cheese
A playful exchange from the New York Journal contrasts an optimist valuing daisies at a dime with a pessimist preferring a simple cheese sandwich. The dialogue highlights differing desires through light, humorous banter about small pleasures.
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New York Journal
Great Salt Lake Mystery Baffles Scientists at Antelope Island
The Great Salt Lake in Utah puzzles scientists with rising and falling waters, extreme buoyancy, and a possible subterranean outlet near Antelope Island. Observations note a shallow shore, salt crust beds, and a mysterious maelstrom that swirls near the island, drawing vessels and drowning sheep as waters defy evaporation and inflow. Local accounts from New York Press to Washington Star appear in the piece.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Dead Sea
Jordan
Antelope Island
New York Press
Have You Got the Key A Neighbor Motifs a Key Mishap
A couple out for an evening engagement discovers they have forgotten the key. Neighbors propose bars, ladders, or dynamite as they watch a locksmith finally open the door. The tale ends with a neighbor’s quip about the missing key.
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Jimmy
Endeavor to Go Into Papa's Business
Mamma urges Arthur to decide on joining the family business and engagement. The poet lover counters that his talent could fuel advertisement rhymes for their enterprise. This exchange, cited from Fliegende Blatter, frames a witty clash of ambition and romance.
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Papa
Arthur
His Talent Demonstrates Salesmanship Over Art
A brief exchange notes that while the person may not be hailed as a great artist, he earns high prices for his work, underscoring prowess as a salesman over artistic acclaim.
The Gentleman in White and the Red Cross origin
Christian Herald recounts how during the 1859 Solferino battle Jean Dunant aided wounded troops with peasant help. He organized medical aid in Castigione and, moved by the care shown to foes and friends alike, inspired the Red Cross concept.
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Jean Dunant
Solferino
Castigiione
Dunant
Red Cross
Christian Herald
Meissonier Sets Fee for Theater Curtain
The famed French artist Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier declines a theater manager’s offer, calculating the curtain price at 21,600,000 francs for a 15 by 18 meter drop. He adds that painting twenty-five centimeters per meter will take twelve months, and notes he is too old for the commission.
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Meissonier
Monsieur
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