Fifteen Traps In Mine Hive Bodies Found
In Cokedale Colorado at the coal mine fifteen miners were killed by a blast. Polish shot firers’ bodies were recovered and five more were found with six missing. Superintendent Bayless said the explosion came from blasting powder. Most victims likely died from suffocation as they paths to escape were blocked by black damp. All known dead and missing were foreigners.
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Trinidad
Colo
Cokedale
Bayless
Little Knope
Danville Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Election Inquiry
Danville reports 216 true bills and adjournment to Monday afternoon. Indictments name City Attorney Frank W. Jones and Greek merchant Peter Sanidas in election inquiry. Votes sellers and buyers implicated. one buyer to test city election law unconstitutionality. 280 counts allege embezzlement by former county treasurer Hardy B H Whitlock, with bail set at 7500. Detroit arrest ordered. Also an indictment against probate clerk Harry J. Freer for processing forged checks.
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Danville
Lil
Frank W. Jones
Peter Sanidas
Kimbrouch
Hardy BH. Whitlock
Detroit
Man in Grandview Freezes While Lost with Deer
A Galician man aged about thirty years suspected of wandering with a small deer was found frozen to death in Grandview. Rescue crews reported finding the man in a remote area after locals raised alarms about his disappearance. Authorities are reviewing the circumstances of the incident.
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Grandview
Man
Jeter Keroski
Hardy Whitlock Charged With Embezzlement by Danville Grand Jury
Danville Grand Jury charges Hardy Whitlock with embezzlement. Case details remain forthcoming as authorities pursue appropriate charges and potential trial dates.
Young Enters 1912 Contest for Dolliver Seat
Des Moines reports Senator Safe Young has announced his candidacy for the Dolliver Senate seat ahead of the June 1912 primaries. He aims to begin campaigning immediately to discuss issues. The move unsettles lawmakers who hoped to keep him from facing other standpatters like Kenyon in a race seen as clearing the field.
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Des Moines
Safe” Young
Dolliver
Carroll
Young
Kenyon
Progressives
Senate
Oregon
Lafe
Reapportionment Bill Aims For 61 Senators In Minnesota
St Paul Feb 11 The house reapportionment committee finished its bill and will introduce it when the house reconvenes Tuesday. It proposes 61 senators down from 63 and 125 house members up from 120. Senator Wallace of Minneapolis opposes J W Nash’s confirmation as surveyor general. The State Historical Society’s $500000 building appropriation was approved by the house committee after a hearing.
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St. Paul
House
Wallace
Minneapolis
J. W. Nash
Eberhart
Mississippi River
Senate
Nash
State Historical Society
House Committee On
Daylight saloon bill faces court test in South Dakota
Sioux Falls reports that South Dakota lawmakers passed a daylight saloon bill setting 9 PM closing with an emergency clause. Legal questions arise over the legislature’s power to attach emergencies to laws, and whether liquor licenses extending to July 1 protect sellers from sudden shutdowns. Courts will decide if the contract with saloonkeepers blocks enforcement and how referendum power applies.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Recall defeat seals split in Kansas Senate vote
Topeka, Kan. Feb 11 The recall for state officials was defeated in the senate by a decisive 23 to 15 vote. This result reflects pledges made by both major parties in their platforms.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
St Paul Hosts Notable Wrestling Match
St Paul saw a famed bout as Febi Matzuda of Tokio fell to Walter Miller in a lengthy encounter. Miller sealed victory after 47 minutes 35 seconds and 25 minutes 35 seconds of grueling wrestling in a much acclaimed event.
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St. Paul
Febi Matzuda
Tokio
Walter Miller
Favor Treaty With Canada
Madison Wisconsin February 11 Democratic caucus resolutions endorsing the Canadian reciprocity treaty were introduced in both houses urging U S Senate approval. The assembly sent the measure over with no comment while the senate fight to send it to committee delayed a vote until Thursday.
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Madison
Wis
Democratic Caucus
United States Senate
Assembly
Senate
Owen
Blaine
la Pellette
Hasting
Messrs
Owens
Aberdeen to Vote on Plan for Municipal Court Form
Aberdeen South Dakota will hold a special election within twenty days to decide on establishing a municipal court and adopting a commission form of government. Petitions with required signatures have been filed with the city auditor, triggering council action and a ten day advertising period.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Commission
Committee Defers Action On Canadian Reciprocity
Washington reports progress on the Canadian reciprocity agreement in the house ways and means committee and a Democratic senate conference, but actions in both bodies were deferred. Secretary of State Knox plans a Chicago speech Wednesday evening to advocate reciprocity.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Knox
Chicago
Rebellion Suppressed as French Squadron Arrives at Port au Prince
Port au Prince Haiti February 11 reports the rebellion has been quelled and the country is quiet. French cruisers Gloire and Admiral Aube have arrived and will be joined by the Conde which has called at Santo Domingo.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Gloire
Admiral Aube
Conde
Santo Domingo
Bessie Abott to Sing Trilby Role Next Season
New York February 11 Bessie Abott will sing the Trilby role in Victor Herbert operatic version next season. She came to America to star in Ysobel Mascagni's opera but a dispute between Liebler Co and the composer halted its U.S. production. Until Trilby debuts Abott will tour as a concert artist.
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New York
Trilby
Victor Herbert
Bessie Abott
Miss Abott
America
Ysobel
Mascagni
Liebler & Co
Neils Interests Acquire Dawson Lumber Holdings in Libby
Julius Neils and Minnesota associates have acquired Dawson Lumber of Libby Montana, one of Lincoln county’s largest lumber firms. The deal’s terms and timber extent are undisclosed, but include a saw mill, planing mill, a four ten mile railroad, and about 70 367 acres with roughly a billion feet of timber in the Neils holdings.
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Libby
Mont
Julius Neils
Minnesota
Dawson Lumber Company
Lincoln County
Neils
Woman Wins County Office in Grand Forks
In a Supreme Court ruling affirmed by Judge Templeton, Miss Helen Princeville is declared the winner of the Grand Forks county superintendent contest after Frances Marion Wager challenged the result. The decision notes the constitution allows male voters only for school questions, exempting women from registration or affidavits.
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Bismarck
N. D
Supreme Court
Helen Princeville
Grand Forks County
Templeton
Frances Marion Wager
Justice Spalding
Fishermen Adrift on Ice Floe Reach Shore Near Yamburg
All fishermen stranded for days on an ice floe off Bjorke sound were rescued and brought ashore near Yamburg in Finland with grave fears earlier for their safety.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Bjorke Sound
Yamburg
Grain and Provision Prices in Minneapolis Wheat Market
Minneapolis wheat prices on Feb 10 show May at 99 5/8 cents, July at 1.00 dollars. On track No 1 hard 1.014 percent, No 1 Northern 99 3/4 cents 1.00 3/4, No 2 Northern 95 5/8 cents 98 3/4, No 3 Northern 93 5/4 cents 95 3/4.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax futures on track with specified prices
In Duluth on February 10, wheat futures show No. 1 hard at 1.00 and a half, No. 1 Northern at 99 and 0.7, No. 2 Northern at 96 and 97, May at 99 and July at 1.00. Flax futures on track to arrive at 2.70 for May.
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Duluth
Market Prices In St Paul Barley Cattle and Hogs
St Paul market report lists cattle Good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.50, fair to good 5.00 to 5.50, cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.25, calves 5.75 to 7.00. Hogs quoted at 7.35 to 7.40. Sheep show wethers 3.25 to 4.00, yearlings 4.00 to 4.75, spring lambs 5.00 to 5.75.
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St. Paul
Market Closing Prices for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Eggs Poultry
Chicago commodity prices for February 10 show May wheat at 93 93 1/4 cents and Sept at 91 1/2. Corn May 48 1/2 cents July 49 1/4 cents Sept 50. oats May 31 1/4 cents July 31 cents Sept 31. Pork May 17.75 dollars July 17.22. Butter creameries 17 1/26 cents dairies 16 22. Eggs 14 19 cents. Turkeys 2 cents. Chickens 13 1/4 cents springs 13 3/4 cents.
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Chicago
Market prices for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago
Chicago markets list cattle Beves and Texas Western stockers and feeders cows and calves with varied price ranges from 2.65 to 9.25. Hogs show light to rough classes from 7.15 to 7.90. Sheep include native and yearling values from 2.50 to 6.60 with hambs at 4.25 to 6.26.
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Chicago
Texas
North Dakota Editor Marshall H Jewell Dies
Pioneer newspaper man Marshall H. Jewell editor of the Bismarck Tribune and longtime public servant died at his home in Bismarck at age 57. Jewell served as secretary of the territorial Republican committee and later the state committee and was appointed register of the U S land office in 1903. He contributed greatly to North Dakota's development and his death ends a life of public service and press leadership.
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Bismarck
N. D
Marshall H. Jewell
Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota
Tribune and Register of the Land Office
New Ulm Postmaster Dies After Prolonged Illness
D Peterson postmaster of New Ulm Minnesota died after a long illness from stomach cancer. He was nearly 62, born May 11 1849 in Norway. He came to New Ulm in 1874 and lived there since. He worked in farm machinery and was active in Republican politics, serving in the state senate from 1881 to 1891 and eight years as Brown county representative.
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New Ulm
Minn
D. Peterson
Peterson
Norway
State Senate
Brown County
Schwab Wins at Roulette in Monte Carlo
Charles M. Schwab, noted steel maker, reportedly finished $10,000 ahead at roulette during his Monte Carlo visit. Details note other players, including ex pitcher W Darrborough who reportedly won over $300,000 and Captain De Courcey Bower of the British artillery who reportedly won over $1,000,000.
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Monte Carlo
Charles M. Schwab
America
Schwab
W. Darrborough
de Courcey Bower
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