Rochford Land Co. Want Column Offers and Bargains
For sale cheap properties listed by Rochford Land Co. Proprietors John H. Rochford and Peter Capret. Includes a 7 room house with barn on Winona Street, a two lot property on Lansing Avenue, a $1450 house with cement walks, two Bridge Street houses, an 80 acre farm near town, and a 1% acre nearby dwelling. Also seeks 3 to 4 room rental and Dakota land excursion terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochford Land Co
John H.rochford
Peter Capret
Winona St
Dakota Lands
Dakota
Lansing Ave
Bridge
A. Bayfield Co
Wis
Royal Wedding Unites Sweden and Russia Capitals
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, second son of King Gustave, marries Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna, cousin of the Russian emperor, at Tsarskoe Selo. Crowds braved snow and mud around the palace as a full state ceremony and banquet followed, signaling renewed Baltic ties and a historic dynastic union between ruling houses.
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St. Petersburg
Wilhelm
Sweden
Gustave
America
Marie Pavilovna
Russia
Paul Alexandrovitch
Tsarskoe Selo
Europe
Palace
Baltic
St. Peter and St. Paul
Sailors Visit Big Trees At Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz California May 4 The Atlantic fleet visit features bluejackets touring the grove six miles from the city. More than 3 000 sailors came ashore and boarded trains to the grove visiting all the famous trees. In one tree named The Fremont seventy five sailors crowded into its hollow at once.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Fremont
Saloonkeeper Shoots Miner in Card Game Quarrel
Eli Raich a noted saloonkeeper shot and mortally wounded Mitchell Ogressa Homestake miner during a quarrel over a card game in Raichs saloon. Ogressa attacked Raich with a poker. Raich fired a bullet through Ogressas abdomen. Ogressa died at the hospital Raich surrendered to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Raich
Mitchell Ogressa
Ogressa
Raich
Child struck by horse near Rice and University
Catherine Segale, age three, was run down by a horse at Rice and University avenues in St. Paul. The horse trampled her, breaking two ribs and causing cuts and bruises. Driver Edward Anderson was arrested and charged with reckless driving.
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St. Paul
Catherine
Anthony Segale
Rice and
University Avenue
Edward Anderson
Four Story Brooklyn Fire Claims Mother and Four Children
Early morning blaze at 17 Humboldt Street Brooklyn kills six members of the Abrams family and Mrs Jennie Cohen while four others suffer serious injuries. Fire started in the cellar and spread quickly forcing upper floor residents to jump to life nets and from windows. Charles and Anna Abrams died after leaping and striking an iron railing. Mrs Abrams Sadie and Carrie perished in flames.
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New York
Humboldt Street
Brooklyn
Dora Abrams
Sadie
Carrie
Anna
Charles Abrams
Jennie Cohen
Abrams
Poth
Mrs. Abrams
Insurrection Rumors Reach Lima As Troops Deployed
Reports from Lima say President Pardo dispatched government troops after rumors of an insurgency led by Dr. Durand with 200 men. Wires of the electric lighting system were targeted but not destroyed, and arrests were made of suspected conspirators while Lima remained calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Pardo
Durand
Fireman Dies in Train Dynamiting Near Butte
George Ehle fireman of the Burlington Overland Limited died from injuries after bandits dynamited a train near Butte Montana. The May 4 death brings the wreck to three fatalities. Authorities had not yet secured crew statements to aid in identifying the assailants involved in the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
George Ehle
Burlington Overland Limited
Australian official outlines fleet visit costs
Melbourne May 4. Sir William Lyne, minister of trade and customs and treasurer of the reception fund, said the American fleet visit will largely cost sailors, and that the aim is to leave a good impression with the crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
William J. Lyne
Trade and Customs
Jury verdict finds Harvey Hinder not guilty by insanity
In Bloomington and Indianapolis on May 4 the jury in the Harvey Hinder case found the defendant not guilty on the insanity ground. The incident dates to August 8, 1907 when Hinkle shot and killed John R. McClintock as he escorted home a young woman to whom Hinkle had been attentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Indy
Harvey Hinder
Hinkle
John R. McClintock
Miss Clara Ringlee Drowns In Melrose Mill Pond
Miss Clara Ringlee nineteen daughter of a Melrose banker was drowned when a boat she rode in with C C Nelson and two boys including her brother sank in the mill pond at Melrose twenty miles from Black River Falls on May 4.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Clara Ringlee
Melrose
Mill Pond
C. C. Nelson
Miss Ringlee
Swedish bark Svanhild total loss after ashore near English bank
The Swedish bark Svanhild, sailing from Pensacola on January 14 bound for Buenos Aires, ran ashore on the English bank and was wrecked with two crew drowned. The captain and the rest of the crew landed at Maldonado, Uruguay.
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Buenos Ayres
Svanhild
Pensacola
English Bank
Malgonado
Uruguay
Lightning Strikes Woman in Strandburg Home
In Strandburg near Watertown a lightning bolt struck during a thunderstorm. Mrs C V Olson was holding her six month old child when the house was hit. She lay unconscious with bruises. the baby remained unharmed. The mother may recover.
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Watertown
8. D
Strandburg
Minneapolis
St. Louis
C. V. Olson
Ubhurt
Tiny tacks from Bromsgrove forge historic feat
The center of the tack trade in Bromsgrove Worcestershire once produced hand made tacks by experts who forged 1000 to 1200 pieces so small they could fill a goose quill, each weighing about twenty grains, as noted by the New York Press.
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Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
England
New York Press
Obedience to Advice Sparks House Fire Rescue Error
In a fireside mishap, Mrs. Wilcox followed her husband Jack’s guidance to cover a blaze with a rug and then call the engines. She mistakenly placed a rug on a gas flame and, after spreading the rug, went to telephone, while Estelle the maid stomped out the fire.
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Estelle
Jack
Nelsons wax sealed truce letter on a hot deck
Captain Mahan recounts Lord Nelson writing a secret truce proposal to the crown prince of Denmark during battle. After a fatal hit, Nelson ensures a perfect seal with wax to prevent any hint of haste, explaining that the wax leaves no traces of urgency while a wafer would reveal haste and danger.
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Mahan
Lord Nelson
Crown Prince of
Denmark
Nelson
Colonel Stewart
Unpledged Resolve at Albany Test From Judge Grover
Judge Martin Grover of Troy New York offered a would be assembly candidate a trial saying he would help if the man would not steal once in Albany. The reply came with dignity I go to Albany unpledged or I don't go at all.
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Martin Grover
Troy
N. Y
State Assembly
Albany
Grover
Postage Stamp Cheats Highlight Foolish Postal Tricks
A Post Office clerk warns that some individuals try to dodge postage by altering canceled stamps, mimicking punctured edges, or resealing envelopes. Others fake loose stamps and underpaid letters, often concealing items like letters, photos, or jewelry. The most extreme ploy involves erasing indelible ink and misusing stamps to mislead inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messice
Sean
Mars and the Future of the Earth warns of deserts doomed world
Percival Lowell argues in Century that deserts signal a planetary end as forests fade to grasslands and waters dry up. He cites the Arizona petrified forests, rising pine line, and shrinking rainfall to illustrate a slow climate decline threatening ecosystems and seas.
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Arizona
Sahara
Arabia
Central
Asia
Little
Colorado
San Francisco
Anti- Lebanon
Syria
Damascus
Arizona Desert
Percival Lowell
Mars
Earth
Out cc Minister
The minister asks if Johnny’s factory worker is employed. Johnny replies no, last week the man he worked for died, leaving him without work. Chicago News.
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Faber
Johnny
Chicago News
Against God’s wrath no castle is thunder proof
Spanish proverb notes no fortress can withstand divine anger, conveying humility before fate. The saying cautions pride blindness and emphasizes mortal limits in the face of higher judgment.
A Reason For Thanks in a Wife's Dress Distract
A playful quip from the New York Press recalls a poor husband and his wife evaluating a new dress in a high chandeliered room. The wife laments not seeing the bottom of her skirt since marriage, and the husband retorts with a sardonic line about luck.
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New York Press
Defense questioned venireman about past murder trial
In a Texas murder trial a defense attorney asked a venireman about being on a jury that tried a black man for murder. The man said he did not know the defendant’s current status, and the sheriff had hanged him at the appointed time.
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Texas
No Idle Beast and the Upper Crust Claim
A dialogue from Brooklyn Life contrasts Bilkins Smythe and Wilkins Well as they discuss wealth status. Bilkins questions social belonging while Wilkins asserts Bilkins is always short and easily broke.
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Bilkins—Smythe
Imposing Swelltons Impress Local Grocers
A humorous quip from a groceryman in Chicago notes how the Swelltons maintain an imposing, well-run establishment, with the drummer praising their solid setup and the grocer admitting he feels pressed by their standards.
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Chicago News
Cleveland Street Railway Strike Delayed by Arbitration Talks
In Cleveland on May 4 the looming walkout by local conductors and motormen was postponed at least 24 hours as negotiations for arbitration proceed. No strike order will be issued while talks continue.
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Cleveland, O
Train Timetable Fragments for Midwest Routes
Schedule notes show Great Western Railway north bound service to St Louis Minneapolis Dubuque Chicago Des Moines and Fort Dodge with arrivals at 3 35 and 3 40 PM and return trips to Lyle Manly Mason City and Council Bluffs with departures around 10 05 PM and 11 00 PM plus overnight arrivals at 8 35 PM and 4 08 AM.
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Chicago
Great Western Railway
St. Lvul
Minneapolis
Duabaque
Des Moines
Fort Ledge
Council Bluffs
Valley County Homesteads and City Property for Sale
Advertises 50 000 acres of choice Montana homesteads in Valley County with good soil and climate. Notes special excursion rates, direct dealings with U S commissioners, and bargains in Mower County farms and city property. Also offers windstorm insurance, bonds, and a cheap phaeton sale. Pasture available for cows in Austin area.
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Valley County
Montana
U. S
W Mathews
Austin
City of
Banker’s Surety Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Empire State Surety Company
New York City
Even Avenue
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the Smith Insurance Agency
Austin, Minnesota
Ireland
New Hampshire British America
Palatine National Union
Milwaukee
Mechanics
Camden
Williamsburgh City
First National Bank
Minn
U. S. Depository. Co
W. Shaw
NF Banfield
H J Droft
Casine Capital
Pete
K. O. Wold
Prince Wilhelm of
E.H. Smith Land & Loan Co
Pledges
Mother Earth
S.S.S
S. S.S
SWIFT
Budapest
Stephen Turr
Louis Kossuth
Baja
Hungary
A. B. Weseman Plumbing and Heating
Cor. Bridge and
Franklin St
Austin Min
A. W. Allen
M. D
2. H. Johnson
Yinn
Thomas Rochford
Phone
South Kenwood
5Th St
Gi. W. Kessler
Nels Michelson
Prop
River St
Clifford C. Leck
Austin, Minn
As. H. Webber
Wold’s Drug Store
Schiewek the Tailor
FI. Crane
N. W
Lancer of All Kinde
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