Taunt Shot Fatal Duo in St. Paul Tragedy
In St. Paul a blackface performer William Dudley Trainer killed Mrs. William Pryor and then shot himself after a taunting confrontation over an affair. Pryor, husband of the murdered woman, is also an actor from Providence. The couple had traveled as man and wife. details of their relation and the letter read aloud to provoke the tragedy are described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
William Dudley Trainer
William Pryor
Clarencoun
William J. Pryor
Providence
St Paul Boat Dynamited at Foot of Sibley Street
Dynamiters damaged the steamer C. W. Cowles owned by Capt. George Winans at the docks at Sibley street. Three afterport state rooms were leveled and the galley badly damaged. Four men and the watchman were away from the vessel at the time. motive unknown, investigation promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Cowles
Sibley Street
St. Paul
George Winans
John McCarthy
Winans
Farmers Threaten Boycott Over Garfield Licenses
In Garfield Minnesota farmers unite to oppose liquor licenses after a village election favored saloons. A meeting of about sixty locals pledged to protest and hinted they would withdraw trade if licenses are granted.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Garfield
Here
Quarrel Over Money Ends With Fatal Shot in Des Moines
George Stevens, manager of the Mason City Cement works in Des Moines, is near death after being shot by his timekeeper T. A. McDonald during a quarrel over money at a downtown hotel. McDonald shot Stevens as the men confronted upstairs.
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George Stevens
Des Moines
Iowa
Mason City
T. A. McDonald
Stevens
McDonald
Rush of settlers drives emigrant car traffic westward
The Missouri emigration record shows more than one hundred emigrant cars weekly through March. Cars are unloaded at each station from Fort Pierre to Rapid City, with Wendte twenty miles from Fort Pierre at thirty per small time.
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Misouri
Pierre
Missouri
Fort Pierre
Rapid City
Wendte
Railroad pays $300 fine for nuisance liquor sales
The Chicago Great Western Railway faced two counts in Marshall County Iowa over selling intoxicating liquors on trains. It pleaded guilty to one count and paid a $300 fine in district court. the other indictment was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Schley to Attend Yankton Consistory Meeting in May
Rear Admiral Schley retired U S N will attend the mid May consistory gathering in Yankton South Dakota. The event will trigger a large public demonstration and the visitor will be hosted by the local Masonic fraternity during his stay.
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Yankton
S. D
Schley
Young to Probe State Oil Inspection Department
Attorney General Young announced a full investigation of the state oil inspection department to be conducted by Assistant Attorney General Peterson. All involved will be subpoenaed for testimony as the probe seeks to recover funds misappropriated by St. Paul deputy inspector Oscar Takenoff and addresses possible overinspection.
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St. Paul
Young
State Oil Inspection Department
Attortorney
Peterson
Oscar Tankenoff
State Treasury
Seeding Under Way In Crookston Area
Crookston Minnesota reports south winds favor seeding with full headway expected in two to three days. Wheat and barley lead the planting, followed by other grains. Farmers anticipate completing crops by mid May ensuring a safe harvest next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Minn
Great Northern to Close Over Thirty Minnesota North Dakota Stations
The Great Northern railway announces the closure of more than thirty wheat stations in Northern Minnesota and North Dakota effective April 1. These stations handle substantial grain business in fall but little otherwise, prompting staff discharges and reclassification of remaining facilities to flag stations.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Fergus Falls
Minn
Great Northern Railway
Horras Bailed in $5000 Bond Case at United States Court
George D Horras cashier of the Hot Springs National Bank, which closed this winter, was granted release after a $5000 bond filed in Sioux Falls South Carolina. He was arrested on a charge of embezzling $25000 from bank funds by U S authorities.
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Sioux Falls
S. C
United States
George D. Horras
Hot Springs National Bank
Harras
Unveil Shaft for Heroes at Shiloh Memorial
Adjt. Gen. F B Wood completes plans for Gov. Johnson and official staff to travel from St Paul to Shiloh Tennessee to deliver an address at the unveiling of a monument to Minnesota soldiers in the battle of Shiloh. The party of 44 to 50 will depart St Paul in April and arrive the morning of April 10 for the ceremonies.
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Shiloh
Tenn
St. Paul
Adjt
F B. Wood
Northwestern Sells Out In Local Telephone War Victory
In Spring Valley Minnesota on April 1 the Northwestern company sells its local line to Tri-State People’s, ending the dispute and withdrawing permanently from Spring Valley. The Tri-State People’s line will operate the system thereafter.
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Northwestern
Tri-State
Spring Valley
Minn
Tri- State-People's Line
Tri-State-People’s Line
Badger Sailor Dowling Dies in Washington Navy Death
A Washington message reports the death of Charles F. Dowling March 25 at Magdalena while serving with the battleship fleet and assigned to the Missouri. He suffered pulmonary tuberculosis for about two weeks and was buried on land. his body may be brought to Eau Claire.
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Badger Bluejacket
Eau Claire
Wis
Washington
Charles F. Dowling
Magdalena
Dowling
Batleship
Missouri
Glanders Epidemic Strikes Fergus Falls Area
In Fergus Falls Minnesota April 1 reports show a glanders outbreak among horses in the county's southwest and in parts of Wilkin. The state veterinary condemned nine animals to be shot Wednesday and many more placed under quarantine.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Wilkin County
Woman Nearly Killed As Train Passes Close
Mrs. Jane Johnson slept beside the rails in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin as an Oma ha passenger train passed within three inches of her head. Exhausted from walking from Milwaukee to Superior she did not wake and only learned of the danger after the near miss.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Jane Johnson
Omaha
Milwaukee
Inferior
Senate approves currency bill amendments after bitter roasts
Congress reports that the Senate accepted all committee amendments to the currency bill and rejected nearly all others. In the House, Stanley of Kentucky denounced President Roosevelt as an obscure adventurer, while Cocks of New York defended the president against Willett’s attack.
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Washington
Senate
Rooosevelt
House of Representatives
Stanley
Kentucky
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Cocks
New York
Willett
Senate admits Maryland senator amid currency bill debate
Washington reports that on March 26 senators admitted Senator-elect John Walter Smith of Maryland to his seat after a lengthy credentials fight. The currency bill was taken up next with amendments discussed as later remarks in the House harshly attacked President Roosevelt, including a bow toward a “disgusting usurpation of power.”
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Washington
Capitol
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Smith
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Beall
Texas
Pinchot Accused Of Secret Water Rights Deal In Congress
Washington March 31 Charges of a serious nature against Gifford Pinchot chief of the forestry bureau were made in the house during consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill. Smith of California and Mondell of Wyoming alleged secret understanding with Los Angeles to secure water rights in the Owens river valley and improper use of government funds for officials at conventions and for a bureau newspaper. The Senate spent the session debating minor bills and a Snake river dam proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Messrs. Smith
California
Mondell
Wyoming
Smith
Los Angeles
Ownes River
Typost
Snake River
Senate
House Passes Forestry Bill Amid Charges of Monopolies
In Washington on April 1 the agriculture appropriation bill segment for the bureau of forestry was approved after edits. Mondell and Smith led attacks joined by Bonynge and Cushman accusing the bureau of timber monopolies and improper water rights handling to secure large appropriations. The Senate spent most of its session debating a Snake River dam bill.
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Washington
Bureau of Forestry
Fnally
House of Representatives
Messrs. Mondell
Wyoming
Smith
California
Bureau
Messrs. Bonynge
Colorado
Cushman
Congress
Senate
Snake River
Gould Will Battle Spurs Goulds Court Action
Prince Helie de Sagan says he will sail to France April 9 and that Mme Anna Gould and her children will return to Europe after her bronchitis. He claims she has engaged counsel over Jay Gould fortune and that a codicil reducing shares for a child who marries without executor consent could be challenged in court. He also declares himself a formal suitor for Mme Gould.
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Mme
Anna Gould
Prince
New York
Helie de Sagan
France
la Provence
Anne Could
Europe
Mme Gould
Jay Gould
Prince de Sagan
Mme. Gould
Suit Hint Bribery Claim In County Building Case
Chicago April 1 James McManhan and William Seibert contractors who wrecked the old county building filed a bill in superior court to compel Sebastian Krug the subcontractor to pay six thousand dollars which Krug is alleged to have said he paid to county commissioners Krug denied paying any county official and said he never claimed to have done so
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Chicago
James McMahan
William Seibert
Superior Court
Peterday
Sebastian Krug
Krug
Corpse of Frank Blank Found in Bennett Creek
The body of Frank Blank of Red Lodge missing since July 31, 1907, was found in Bennett creek near the Wyoming line by two ranch hands. Identification is complete. The left arm is missing, with no signs of foul play. Four dollars and forty-five cents were found on him. watch and rings are missing. An inquest will be held in Wyoming before the body is sent to Red Lodge for burial.
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Frant
Blank
Frank Blank
Red Lodge
Bennett Creek
Wyoming Line
F. Ss. Bachelder
J. A. Underwood
M. W. Hail
Bighorn County
Wyoming
Beartooth Mountains
Hunted man ends chase with self-inflicted gunshot
Buckford, sought by a Billings posse for Sheriff Webb’s murder, shot himself in the temple inside a Rufus Thompson ranch sheep wagon after deputies and Jack Hereford approached. The six shooter lay near his body and the rifle used to kill Webb was at his side as the camp was surrounded.
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W. C. Byckford
James T. Webb
Billings
William Co. Byckford
Jack Hereford
Taylor
Musselshell
Rufus Thompson
Hereford
Buckford
Girl of seventeen ends life over faithless lover
In Thompson coroner's inquest the seventeen year old ana B Skinner killed herself with poison after suspecting a faithless lover. The jury found she died by her own hand and that her disgrace was caused by Jesse Warner, a well known Plains figure.
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Thompson
Ana B. Skinner
Caiucead
Jesse Warner
Plains
Jury Tampering Charged in Butte Court Ruling
Butte district court hears contempt proceedings against John Webb after jurors swear affidavits alleging attempts by Webb to influence them in a case against clothing merchant Frank Boucher. Webb, a former Boucher employee, is cited and released on $1,000 bonds.
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Butte
George M. Bourquin
John Webb
Frank Boucher
Webb
Boucher
Overvaunted Virtue Tale From Life Saving Service
S I Kimball, general superintendent of the life saving service, criticizes an applicant described as steady. He recalls Mrs Madden who humorously remarks that steady would be dead if any steadier, illustrating how the quality can be overrated in hiring.
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S. I. Kimball
Life Saving Service
Mrs. Madden
Well Toothed Turk Shows Remarkable Dental Count
An Asia Minor Turk near Baiburi reportedly has forty five teeth, more than the typical man’s thirty two. He belongs to a well toothed family, his mother and sister each possessing the same number.
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Baiburi
Asia Minor
Longest Stairway Rating for Philadelphia City Hall Tower
A stairway to Philadelphia City Hall tower reportedly spans 590 steps and is described as the longest continuous stairway in the world. The ascent leads visitors to a high vantage point above the city.
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Philadelphia City Hall
Norway’s Storthing rejects crowning ritual on new orders
The Norwegian assembly votes to dispense with crowning and anointing of rulers signaling a democratic shift. Gunnar Knudsen struggles to form a cabinet after Lovland’s fall with few staunch supporters and likely instability until elections in 1909.
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Storting
Norway
Durland
Schauche
Swedish public life and honors in early 1900s
The article notes Sweden's 14,000 public schools. Frans Hedberg reaches eighty. Differences arise between Stockholm tailors union and employers. Crown prince’s Hussars plan 150th anniversary on April 26, 1908. Karl Arvid Gumelius dies. born 1833. Miss Johanna Baerns is Stockholm’s oldest resident after Commander Ahlgren’s death. Nobel Peace Prize nominees include Arnoldson and Bajer. Royal Yacht Club to a new management after mishaps. Prince Wilhelm offers to chair the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Baerns
Stockholm
Ahlgren
Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Prince W Ilhelm
Danish Firm Svitzer's Rescue Fleet and Danish Highlights
Danish firm Svitzer founded by Emanuel J. Svitzer now operates fifteen vessels worldwide. Copenhagen elites plan banquet for New York University Chancellor McCracken. Danes prepare for London Olympic participation with government funding of 6,096 crowns. A memorial prize of 6,000 crowns will fund a sarcophagus design for Roskilde Cathedral. Butter prices spike then fall. oleomargarine gains share. Willemoe memorial exercises held March 22. Gymnastics tournament planned at Silkeborg with 50 to 100 top gymnasts from each county including female competitors, showcasing Danish athletic talent.
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Silkenborg
Denmark
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G. N
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Black Hills
Gould
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Martin W. Odland
The
Medical Society
Morten Mueller
Dusseldorf
Theological Seminary
Germany
University of Christiania
McCracken
New York University
Dr. Butler
Columbia University
Copenhagen
Scandinavia
Gunnar Knudsen
Lovland
Storthing
Lowland
Knudsen
Minnar Knandsen
W. C. Christopherson
Antwerp
Johan Castberg
Vardal
Biri
Lars Christian Abrahamsen
Sorenskriver
Sardanger and
Voss
Kir Seip
Prondhjem
Nils Chischlen
T. T. Heftye
Hr. K. Foosnes
Stortling
Commercial Bank of
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Coumtry
Atlantic
Severay
Oscar
Moder Svea
Roskilde
Riddarholm
Carl Iix
Cabinet
Riksdag
City Counenl
Frans Hedberg
Tailors’ Union of
Karl Arvid Gumelius
Popular Life Insurance Company
K. P. Arnoldson
Fr. Bajer
Svitzer
Chancelor McCracken
City
University of Copenhasen
Ife
Christiania
Neumark
London
Christian
England
Willemoe
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