Broadland and Huron Burn Amid Widespread Prairie Fires
Apr 16 Broadland area reports prairie fires half a county in flames with five hundred men fighting. Five hundred men battle blaze that destroyed six houses and barns, thousands of hay, livestock, and goods. Huron city surrounded by fires causing dense smoke and widespread destruction to buildings, grain, and farm machinery. no confirmed fatalities.
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Hetland
S. D
Broadland
Sully
Pierre
Okobojo
Harrold
Huron
Chicago & North-Western
Atlas Lumber Yard
Atlas Elevator
E Holland
Great Northern
Jin River
Morrow Ranch
Lb. Parkhurst
Grant Township
Ed Kimes
Kimes
Chamberlain
Timball
Minnesota
Benson
Minn
Duluth Boy Fatally Burned In Power Tower Incident
Duluth on April 16 seventeen year old Robert Johnson son of Mr and Mrs August Johnson of West Duluth fell victim to a live power line accident He climbed a Great Northern Power Company transmission tower and grasped a live wire sustaining fatal burns before hospital treatment.
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Duluth
Robert Johnson
Gard
August Johoson
West Duluth
Great Northern Power Company
North Coast Limited Derailed Kills Fireman and Tramp
A Northern Pacific North Coast Limited train derailed after striking a burned bridge near Viewdive Montana. Fireman Gustavus and an unknown tramp died. Engineer Waddingham was seriously injured as air brakes prevented a plunge into the gulch.
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Northern Pacific
Viewdive
Mont
North Coast Limited
Gustavus
Waddingham
Woman Escapes Serious Injury After Engine Collision
In Winona Minnesota on April 16 Mrs Amon Olson of St Charles narrowly avoided harm when crossing in front of an incoming train. She was struck and thrown onto the platform but suffered no broken bones and only minor bruises from the incident.
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St. Charlies
Winona
Minn
Amon Olson
St. Charles
Hauser Dam Partially Gives Way Near Helena
The Hauser lake dam on the Missouri river about fifteen miles north of Helena Montana partially failed yesterday afternoon around 3. The incident caused damage estimated at 250000 dollars with no loss of life and no serious property damage expected in nearby towns. The dam at Hauser lake is seventy feet high and 490 feet long and was completed last year at over two million dollars, generating 25000 horsepower for local power plants and mines.
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Helena
Mont
Hauser Lake
Missouri River
Butte
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anadonda
Rushford 18 Going Broke No-License Vote Fails City
Rushford Minnesota faces bankruptcy after the city clerk allegedly embezzled 3200 and a no license vote reduced revenues. Licenses expiring April 23 will cut 4500 more, plus 8000 missing with the clerk’s arrest and guilty plea. The council seeks a path forward as funds run short.
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Rushford
Minn
Lmn
Belleville Bank Defalcation Blamed on Cashier
Madison April 10 officers and stockholders of Citizens State Bank of Belleville met to cover losses from cashier B C Story defalcations. Books show at least twenty thousand dollars siphoned. Story confessed tossing money to a close friend who did not repay it and remains in critical condition after taking poison.
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Belleville
Madison
Wis
S. &. Miller
Citizens’ State Bank of
B.C. Story
Tis
Story
Firebugs Set Incendiaries Hit Red Wing Livery Barn
Incendiary fires destroyed Charles Brown’s livery barn and storage sheds in adjacent stores in Red Wing Minnesota. About one hundred horses were rescued from the burning livery stable amid flames. Sleighs vehicles and hay were lost, with total damage running to several thousand dollars.
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Red Wing
Minn
Charles Brown
John Winter
A. Th. Allen
Johnson & Lows
Fire at Houpt destroys Partridge Lumber buildings
A spectacular blaze at Houpt completely destroyed the Partridge Lumber Company’s large store and other structures. Loss estimated around 8 000 dollars with at least 5 000 dollars insured. No injuries reported.
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Partridge Lumber Company
Houpt
Mian
Methodists' Revival Campaign Nears End at Mitchell
Mitchell South Dakota April 16 A two week revival in the Methodist church closesConversions approach 290 after meetings led by Hugh E Smith of Los Angeles California in charge at Mitchell.
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Methodists
Mitchell
S. D
Methodist Church
Hugh E. Smith
Los Angeles
Cal
Prominent Duluth Man Ends Life Over Bank Troubles
Duluth Minn April 16 Despona ptt over business troubles Charles P Leland formerly president of the Commercial bank shot and killed himself in its rooms. He fired two bullets into his head and death was instantaneous.
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Duluth
Minn
Charles P Leland
The
Commercial Bank
Fishing Tugs at Work Profit Outlook in Michigan Waters
Marquette Michigan April 16 fishing tugs in Lake Superior waters have begun season early. The first lifts are being made and demand for fish is strong due to high meat prices. Fishermen expect greater profits than last year with catches equal to prior seasons.
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Marquette
Mich
Michigan
Lake Superior
Prairie Fire Near Barnesville Destroys Barn and Granaries
A prairie fire south of Barnesville Minnesota burned from nine yesterday morning until late last night. It likely started from a spark from an engine. The fire endangered Great Northern ties a mile west and wiped out a barn and granary owned by P Hoffman of Council Bluffs Iowa. About twenty day slucks were consumed.
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Barnesville
Minn
P. Hoffman
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Bergman awarded 4750 in kiss case against Hibbing landlord
Olga Bergman of Hibbing was awarded 4750 in a civil suit against landlord Jacob Kitz of Hibbing for an alleged forceful kiss over rent. The verdict reduced from the prior ruling by 250 and the defense of blackmail was not sustained.
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Bergman
Delith
Olga Bergman
Hibbing
Jacob Kitz
Eibbing
Cashier Ed Story Quits Bank After Alleged Embezzlement
Edwin C Story cashier of Citizens State bank of Fellville faces charges of embezzling over 8000 dollars. He attempted suicide by taking poison but was found in time. The bank is under the supervision of State Banking Commissioner M C Bergh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Citizens’ State Bank
Felleville
Edwin C. Story
M. C. Bergh
Tileworkers Strike Over Austrians in Mason City
In Mason City Iowa April 15 workers at the Mason City Brick Tile company walked out after protesting use of Austrian tatorers and foreign labor. About thirty employees refused to work with the foreigners who receive fuel housing and $1.60 daily. The firm says it cannot secure replacement labor.
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Mason City
Iowa
Mason City Brek Tile Company
Woe for Boys Who Smoke In Echo Minn School Board
Echo Minnesota April 15 A school board meeting appoints the chief of police as truancy officer with orders to stop hockey and tobacco use among scholars. The narcotics law will be strictly enforced and merchants warned not to sell tobacco to miners under eighteen years of age.
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Echo, Minn
Man Struck by Train Near Hazel Park Believed William Houser
Report from St Pancras dated April 15 states a man about thirty years old, presumed to be William Houser of Stonington Illinois, was found mangled beside the Omaha road near Hazel Park after a train struck him while he walked on the tracks.
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William Houser
St. Pan
Stonington
Hazel Park
Omaha
Mayor Die of a Thirty Foot Fall From Fire Scene
Webster City Iowa April 15 The tenement fire near Winds Central viaduct left spectator Jay Lynch who stepped back and fell thirty feet. He has no broken bones but is internally injured and may die.
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Iown
Webster City
Iowa
Jay Lynrch
Margaret Emard dies at 102 in Fel Lake Fells
Mrs Margaret Emard aged 102, a pioneer resident of Fel Lake Fells Minn, died recently. Her funeral was held from St Joseph's church yesterday morning, reflecting her status as one of the oldest residents in the state.
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Fel Lake Fells
Minn
Margaret Emard
St. Joseph's Church
Cait's Hick Proves Fatal in Ambulance Crash
In St Paul on April 1 Herold H Cooper aged fourteen, son of Mnoch R K Cooper of Kenyon, died after a horse struck him on the farm. He was being transported to St Joseph's hospital when the ambulance crashed on the way.
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Cait
St. Paul
Herold H. Cooper
Mnoch RK. Cooper
Niihig
Kenyon
St. Joseph's Hospital
Powder Mill Blown Up in Aetna Powder Works
Explosion at the Aetna Powder company separator mill in Miler Indiana wrecked the facility. No one was inside at the time and the cause remains unknown.
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Chicago
Aetna Powder Company
Miler
Ind
Senate Advances Employers Liability For Railroads
Congress reports the employers liability bill for railroad workers has cleared the Senate without amendment and awaits presidential approval. The Senate session adjourned until Monday as Democrats pressed for quorum and clashes over Reed rule. multiple roll calls occurred with continued public business progress.
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Washington
House
Senate
Persnent
Cannon
Reed
Williams
Peaceful House Focuses on Naval Bill Action
In Washington on Friday April 11 the House session was orderly as debate centered on the naval appropriation bill. Chairmen Foss of Illinois and Padgett of Tennessee delivered exhaustive speeches defending a conservative naval program for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Dove of Peace
House of Representatives
Foss
Ilinois
Padgett
Tennessee
Naval Committee
Debate over naval bill sparks Japan US war clash talk
Saturday in the House debate on the naval appropriation bill shifted to war possibilities with Japan. Hobson urged four battleships for the next year and a fixed US naval policy while predicting an inevitable war between races. Burton and Kitchin countered that conflict would not occur and that the US should lead as an exponent of civilization.
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Walleshington
House of Representatives
United States
Japan
Hobson
Alabama
Pacific
Messrs. Burton
Ohio
W. W. Kitchin
North Carolina
Navy Bill Advances as House Near Battleship Fight
Washington April 11 The house made progress on the naval appropriation bill and prepared for a battle over the four battleships provision. A point of order by Mr Madden struck from the bill the pay increase for navy and marine corps. The senate session dealt mainly with routine business.
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Washington
House
Navy
Marine Corps
Madden
Helinets
Senate
Foraker Speech Praised as Senate Hails Negro Soldiers
Washington April 15 crowds fill the senate galleries as Foraker defends colored soldiers discharged over Brownsville links. A message urges building four more battleships while debate centers on naval stations in the Philippines, with Subic Bay station supporters led by Hobson prevailing.
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Washington
Senate
Sennator Foraker
Brownsville
Rea
Caen
House of Representatives
Philippines
Subic Bay
Messrs
Essrad Hobson
Indian Weds White Bride in Milwaukee Elopement
A halfbreed Chickasaw sachem Bernard and his white wife Pearl O Keefe eloped from Marion Ohio and arrived in Milwaukee with Laughing Eyes as the native mother. Bernard, a descendant of Cherokees, was educated at Nusisle Pennsylvania.
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Milwaukee
EF. Bernard
Pearl O'Keefe
Marion
Ohio
Bernards
Nusisle
Explosion Fatal to Six in Mendota Region
An explosion at Bell's tile yard in Pawpaw sixteen miles north of Mendota killed two men and badly injured four others. The incident occurred yesterday when a boiler exploded at the yard. Local authorities and rescuers responded to the scene.
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Mendota
Bell
Pawpaw
Montana Wool Baling Rate Likely to End
Helena's Lewis Fennell reports a telegram from R M Calkins of the St Paul road saying the baling rate on Montana wool shipments to the East will be abolished. The current sacked rate is 1.25 per 100 and the move would cut costs to about 1.15, yielding a 10 cent saving per 100. Montana ships about 40 million pounds annually, a substantial gain for producers.
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Lewis Fennell
Helena
R. M. Calkins
St. Paul Road
Boston
Calkins
Miles
House Dynamited in Kalispell Blast Hits Brooks Home
A dynamite blast from twenty sticks in the oven of a cook stove destroyed the Kalispell home of William M. Brooks and damaged the structure. Mrs. Brooks and Brooks' nephew Matthews were injured. Brooks was in the barn and unharmed. Brooks, a Michigan arrival three weeks earlier, had been blowing stumps and thawing dynamite for work when the oven overheated.
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Wiliam M. Brooks
Kalispell
Brooks
Matthews
Michigan
Electric railroad planned between Cook City and Columbus
A Butte capitalist returning from New York claims an electric line will be built between Cook City and Columbus, a sixty mile route. He says funding is secured from Eastern backers and the project could start within sixty days and aim for early completion, opening a region rich in stock farming and minerals.
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Butte
New York City
Cook City
Columbus
Helena plans second dam on Missouri river site
Plan announces construction of the third dam on the Missouri River near Helena by Gerrs Jr. of Helena Power Transmission. The project will irrigate thousands of acres and supply power to Helena Butte and Anaconda plants. By July over 500 workers will be employed and 125000 barrels of cement plus 1000 tons of steel will be used.
Land Fraud Case Ends Deadlocked Jury Discharged
The jury failed to agree after over twenty eight hours in the conspiracy to defraud the government case against Oliver C. Dallas and John D. McLeod. Judge William H. Alant discharged them. Albert S. Hovey’s case was dismissed earlier after he turned state’s evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver C. Dallas
Federal Surveyor General's Office
John D. McLeod
Ia Helen
William H. Alant
Albert S. Hovey
Shoots Joker Fleeing Mob In Friendly Skirmish
Miner Frit Flick was shot and killed in Sheridan during a playful scuffle with Marshal Samuel Ogden who fired after Flick grabbed him. The marshal fled Sheridan, was arrested, and moved to Virginia City for protection from Flick's friends.
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Flick
Sheridan
Samuel Ogden
Sheriden
Rase
Virginia City
Three Years for Gruber in Welch Spur Death
Henry J. Gruber pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the February term in Boulder. Judge Callaway sentenced him to three years in the Deer Lodge penitentiary for his share in the crime that killed Engineer Frank Clow at Welch Spur and endangered hundreds of lives. Gruber showed little concern upon entering the court.
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Henry J. Gruber
Boulder
Callaway
Oat Deer Lodge
Frank Clow
Lfe
Welch Spur
Gruber
Sunny Orange Groves Kidney Cure Claim
Lionel M. Leath of 158 Eighth Street San Bernardino reports a kidney cure after using Deans Kidney Pills. He claims relief from back pains dropsy rheumatic aches and frequent urination for kidney trouble and states the cure lasted five years prior to his public endorsement. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Lionel M. Leath
Eighth Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Not Noticeable. Prospective Buyer Heavens
A quirky auto showroom exchange centers on a smiling demonstrator praising a car’s top shock absorber amid a grim remark about the difficulty of running over a person. The snippet evokes comic tension between sales patter and violence suggestion.
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Auto Demonstrator
Cure at City Mission Revives ill young woman
Laura Jane Bates of New York writes of a mission case where a ether of scabies paresis and rheumatism was treated with Cuticura Soap Resolvent and Ointment. After seven weeks the patient worsened then improved, sleeping better and finding strength to seek work within five more weeks.
Gambling in Apples Shows Speculators Bet on Fruit
The New York Herald notes losses exceeding two million dollars as brokers and speculators hold or unload the spring bought apple crop across New York State and parts of Canada. Farmers acquire orchards and futures markets rise and fall on Baldwin and Greening varieties, a risky gamble likened to race track bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Canada
Baldwins
Greenings
New York Herald
Coffee Eyes and Postum Cure Story
A Oswego Montana woman dims vision from coffee and improves after switching to Postum Food Cereal Coffee for three months. She reports no eye pain and better nervous strength, linking the cure to quitting coffee and using Postum. A friend also notes relief from dyspepsia and headaches after adopting Postum. There’s a Reason.
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Oswego
Mont
Postum
Mpostum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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South Dakota
KISS
Echo
Congress
Carlisle
Miss Pearl O'Keefe
Montana News
Montana
Joker
Bandit
San Bernardino, Calif
City Mission
Cutiura
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