Mass of Testimony Needed to Gauge Railroad Rate Laws
In St Paul on April 22 a U S circuit court judge heard a move to appoint a master in chancery to collect testimony on the reasonableness of the recent railroad rate laws. The process is expected to take months, with the master possibly reporting special findings on minor questions and separating issues to avoid confusion.
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St. Paul
Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
Chambers
Chencery
Johren
Young
T. D. O'Brien
Jared How
Stiles W. Burr
Charles E. Otis
George P. Flannery
Minneapois
Als O
Majestic Opens as Milwaukee’s Largest Up-to-Date Theater
Milwaukee’s Majestic theater, touted as the most complete up-to-date and handsome in the United States, was formally dedicated as a vaudeville house. Mayor elect David S. Rose gave the dedicatory address. The 2,200-seat venue sits in a fourteen-story building by the Uihlein Bros built at a cost of $1,000,000.
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Milwaukee
the Majestic
United States
Indians find corpse in Mississippi near Reno camp
The body of Danehoer of Richmond Winona county was found by two Indians camping on the riverbank near Reno Caledonia Minn April 22. He was last seen February 27 at Trempealean Wisconsin on his way home and apparently walked into an airhole and drowned.
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Asrhole
Mississippi
Caledonia
Minn
Mississippi River
Reno
Danehoer
Richmond
Winona County
Nanehoer
Trempealean
Wis
Three Men Bound Over in Timber Trespass Case
Benidji Minnesota April 22 before H Simons United States commissioner John R Stewart and L Nap La Fonts waived examination on trespassing on government timber theft and were bound over to await the spring term of the federal court to be held in Fer aus Falls in May They were released on their own recognizance.
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Benidji
Minn
H. Simons
United States
John R. Stewart
L. Nap la Fonts
Sraud
Feraus Falls
Story Pleads Not Guilty in Belleville Bank Embezzlement
Madison Wisconsin April 22 Cashier Edwin Story of the Citizens Bank of Belleville was brought into court yesterday charged with embezzlement of $25 555 05 The complaint was made by Bank Commissioner M St Berg he pleaded not guilty and bail was fixed at 10009 The preliminary hearing will be held Wednesday April 29
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Madison, Wis
Edwin Story
Citizens’ Bank of Belleville
M. St. Berg
Meteor Explosion Shocks Caledonian Residents
Citizens in Caledonian Minnesota reported a bright meteor or aerolite last evening followed by a loud explosion and distant thunderike rumble. Witnesses say the event appeared to land not far from the village, creating a vivid illumination.
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Caledonian
Minn
Woman Dies in Prairie Fire Near Fort Sisseton
Prairie fire near old Fort Sisseton in South Dakota burns farmer Mrs. Freeman and her horses. Nearby fights involve fifty men as thousands of dollars in property are consumed. Unconfirmed reports say another settler’s wife and a child may have burned.
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Sisseton
S. D
Vastendas
Mosinee
Wis
Ed Phinger
John Week Lumber Company
Stevens Point
Fierce Forest Fire Ravages Akeley Area
Akeley Minnesota April 23 a fierce forest fire raged for a day destroying the farm home of S W Hurlbut all farm buildings machinery stock and hay and 200 cords of wood. The Red River Sumner company camp north of Akeley lost 100000 feet of logs as hundreds battled the flames.
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Akeley
Minn
White Oak Township
S. W. Hurlbut
Red River Sumner Company
Death by suicide in Hokah after hanging from wire
A coroner's jury reports John Gelwitz, 65, found hanging in a deep railroad cut one mile west of Hokah Minnesota. He climbed to the top of the cut and used a telephone wire tied to the fence and his neck before sliding off the bank.
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Hokah
Minn
John Gelwitz
Here
Gelwity
Widow Bertha Denstad Dies Sudden in Crookston
Mrs Bertha Denstad a widow of a railway man killed years ago died suddenly in Crookston Minnesota on April 23. She was seen weeping ten minutes before death and the coroner will investigate the cause of death.
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Corener
Crookston
Minn
Bertha Denstad
Minnesota Sunday School Association Holds 50th Convention
More than 500 delegates attended the Minnesota Sunday School association annual convention at Central Presbyterian church in St Paul. President Gold delivered the annual address as the three day session opened with renewed emphasis on Sunday school work.
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St. Paul
Minnesota Sunday School Association
Central Presbyterian Church
Gold
Corpse in Fire Sparks House Damage in Iowa
In Sioux City Iowa on April 23 Ira Seaindheim lay in his casket as ice curtains near a window caught fire from candle flames. Neighbors acted quickly to prevent the blaze from spreading and save the body from the flames which damaged the house.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Ira Seaindheim
James
River Clears and Sawing Starts at Wis Lake Region
The Rainy river has been cleared to Lake of the Woods and ferries and craft are active. The Sheviin Mathieu company’s large plant in Spear has begun sawing, marking a new production phase.
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Spearer
Wis
Lake of the Woods
Sheviin- Mathieu Company
Firemen Rescue Family in Wisconsin Blaze
Firemen rescued the family of Night Police Sergeant S. S. Post from a spectacular fire that consumed their home C L Partridge's drug store and the Nic Birnbaum grocery in Crosse Wisconsin. The damage totaled 5 000 dollars.
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Crosse
Wis
Blaze Destroys Three Barns Near Winona High School
Fire started by a bonfire near the Winona high school damaged three barns and the residence of W. H. Fry. Total loss estimated at about $1,000. The blaze occurred on April 23 in Winona Minnesota.
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Winona
Minn
W. H. Fry
Ten Years for Counterfeiting in Cleveland
Albion Godfrey pleaded guilty to counterfeiting before Federal Judge Taylor on two counts and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Albion Godfrey
Taylor
Congress Votes Against President on Four Battleships
In Washington on April 16 the House rejected the president’s plan for four new battleships by 199 to 88, backing the naval committee’s recommendation for two. Longworth argued the president favored the increase. Tawney’s amendment to cut to one was defeated. The Senate spent the day examining calendar bills including a measure to curb betting on races in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Committee On Naval Affairs
Longworth
Ohio
House
Congress
Tawney
Senate
District of Columbia
Senate discusses land sale proceeds and Hill ambassador issue
Friday reports from Washington say the senate debated funding from swamp land sales for reclamation projects but made little headway. The house considered Emperor William and the Berlin court reaction to David Jayne Hill as ambassador while Perkins and Slayden blamed wealthier appointees and urged government housing and higher salaries for diplomats.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Emperor William
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
House of Representatives
Perkins
New York
Slayden
Texas
Hill
House votes party line on Can non suspension breach ruling
In Washington on April 21 the House, apart from Cooper and Nelson of Wisconsin, voted 146 to 119 to table Williams’s resolution holding Speaker Cannon’s Saturday adjournment a breach of privilege. Williams and Cannon commented after the vote as Borah pressed in the Senate on the 1908 Brownville raid, arguing negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry fired the Texas town.
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Washington
Messrs. Cooper and
Nelson
Wisconsin
House
Cannon Lust
Williams
House Adopts Paper Trust Investigation Resolution
In Waslington on April 22 the house acted on several measures including Speaker Cannon's resolution for a paper trust investigation. A six member committee was named: Marn Milnois Miller Kansas Staffers Wisconsin Bannon Ghio Sime Tennessee Ryan New York. Democrats unified against the resolution. A Loeb letter to Mr Sims of Tennessee questioned 4700 Washington Street railway shares in his name, denying influence in favor of the company where he served as director. The naval bill debate included criticism of global deployment of the naval flotilla. Senator Bacon opposed that policy.
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Waslington
Cannon
Marn
Milnois
Miller
Kansas
Wisconsin
Bannon
Qghio
Sime
Tennessee
Ryan
New York
Loeb
Sims
Washington Street Railway
Senate
Bacon
Montana federal court dismisses Whaley land suit
In Helena Judge Hunt signs a memorandum order dismissing C P Whaley v Northern Pacific Railway and related suits. The decision hinges on Stevens treaty interpretations and acts of Congress, finding the complainant failed to show standing or good faith in seeking timber lands under homestead claims. Dismissal extends to numerous similar cases over fertile Bitter Root valley lands.
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Helena
Hunt
C. P. Whaley
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Bitter Root
Congress
Railway Company
Land Office
Railroad
Helena Cathedral Construction Begins May 15
Right Rev. John P. Carroll announces contracts for the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart to be built in Helena. The $1,000,000 project starts May 15 and aims to be completed in two years by the fall term, encompassing a new cathedral and high school facilities.
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Helena
John P. Carroll
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Northern Pacific to Sell 425000 Acres of Land
Co B Towers of Miles City says the Northern Pacific will put 425000 acres up for sale soon. About 226000 acres lie north of Glendive and 200000 along the Cannonball River in South Dakota on the Milwaukee extension line. The maximum price is not to exceed 10 dollars per acre. The railroad has withdrawn land from grant sale for several years.
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Northern Pacific
Co. B. Towers
Miles City
Glendive
Cannonball River
South Dakota
Milwaukee
Mr. Towers
Ito
Railroad biggest loser in Helena flood damage
Helena Mont April 19 survey shows flood losses from Hauser lake dam burst worse than first estimated. Great Northern suffers the heaviest damage with twenty two miles of track washed out. Repairs will take about ten days.
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Helena
Mont
Hauser Lake
Great Northern
Montana Coal Operators and UMWA Reach Agreement
A Helena conference between the Montana Coal Operators' Association and United Mine Workers District 22 produced a signed agreement effective until September 1. The pact ensures uninterrupted operations at all Montana coal mines and removes the threat of a strike.
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Montana
Helena
Montana Coal Operators’ Association
United Mines Workers, District No. 22
North Coast Limited Derailed Near Glendive
The North Coast Limited of the Northern Pacific was ditched after striking a burned bridge near Glendive. Fireman Gustavus and an unknown tramp were killed. Engineer Waddingham was seriously injured as air brakes averted a plunge into the gulch by a narrow margin.
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Northern Pacific
Glendive
Gustavus
Waddingham
Town Celebrates First Golden Wedding in Border Town
In Birkalaka the community marked its first golden wedding as Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Speelman celebrated fifty years of marriage. Married in 1858 in Virginia, the couple later lived in Iowa before moving to Eka flaka. Ten children, 26 of 53 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren attended. Judge Martin officiated. Mr. R. E. Lambert was best man and bridesmaid. Mrs. Speelman wore white lawn reminiscent of a half century ago.
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Birkalaka
Jacob Speelman
Speelman
Virginia
Iowa
Ekaflaka
Martin
R. E. Lambert
Towne and Browne Quarrel Ends in Family Rift
Townsfolk report a domestic dispute between Towne and Browne. Towne apologizes for the quarrel while Browne has returned to her mother but has had her mother come to stay with her.
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Towne
Browne
Parrot Learns to Talk Delays Wardrobe Change
In a humorous exchange Mrs Cussem asks why the parrot was removed from the room. Mr Cussem replies the bird is just starting to talk and should stay out while he puts on his new shirt.
Sweden Seeks royal wedding amid family dispute and Amundsen medal row
The piece reports Prince Wilhelm's April wedding to Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna with Elizbeth opposing the presence of Maria's father Grand Duke Alexander. Sweden exhumed Emmanuel Swedenborg's remains in London and celebrated with a new coffin and service. It notes railway mergers, a Vega medal dispute over Roald Amundsen, and Norwegian political cabinet shifts.
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Sweden
Wilhelm II
Maria Pav Jona
Russia
Elizabeth
Maria
Faul
Emmanuel Swedenborg
London
Great Britain
Count Wrangel
Pastor Lindkog Ang
Fylgia
Leyenhjem
Swedenborg
Emigration Rise From Bergen Port Noted
A Bergen dispatch reports emigration from the port rising, with most emigrants from Trondhjem county and fewer leaving Vestlander. Dr. McCracken of New York University lectured in Christiania after a April arrival, and a banquet hosted by Mr. Peirce accompanied by distinguished scholars. Wilhelm Thorkildsen and wife of Bergen left a 60,000 crown legacy to aid the needy in Bergen city and county.
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Bergen
Trondhjem
Vestlander
McCracken
New York University
Christianit
Peirce
Wilhelm Thorkildsen
Bergen City
Scandinavian settlement eases Baltic tensions and Aalands dispute
Dispatch from Copenhagen reports Russia Germany Denmark and Sweden agreeing to a convention preserving the status quo on Baltic coasts. Sweden and Denmark express satisfaction as the Aaland Islands menace is disposed of and a North Sea status accord is expected soon. Russia’s fortifications near Finland and a naval station on the Aalands prompted strains with Sweden and Norway. Olaf Hareide gains Berlin acclaim as a composer. Wilhelm Lassen dies in Copenhagen after long illness as the rigsdag adjourns in his memory.
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Copenhagen
Russia
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Battic
Danmark
Fmnally
Aaland Islands
North Sea
Nursia
Finland
Anland Islands
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News of the Northwest
Story
Lilleville Bank
Madison
Freeman
Sisseton, S. D
NEWS
Hauser Lake Dam
Norway
Martin W. Odland
Gothenburg
Swedish Anthropological Society
Roald Amundsen
Northwest Passage
Amundsen
Torihd Wulff
Prof. Anderson
Amundson
Oscar
Gustaf
The
Anthropological Society
Anmaden
Yang
Yang, Fiamar
Furnes
Haugesund
Bromstad
Strinden
Karl Jermstad
Leviand
Christiania
Archander
Berge
Almmand
Jarlsberg
Aarrestad
Nedenes
Dawes
Brunhorst
Havana
Halvorsen and
Bredat
Kingdom
Herine
Dovre
Christiania Hays
Knudsen
Col. Heftye
Knudson
Olaf Hareide
Robert Kahn
Mang
Wihelm Lassen
Rigsdag
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