Storms Leave Towns in Wisconsin Minnesota Wisconsin Trail of Destruction
Severe electrical storms hit Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa causing immense damage to crops and buildings. One death reported with many injured and extensive telecom and electric service outages. Winona suffered heavy losses with over 100000 dollars in damage as bridges and streets were ruined. In Iowa reports indicate another cyclone with fatalities and damaged buildings near Clear Lake Hanlontown and Mills City.
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St. Paul
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Associated Press
Winona
Kiester
Minn
Des Moines
Clear Lake
Hanlontown
Mills City
G. E. Rice
Steal Five Horses Reported Across Mandan Region
Frank Welch of South Little Heart reports rustlers have stolen five head of valuable horses from his ranch. A well organized band is suspected, with other ranchers in the area reporting stock losses. County officials investigate as ranchers discuss forming a vigilance committee.
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Mandan
N. D
Frank Welch
South Little Heart
Ross Clarke Ends His Life in Despondent Act
Ross Clarke a prominent St. Paul figure aged fifty was found dead in his White Bear summer home. Police believe he killed himself with poison after expressing ongoing despondence over family matters and declaring on the prior Saturday that he would take his life.
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St. Paul
Ross Clarke
White Bear
South Dakota State Assessment Near 260 Million
Pierre Aug 8 The state total assessment this year will be within 500000 of the 260000000 estimate. About 236000000 is on general property with the rest on corporate property. County representatives urged changes, Black Hills seeking no change to mining lands from last year.
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South Dakota
Pierre
S. D
State Board
Black Hills
Mystery surrounds death of wool buyer in South Dakota
Belle Fourche August 8 1900 mystery surrounds the suicide of Robert J Baird a wool buyer for a Philadelphia firm found near evening on the road above town with a bullet wound in the heart and a revolver bought recently by his side a letter from home said to have caused the act
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Eastern House
South, Dakota
Belle Fourche
Robert J. Baird
Philadelphia
Admits Girl's Murder in Brutal Wisconsin Case
Rudolph Fullweiler, arrested in Wausau on the charge of murdering sixteen year old Jennie Reichie, confessed. He waived preliminary examination and admitted guilt, with two confessions forwarded to investigators. The crime near Stratford, Marathon County, on June 30 sparked strong public outrage.
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Jennie Reichie
Milwaukee
Rudolph Fullweiler
Wausau
Fullweiler
Marchetti
Marathon County
Jennie Rescle
Stratford
Frog eats dynamite explodes when stepped on in Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls residents speculate after ten pounds of dynamite vanish during road work. George Humber stepped on a bullfrog which exploded, blasting a hole in the ground and throwing him several hundred feet. He landed safely with only a shake and no injuries.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Emet
George Humber
Humber
Red Wing Man Dies In Mississippi River Drowning
Anton F. Freirmuth drowned yesterday in the Mississippi River below Red Wing Minnesota. A fishing party towed his boat when the chain broke causing the skiff to capsize. His body was recovered by E C Erb using a grappling hook Freirmuth had made earlier that spring.
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A. G. Freirmuth
Red Wing
Minn
Anton F. Freirmuth
Mississippi River
Freimuth
E. C. Erb
Child Beater Fined For Abuse Of Son In Edgemont
Hot Springs Ark Aug 7 W H Warren a carpenter of Edgemont was arrested after beating his ten year old son with a heavy harness piece. The boy bore large welts and bruises and Warren was found guilty fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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Hot Springs
W. H Warren
Edgemont
Justice of the Peace
Warren
Son defeats mother in bid to remove executor
Vermillion district news reports a $50,000 estate left by a father to his wife and nine children. Mrs. Josiah Schotty sought to remove Milleen Schotty as executor, accusing her son of drunkenness and incompetence. The children opposed, and Judge J. A. Copeland ruled in their favor.
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Vermillion
Josiah Schotty
Milleen Schotty
J. A. Copeland
Lightning Strikes Mower Hit Killing Horses in Fairburn Field
A daughter of Mr. Westover near Fairburn was mowing when lightning struck the mower killing the horses instantly and melting part of the machine. The girl was knocked unconscious for more than four hours in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Hot Springs
Child Scalded To Death In Boone Iowa Incident
The nineteen months old daughter of Frank Cooper died yesterday at a Boone hospital from burns after she pulled a plug from a washing machine releasing gallons of scalding water.
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Boone
Iowa
Frank Cooper
Theordore Rollett Dies After Coal Dock Accident
Two Harbors Minnesota August 7 Theo dore Rollett fatally injured unloading coal from a vessel. He fell under a car and his back was broken when he was picked up.
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Two Harbors
Minn
Theodore Rollett
Man Dies in Madison Police Cell
Madison Wisconsin August 7 Carl Hershle was found dead in his police cell from heart failure caused by excessive use of intoxicants. He was fifty five years old.
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Madison
Wis
Carl Herschle
Dragged and Killed A NineYearOld In Iowa Horse Accident
In Marshalltown Iowa on August 7 Clifford Finders a nine year old boy from Ferguson was fatally injured after his foot became caught in a stirrup and a horse dragged him about a hundred yards before the creature halted.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Clifford Finders
Ferguson
Manhunt Near Cadott Fears Lynching After 15 Year Old Assault
In Cadett Wisconsin a manhunt expands after a 15 year old girl says she was assaulted near her sister's home. John Lyons, arrested then escaped from a hotel, is believed hiding nearby as threats of mob violence rise. A second report notes Rudolph Fullhweiler receiving a life sentence for murder in Waupun amid public anger and lynching threats.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Cadett
Maud Tautaut
John Lyons
Lyons
Posee
Cadott
Tautaut
Wausau
Rudolph Fullhweiler
Jennie
Rethle
Waupun
Fullhweiler
Marchetti
Auto Backfires On Woman After Boy Reverses Controller
Miss Katherine Mallman was injured when her parked auto started moving backward after a boy examining the machine reversed the controller. She stepped inside, the car rolled in a circle, tripping her and causing crush injuries. Authorities note no serious harm expected.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Katherine Mallman
Tragic Picnic Trip Ends With Boy Fatality
Milwaukee August 8. While en route to a country picnic John Michalski his wife and three children a seven year old son was struck and killed instantly by a locomotive at the Kilbourn road crossing.
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Milwaukee
John Michalski
Kilbourn Road
Love Token Identifies Drowned Bricklayer in Wisconsin
Oshkosh Wis Aug 8 Peter Penkelski a bricklayer drowned in Lake Winnebago yesterday his identity found by a love letter in his pocket written to him by a Milwaukee woman.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Peter Penkelski
Lake Winnebago
Milwaukee
Uncle Sam Wins Case Against Montana Enterprise
Federal Judge C E Wolverton ruled for the government in the Birch creek water rights case against Conrad Investment Co. The decision supports federal treaty rights over irrigation development near the Blackfoot reservation. W G Conrad of Helena owns the company which invested heavily in reclaiming land south of the reservation. The main canal exceeds ninety miles with extensive laterals. No appeal decision yet.
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Uncle Sam
Montana Enterprise
C. E. Wolverton
Oregon
Conrad Investment Company
Birch Creek
Blackfoot Reservation
W. G. Conrad
Helenas
Trolley for Billings and suburban line proposed
Yegen Bros. seek a city franchise for an electric street railway in Billings and a connected suburban route to Laurel Columbus Park City Bridger Bear Creek and Huntley. The plan includes freight and passenger service along the valley line.
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Billings
Yegen Bros
Laurel
Columbus
Park City
Bridger
Bear Creek
Huntley
Rich Gold Strike Near Rimini Promises Big Yield
A small plot near Rimini yields gold nuggets valued at about 3000 dollars with potential to reach 10000 dollars after a full season. The ground lies above the creek bottom and has been largely ignored by prior prospectors.
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Rimini
Mower Accident Kills Ranchman Near Forsyth
Nels Olson a noted sheepman on Porcupine Creek ranch died when a mower team became unmanageable and Olson was thrown onto the blade. He suffered fatal gashes to the head and arms and a chest wound. he died at once. An employee witnessed the incident.
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Nels Olson
Porcupine Creek
Forsyth
Olson
Seventeen year old killed by lightning at Sedan ranch
George L. Judd, seventeen, was struck and instantly killed at his father's ranch near Sedan during a thunderstorm. He had stepped outside to help a horse entangled in a tether rope when the flash occurred. the horse remained unharmed.
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George L. Judd
Sedan
Judd
Ice Plant Under Construction To Avert Billings Ice Famine
To meet a probable ice famine in Billings a company is building an ice plant that will operate within weeks and produce about fifteen tons of ice daily. Last winter was very cold but ice men could not secure enough ice locally.
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Billings
New Cure for Opium Habit Plant Described
A woody climber plant resembling a pear tree in leaf shape is said to cure the opium habit. It bears white flowers in globular clusters and a red winged fruit about an inch long. The plant belongs to a little known medicinal order and grows abundantly around Kulala Lumpur in Salangore, Malay Peninsula.
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Kulala Lumpur
Salangore
Malay Peninsula
Dolly in Comic Opera Hopes For Success
A playful dialogue notes three qualifications for Dolly to succeed in comic opera. The first is a good voice, with the others implied through the exchange, reflecting a staged or humorous chat from a period source.
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Dolly
His Opportunity
A brief dialogue captures a moment of self awareness and flattery as Mr Higgins comments on a frame of mind and sweetness. The exchange hints at social dynamics and personal mood in a clipped notebook style.
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Mr. Higgins
Wigins Builds Wise Rep by Two Word Method
A quip explains Wigins earned respect by limiting himself to two words. He waits for a superior to express an opinion and then states, That’s go. The punchline hinges on restraint and timely affirmation.
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Wigins
Sweden 1905 Divorce Toll and Sweden’s News in Brief
In 1905 Sweden recorded 559 divorces as part of a broad set of notes on national affairs. Stockholm actor Oscar Eliason is dead at forty four. Swedenius minister to Tokyo O Wallenberg named envoy to Pekin. A brewing strike closes 700 jobs as workers quit for pay. A 5000 crown gift funds Sweden’s defenses. Swedish ships order two 6000 ton steamers due to Danish competition. Fox steals poultry near Osteraaker. Stockholm paper strike grows, risking foreign supply. Swedes discuss resignation of Swedelius from the upper house. Mother Sweden drives a committee of 100 to lure emigrants home, with New York HQ and US support from Lagercrantz. Skeptical Chicago press doubts success. Namsos borrows 110000 crowns for water works and lighting. Sir Arthur Herbert injured in Norway carriage accident. Lady Herbert unharmed. An Ayrshire ox sent by mail to a Norwegian fair. Stavanger aims to crowd out sheep with land purchases. Hjartdal crop outlook bright with good rain sun sequence. Knut Olson’s estate auction unveils 16000 crowns hidden in a cabinet. Young people’s league mobilizes to honor Johann Sverdrup with a grave monument.
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Sweden
Moder Svea
New York
United States
Lagercrantz
Chicago
Oscar
Sam
Banks to Open in Four Towns Across Region
New savings banks planned for Trongo Finsland Lister and Mandal. Fishermen societies of Hedemarken report 1 703 260 spawn planted in six lakes. Tromso reports property damage from avalanches after thaw. Adness Ladies Aid raises funds to build a bridge across Glommen at Haga Ringerike.
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Trongo
Finsland
Lister
Mandal
Hedemarken
Tromso
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Adness
Glommen
Haga
Ringerlke
Danish and German figures and events in Copenhagen notes
Emperor William named honorary president of a naval officers group. Denmark appoints two reps to oversee meter system introduction. July hay crop reports are hopeful. New Bible translation by Bishop Koch and Prof Jacobsen approved for publication. Servant girls society grows to about a thousand members. Siamese King Chulalongkorn visits Denmark, aids child welfare fund and life saving society before sailing to Norway.
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Koch of
Ribe
F. C. Jacobsen
Copenhagen
Vaisen Publishing House
Servant Girls’ Society
Chulalongkorn
Denmark
Aarhus
Skagen
Life Saving Society
Norway
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Red Wing Man
Son
Fallan
Fourteenth Street
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Paul Sergerator
Grace Jesco
Gaston Keriskel
Meddler
Montana News
Martin Wodland
Oscar Eliason
Stockholm
O. Wallenberg
Tokio
Japan
Pekin
China
Argentina
South America
Osteraaker
Riksdag
Swedelius
Namsos
Sir Arthur Herbert
Berzen
Christiania
Lady Herbert
Otto
Scotland
Stavanger
Heiberg
Sire River
Hjartdal
Knut Olson
Peter
Isaac Aaro
Ungdomslag
Young People's League
National League of Peasant Youths
Johann Sverdrup
Emperor William of Germany
Naval Officers’ Association
Joint Association of
Minister of the Interior
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