Wealthy Milwaukee owner rumored to buy Rainy Lake road
Rainy Lake area reports say Charles Ruggles of Milwaukee has purchased the Duluth Virginia and Winnipeg line from Virginia on the Mesaba range to Rainy River, about a hundred miles, with fifty miles of branches. Ruggles denies the purchase though he is seen in Rainy Lake offices. others cite rival railroad interests like Great Northern and Wisconsin Central in pursuit.
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Duluth, Minn
Charles: Ruggles
Milwaukee
West
Duluth, Virginia
Winnipeg
Virginia
Mesaba Range
Rainy River
Branch Lnes
William O’brien
Duluth
Ruggles
Cook
O’brien
Rainy Lake
Great Northern
Wisconsin Central
Duluth, Massabe & Northern Roads
Burned to Death in Cabin Near Two Harbors
John Herman Hein fifty seven year old clerk of Crystal town lived on a Lake county homestead forty miles northeast of Two Harbors and was burned to death in his cabin Thursday night. News reached Two Harbors yesterday as his widow and four children reside in Minneapolis. He suffered ivy poisoning and neighbors say inflammable ointment was used freely. the suspect ignition arose in some manner.
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Duluth
John’ Herman Hein
Two Harbors
Lake County
Minneapolis
Hein
Crystal
Helin
Two Close Shaves in Wisconsin Fox Hunt
Bert Hurlburt, shooting himself while hunting near Maxville, the gun discharged after slipping from a tree while trying to coax a fox from a hole. Eddie Hamilton, playing with a revolver at Spooner home, accidentally shot himself in the forehead. the bullet glanced, and recovery is believed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Bert Hurlburt
Maxville
Spooner
Eddie Hamilton
Assault and Robbery in Trippville Near Elroy Wisconsin
A bold assault and robbery occurred at 11 o'clock yesterday morning in Trippville. Thomas Moke, a Jewish shopkeeper, was attacked by three men who took his pocketbook containing about $50. Mrs Moke was knocked to the ground and remains unconscious. Miss Shear, a clerk and cousin of one assailant, was struck with a board and seriously injured.
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Elroy
Wis
Tripp‘ville
Thomas Moke
Winona Man Conrad Subpoenaed In Chicago Case
Winona Minnesota February 11 Maxwell Conrad fur goods maker was subpoenaed to testify before a Chicago grand jury about a man named Wolff charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses Conrad had shipped samples to Chicago under a mail order lease but found the address not of the firm
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Winona, Minn
Max Conrad
Chicago
Wolff
Conrad
Maj A W Edwards Dead Founder of Fargo Argus and Forum
Maj Alanson W Edwards founder of the Fargo Daily Argus in 1879 and later the Fargo Forum in 1891 died at his Fargo home after a long illness He was born in Lorain County Ohio and was once mayor of Fargo His last official post was United States consul at Montreal
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Fargo, N. D
Alanson W. Edwards
Fargo Daily Argus
Fargo Forum
Lorain County
Ohio
United States
Montréal
Theft From Friend Charged in Miles City Case
Complaint filed against John McPherson a sheepherder charges grand larceny for allegedly stealing twenty dollars from the pocket of another herder named Joe Smith in Miles City Montana on February 11.
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Miles City
Mont
John ‘McPherson
McPherson
Joe Smit
Doane's Death by Lye Consumption In Laurel
Wealthy retired farmer Doane of Laurel died by self ingestion of concentrated lye amid unclear circumstances. Family and local officials investigate motive and confirm death occurred by his own action.
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Doane
Laurel
Minnesota seeks charter cancellation of Standard Oil
The state asks courts to strike Standard Oil’s Minnesota charter under a new anti discrimination law. Standard Oil demurs, arguing the measure is unconstitutional and targets only oil dealers. The law bars charging higher prices at one point than another, considering transportation costs. The secretary of state would cancel a violator’s charter upon conviction.
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St. Paul
Hinton
Minnesota
Standard Oil Company
Twin Cities
Secretary of State
Embezzler Dunlop Given Longer Penalty After Lie
Fargo North Dakota reports Frank E Dunlop a self confessed embezzler former cashier of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway office received an indeterminate sentence of not more than five years after lying to Judge C A Pollock about prior prison time. His earlier plea had led to two and a half years.
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Fargo
N. D
C. A. Pollock
Frank E. Dunlop
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Dunlop
Pollock
Mother Dies For Children In Gasoline Stove Explosion
Minneapolis on February 12 Mrs Mary Brandys died from burns suffered while she tried to extinguish gas fed flames that ignited clothes on her two children aged four and six. She ran into a snow bank and later fainted. neighbors found her and she died after hours of pain.
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Minneapolis
Mary Brandys
La Crosse Rate Commission Promises Streetcar Improvements
La Crosse Wisconsin February 12 192? report from the state rate commission promises better service more cars and other improvements for the street car company. A viaduct will be demanded at the Rosentreat railroad crossing according to the best information obtainable.
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la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse Public Service
State Rate Commission
Rosentreat
Coal theft arrest rocks Brown County as police take suspect
The Brown County sheriff arrested B. P. Lewis at Huron and moved him to Aberdeen on charges of conspiring with an Aberdeen alderman in the alleged carload coal theft from the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway. He threatened to expose others, sparking expectations of a wider sensation.
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E.P. Lewis
Huron
Aberdeen
Brown County
B. P. Lewis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Lewis
Fast Train Kills Man in Montana
Frederick Miller a German laborer was killed instantly when he was struck by a fast freight train about five miles east of Billings Montana. His companion Daniel Schmidt suffered likely fatal injuries as an eyewitness reported.
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Frederick Miller
Daniel Schmidt
Billings
Mont
Crimean War Veteran Patrick Nolan Dies at 73
Elks Point South Dakota February 12 Patrick Nolan aged seventy three has died. He was born in Ireland and served eleven years in the English army through the Crimean war.
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Elks Point
S. D
Patrick Nolan
Ireland
Blacksmith Jozeph Hitch Killed by Vicious Horse
In Lohrville Iowa on February 12 blacksmith Jozeph Hitch died after a horse trampled him knocking the skull crushed by the animal before bystanders could intervene. The accident occurred as Hitch attempted to handle the animal.
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Horee
Lohrville
Iowa
Jozeph Hitch
Officer's Condition Delays Trial in St Cloud
The case of the state against Sheehan and Carmody was postponed to February 19 because Officer Becker, the star witness, is unable to attend.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Sheehan
Political debate ends as Indian schools bill resumes
Washington notes the house halted political speeches to resume work on the Indian appropriation bill. A fierce clash over abolishing non-reservation schools dominated the afternoon. In the senate, Senator Culberson of Texas delivered a financial speech, and a bill for a government exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition drew attention.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Culbergen
Texas
Senate
House Debates Omnibus War Claims Bill Passage
Washington February 8 The house devoted most of yesterday to the omnibus war claims bill which passed with a total appropriation of 315000 A brief clash arose when Mr Macon Arkansas defended the senate against aspersions by Mr Payne New York who warned the senate would strike down many unmeritorious claims
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Washington
House of Representatives
Macon
Arkansas
Senate
Payne
New York
Senate Debates Emergency Currency Bill and Indian Appropriations
Washington notes Senator Aldrich opened the finance committee debate on an emergency currency bill. Foraker replied to the president on patronage, with letters showing the president’s stance. Mr Leake attacked Bryan as a presidential candidate, briefly enlivening House debate as Indian appropriation progress continues.
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Washington
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Committee On Finance
Senate
Foraker
Leake
Dem
New Jersey
William J.bryan
Debate on Aldrich currency bill draws Morgan and bankers
In Washington on February 12 the senate began debate on the Aldrich currency bill with bankers, including J Pierpont Morgan of New York, watching from the galleries. In the House the urgency deficiency bill prompted Tawney to criticize the president over appointing the inland waterways commission without legal authority, while Crumpacker and Underwood uphold the president's authority. The House refused to accept the amendment.
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Washington
Senate
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
House of Representatives
Tawney
Committee On Appropriations
Inland Waterways Commission
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Messrs. Crumpacker
Indiana
Underwood
House
Indictments Handed Down in Morse Bank Inquiry
New York report says a federal grand jury investigating national banks issued five indictments. Three target Charles W Morse and a former National Bank of North America official for over certification and misapplication of funds. One Morse charge and one associate charge were returned, as Morse’s arrival from Liverpool looms and New York county grand jury probes ongoing bank dealings.
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Federal Grand Jury
Aliso
New York
Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
C. W. Morse
Mr. Morse
Etruria
Liverpool
New York County Grand Jury
Hitchcock Trial Set Despite Defense Objections
The Raymond Hitchcock case in New York was scheduled for February 24 after an affidavit claimed consent to his road tour and that delaying would cause financial losses to his managers. Justice Dowling warned that bail of 7500 dollars would be forfeited if Hitchcock did not appear.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Justice Dowling
JOWAN'S GEMS STOLEN AT VANCE STREET HOME
Thieves entered by a second story window during a dinner party at Frank G. Joones residence in Memphis Tennessee and took jewels valued at twenty thousand dollars belonging to Garrett E Lamb and his family guests from Clinton Iowa.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank G. Joones
Vance Street
Garrett E. Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
Jones
Montana Sheriff Tries to Capture Wanted Mosney Near Helena
A posse led by Sheriff Shoemaker missed an arrest of William Mosney who is wanted for the murder of sheep herder Robert Holmes near Helena. In a confrontation Mosney fired, Joe Dowiell was shot and gravely injured, and Mosney escaped toward the mountains as the posse renewed the chase.
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William Mosney
Helena
Shoemaker
Mosney
Robert Holmes
Cascade
James Austin
William Austin
Posee
Austin
Shoe‘maker
Joe Dowiell
Dowdell
Supreme Court Reverses Damages in Alimony Case
The court reversed two lower court rulings overturning damage awards. In Raymond vs Blanc grass and others the plaintiff had been granted $80 monthly alimony but could not collect, as the husband left the state. The jury later awarded $712 for damages tied to alimony fraud through sheep purchases, a verdict reversed for failure to state a cause of action. Another case, McIntosh v Jones Transfer Co, held damages for personal injuries but reversed since the firm was not liable for a fellow servant in ordinary work.
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Supreme Court
Raymond
Blancgrass
Blanc
Grass
McIntosh
Jones Transfer Company
Butte
Water rights battle over Dog Creek reaches high court
The Montana residents Morris and Howell lose at circuit level to Bean et al over Dog Creek waters in Wyoming. The case quiets title and rules Montana law applies only to unappropriated waters. A supreme court appeal is anticipated after a Helena circuit court of appeals decision.
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Reclamation Service
Circuit Court of Appeals
Helena
Morris and Howell
Bean
Supreme Court
Dog Creek
Wyoming
Montana
Whitson
Women Hold Up Trainmen Near Billings Crossing
Two railroad workers near Billings Fayr sythe crossing were robbed by two women aided by two men. The victims were ordered to raise their hands and searched for watches but no money was taken. No arrests have been reported.
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Billings
Fayrsythe
Northern Pacific
Order to Sue Heinze Executed by Butte Court
Judge Lynch of the state district court at Butte orders Robert M. Lyons as receiver of the Aetna bank to sue F. Augustus Heinze and A. B. Clements for 97500 dollars the cash value of stock Heinze held but did not pay for. The order also expects interest from the stock issue date to be included.
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Judge Lynch
State District Court
Butte
Robert M. Lyons
Aetna Bank
F. Augustus Heinze
A. B. Clements
Heinze
Clow murder suspects given life and long terms
George Havings the last of the trio linked to the Northern Pacific train hold up near Butte last May confessed to the murder of Engineer Ohn and was sentenced to life. Henry Gruber confessed recently and George Towers received ninety nine years in prison last week.
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George Havings
Clow
Northern Pacific
Butte
Engineer Ohn
Henry Gruber
George Towers
Penitentias
Sweden Faces Industrial Strain and Population Growth
In Bohussen quarries fifty workers laid off while Gunnerson's and other firms cut jobs. Malmo's population reaches 79,770 with gains in major cities. Stockholm eyes a 16 million crown loan for improvements. Gothenborg has 15 million. Sugar factory strike demands raise wages. Philadelphia exhibition plans folded due to funds.
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Bohussen
Gunnerson
Malmo
Sweden
Stockholm
Gothenborg
Arlof
Elk invade Storesvedalen as complaints rise
Large flocks of elk are seen in Storesvedalen raiding young trees and approaching farmhouses. In national theater news Halfdan Christenson is named director to replace Bjorn Bjornson, while Vilhelm Krag becomes instructor and auditorial advisor. Norway reports 91 ships begun by Jan 1, including 6 sailships and 85 steamships, 4 steamers steel, total 55,550 tons.
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Storesvedalen
Halfdan Christenson
National Theater
Bjorn Bjornson
Vilhelm Krag
Norway
Norway Faces Water Power Struggles and Cultural Plans
Low streams reduce water mills in Trondhjem county while radical and conservative parties name leaders and debate foreign water power sales. The church department forms a school committee and proposes state aid, and government votes salaries for artists and a religious music project. Railways total 2 561 km with most state owned. Kinn church restoration funded. Norwegian art gains from Venice showings. a subterranean hall near Christiania to house Viking ships gains backing.
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Royal Palace
Christiania
University of Christiania
Norway
Holland
London
Danish envoy resigns as Bille leaves London post
The Danish ambassador to London Chamberlain Bille resigns and will depart his post on April 1. The Bjerre affair continues to unfold as opponents push to prove a pattern of improper acts by the accused pastor. Copenhagen plans an international exposition in 1913 to mark 75 years of industrial associations and Denmark’s first international fair in two decades. King Edward’s winter visit to Christiania for Princess Maud and ski events surprises Copenhagen and may signal stance on the Baltic question amid talks among Germany Russia and Sweden.
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Jemtland
Sweden
Swedish Bath and Tourist Company
Bromee
Rigsdag
Society For the Protection of Nature
Dagens Nyhbeter
London
Chamberlain Bille
Bjerre
Copenhagen
Industrial Associations of
Denmark
Christiania
Queen Maud
Edward
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Germany
Russia
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Hein Re
Tripville
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Embezzier
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Jowan
Montana News
Heinzs
Butte Bank
Boulder
Martin W. Odland
Valdemar Backstrom
Matern & Goranson
International Congress of Fishing Industries
Philadelphia
Frida Straindberg
August Straindberg
Vienna
Lapland
Tts
Vargo
Gota
Trondhjem
Radical Party
Berner
Theater
Thing
Frederick Stang
Church Department
Wexelson
L. Eskeland
J. A. Renden
Wexelsen
Erick Werensfold
Johann Svendsen
Haerkon, Schelderup
Sinding
C. Ellingson
Railway Commission
Carl Berner
Venice
Amaldus Nielsen
Italy
Kitty Kielland
Marguerite
Hans Lerche
Olaf Lange
Oda Krogh
Fritz Thaulow
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