Three Men Unaccounted For After Livery Stable Collapse
Minneapolis July 2 rescuers labored all night to free workers from a vanished brick livery stable at 40 Seventh Street South. Fourteenteen workers were inside when the front collapsed at 8 pm. Three men remained missing as rescuers untangled twisted timbers and bricks amid ongoing fears they lay buried.
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Minneapolis
Seventh Street
E.S. Robinson
Seventh Street Wall
Robinson
J. L. Robinson
Soldier killed at Eagles' picnic in Helena
Corporal Thomas Sahey of the Sixth Infantry died from wounds received when Deputy Sheriff Duncan tried to stop a Sunday night fight at the Eagles' picnic in Helena Montana. Sahey led the squad of soldiers in a clash with civilians.
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Sahey
Helena
Mont
Thomas Sahey
Duncan
Sixth Infantry
Lad Drowned on Excursion Down the River
A joint excursion by St Peter's Episcopal church and the Church of the Messiah ended tragically as 12 year old Vincent Price, son of Sharrock D. Price, fell overboard and drowned near St Paul on the river last evening.
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St. Paul
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Church of the Messiah
Vincent
Sharrock D. Price
Cyclist Dies After Fall From Bicycle
Fred E. Johnson, night engineer at the St. Paul waterworks pumping station, died from a fractured skull after falling from a bicycle on July 2. The incident is recorded as a fatal accident.
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St. Paul
Fred E. Johnson
Fernald Nominated for Governor at Maine GOP Convention
Bert M. Fernald of Poland was nominated for governor by acclamation at the Republican state convention in Bangor Maine yesterday July 2.
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Bangor
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Suicide of Adolph Meyers in Cedar County Garden
The ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Meyers of Springdale Cedar county hanged himself from a limb of a tree in the garden of his home at Muscatine Iowa on July 2.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Adolph Meyers
Frank Meyers
Springdale
Cedar County
Popular Enough Explains Daughter's Suitors
A quarrel over a man seeking to marry a daughter centers on social approval. Mr. Cumrox asks why he should object, and the reply notes the suitor is popular with the mother and the girls, highlighting social pressure in the match.
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Mr. Cumrox
Bowbells Man Dies After Poison Mistake
Frank J. Glenn of Bowbells North Dakota died after drinking bedbug poison he mistook for alcohol to relieve a cold. He realized the error and raced to a physician but could not be saved.
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F. J. Glenn
Bowbells
N. D
Minot
Frank J. Glenn
Bowbell
Glenn
Mr. Glenn
Fate Cruel to Homesteaders Near Van Meter
A tragedy near Chamberlain reports three deaths after a family from Indiana relocated to a claim near Van Meter. Mrs Easters died in Pierre, later a river crossing claim led to the buggy overturning, drowning Mrs Reiter and the Easters daughter, with only the daughter’s body recovered.
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Mitchell
Chamberlain
Easters
van Meter
Pierre
Motorman Rescues Sleepy Man on Interurban Tracks
Clinton Iowa July 2 John Nicholson lay asleep on the Iowa and Interurban tracks near the Wapsipincon river bridge. Motorman John Homer saw the headlight found the man and stopped in time. Nicholson suffered a scalp wound and is under treatment in a Clinton hospital.
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Clinton
Iowa
Wapsipincon River
John Nicholson
John Homer
Nicholson
Peacemaker Shot Dead in Sioux City Brawl
In Sioux City Iowa on July 2 Mel Powers a former steamboat man race horse owner and gambler acting as peacemaker was shot through the heart and killed during a pistol fight between Harry Clayton a bartender and Al Scheeler Clayton was placed under arrest.
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Mel Powers
Sioux City
Iowa
Harry Clayton
al Scheeler
Clayton
Train Strikes Cattle Near Ordway Derails Locomotive
North bound Chicago & North Western passenger and express train derailed after hitting a herd of cattle near Ordway. Conductor Prothrow directed the train. engineer Michael Murray and fireman Fred Sirkow were severely injured.
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Huron
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Ordway
Prothrow
Michael Murray
Fred Sirkow
Two Oil Tanks Burn At Sour Lake Fire
Two oil tanks leased by the Texas Company at Sour Lake caught fire this afternoon and were destroyed. Loss valued at 130000 dollars. Local fire crews battled the blaze as flames engulfed the tanks and halted nearby operations.
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Houston
Sour Lake
Texas Company
Two Die In Mississippi River Accident Near Fort Madison
Ezra Parmenter and his four year old daughter drowned when a launch capsized after catching on a tree limb along an island in the Mississippi River. Parmenter’s wife and two year old son survived by reaching shore.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Ezra Parmenter
Mississippi River
Poison 150 Sheep Rocks Two Top Ranch
Belle Fourche South Dakota July 2 Unknown enemies of A Giles a large sheep owner at Two Top north of the town killed over 150 of his best sheep with arsenic poisoning. Neighbors also suffered losses and ranchers guard their flocks with shotguns. Giles vows vengeance.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
A. Giles
Two Top
Here
Giles
Burglary Hits Winona Dry Goods Firm
The H. Choate & Co store in Winona Minnesota was burglarized between Saturday night and Monday morning. Goods valued at about $2,000 were stolen, mainly silks along with plumes silk hosiery and gloves. No suspects identified. A $500 reward is offered.
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Winona
Minn
H. Choate & Co
Choate
Youthful Murderer A Ten Year Old Shoots Another
In Kasota Minnesota on July 2 a boy under ten named Robert Jardine shot and killed Rus sell St John a boy of about the same age with a revolver. A coroner's jury found willful murder. Jardine was moved to Le Sueur Center and jailed while county authorities consider prosecution.
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le Sueur Center
Minn
Kasota
Robert Jardine
Russell St. John
Young Jardine
Burglars Loot Gladstone Mercantile Store in Stark County
A Gladstone Mercantile Company store in Stark county was broken into and $50 in cash plus a large quantity of firearms and other merchandise were stolen. A team and vehicle were also taken, but no clues have been found.
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Bismarck
N. C
Gladstone
Stark County
Gladstone Mercantile Company
Scandinavian Progress in Forestry Trade and Royal Visit Hints
The article notes 14,000 trees planted by Jammen schoolchildren under Forester Hvoster, and a new herring oil factory planned at Sorreisen led by Martin Lembnes. It covers Crown Prince health, Sweden’s emigration, fishing exhibitions in Trondhjem, and notable Nordic cultural and industrial items.
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Jammen
Hvoster
Norway
Sorreisen
Martin Le@mbnes
Svolaer
Queen Sofia in frail health and Sweden events
Queen Sofia suffers throat catarrh while Sweden reports forest value at 97,071,097 crowns. Late King Oscar’s servants were pensioned or absorbed by King Gustaf’s service last month. Social Democratic party convened in Stockholm with about 300 delegates. The 1909 Swedish arts and industrial exposition in Stockholm attracts foreign interest.
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Oscar
Gustaf
Social Democratic Party of Sweden
Stockholm
Viking school ship rumors debunked and captain's task clarified
Reports accusing the school ship The Viking of abuse proved unfounded. The captain was removed for failing to keep peace among officers, while deserters sought adventure. An investigation into a defense commission led to testimony by Borgbjerg about foreign military reports. Denmark’s early 1908 exports rise, and fifty Norwegian student singers toured Copenhagen receiving a warm welcome.
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South America
The
Social Democrat
Copenhagen
Borgbjerg
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C. W. Hardy
George Johnson
Lad
Fernald
Higgins
Gottom
Sweden
Denmark
Martin W,odland
Saxony
Jotunhein
Jotunheim
Aasmund Olafson Vinie
Christiania
Haakon
Henrik Wergeland
Trondhjem
A. A. Wesfelt
Linneus Society of London
King Gustaf
Harriet Bosse
August Stringberg
Henry Weinberg
Europe
Carl Henrik Westman
Eteckham
Fallieres
France
Malmo
Sofia
England
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