State rights under fire as rail rate suits loom
Attorney General Young weighs inviting other states to a conference on state rate regulation as railroads challenge Minnesota commodity rate law. A special session is unlikely for now, with Gov Johnson uncertain about the need and scope of the suits heading to the federal courts and eventual Supreme Court review.
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St. Paul
Young
Minnesota
United States Court
United States Supreme Court
Robbery and Beating Attack Woman in Minneapolis
A robber struck Mrs. Elizabeth Pargu son with a heavy bottle at 44 Central Avenue and robbed the cash register of about $6. James Lewis is charged and jailed. Mrs. Ferguson is in dangerous condition with hope for recovery as physicians call the assault one of the boldest in the city.
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Minneapolis
Elizabeth Parguson
Central Avenue
James Lewis
New Butter Scoring Contest Sets Entry Record
St Paul June 5 The state dairy and food department inaugurated a butter scoring contest with 275 to 300 titles entered, far surpassing the previous high of 193. Scoring will run several plays and results may be known by Wednesday or Thursday as part of a season series of contests.
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St. Paul
State Dairy and Food Department
Solak Severely Injured In Hunting Accident
Willow River Minnesota June 5 Pe ter Solak was unloading a shotgun from a boat when it discharged striking his left arm near the shoulder nearly severing it. He is in very weak condition and may not recover.
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Willow River
Minn
Peter Solak
Mr. Solak
Bicycle Theft Spree Leads to Three Arrests in Chippewa Falls
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin on June 5 police report an epidemic of bicycle thefts. Three men Michael Rolth James Taylor and Paul King have been taken into custody in daylight thefts. Authorities say an example will be made if they are found guilty to stop the nuisance.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Michael Rolth
James Taylor
Paul King
Now Controls Pioneer Press
Webster Wheelock and a group of his friends have gained control of large Pioneer Press stock holdings once thought to be owned by J. J. Hill. Rumors link F B Lynch to a syndicate and a political shift, but Lynch is not in the group and the paper will not change its politics.
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Wheelock
St. Paul
Lynch
Pioneer Press
Clown Rescues Children as Circus Wagons Run Wild
In Eau Claire Wisconsin a parade near a cross street escaped disaster when a frightened farm team bolted toward a crowd of children. A clown leaped from a donkey rack and grabbed the horse bridles, was dragged but held firm, stopping the runaways to allow kids to flee to safety.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Woodsman commits suicide in public act near Superior
William Waites, a 45 year old woodsman, hanged himself on a railway rail as a Great Northern train approached near Saunders eight miles from Superior. He stood on the track with a crowd watching, knelt with his neck on the rail, and was decapitated by the engine.
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Superior
Wis
William Waites
Saunders
Great Northern Road
Waltes
Hii Ag
Two Fegre Brothers Drown After Boat Capsizes
Henry Fegre and Ole Fegre, ages twenty and twenty seven, drowned when their rowboat capsized on Akeley Lake Sunday evening. Three companions were rescued while the Fegre brothers, attempting to reach shore, disappeared. Their bodies were recovered later.
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Akeley
Minn
Henry Fegre
Ole Fegre
Akeley Lake
Fegre
Woman Bound and Robbed in St Paul Home Invasion
John son returns home to find his wife gagged and tied to the bed. Two men are arrested by Margaret street police on a vagrancy charge and held as suspects. Mrs Johnson names one suspect as the man who bound her, as the intruders ransack the house.
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St. Paul
Johnson
Noosa
Margaret Street
Fire Engulfs Soo Depot. Family Rescued by Window
Fire broke out at the Soo railroad depot in Fessenden North Dakota. Station Agent Gordon's family were saved through an upstairs window. The freight house and contents burned. Fire spread to Longworthy Lumber yards but was controlled shortly after.
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Fessenden
N. D
Soo Railroad
Gordon
Longworthy Lumber Company
Tawart Train Wreckers
In San Jose California a thwarted attempt to wreck the early morning Southern Pacific train between San Jose and San Francisco was thwarted by the discovery of a large pile of ties on the track near Santa Clara. Two men have been arrested on suspicion.
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Tawart
San Jose
Cal
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Santa Clara
Paap Ends Life With Paris Green in Willow River
J W Paap of Willow River Minnesota employed by Atwood Lumber company died yesterday evening from a large dose of paris green. Ill health cited as the sole motive for the act.
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Enos
Paris Green
Willow River
Minn
J. W Paap
Atwood Lumber Company
Fire Claims Three In Newark Turnverein Hall
A blaze at Newark Turnverein hall early yesterday morning killed three people and caused about 26000 dollars in damage. Fire officials branded the incident a major city fire, with extensive damage to the hall and adjacent property.
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Newark
Fire Department Convention Draws 1500 Guardsmen to St Cloud
St Cloud Minnesota hosted the thirty fifth annual Minnesota Fire Department association meeting with about 1 600 firemen guests from nearly every town in the state. Activities included welcomes by local committees and addresses on duties and responsibilities of firemen.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Minnesota Fire Department Association
H. Limperick
J. R. Bennett
F. W. Lyons
Little Falls
Reuben Warner
St. Paul
Crop Outlook Bright Across Winona Region
Winona Minnesota June 6 crop report from the Chicago and North Western line west of Winona notes generally favorable weather with rains warm days and warmer nights. Grains are growing well with no damage. corn is entirely planted and early corn is emerging. flax has been seeded with late flax to be planted on newly broken ground.
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Winona
Minn
Chicago & North-Western
Postmaster A F Hill Kills Himself Over Health and Defalcation
Grand Forks North Dakota June 6 despondent over ill health and being found nearly $1000 short in his accounts Postmaster A F Hill committed suicide at Cando yesterday. His health had been poor for weeks and he recently underwent an operation. Citizens believe the defalcation was unintentional due to tangled accounts.
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Grand Forks
N. C
A. F. Hill
Cando
Hill
Condo
Veteran 8 Victimized
Taylor Dezelm an old soldier who claims Minneapolis as his home secured transportation to Fort Leavenworth Kansas from the old soldiers relief commission to seek shelter in the national home there He says he was robbed of 80 dollars and his shoes in Davenport by a young able bodied man after touring the area.
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Des Moines
Taylor Dezelm
Minneapolis
Old Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Old Soldiers
Dezelm
Davenport
Hundreds in Line for Open Land at Cass Lake Minnesota
Cass Lake Minn June 6 hundreds of settlers stand in a growing line to file for government land as the May 21 opener drew Olaf Olson to the front. The June 12 opening attracted many more and a July 1 opening has begun with numbers continually increasing.
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Cass Lake
Minn
Olaf Olson
United States Land Office
Catches His Man In Portland Murder Suspect Arrested
Bemidji Minnesota June 6 Deputy Sheriff John Bailey who spent two weeks in Portland Oregon reports arrest of Peter Mathieson charged with murdering John Johanson near Tea Strike in February. Bailey had追 tracked Mathieson for two weeks.
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Bemidji, Minn
John Bailey
Portland
Ore
Peter Mathieson
John Johanson
Bailey
Mathieson
Grief Believed to Cause Doctor's Wife Death
Burlington Iowa June 6 grief over the drowning death of her son three years ago is thought to have caused the death of Mrs L C Hall wife of a prominent physician who died yesterday authorities report the case is treated as a possible suicide or accidental death with grief cited as the motive
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Burlington
Iowa
L. C. Hall
John Mitchell Recovers From Hospital Stay
John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, walked to his home in Spring Valley UL after five weeks in the hospital following an operation, showing no signs of relapse.
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John Mitchell
Spring Valley
United Mine Workers’ Union of America
Nordic debate over women's suffrage and royal concerns
The article surveys Nordic politics with focus on women suffrage debates led by constitutional committee results, resignations in the Swedish Norway cabinet, and a push for a friendly Sweden Norway alliance. It notes King Oscar’s Paris visit, consulate philanthropy, wage proposals for railway workers, Swedenborg remains move, and regional events from Norway and Sweden including winter-like spring and labor strikes.
Danish Church Growth and Pedigrees Highlight Danish News
The National Times reports 1892 churches in Denmark with 221 built since 1860 and 1097 pastorates in the state church. the rigsdag journal runs 7,414 pages. Niels Nielsen of Ribe is 104, Denmark plans a 500000 crown temperance building in Copenhagen and veterans seek a pension after 1864. The sale of the West Indies to the United States is again defeated.
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National Times
Denmark
Rigsdag
Niels Nielsen
Ribe
Danish Temperance Association
Copenhagen
Sweden debates rail cost by charging benefited property
The government considers taxing properties that benefit from new rail lines to fund construction, a shift from past practice where the country as a whole bore costs. Swedish landowners would resist such charges. Separately, Sweden and Norway may see a surge in electricity based glassmaking due to rapids and plentiful resources, promising a large industry.
Mrs Fannie McFarland Daring 780 Mile Wyoming Ride
Mrs. Fannie McFarland, famed for a 780 mile trek from the Big Horn Basin to Lewistown to wed a suitor her parents opposed, plans to return with her husband who was injured at the wedding. She recalls snowbound Bridger Pass, a bear encounter, and her rifle wielding skill. Buffalo Bill praises her as Wyoming’s finest horsewoman.
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Fannie McFarland
Big Horn Basin
Wyo
Lewistown
Bridger Pass
Europe
Buffalo Bill
Wyoming
Big Flue Roof Collapses At Washoe Smelter
About 108 feet of roof on the flue leading to the big Washoe smelter stack at Anaconda collapses causing shutdown of all departments except the concentrator. Engineers cite expansion and contraction from heat and cold and say repairs should restore operations within a day or two. Nearly 100 workers are on site clearing debris and restoring activity.
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Amalgamated Copper Company
Anaconda
Montana Officials Report Big Revenue Gains Across Agencies
Public officers in Helena report record receipts despite heavy snow. The U S assay office brought in 1.227 million dollars in gold, while the state land office surpassed 92 thousand in two weeks. Secretary Yoder notes the department’s largest quarterly incorporation fees total 19 thousand, and State Auditor Cunningham remitted 38 thousand from insurance premiums.
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Helena
United States Assay Office
State Land Office
Yoder
Department
Cunningham
Supreme Court Upholds Referee in Parsons Murray Disbarment
The Montana Supreme Court adopts the referee findings in the Parsons and Murray disbarment case. The lawyers were accused of subornation of perjury and conspiracy in realty transfers, but the referee exonerated them. The court condemns the spy who posed as a law student and found work in the defendants’ office, ignoring his testimony.
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Supreme Court
H. H. Parsons
8. G. Murray
Missoula
Missing Iowa Heiress Located in Lewistown
Sister locates heir Celia Hughes Warren, daughter of an Iowa estate, after eight years apart. Constable Frev aided the search, ending the long separation with the heir found in Montana recently. Estate settlement can proceed now with a likely large payout.
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Constable Frev
Celia Hughes Warren
Iowa
Lewistown
Montana
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