YEGGMAN GANG INFILTRATES FARGO IN BRAZEN CRIMES
Fargo reports a safe blown a street car robbery and a residence break in within twenty four hours amid a feared gang activity. The street car raid at the Sacred Heart academy line yielded 9 65 in company money and the crew was unharmed. A Washburn Lignite Coal office was looted not a cent gained. The burglar vanished after leaving shoes and coat behind at I P Clapp's south Fargo home. Police pursue suspects on both river banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
Sa‘cred Heart Academy
Carlson
Washburn Lignite ‘Coal Company
I. P. Clapp
Laws and Lawler Win Historic St Paul Mayor Victory
Democrats sweep St Paul election with Daniel W Lawler elected mayor by about 3500 votes over Joseph McKibbin. The victory endorses strict law enforcement, as Democrats also win most city offices and a majority on the board of aldermen and assemblymen. The turnout is the largest in the city's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawler Ie
St. Paul
Daniel W. Lawler
Joseph McKibbin
Board of Alder
Board of Assemblymen
Tenderloin 18 Ousted In Day
Crookston Minn May 7 Fifty women with gamblers and tinhorn sports boarded the Great Northern Greenbush line train from Thief River Falls to Red Lake Falls. The exodus followed Mayor Hanson’s order requiring all Tenderloin district residents to leave the city by 4 PM issued yesterday by Police Chief Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Minn
Greenbush
Great Northern
Thief River Falls
Red Lake Falls
Red Lake County
Hanson
Tenderloin
Osakis Postoffice Robbed Over Small Loss
Burglars entered the Osakis Minnesota postoffice by breaking a rear door glass and stole 85 dollars plus money order funds. Postmaster Bronson stored surplus funds and stamps in a local bank safety box, cushioning the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozakis
Minn
Miner Dan McDonald killed at Rarus mine in Butte
In Butte Montana on May 7 Dan McDonald was decapitated when a mine cage dropped. His body landed on the cage after it passed below the shaft top as he looked to see the cage approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rarus
Butte
Mont
Dan McDonald
McDonald
Fruit crop ruined by lateApril cold snap in Miles City
Fruit growers in Miles City Montana report that the crop was practically destroyed by the April 28 freeze when temperatures fell to 26 degrees. Buds were well developed and froze hard, ending the fruit season prospects in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Mont
Health Causes Death by Own Action in Wisconsin
Eau Claire Wisconsin May 7 C H Johnson age seventy five committed death by own action by shooting himself through the heart yesterday afternoon in Montgomery hospital. He had been ill for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
C. H. Johnson
Montgomery Hospital
Freight rates to rise ten percent July first
Milwaukee May 6 freight officials of the Western and Eastern trunk lines announce a planned ten percent increase in all freight classes from Class 1 to Class 6, effective July 1. The move awaits final agreement and signatures from executives of the involved lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Uncle Dan Whipple Dies at 109 in Traverse City Michigan
Traverse City Michigan May 6 Uncle Dan Whipple 109 years old died last night from a brain hemorrhage He was born March 1 1799 in Cattaraugus County New York He joined Gen Fremont s exploring party and crossed the Rockies He later served in the Civil War in an Iowa regiment He was a long time companion of Kit Carson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan” Whipple
Traverse City
Mich
Dan" Whipple
Mr. Whipple
Cattaraugus County
New York
Fremont
Rockies
Kit” Carson
Iowa
Five Bank Robbery Suspects Freed. Two Held
Warren Minnesota May 6 authorities freed five Stephen bank robbery suspects and hold J E Raymond and James Nolan. St Paul police say Nolan is a well known felon operating in the East with a photo in rogues galleries. Twin City detectives gather evidence aiming to send the pair to Stillwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Warren, Minn
Stephen
J. E. Raymond
James Nolan
Nolan
East
Twin City
Stillwater
Marks Last Log Drive Ends Black River Logging Era
A large crew of log drivers works within Black River Falls Wisconsin May 6 to haul timber down the river from the Dells dam to below Hatfield dam. The operation may be the final drive, signaling the end of logging on the Black River as all timber is started for the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Black River Falls
Wis
Dells Dam
Hatfield Dam
Admiral Schley Arrives for Four Day Yankton Festivities
Admiral and Mrs. Schley arrived as guests of the Scottish Rite consistory in Yankton South Dakota on May 6. The city will glow in gala attire with band concerts and parades for four days. A large public celebration is planned Thursday before the party departs Friday morning for Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. D
Minneapolis Man Killed Riding Bareback in Montana
Glendive Montana May 6 Charles Johnson about twenty five son of a Minneapolis contractor died after being thrown from a bareback horse with only a halter for a bridle He was taken to Grace hospital and died of a skull fracture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Montana
Glendive
Mont
Charles Johnson
Grace Hospital
Editor Hurt in Press Crush
Des Moines reports Rev. O. D. Elliot of Marshalltown editor of the Iowa Prohibitionist and Prohibition candidate for governor lost three toes of his right foot when a press crushed them. Amputation was necessary and he may be crippled for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Elliot
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Iowa Prohibitionist
Prohibition
Woman Fires Rifle Wound In Accident Near Edgewater
Couderay Wis May 6 Red Hartington of Eau Claire employed at Signor near here was accidentally shot in the thigh by a twenty two caliber rifle held by a woman companion during a hunting outing near Edgewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Couderay
Wis
Red” Hartington
Signor
Here
Edgewater
Rail Worker Scalded At North Western Roundhouse
In Mason City Iowa on May 6 foreman T R Dujat was scalded in the face by steam while trying to extinguish a fire in a locomotive. A flue defect forced the fire to be put out to prevent engine damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
T. R. Dujat
North-Western Roundhouse
Professor Killed by Train Near Sterling
In Sterling Michigan on a May day in 1906 Professor Carl Busch a University of Leipsic graduate was struck and killed while walking on railroad tracks near the town. The accident occurred as he walked along the line and was struck by an oncoming train. Emergency responders attended but he died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Carl Busch
University of Leipsic
Arkansas Senator Provokes Senate With Tribe Roll Claim
Senator Davis of Arkansas stirred the Senate by asserting 10 000 tribal names were omitted from Oklahoma Choctaw and Chickasaw rolls. He cited a case where nine family members were listed as Negro and only one as Indian. His remark to Mr Foraker drew laughter before his resolution passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Davis
Arkansas
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma
Foraker
Ohio
Mr. Foraker
House Approves Bigger IRS Enforcement Funds under Hepburn Act
Washington May 1 The sundry civil appropriation bill advances as Mr Townsend of Michigan doubles the Interstate Commerce Commission enforcement budget for Hepburn act accountings of railroad firms with public results to follow. A four hour debate ends with approval. The Senate clears most agricultural bill amendments except forest service items to be tackled next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Townsend
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Forest Service
Senate Debates on Trust Suppression and Hepburn Clause Delay
The Senate devoted two hours to Senator Jeff Davis's bid to discharge the judiciary committee from his trust suppression bill and postponed further action on Senator Elkins’s resolution delaying the Hepburn rail rate clause until 1910. The commodity clause now imposes up to 5000 dollar fines for interstate haulers tied to mining or manufacturing interests. The House advanced the sundry civil appropriation bill under suspension of the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Committee On the Judiciary
Elkins
Senate debate on Brownsville affair and tornado aid
Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut defended the Twenty-fifth Negro regiment amid Brownsville questions. Congress approved a 250000 relief fund for tornado victims in Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana. The House fully overrode appropriations panel on several items in the sundry civil bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Bulkeley
Connecticut
Military Committee
Senate
Brownsville
Bulkeley
Twenty-fifth Regiment
House
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Committee On Appropriations
Debate Over Mining Investigation Fund Sparks House Action
In Washington on Tuesday May 6 a lively debate filled the House over the sundry civil appropriation bill. Mesrs Cisces and Chaney pressed for a 50000 dollar appropriation to fund a mining safety investigation but were thwarted by Mr Henderson who objected. Senator Heyburn delivered a long speech opposing the forestry service as the agricultural appropriation bill moved forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Messrs. Cisces
Forestry Service
Senator Heyburn
Idaho
Senate
Miners narrowly escape in Tamarack mine hoist accident
In Calumet Michigan on May 7 a cage with workers was hoisted to the top of the Tamarack mine shaft by mistake. The overhoist accident left four drill boys injured though not seriously. Had the men been tipped from the cage they would have fallen a mile to their deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Mich
Tamarack
Dynamite Blast Damages Wicklund Home Near Anaconda
J G Wicklund foreman at Amalgamated Copper lime quarries near Anaconda was badly injured when his home was dynamited. The blast blew the family from the house. his wife and six week old baby escaped with minor injuries. The incident follows a policy favoring American workers and involved threats from suspected foreign workers. A stockpile of 123 sticks of stolen dynamite was used, creating a large underground cavity. Wicklund recalls flying through smoke and flame before regaining consciousness miles from the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Wicklund
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anaconda
Wicklund
Tallest Chimney in World at Great Falls Site
Benjamin F. Thayer of Amalgamated Copper lays the first brick for a 506 foot high chimney at Great Falls Montana works. The 742 foot peak will surpass current world height, with a 1800 foot long flue under construction. Completion expected by October first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Thayer
Amalgamated Copper Company
Great Falls
Mont
Freiburg
Germany
Eastman Company
Rochester
N. C
America
Alphonse Custodis Company
New York
Indian Point
Missouri River
Boston & Montana
Ore-Stealing Case Begun In Butte Court
South Butte Mining sues East Butte Mining for 100000 claiming ore theft from South Butte workings. Judge George M. Bourquin presides in Butte as witnesses are to be examined. Defendants allegedly siphoned ore and used smoke to mask removal to hinder inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Butte Mining Company
East Butte Mining Company
South Butte
East Butte Leacerz
George M. Bourquin
Butte
John Quinn
William Clancey
William Walt
John Doe
John Roe
Peter Robinson
Helena Engineer Drowns After Fall From Hauser Lake Dam
Maurice E. Haman a Helena Power Transmission Company engineer was killed when he fell from the Hauser Lake dam into the Missouri River during repair preparations. The accident occurred as the structure had been partially washed out two weeks earlier. He lost balance and dropped into the stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Maurice E. Haman
Helena
Helena Power Transmission Company
Hauser Lake Dam
Haman
Norse News Highlights From Aas To Stockholm
Lars Gjeldaker marks his eightieth birthday and writes about experiences. Stave family award medals for rescuing Bergen crew. Eidsvold builds a new high school with 70 000 crowns raised locally. Norwegian Americans return to Norway, land deals surge near Farsund. Telemark peasants organize against socialists. Norse Land Owners League expands. Nansen returns to Norway and may leave diplomacy. Gudrun case draws peasants to a cave. Breda criticizes McCracken lectures in Oslo. Gotland population 53 845. Sweden reports 18 500 merchants. actor Gustav Frederickson retires. King Gustaf joins Academy, plans life insurance, Nobel fund up to 32 525 040 crowns. France's Falkera visits Stockholm in June. Royal wedding set for May 3 in St Petersbourg. Sweden faces widespread labor unrest. Sweden welcomes English royals in Stockholm.
Swedish Officials Appoint Holm Inspector of Gothen
Dr Rurik Holm a docent at the University of Lund has been appointed public school Inspector of Gothen The Mersen Stock company the well known cooperative undertaking organized in 1904 has ceased to exist There are 2239 hunting clubs in Sweden with an aggregate membership of 129815 active members and 15000 passive members John Svanberg the famous Swedish athlete has received an invitation from Berlin and Prague to participate in the international foot races to be held at those places about May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rurik Holm
University of
Lund
Gothenburg
Mersen Stock Company
Sweden
John Svanberg
Berlin
Prague
Denmark’s 1907 production and trade figures and a baronial death
Danish output in 1907 included 105.3 million pounds of sugar and 754000 beer barrels, with oleomargarine leaping to 61300000 pounds. Imports for the year totaled 54410000 crowns, a record, while imports exceeded exports by 183000000 crowns as Denmark’s farm goods dominated exports. Baron Zutphen Adeler of Adelersborg died at 60, his estate passing to son George Frederick. among survivors is Baroness Margaret, noted physician. The Wallberga dairy in Halland is cited as Sweden’s largest dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Zutphen Adeler
Adelersborg
George Frederick
Margaret
Fredericksburg
Sweden
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of the Northwest
Yeggman
Democrats
S&t. Paul
Osakis
Schleyvs
Hurt IN Press
Montana News
Norway
Martin W. Odland
Lars Gjeldaker
Aas
Karl Jensen Stave
Ole Jensen
Hagbart Jensen Stave
Andreas Jensen Stave
Overberg
Bergen
Eidsvold
Arneberg
Farsund
Peasants of
Telemarken
Land Owners’ League
Fritchof Nansen
London
Lysaker
Dawes
Dr. Nansen
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Gudrun
Christiania
O. J. Breda
University of Minnesota
McCracken
University of Christiania
Breda
Verdens Gang
Morgenbladet
Prof. Breda
United States
Northrop
Island of
Gotland
Gustav Frederickson
H. Morner
Queen Sofia
Claes Herman Sparre
Finnekumla
King Gustaf
The
Accademia Degli Arcadiax Rome
Gustav
Nobel Fund
Falkera
France
Stockholm
G. Anderson
Kullsta
Count Wachmeister
Egypt
Cairo
C. F. Soderberg
Labor Union of
Malmo
Prince Wilhelm
Princess Pavlona
Russia
St. Petersburg
England
Royal Theater
Edward
Wallberga
Halland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!