Twenty Two Dead In North Carolina Mine Disaster
Raleigh May 23 Twenty two men were killed in the Cummock coal mine forty five miles from Raleigh by an explosion of fire damp. The known dead include John Connolly Joe Glass James McCarthy and others. The blast occurred at the east heading likely from a broken gauge in a safety lamp. Forty two men were killed in the gama mine in December 180 by dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Cummock
John Connolly
Joe Glass
WM. Tyson
James M'Carthy
John Hanker
Wesley Cogg
John Willett
Robert Galewood
White
Simon McIntyre
Dan Goldsbron
Joe Baga
Will Reeves
Robert Tives
Albert Bynum
Joe Taylor
Jim Mack
John Palmer
Peter Palmer
James Palmer
John Hubband
Gama
Blackhawk Free After US Court Acquittal
Frank Blackhawk of Standing Rock was acquitted by the US court in Fargo on a horse theft indictment. Testimony conflicted, noting the horse had been used as a wager, and Judge Amidon directed a verdict of acquittal concluding the horse belonged to Mrs Adolph Wise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Fargo
Frank Blackhawk
Standing Rock
United States Court
Adeph Wise
Jackhawk
Stambaugh
Blackhawk
Adolph Wise
Amidon
Rifles May Come Visit Fargo Fire Festival
Representative Spalding urged the state department to allow the Ninetyth battalion Canadian Rifles to visit Fargo on June 7 for the fire festival. As a military group they seek U S consent to cross the border. Permission is expected, as in similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rifles
Washington
Spalding
Ninetieth Battalion
Canadian Rifles
Fargo
The
United States
Prisoners Sentenced In U S Court At Fargo
In Fargo on May 24 the U S court sentenced several prisoners. K Z Costello pleaded guilty to introducing liquor on an Indian reservation. He was fined 100 and jailed sixty days in Towner county jail. Dolphin and J J Bouvier pled guilty to cutting Amber on government land. each was fined 971 and jailed sixty days. Culbert Grant, Joseph Brien and Gregnoir Brien pled guilty to introducing liquor on Turtle Mountain reservation. each fined 100 and jailed sixty days. Grenoir Brien pled not guilty and the charge was dismissed. George Busk and John Crone pled guilty to selling liquor to an Indian. Busk fined 500 and jailed six months in Ramsey county jail. Crone fined 200 and jailed four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
U. S
K. Z. Costello
Towner County
Busk
Ramsey County
Clone
Operative Millers of America Open Fifth Annual Session
Kansas City Mo May 28 The Operative Millers of America began their fifth annual session here this morning with a large attendance and great interest. The four day gathering will cover discussions and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Operative Millers
Kansas City
Operative Millers of America
Landmark Supreme Court ruling on Richland county land dispute
The decision in Guarantee Savings Bank against Albert Bladow centers on a quarter section in Richland county. Bladow, who challenged a homestead entry after the original filer mortgaged to the Guarantee company, prevailed in the contest and secured a government patent. Foreclosure proceedings followed, with the case advancing through the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, May
Sne
United States Supreme Court
Richland County
Guarantee Savings Bank
Albert Bladow
Bladow
Guarantee Company
Supreme Court Holds Milne Cancellation Valid
The state supreme court affirmed the North Dakota ruling that Milne’s cancellation was valid and that the mortgage was still effective. The high court agreed on the aspects related to cancellation while upholding the mortgage’s validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Milne
North Dakota
Bit
Donkin Killed in Accident at McCanna Station
Larimore May 23 Superintendent A. Donkin of the Dakota division of the Great Northern, based at Larimore, died after being thrown from a gasoline motor tricycle when a dog jumped on the track near McCanna station. He died at 4 16 p m at his home leaving a wife and four children. Donkin was a popular official in railroad circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Road
M’canna
Larimore
A. Donkin
Dakota Division
Great Northern
McCanna
Langdon Line
Inkster
Fargo Divorce Heir Wins 150000 Fortune in Suit
Edna Benser Stockhousee, once part of Fargo's divorce colony, inherits a 150000 fortune after a foster father died. Adopted daughter of Rock Island wager maker Charles A. Benger, she and her foster mother fought over the estate. Trust of 112000 grew until age of majority, then transferred to her. She had married Charles P. Stockhouse, a Pittsburg railroad official, but moved to Fargo seeking a divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Edna Benser Stockhovee
Charles A. Benger
Rock Island
Charles P. Stockhouse
Pittsburg
NOT DEAD YET Fargo May 23 Langdon Sends Word Of Health
Jessy Langdon writes a Fargo friend that reports of his death were exaggerated. He joined the army, went to Manila, fell ill with a lung condition requiring surgery and rib removal. After a five day coma he recovered, was sent home on leave, and is now recuperating in Omaha growing strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Jessy Langdon
Manila
Alek
Omaha
Queen Liloukalani Sails for Honolulu With Cancer Claim
Friends say Queen Liloukalani is dying of neck cancer and will return to Honolulu. Her secretary confirms three-year illness. Dr English predicts cure in Hawaii but intimates doubts. She seeks a $250,000 lump sum compensation with Congress before adjournment, rather than a pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liloukalani
San Francisco
Honolulu
Washington
Gen. Grant
Congress
May Be An Earl Identity Found In Letter To Him
An item from Toledo reports Joan O Grady, jailed for one year for larceny, was searched at a penitentiary. A letter to Sir Ralph Vermilye of Gratton N D from Vienna hints at misdeeds, estate funds, and a plan to regain favor in London. The narrative portrays a noble lineage with a criminal impulse and a history of flight from Europe to America.
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Toledo
Joan O'Grady
Ralph Vermilye
Gratton
N. D
Jim
O'Grady
Vienna
Austria
Herbert
C. Pervis
Southampton Street
London
England
Ralph
Pervin
van Diemen’s Land
America
Dakotas
Chicago
Ohio
Old Settlers Meet Set for Park River in June
Fargo reports an official call for the tenth annual Old Settlers gathering of the Red River valley. Secretary Lounsberry announces the meeting at Park River on June 14 and 13. Eligible members include settlers in the valley before July 1, 1870, with wives and all children born to that date as honorary members. Honorary marks extend to those arriving before July 1801. A Pembina venue is hinted for August 17 to mark Charlie Cavalier arrival fiftieth anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Red River Valley
Lounsberry
Park River
Pembina
Dacle Charlie Cavalier
Mrs Bottineau Dead in Washington D C
Marie Ren ville Bottineau wife of J B Bottineau of Minneapolis died in Washington D C after illness. Born in Manitoba she was daughter of Gabriel Renville pioneer guide. Survived by daughter Mrs Whitney and Mrs Marie L Baldwin. Remains to be buried in Osseo, Minnesota in about four weeks.
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Gabriel Renville
Northwest
Renville
Nll
Pierra Bottineau
J. B. Bottineau
Pierre
Pembina
Whitney
Marie L. Baldwin
Treasury
Washington
Iso
Minnesota
Osseo
Slugged With a Brick in Bottincan N D
Thomas Gardner an elderly elevator man was attacked last night on his way home by a half drunken assailant armed with a brick and a knife. Gardner was struck on the head and wounded, but he fought back and left the attacker with a broken hand.
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Bottincan N. D
Thomas Gardner
Gardner
Sal
Prospect of coal spurs Northern Pacific line near Wilton
Promoters of the Bismarck Washburn and Great Falls railway cheer over discovery of lignite at Wilton the line’s first station. Coal at fifty feet depth yields near bituminous composition with 40 percent carbon. Track progress runs a mile daily and 25 flat cars head to Bismarck. Senator Washburn’s land syndicate sold 250 acres near Wilton amid settlement growth. An elevator holds 40 bushels ready for shipment and officials project large wheat and fox yields from tributary country. Mercer county lands across the river have been bought by Mercer County Improvement Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railroad
Minneapolis
Bismarck, Washburn & Great Falls Railway
Wilton
Bismarck
Senator Washburn
Northern Pacific
Mercer County
Washburn
Mercer County Improvement Company
Not So Large Shortage Hints Post Office Fraud Loss
Washington reports from inspectors who went to Havana after exposure of post office frauds suggest the shortage may not exceed fifty dollars. The notes indicate early estimates point to a small loss and no large shortage is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Havana
North Dakota volunteer wartime jewel smuggler arrested in Chicago
Emil J. Pepke, a North Dakota volunteer who served in the Philippines, is jailed at Desplaines Street station for evading customs after diamonds and jewels valued at 1.04 were found on him near Halsted and Madison. He says he bought them in Manila to sell later, while Special Agent Thomas O Keefe confiscated the gems and Pepke was turned over to federal authorities.
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J. Pepke
North Dakota
Chicago
Manila
Emil J. Pepke
Philippines
Desplaines Street
Pepke
Lochren
Minnesot
Puerto Rico
United States
Vepke
Halsted
Madison Street
Skippy
Manin
Thomas O'Keefe
Spain
Wahpeton
N. D
Treumann
Beckham Governor Victory Faces Kentucky Court Ruling
Washington May 21 The US Supreme Court dismissed W R Taylor Republican incumbent’s petition for hearing in Kentucky gubernatorial dispute, leaving Beckham Democratic win and legality of the legislature’s action intact. court crowd included nearly all Kentucky congressional members. Horse thieves plunder Minot stock yards stealing driving horses valued at $50 and a team from J H Seolielt amid another saddle horse theft north of Minot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Kentucky
W. R. Taylor
Congress
Taylor
Beckham
Filler
Switat
Minot
Banker Road
J. H. Seolielt
State fair secretary selection troubles
Manann May 22 report the state fair association faces repeated refusals for the secretary post. Previous appointees Cummins Kennelly Heegand Packard have declined or shown reluctance, leaving the position unsettled and unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manann
State Fair Association
T. A. Cumimins
Ot. C. Kennelly
Ll. Heegand
Packard
Bishop Fight Settled At Meth Dist Conference
Chicago May 2 1879 On the seventeenth ballot this morning the Methodist conference elected D. H. Moore and W. Hamilton as bishops. Rev. Moore edits the Western Christian Advocate and Rev. Hamilton directs the Freedman's Aid Society. The conference also changed layman to lay member allowing women delegates to general conferences, ending a century long dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavor
Governor Smith Names Maginnis To U S Senate Vacancy
Governor Smith of Montana disclaims Lieut. Gov Spriggs action in naming Clark to the U S Senate vacancy and instead appoints Martin Maginnis of Helena. Dispatches to Senators Frye and Chandler convey the same tone and the governor’s protest outlining reasons for his actions.
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Smith
Montana
Clark
Martin Maginni
Butte
Mont
W. A. Clark
Chandler
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Frye
Senate
Spriggs
Martin Mazinnis
Helena
United States
Vth
Troud
Martin Maginnis
Unite States
Land Slope Lands Iowa Men Forming Association
W W Cushman and R A Romans report success in forming an Iowa land association after a inspection tour of Stutsman Kidder Burleigh and McLean counties North Dakota. They purchased a large tract near the new Bismarck north rail line, backed by prominent Denison capitalists. The lands praised for soil subsoil and climatic conditions.
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Iowa
Denison, Ja
Messrs
W. W. Cushman
R.A. Romans
Ths Place
Stutsjoan, Kidder, Burleigh
McLean Counties
North Dakota
North Burleigh
North Dakkota
Bismarck
Denison
Judge Connor
T. J. Garrigan
Edgar Garrison
P. EB. C. Lally
J. T. Carey
C. L. Voss
N. L. Hunt
Nicholson Bros
Great rainfall and rich coal under vast county lands
The locality west of the Red River valley boasts the greatest rainfall for grain crops. Lands feature bata farming and srazines Janda with top grazing, excellent range, and abundant mineral springs. Coal is described as unlimited and readily mined, sold for ninety cents per ton.
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Red River Valley
Central District Judicial Committee Names Members
Jamestown May 18 The judicial central committee for this district is announced with members Haines Ed Winterer S M Putnam Foster Gee Boliday Griggs D Bartlett LaMoure R W Blackwell Logan J A Weed Stiteman Joln Kuang Wells D T Davis listed as appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Jamestown
Judicial Central Committee
Haines
Ed Winterer
Ddy
S. M. Putnam
Foster—Gee
Boliday Griggs
D. Bartlett
LaMoure
R. W. 8. Blackwell
Logan
J. A. Weed
Stiteman
Joln Kuang
Wells
D. T. Davis
Committee presses to oust Clark from Montana seat
In Washington on May 1, the senate committee on privileges and elections voted to press to a final conclusion its original resolution declaring W. A. Clark not entitled to a seat from Montana. The action follows heated debate over Clark's claim to the state’s senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Washington
Senate
W. A. Clark
Montini
Grant Statue Accepted by Congress in Washington
Washington May 1 The Grant statue was formally accepted by Congress today with House and state exercises featuring speakers Melcary Grosvenor Richardson Cummings Linney tagle Berry Warner Gardner Brosius Trolli and others. The Senate ceremony began at 4 o clock and the statue is a gift of the Grand Army, crafted in pure marble showing Grant in uniform before Vicksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grant
Congress
House
Melcary
Grosvenor
Richardson
Cummings
Linney
Tagle
Berry
Warner
Gardner
Brosius
Trollivs
Senate
Grand Army
Vicksburg
Merry's CASD Case Postponed to July 24
The case against C. F. Merry of Dickinson, charged with securing 275 dollars on a worthless draft, was postponed to July 24. Merry is ordered to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry
St. Pauh
C. F. Merry
Dickinson
Fort Lincoln Fort S D Meade funds for repairs and improvements
Washington May 18 Assurances given to Representatives Gamble and Burke at the war department that a liberal amount will be spent next fiscal year for repairs and improvements at Fort Meade South Dakota and likely at Fort Snelling and Fort Sinesla in Bismarck North Dakota The $30 000 Meade allotment from two years ago is exhausted and pressure is placed on Gen Corbin for further improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Washington
Gamble
Burke
War Department
Fort Meade
South Dakota
Port Meade
Fort Sinesla
N. D
Port Snelling
Meade
Gen
Corbin
Fargo delegates arrange fare to Republican convention
In Fargo on May 18 delegates, alternates and the national committee member met to plan trips to Philadelphia for the national convention. Robinson and Plumley were named to arrange fare, route and start details. A sleeper line may run through Fargo with tickets valid about a week post convention, and travelers may depart independently after returning together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Philadelphia
Messrs. Robinson
Plumley
Lee
Roberts Advance Reports in Boer War Action
London dispatches say Roberts advance forces under Hamilton reached Heilbron after heavy fighting while Roberts with the main force moved toward Honingpruit. General Broadwood captured fifteen Boer wagons. Hamilton's forces suffered seventy five casualties yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roverts
Hamilton
Heilbrow
Lord Roberts
Honingprult
Broadwood
French on the Move Crosses Rhenoster River North
Gen. French crosses the Rhenoster river thirty miles north at Kroonstadt on May 23 as President Steyn departs Hellbrou Sunday with no known destination.
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French
Kroonstadt
Rhenoster River
Steyn
Hellbrou
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W. T. Meyer
P. R. Lance
Grafton
Alex Godrie
Carl Berquam
Godric
Fisher
Minn
Donkin
Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Calvin Kimblern
Denver
Kimblern
OLD Settlers
Supreme Court
Mginnis
Fort Lincoln
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