Minneap olis ballot test in alderman race next week
The issue notes an Australian ballot trial for an alderman in Minneapolis next week while the city hosts an active exposition. It mentions the Northwestern Tournament Association holding its first annual event at Minnehaha Driving Park on September 11 12 and 13 and comments on local political and newspaper clashes as well as rail service changes.
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Northwestern Tournament Association
Minnehaha
Rail line shift announced for Northern Pacific route
A railroad official states the Northern Pacific cut off is turned over to the operating department. All St Paul trains will run over it. Trains from Brainerd to Duluth will run from Staple to Duluth. Little Falls and Dakota trains will run Morris to Bramerd via Little Falls.
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Brainerd
Duluth
Staple
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Morris
Bramerd
Transcript
Superior
Chicago
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Kansas City
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Omaha
Military Display Called for State Fair in St Paul
Adjutant General Mullen acting on governor's orders summons the National State Guard to gather in St Paul on the morning of Sept 10 for a grand military display and evolutions at the State Fair. President Bushnell of the Agricultural Society is praised for securing the turnout with no expense to men or state. Sept 10 promises the grandest display yet, complemented by a strong turnout of Grand Army Veterans.
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Northwest
Northern Pacific Line Near Butte Progress
EH C Davis reports from a Northern Pacific trip that the Gallatin to Butte line of eighty miles is rapidly advancing with grading finished and track laying underway. It will shorten NP routes to Butte by 126 miles and cut travel to St Paul, with further reductions anticipated when the Little Falls cut-off opens.
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Gallatin
Butte
St. Paul
Little Falls
Pioneer Press
Duluth Winnipeg Line Contracts Put 3000 Men to Work
Dutours Special reports subcontracts arranged for the Duluth and Winnipeg line. Fifteen firms handle grading with two thousand workers at the Duluth end and another 1000 upriver to Itasca. Itasca Lumber signs a transport contract for 1000 men and 350 tons of provisions to the head of the Mississippi by December 1.
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Mississippi
Aitkin
Brainerd
Wasted venison in Mille Lacs woods shocks St Paul buyers
A Mille Lacs hunter reports selling only the hind quarters of deer in St Paul while the fore quarters are discarded though prime meat. He left 2000 pounds in the woods as wolves fed last winter 1887, a negligent waste noted by the St Cloud Journal Press.
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Indians Sign Pact Talks Endorsement Near Mille Lacs
A Pioneer Press correspondent reports long councils with the Pillagers as over 140 Indians sign after demanding damages from reservoirs and a Menominee land cession. Chiefs press for saw mill access and trusted chieftain certificates while outside opponents push timber interests, with most chiefs ready to sign.
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Excluded Beggar Wagon Rampant In Winona District
A traveling beggar and his family in a wagon troubled Winona residents for a week. Rev Father Marcil excommunicated priest of Red Lake Falls issued a twenty page pamphlet. Moorhead papers note labor scarce and wages up to 2 75 per day. Indians sell lotus lilies at Red Wing head of Lake Pepin. Over a hundred women worth over a million are widows or old maids. Judge Kerr of St Paul district court was accidentally shot while chicken shooting near Red Lake Falls but unharmed. E C Long fired a gun while aiming at a chicken. Northern Pacific rebate dispute: county commissioners refused 250 000 rebates and granted 5 000, risking over 500 000 in losses if other counties follow suit.
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Sentence of Mrs Maybrick Commuted to Life Penal Servitude
The sentence of Mrs Maybrick is commuted to life penal servitude. The decision is welcomed in London and Liverpool.
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Liverpool
Examinations reveal notable state certificates at Plain...nd
The State High School board published May results with 106 certificates for the year from Plainnd and January exams, listing English Grammar English Composition Arithmetic and more. Names include Carne Andrews Lizzie Atkinson Grace Gould Etta McPherson Alva Phelps Mary Smith Guy Stratton Tracey Veon Grace Clark Mary Everett Elizabeth Somers Daisy Badeaux Nellie Merritt Daisy Badeaux Kate Canan Hattie Gibson Edith Martin Fred Paine Carrie Andrews Frederick Davis Grace Gould John Vine Clifton Albright Amy Brockway Beatrice Cunningham etc.
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Lizzie Atkinson
Grace Gould
Etta McPherson
Alva Phelps
Mary Smith
Guy Stratton Tracey Veon
Grace Clark
Mary Everett
Clifton Albright
Bitre Eit
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Elizabeth Somers
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Carrie Andrews
Frederick Davis Grace Gould
Frank Matson
Lilian Phelps
John Vine Elwin Annis
Amy Brockway
Beatrice Cunningham
Albert Donaldson
Arthur Guy
George Hodgdon Kate Meekins
Frances Paine
William Reilly
Jennie Small
Lula Stearns
Harry Steel
Edith Tuttle
Tracy Veon
Charles Ilson
George Schwendeman
Rainstorm Causes $50,000 Duluth Damage
A Monday rain storm inflicted about $50,000 in damage in Duluth as sewers failed to carry away the excess water.
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Duluth
Discovery at California State University to revolutionize leather industry
A reported discovery at a California State University campus promises to transform the leather industry. Details are sparse but the claim suggests major advances in processing or materials, with potential effects on producers and consumers. Further confirmation from university officials is awaited.
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California State University
Balloon plot saves child as rifle shot deflates danger
In Chicago at Sheffield park two year old Sophie Schwab rose by balloons over Lake Michigan witnessed by 1500 picnickers. A German rescuer climbed a tree and a marksman named Gust Koch fired into the balloons, bringing Sophie down safely before she reached the water. The incident ends with the child uninjured as onlookers gasp and the balloons descend. A Georgia senate bill to criminalize drinking off premises follows in telegram style.
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Witch doctor tricks exposed by repulsive exorcist
Major General Bisset recounts an African witch doctor from British Kaffraria who treated a Kafir's acute rheumatism by claiming to remove internal beasts. The healer demanded cattle, performed painful neck and shoulder manipulations, and produced blood and trapped creatures from the wound. She confessed to swallowing and regurgitating reptiles to sustain the illusion.
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Bisset
British Kaffraria
Barons Household Life in Sixteenth Century Yorks Castles
A 1811 account of Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland duties at Wressel and Leckenfield showing a permanent staff of 166 plus outside workers. It details daily routines from six in the chapel to nine at bed, vaste provisions, and the stark, plain furnishings of the noble household and its guests.
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Earl of Northumberland
Yorkshire
Wressel
Leckenfield
Churn talk and desert cave tale from Nevada article
A humorous dialect exchange about a churn and a boy named Jimmy contrasts with a Chicago Times note about a Nevada cave in the southwest. The cave displays broken arrow shafts in soft rock, linked to a Shoshone–Paiute peace council quarrel and a vow lasting as long as arrows remain embedded.
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Bargain Offer for 90 Acres Near Rail Stations
A buyer offers ninety acres of land in a good locality near two railroad stations. Part timbered and part cultivated. Traded for lots in the city. For particulars address Dispatch Office.
Harvest Excursion Tickets On G T. P. A Route
C H Holdridge of Minneapolis offers round trip excursion tickets under the A 5 Harvest Excursions program with dates August 6 and 20 September 10 and 24 and October 8. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Albert Lea Route will sell to many western and southern states at one fare for the round trip, tickets valid 30 days from sale, with a stop over in the territory. For rates maps or information contact C H Holdridge or G T P A. Also for the National Encampment G A R Northwestern Line will sell excursion tickets to Milwaukee August 21–28 at one fare round trip, return any time Aug 27–Sept 5, extended to Sept 30 on prior arrangement.
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Goin to Milwaukee for G A R Encampment
A veteran pair Matilda and I plan to visit Milwaukee for the G A R Encampment with Tom. They recall war days, pledge to paint Milwaukee red, celebrate with the American Flag, and ride the Wisconsin Central Line. A pamphlet with visiting information is free from Louis Eckstein in Milwaukee.
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