Bank of Wahpeton Closes Its Doors
A clipped series of short items notes the Bank of Wahpeton closing its doors, Minnesota drought warnings, a new post office at West Duluth, property destruction in Morrison County, and various scattered notices across states. It mentions Miss Emma Bond’s marriage to C. E. Jestus in Kansas last October.
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West Duluth
Emma Bond
Illinois
Taylorville
Oil
C. E. Jestus
Heler
Kansas
Senator Sastry Divorces Wife for Drinking Habit
A report notes Senator Sastry obtained a divorce citing his wife s addiction to alcohol. Rumors of his engagement to a Washington society woman are denied by friends. The text questions the tenure of Macdonald at the St. Cloud land office and suggests resignation.
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Sastry
Year of Disasters and Rescue Mark Historic Events
This year has seen a string of extraordinary calamities including the Samoan disaster and the Johnstown horror, plus the Danmark rescue and the burning of the steamer Hawkhurst with 2,300 aboard sailing on.
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Danmark
Johnstown
Land Notice Publication in Brainerd Republic Paper
In Brainerd, has a land notice appeared in a Republican paper since Mac and his faction assumed control of the St. Cloud land office. He asserts that a tenth of notices are published in Republican papers.
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Journal
Brainerd
Mac
St. Cloud
PrakeMan Garrett Fatally Injured at Duluth Link
A prakeMan named Garrett was impaled on a link passing through his abdomen in Duluth. He coolly replied Well, let er go Gallagher when told by the physician of his fatal injury, and died minutes later.
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prakeMan
Garrett
Duluth
Gallagher
Jamestown Liquor License Revenue Halt Halts Water Works
Local saloon license at Jamestown causes liquor vendors to close and stops water works extensions due to lost revenue. Report notes water and whisky figure prominently in town life and finances.
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Jamestown
Law amends seals for weights and measures deadline
The last legislature amended the law by removing the phrase on or before the first day of June annually. It is believed that all weights and measures must now be sealed within one year of their previous sealing, per an exchange’s interpretation.
Thundering Gordon Sued for Seduction in San Jose Case
H L Gorpox known in Minnesota politics as Thundering Gordon faces a 330000 suit in San Jose California over alleged seduction of Minnie J Van Horn. His Minnesota past includes a Wright county murder indictment from which a jury acquitted.
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H. L. Gorpox
Minnesota
Thundering Gordon
San Jose
Cal
Minnie J. van Horn
Wright County
Custa Bratz Pleads Insanity in Para Mour Murder Trial
Custa Bratz of the St. Paul demi monde pleads insanity as a defense in the murder trial of her paramour Doherty. If the plea fails and she is sentenced to Rochester, she states she would not regret being hanged.
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Custa Bratz
The
St. Paul
Census Preparations Under Way In Washington
Telegram from Washington says preparations for the next census are underway and work will start next winter with a larger force than in 1880. Minnesota had four supervisors then and four are expected now with districts drawn between St Paul and Minneapolis.
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Washington
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Land office notices stir public outrage and partisanship
The letter accuses Mr. Macdonald of improper influence over land office notices at St. Cloud and claims nine tenths of notices have been published in Republican papers. It alleges clerks forced settlers to publish in a specific paper, rotting patronage and calling for removals of partisan Democratic appointees including Macdonald. The piece blasts Bro Stivers and presses for action to replace Macdonald and other partisan officeholders.
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St. Cloud
Journal
the Journal
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Register
Macdonald
Tribune
Bro Stivers
Indian Outbreak Reported at Mille Lacs Lake
Mora Minnesota June 13 An Indian outbreak is reported at Mille Lacs Lake. Swede Magnuson says six killed or missing and uprising feared without aid. Indians protest canal dispute and white encroachment on pine lands fueling tensions and possible massacre.
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Mule Lacs
White Earth
Rum River
Sid Wilson Held Over Train Wreck Attempt
Sid Wilson, resident between Motley and Staples, was jailed last week while awaiting grand jury action on charges of trying to wreck a Northern Pacific passenger train. He and others allegedly piled ties on the track after a dance, obstructing a freight train that barely avoided disaster. The incident appears related to anger toward the railroad company, with Wilson showing indifference to the charges.
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Sid Wilson
Motley and
Staples
Northern Pacific
Wilson
Todd Co. Argus
Lost in London thrills at Havlin's Theatre opening
A Cincinnati Times-Star review notes Havlin's Theatre opens with Lost in London a series of thrilling incidents and strong scenery. The piece mixes drama comedy and vaudeville with Pan Pipe Singers from Brittan and illusion drops praised for their beauty and impact.
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London
Havlin
Mr. Beers
Wallack
Brittan
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Prairie notes and local incidents across Minnesota
Montevideo eyes a brickyard with keen interest while spring sees more tramps than ever. Cut worms damage corn and flax in Dakota county amid other regional updates including a Dixth diphtheria end in Prince ton and a Worthington school cornerstone.
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Dakota County
Swindler Clausen alias Anderson Captured After Big Draft
A man calling himself Anderson and posing as a land agent from Goodbye county, Clausen alias Anderson, was captured in Watertown, S D, after attempting a 10 000 draft to buy land. He had bought several farms, drew 3200 000 on a Red Wing bank, and fled with horse, buggy, pads, and supplies. He is wanted at Brainerd and Breckenridge for similar schemes.
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Anderson
Ortonville
Goodbye
Clausen
Bank of
Meadows & Randall
Shumaker’s
Watertown
S. D
Brainerd and
Breckinridge
London beer scams hint at benzoic acid use
A London letter reports that English breweries have recently purchased American firms and investigations reveal benzoic acid known as flowers of Benjamin is used to doctor beer. The additive allegedly harms the stomach lining with rapid effect according to the correspondent.
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London
Youngers' Gun Crimes Provoking Harsh Punishment Debate
The Stillwater Gazette notes Bob Younger's rapid health decline and calls his fate hopeless. The Northfielders claim sympathy is misdirected and demand severe punishment for the Younger brothers, arguing they deserve death behind bars rather than prison terms.
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Bob Younger
Stillwater Gazette
Northfielders
Fox steals breakfast during Northeastern Pennsylvania hunt
A big fox enters the Bunnell home after a poultry raid, pursues a single hen upstairs, and makes a bed room breakfast. Mrs. Bunnell traps the fox in a room, but he escapes through a broken window, leaving fur tufts and a blood trail. Hunters pursue and kill the fox four miles away, ending the chase near rocky crevices.
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William Bunnell
Big Canyon
Lyconing Valley
Pine Creeks
Pennsylvania
Bunnell
Philadelphia
The Rare Gift of Conversation and Its Creators
A meditation on conversation as the supreme art, more rare than music, and the mark of true culture. It argues that genuine conversational power cannot be taught by external means and is tied to mental vigor, shared data, and inner response.
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Earth
Emerson
Wisconsin Central
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Milwaukee
Stett
Cago
Wisconsin
Northwest
WM. S. Mellen
Jas. Barker
Passr& Ticket Agt
F. Whanson
Northwestern
Nicollets House Block
Minneap
Minn
Social Coterie Tales and Parlor Jests in City Letters
A fragment from the Philadelphia newspaper items features banter about a Social Coterie election last night with a humorous clash over motions and a club, a quip about parlor sweeping, a Pittsburgh youth warning a rival suitor, and a joke about apples and express charges.
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Jist
Allegheny
George
John
Philadelphia
Peculiarities of Pondoland and Its Inhabitants
A visitor recalls Pondoland as a fertile protectorate of Cape Colony lying south of Natal. Trade centers on hides, cattle, and camels while locals show lax labor norms and frequent tribal conflicts. The region yields medicinal plants, has many poisons, and law remains unenforced due to weak chief authority.
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Transkei
Natal
Cape Colony
Capetown
Pondos
Starkeeper
Cor London Globe
Fortune teller tale frustrates visiting colonel in New York
Colonel Sumpter McBride of Austin Texas visits a New York fortune teller after seeing a newspaper ad. The clairvoyant uses dirty cards and claims to read past present and future. McBride notes he left his money with hotel clerk before seeking the fortune, prompting a sharp quip.
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Sumpter McBride
Austin
Texas
New York
Death by own action at hospital for the insane St Peter
A death by own action occurred yesterday morning at the hospital for the insane at St Peter. It is the second such case in six years. C. W. Twichell, a Stillwater tailor, is happy after owning land at Garry South Dakota where gold has been found.
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St. Peter
C. W. Twichell
Stillwater
Garry, S. D
Probate notice of estate for Florian Erath in Crow Wing
In Probate Court yes April 10 1880 the petition of Herman Erath requests administration of Florian Erath deceased of Crow Wing County Minnesota. The hearing is set for April 10 1889 at 2 PM at the Probate Office Brainerd with notice by three weekly publications in Brainerd Dispatch. Judge Sta J W Spalding signs the order.
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State OF
Minnesota
Crow Wine
Piarian Erath
Herman Erath
Wright County
Florian Erath
Crow Wing Couny
Crow Wing
Herman Brath
Thie Court
Clogék
Brainerd
Maury F. Boland
C. Goland
Mary Curry
Office
the Register of Deeds
Court House
East Brainerd
Mary Curial
Through First and Second Class Day Coaches to New York
Ear System operates Dainty Fast Sorms Trains to the Seapoarp with Pararran Puttmay and Borrer SLEEPING Cars. Save $1.50 to New Yer Burrato Niagara Fats, $2.35 to Axzany Troy, and $3.00 to Boston New Enauanp Crutzs. Only line with Pullman Cars to Boston via Albany. Detailed info and tickets from Chicago agencies and hotels. T. W. Burrows F. C. Donaxo Supt Grent Pass Agt CHICAGO
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Pararran Puttmay
Borrer
Pultman
New Yer
Burrato
Niagara
New York
Boston
Albany
Chicago City
South Clark Street
Grand Pacific Hotel
Palmer House
Dearborn
T. W. Burrows
F.C. Donaxo
Grent Pass
Agt
Chicago
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Dana
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