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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1905
Page
1
David Harrington, twelve, son of James Welch, shot his sister Minnie, eleven, with a .22 revolver at their home while their mother was away. Minnie died Friday night after the Thursday evening incident. The boy is said to be prostrate and distress over the tragedy. Funeral was held at the Catholic church Sunday.
A. P. Forslof of Crary shot himself at his house last Friday evening. He and a three year old daughter were present when the shot fired. The ball entered below the temple and lodged under the skull. Doctors fear blindness in one eye, possibly both. Forslof, once county jailor and deputy sheriff, was known for generosity but had become a heavy drinker. He gave two versions of the incident, suggesting possible self harm or an accident, with drinking noted as a likely factor.
Reader from Oaklandon Indiana describes wife cured of consumption after Dr. W. Greene recommended a new remedy. The letter touts Dr. Huntley’s account of a household tragedy averted by the product.
Incoherent text fragment mentions attending a business college. It references girls, a catalogue request, and a board with 92 number. Readable facts are insufficient for a coherent event, dates, or places.
Sunday’s protests by thousands of strikers in St Petersburg ended in a deadly crackdown. Police and troops fired on the crowd led by a priest named Gogon, killing many including women and children. Martial law and barricades mark a city gripped by terror as unrest threatens civil war.
President Bangs of the Business Men's Club reports letters from state congressional delegates about Sully's Hill improvements. All are willing to help but securing an appropriation for the small lot is difficult, leaving little prospect of success for now.
Harriett Howard of 209 West 24th Street New York says saltrheum eczema plagued her for years until Bucklein's Arnica Salve cured it. The quick healer for cuts burns and sores sells for 25 cents at Greene's drug store.
Nels W. Hawkinson states we do not join any association and will figure lumber bills for any body in North Dakota, aiming to save customers money. The message is signed as an Independent Lumber Yard representative.
James Rainboth praised Fargo and plans to settle there. Families Rainboth Lynn Lawson and Trainor Richardson attended Charles Ferry ball. N A Falk hosted a card party with Park as head prize. Mrs James Lynn visited Devils Lake while Jim Lynn laments loneliness. A basket social is planned in Grand Harbor next Friday. Kal Horna intends to move to Dakota to make it his home. Local names and casual chatter fill the North Dakota shoreline social scene.
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