John Rooney Executed on Scaffold in Estate Penitentiary
John Rooney was hanged at the estate penitentiary in the new warehouse building at 1:05 AM after a final defiant courtroom ordeal. He sang his own song as the trap sprung and urged innocence while recounting his trial and appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rooney
Boucher
Mathhian
Tam
Uests
Architect VanHorn
Penitentiary Force
Rooney
Wardan
PesiEate
Apar ii Rooney
John Key
Harold C. Sweet
Fargo
Sweet
Sweets
Poe
Ani Mae
New York
New Depot Planned for Devils Lake by Great Northern
Louis Hill of Great Northern visits Devils Lake en route to St Paul from Sweetwater Lake. He says a new stone and brick depot will begin after frost, with authority to secure the Arnold avenue and Third street lot and convert it into a public area. City plans include First street improvements to boost appearance and traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hill
Great Northern Railroad
St. Paul
Sweetwater Lake
Hill
Whitman
Devils Lake
Arnold Avenue
Third Street
F. H. Stoltz
First Street
Th Spake Chapher
Bevils Lake
Great Northern
Grand Forks
Oe Ee
Lake Neat
Man Killed at Devon Dakota Great Northern Overland Flyer
A Great Northern overland flyer passing Lakota at 2:30 am struck a person near Devon. The victim, identified as Arne Arneson, died from injuries after being found beside the track. Investigators work to determine how the incident occurred while a wife and child mourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Lakota
Deyon
Arne Arneson
Axty Tolles
Beek
Travel Choices Highlight Chicago Milwaukee and Panama Routes
Partial OCR reveals plans for travel between Illinois and Florida, mentioning the Chicago Milwaukee and Pacific Railway and a choice of destinations. It discusses reserving fast routes and seeking information on accommodations and rates for trips to Bibm or other resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwapkes & Pail Sailiway
Eer
Piorida
Encuite
Fe Dee Aes Ag Agaressru
Brakeman Dies in Minot from Glanders
Orlan D. Barlow, a Great Northern brakeman, died in Minot after a brief illness ruled to be glanders. He contracted the disease from a wound on his hand after handling an infected horse. Despite medical efforts, death occurred Saturday night after physicians finally diagnosed the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlan D. Barlow
Minot
New Pastor for City Church Appointed by Fargo Conference
The Fargo conference names Rev C C Easterbrook as pastor of the city Methodist church replacing Rev James. Easterbrook, from Lisbon, is described as an eloquent and conservative pulpiteer with a successful prior term. The city welcomes the new pastor across affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
C. C. Easterbrook
James
Estherbrook
Lisbon
Prizes at Catholic Fair Announced With Ticket Draw Plan
The Catholic fair begins November 6 and runs a week offering splendid prizes. Tickets sell at no dollar, with numbers drawn in the usual order. The first drawn may choose a premium first, followed by others in sequence. If a winner is absent, Mes ea, Lewis, and Greene handle the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesea
Lewis
Greene
Prizes and donors listed for sales event drawing
A sale rules how winners may select prizes. Prizes include a Westminster Chiming clock valued at 30 dollars from H. Huesgen and various items such as a lady's scarf 25 dollars from Holbrook Mercantile, a silk skirt 15 dollars from DeFiore, a coal ton 10 dollars from Hy Baker, and a dress pattern 20 dollars with donor withheld. Additional items include a chair 25 dollars from J. Gold, a suit 18 dollars from F. W. Mann & Son, and other offerings with donor names partially missing.
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Westminster
H. Huesgen
Lady’s Fox
Holbrook Mercantile Company
Hasy
J. Gold
Lady's
P. Brainard
Hy Baker
Garth
J. Jams
F. W. Mann & Son
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Sele
HL x. Sad
I, Boutier
Osas
Devon
Napoleon
Mrs
California
Florida
City Church
Hodgkinson’s
Tia
Herool
Hester
C. P. Brainard
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