Railroad Crash Near Petersburg Kills Fireman and Brakeman
A wreck on the east bound line at Petersburg kills Fireman W. B. Joslyn and Brakeman Claude Whittaker. Engineer Thos. Dolan is severely injured. The coal shortage delayed fuel and contributed to the fatal collision with J. J. Hill’s unused private coach as No. 4 fast train loomed. Investigations point to missed signals and high speed just after Petersburg as the cause.
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Byer
Petersburg
W. B. Joslyn
Claude Whittaker
Thos. Dolan
Thésiger
J. J. Hill
Larimore
No. 4
Dolan
Brooks
Farmers Road Progress Controlled by Weather
The Farmers Road toward Devils Lake and the Northern line seems set for completion this fall if the weather remains favorable. Ties have been forming rapidly in the past days, signaling steady progress on the project.
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Devils Lake & Northern
Farmer's Road
Magazine clubbing offers cut costs for readers
The article extols a golden age of magazines with abundant variety and low prices. It highlights a cooperative clubbing deal from Success of New York City, enabling readers to obtain four magazines for the price of one, as detailed on page 9. The note also mentions Inter-Ocean job printing services.
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New York City
Negotiations to cede surplus lands with Indian tribes
Major McLaughlin of the Interior Department arrives to negotiate cession of 92 000 acres of surplus lands on a reservation near Totten. Senator Hansbrough backs a policy placing white settlers near Indians to teach farming. If Congress ratifies, lands may open next spring. risk if rejected. Major travels then to California to continue negotiations with a different tribe.
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Major McLaughlin
Triterior Department
Totten
Congress
Hansbrough
Secretary of the Interior
Mmpter
House of Representatives
McLaughlin
California
Hitchcock
Advertised Letters at Devils Lake Post Office 1901
Remaining uncalled letters for the week ending October 26 1901 at Devils Lake post office. If unclaimed within fourteen days they go to the dead letter office. Names include Arnesoh A Jagon Aug C Arthurs Will Tenkina Virgil Anderson and many others. Postmaster Timber on Puget Sound notes vast timber resources and Canada and British Columbia seacoasts highlighted. A classroom gag and humorous quip about Samson ends the snippet.
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Devils Lake
Arnesoh
Jagon
Arthurs
Will Tenkina
Virgil Anderson
Roy Johnson
Fer
Kennedy Joe Bridges
E Kleckner
Herman Lambert
Brinnv Lee
Leid
Mr Burwell
Oscar Linn Robt
Gordon Sellman
John
Hévoner
Swanson
Martin Hopley
Richard Shaughnesey
Hensted Ott Ehampeon Irs
Lena
Holten
Frank Taughver
Offman
Theggen Ragnhild Logan John Or
Smrs Deme
Wagga Rk
Dartey
Experts in War See Limits of Military Training
The piece argues that military training in England does not foster original thought and fails to prepare officers for Boer War challenges. It notes reliance on tradition, the gap between modern weaponry and old methods, and quotes analysts who urge instructors to agree on future warfare approaches.
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England
Jean de Bloch
National Review
Napoleon
Gustavus Adolphus
Marshal Saxe
von Rhone
Janson
Mul Jer
Pellet-Narbonne
Skugarewsky
Luzeux
Citing Comparison and a Love Triangle Quip
A brief dialogue from Boston Transcript and Chienan Pret evokes social pressure and romantic rivalry. Fogg likens a deal to marriage as people inside seek to exit faster than those outside seek in. Fender son counters with questions about motive and clearance.
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Fogg
Fenderson
Boston Transcript
Steamboat in the Woods Remembered in Prairie Flood Tale
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a Kansas man describing how Missouri and Kansas floods shifted county lines and sent a steamboat across fields. The craft was stranded, dismantled, then abandoned to the woods where crows settled and moss grew before the wreck finally collapsed.
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Chicago Tribune
Kansas
Texas
Missouri
Unlucky Day for Hubby in Tit-Bits satire
A brief Tit-Bits item describes Mrs Torkins declaring she will overcome superstition by buying material on Friday to prove she is not afraid. Charley questions the plan as she plans a new leaf. The dialogue mocks Friday fears in a light domestic setup.
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Ingrains
Brussels
Isees
Rocker
Geo. W. Getts
N. D
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Inter-Ocean
Major McLauglin
Totten Sioux
Puget Sound
Canada
Bay of Friday
Straits of
Belle Isle
British Columbia
Hatrouts
Bundey
Samson
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