Tornado Strikes Red River Valley Trail Traill County
Damaging storm crosses Traill county and parts of Minnesota leveling buildings and tearing up grain. Caledonia suffers collapse of city hall and church while a boy is killed near Everson’s home. Jamestown train suffers shattered windows as hail devastates crops near Michigan City and Brinsmede reports large crop losses.
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Med River Valley
Hillsboro
N. D
Red River Valley
Mayville
Portland
Jeele
Traill
Traill County
Red River
Minnedsota
Beltrams County
Halsted
Caledonia
Thomas Everson
Presbyterian Church
Synod Church
Jamestown
Jamestown & Northern
Cheyenne
New Rockford
Brinsmede
Jamestown& Northern
Michigan City
Hen sets wheat aside. farmer gains over $100
A Clay county farmer found a hen nesting on a bin holding about 800 bushels of wheat. He let the brood hatch rather than disturb the hen, and during the delay the wheat price rose, leaving him about $100 richer than he would have been.
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Solia
Sioux Falls
M. C
Clay County
Grand Larceny Charged In $3500 Cash Error
Duluth police report William Baker of Duluth arrested after receiving $3500 from an American Exchange bank teller mistaken for a $50 certificate. Baker vanished for about fifteen minutes before the error was noticed. He was later found in Erie by Detective Troyer. He faces grand larceny in the second degree.
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William Baker
Duluth
Minn
Erly
Thin Salty
Baker
American Exchange Bank
Erie
Troyer
Bakeer
Van Sant's First Present Campaign Talk at Frazee
Hye Opoun launched the state campaign with a ratification meeting in Frazee Minnesota July 31 Capt R Wah Snot Ray W Jones C M Johnston and J Adam Bede attended and spoke This marked Capt Van Sants first campaign address and drew one of the largest gatherings in Northern Minnesota.
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Hye Opoun
Frazee
Minn
R. Wah Snot
Ray W. Jones
C. M. Johnston
J. Adam Bede
Capt
van Sant
Minnesota
Land bought by Scofield syndicate in Idaho inland tract
Gen Scofield and associates known as the Scofield syndicate closed a deal for 10 000 acres of pine land in Idaho. Most of the tract lies along the Clearwater river, with 200 000 000 feet of timber. The price paid remains undisclosed. Mrs L Mellen of Marinette Wisconsin was killed when a frightened horse threw her near town. Rev M Hanson, deserter sought at La Crosse Wisconsin, was located by Worthington sheriff after moving from St Paul in 1907.
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Scofield
Iaho
Marinette
Wia
Guy Scofield
Idaho
Clearwater River
Town Falls
Iowa
la Cresse
Wis
M. ©. Hanson
Worthington
la Crosse
St. Paul
Farmer Severely Injured in Runaway Team Collision
HKieame Iowa July 1 William Royek a farmer was caught in a jars telling machine while attempting to grap a runaway team He will lose not legs.
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Hkieame
Iowa
William Royek
Grap
Noth
Grain and live stock market quotes across major centers
July 31 market notes from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul show mixed grain prices with wheat in Nos 1 and 2 classifications ranging up to 75 3-8 cents in Chicago cash and on track while corn oats and flax quote varied. Livestock prices in Sioux City and Chicago reflect steady cattle hogs and lamb values with bid ranges provided for each category.
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St. Paul
Northern
Ste
Minneapolis
Zoe
Duluth
Hall
Atelye
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
Sioux City
Iowa
Merit
South St. Paul
Cholee
Two Women Fatally Injured in Grand Forks County Dray wreck
Grand Forks County July 1. Mrs James Elton wife of the county treasurer and her sister in law Mrs J H Bird were fatally injured when a runaway dray struck their buggy. The tongue struck the buggy and threw it twenty feet into the air overturning it.
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Grand Works
N. D
James Elton
Grand Parks County
J. H. Bird
Jealous Rage Sparks Wife Murder in Owaaaa Iowa
Otto Pennington shot and killed his wife in front of their two children and relatives in Owaaaa Iowa, then fought off others preventing further bloodshed. He remains at large after the fatal shooting yesterday.
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Owaaaa
Iowa
Otto Pennington
Wisconsin Youths Charged in Coach Window Crime
David Goodison is in the county jail at Menominee awaiting trial on a charge of throwing a stone through a Wisconsin Central passenger coach window and seriously injuring a passenger. Three other boys are implicated in the incident near Passern, Wis in July.
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Passengern
Downing
Wis
David Goodison
Menomormetawaiting
Wisconsin Central
Ten Injured in Toledo Street Car Crash
Ten people injured in a Toledo street car crash late last night. One person died and two were reported very seriously hurt. Names could not be learned from the scene.
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Toledo
Ohio
Drowned at Lak Chiango in capsized boat tragedy
George F. Wagner drowned when a raw boat capsized on Lake Chi sago near Lak Chiango St Paul July 3. Rescue efforts were too late. In Beloit Wisconsin July 21 C E Merrill aged eighty founder of the papermaking machinery in Beloit died yesterday.
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Lak Chiango
St Paul
George F. Wagner
Lake Chisago
Witrcoisin
Beloit
Wis
C. E. Merrill
Helolt
Automobiles to be made at old shoe factory in Faribault
Eastern capitalists have rented the old shoe factory building in Faribault Minnesota and will manufacture automobiles. Also reported today a girl dying in Marshfield Wisconsin after clothing caught fire from a mosquito smudge. A Boone Iowa woman attempts suicide by jumping from a platform but is rescued. Ardmore Indiana reports Indians dancing the poshofa medicine dance to ward off evil spirits as hundreds watch this multi day ceremony.
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Faribault
Minn
Eastern Capitailors
Indiana
Ardmore
Ind. T
Bear Like
Father arrested after son’s murder in Lampasas
In Lampasas Texas on July 31 Winfield Shipp was shot and killed while returning home with his father. The father has been arrested and jailed on a murder charge.
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Lampasas
Tex
Winfield Shipp
Peculiar cattle disease hits Dakota battle sheds
In Pukwana area a deadly illness has struck cattle. J F Sanborn of Carpenter ranch reports twenty eight head lost in two weeks with calves dying after mothers. Veterinarians Shipley of Sheldon and Smith of Mitchell studied shells and stomachs. analysis in Chicago pending. symptoms resemble blackleg, spleenatic fever, or poisoning.
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Dakota
Pukwana
J. Ft. Sanborn
Carpenter Ranch
Henry Shipley
Sheldon
Iown
3. M.smith
Mitchell
Chicago
Tragic Park Rapids Shooting After Quarrel
Edgar Wheelan aged 25 shot himself in Park Rapids Minnesota last night with a Winchester. The bullet passed through the roof of his mouth and out his left eye. He is at the hospital in critical condition. He blamed a girl for the quarrel saying she went back on him.
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Lore
Lorn Swain
Park Rapids
Minn
Edgar Wheelan
Young Elopeds With One Dollar Run Away
Emimae King aged seventeen and Harvey Hkeel aged eighteen eloped Saturday night in Steven's Point Wisconsin with one dollar in cash. They were arrested near Stockton six miles away and walked home footsore. Both sought parental forgiveness and are children of prominent families.
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Steven's Point
Wis
Emimae King
Harvey Hkeel
Nat Stockton
Robbers Near Red Wing Get Little Booty
Two robbers entered Peter Johnson Wellth Store at Red Wing Minnesota aiming to grab cash. They fled with only $1.50 as proprietor faced revolvers in the incident reported from August 1. Deputy U S Marshal Ludlow arrested G W Belkin at Monroe South Dakota post office mail theft case. Belkin posted bonds after waiving examination.
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Red Wing
Minn
Peter John
Wellth
Sioux Falls, & C
Marahai Ludlow
Monroe
Turner County
G. W. Bikink
Belkink
Killed a Large Eagle Near Sheboygan Falls
July 27 in Sheboygan County a farmer T Smith killed a large eagle that menaced his children. The bird measured six feet one and a half inches from wingtip to wingtip. Smith used a rifle to shoot the bird after it approached his daughter three years old, who was unharmed when the bird collapsed. In Pierre South Dakota Aug 1 a Stanley County court judge Gaffey sentenced Jack Kiefer to three years in the penitentiary for grand larceny after a prior 30 day jail term for the same offense.
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Sheboygan
Wis
T. Smith
Sheboygan Falls
Pierre
Stanley
Gaffey
Jack Kiefer
Record attendance at Cedar Falls summer school ends
Aug 1 Cedar Falls Iowa report notes the final session of the summer school. A record number of 109 teachers attended from across the state. The regular faculty was assisted by two or three outside instructors to run the program.
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Waratlert
Cedar Falls
Iowan
Stltendants
Rearheil
Diphtheria Outbreak Spreads in Cottage Grove Area
Diphtheria is prevalent in Cottage Grove Minnesota with several local children, including three of Irving T. Orey and two of Lewis J. Crippen, reported as seriously ill. Authorities enforce strict quarantine to halt further spread.
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Cottage Grove
Minn
Aug
L.sevwal
Irving T.orey
Lewis J. Crippen
Prominent Fergus Falls Attorney Falls From Bicycle
James 4. Brown, a leading Fergus Falls attorney, fell from his bicycle near a Tennessee lake on August 1. He suffered a broken collarbone and one or two ribs, head injuries serious but not fatal. doctors expect recovery. In Spring Valley, Wisconsin, August 1 Thea tore Anderson, worker for the iron company, was blown up by 25 pounds of giant powder at Wilson quarry. he was thrown twenty feet but not seriously hurt. In Sturgis, South Dakota, August 1 Nick Schummer found a baby wrapped in clothes in a box on a stone pile near St Martins academy. arrests expected.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
James 4. Brown
Tennile Lake
Tila
Spring Valley
Wis
Theatore Anderson
The
Iron Company
Wilson Quarry
Babe
Sturgia
S. D
Aug
Nick Schummer
St. Martin's Academy
Lightning Struck Hay Shed in Winone Area Burns Property
Aug 1 report from Winone Minnesota details a lightning strike on William Donnelly’s hay shed during a minor storm. The fire spread to multiple barley stacks and other property. some losses were covered by insurance.
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Winone
Minn
William Donnelly
Norwegian Saloon Rules and Nordic Drinking Culture
A traveler describes Norwegian saloons as small neat shops with a strict, rule driven system. Glasses are etched with Bergen Sumleg branding and only company glasses may be used. Entry rules forbid underage drinkers and drunken behavior, with fixed hours and civil service style promotions.
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de Waime
Norway
Bergdén Samict (Company
Iim
Tlw
Dvb
Bergen
Christiania
Rockford Sangerfest Delights Swedish Singers Rally
The Rockford Sangerfest drew elites from Minneapolis Chicago Joliet and other cities for the American Union of Swedish singers. Miss Angua Diine and Miss Martina Johnstone starred in concert performances with a renowned 246-voice chorus led by Hernan Anderson. The event featured a park concert at Latham Park and a celebrated chorus that has toured widely including a noted World’s Fair appearance.
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Rockford
Minneapolis
Chicago
Joliet
Rizin
Avora
Janesville
Bloomington
Revert
American Union of Swedish Elngers
Msaager Brode
St. Paw
Daha R. Ortengren
Angua Diine
Martina Johnstone
Sousa
Latham Park
Teds Wy Speckit Tratas
Srenin Ws
Hernan Anderson
Volves
New York
Chinese Customs In Vogue As Disturbances Draw Attention
Berlin postal authorities estimate that no fewer than 160,000 postal cards without any addresses at all are mailed in the German empire every year. The piece describes early rising customs in China, daily audiences by officials, bustling street kitchens, sleeping arrangements, and traditional practices including ancestors worship and barbering. It notes bed designs, lack of baths, pillow substitutes, and dietary habits with emphasis on pork, cats, rats, and dogs.
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China
Oftan
Thara
America
Rata
Berlin
Eloms Course At Yowa City For First Year Instructors Plans
Dew George T. Flom, instructor in Scandinavian languages at Towa State University, announces five first year courses including modern Norse, old Norse, Teelandic literature, modern Danish literature, and Norse literature since 1814. Advanced courses cover Norse and Teelandic, with lectures on Seublinavian Tangikiger and Anglish influence, totaling twenty four hours of classroom work weekly.
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de. Elom
Yowa City
Dew George T. Flom
Towa State University
Lund
de Klom
The Caprice Of Youth In Novels And Society
The essay argues caprice is a youthful prerogative embraced by modern heroines who defy authority and convention. It blames parents, peers, and the era’s novels for shaping this trend, noting the heroine’s endless lovers, wealth by marriage, and the belief that personal mood dictates value.
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Rudyard Kipling
Paderewski
Sts. Amile
Imagluea
The perils of vanity and the rise of ambition in a woman
A PD article warns that tempering to be even tempered breeds commonness while aspiring women separate from the throng. It sketches a path from flirtation to engagement, marriage, and eventual domestic discord driven by caprice, housework strain, and quarrels over cooking, with harm to children and family stability.
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Tess
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Peter Kervtora
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