Beath murder case divides Fergus county factions
Helena Mont Nov 23 Fergus county residents split into factions over commutation for life of death sentence for Mion Howell who murdered Henry Roeting The dispute arose from a water quarrel between rival sheepmen leading to a fatal shooting after Howell was beaten during a fight and sought vengeance Howell's former employers publicly divided while pressuring local views and tensions rise across the county
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Beath
Helena
Mont
Fergus County
Ife
Mion
Howell
Henry Roeting
Shesepmen
Ros- Tag
Ohor
Man Attacks Wife in Fergus Falls. Husband Committed
A Minnesotan named John Butas attacked his wife near Dear Creek, breaking her arm and several ribs with a heavy blunt object. Neighbors aided her. Butas was taken to Fergus Falls and committed to the insane asylum. His illness is blamed on a wagon accident three days earlier. the wife’s injuries threaten her recovery.
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Bosband
Fergus Falla
Minn
John Butas
Gresk
Butas
Inmane
Grand Jury Probes Northern Pacific Fire Charges
St. Paul Nov 24 State Fire Ward informs that the grand jury of Otter Fan county began proceedings against the Northern Pacific railroad on charges tied to recent county fires. Allegations include failure to keep the line clear of combustible material and sparks from locomotives igniting hay and timber near the right of way, causing property loss.
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Otter Til
St. Paul
Andrewa
Otter Fan County
Sgaimet
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mew Matron Secured for South Dakota Reform School
Broux Falls South Dakota Nov. 3 Mary M Menry matron of one of the cottages of the dependent school at Sparta Wisconsin has been secured by the state board of charities and corrections to act as overseer of the girls cottage at the North Dakota reform school at Plankinto The new appointee has years of service with public schools at Yankton Supt Young of the reform school is pleased with the appointment She will begin her duties about Dec 1.
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South Dakota
Girjs
Broux Falls
M. D
Mary M. Menry
Sparta
Wia
Charities and Corrections
Bonth Dakota Reform School
Plankinto
Publc
Yankton
Young
Reform School
Manslaughter Verdict in McIlwain Case
Yankton jury convicts McIlwain of manslaughter in the second degree after a four hour deliberation Judge Smith to sentence today with a penalty of two to four years in the penitentiary. Also notes smallpox report near Cass Lake and steel plant plans for winter in West Superior. envelopes ban on homestead proof mail. Dr Bigelow on Huron college survey. fire at American Linseed plant injuring Condon.
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McFilwain
Yankton
Yankton, & C
MccIlwain
Smith
McElwain
Huron
Navy
Dana W. Bigelow
Huron College
Utica
Deaths of an Engineer and a Prentice in November
Engineer W. T. Tarbert, longtime Northern Pacific employee, died after a severe illness at the Northern Pacific hospital in Breinerd. He left a widow and three children. Prentice Wha fell while chopping wood at Drical's site near gust Jute and died from a leg injury. he was taken to the Abbnehart hospital in Ashland for treatment.
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Fares
W. D
W. T. Tarbert
Northern Pacific
Sted
Breinerd
Tres
Prentice
Chopine
Driacal
Soir
Wah
Teddes
Abbnehart Hospital
Ashland
Leaterville man dies after bull attack at farm
Wenzel Kreitzinger of Leaterville died from injuries after being attacked by a bull while tying it to a manger. The bull tossed him, head butts caused internal injuries and four days of suffering before death. Kreitzinger, one of Yankton county’s oldest settlers, lived on the farm for decades.
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Yankton
Wenzel Kreiteinger
Leaterville
Kreitzinger
Yankton County
Sculptor Delivers Kaiser Commission Statuette
Emil Oscar Etrauss, a young sculptor from Kenosha Wisconsin, forwards to Emperor William of Germany a statuette begun over fifteen years earlier by his father. The elder Etrauss invented a new art material that attracted the Kaiser, who ordered a piece from the work. The younger Etrauss completed the original workshop piece after twelve years of effort to secure the secret of his father's invention.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wis
Emil Oscar Etrauss
William of
Germany
Etrauss
William I
Strausa
William
Wreck on Chicago Great Western Derailed Train at Spring Valley
A freight train southbound from Chicago Great Western derailed in Spring Valley Minnesota on Saturday at 5 30 pm after a tampered switch. The engine and three cars left the rails with all cars in the ditch. Head Brakeman Holvergon of Winona was buried under barley while the engineer sustained minor injuries.
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Regine
Spring Valley
Minn
Chicago Great Western
Holvergon
Winona
Kreuzer damages suit verdict reached five thousand seven hundred
Fergus Falls Minnesota November 26 The jury in the large Kreuzer damage suit returned a verdict for 3575 dollars Saturday evening George Kreuzer employed by Great Northern in clearing away a freight wreck near Deansville a car roof fell on him He sued the road for 16000 dollars a jury awarded 2000 dollars a year ago The supreme court set aside that verdict and ordered a new trial which has just finished
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Big Kreuzer
George Kreuzer
Great Northern
Deansville
Supreme Court
Three Wis. Students Chosen to Represent UW in Iowa City Debate
The Electors college of five derating societies at the University of Wisconsin selected A. D. Gillet of West Superior Henry Gross of Sturgeon Bay and George L. Lohr of Milwaukee to represent the university in a spring debate with the University of Iowa to be held in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Madison
Wis
Electora! College
University of Wisconsin
University of Iowa
A. D. Gillet
West Superior
Henry Gross
Sturgeon Bay
George L. Lohr
Milwaukee
Bridge Proposal for 1000-Foot Span Across Canso Strait
J F Ward, using a Sydney law firm, proposes a suspension bridge across the Strait of Canso from Cape Porcupine to near Port Hastings in Nova Scotia. The planned span is 1000 feet, to be the highest in America, with an estimated cost of 34,000,000.
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Acronn Stra
Unanso
Nova Scotia
Plannark
Highland
Kan
Sydney
Strait of Canso
Cape Porcupine
Port Hastings
America
Third Fatality in City Marshal Shooting at Bank Robbery
Sioux City reports Albert City Marshal Charles Lodin died after last week’s clash with Greenville Gowa bank robbers, bringing fatalities to three, including two citizens and one robber. At Farmington Minnesota, Daniel Burns aged twenty four died in a straw stack fire near Credit River, blamed on dementia tied to morphine and liquor, believed accidental.
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Deal
Sioux City
Town
Charles Lodin
Albert City
Greenville Gowa
Farmington
Minn
Daniel Burns
Lakeville
Credit River
Burns
Fire destroys Holbrook & Balmet elevator at Appleton
In Appleton Wisconsin on Saturday morning the Holbrook and Balmer elevator burnt completely. Loss reached about 25000 dollars with 20000 bushels of grain 60 bushels of potatoes and 1000 dollars worth of clover seed lost. The fire started from a shorted electric light wire and was insured.
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Dlevator
Naruod
Appleton
Wis
Tire
Holbrook & Rbal- Met
Dakota Hotel Destroyed in Fire at Woonsecket
Nov 26. Hotel Dumont one of the town’s best burned, guests escaped with lives but valuables left behind. Upper story gutted, loss about 4000 dollars with 2400 insurance. Also reports three men jailed in Black River Falls after being found near Merrdl lan and depot. cause unclear. John Nichola, a widower about 50, found dead in road near Irving. coroner’s jury says he fell from a wagon breaking his neck.
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Woonsecket
Dumont
Fossa
Black River Palla
Wis
John Nichola
Irving
Uncle Jefferson
Mamma
Jefferson
Fairy
Ceat
Weill
Drowning of Kensington Boy Near Home
A twelve year old boy, son of Claus Osterberg, living three miles east of Kellesington, drowned in a lake near his home after skating into a hole. He sank without a cry. body recovered shortly after.
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Kensington
Minn
Claus Osterberg
Kellesington
Minnesota man appointed rural free delivery inspector
Washington November 27 The appointment of F J Monro of Morris Minnesota as an Inspector of rural free delivery will be announced at the postoffice department soon Mr Monro has the backing of Senators Nelson and Clapp and a majority of the Minnesota house delegation A second candidate contesting for the position is Thorsen of St James and Langun of Preston with a decision possible on the second post
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Morron
Tural
Washington
F. J. Monro
Morris
Minny
Monro
Minnesota
Nelson and
Clapp
House
Messrs
Thorsen
St. James
Lanngun
Proston
Tragic Saw Accident Kills Worker in Clear Lake
In Clear Lake Wisconsin on November 27 James Floyd died when a fragment from a steam wood saw struck his chest and tore out his heart. The incident follows a similar fatal accident last Thanksgiving caused by a flying piece of equipment.
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Wisconsin
Wortingman
Clear Lake
Wis
James Floyd
W. H. Hooper
Smut in Cold Blood Fills Night Scene
Winnipeg dispatch reports an unknown man from St John North Dakota crossed into Cartwright and shot J Asping dead after demanding money. Asping refused and the assailant fled.
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Carmer
Winnipeg
Cartwright
St. John
N. D
J. ‘Asping
Asping
Barronett General Store Burglarized of Cash and Bashaw Orders
The TH. M. Laursen general store in Barronett nine miles north of Cumberland Wisconsin was burglarized, with $2 in nickels, several suits of clothing, and Bashaw town orders signed by H. M. Laursen as chairman and C. Stouffer as clerk.
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Cumberland
Wis
TH. M. Laursen
Barranett
H. M. Laursen
C. Stouffer
Stolen Wheat Charged. Several Other Local Cases
Great Northern switchman John B. Dickerson pleaded guilty to stealing and selling leaked wheat, fined 310 and costs in Willmar Minnesota. Yankton jailer Pritchard found guilty of selling liquor to habitual drunkard. potential fine 50 to 500 dollars or 10 to 30 days. County Attorney I P Olney acquitted of larceny claim. Cattle illness in Sauk Center resembling hemorrhagic septicemia kills cows. state health board investigating. Bon Homme bank president Hale receives full insured loss payment of 5940.52. Red Wing denies sewer pipe trust. local consolidation only, no price hikes. Nelson Story gains control of Bozeman Milling plant. rebuilding plans unclear. John Dehm acquitted of setting fires charge in Hinckley.
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Great Northern
Willmar, Minn
John B. Dickerson
Yankton
John Fitthard
Pritchard
Accident injures Vern Rath at aunt's home in Minnesota
Vern Rath, sixteen, accidentally shot himself yesterday morning at his aunt Mrs Christ Steers home in Alden Minnesota the bullet entering just above the right hip doctors say he may recover Meantime in Deadwood South Dakota William Yokum who was tried at Belle Fourche for the 1888 murder of James Barnes was granted a new trial after serving months in jail
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Minncoralle
Gein
New Trin
Deadwood, 8
Witam Yokum
Belle Fourchee
James Barnes
Livestock and grain markets across major centers
Nov 27 market rundown from Genin end to Twin Cities shows fluctuating prices: Wheat Nos 1 hard and Northern trading around 7.0 to 7.3 cents, corn mixed with white and yellow bids near 6 to 7 cents, oats and rye varied. Chicago reports cash wheat around 7.1 to 7.2 cents, strong cattle and hog quotes, and mixed sheep values. Milwaukee notes firmer flour and higher rye while Chicago grain futures edge up.
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Genin End
Bt+ Paul
Minneapolia
Duluth
Spring
Née
Harley
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Bronx City
Iowa
Weekly Market Letter Reports Grain Decline After Strong Span
Edwards Wood & Co reports a broad grain market pullback after a peak late last week. Western primary wheat receipts ran above 1,000,000 bushels daily, with six million in two thin days, while corn set higher prices yet limited gains. World visible supply rose over 10,000,000 bushels. drought risks and freezing threats loom in winter wheat regions. prices for wheat and corn fluctuated on export fundamentals and demand.
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Edwards, Wood & Co
Grain and Stock Brokers
Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Chinsgo
Todaoy
Trina
Dakota
Nouth
Algentina
United States
England
Cuban petition urges tariff relief for sugar and tobacco
A Workington dispatch reports a Cuban delegation met President Roosevelt to press for tariff reductions on Cuban sugar and tobacco products, citing industrial needs. They also urged attention from the secretary of war and other officials.
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Roosevelt
Parl’ Retox
Workington
Thanksgiving Fairy Brings Uncle Jefferson Home
A girl dresses as a ragged beggar to invite Uncle Jefferson to Thanksgiving. He arrives with kindness, restoring family harmony as relatives gather, and the town feels the warmth of reconciliation and gratitude.
Thanksgiving Anthem In The Old Bay State
The poem recalls a Thanksgiving pageant of national pride with imagery of blue and gray veterans, autumn landscapes, and hopes for peaceful nations. It weaves themes of harvest abundance, reverence for the flag, and gratitude to God, linking past battles to present peace and future triumphs.
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Alticia
Cass Lake
T. F. N.ephyalaiann
Es Lake
West Euperor
pontefRec Department
United States Commissioners
Nnc
Warcrn
St. Pas
American Linseed Company
St. Anthony Park
Condon
WRG
G. W
Kruzer Guts
Deratios Chosin
Monster Cridge
Travkoile
Stow
Black River Falls
Nay
Merrdllan
Omaha
Mono
S LD
Olney
Benson, Minna
Dinenke
Sauk Center
Miyn
Alexander Dryden
State Board of Health
Scotland
S. D
F. G. Hale
Bon Llomme County Bank
Guarantee ‘Insurance Company
Sewer Pipe Trust
Red Wing
Rich
Sheldon
Red Wing Sewer Pipe Company
Bozeman, Mant
Nelson Story
Bozeman Milling Company
Hineldey
John Dehm
TRE Markets
Ught
Wal
Salon
South St. Paul
Tombs
Paysary
Maxima
Toa
Caid
Mammea
Hilda
Bla Gig
Grandfather
Mimmna
Tim
Papa
EA Ree
Dakotas Plain
Grant
Lea
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