Frost damages corn across Northwest Dakota region
Reports from Sioux Falls Madison Grand Forks and surrounding areas describe an unusually heavy frost. All corn in Sioux Falls county is ruined with frost earlier than typical. In Madison frost killed corn and late flax while Grand Forks saw below frost line temperatures and limited damage. The First Minnesota elected officers with Col. William Pfaender president and H C Shepard as secretary and treasurer.
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Dakotas
Jack Frost
Sioux Falls
Madison
N. D
Grand Forks
Aert Hutchinson
Faribault
O. C. Merriman
Minneapolis
J. P. Lightner
St. Paul
Minnesota
Col
William Pfaender
H. C. Shepard
Ben Corbin
Linton
Mr. C
Bismarck
Grand Pacific Hotel
Ben
Passenger Train Wreck at Scudder's Spur in Montana
Northen Pacific west bound passenger train derailed and overturned at Scudder's Spur, 120 miles west of Missoula. Engineer C. B. Owen was killed, conductor Straub severely injured, and many passengers injured but not fatally. Rails spread and track torn for several hundred feet as train traveled at high speed. doctors dispatched from Missoula and Spokane.
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Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific
Scudder’s Spur
Missoula
Owen
Straub
Spokane
Webster farmer held on assault with deadly weapon charge
Carl F Papenski of Webster, South Dakota, was bound over to Day county circuit court for a preliminary assault with a deadly weapon case. He testified that a Webster attorney gave him a keg of beer for local farmers, but he drank it himself while intoxicated and fired shots.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carl F Papenski
Webster
Day County
Bismarcks
Griffin
Bismarck
Fred Stevens
Northern Pacific
Stevens
David J. James
Muskegon
Mich
John
Henderson
James
Roosevelt Jr Accidental Shooting Rumor Denied
Telegrams from the East questioned whether Theodore Roosevelt Jr shot a Chicago and North Western official while hunting. Inquiries found no reliable source for the claim and railway offices have no information. Towns near the Roosevelt party report no truth to the rumor.
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Huron
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Roosevelt
Five Years for Sixty Cents in Fargo Hold Up
Ed Miller pleaded guilty to a Casselton hold up charge and received five years at hard labor in Fargo. He had sought a lighter sentence and caused a scene on being taken back to jail after sentencing. The court hopes stiff penalties deter highwaymen in the area.
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Fargo
Hollera
N. D
Ed Miller
Casselton
Pollock
Miller
Frost Hits Iowa Crops and Garden, Severe Ice Forms
Frost and ice damaged corn in low lands around Sioux City with foliage wilting in the sun. Soft corn and fodder crops suffer as three weeks remain to maturity. Garden produce not protected was killed, and reports from Iowa and South Dakota note widespread frost damage across the region. The Sun Dance mine fire in Terry, South Dakota is under control with shafts restarted and ventilation restored as workers expect full extinguishment soon.
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Sioux City
Iowa
South Dakota
SUN Dance
Terry
Golden Reward Company
Golden Reward
Horse Shoe Company
Couple Commit Suicide Over Loss of Work in Des Moines
Des Moines report states James B. Taylor and his wife Ann Taylor killed themselves after writing a public letter blaming greedy corporations and trusts for their unemployment. James was found dead and Ann dying in a boarding house room.
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Des Moines
James B. Taylor
Ann Taylor
Nhon
Hastings man reportedly located after disappearance
Hastings Minnesota September 6 Arthur Wangen former salesman at the Boston store in Hastings who vanished recently is reported to be in Thompson North Dakota according to a letter received by his uncle.
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Hastings, Minn
Arthur Wangen
Boston
Thompson, N.D
Olaf Holton
Larimore
Minot
Wimbledon
Butt
Austin
Ellendale
North Dakota
American Bar Association
Saratoga
N. Y
Doon Bank Cashier Herman Hasche Shoots Self
Sioux City dispatch reports Herman Hasche cashier of the Doon Sayings Bank Doon Iowa died yesterday by suicide. Authorities say no cause is known and bank accounts are being examined.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Herman Hasche
Doon Sayings Bank of Doon
Emmons County News Highlights Wind Damage and Local Moves
The Emmons county page reports a severe wind-storm causing substantial damage to crops and structures including R. O. Hogue's drug-store building and Mr Nelson's graders' camp. It notes land-seekers, land sales, and forthcoming moves by A J Honstain and M Mahaney, plus community visits and railroad-related business in Linton.
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Cranston
Herbert
Osborne
Jonk
Seymour
Emmons County
Linton
R. OR
Hogue
State Claims Books Belong to State Normal Schools
The state board of control refuses to drop the dispute over books given to normal school presidents while serving on the state library board. Publishers testified the books were intended for the state, not the presidents, and the attorney general said they are state property. The control board will pursue restoration unless the normal board acts.
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Kleeberger
St. Cloud
Normal Board
Library Committee
Board of Control
Douglas
State Normal Board
State Fair Attendance Sets National Record at Minnesota Exposition
St Paul reports a new peak for the state fair with 58 000 attendees, surpassing Illinois figures. Officials anticipate a substantial profit with funds to cover expenses and improvements. Treasurer Wilcox announced a strong cash position and President Cosgrove projected a 74000 surplus after all costs.
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St. Paul
Wilcox
Cosgrove
Minneapolis Wheat Receipts Show Sharp Yearly Gain
For the crop year ending Sept 12 Minneapolis reported 84,381,040 bushels of wheat, a gain of 2,419,440 bushels over the prior year. Unseasonable weather and light August movement limited the increase, but the secretary’s office notes the result as gratifying as the barley and other grains projections look favorable and the full report is being tabulated.
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Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Quarry Worker Injured Near Jasper Minnesota
In Jasper Minnesota on September 4 a quarry worker named Claus Young was seriously injured and possibly fatally wounded while working in the quarries. further details are unclear from the fragment.
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Jasper
Minn
Claus Young
North Dakota Notebook Reports Crop Yields and Local Happenings
A snapshot of state life notes crops, livestock and towns. Wheat heads near Courtenay run long. Sargent county oats reach six feet height. Wheat crown yields cited. farmers cautioned on smut. Local incidents include thefts, fires, injuries, and political events amid broad regional activity.
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Texas
North Dakota
Hankinson
Soo
Bismarck
de Lamere
Lidgerwood
Courtenay
Weber Township
Sargent County
Northwest
Ust
Ignorance Charged as Prisoner’s Moral Burden
A wry Chicago News quip casts a courtroom scene where the police magistrate asks for the charge and the officer replies with a pun. The joke hinges on the notion of ignorance as the defendant’s legal burden, noting the prisoner did not know he was loaded.
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Chicago News
Local Man Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills in Letter
Morenci Michigan resident J. B. Whitehead publishes a testimonial praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for severe kidney trouble. He says days of immobility and excruciating pain improved after seven to eight months of use, crediting the remedy with greater relief than prior medicines and hoping others may learn of the cure.
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Dodd
Burdock Blood Bitters Promotes Health, Ends Indigestion
A quotation from the New York Evening Sun contrasts crowded scenes with a dislike of double weddings and three ring circuses. The ad then claims Burdock Blood Bitters defeats bad blood and indigestion as deadly enemies to health.
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New York Evening Sun
Seat of the Scornful in the Church Exchange
In Cassell's Journal Anne Thought tells Mr Upjohn to sit in her pew. He answers stiffly and moves to the back, declaring he sits in the seat of the scornful. The brief exchange highlights social tension over church seating.
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Mr. Upjohn
Cassell
What’s His Business? Everybody’s in Detroit?
A short, ad like item notes neglect of cold and cough leading to pneumonia and consumption. It promotes Sake Cole’s Cough Cure with a money back guarantee, priced at 25 and 50 cents, available at druggists.
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Everybody’s
Detroit Free Press
Cole
Halls Catarrh Cure Advertisement Quoted Claim
An 1900 era classified style notice quotes Halls Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced 75 cents and notes a whitewash bucket accompanies political investigations. The message includes a testimonial from Joan F Borsg of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 and ends with a moral line about weakness of saints.
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Joan F Borsg
Trinity Springs
Ind
Clothesline Incident Cited by Ohio State Journal
A readable fragment notes a clothesline incident involving a husband and his wife in a back yard, referenced by the Ohio State Journal. The brief suggests a local dispute or household event reported by the newspaper without broader context.
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Ohio State Journal
Popular Scribbles and a Croup Relief Ad Alert
A humorous exchange from the Ohio State Journal notes a joke as popular, while an advertisement urges keeping Dr. Thoman's Electric Oil on hand for croup emergencies to avoid a life-threatening attack.
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Dr. Thoman
Mischievous Caterpillars Prank Sparked by Palm Suspect
Ohio State Journal reports two caterpillars of a mischievous mood, one eyes a girl in a hammock and the other urges a neck jumping joke. The playful incident is captured as a lighthearted note in the campus paper.
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Ohio State Journal
Ladies Find Comfort With Allen's Foot-Ease Powder
Use Allen's Foot-Ease powder to wear shoes one size smaller. It relieves tightness swelling heat sweating aching feet ingrown nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and stores 25 cents. Trial package free by mail Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York, box 8.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Geographical Horror and Sly Mockery On Stage
In a compact vignette Rivers checks the time and asks about hunger as Brooks replies yes. Riversa and Judge endure a surreal exchange, while an ad copy touts a cold cure with a money back guarantee labeled Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
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Rivers
Brooks
Riversa
Fiji
A Comparison. A Square Man vs A Rounder
A brief humorous observation from the Chicago News about fools at different ages. The piece mentions Dr J H Rindlaub, a Fargo specialist for eye ear nose and throat, implying a contrast between square and rounder personas in social behavior.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Old Rosebush of Hildersheim Calls Kingship to Mind
In Hildersheim Germany a 1000 year old rosebush grows on the Church of St Michael wall. It allegedly blooms yearly since King Alfred’s era and once drew a $50,000 offer from an Englishman, which was refused. The plant’s age and provenance are kept with careful record.
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New York Times
Hildersheim
Germany
Louis of
Resisting Arrest at Chickamauga Tale Reported
A lean-nosed woman questions a dusty traveler about his combat at Chickamauga. The man answers yes and cites the sheriff as his comrade, per a Chicago News recounting of the interrogation.
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Chickamauga
Wayfarer
Chicago News
Satisfactory. Hewitt Small Cigar 1 Comment
Hewitt asks for view on a small cigar. Jewett says there was enough of it. This exchange appears in a New York Times fray noted for concise remarks.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Times
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Teddy
FROST
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Cashier
Emmons County Record
Emmons
Tom Solomonson
Larvik
W. L. Bales
Glanavon
Linton Mornay
Levi Chapman
Danbury
Huesday
Tom Kieffer
Braddock
Joe Wirth
Peter Leonard
Roy Bales
Glavavon
Messrs
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Smith
Jay
Missouri River
John Kurtz
J.4. Koop
Williamspore
Fred Heyerman
Westfield
Tie
Bismacek
A. J. Honstain
M. Mahaney
Honstain
Chris Naaden
Winona
Dr Mueneh
Emmonsburg
Tom McCrory
Frank Chesrown
John Stiles
Monay
Leonard du Heaume
Billsport
John White
Bismarck Liveryman
Jd Engler
Eureka
McCall, Webster & Co
Hague
Milwaukee Railway
Kellas
N.P
Johnnytoonville
Hull
Adams-Morrow Land Company
Idaho
8. A. Hawks
Streeter
RU Thistlethwaite
W. Os. Cusseman
Seeley
A.J. Houstiin
Billy Jones
Andy Wolfer
Minnesota State
A. HL. Devine
Peter Knudsen
Dale
Win? Pracy
Lew Loutzeniser
DR. Streeter
Nelson
Soo Railroad Company
M. de Hoer
Anh
A. DD. Prouty
Vollock
Luther Wescott's
Oster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Foster
Lauren CO
Dean’s
State Claims Books
Devils Lake
Jamestown
Williston
Great Northern
Knox
Goa
Will Liddle
Park River
William McArthur
Hammond
Washburn
Abercrombie
Bailey Fuller
Hayes
Justice
N. C. Young
Logan County
The
Stutsman County Threshers
Edgeley
Milwaukee
Lalonde
Bottineau
Rooney
Young Sweet
Wahpeton
Cut
Omer
West
Spalding
A . A. & Brosb
New York
Chicago
Denver
America
R. E. Barnard
Houston
Loush Nieks
Thompson
Woodward & Co
Duluth
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