Frost Kills Corn Across Dakota Region
A severe early frost in Sioux Falls and surrounding Dakotas wrecks corn and late flax, with ice on pails and river. Madison reports similar damage to crops backward this year. Grand Forks notes frost below freezing but limited damage. warnings of extensive grain to harvest in the west and north with potential ruin if frost was severe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Jack Frost
Sioux Falls
Madison
Grand Forks
N. D
Passenger Train Wreck at Scudder's Spur West of Missoula
The Northern Pacific west bound passenger train derailed at Scudder's Spur, 120 miles west of Missoula, derailing high cars and overturning. Engineer C. S. Owen was killed. conductor Straub seriously injured. Passengers suffered cuts and bruises but no further fatalities expected. Physicans dispatched from Missoula and Spokane. Rails spread and track torn for several hundred feet.
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Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific
Scudder’s Spur
Missoula
Owen
Straub
Spokane
Farmer shot at neighbors after keg of beer incident
Carl F Papenski a Webster area farmer was bound over to Day County circuit court on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. He testified at preliminary that a Webster attorney gave him a keg of beer intended for local farmers but he drank it all while intoxicated and fired at people.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carl F Papenski
Webster
Day County
Ed Maber
Lidgerwood
Acre
Cooperstown
Tower City
North Dakota
Soo
Washburn
Abercrombie
Fargo
Bailey Fuller
Jamestown
Hayes
Minot
Justice
N. C. Young
Bismarck
Logan County
Roosevelt Jr Shooting Rumor Debunked in Prairie Chickens Hunt
Telegrams from the East questioned whether Theodore Roosevelt Jr shot a Chicago and North Western railway official while hunting. Local inquiries found no reliable source for the claim. Railway offices reported nothing, and nearby towns said there is no truth to the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Roosevelt
Five Years for Sixty Cents in Fargo Hold-Up
Ed Miller, arrested on a hold-up charge at Casselton, pleaded guilty before Judge Pollock in Fargo and received five years at hard labor. He reportedly sought a lighter sentence, created a disturbance returning to jail, and urged his accomplices to risk trial. The case prompts the court to seek stiffer penalties to deter highwaymen.
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Fargo
Hollers
N. D
Ed Miller
Casselton
Pollock
Miller
Frost in Iowa Wrecks Corn and Garden Crops
Frost formed in low lands around Sioux City on Wednesday night and was severe enough to injure corn and wilt foliage after sunrise. Three weeks remain to maturity, so substantial fodder loss is feared. Reports from Iowa and South Dakota note frost damage, with unprotected garden truck virtually killed and vines damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
South Dakota
Sun Dance fire under control. ventilation shafts restart
The Sun Dance shaft fire is under control and the Golden Reward company expects to extinguish it within hours. Fannie shaft of Golden Reward and Mogul and Lucile shafts of Horse Shoe, all connected for ventilation, have been started up as smoke is shut off.
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SUN Dance
Terry
Golden Reward Company
Golden Reward
Horse Shoe Company
Despairing couple in Des Moines kill themselves
Des Moines Sept 6 A man and wife James B Taylor and Ann Taylor unable to find work wrote a letter blaming greedy trusts. They then used gas in their boarding house room. The husband was found dead and the wife dying.
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Des Moines
James B. Taylor
Ann Taylor
Missing Minnesota salesman found in North Dakota
Priastings Minn Sept 6 Arthur Wangen former Boston store salesman who vanished recently is reported to be in Thompson North Dakota after a letter from him reached his uncle in town indicating his location.
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Priastings, Minn
Arthur Wangen
Boston
Thompson, N.D
Doon Baybanks cashier Herman Hasche commits suicide
Sioux City Iowa September reports cashier Herman Hasche of the Doon Baybigs Bank at Doon Iowa shot himself yesterday. No cause given. His accounts are being examined.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Herman Hasche
Doon -Baybigs Bank
Doon
Fourth Minnesota Veterans Refuse to Return Civil War Flags
Minnesota veterans of the old Fourth Regiment keep two Mississippi regiments flags captured at Altoona Pass on Oct. 6, 1864. A 26 to 20 vote blocked returning the banners, with all three flags now on display at the state capitol. The veterans groups also reported officers elected for the Minnesota Veterans’ Association and related regimental bodies, plus a banquet at the Metropolitan hotel where Governor Van Sant spoke.
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Minnesota
Altoona Pass
Vicksburg
Grant Monument Association
Grant
State Capitol
Minnesota Veterans’ Association
James Hunter
Faribault
A. P. Connolly
Chicago
M. R. Prendergast
St. Paul
W. B. Dean
Metropolitan Hotel
van Sant
Archbishop Ireland
H. B. Dyke
Charles Stauff
Herman Muehlenberg
Col
William Crooks
Portland, Or
H. B. Wilson
State Board Keeps Battle Over Gifts to Normal School Presidents
The state board of control ruled that gifts of books to presidents of state normal schools belong to the institutions, not to the presidents personally. It tied the normal board to act for restitution or face adjudication. Attorney General Douglas opinion supports state ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleeberger
St. Cloud
Normal Board
Library Committee
Board of Control
Douglas
State Normal Board
Records Shatter at Minnesota State Fair Attendance
St Paul reports a new national record for state fairs as 68,000 entered the grounds in a single day surpassing Illinois. Treasurer Wilcox holds enough funds to cover expenses with a comfortable surplus ahead. President Cosgrove predicts at least 76000 in net profit overr expenses, a first for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wilcox
Cosgrove
Gain of Millions Minneapolis Wheat Receipts Rise
The Minneapolis crop year ending Sept 12 shows wheat receipts of 84,381,040 bushels, a gain of 2,419,440 over last year. Unseasonable weather and light August movement limited the gain, but the secretary of the chamber of commerce calls the results gratifying and the forthcoming full report is expected favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Blast. May. Kill Him, Jasper, Minn., Sept. 4.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a blast incident in Jasper Minnesota on September 4 with unclear victims and follow up actions. The line hints at a fatal or violent event but lacks full details or context.
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Jasper
Minn
North Dakota state news items sprinkle daily life
Kensal lockup, Minot bucket shop, Knox hotel expansion, Ashley roller mill pride, Granville school building troubles. North Dakota shows crime, public works, seeds, flax harvests, railroad upgrades, and busy towns from Devils Lake to Bismarck with renovations, law enforcement, and crop notes. Widespread shows, hunts, and transport plans reflect a bustling era across counties.
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Minot
Knox
Ashley
Granville
Donnybrook
Commission Houses
Wyndmere
Edmore
Ward
Renville
Mercer
Larimore
Bismarck
Jack Frost
Devils Lake
Bismiarck
Burton Thomas
Janwstown
Victor
No Flying Trip for Him at Coronation Time
King Edward VII humorously rejects plans to fly with Santos-Dumont before his coronation. He says he will wear his earthly crown first and save the aerial voyage for later. The anecdote reflects royal interest in flying projects and public curiosity before the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VII
Santos-Dumont
King Edward
New York Times
Jones buys dog watch and sells it after theft
A Chicago News quip recounts Smith asking about a watch dog paid $100 for and Brown answering he sold it for $2 after a tramp stole a $10 collar from its neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jones
Diggs Offhand Quip Labels Birkins A Businessman
Diggs praises Birkins as a capable businessman yet mocks his ignorance of his own business. He quips that Birkins excels at other people's business, a jab reported by the Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diggs
Birkins
Biggs
Chicago News
Margaret Lee Reports Pain Relief From St Jacobs Oil
A reader from Lee Green Wis recounts years of muscular rheumatism with no relief from other remedies. After using St Jacobs Oil the pain and soreness vanished immediately with no recurrence. The medicine is sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Lee
Brightfield Road
Lee Green
Wis
St. Jacobs
Charge of Ignorance Quoted in Police Magistrate Snippet
A Chicago News item quotes a police magistrate asking the charge against a prisoner and an officer replying ignorance. The gag hinges on the joke that the prisoner did not know he was loaded, implying fodder for a light court-room humor note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Morenci Resident
Morenci Mich Sept 8 Mr J Whitehead publishes a letter praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes severe kidney pain and immobility before using the remedy, saying the pills brought greater relief than all prior medicines and hoping others with similar suffering may find a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morenci
Mich
Dodd
Double Weddings and Crowded Pews in A Satirical Tale
A girl complains about double weddings while a circus analogy hints at overstimulation. The piece weaves quips about health and social discomfort, mentioning Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy and a church pew rebuke in Cassell's Journal style.
What’s His Business Everybody’s Detroit Free Press Ad
A vintage Detroit Free Press ad touts Cole's Cough Cure with a claim that neglecting a cold or cough can lead to bronchial illness. It promises a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved and lists price points of 25 and 60 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody’s
Detroit Free Press
Cole
Mall's Catarrh Cure and Other Odd Claims
A fragmented promotional passage references Mall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It also mentions a bucket of whitewash paired with political investigations and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. The text ends with a note about working hours, claiming you do not work more than eight hours a day.
The Rot believe Piso cure for consumption cures coughs
The notice cites Joan F Boran of Trinity Springs Indiana on February 15 1900 endorsing Piso Cure for consumption as an equal for coughs and colds The saying The weakest saint on his knees is too strong for the devil appears as a closing motto from the source text.
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Joan F Boran
Trinity Springs
Ind
Fifty Thousand People Report Doan's Kidney Pills Cure
Doan's Kidney Pills attributed cures to kidney structure action for backache sleeplessness and nervousness. The recall cites relief from swelling dropsy urine issues and bladder pains with frequent passages and brick dust sediment. Free offer advertised with a mail-in coupon from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo, N. Y
Dean's Kidney
He Guessed the Trouble
A taunting line from a Brooklyn Eagle snippet shows a cynical remark on life as a hard, indifferent world. The dialogue features Hal and a companion, with a humorous aside about slipping on a banana skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
Brooklyn Eagle
Northwestern inventors invite patent lint last week
Patents lints invited last week by Northwestern inventors listing Andrew Anderson Medo Minn draft equalizer James P Appleby Hopkins Minn moulding machine George H Brader designer of one half to G Golish St Paul Minn signal lantern Dayton W Elliott Minneapolis Minn drier Joseph H McKague Columbia Heights Minnhernial truss Octave A Poirier Minneapolis Minn grain drill Arthur B Robinson Dickinson N D tramway switch William T Spillane Red Lake Falls Minn shovel attachment Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys OL 012 Pioneer Prena Dldg St Paul Minn
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Northwestern
Andrew Anderson
Medo
Minn
James P. Appleby
Hopkins
George H. Brader
G. Golish
St. Paul
Dayton W. Elliott
Minneapolis
Joseph H. McKague
Columbia Heights
Octave A. Poirier
Arthur B. Robinson
Dickinson
N. D
William T. Spillane
Red Lake Falls
Lothrop and Johnson
Prophetic Words mock Dedbeets rope remark
Prophetic words quoted from the Ohio State Journal feature Jimson predicting Dedbeets end at rope. Jester counters by claiming saw him coiling a clothesline for his wife in his backyard.
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Jimson
Dedbeets
Jester
Jove
Ohio State Journal
Popular Scribbles Read in Newspapers For Years
In Ohio State Journal dialogue Miss Cut asserts a joke is popular because it has appeared in newspapers for years, while Scribbles asks if it is a good joke. The exchange highlights a claim of enduring popularity across media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Emergency advised as Dr Thomas Oil unavailable
A brief note urges emergency care during a sudden attack of illness, warning that without Dr Thomas Electric Oil on hand, a life may be sacrificed. The fragment underscores dependence on a home remedy in urgent health moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Caterpillars Plot Vicious Prank Declared In Ohio Journal
The Ohio State Journal reports a disturbing prank where two caterpillars plan to attack a girl seen in a hammock. They jump on her neck, shocking onlookers and prompting concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised shoe relief for women
Women can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It eases tight or new shoes and cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and stores for 25 cents. Trial package free by mail. Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Geographical Horror River's Call Sparks Dining Chase
Rivers asks about hunger then invites Fiji to join the judge for a brisk journey. Brooks confirms Liam's appetite as they move toward a coordinated location. The scene blends promise and suspense in a cryptic, travel driven moment.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claimed to cure a cold in one day. It offers a money back guarantee if it fails and lists a price of 2 cents per tablet.
A Comparison Between Old and Young Fools
A brief Chicago quotation contrasts an old fool with a young one, noting the greater folly of youth and the relative steadiness of age in a concise wit exchange.
Old Rosebush of Hildersheim Seeks Timeworn Fate
In Hildersheim Germany a ten year old rosebush clings to the Church of St Michael. Its sprouts allegedly brought vast sums, with a past offer of 50 000 by an Englishman. Claimed to bloom yearly since King Alfred’s era, its history is well kept, tracing to 1022 via King Louis.
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Hildersheim
Germany
Louis of
Resisting Arrest Report From Chicago News Fragment
A lean-nosed woman questions a dusty wayfarer about fighting at Chickamauga. He admits to the fight and names the deputy sheriff as his associate, as reported by Chicago News.
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Chickamauga
Wayfarer
Chicago News
Truthful Virtue Cited by The Times
A brief quotation notes truth as the simplest virtue requiring no study or art. Hewitt jokes about a small cigar and Jewett answers with a witty remark. The exchange highlights plainspoken style attributed to the New York Times.
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Jewett
New York Times
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New York Evening Sun
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Cassell
Mall
Rivers
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Liam
Fiji
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
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A.J. Tower CO
Mass
Spalding
A.G. Spalding & Bros
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Houston, Mo
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Reakien
Thompson
Nyon U
Woodward & Co
Duluth
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