Rail Expansion in North Dakota Fuels Jobber Growth
Paul Pioneer Press notes western North Dakota and eastern Montana railroad expansion drives wholesale trade growth. Foley Brothers & Kelly increased capital stock from 700000 to 1000000 as dealers add salesmen and retool territories to meet new rail-served markets. Growth follows rapid inland town development and railway surveys completed in recent years.
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Bt Paul Pioneer Press
North Daku
Montana
St. Pau
Foley Brothers & Kelly
North Dakota
St. Paul
Falling Walls Kill Fourteen at Philadelphia Factory
Philadelphia reports show fourteen dead, thirteen firemen and one policeman, with over fifty injured, twenty-five in hospitals. A five story factory on Bodine Street collapsed after a blaze, walls burying crews. the death toll is unsettled, with bodies recovered and rescuers continuing through the ruins.
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Philadelphia
Ort Fforteret
D. Friedlander
Butine Street
Walla l
John C. Baxter
John Taylor
Friedlander
Bodine Street
Third Street
Gingler
Taft Postpones Dry Zone Ruling in Minnesota
Washington dispatch reports President Taft has delayed a decision on restricting the dry zone in Minnesota for ten days at the urging of Anti Saloon League, W C T U and other reform groups. Temperance factions oppose the plan to repeal several old tribal prohibitions on alcohol sales in Duluth and other cities.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Taft
Minnesota
Duluth
Whyn and Means
Meats
Met
British Spies in Germany Found Guilty at Borkum
Leipsic December 22 Captain Bernard Frederick Trench of the Royal Marine Infantry and Treut Vivian H. Brandon of the Royal Navy were found guilty of espionage against German fortifications at Borkum and each sentenced to four years in fortress imprisonment.
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Leipsic
Germany
Bernard Frederick Trench
British
Royal Marine Infantry
Treut
Vivian H. Brandon
Royal Navy
Borkum
Moody of Warpeton vindicated by voters in Richland County
George E. Moody wins a third term as Richland County sheriff amid scrutiny of past administration charges. Moody says the election was honest and the people stand with him. His supporters dismiss old accusations as unfounded and sensational, noting his long county residence. Continued on Page Seven.
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Warpeton
N. D
George E. Moody
Richland County
Heley
Moody
Naval Commander Faces Reprimand Over London Banquet Row
A naval commander faced a reprimand after failing to curb the last drop at a Guildhall banquet for visiting American officers in London. The incident drew attention from Taft and Secretary of the Navy Meyer who urged officers abroad to grasp the gravity of such conduct. Continued on Page Three.
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London
Taft
Meyer
N D Mail Man Hangs Himself Near Hillsboro
In Hillsboro North Dakota December 22 Chris Christianson age 35 a rural mail carrier hanged himself in a barn at his home He vowed to quit carrying mail for Uncle Sam Two days earlier he had been in East Grand Forks Minnesota He leaves a wife and four children aged five to twelve His father had died recently in the city
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Hillsboro
N.D
Bam
Chris Christianson
Christianson
East Grand Forks
Minn
English flyer completes record crossing of Channel prize
Dover reports Grace flying across the English Channel from Dover in fog, passing Calais, France at 10:45, as part of the Deferrest prize worth $20,000. The event marks a notable long-distance flight claimed under the 1910 English challenge.
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Dover
Eng
Grace
Deferrest
English Channel
Calais
France
Census figures of South Dakota cities in the thirteenth census
Washington December 22 census bureau data show Aberdeen population 10,753 in 1910 and 4,087 in 1900. Lead records 8,392 in 1920 and 6,210 in 1900. Brook Falls lists 14,094 in 1910 and 10,266 in 1900.
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Washington
Census Bureau
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Lead
Broux Falls
Fire Chief Horan of Chicago and 28 of His Men Crushed to Death
Fire Chief Horan of Chicago and 28 of his men perished in a devastating accident. Details remain scarce as authorities investigate the tragedy and map out potential safety reforms for the department.
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Horan
Chicago
Tome
Tanih
Three Killed in New Jersey Railroad Collision
Three Pennsylvania Railroad workers died and one passenger was hurt when two westbound freight trains collided at Millstone Junction near New Brunswick New Jersey, and a following passenger train bound for Philadelphia struck the wreckage.
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New, York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Millstone Junction
New Brunswick
N. J
Philadelphia
Winnipeg car service resumes after stoppage
Winnipeg Man Dec 22. The complete service of the street car line started this morning with no signs of interference.
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Winnipeg
Man
Navarro in tight plight near Pedernales
An American observer, speaking under secrecy, says General Navarro is wounded and holding 260 troops at Pedernales, with about 400 more allied rebels posted in surrounding mountains. The position is precarious, and Navarro is hard pressed to feed his force as revolutionaries encircle the town.
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Chihuahua
Mex
el Paso
Tex
Navarro
Pedernals
Pedernales
Miners Still Entombed After Explosion at Little Hulton
Bolton England December 22 reports say Teacue parties labored through the night at the Little Hulton colliery following yesterday’s explosion but could not reach the level where 320 miners are entombed.
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Bolton
Eng
Little Hulton
Fire at Morris & Co. stockyards kills Chicago fire officials
A devastating blaze at Morris & Co. in Chicago killed Fire Marshal James Horan and about 25 to 30 of his men and injured over fifty others. The inferno damaged warehouses and stock yards facilities, with two major meat buildings, a hemp store, and a tallow house destroyed. Officials warned the fire threatened the entire stock yards area as crews fought the flames through a wooden canopy collapse and explosive debris.
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Chicago
Ill
James Horan
Morris & Co. Packers
Busse
Wm. C. Burroughs
Chicago, I
Marsal
Chicago Fire Department
Bert
Morrie & Co
William Burroughs
Marshal Horan
Marshal Selferlich
Horan
Burroughs
Morris & Co
Fortythin
Loumiy
James
Fitzgerald
Joseph Mackey
Fire devastates Bradwardine area in Manitoba loss tops $625000
A blaze swept through Bradwardine and nearby firms wiping out Ortenburs Pistol Commons Massey Harris Co Beaver Lumber and the Bank of Hamister. Estimated loss about 625000, with emergency measures underway as authorities assess the damage. A separate note mentions Wahpeton, North Dakota officials attending a postal savings bank conference in Washington.
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Winnipeg
Bussineas
Bradwardine
Mat
Ortenburs Pistol, Commons
Massey, Harris Co
Beaver Lumber Co
Bank of Hamister
Washington
Mybra
Wahpeton I
Postal Savings Bank
Wahpeton
Postal Savings
North Dakota
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Alabama
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Illinois
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Missouri
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Blaze
Morris Co
Fie
Canal Zone
James A. Tawney
Sone
Manitoba
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