Better Farming Train Show Hits North Dakota Tour
A traveling agriculture exhibit began from Fargo at 7 am, showcasing complete farm equipment and live stock across cars. Stops included Davenport Lisbon and Oakes with vivid multicolor signs. Contents span machinery plows drills and planters, livestock pens, pig and sheep gear, agronomy exhibits on flax and crop diseases led by Professor Bolley and assistants.
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Fargo
Davenport
Lisbon
Oakes
Farmers’ Institute
Richards
E. Ewingson
Bolley
Trace Fund 10 Kill Fish Bill Activists Questioned
Springfield on June 6 saw Frank K. Traut and F E Schneer of Beardstown along with Attorney Charles Gridley of Virginia arrive to face a grand jury inquiry. They are linked to a fund for fishermen on the Illinois River aimed at defeating the fish licensing bill. Traut denies giving funds to legislators and claims legitimate lobbying. Schneer allegedly carried funds to Springfield while Gridley led the lobby against the bill.
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Springfield
Ills
Frank K. Traut
Beardstown
F. E. Schneer
Charles Gridley
Virginia
Illinois
Traut
Schneer
Gridley
Whole Family in Absaraka Dies After Scarlet Fever
Absaraka North Dakota June 6. The Hill family suffered five deaths from scarlet fever within ten days. The two year old daughter was first stricken, then her mother, then the baby girl, and on Saturday Harrison Hill died. They lived on a farm near Absaraka. Nurses came from Fargo but could not save them. The funeral was held yesterday.
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Absaraka
N. D
Harrison Hill
Billion-dollar Foundry Convention Opens in Detroit
A convention of foundry interests including the American Foundry's association American Brass Foundry association Foundry Foremen's association and the Foundry Manufacturers Supply association opened in Detroit. It is expected that about 6,000 delegates representing more than a billion dollars in interests will attend before adjournment.
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Detroit
Mich
American Foundry’s Association
American Brass Foundry Association Foundry Foremen's Association
Foundry & Manufacturers Supply Association
Rail wreck injures twelve near Roanoke
A Norfolk and Western passenger train No. 42 known as the Washington and Chattanooga limited derailed at Seven Mile Ford between Roanoke and Bristol last night injuring twelve people. None are said to be in a serious condition.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western
Washington & Chattanooga Limited
Seven Mile Ford
Bristol
Search for Alma Kellner Slayer Delayed Inquest
Louisville officials postpone the inquest into Alma Kellner's death until tomorrow or Wednesday as detectives pursue leads. A Bowling Green suspect proved not to be the killer, and a crowd gathered at the depot despite an early hour police had to disperse. The nationwide manhunt for Joseph Wending continues with slow progress as investigators piece together the death method.
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Louisville
Alma Kellner
Duncan
Bowling Green
Joseph Wending
St. John’s School
Lang Recaps Knights of Columbus Visit and Stillwater Travel Meet
Jack Lang reports a packed Knights of Columbus ceremonial session in Crookston with three degrees and praise for the visitors. He also helped secure the United Commercial Travelers convention for Fargo in 1911 at Stillwater Minnesota, noting strong support from Fargo delegates and a pleasant stay by Minnesota hosts.
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Jack Lang
Crookston
Knights of Columbus
Stillwater
Minn
United Commercial Travelers
Red Wing
Fargo
Minnesota
Nervy Nat Pulls Off Bold Stunt
Officer Charles Coleman of the Fargo police stops John Hansen known as Red after he enters the McEwen house on Third street and steals a gold washed clock a jewel receptacle and a gold washed boot. Hansen, a tramp piano player, fled toward Moorhead on the Great Northern tracks and Coleman earns credit from fellow officers for the quick capture.
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Charles Coleman
Cincinnati
Pink
Fargo
John Hansen
Coleman
McEwen
Third Street
Hansen
Moorhead
State Treasurer Bickford Accused Of Misusing Public Funds
An editorial excerpt from 1910 questions whether North Dakota State Treasurer G. L. Bickford used public funds for private gain. It details alleged improper deposits in his Bowbells bank, unreported cash items, drafts routed through his bank, and the risk to taxpayers if the bank failed, linking to broader graft concerns in other states. The piece cites the Lansing case of former Michigan treasurer Frank P. Glazier as context for penalties in misappropriation.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Fargo Daily News
Stockwell
Burke
Fargo Searchlight
Bickford
Hig
G. L. Bickford
First State Bank of Bowbells
Bickford’s
Bickford’s Bank
Ward County
McHenry County
Wells County
First State Bank of
Bowbells
Lansing
Mich
Frank P. Glazier
West
Glazier
Chesea
Powder Blast Proves Fatal to N. D. Farmer
Amos Frank Johnson twenty died instantly when blasting powder stored near a forge exploded after sparks from the fire. The blast badly burned him and damaged the forge building. His body was sent to Bloomington Illinois, where his parents live.
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Williston
N. D
Amos Frank Johnson
Bloomington
Ill
Big Horse Show Opens in London Olympia Opens
London June 6 The international horse show opened at the Olympia this afternoon and will run ten days It drew keen interest from society and horsemen as one of the few gaiety filled events this season despite mourning for the late king The opening was without ceremony
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London
The
Olympia
Roosevelt and Roosevelt visit King George at Marlborough House
London June 6 Former President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt were entertained at lunch today by King George and Queen Mary at Marlborough House.
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London
Theodore Roosevelt
May Record Month in City Police Court
Chief C. E. Bowers reports 101 arrests in May with fines totaling 1397 dollars collected in the police court.
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C. E. Bowers
Bleached Flour Case: Government Presents Expert Evidence
In Kansas City on June 6 the government submitted further evidence in the bleached flour case supporting claims that the bleaching process injures flour. The government will call several expert witnesses this week, and millers have subpoenaed their own experts.
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Kansas City
First Victim of Premature Fourth Shot Itself
New York dispatch reports Frank Knipp an 18 year old Brooklyn boy died after injuring his thigh with a blank cartridge. tetanus followed the wound and led to his death despite safety pleas by Mayor Gaynor for a safe celebration.
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New York
Bi Register New
Gaynor
Frank Knipp
Brooklyn
AMA convention opens with hookworm and pellagra talks
Delegates from every state and territory arrived in St. Louis for the American Medical Association annual convention. Hookworm and pellagra are listed as key topics to be discussed at the gathering starting tomorrow.
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St. Louis
United States
American Medical Association
Two Firemen Die in Washington Street Warehouse Fire
Two firefighters were killed and over twenty others overcome by fumes as a stubborn warehouse blaze raged at 110-116 Washington Street near North River front. Ten victims were trapped by a backdraft on the fourth floor. Timothy Cotter died on the sidewalk after hours unconscious in water, Wm Healy perished inside. Three injured remained hospitalized in serious condition. Loss put at $75,000.
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New York
North River Front
Timothy Cotter
Wm. Healy
Washington Street
Actress Manager Jessie Bonstelle Heads for Detroit
Buffalo dispatch notes Jessie Bonstelle as the sole live, simony-pure actress manager in America. She runs a Rochester stock company, plans a Detroit venture, and handles all productions, casting, negotiations, publicity, and daily operations. She stars in winter seasons with Henry Miller and John Mason and shapes leading roles in select New York productions.
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Buffalo
América
Jessie Bonstelle
Rochester
N. C
Detroit
Mich
Bonstelle
Busies
Henry Miller
John Mason
New York
New Haven Hunters Charter Arctic Beothic Trip
Harry Whitney of New Haven and Paul J. Raney of Cleveland left for Sydney to join the Beothic arctic ship chartered for a three month hunting expedition in northern latitudes. Whitney insisted the voyage is strictly for hunting with only the crew aboard, commanded by Captain Bartlett who sailed with Peary.
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New Haven
Conn
Harry Whitney
Paul J. Raney
Cleveland
Sydney
C. B
Whitney
Arctic
Bartlett
Peary
North Pole
Women Held as Smugglers in New York Case
In New York on June 6 four women including Mrs. C. W. Allen Miss Gertrude Allen Ethel Hummer of Kenosha Wis and Mrs. Dewitt C. Cregier Jr of Chicago were detained by federal authorities on suspected undeclared jewelry and dutiable articles. The district attorney's office is handling the inquiry. no charges or warrants yet. Their lawyer W Willam Smith will produce them if further action occurs.
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New York
C. W. Allen
Gertrude Allen
Ethel Hummer
Kenosha
Wis
Dewitt C. Cregier, Jr
Chicago
Dorr
W. Willham Smith
Unwritten law ends in Oklahoma racial killing
Krebs Oklahoma June 6 Grubbs Bathon a black man wanted for an attack on two white girls was shot and killed by an unknown man early today The girls were struck with a revolver and not seriously hurt
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Krebs
Okla
Grubbs Bathon
One Killed in Trolley Wreck at Seneca Falls
Rochester dispatch reports Herbert N. Fuenell died and about twenty others were injured when a trolley car left its rails and overturned at Seneca Falls last night. Three passengers were seriously hurt. The crash occurred during a run from Rochester to Seneca Falls, disrupting service and sending ambulances to the scene.
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Rochester
N. Y
Herbert N. Fuenell
Seneca Falls
Assassinated While She Slept in Lexington
Mrs Alfred McIntosh of Lee county was found dead last night in Lexington with a bullet through her head. Police report a separate incident as Florida landman Robert Collins plans to ensure a fearless team after a streetcar frightened a mounted party near the northside, with no injuries.
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Lexington
Alfred McIntosh
Lee County
Robert Collins
Florida
Daring Leap From Train At Mandan Sparks Manhunt
Fred Rinker known as the millionaire kid escaped from Deputy Sheriff Barnes at Mandan early this morning after arrest at Miles City. Rinker led a wild six month spree including a fake fortune claim and cigar theft. He later escaped again after being recaptured near Linton and Billings, sought by a $250 reward.
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Bismarck
N. D
Fred Rinker
Millionaire Kid
Barnes
Mandan
Miles City
Mont
Rinker
Crookston
Minn
N. P
Linton
Billings
Rail presidents to confer with Taft on federal injunction
Washington and Chicago reports say HE P Ripley Delano and S N Felton of the great western roads arrived to confer with President Taft at 3 pm on the government’s injunction suit over Western Traffic association freight rate increases. Attorney General Wickersham expected present. Twenty five western railroads met in Chicago to plan defense and select special counsel.
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Washington
HE. P. Ripley
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
Delano
The
Wabash
S. N. Felton
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Taft
Western Traffic Association
Wickersham
Western Railroads
Gardiner Latrop
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Howells Wins Costs Battle in Howells vs Fargo Township
Judge Pollock presided as Howells, aided by Atty. W. C. Resser, sued to recover $350 unexpended from a $1,000 warrant and secured a judgment. Costs were taxed ordinarily. Atty. D. B. Holt’s bid to open the judgment and strike costs was denied.
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Howells
Fargo Township
Pollock
District Court
Atty
W. C. Resser
D. B. Holt
Fiendish Murder on an Iowa Farm
Marshalltown Iowa June 6 James Harding his wife and son living sixteen miles southwest of this city were found in their home this morning murdered Their heads were beaten to pulp
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Marshalltown
James Harding
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Hohler
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