Murder Stuns North New Ulm as Aged Man Slain
Chris Walther a 65 year old resident of North German street New Ulm Minn was found murdered in his home. Police suspect robbery as motive and believe the killer was familiar with his habits. The crime appears planned with Walther watched for some time. Coroner unsure if death occurred last night or earlier. Neighbors saw no sign of Walther for two days. A $500 reward was authorized by the council for the detective of the murderer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm. Minn
Chris Walther
Esterday
Inia
North German Street
Walker
Fred Walher
Cottswood
Walther
Celal Sirl
L. A. Fritsche
Horses balk on the track kill driver and horse team
In St Paul at Grace and Oneida streets William Blacher was struck by a passenger train while driving a coal wagon. His team balked while crossing the track and the collision killed both horses. Blacher died at 11 30 a.m. after injuries from the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fischer
St Paul
William Blacher
St. Paul
Grace
Oneida
Fischer
Wanderer Found Frozen in Haystack Near Minnesota City
A half-dazed man was found by Fred Denver in a haystack on his farm near Minnesota City. He had dug into the stack to keep warm and was frozen. A paper in his pocket indicated he had spent a year as a charge in the Wabasha county poorhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabasha
Minn
Winona
Mion
Fred Denver
Minnesota City
Wabasha County
Woman fatally stabbed at Detroit door by rejected suitor
Mrs Maimie Reinhardt wife of George Reinhardt was at supper when a young woman appeared at the door and fatally stabbed her Police seek Fred Guth a former city fireman who had been a suitor for Mrs Reinhardt before her marriage fifteen months ago in Detroit Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mamie Reinhardt
George Reinhardt
Fred Guth
Reinherd
Stole grain from cars sparks Clinton railway fraud case
Warrants issued for a dozen Clinton North Western Railway employees accused of stealing shelled corn and oats from cars in Clinton yards. Laborers allegedly bored holes in cars and allowed grain to leak into sacks. Wholesale arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Iown
North Western Railway Company
North-Western
Two Negroes Shot to Death in Georgia Village Raid
In Hewkineville Georgia two alleged murderers who attacked Mr and Mrs Martin Livingston at their Goldsboro home last night were captured by a posse and shot dead. The incident follows a deadly home invasion marked by swift pursuit and fatal result.
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Hewkineville
Martin Livingston
Goldsboro
Disappeared man returns to see newborn daughter and is arrested
George Hardwick, missing since July, came back to watch his baby daughter be born and was promptly arrested for illegally selling liquor. Appleton cemetery bans Sunday funerals after Riverside Cemetery directors vote to end burials on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
Appleton
Wis
Riverside Cemetery Associaten
Master named for Great Western receivership
Judge Sanborn appoints Albert R. Moore of St Paul as special master in chancery for the Chicago Great Western receivership. Receivers A B Buckney and C H F Smith retain control. Moore may hold masters court where costs and convenience justify. Moore likely to get Seventh circuit appointment. railroad begins operating under receivership with no immediate staffing changes. Kellogs and Smith proceed to Chicago for formal receivership filing beyond Judge Sanborn’s jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Sanborn
Albert R. Moore
Chicago Great Western Railroad
A. B. Buckney
C. H. F. Smith
United States Aclrcult Court
Lasborn
Ilinois
Moore
Chicago Great Western Roady
Frank B. Kellogs
F. Smith
Chicago
Escapee Murderer Returns To Shakopee Jail After Night Ride
Thomas Neo, jailed for Deputy Sheriff McCaw’s murder at Prior Lake, escaped Tuesday night by knocking down the jailer. He fled five miles into the countryside, spent the night in a straw stack, attempted to strangle himself with horse blanket strips, then walked back into the jailyard at breakfast time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakopee
Minn
Thomas
Neo
McCaw
Prior Lake
Romantic career ended woman who served at White House and spied
Muskegon Jan 11 An elderly woman known as Spanish Llu alias Agnes Whitcomb died suddenly yesterday. She claimed a romantic career as interpreter in Washington a cook at the White House and a federal spy during the Civil War. She asserted European noble blood flowed in her veins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Muskegon
Mich
Jan
Lpu
Agnes Whitcomb
Wash
100 More Mine Victims and 240 Bodies Recovered in Dat'r Mine
From Jacobs Creek Pa miners report 100 bodies still unaccounted for in the Dat'r mine. One miners' organization with about seventy members believes those bodies will be recovered. To date a total of 240 bodies have been recovered from the disaster scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs Creek
Dat'r
Freeborn County Considers 30000 Hospital Vote
Freeborn county commissioners in annual session review a proposal to submit a hospital project to residents. A $30000 grant would fund erection and equipment if the vote favors the plan. The move aims to secure countywide support for the hospital initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn County
Albert Ley
Hardware Dealer Kills Sister Then Takes His Life
Vernon L Nettleton, a 50 year old Coldwater hardware dealer, rose from bed during acute melancholia from business troubles and slashed his sister's throat. He then fatally injured himself with a carving knife in his room. Miss Nettleton is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Mich
Vernon L Nettleton
Miss Nettleton
Two Elevators Burn in North Dakota Fire
A blaze at Monares plat water shortly after midnight destroyed the Monares elevator with 3,000 bushels of wheat and the Crown elevator with two carloads of coal. Firemen stopped the spread to nearby structures. Loss estimated near $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Green Bay
Wis
Man Detrusted Banks Robber Missing in Good Thunder
Ferdinand Benzel, ex-saloonkeeper, withdrew deposits as banks faltered and allegedly staged a staged getaway. A wallet containing over 440 dollars vanished amid financial turmoil. Investigators report possible associates under suspicion, though evidence remains inconclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minn
Ferdinand Benzel
Western Counties Probe Aids North Dakota Inquiry
A state bar association special committee will meet in Bremarck to review charges against Burleigh County State's Attorney A. T. Patterson and ex-assistant AG Andrew Miller, with possible disbarment. The inquiry stems from Bis marck liquor prosecutions and involves private oath violations. meetings will be private. A separate Minot discussion proposed an air line railroad to Galveston with preliminary surveys and funding plans, but ended without action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Patterson
Miller
Inge
Spalding
Supreme Court
Spa
Juige Pollock
E. G. Patterson
Minot
Gulf
Galveston
Tex
Commercial Club
Fremont Hill
New York
Yankton
Hill
Hin
Liverpool
T Ie
Magic City
Wan Fone
Mr. Hill
Isea Contriiuto
Wien Oe
Mi Hi
South
Oklahoma
Minot Unul
Northwest
Man Rescued After Night in Well on Ray Claim
J Wodford Ray of McKenzie county known as Williston endured a 19 hour ordeal after a pet dog fell into a 25 foot well. He climbed down rope wet and heavy, slipped, and dangled unable to climb. Belzor Andrew F Solberg arrived by chance and freed him, Ray's rescue followed by a collapse into tears and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homensteaders
J Wodford Ray
McKenzie County
Williston
Mr. Ray
Ho Zor
Ray
Belzhoor
Andrew F. Solberg
Oolberg
The Farm of the Future Appears in Desert Scene
A farmer speaks to his son and orders the automatic plows to start again after lunch. Jerome resists, wanting to rest, and suggests letting Clarence take over. The exchange shows a rural setting blending tradition with machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm of the Future
Jerome
Clarence
Laughed Himself to Death on North Dakota Farm
Mr Bellrose near Tarsus died suddenly of heart disease after laughing at two colts he had turned into the barnyard. He lived with his wife and two children and had rented J R Robertson's farm north of the city for next season. The North Dakota soil seems to deliver crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bellrose
Tarsus
J. R. Robertson
Does the Sleuth Act Receiver Traces Queer Transactions
Receiver Nash uncovers questionable transfers tied to F. Frank & Sons store closings in Williston and Minot. Goods valued around 1500 dollars shipped to H. Gorman of Grand Forks, plus a Minot trunk from Velva containing 500 dollars of Hub stock. Inventory shows hundreds of dollars in silk waists skirts gloves and cravats missing. Seizures and tracing by the receiver promise sensational developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Dodjey
Naa
F. Frank & Sons
Wiilton
Minot
Traced
Goomls
Tunbrides
H. Gorman
Granil
Frank
Spa
Velva
Williston
Nichols Succeeds Hildreth as ND National Guard Inspector General
First Lieutenant S T Nichols of Mandan succeeds to the vacant post of colonel and inspector and judge advocate general of the North Dakota National Guard as Col M A Hildreth retires. National Guard association to meet in Minot January 21 with large attendance expected. guard improvements last year to influence the meeting.
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National Guard
Col
M.A. Hildreth
North Dakota National Guard
S. T. Nichols
Mandan Company
National Guard Association
Minot
Io Guard
Mismatch of Matrimony and Claim in Minot
Mrs George J Smith formerly Grace Poole married Mr Smith in Minot after filing a land claim near Plaza. Under law a married woman cannot take up a homestead, so she timed the marriage and claim to fit. The ceremony occurred at 6 pm, Rev Longenecker officiating, before the couple headed East by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Poole
George J. Smith
Minot
Plaza
Smith
Mr. Smith
Longenecker
North Dakota Soils Affects State Agriculture
Dr Leon ard of North Dakota State University explains North Dakota soils form from rock decay, with distinctions between soil and subsoil. The piece outlines four main soil origins Lacustrine, glacial drift, residual, and alluvial, detailing distribution across counties and impact on fertility. It notes glacial history and the mix of bedrock materials forming most soils and references experiments relating grain crops to climate and soil, including comparisons to Russian varieties and irrigation potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
The
State University
Dakota
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Red River Valley
Richland
Cass
Traill
Welsh
Pembina
Turtle Mountains
Mindani Velva
Rigby
Manitoba
Bottineau and
McHenry
Rolette, Pierce and Ward Coutties
North America
Greenland
Husan Bay
Ohio River
Missouri River
St. Louia
Kansas City
Mouse River
Syers
Mark Alfred Carlton
Russia
Carlton
Great
Volan
Agricultural Department
Sola
Kota
Eolle
Binck
Samara
Volun
Indies
Missouri
Bismarck
Rusela
Kossii
Perm
Vyatha
Faye
Russa
Tonda
Dikota
Risijag Gernaina
Manthaven
Minkville Celebrity Prompts City Talk On Local Talent
A Minkville celebrity sparks chatter about a New York actor composer dramatist and his unusual blend of roles including bricklayer and piano mover. The tongue in cheek remark highlights local recognition of a versatile figure in the arts and trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minkville
New York
Ranger
Fragmentary line hints at a six day race dispute time
An archival fragment references a six day pieyele race and a heated dissent about a spectacle in past times. The garbled text mentions a figure calling for tolerance and condemning the display as inappropriate. The fragment preserves a sense of controversy and historical tone.
A Fine Dorg and Col Kelly Hold Notable Purebred Dog
A Fine Dorg owned by Col Kelly is described as the finest pred dog in Movils Lake and perhaps North Dakota, valued highly with claims that even 1 000 dollars would not tempt him to part with it. Dr Brownlee calls it the finest dog he has seen, asserting specimens would not fetch 35 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Kelly
Movils Lake
North Wakota
Alleged novelist aid prompts wedding promise in exchange
A fragment from a serialized tale shows a hero questioned by a heroine about an engagement. The heroine admits the promise served a purpose to assist a struggling author character within the story.
Got Him the Price and the Fringe Pants Delivered
A terse exchange recounts a purchase where lines to a fringed gention are described as dewutiful. The dialogue notes that they delivered the speaker from a pair of fringed pants, with a wry remark on the outcome and its price.
North Dakota Notes Show Bills and Local Developments
North Dakota notes report new bills in Jamestown and state prosperity around Edgeley. Carrington standpipe nearing completion, stores hold clearance sales, and Kenmare plans early closing from April 1. Langdon reports smallpox cases. Crosby plans city hall site. Soo may add two passenger trains and depots.
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Carrington
Kenmare Tit
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RL Moore
Sister
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Edgeley
Langdon, Ees
Bowen
Sargent County
Crosby
Aite
City Hall
Soo
Tye Hettinger County
Mott
George A. Anderson
Coalharbords
Deen
Coaselton
Opera
Colean
State
Cora
Town
Vin Dolin
Harvey
Keamir
Rapkison
Nim
Array Hotel
Cavalier
Jymestoyn
Mandan
Wheat Valley
Neen
Lox
Polege
Williams County
Ghneteo
Taille
Chamierlain
Verault
Willleton
E. A. Young
St. Thomas
Freese
Glenburn
Tolley
Johnson Bey
Niko
Vermont
Slogen
Ene
Raker
Livona
Mobaulus
Arong
Oftichild
Burgont
Stare Nugy
Haneon
Northern Pacific
Turkle Lake
Lynn
Emmons County
Prohibition
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