River Tragedy Claims Three Men in Sharp Drought of 1906
Reports from Rennepin detail three deaths when men drowned in the river during a harsh period. Percy McWhorter, 28, Blaine Jenkins, 26, and William Bentley, 25, were recovered by Delbert Wood, James Hurt, and Frank Eckard respectively. The events followed a Monday service at Odd Mellosys Hall.
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Percy McWhorter
Blaine Jenkins
William Bentley
Delbert
Wood
James Hurt
Frank Eckard
Wm Bentley
Tragic canal drowning victims remembered in Hennepin
A detailed account of the drowning of four men after their boat capsized during a mail run from Bureau to Hennepin is described with locations from Lock No 1 to Lost Lake and Spring Lake. Bodies of Blaine Jenkins Percy McWhorter Willie Bentley and William Bentley are recovered and funeral services held.
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Bureau
William Bentley
Adwards
Percy McWhorter
Blaine Jenkins
Bureat
Hennepin
McWhorter
Jenkins
Bentley
Porty McWhorter
Hennepin Pike
Richard Finn
Chillicothe
Chicago
Wi Bentley
Bureau Station
Lock No. 1
Hennepin Canal
Lock No 1
Spring Iake
Spring Lake
Bisine
Beroy McWhorter
Billy Bentley
Blaine Blaine Jenkins
Percy
No 1
Keller
Henry
Willie Bentle
Won Paschen
Princeton
Opera House
Revlave
Congregational Church
Wille Bentley
James
M. E. Church
Willie Bentley
Heary
Jenking
W. H. Paschen
Fridgeton
Princeton Burial Association
Morris
Taylor
Morente
Sears
Shakespeare
Blaine
Perry McWhorter
Waukesha
Wis
Ill
Havana I
Lelia Ray
Turner-Hudnut Company
William W. Bentley
William Wesley Bentley
Richard
Carrie Bentley
Hving
Kirk
Messina
Wijfe
Gtlal
Fragmented Local Notice on Rheumatic Remedies and Debates
A garbled 19th or early 20th century text quotes Mr J C Bayne author of a Herald piece in Addington territory. The fragment mentions rheumatic symptoms, references to remedies, and a stray discussion of punishment and schooling with broken phrases and unclear context.
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J. OC
Bayne
The
Herald
Addington
Indine
Correction issued for misnaming in star article
Readers alert Editors after a Star piece misnamed Marguerite Coulton as Coulter in last week’s report about a girl burned. Mrs G G Caniter of 464 Sixth Avenue requests correction and explains family differences and misattribution.
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Star
Marguerite Coulter
Marguerite Coulton
Charles Coulton
G. G. Caniter
Sixth Avenue
Peetle Star
Curtis ‘Coulter
Chin’ Burnett
Coulton
Auditions Aftermath and Political Clamor in 1908
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a meeting on Tuesday 27, 1908 at 10:6 am involving figures tied to Marshall and Humong areas. It mentions Democratic candidates, party unity, and campaigning around a senate election with unordered phrases and names.
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Messing
Avatar
Henry
Marshall
State of
Humoig
Tie Dagn
Clerc
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