Pillsbury Dies. Minnesota Governor and Flour Leader
John Pillsbury, former governor of Minnesota and founder of the Pillsbury flour firm, died Friday after a long illness. Born in Sutton to a line of New England settlers, he moved west to help establish the Pillsbury milling business in Minneapolis and served three terms as governor. He was married to Mahala Fisk and had three daughters and a son involved in Washburn flour interests.
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John Ormer
Bright
Sutton
Ewburyport
Mass
Theourneyman
Darkman
New Hampshire
Inisbury
Setty. Anthony's Falls
St. Anthony
C. A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Vernor
Minnesota
Gov. Pillsbury
Miss Mahala Fisk
Wm. Fisk
Wenham
Pillsbury
A. H. Pillsbury
Washburn Flour Milling Company
Abandoned Mine Found by Accident Near Colorado Springs
Gustavana and P. Nevin camped Tuesday night in an abandoned cabin near Bear Creek road to Cripple Creek eight miles from Colorado Springs. Thursday morning they discovered an abandoned shaft beneath the cabin with ore at the bottom. Assays show ore worth as high as 2800 dollars per ton. The mine is named the Accident. The discovery draws local interest.
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Gustavana
P. Nevin
Bear Creek
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Wrong Men Shot In Evansville Incident Sparks Inquiry
Oct 18 report from Nashville notes a fatal shooting linked to Evansville men. William Dunn, brother-in-law of the dead man, reportedly wrote from Howell that authorities may confront a grave mistake. Police say both Dunn and the victim had clean reputations and had left for St. Louis after securing jobs.
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Carnival Horse Show Draws Large Entry Rush At Local Fair
The carnival committee reports many entries across 20 departments for Saturdays big event. Show times on the midway begin 1 30 p m with Hale’s fire fighters performing at 4 15 and 10 p m and Granada and wife on the high wire at 5 30 and 9 p m. The electrical fountain runs at 7 30 and 11 p m. Some midway acts raised prices to 15 cents despite uniform 10 cent tickets. Free tickets were not always honored and no reasons were given. Thursday night drew the week’s largest crowds, tents crowded to capacity and acts shortened to admit more patrons. A Newby Oval crowd enjoyed the Last Days of Pompeii to general satisfaction.
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Coffee Cause Revealed by Doctor Says Postum Restored Health
A reader recalls a doctor diagnosing a coffee related liver problem. She explains coffee worsened her nerves and sickness, while Postum Food Coffee improved her condition after three years. Her husband doubted the switch, yet she gained vigor and vitality similar to a much younger woman.
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Wall Street Notes From Oct 18 Market Rundown
Wall Street analysis reports the Waldorf-Astoria crowd remains on the long side of the market. Bear pool listed in B R T as London dull and market spotty with gilt-edged issues like St Paul and Northern Pacific expected higher. Copper outlook hinges on foreign support. copper news may brighten.
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The Ninth Infantry Avenges Balangiga Massacre
Manila reports the Ninth infantry, in a 46 man detachment, routed 500 bolomen near Gandara on Samar after initial heavy losses. Ten killed and six wounded before Ninta forces arrived. over 100 rebels dead. General Smith rushed to the scene with gunboats and troops from Catbalogan.
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Fire damages residence on Sterling Street in double-house blaze
A fire caused by an overheated stove damaged the residence of F. E. Caldwell at 1122 Sterling Street, with losses estimated at 400 dollars. The blaze began shortly before midnight in a double house at 1208 West Street, occupied by Bailey and Stuck, and spread from an attic fire likely sparked by a defective flue. The fire department responded at 11:14 p.m. to the Thursday night incident.
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Corn Doctor At Courthouse Carnival Draws Big Crowd
A chiropodist set up at the southeast corner of the courthouse square during a carnival day and attracted a steady crowd all afternoon. The barefoot man and his shoe and sock lay on the pavement as the doctor worked on his corns, seated on a box beside the street.
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Local Dairymen Raise Milk Price
Thirty five Richmond area dairy farmers organized on Friday and increased milk price from five to 64 cents a quart, affecting local customers and vendors.
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Ind
Thief Steals 40 Chickens Then Poultry House Burns
In Dillsboro Indiana on October 18 a thief stole 40 chickens from August Pohlman and set fire to the poultry house, burning 100 fowls. Authorities investigate the blaze as a possible act of arson.
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August Pohlman
Robinson Recovers After Typhoid Fever Crisis
Fort Wayne report states Congressman Robinson has passed the crisis of his typhoid fever attack and physicians expect his full recovery.
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Congresman Robinson
Trials of civil cages open in federal court November
The article notes civil cage trials begin in federal court on November 12. Other items include Maggie Foster 19 of 1206 S Tinolssr injuring her hand at Bemis bag factory, and various local notices and ads from October 1901 including a Tomlinson hall poultry show, a post office expansion, and a train excursion.
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Bemis
McKinley
German House
Co. J. Ward
Irvington
Tomlinson Hall
Up to date and rumblings across the world
Croker faces critique from Mark Twain while Santés-Dumont vows to cross the Mediterranean in an airship. Reports say seven divorces are granted at Gockford over two days with fifty on the list. King George may suspend the Greek constitution amid liberal concerns. Booker T. Washington dined with Roosevelt as southern leaders worry. Havana cigar makers aid Tampa strikers in a bid to hurt Tampa’s industry. Young John Rockefeller rents a Bible class club house in New York. Turkish authorities could have nabbed brigands if they acted.
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New York
All Day Shirts and Accessories in Various Qualities
The listing catalogs Monarch laundered shirts in white with reinforced seams, priced 77 cents each. Also offered are laundered percale shirts with separate cuffs, socks full fashioned with stripes, ties in multiple styles, suspenders with silk embroidery, and extra socks in black and colored grounds, all priced per quality.
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China
Nbaedeypadey Wee BS
Oxford
Trimmed Hats and Dresses at Reduced Prices
An advertisement lists Wm. H. Block Co. offerings with trimmed hats in chenille and plumes, velvet and felt street hats, feather pompons, and dresses in novelty cloths and cashmeres. Prices range from 1.19 to 4.98, highlighting special lots and bargains for fashionable outfits.
M'Liss Delights Park Patrons With Revived Western Tale
Amusements note M Liss a revival staple set in Sierra mining days with Nellie McHenry as star. The cast includes a western judge, a tramp, and a dramatic schoolmaster arc ending in rightful heir claim. the production features elaborate scenery. Randi Rossa performs Wagner at Tomlinson hall with multiple pieces. Blanche Ring gains strong notices alongside Billy Link and Empire sketches by The Chicks. New Albany reports diphtheria close schools with six deaths among twenty cases.
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Nellie McHenry
Sierras
M’liss
Hanly predicts Roosevelt nomination and Fairbanks opposition
Ex congressman J F Hanly in Pittsburg says McKinley’s death upsets plans but Roosevelt will be the Republican nominee with no opposition. He notes Fairbanks as a prominent boomer and claims Roosevelt’s succession eliminates booms. Also reports robbers injure Edward Holdern in Muncie and coal found on Henry Yarman’s Orion farm.
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Pittsburg
McKinley
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Fairbanks
Hanly
Kosciucko County
Orion
Ind
Henry Yarman
Clergyman Guilty Of Obscene Mail Matter Conviction
Rev G W Olm sted pleaded guilty to sending obscene material through the mails and was fined 200 dollars plus costs. He is a Tower Hill Methodist preacher who claimed ignorance of the law. Also noted N H Fairbanks, brother of a senator, was injured by a falling plank in Springfield Ill with a fractured left leg.
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G. W. Olmsted
Tower Hill
N. H. Fairbanks
Springfield
Ill
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