Minnesota Democrats Face Split Over Johnson Delegation Plans
The Minnesota Democratic state convention in St Paul will vote to back Gov John A Johnson with 22 Denver votes. About 400 Bryan supporters plan a bolting convention to form a solid Bryan delegation, amid disputes over contested county seats and credential rulings.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Denver
John A. Johnson
Johnson
Bryan
S. A. Stockwell
Minnearois
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
St. Louis County
Frank A. Day
Waseca County
Hennepin
Duluth
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Van Sant Named Governor Seeks G A R Commander Post
Minnesota department at the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will present Former Governor Samuel R. Van Sant as a candidate for commander in chief at Toledo Ohio next August. A broad letter from department headquarters urges delegates to vote for him.
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St. Paul
Department of Minnesota
Grand Army of the Republic
Toledo
Ohio
Samuel R. van Sant
Department
Stores Burned in Belle Plaine Fire at People's Store
Fire Saturday night started in the basement of the People's store in the Bailey block and spread through the building. Flames and water damage badly harmed all goods and threatened the entire structure.
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Belle Plaine
Minn
Firu
People’s
Bailey Block
Fire destroys Brooks Elevator mill in Minneapolis
A blaze nearly wiped out the Brooks Elevator Company screening mill in Minneapolis early yesterday morning. Damage estimates place the loss at about $8,000.
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Minneapolis
Brooks Elevator Company
Ice Fires Itself in Barnesville Losses
In Barnesville Minnesota May 12 spontaneous combustion caused the loss of two buildings and damaged a third in an incident linked to the Great Northern ice houses. No injuries are reported.
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Barnesville
Minn
Unclear fragment prompts missing readable events
OCR text fragment contains disjointed phrases about boxes, routes, and vehicles with no coherent event or identifiable entities to form a factual summary.
Brewers Conclave to Form Prohibition Foe League
Milwaukee May 12 a new national body with about 60 000 members from allied brewing trades will likely form at the U S Brewers association convention in Milwaukee June 8 to 10 The organization will unite malsters brewing machinery makers suppliers real estate men contractors builders wagonmakers glassmakers insurers and farmers to mount an organized fight on prohibition.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States ‘Brewers’ Association
Fire Devastates Camp Crook Killing Prosperity
A cowboy rode into Belle Fourche reporting Camp Crook thirty miles northwest of town burned from a Friday afternoon blaze. All but the Little Missouri Bank burned. only a few dwellings survive. Loss estimated over 250000 dollars.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Camp Crook
Here
Little Missouri Bank
Smallpox At Havre Forcing Closures Of Halls And Schools
Fifty to sixty smallpox cases in Havre prompted a state health investigation. The Montana State Board of Health ordered closures of all schools theaters and other public meeting places as a precaution.
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Great Falls
Mont
M. E. Knowles
Havre
State Board of Health
SAFEBLOWERS LOOT MANVEL STORE STEAL HORSE TAKEN
Grand Forks North Carolina May 12 safeblowers blew open two safes at Joseph Colosky store in Manvel village fourteen miles north of here. They secured 200 to 300 dollars in stamps and 80 dollars in cash and fled with a horse stolen from A Ramage.
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Grand Forks
N. C
Joseph Colosky
Manvel Village
Here
A. Ramage
Child Killed by Farm Spreader Accident
Sioux Falls May 12 A four year old boy Stewart Engstrom son of Eric Engstrom living on a McCook county farm died after falling from a manure spreader. He was run over by a wheel, suffering abdominal injuries and passing away shortly after.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Stewart Engstrom
Eric Engstrom
McCook County
Arcadia Bank Cashier Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
Joseph Ruth of Arcadia Bank Whitehall Wisconsin was arrested on embezzlement charges. He allegedly made false ledger entries to cover account deficiencies and faces a further perjury accusation.
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Joseph Ruth
Arcadia Bank
Wisconsin
Whitehall
Wis
Way
Farmer Henry Heidemann Injured in Plow Accident Near Boise
Henry Heidemann a farmer near Boise Iowa was thrown under a sulky plow when his team ran away. He sustained a fracture of the right hip numerous cuts and bruises and other injuries.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Henry Heidemann
Boise
Former Employee Accused in Burlington Robbery Case
Deadwood South Dakota May 12 reports the robbery of Burlington railroad material from its warehouse. Edward Dunn, thirty, a former employee, was arrested in Galena near Deadwood.
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Deadwood
S. C
Burlington Railroad
Edward Dunn
Dunn
Galena
Senator Bulkley Defends Soldiers in Brownsville Affair
Senator Bulkley of Connecticut, on the military committee, spoke in the senate declaring relief in the innocence of the negro soldiers of the Twenty fifth regiment. The senate approved a House resolution of 250000 dollars to aid tornado victims in Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana. The House fully overrode the committee on appropriations on several items in the sundry civil appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senator Bulkeley
Connecticut
Military
Senate
Brownsville
Bulkley
Twenty-fifth Regiment
House
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Committee On Appropriations
Debate Over Sundry Civil Bill Probes Mining Safety Funding
In the house on May 5 a lively debate persisted over the sundry civil appropriation bill as Davnes of Tennessee and Chaney of Indiana pressed for a $50,000 probe into mining safety, with Tawney nearing a compromise before Henderson of Alabama objected and halted it. In the senate, Heyburn of Idaho attacked the forestry service while the agricultural appropriation bill lingered.
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Washington
Messrs. Davnes
Forestry Service
Senator Heyburn
Idaho
Senate
House halves against canteen at national soldiers home
In Washington on May 7 the House voted 167 to 46 to oppose reestablishing the canteen at the national soldiers home after a two hour debate. A man from Providence, Rhode Island named George F Gridley drew a gallery protest with an American flag. The Senate meanwhile passed a daughter bill restricting underage work in DC.
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Washington
House of Representatives
National Soldiers’ Home
George F. Gridley
Providence
R. I
Senate
District of Columbia
Senate debates forestry provision in agricultural bill
Washington May 8 The forestry provision of the agricultural appropriation bill was debated in the Senate with Senator Teller denouncing the service as unwise while Senator Depew urged extending forest reserves. After ten days of discussion the House completed consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill and recessed before passage. the bill carries an appropriation of 106,966,369 dollars, 1,241,000 more than committee approval.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Colorado
Depew
New York
House
Army Enlisted Men Win Pay Increase in House Vote
The House of Representatives approved the conference report of the army appropriation bill. An appropriation of 7 000 000 dollars was made for the purpose, five million of which will go to enlisted men. Senate debate focused on forest reserves with Teller opposing a lump sum for reserve development while Nelson and Doliver spoke in support.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Teller
Nelson
Minnesota
Dolliver
Iowa
Winter Wheat Compact: Government Shows Large Crop Potential
The May crop summary reports winter wheat sown on 29 751 000 acres in the United States. This is 4 2 percent or 1 318 000 acres less than last fall but 6 8 percent or 1 619 000 acres more than last year. Growing wheat is 89 percent of normal on May 1 down from 91 3 percent April 1 and up from 82 9 percent on May 1 1907.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Fireman Crushed to Death in Wisconsin Coal Yard
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin May 12 Joseph Lanka a twenty two year old fireman for the Milwaukee Road division was crushed to death between a coal chute and the tender of an engine while taking on fuel at the yard. Local officials report the accident occurred during refueling duties.
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Prairie du
Chien
Wis
Joseph
Lanka
Prairie du Chien
Milwaukee
Pioneer Resident of Anoka Dies on Saturday
Anoka Minnesota May 12 Pioneer Tahda Giddings a longtime resident since 1865 died Saturday. He was one of the county’s most prominent citizens.
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Anoka
Minn
Patahda Giddings
Panoka
Unclear historical report fragment on a domestic incident
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a fire and injuries with references to ages and names, but details are garbled and unreadable. Key entities and precise facts cannot be determined from the readable portions.
Park commission announces new opening in La Crosse
La Crosse Wisconsin on May 8 reports the newly formed city park commission will open its first venue soon. The council created the board to oversee park operations and start the opening process.
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la Crosse
Wis
New
City Park Commission
Council
Roe Ae
Collapse of revolutionary movement at Cerro de Pasco
Fragmentary report notes the revolutionary leadership at Cerro de Pasco has collapsed after defeat at Cerro de Pasco. The development follows a May 8 timing with indications of leadership losses and disarray within the movement.
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Diganayt
Ledder
Cerro
Mice No Official Returns Leave Alderman Mills Unable to Take Office
Fred O. Mills, a Billings brick mason, won 67 votes in the Fourth ward but no official returns were recorded. With no certificate issued and three candidates in the race Alderman Mills cannot contest, so Alderman Terrill will hold over until the next election.
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Fred, O. Mills
Billings
Mills
Terrill
F. O. Brown
Alderman Mills
Minnesota man lands irrigation contract for 30000 acres north of Big Timber
The Glass Lindsay Land Company of Helena contracts H A Whittier of Northfield Minnesota to reclaim about 30000 acres of land immediately north of Big Timber Sweet Grass County. Whittier ships horses grading gear and will begin work at once constructing two reservoirs on Otter and Sweet Grass creeks with 23000 and 9000 acre feet capacity and laying fifty miles of main ditches and laterals. Government data show 70000 acre feet flow in summer. Water use will shift to reservoir storage for mid July onward. Work must be finished by Navy 15 next to plant crops next season.
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Minnesota
Glass-Lindsay Land Company
Helena
H. A Whittier
Northfield
Minn
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Whittier
Otter
Sweet Grass
Navy
Montana State Fair Dates Change To September Start
Montana state fair will run the week starting September 29 instead of October 5 to avoid conflicts with the Spokane fair. Attractions include new features and many horse entries from both states. For the first time Montana will host an airship exhibition, with contracts arranged by officials Pace and Cosgrove.
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Montana
Pace
Cosgrove
Continental Express and Telegraph Companies Filed in Montana
Articles of incorporation filed at Butte by the Continental Express and Continental Telegraph companies. Capital stock set at 100 dollars and 300000 dollars respectively. Both may increase capital as needed. They will operate over Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul lines in Montana North and South Dakota and the St. Paul system to the coast. Companies recently incorporated in Wisconsin.
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Continental Express and Telegraph Companies
Butte
Continental Expres Company
Continental Telegrap Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Montana
North
South Dakota
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Expect heavier clip as wool prices ease this year
Sheepmen forecast a wool clip in Montana will be at least a third larger than last year due to favorable weather. Miles City is expected to receive about 2,500,600 pounds of wool from the Yellowstone country tributary to Billings. Prices are not to exceed 20 cents, down from 21 3 4 in 1906 and 22 in 1907.
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Montana
Yellowstone
Miles City
Billings
Norway
America
Faces Charge of Murder in Butte Case
Lewis Ferris, a ranch hand, was arraigned at Butte on a murder charge in the killing of Engineer Albert C. Bussey of Missoula. Ferris reportedly confessed to county attorney and waived preliminary examination, being remanded without bail.
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Lewis Ferris
Butte
Albert C. Bussey
Missoula
United
Ferris
Oslo and Copenhagen Notes From Nordic News Desk
The report covers diverse Nordic items from Myrbo dairy milking machinery to the Gjoa expedition exhibits at the Copenhagen museum. It notes Ove Gude in Washington, a stolen Dahl painting, King Edward in Christiania, and a Norway US statue presentation. It also covers forest preservation figures, cabinet rumors, and royal nuptials in St Petersburg with Sweden.
Stockholm Population Decline Report and Royal Tours Mentioned
The 1908 census cites Stockholm’s population at 324,779 as Sweden’s capital. King Gustaf plans visits to European courts in summer while Crown Prince offers to back the Society for Beautifying Stockholm. Queen Victoria arrives in Venice in April for health reasons and Oscar’s death is noted.
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Gustaf
Victoria
Venice
Italy
Sweden
Oscar
Danes Travel More to Berlin March Than Other Nations
Berlin statistics note Danes visited Berlin in March totaling 864, more than French English or Italian travelers. The article also reports on Hans Christian Andersen birthplace museum with relics including a breast skin bag containing a letter from his first love.
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Berlin
Odenge
Hans Christian Anderson
Andersen
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