Farmers Demand Better Revenues for Durum Wheat
North Dakota Durum Wheat league passes a resolution to continue the fight for equal prices with other wheats. A special committee will work with the legislative panel. Prof. Ladd of North Dakota Agricultural College cites mills using durum in flour and reports a 50 percent durum mix in Minneapolis flour.
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Devils Lake
N. D
North Dakota Durum Wheat League
Ladd
North Dakota Agricultural College
Minneapolis Mills
Prairie Fire Sweeps Minnesota Farm Districts
A devastating forest fire north and south of Akeley Minnesota roars through timbered land destroying houses barns and thousands of acres of timber. Firefighters from Red River Lumber and local crews battle the blaze as cattle hogs and poultry perish and several sawmills burn with extensive log losses. The damage figure is not yet known and crews continue to fight the spread.
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Akeley
Minn
Chamberlain
Robert Dunn
W. H. Day
Red River Lumber Company
Dunn's
Sam Hulbert
Hulbert
Holden & Sons
William Voshell
Charles Andrus
M. Abramswitz
White Oak
Upper Iowa University gets Carnegie endowment for library
Prof Dickman vice president of Upper Iowa University at Fayette Ia canvasses surrounding towns for a 150000 endowment fund with 30000 from Andrew Carnegie. Fund reached over 100000 and June semi centennial celebration planned. President Shanklin in the east secured large contributions, including 25000 from Hon Dimitris Babcock of Fayette, board president.
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William W. Shanklin
East
Dimitris Babcock
Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Foley's Kidney Cure Advertisement Warning
An insidious warning on kidney trouble cites Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy to address early signs. The ad claims it corrects irregularities and prevents Bright's disease and diabetes, attributed to O. T. Erhart.
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Foley
Bright
O. T. Erhart
Young Iowa farmer slain in new home
Des Moines April 23. Otto Dolph, a young Iowa farmer, was found murdered near Collins as he prepared for his upcoming wedding to Miss Hattie Cooper. His body showed skull fracture and facial injuries. initial rumor of self harm was dismissed. a shotgun lay beside him in a shed.
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Des Moines
Otto Dolph
Collins
Hattie Cooper
Steel Craft Drowns Two Hunters at Lake Lizzie
Henry Moberg aged 45 and Sam Glover 32 drowned while duck hunting on Lake Lizzie near Walker Minnesota. A steel boat overturned leaving them with heavy cartridge belts and hunting gear, preventing swimming. Bodies not yet found as the lake is deep. Their hunting dog swam to shore.
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Walker
Minn
Henry Moberg
Sam Glover
Lake Lizzie
Pass Wild Cat Bills Run in Bagley Scam
Three men who allegedly arrived from Cass Lake or Grand Rapids passed counterfeit ten dollar notes in Bagley Minnesota. The so called wild cat money appeared to be issued by the Merchants and Planters Bank of Georgia in Savannah.
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Bagley, Minn
Bagley
Cass Lake
Grand Rapids
Bank of Georgia
Savannah
Bertha Constad Dies After Sudden Weeping
Mrs Bertha Constad formerly Miss Bertha Sunderland died suddenly in Crookston Minnesota on Tuesday after being seen weeping ten minutes earlier Coroner Chesterman will investigate the death and physicians will determine the cause.
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Crookston
Minn
Bertha Constad
Bertha Sunderland
Chesterman
Foley's Kidney Cure Advertisement Claim
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure stops kidney irregularities and cures kidney and bladder trouble not beyond medical help. The message attributes the benefit to the product and presents a health claim suitable for an old newspaper page.
Corpse in Fire Sparks Rescue At Iowa Home
In Sioux City Iowa on April 23 Ira Schindheim lay in his casket as lace curtains near a window caught fire from the can dies flames. His aged grandmother and a child were the only others present. they alerted neighbors whose rapid action saved the body unharmed despite house damage.
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Sioux City
Ira Schindheim
The Pearl as a Carthorn of Lime's Polish Eroded
A scientific note explains pearls are calcium carbonate and even weak acids like vinegar can dissolve their surface quickly, negating their polish.
New Hospital Planned in Faribault Minnesota
Rev William Meyer president of the Minnesota district of the German Evangelical church will head new hospital efforts in Faribault where a society is forming to build the church and hospital complex. The project includes a $40000 hospital building and Rev Meyer will oversee construction and establish his residence as headquarters.
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Faribault, Minn
William Meyer
Minnesota
German Evangelical Church
North Dakota
Faribault
Meyer
Church to Burn Mortgages in Mortgage Burning Tonight
The local Presbyterian church will meet this evening and under the direction of Rev. W. S. Ward will burn the mortgages on that institution which have been on it since it was built.
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Crookston, Minn
Presbyterian Church
W. S. Ward
Traffic victim on bridge west of Cambria
A person traveling east on the Chicago and North Western road was instantly killed Tuesday at a bridge located one and a half miles west of Cambria.
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Chicago & North- Western Road
Cambria
Parochial School Planned in Faribault for $3000
German Catholic church members in Faribault Minn plan a new parochial school this coming season at an estimated cost of about 3000 dollars. The item appears in the Northwest in Brief column summarizing daiy developments from Minnesota and surrounding states.
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Faribault
Minn
Heron Lake
James T. McCleary
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Old Settlers’ Association
Man's Superiority Debate Sparks Witty Quip
A speaker, after a lengthy dispute on gender roles, remarks there is one perfect thing a man can have that a woman cannot. His wife responds with a strong, emotional denial.
Quiet Exchange Sparks Witty Backhanded Remark
A terse dialogue unfolds with a sharp retort about a wife and a joke on a gumboil, revealing a brisk, humorous exchange typical of period newspaper banter. The brief keeps to a playful mood without graphic detail.
Freight Fireman Killed in Extra Train Run
Arthur N. Elliott of Byron Minnesota, a fireman on an extra freight train, was killed in the incident reported from Mankato Minnesota on April 23. The report notes his role and location in the line of duty.
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Mankato, Minn
Arthur N. Elliott
Byron, Minn
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