Balloons to Race During State Fair in Minnesota
Preliminary arrangements for a second international balloon race start from St. Paul during state fair week. L. N. Scott, in New York with A. Leo Stevens, aims for a more representative field inviting aeronauts and gas bag owners nationwide with valuable trophies. The Northwest Aeronautic Association prize contenders include the American and the United States balloons, both overhauled and ready.
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ST. Paul, Minn
L. N. Scott
St. Paul
Scott
New York
A. Leo Stevens
Scotts
United States
Dick Ferris
Northwest Aeronautic Association
Maintenance Number Reveals Real Auto Operating Costs
Rambler Magazine devotes its current issue to actual maintenance costs based on private owner reports from 37 states. It includes tire value insights and expert Q&A for common motorist questions. Copies available by writing to the Thomas B. Jefferys Company in Kenosha.
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Rambler
Thomas B. Jefferys Company
Kenosha
Manhurt Fast Run Leaves Brakeman Critical
Peter Johnson, a Chicago & Northwestern brakeman on the Dakota Central division, was injured Saturday night when a freight car he stood on collided with another on the same track. He is in serious condition at St. Marys hospital in Rochester after a five hour run from Tracey with an ambulance awaiting arrival.
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Rochester
Minn
Peter Johnson
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Dakota Central
St. Mary's Hospital
Johnson
Tracey
Rancher Killed in Auto Crash Near Marion
H. M. Wooster, a Blairstown rancher of means, died instantly when his car overturned on a steep embankment near Marion. His wife and granddaughter were present. the wife escaped injury.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
H. M. Wooster
Blairstown
Marion
State Red Men to Convene in Winona August 11 12
The Minnesota State convention of the Red Men will meet in Winona August 11 and 12. Sessions are at Masonic hall with a social at Philharmonic hall Tuesday evening. Mayor Muir to give welcome. T J Reid to respond. W A S Bird to address delegates.
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Winona
Minn
Red Men of
Minnesota
Masonic Hall
Philharmonic Hall
E. S. Muir
T. J. Reid
Minneapolis
Great Sachem
George Hofmann
W. A. S. Bird
Tokepa
Kan
United States
Barber George W. Kramer Found Dead in Winona Bed
George W. Kramer a local barber in Winona Minnesota was found dead in his bed by James Scott who broke open the door. The coroner ruled death from congestion of the lungs. Kramer arrived in Winona seven months earlier from Owatonna and was about forty, born in St Peter.
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Winona
Minn
George W. Kramer
John Hitzker
James Scott
Kramer
Owatonna
St. Peter
Northwest in Brief A slate of local openings and notices
Davison county normal institute to start a nine day session with teachers Hoff Warfield Claypool Walrath Browne Conley and Quigley plus entertainments by George W Nash and Elizabeth Boyd. Other items note drainage ditch work progress in Clay county and county officials visiting the site.
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Clay
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Marlard
Gray
W. H. Byvank
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Ute
Minnepolis
St. Louis
Terris
Blackduck
Minn
The Story of Rio de Janeiro by John Bartlett
A condensed portrait of Brazil, its vast geography and three zones. It highlights the Amazon region, key cities like Manaos and Belem, major exports such as rubber and sugar, and the climate and wealth of the southern states Parana Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
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John Bartlett
Bureau of American Republics
Brazil
United States
Alaska
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
North America
Amazon
Guitanas
Venzuela
Columbia
Bahia
Republic
Atlantic
Manaos
Amazonas
Iquitos
Europe
Para
Belem
Maranao
Ceara
Rio Grande Do Norte
Cape San Roque
Pernambuco
Resife
Sao Salvador
Bahai
Port of
Santos
Parana
Santa Catarina
Rio Grande Do Sul
Bids Opened for New School Building
Bids for the erection of the new twenty thousand dollar school building were opened and all but two were rejected with the two remaining under further consideration.
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Ening
Chandler iron mine closes its historic Vermillion range operation
The Chandler iron mine at Ely, part of Minnesota's Vermillion range, shipped its final ore Saturday. Opened in 1886, it produced about 1,000,000 tons and ore valued around 45,000,000 dollars, fueling wealth for owners Conan, Whiteside, and the Patersons while operated by the steel corporation.
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Duluth
Minn
Chandler
Minnesota
Iron and Steel World
Ely
Dr. Conan
Milwaukee
R. B. Whiteside
Martin
William Pattison
Superior
The
Steel Corporation
Striking Indian Nomenclature Attractions and Fares
Indian names like Muskoka Kawartha Temagami and Wawa describe fine summer spots on the American continent offered at low round trip fares via the Grand Trunk Railway. Double track from Chicago to Montreal Niagara Falls. Descriptive literature and time tables mailed free on application to Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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Muskoka
Kawartha
Temagami
Grand Trunk Railway
Chicago
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P
T. A
Adams Street
Chased in Auto 109 Miles to Capture Rand
After a night long pursuit covering 109 miles, Charles P. Rand wanted for assault with intent to do great bodily harm on Commissioner Moran was found at a farmer's house fifteen miles south of Raymond by Will Alverson and W. W. Hall. They brought him to Watertown at sunrise and claimed a $100 reward. Moran's condition remains precarious as he recovers.
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Watertown
Charles P. Rand
Moran
Raymond
Will Alverson
W. W. Hall
Clark
Keegan
Rand
Dock Nears Completion at Two Harbors
The new million dollar steel dock for United States Steel Corp is nearly finished as the last section is raised. Riveting will take six weeks. Dock No 2 will be rebuilt of wood in the coming winter, employing 300 men. Ore shipments are fair.
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Two Harbors
Minn
United States Steel Corporation
Man Beset by Mob After Wife Beating Incident
George Corey of Terry near Deadwood South Dakota escaped a mob that formed over an alleged wife beating on public streets. The clash occurred August 3 as deputies intervened to prevent violence.
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Deadwood
S. D
George Corey
Terry
Here
Mob forms at jail to lynch suspect halted by townspeople
Corey was jailed after arrest when a mob stormed the jail. He was forced to run a gauntlet by men with black snakes along the highway. Although many urged lynching, the women of the town stopped the mob and he was banished down the gulch with a warning not to return.
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Corey
Lodging of Meat Kills Hutchinson County Farmer
Gottlieb Schmittgall a Hutchinson county farmer died during breakfast when a piece of meat lodged in his throat. His children witnessed the choking struggle as medical help failed to remove the obstruction.
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Sioue Falls
Gottlieb Schmittgall
Hutchinson County
Tragedy Strikes Bristow Family In Washing Machine Accident
In Bristow Iowa on Thursday afternoon a one-year-old child died after falling into a washing machine into which boiling water had just been poured by the mother Mrs. J P Johnson The incident occurred while the mother faced away preparing to wash reports say.Fatality details the child of Mr and Mrs J P Johnson.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
J. P. Johnson
Bristow
Boy Drowns After River Current Sweeps Wayne Ramsey
In Waterloo Iowa on August 3 nine year old Wayne Ramsey son of Painee Ramsey drowned after being swept away by the Shell Rock River current at Clarksville where the body was recovered within an hour. The incident follows a prior assault on Wayne's mother by a man she refused to marry.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Shell Rock
Clarksville
Wayne Ramsey
Painee Ramsey
Wayne
Lye
Blackmail Charge Bind Over in Minnesota Case
Herman Wold of Hallock was bound over on $500 bail before U S Commissioner Mix on a charge of using the mails for blackmail. Victim named J Kitchen of Valhalla North Carolina is identified in the report. Mary Johnson administratrix seeks damages of 5000 from Dr John C Koch respecting her son Oscar Johnson's death from heart failure during diphtheria convalescence. The district court session heard demurrer arguments before Judge Stanton.
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Crookston
Minn
Herman Wold
Hallock
United States
Mix
J. Kitchen
Valhalla
N. C
Bemidji, Minn
Mary Johnson
Oscar J. Johnson
John C. Koch
Blackduck
Stanton
Man's finances reflect family choices in difficult times
A fragment quotes a speaker asserting that a man must spend or redirect funds to family. failure to do so would force another means to close or cover the needs, implying hardship and the tension between personal wealth and family duty.
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