Multistate Liquor Decree Extension Amid Court Ruling
Burlington Iowa civic group reports Minnesota and Northwest supreme decree ruling out partial mulct enforcement. Saloonkeepers petitioned for extension, receiving until October 1 to meet all mulct law provisions, due to hardships like securing adjoining property consent and church proximity rules.
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Burlington
Iowa
State Supreme Court
District Court
Burlington Civic Federation
The
Civic Federation
Federation
Excursion to La Crosse for Mill and Factory Sale
A Lansing area and down river group plans travel on the J. S. to La Crosse on the 12th to attend the large Mill and Factory Sale at Doerflinger's. The trip rallies local interest and highlights a shopping event.
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Lansing
la Crosse
J. S
Doerflinger’s
Two Native American defendants sent to fate for murder
Sheriff McKinnon and deputies escorted Joe and Charles Feltier to Bismarck penitentiary after verdicts of death for murder. Lakasha Wehne received life imprisonment for the same crime. The Peltiers killed F W Seidel and Seidel’s niece Alexandra Seidel at Somber Post office. Little Rising Sun’s testimony largely secured the Peltiers’ conviction. He was acquitted for Seidel’s murder but later confessed to killing the girl.
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Grand Forks
N. D
McKinnon
Bottineau County
Bismarck
Joe
Charles Feltier
Lakasha Wehne
Little Rising Sun
Peltiers
F. W. Seidel
Seidel
Alexandra Seidel
Fire insurance men form state association in Fargo
Fargo delegates organized a state association with Thomas Baker as president and W. L. Williamson as vice president. M. N. Hather was named secretary treasurer. Delegates were chosen for the national meeting in St Paul this month and resolutions urged improved building construction fire inspection and electric lighting.
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Fargo
N. D
Thomas Baker
W. L. Williamson
Lisbon
M. N. Hather
St. Paul
U S W V Veterans to Rally at Winona Encampment
Spanish war veterans of Minnesota will hold the fourth annual encampment in Winona on August 19 at G. A. R. hall. A camp fire honors department officers delegates visiting members and their ladies by the Ladies Auxiliary. Mayor E S Muir will give the welcome address after the camp fire.
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Winona
Minn
Department of Minnesota
G. A. R. Hall
Department
Ladies’ Auxiliary
E. S. Muir
Doerflinger Store Delays Monday Opening
The Doerflinger store will open on Monday at a later time than usual to 8:30. The delay allows extra sales staff to orient with stock before the Monster Mill and Factory Sale crowds arrive.
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Doerflinger
Woman Drowns Self in Farm Cellar at Delavan
Mrs Knute Rue aged about fifty six and widow on a Delavan Minnesota farm drowned herself in four feet of water in a cellar. She left seven children and had given each child a small sum of money the evening before, suggesting prior planning. Coroner Franklin ruled no inquest necessary.
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Delavan
Minn
Knute Rue
Franklin
Two Men Found Dead Under Depot at Brooten
Two strangers were found dead under the depot platform in Brooten Minnesota yesterday morning. The men, one about 50 and the other younger, appeared to be looking for work. Coroner notified and investigating, foul play not yet suspected but poisoning is suspected. The incident disrupted local transportation plans and prompted official inquiry. Pontoon lines and Grand Trunk Railway advertising appear in the same block.
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Brooten
Minn
Village Cannot Enforce Poll Tax In Eagle Lake
In Eagle Lake Minnesota the village levied a $1 poll tax but residents refused to pay or work on highways. County Attorney Plymar and the attorney general conclude the revised code omits village collection provisions, so a prosecution or notice for village poll tax is not supported.
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Mankato
Minn
Eagle Lake
Plymar
Probe Typhoid Cause In Mankato
May or J. W. Andrews names a committee to probe the typhoid fever outbreak in Mankato Minnesota. The panel includes George M. Palmer F M Currier Nic Peterson Joseph E Raynolds and Robert E Brown. They will begin work soon and may seek resignations if officials are found derelict in duty.
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Mankato, Minn
J. W. Andrews
George M. Palmer
F. M. Currier
Nic Peterson
Joseph E. Raynolds
The
Free Press
Robert E. Brown
Mankato Gas & Electric Light Company
Waseca Youth Charged With Poison Plot For Job
Owen Davis an 18 year old at Waseca Minnesota is jailed on charges of trying to poison Fred Frank to win his night shift at the St Louis depot. After a midnight meal Frank fell ill but survived with Paris green poison found on Davis fingers. Davis who had repeatedly sought Frank’s job denies the accusation.
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Waseca
Minn
Owen Davis
Fred Frank
Frank
St. Louis
Paris Green
Davis
Bandits Capture Near Mandan After Bloody Standoff
Deputy Sheriff John Anderson Chief Roby and George Chapin trapped one of two armed desperadoes near Mandan after an all day search. One bandit was captured with three horses while the partner escaped. A bloody battle preceded the arrest and the escaping bandit was believed hit by a bullet.
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Mandan, N. D
Mandan
John Anderson
Roby
George Chapin
Wakes in Car Robbed of Clothes on Train
William E. McMillan president of the Mac Millan Lumber Company was robbed of all clothing while sleeping in a Pullman car on the Baltimore and Ohio line from Baltimore to Pittsburg. He found only an athletic undershirt and a gaudy vest and later secured spare trousers from the conductor and a sheet to reach the baggage room at Pittsburg station.
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Pittsburg
William E. McMillan
MacMillan Lumber Company
Chicago
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Road
McMillan
Postoffice to Open at Exland Wisconsin
Northwest in brief reports a new postoffice to open August 15 at Exland Wis where the Wisconsin Central Duluth line crosses the Arpin road. A large sawmill store and hotel are under construction with several buildings planned in the area.
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Couderay
Wis
Exland
Sv‘sconsin Central
Duluth
Arpin Road
Sioux Falls
S. D
Board of Education of
Pukwana
American Accent At Old Bailey Trial Sparks Guilty Plea
A celebrated Old Bailey barrister recalls a Yankee defendant in a trial who, when asked if a witness would testify, replied in an American drawl with I plead guilty not that I am guilty but I will save him from committing ury. The moment underscored the courtroom’s tense humor.
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Old Bailey
Strange will not withdraw in Wisconsin lieutenant bid
In Madison on August 7 the Trottman and Strange camps failed to unite as J F Trottman’s Milwaukee supporters urged John Strange of Oshkosh to withdraw. Despite promises and backing from many state factions, Strange’s allies indicated there would be no withdrawal. Speaker Ekern attended the conference but did not change the stance.
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Madison, Wis
Friends
J. F. Trottman
Milwaukee
John Strange
Oshkosh
Senator la Follette
Impudent Hatred Evident in Magazines and Bar Rooms
The text notes a bold, persistent hatred targeting a hardworking man and a dishonest loafer. It claims this spite appears broadly in magazines and in bar rooms, illustrating a charged social climate.
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