Lightning Strikes Kill Two In Minnesota
A violent storm in rural Minnesota claims two lives. Lars Hope, 31, of Wirt, dies instantly when struck by lightning while traveling east of Crookston. his clothing torn away and his pocketbook found 100 feet away. Another boy, 10-year-old Hjalmar Carlson of Thief River Falls, is killed when lightning strikes the rye rack he is riding on, igniting rye and burning a horse.
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Crookston
Minn
Lars Hope
Hope
North Dakota
Wirt
Dugadle
Roland
Iowa
Thief River Falls
Hjalmar Carlson
Here
Wes Man der's drastic plan to separate eloping couple
Max Mandel, a Chicago restaurant owner, tracked his fifteen year old daughter Eva Mandel and her suitor Philip Weinberg to Des Moines. After threatening kidnapping charges, the father forced a two year separation via a sworn statement from Weinberg, ending the affair for now.
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Des Moines
Max Mandel
Chicago
Eva Mandel
Philip Weinberg
Mandel
Brakeman Jumps Into River To Escape Falling Door
In Morristown Minnesota on August 28 a Chicago Great Western freight train car door swung loose near the depot bridge. A brakeman leapt into the river over twenty feet to dodge the danger and escaped unharmed as the water ran about ten feet deep below.
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Faribault
Minn
Chicago Great Western
Morristown
Ants Devouring Iowa Courthouse
In Ottumwa on August 28 the Wapello county court Perse, a $160000 stone building, suffers from a white ant infestation. The pests damage flooring and casings, with the queen found and over 200 eggs nearby. Estimated damage reaches $2069 to date.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County Court
Perse
Whch
Australia
South Amerca
The Fineness of Wool and Moral Adages
A terse historical quip blends wool quality with a proverb on feeding and ethics. It ties the idea that wool fineness does not rise with merely high feeding to a comment on virtue and income as measures of value.
Kidnapped By Wind Learns Identity After 18 Years
Leon Iowa August report tells how Edward Bennett age 20 arrived from Louisiana to Leon discovering his life tale: kidnapped by a cyclone at age 2, blown ten miles, raised by the Hudsons, and later learning they were not his parents. He seeks his mother in Long Beach California.
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James Hudson
Louisiana
Hudsons
Hudson
Leon
Bennett
Here
Long Beach
Cal
Love Wins Sprint Bride Marriage Foils Pursuit
In St Paul Aug 28 Love triumphed over parental opposition as James Harrison wed his sweetheart in Shell Lake. The couple, eluding bride’s father C S Birch of Spooner Wis and uncle James Morton at Union Station St Paul, dined with Morton and then headed to Chicago for a honeymoon with the father arriving later hoping to intervene.
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ST. Paul, Minn
James Harrison
Chicago
C. S. Birch
Spooner
Wis
St. Paul
James Morton
Union Station
Birch
WIFE DESCRIBES HERSELF AS A DEMON OF A WOMAN
J W Cayley of Alberta Canada writes to Mayor Haynes of Minneapolis alleging his wife who left him is redheaded toothless obstinate insane and a demon. He says she has his two daughters aged 16 and 5 and he demands their return.
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ST. Paul
Minn
J. W. Cayley
Alberta
Can
Haynes
Minneapolis
Wells-Fargo stops liquor C. O. D shipments after Sept 1
Wells-Fargo Express Co will not receive liquor C. O. D shipments after September 1 in St. Paul Minnesota. The move may be mirrored by rival firms and reflects issues with prohibition era practices where buyers order liquor C. O. D and pay charges to obtain it.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Wells-Fargo Express Co
Wells-Fargo Co
Cementing Growth in Cullom Tile Factory Plan
Northwest briefs report E S and J L Shearero of Cullom Illinois buying five acres on Depot hill and planning a 20000 tile factory within two weeks. Clay sample testing proved satisfactory and construction anticipated soon.
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H. H. Ewing
Thomas E. Brady
Thomas MceCormick
Lenihan
New Ulm
Minn
Graf to Chicago German Baptist Church pastorate
Rev Benjamin Graf, pastor of the German Baptist church at Seventh and Winnebago streets in La Crosse for two and a half years, resigned to accept the pastorate of the Fifth Avenue German Baptist church in Chicago. He will start in September after attending the German Baptist conference in Racine. Graf previously served in Kansas City for eight years and did missionary work on the west coast of Africa after graduating from a Rochester seminary. His La Crosse pastorate saw steady membership growth due to his efforts.
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Benjamin Graf
German Baptist Church
Seventh and
Winnebago Streets
Fifth Avenue German Baptist Church of
Chicago
Graf
Racine
la Crosse
Kansas City
Africa
Rochester
N. Y
County Officials Grieved By Death Of Engineer James Gaskill
James Gaskill, an engineer at the county building, died after a collision between a La Crosse City railway street car and Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway cars at Mill Street crossing. Officials and assistants showed gloom as inquiries with the hospital continued about the injured. A popular figure, his loss casts a somber mood, and officials may seek public subscriptions to aid his immediate family if needed.
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James Gaskill
la Crosse City Railway Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Mill Street
Christ Church Choir Plans Reorganization and Rehearsal
Christ Church Episcopal choir resumes after August vacation with a meeting and rehearsal set for Thursday evening August 29. They reopened after a month off from the first Sunday in August and seek soprano and alto voices with applications to Prof Poebman by Thursday or after Sunday services.
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Christ Church
Poebman
Bronson Seeks Divorce From Young Wife
William Bronson hotelkeeper files for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Court grants Mrs Bronson $25 suit money $10 witnesses and $4 weekly alimony during pendency and use of rooms at 627 Vine Street. The couple has one child aged five.
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William Bronson
John A. Daniels
Seeing the Lights
A New Yorker to a visitor notes a relic of the past an old Fifth Avenue balloon cited by Harper's Weekly. Wise men are always in haste but never in a hurry.
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New Yorker
Fifth Avenue
Harper’s Weekly
Never judge a man by his typist's letters
A concise proverb-like remark notes that outward impressions can mislead and stresses evaluating a person beyond the impressions created by their secretary or assistant. It emphasizes caution in trusting written communications at face value.
Nearby towns and farms in Stoddard news
Miss Augusta Moe was a guest of Miss Mildred Blashed Sunday. Dozens of local residents visited relatives in town and nearby towns such as Genoa Chaseburg Victory and La Crosse during the week and weekend. Several locals sustained minor injuries while visiting family farms, including a broken arm for Kittie Robinson after a hayload fall. she is recovering under Dr. Tillman care.
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Augusta Moe
Mildred
Leone Adams
Genoa
Letha Powell
Wm. Outcelt
Springville
Olga Bradles
Chaseburg
Minnie Johnson
Battle Island
Victory
Kittie Robinson
John Robinson
Tillman
William Stilwell
Priatha
la Crosse
Harry Fitzsimmons
Savanna
Lema Pulver
Riverside
Mildred Blashek
Roland Wolf
Lottie
Daisy
Earl
Guy Heslip
la Moille
Louis Laylin
Rollo
F. W. Nottingham
Henry Lawson
O. J. Stokke
Wm. Hanesworth
Ruth Shilling
Viroqua
Plattville
Beranek
Fony
Blashek
Ethel Sandlin
Jas
Spears
Gust Wrobel
Trempealeau News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs W F Bidwell and son Lester returned home from Galesville where they visited relatives. Thomas Bohen did business in La Crosse. Mrs A P Webb returned after a week with her daughter Mrs John Dance of Galesville. A social dance at Lakeside park attracted a lively crowd. Cecil Bohen of Minneapolis arrived for a visit with his parents. Messrs Johnson and Guy Wakefield of West Salem fished here. A A Holmes and family came home from Sound Lake where they camped. E L Atwood moves his family into C W Thomas tenement. Harry Towner of Denver stopped over with S Wade family. Mrs Ralph Johnson is improving. W E Bidwell of La Crosse visited over Sunday. Philip Lambert of Independence visited A A Holmes and family before returning home.
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W. F. Bidwell
Lester
Galesville
Thomas Bohen
la Crosse
A. P. Webb
John Dance
Lakeside Park
Cecil Bohen
Minneapolis
Messrs
Johnson
Guy Wakefield
West Salem
A. A. Holmes
Sound Lake
E. L. Atwood
C. W. Thomas
Sixth Street
Harry Towner
Denver
Colorado
S. Wade
Ralph Johnson
W. E. Bidwell
Philip Lambert
Independence
Local Dispatches From La Crosse Area
Miss Ella Kersey returns home from High Forest after visiting friends. Mrs H Brown and children return from Houston after visiting friends and relatives. Mrs A W Welch and daughter Edith return from Cameron after visiting relatives. Mrs Jim Worthingham and Miss Louisa back from Grand Meadows. Local ball team defeats Nationals 11 to 9. Miss Delphia Camp travels to Trempealeau to visit relatives.
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Ella Kersey
High Forest
H. Brown
Houston
A. W. Welch
Edith
Cameron
Jim Worthingham
Louisa
Grand Meadows
Nationals
la Crosse
Delphia Camp
Trempealeau
Local Notes From Viroqua Area
Miss Elgra Nelson traveled to La Crosse this morning for a brief visit with friends. Miss Birdie Buchanan has accepted a saleslady position with Tate Mercantile. Miss Allie Richards has returned from a two months visit with relatives.
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Elgra Nelson
la Crosse
Birdie Buchanan
Tate Mercantile Company
Allie Richards
Rela
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel
Miss Margaret Graves visits Sparta grandmother Mrs. M. J. Lap ham. Miss Bernice Scharfenstein attends Stevens Point normal school. Miss Nerissa Hoppe travels from Spokane to her school. Miss Myrtle Schlicht returns to La Crosse. Fedora Kirdorfer teaches shorthand at Appleton University after visiting Kathryn Rayner. J. E. Nelson visits mother in city. Mary Rice and daughter Mabel of Minneapolis visit Mrs. Thomas Ellefson. Ella McIntosh goes to Milwaukee to meet husband. Anna and Laura Wright host Northwestern hotel banquet. Arthur Olson recovers from two month consumption. Public schools reopen Monday Sept. 2.
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Bristol
Ind
Kathryn Rayner
Appleton
Wis
C. C. Olson
la Crosse
J. E. Nelson
Jane Nelson
Mary Rice
Mabel
Minneapolis
Thomas Ellefson
Ella McIntosh
Milwaukee
Halvorsen Visits Brother After Twenty Years Reunion
Miss Karen Halvorsen traveled to Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin to meet a brother unseen for about twenty years. In Winona Misses Helen and Margaret Pritchard spent the past week with grandparents Mr and Mrs A K Hanson in Rushford. Mr Martin Gould of Minneapolis visited his aunt Mrs H R C Stevens in town. Concluding the good times enjoyed.
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Karen Halvorsen
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Helen
Margaret Pritchard
Winona
A. K. Hanson
Martin Gould
Minneapolis
H. R. C. Stevens
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Minnesota
Northwest
Flash
Wooer
Tives
Bricelyn
A A. E. Wilcox
Baptist Church
J. E. Abramson
First Baptist Church
Brainerd
Mankato
Henry
Ole Rykhus
Sandstone
Hinckley
East Grand Forks
L. J. Swanson
W. Swanson
Roseau
Love
N. D
Episcopal Choir
William Ronson
Stoddard News
Trempealeau News
LA Crescent News
Viroqua News
Price
Anna
Laura Wright
Northwestern
Arthur Olson
Rushford News
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