Ill girl wounded in Clinton shooting case
Pearl McKee 16 of Thomson Illinois was shot in the cheek in Clinton Iowa as stepfather Wray Gleason is held on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. The girl says Gleason aimed at her mother's head and she shielded her mother. Preliminary hearing set bail at 5000 dollars.
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Clinton
Iowa
Pearl McKee
Thomson
Ill
Clinton Hospital
Wray Gleason
Gleason
New North Dakota Laws Take Effect July First
Fargo reports two notable new statutes effective July 1. A comprehensive liquor law bans imitation liquors, mandates labeling and alcohol content, regulates color, and requires dealer registration. A state sanitary law sets inspection and strict cleanliness standards for creameries hotels and restaurants.
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Fargo
N. D
Carrie Nation Missed Connections in Cedar Rapids
Carrie Nation, delayed by a late train, missed a connection to West Union where she was to speak at a Chautauqua. She toured railway offices and garages shouting that the “hellhole” is being run, then posted 100 dollars for a special Cedar Rapids to West Union train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Carrie Nation
West Union
Prisoner Flees Train During Transfer
George Ervin a convicted horse thief leaped from an open train window at thirty miles per hour as Sheriff Tom Stewart pursued. The chase led to a barn 400 yards away where Ervin was found hiding in tall weeds.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
George Ervin
Tom Stewart
Sturgis
Stewart
Frvin
Gillis Charged With Michigan Murder
Calumet dispatches report Charles Gillis, formerly of St Paul, charged with the murder of August Gustafson who died after a fight at a West Han cock resort in Michigan on July 2.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Calumet, Mich
Charles Gillis
St. Paul
August Gustafson
West Hancock
Notable Visits and Obituary in Bangor Wisconsin
Miss Maud Miller of Prescott Minnesota and Miss Jeanette Harris of Chicago visit Bangor sisters and Florence Cooper. Wm Radtke of Sparta and George Schumacher of La Crosse stop by. Carl Johnson returns from California trip with Mrs Darling. they visit Asa Darling’s family before Minneapolis departure. Joseph Stintzi Sr dies at 84. service held at St Marys Church with Rev E Kriel. burial in Bangor cemetery. Mrs Ed Benson and daughter from Canada visit local residents.
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Maud Miller
Prescott
Baby
Dr. Griswold
Milwaukee
Lester Peck
Frank Haack
West Salem
Francis Link
Madison
Joseph Stintzi
Jessie Tower
St. Mary's Church
E. Kriel
Bangor
Ed Benson
Canada
Wisconsin reform school verdict blames cruel treatment
A coroner's jury in Green Bay returns a guilty verdict in the death of John Smith at the State Reformatory. It charges brutal treatment and inadequate medical care, naming Assistant Supts Bickford and guards Boyd, with Superintendent Bowron blamed for lax investigation, and asks the State Board of Control to probe punishment methods.
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Green Bay
Wis
John Smith
State Reformatory
Assis
Owfb
Bickford
Frank Boyd
W. Bowron
State Board of Control
Reformatory
Governor arrives to salute at Camp Douglas reservation
In Camp Douglas Wisconsin on July 2 the governor received a seventeen gun salute signaling his arrival, and he was met by a local delegation.
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Charles King
Adjt
Chas. Boardman
Camp Douglas
Wis
Texas Gulf Storm Claims Many at Tarpon Beach
Houston reports indicate a deadly Gulf coast storm destroyed Tarpon Beach resort and swept several small craft from Padre Island into the sea. Communication is down and counts of lives lost remain unknown.
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Houston
Texas
Gulf Coast
Tarpon Beach
Padre Island
Occasional Pursuit Yields Odd Outcome in Search
A brief note reports an odd moment where a man, seeking the worst, occasionally finds the best in the unexpected. The event centers on a roughly sketched incident with no injuries or official actions recorded.
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Cannon Report
Cial
Oxfords
Russia
van Camp
Heinz
Isshaes
Bethe
Lao
Meyer
Tor
Ross
National Solars
Minnesota
Northwest
North Dakota
Carrie
Batiste
Sic
Michigan
Bangor, Wis
Charles Sumner
Baker-Niebuhr Co
Fifth and Jay Sts
la Crosse, Wis
The
Progress Company
Wisconsin News
Dadee
Jefferson
Frank Kohn
Frank Tillman
South Seventh St
Heeschler
Hoeschler Bros
Fessler & DA
J. P. Evans
Jennie Jones
John X. Jones
Sase Cass
Putney
Yust
Elizabeth and
Ells
Suse
Whitely
Fred Kroner Hardware Co
Bijou
South Third St
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