Rate war looms as rail lines seek cheap Chicago fares
In Webster City Iowa on June 19 the Rev Luz was enjoined from pastoring St. John s German Lutheran Dubuque amid charges of land deals real estate and promoting patent medicines and electrical devices. Passengers in Minnesota Wisconsin and the Twin Cities may gain from an impending rate cut to Chicago after mid July as weaker lines press for cheaper fares.
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Webster City
Luz
St. John’s German Lutheran Church
Dubuque
Lux
Yast
Minneapolis
Mian
St. Louis
Wisconsin Central Roads
Chicago
St. Paul
Western Passenger Association
Twin Cities
Omaha Railroad
Wisconsin
State Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners of
Lice Eck
Thorwager Simes
Arneson Mercantile Company
East Grand Forks
Washburn
Wis
Mary Greenwood
Chippewa Falls
Edward Johnson
J. P. Cragg
Marshal
Minn
Walter E. Palmer
Minnesota
Palmer
Marshall
Jacob Boerjan
Olson
Willmar
H. G. Stund
Whitehead
Dance-floor misquote stirs Victorian wit
A lighthearted exchange at a dance features a youth asking if Ben Jonson wrote the dictionary. An older maid corrects him, saying the dictionary writer lived later and that Ben Jonson was the architect of St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Ben Jonson
Johnny
St. Paul's Cathedral
Remarkable Rescue in Fedora Tenn by Dr King's New Discovery
C. V. Pepper of Fedora Tennessee recounts a miraculous recovery from severe lung hemorrhages after using Dr King's New Discovery. He says coughing ceased, bleeding diminished, and he could return to work in three weeks. Available at 0 T Erhart's drug store with trial bottle free.
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Fedora
Tenn
C. V. Pepper
T. Erhart
Tornado Wrecks West Hope Farms in North Dakota
A tornado near West Hope North Dakota leveled granaries barns and sheds, toppled foundations and damaged homes and outbuildings. The storm, moving east and south, injured several properties including Cameron and McDougal farms with extensive ruin but no reported deaths.
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Grand Forks
N. D
West Hope
Grand Parks
J. E. van Derworker & Co
Borsheim
J. M. Cameron
J. G. Krebs
Alf Ryder
James Acheson
J. Ratajer
Purchase Winona Light Co. Secures Option in Sister City
La Crosse Water Power company will close its option July 1 to buy the Winona Railway and Light plant in Winona Minnesota and will source power from Hatfield Wisconsin. A. V. Schroeder will relocate from Springfield Illinois to become manager for the Winona company.
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la Crosse Water Power Company
Winona
Minn
Winona Railway and Light Company
Hatfield
Wis
A. V. Schroeder
Springfield
Ill
Springfield Railway and Light Company
Winona Company
Many Boats Capsize on Lake Minnetonka in Sunday Squall
A sudden Sunday squall on Lake Minnetonka left several racing boats capsized and crews scrambling to avoid drowning. The Tomahawk with Haley Reiter and others overturned while the Iris and Hoodlum also suffered, with sailors aiding standing passengers and an unidentified woman drawn from the water.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lake Minnetonka
Haley Reiter
Iris
Fred Abbott
Steele
Charles Reiter
Pelford Door
Richard Boutell
John Fehlimmmne
Door
Reiters
Boutell
Fehlimme
Auto tragedy in Boulder claims county official life
In Boulder Montana on June 18 County Commissioner James B Maxfield was killed when the car he rode in with William H Patterson plunged over an embankment into the Boulder River. Maxfield steered into a timber and the vehicle overturned. Patterson escaped with severe bruises. Maxfield leaves a widow and one son.
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Boulder
Mont
James B. Maxfield
William H. Patterson
Boulder River
Here
Maxfield
Patterson
Lutherans Conclude National Meeting in Fargo
The Norwegian Free Lutherans wrapped up a national gathering in Fargo North Dakota after several days of sessions. Delegates from across the United States attended the meetings held in a large tent on the River Oak Grove bank. A sudden ten foot rise in the Red River flooded the tent floor forcing a relocation and postponement of the program.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
Oak Grove
Red River
Great Christian Work Says General Hamilton Endorses Duffy’s Whiskey
Alexander Hamilton lineage proclaims Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey cures chronic catarrh and wounds effects from the Civil War. He, age ninety two, credits the remedy with restored strength and faculties and urges others to use it, noting neighbors and West Indian Islands also benefit. He reports two bottles monthly and high faith in the medicine.
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Alexander Hamilton
Duffy
West Indian Islands
Hamilton
Esse
Tarrytown
N. Y
Duffy Pure Malt Whiskey Sold as Health Tonic
Distilled from malted grain by a secret method praised as pure gentle and invigorating. Promoted as antitoxin nourishing tonic for digestion nerves heart and blood with claims of health longevity. Sold by druggists grocers dealers in sealed bottles only price one dollar with trademark and seal. beware of counterfeit bottles.
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Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester, N. Y
Mulct Thresher Company Verdict In Injury Case
In Jackson County Minnesota a district court trial awarded Leander Walden $5500 for injuries from a corn shredder. The jury found against the Mulct Thresher Company and its agents after claims that the shredder had safety devices. No new trial motion was filed. The ruling could spark more suits across southern Minnesota especially Freeborn County where many shredder victims exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Freeborn County
Floods Hit Sioux City Area Damaging Nebraska and South Dakota
Reports show widespread flood damage from Ponca to Sioux City with bridges out and telephones cut. Ponca flooded within minutes as South and Araway creeks widen, forcing over fifty families to refuge in the hills. livestock drowned and a rural Walbeck schoolhouse floated and toppled.
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Sioux City
Nebraska
Omaha
Ponca
New Castle
Walbeck
Floyd
Big Sioux
South Dakota
Northwest Briefs Chronicle Minnesota and Dakotas Local News
A regional roundup reports mayoral views on Sunday closing law in Waseca. Crookston hosts a Polk county Sunday school convention with Grace Longfellow and Locker slated to attend. Mines, crime, and local incidents populate the wire with deaths, crimes, prison terms, and civic notes across multiple towns.
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Waseca
Minn
Skocodople
Crookston
Polk County
Grace Longfellow
Locker
Minneapolis
Calumet
Mich
Peter Corbi
Tamarack
Corbi
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Iowa
Wisconsin Central and
Icine
North Dakota
Purchase
Winona Light CO
Minnetonka
Duffy’s Pure
Mulct Thresher Company
Elk River
A& Man
Dan McCarthy
Watab
Montgomery
H. L. Larson
H. Gruse
A. O. Miller
Custer
S. D
E. C. Allen
Burlington
Philadelphia
Yankton
Siegel Catholic Church
Hot Springs
Taft
Black Hills
National
Valley City
State Normal
George N. McClure
Elmer Lewis
J. A. Johnson
The
Knights Templar
Elliot
Johnson
Emery
Nineto
Reitzel’s
Main Street
Nema
Dimity
Batiste
Ioise
Karl G. Kurtenacker
Department Mgr
Millinery Department
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