Minnesota and Northwest sneak thieves loot during Elks Carnival
Crookston reports a gang of six to seven sneaks stole $4000 in valuable papers from A H Klevin at Bemidji depot. S O Rifsdal lost $103 in checks and $60 cash, plus a diamond valued at $500. A hidden thief was arrested at the Great Northern depot, with police pursuing the others as a nationally reputed gang led the spree.
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Crookston
Minn
A. H. Klevin
Bemidji
Chicago
Rifsdal
Great Northern
Duluth
Shevlin
Remshardt
Fargo
East Grand Forks
Bimidji
Cass Lake
Carr
Striking Indian Nomenclature For Grand Trunk Travel
Indian place names such as Muskoka Kawartha Temagami Wawa describe delightful summer spots in North America. Round trip fares to these destinations are offered via the Grand Trunk Railway with double track from Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls. Free descriptive literature and timetables are available by mail from Geo. W. Vaux A G P T A 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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Muskoka
Kawartha
Temagami
Grand Trunk Railway
Chicago
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Adams Street
Would Rid Self of Suspicious Wife in Divorce Case
Dr Lorenzo D Bailor of Lead, South Dakota seeks a divorce from his wife Rachel E Bailor claiming unreasonable jealousy. Rachel testifies the physician made love to female patients at his private hospital and attacked her when confronted. She contends the wife could not prove her charges.
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Deadwood
S. D
Lorenzo D. Bailor
Lead
Rachael E. Bailor
Doerflinger Store Showcases Prosperity in Windows
The storefront windows at Doerflinger Store today display a large win dows style prosperity scene, inviting shoppers to view and believe in the current positive market display.
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Doerflinger
Winona Man Ends Life Probably Mad
John Simon, longtime resident near Bluff Siding across the river, was found dead in a slough in Winona Minnesota on June 22. Former watchman at the Northwestern and Burlington crossings, he bore a repaired head injury from a train collision years ago and suffered mental unbalance each warm season, leading to his disappearance and suicide. He leaves a widow and four children.
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Winona
Minn
John Simon
Bluff Siding
Northwestern
Burlington
Baby Drowns In Wash Tub At Home
In Crookston Minnesota on June 22 a seventeen month old child, Louis Trudeau's baby, drowned in three inches of water at the bottom of a wash tub. The infant, playing with siblings, slipped into the tub and could not rise.
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Crookston Minn
Louis Trudeau
Couple Weds in Lions Den at Minneapolis Carnival
William J Geer and Ruth Julia Berglund wed under a canopy of harpoons in the Red Cross carnival arena in Minneapolis. Husky carnival ushers assisted. Guests included visitors from Africa. The ceremony followed by a banquet at the hospital tent. Geer, a Red Cross member and nurse, met Berglund at St Marys hospital and moved date to suit the Red Cross.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lions’ den
Red Cross
G. L. Morrill
William J. Geer
Ruth Julia Berglund
Afrea
Morrill
Daughters of Veterans
Geer
Red Cross Society
Battery D
Romance of the Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
Miss Berglund
District Court
Carnival Management
Rogers Victorious In Suit In Supreme Court
Boston June 22 The 5 000 000 suit of Sadwallander M Raymond against Henry H Rogers of New York ended with a judgment for the defendant by agreement. Raymond as assignee claimed against Rogers and his former partner the late Charles Pratt under an 1878 contract selling a secret process for making crude petroleum and its products nonexplosive. Rogers defense contended the process was never a success and not used.
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Boston
Sadwallander M. Raymond
Henry H. Rogers
New York
Supreme Court
Raymond
Benjamin F. Greenough
Rogers
Charles Pratt
Mrs Taft An Ambitious Woman In White House Range
Washington June 22 Mrs Taft dominates the Taft family profile noting her ambition and strong will. The article highlights her influence over her husband Secretary Taft’s political path and potential future as head of the White House household. It sketches the Taft children, Yale scholarship winner Robert and Helen Taft, and Charles who has traveled widely and studies eagerly.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
White House
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Mrs. Taft
Robert Alphonso
Yale
Helen Herron Taft
Charles
Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr
Robert
Alphonso Taft
Charlie
Quentin Roosevelt
Quentin
Portrait of Mrs Taft A Cabinet Wife With Music And White House Ties
A detailed portrait of Mrs James R Garfield and Mrs Taft portrays the younger cabinet wife as elegant and educated. It notes Mrs Taft’s Episcopalian faith, musical accomplishments, Cincinnati leadership of the Symphony Orchestra, literary interests, and long familiarity with the White House dating to President Hayes era. It also covers her outdoor hobbies, boating trips with Taft, and Taft’s golf and horseback riding as leisure activities, alongside mentions of General Clarence R. Edson.
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James R. Garfield
Taft
Garfield
Cabinet
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Orchestra Association
Washington
White House
John W. Herron
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Murray Bay
Canada
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
Clarence R. Ed
Washington officials ride together through the suburbs
Wards, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and the secretary take frequent rides together about the suburbs of Washington, continuing their routine visits and conversations away from official settings.
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Wards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Washington
United States Steel Buys Spar tal Village for Ore Mining
STEEL COMPANY BUYS VILLAGE EYELETH Minn June 22 The United States Steel corporation is pursuing options to acquire business and residence property in Spar ta so that iron ore mining can begin. Deals secured with D M Mouser the steel rep by midweek, granting limited-time purchase privileges at agreed prices.
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Eyeleth, Minn
United States Steel Corporation
Sparta
D. M. Mouser
Steel Corporation
Doerflinger's Big Dollar Day Prompts Window Watch Thursday
Doerflinger's store teases a major Dollar Day event set for Thursday inviting shoppers to watch the windows for reveal details. The call invites attention to planned discounts and promotions. Local shoppers anticipate significant markdowns and in-store specials.
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Doerflinger
Bloomington Forms Taft Club To Lead Illinois Campaign
Bloomington Illinois on June 22 claims to host the first Taft club in the nation. A call went out by leading Republicans for a meeting at 10 AM Friday. About 100 men gathered and enrolled on the club roster to play a prominent role in the Illinois campaign.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Anna Gould and Prince de Sagan bans published
Paris June 22 The marriage bans of Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan were published Saturday The French custom is for a marriage to take place within two weeks The Countess and Prince probably are married before the end of the month George Gould and family are in England and expected to attend the wedding
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Paris
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Alice
George Gould
England
Northwest in Brief item roundup from Fargo to Mitchell
Summary of brief regional notes: Frank Stevens alias Miller sentenced to three years in Leavenworth and $500 fine for robbing Manvel post office. Patrick Yellow Lodge acquitted of liquor introduction at Standing Rock reservation. Fire near Clearwater, Minn. destroys Stewart grain elevator. adjacent yards narrowly spared. Watertown high school bond election may hinge on women voters. $60,000 issue for annex to Central High. In Iowa Falls, steps to form independent company to join Iowa National Guard within six months. Miller, S. D. prohibition campaign with picnics and speeches. Crookston 25,000 club promotes Crookston Offers Opportunity buttons. Steener Steenerson files for county surveyor in Climax. Mitchell Power Co buys land for gas and electric plant with work starting soon.
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Fargo
N. D
Frank Stevens
Miller
Leavenworth
Patrick Yellow Lodge
Standing Rock
Clearwater
Minn
Stewart
Watertown
S. C
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Forty-ninth Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Dows
National Guard
S. D
Crookston
Crooks
Deerflinger Store Teases Big Window Surprise
A playful teaser urges readers to peek into the Deerflinger Store’s large windows today or tomorrow to glimpse a forthcoming surprise. The missive hints at a dramatic revelation tied to a single dollar’s impact, aiming to spark curiosity and foot traffic.
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Deerflinger
WEDDING IS SECRET SONG IOWA FALLS
A surprise wedding notice announces the marriage of Carr E. McDowell and Nana M. Hays. The ceremony occurred Aug 15, 1907 in Indianola Iowa, with McDowell newly graduated from the State University dental department this month and Mrs. McDowell formerly from Fort Madison Iowa.
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Iowa Falls
Minn
Carr E. McDowell
Nana M. Hays
Indianola
Iowa
McDowell
Dental Department
The
State University
Fort Madison
Photographer and Bowlegged Jazz Photographer Exchange Blunt Snaps
A candid exchange captures Jay Green sparring about posing for a photographer. The photographer urges a pleasant expression while Green complains his bowlegs affect the shot and jokes about balancing knees and smiles.
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Jay Green
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la Crosse Theatre
Prairie du Chien
Prairie DU Chien, Wis
Steel Company
Taft Club
ANNA
Steener Steenerson
Big Steenerson
Climax
Halvor Steenerson
Mitchell
Mitchell Power Company
4van Dyke & Eaton CO
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