County Attorney Visits Capitol With Nitro Case
D A Stewart of Cottonwood County arrived in St Paul with a suitcase of nitro glycerine seeking tests to convict two bank robbers tied to the Bingham Lake wreck. Officials refused examination, and Stewart learned the criminals have substantial bank deposits in St Paul. He may pursue suits for the unrecovered portion of the loot.
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ST. Paul, Minn
D. A. Stewart
Cottonwood County
Capitol
Stewart
St. Paul
Minneapolis
University
State Laboratory
Bingham Lake
Girl severely burned in Grantsburg match accident
Dorothy Sackett six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C D Sackett of Grantsburg formerly of St Paul was seriously burned while carrying matches to a man clearing brush. The matches rubbed against her dress and set her clothing on fire burning all but her shoes and stockings from her body.
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Grantsburg
Wis
Dorothy Sackett
C. D. Sackett
St. Paul
Minnesota Mystery Revived By Hat Pin Clue In Darling Murder
Long Prairie Minnesota June 24 A two year old case of Annie Kintop's murder near Randall regains attention after surgeons in Little Falls remove a broken hatpin tip from a young man’s abdomen during appendectomy. The man, once the lover of the victim, learns of the clue only as sheriffs arrest nears.
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Long Prairie
Minn
Annie Kintop
Darling
Randall
Little Falls
Pacific Coast
West
Attorneys attack Minneapolis grade crossing case at Supreme Court
Rome G. Brown and Charles S. Albert file a sharp brief in the Great Northern grade crossing dispute. They accuse the Minnesota Supreme Court of lapses in reasoning and warn the court not to overstep its judicial function while maintaining faith in the tribunal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Supreme Court of Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Rome G. Brown
Charles S. Albert
Great Northern Road
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
St. Paul
Amateurs to race at St Paul state fair grounds
The St Paul auto meet next Friday and Saturday at the state fair grounds promises the Twin Cities’ biggest race event. Amateur and professional programs are organized by the local car club and the United Motor Racing association with drivers of national note. Among those expected are Mongini, Kid McCoy, Eddie Bald, Chicago Millionaire Coey, and Frank Little. The International sweepstakes on Friday offers 3000 in prizes, 2500 to the winner and 500 to the runner up.
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ST. Paul
State Fairgrounds
Automobile Club of
Twin Cities
Auto Club
United Motor Racing Association
Mongini
Kid’’ McCoy
Eddie Bald
Earl Kiser
Tom Cooper
Chicago
Coey
Frank Little
Edmonds and Mc Fadden Tie The Knot In Fergus Falls
Dr. H. C. Edmonds of Culberson Montana marries Lilly Mc Fadden of Fergus Falls at the bride’s parents home in Fergus Falls Minnesota.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
H. C. Edmonds
Culberson
Mont
Lilly McFadden
Nun Love Ended as Girl Runs From Home
Emily Deigle, known as Sister Borromae, fled from her Duluth Catholic school kidnapping and disappeared after leaving her St. Paul home. Parents say she may be hidden in a St. Paul Catholic institution.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Mother
Emily Deigle
Duluth
North Side Pupils Benefit Concert At Woodmen Hall
North side St James school pupils present a benefit entertainment at Woodmen Hall on Rose Street. The program begins at 8 p m with teachers including the music instructor directing. Profits go to support the St James school and its activities.
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St. James School
Woodmen Hall
St. James and
Rose Street
Memorial services for I. O. F. attended at North Presbyterian
About thirty members of the Improved Order of Red Men attended memorial services at North Presbyterian Church. Rev. Turner spoke on benefits of fraternal orders and praised them. Tonight Lodge No. 944 J. O. F. holds a regular meeting at their Rose Street hall.
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North Presbyterian Church
Turner
Lodge No. 944
Rose Street
Mayville normal school selects new president
The board of trustees elected Prof. Thomas A. Hillyer to succeed President Carhart at Mayville normal school. Hillyer previously led Moorhead normal school as superintendent of the practice department.
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Grand Forks, N. D
Mayville Normal School
Thomas A. Hillyer
Carhart
Hillyer
Moorhead Normal School
Smallpox Case Reported on Berlin Street
One case of smallpox is reported on the North side at the home of H A Mavin on Berlin street. The house has been quarantined and the little girl of Mr Mavin is ill with the attack.
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H. A. Mavin
Berlin Street
Mr. Mavin
Fireman Rogge Returns With Bride From South Dakota
Fred Rogge a fireman on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy returns home with his bride Miss Augusta Briedenbach both of Mount Vernon South Dakota The wedding took place Tuesday June 18 in Mount Vernon South Dakota.
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Fred Rogge
South Dakota
Mr. Rogge
Mount Vernon
Augusta Briedenbach
Local notes on railway, fireman, and property moves
Leo Mott resumes duties as mail clerk on the C M St P line after illness. Four large engines pass through Milwaukee yards en route to Dubuque for freight work. Irving Bunn, No 4 station fireman, plans a move to Minnesota to buy a farm after selling his North Side property. Ericson brothers of 1412 Rose street report major property improvements. Andrew Peterson of Riverside Box returns from Wino na after business trips.
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Leo Mott
Milwaukee
Dubuque
Irving Bunn
No. 4
Minnesota
Mr. Bunn
Ericson Brothers
Rose Street
Andrew Peterson
Riverside Box
Winona
Postage Reduction Petition Drive in La Crosse
Charles A. Barber of Omaha conducted a campaign in La Crosse to promote a one cent postage rate reform. He sought contributions from petition signers including a local bank, but failed to win broad business support. Investigations by Chief Byrne and Detective Weber found no legal violations.
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Charles A. Barber
Omaha
Neb
Philadelphia
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Byrne
Weber
Rancher 72 Marries Son's Stepdaughter in Iowa
Willis P. Morgan a 72 year old Chase county rancher married 22 year old Luella A. Charlton, the stepdaughter of his son Marcus M. Morgan. Morgan had courted the young woman for months after she moved from her father's home to visit his daughters. The marriage follows a period of gossip and social jealousy among neighbors.
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Omaha
Willis P. Morgan
Chase County
Luella A. Charlton
Marcus M. Morgan
Morgan
Charlton
Miss Charlton
Pleasant Surprise Honors Mrs Charles on 51st Birthday
Mrs Charles of 217 Summer Street was honored Friday by the German Ladies Club with a small party for her fifty first birthday. About fifteen guests attended the event.
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Charles Ch
Summer Street
Surprise Party Honors Paul Horne at Northwestern
A pleasant surprise party for Paul Horne a Northwestern University student at Watertown Wisconsin Thursday evening marked home coming. Music contests and a dialogue Das Madchen von Lande were featured with performances by Paul Horne Will Limpert and Misses Laura Eberhardt Adeline Heinke and Elsie Horne. Attendees enjoyed refreshments around midnight and reports described a fine time.
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Paul Horne
Northwestern University
Watertown
Wis
Will Limpert
Laura Eberhardt
Adeline Heinke
Elsie Horne
Emma Koehler
Dora
Theresa Yanzer
Adeline
Helen Hunke
Louise
Frieda Heafner
Nellie Oehler
Rose
Martha Will
Amelia Brinkman
Dora Schwartz
Clara Mikleson
Otto Schwartz
Henry Oehler
Harry Grott
George Will
Paul Wittske
Emil Horne
Coffee Given For Mrs Walter Dow
Mrs E F Dow hosted a small coffee event last week honoring her guest Mrs Walter Dow of Boston. Guests included Mesdames Dana H G Hoffman T A Lavake Horne and D G Whyte.
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E. FE. Dow
Walter Dow
Boston
Mesdames Dana
H. G. Hoffman
T. A. Lavake
Horne
D. G. Whyte
Bertha Trevorrow Weds J D Elston in Quiet Home Ceremony
Miss Bertha Trevorrow and J D Elston were married Saturday at 118 North Eleventh Street with Rev J W Irish officiating. Guests were intimate friends. After the ceremony they dined at the Stoddard and left for an extended honeymoon in the east returning August 1 to 118 North Eleventh Street. The groom works as a traveling salesman for Summit Store Co and the bride was a former city school teacher.
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Bertha Trevorrow
J. D. Elston
George H. Kelley
North Eleventh Street
J. W. Irish
Stoddard
Summit Store Company
Walter Tillier and Grace Harrison Wed in Pratt Institute Pair
Mr and Mrs S T Harrison announce the marriage of their daughter Grace to Walter E Tillier. The ceremony took place Saturday noon with Rev J Wellington Hoag officiating. Both graduates of Pratt Institute Brooklyn. They sailed to St Paul to reside.
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S. T. Harrison
Grace
Walter E. Tellier
J. Wellington Hoag
Mrs. Tillier
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
St. Paul
Musicians and visitors gather in local circles
Miss Mayme Barber returns from Oberlin conservatory. Mr. and Mrs. Abram James come back from Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. Whyte return to Milwaukee after two weeks with the James family, the Whytes’ relatives. Miss Lulubelle Hummell and niece Zola Sheermerhorn spend Sunday at Rockland with Miss Minnie Folts. Miss Estelle Rose of New York visits Mrs. Stephen Martindale. Rose, a noted musical talent, has appeared here before. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dow depart for Boston after a visit with E. E. Tew. Miss Emma Scott of Chicago vacationing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott. Prof. L. H. Batchelder and Mrs. Batchelder, of St. Paul, guests of Mrs. Angus Cameron. Batchelder is dean of Hamline College. Miss Mayme Smith of Coon Prairie visiting on Jackson street. Miss Nannie Funk returns from St. Mary’s Notre Dame academy, South Bend.
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Mayme Barber
Oberlin
Conservatory of Music
Abram James
Milwaukee
W. G. Whyte
Whyte
Lulubelle Hummell
Zola Sheermerhorn
Rockland
Minnie Folts
Estelle Rose
New York
Stephen Martindale
Rose
Walter Dow
E. E. Tew
Boston
Emma Scott
Chicago
George W. Scott
L. H. Batchelder
St. Paul
Relatives Claim Boys Not Robbers After Pleading Guilty
Relatives of John Loomis and Don Jerome insist the two youths did not commit the assault and robbery of Frank Chapieski. They say the boys pled guilty hoping for leniency, fearing a not guilty plea would bring stronger evidence and a harsher sentence. Police doubted the robbery tale, calling it a possible fabrication, but arrests and sentences quickly followed.
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John Loomis
Don Jerome
Green Bay Reformatory
Frank Chapieski
He Fired the Stick Healed by Bucklen Arnica Salve
John Garrett of North Brevard North Carolina says he healed a long sore after forty years by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The advertising claim notes relief for piles burns and similar conditions from O. T. Erhart, a druggist, priced at 25 cents.
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Bucklen
John Garrett
North Bre N. C
O. T. iErhart
Chicago Doctor Seeks Antitoxin for Ambulances
Dr W A Evans Chicago health commissioner proposes funding to equip ambulances with tetanus antitoxin to prevent lockjaw from powder burns during Fourth of July incidents. Eight deaths last year could have been saved. plan costs several hundred dollars and aims for prompt treatment before hospital arrival.
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Chicago, Ill
Health Department
W. A. Evans
Chicago
Sinclairs Berlin Novel Attacked by Critics
Upton Sinclairs new novel with a translation titled Die Industrie en Republic draws sharp criticism in Berlin for several disrespectful remarks about the Kaiser.
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Berlin
Upton Sinclair
Die Industrie En Republic
Chains Wife to Stake as Punishment for Hidden Savings
In WilkesBarre Pennsylvania June 24 Mrs Michael Sabinsky of Dupont was chained to a yard stake and kept without food or water all day by her husband who overpowered her and bound her arms and legs to force disclosure of savings. Miners returning home freed her. He is under arrest.
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Wilkesbarre
Michael Sabinsky
Dupont
Nude in art paganism in London sermon at Queen's Hall
Father Ignatius told a Queen's Hall audience that living statuary and public nudity reflect barbarism, arguing that past grandmothers would be shocked by such questions and that the nude in art is diabolical and pagan.
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London
Ignatius
Queen’s Hall
Newspaper Man Daisy Day Seeks State Custody Adjudged Insane
Henry P. Day known as Daisy Day, a veteran journalist from Poria Illinois, was declared insane and ordered to Bartonville asylum after appearing before Judge Slemmons. He filed a voluntary petition requesting state custody.
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Poria
Ill
Henry P. Day
Daisy’’ Day
Bartonville Asylum
Slemmons
Millionaire Enlists at Fort Leavenworth
Lieutenant Julius von Demner of the German army, heir to a $14 million estate and a German aristocrat, joins the U S Army at Fort Leavenworth assigned to the T battalion of engineers. He is 23, speaks fourteen languages, has served in two wars and as a spy in France, earning high decorations from the Kaiser.
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France
Jeered by Held Charles Bigelow Leaves Stage
New York June 24 Broadway theatre scene as Charles A Bigelow quits The Parisian Mode during the performance after he says Anna Held subjected him to humiliating treatment and refused ordinary professional courtesy. He describes walking out after the second act and removing his makeup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Bigelow
New York
Comedia
Mr. Bigelow
Shoot Keys Off Plan New York Saloon Riot
June 24 New York saloon at 116 West Twenty sixth Street saw a man fire a shot and damage the piano mirrors and chairs after an altercation with Captain McCluskey over loitering. Police escaped injuries as one man was later charged with a weapons offense amid $2,000 in estimated damage.
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New York
Joh
West Twenty-sixth
Stré
Neeer
Kelly
McCluskey
Corpse Found in Portage Lake by Boy Angler
An unknown man’s body was found in Portage Lake at Houghton Michigan by a boy fishing this month. Authorities suspect the Portage Lake area and Hancock waterfront may be involved in the murder linked to local roughs.
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Hough Mich
Lake
Houghton, Mich
Portage Lake
M Range
la Gany of
Hancock
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