Iron Monster Throws Man 50 Feet in Fatal Train Strike
A Minneapolis man, about 23, was fatally injured by the Milwaukee fast mail east of Merriam Park. He was walking along tracks when struck on the right side, hurled about fifty feet, and died hours later at Cobb hospital after surgery and treatment for a crushed right side and multiple injuries.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Merriam Park
Cobb Hospital
Prior Avenue
Beatrice Endorses Wename Medal Flour for Pastry
Beatrice backs Wename Medal Flour as the best choice for pastry making. The endorsement highlights quality and reliability for bakeables, suggesting bakers should reach for the brand in their kitchens.
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Beatrice
Fishing accident blinds man on Morgan Lake raft
Carl Mattson of Negaunee, while fishing brook trout from a raft west of Marquette, fell and was struck in the eye by a spike. He is already blind in the other eye from a mining accident five years prior. He spent the night on the raft before cries for help reached morning rescuers. doctors fear the eye may be lost.
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Marquette, Mich
Morgan Lake
Here
Carl Mattson
Negaunee
Mattson
Democrats Clash Over Preston County Convention
A Bryan Johnson faction circulates a report on Fillmore county Democratic convention proceedings. It notes chairman Charles J. Spies and secretary W. E. Cum mings, credentials committee members, and delegates from Preston Fountain Chatfield Cammonia Jordan Forestville Wykoff. Delegates elected to the state convention at St Paul on the 14th instant include Dr G A Love Thomas J Meighen Martin Quinn C J Spies W J Rutherford S F Miner.
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G. A. Love
Chas. J. Spies
W. E. Cummings
M. T. Grattan
Thos. Flynn
Preston
C. E. Snyder
H. Christianson
C. J. Spies
W. J. Rutherford
S. F. Miner
Convention Supports Bryan for President in Unanimous Vote
The record shows a unanimous resolution approving Governor Johnson's administration while preferring William Jennings Bryan for president. After adjournment Oil Inspector Wilder and Game Warden Sullivan with several Republicans and pledged delegates who questioned voting rights occupied the hall to pursue aims not achieved during the regular convention. Secretary W. E. Cummins and Chairman Geo. A. Love acknowledged the report.
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Drew Healy
M. T. Grattan
J. Vickerman
Johnson
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Wilder
Sullivan
Recorder on Trial at Mankato
May 12 report from Mankato notes a special city council meeting to charge city recorder J B Hodapp. Dispute centers on garbage contract bids and payroll actions that favored the lowest bidder while council election named another contractor. Payroll holdups and impending impeachment set for May 2 as a fire threatens Medina area.
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Mankato
City Recorder
J. B. Hodapp
Jacob Effer
Andrews
A. L. Daley
Hodapp
Orino Laxative Syrup Recommended for Women and Children
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is praised for its mild action and pleasant taste, preferred over harsh purgatives. A booklet and sample are available at O. T. Erhart's for women and children.
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O. T. Erhart’s
Farmer Ted McPherson Vanishes Near Missouri River
South Dakota farmer Ted McPherson of Bon Homme County disappeared after leaving home to cross the Missouri River to Niobrara Nebraska. Residents fear foul play as searchers report no trace along the Niobrara railroad east and west of the river. family says he was in cheerful spirits and financially secure.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Missouri
Ted McPherson
McPherson
Niobrara
Neb
Missouri River
Bon Homme County
South Dakota
Nebraska
Nervine touted to cure epilepsy and nervous diseases
An advertising letter claims Dr Miles Nervine cures epilepsy fits convulsions and nervous disorders by strengthening the nervous system. It cites a parent testimonial from Mooresville North Carolina and urges readers to consult their druggist. Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana backs the claim with a money back first bottle offer.
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Miles
John
W. R. Allison
Mooresville
Nerv Inc
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Senator Cashman Hurt in Farm Accident Near Owatonna
State Senator T. E. Cashman was injured while helping load nursery stock. He fell from a wagon, tearing cartilage from a lower rib, and is feared unable to attend the Democratic state convention. FE. M. Twiford of Owatonna is the alternate.
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Owatonna
Minn
T. E. Cashman
Alligator Tamer Cevils Wife Shooting at Bijou
Bert Swan, famed alligator tamer, was shot at by his wife during a Majestic stage show in St. Paul. Six shots fired from a box. none hit. Curtain fell for a moving picture interlude, crowd evacuated, Mrs. Swan arrested and later said she aimed at scenery. The pair planned to travel to New York.
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Bert Swan
Majestic
Rev Clemens Heads to Synod Meet for La Crosse
Rev J J Clemens left for Minneapolis to attend the central conference of the English Evangelical Synod as La Crosse’s representative. He aims to secure the next meeting for La Crosse. Delegates Mrs R Muscheid and Miss Jennie Outmans accompany him to the Woman's Home and Missionary Society, meeting Wednesday. The ninth convention will bring about 200 delegates for a three day session. A La Crosse synod tenth anniversary is next fall.
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J. J. Clemens
Minneapolis
Central Conference
English Evangelical Synod
la Crosse
Clemens
R. Muscheid
Jennie Outmans
Sues Man for His Kindness to Horse in Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls May 12 Miles Mitchell of Drywood sues the city after police took his two horses from a shed and moved them to a livery barn overnight. Police say the horses were neglected for over a day. Mitchell reclaimed the animals and was arrested, to be tried next Tuesday.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Miles Mitchell
Drywood
Mitchell
Timberman survives back injury at Adams Mine No 4
Mike Jackson a timberman at Adams Mine No 4 in Eyleleth Minn suffers a broken back after a counter balance weight strikes him while standing on the lift near the shaft wall. He is hospitalized and doctors fear he may not live long.
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Eyeleth
Minn
Mike Jackson
Adams’ Mine No. 4
Jackson
Man cuts slice from his tongue in hotel room
Dickinson May 12 A T Drivers solicitor for H F Collier and Son cut about half an inch from his tongue with a razor in his Sargent hotel room then walked to a nearby drug store in night clothes leaving a trail of blood. He was taken to the city hospital and may recover.
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Dickinson, N. D
A. T. Drivers
H. F. Collier & Son
Sargent Hotel
Prairie fire threatens Medina in western North Dakota
A large prairie fire near Medina North Dakota, five miles southeast of the city, began during the day and raged into the night. Origin unknown, it threatened to wipe the town off the map before daylight, with the blaze seemingly dying out by morning.
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Medina
N. D
Stutsman County
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Jessica
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Sceney
New York
Rev. Clemens
SYNOD
John L. Sullivan
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Indianapolis
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