Robber Forces Safe Opening at Bemidji Merchant’s Store
O J Laqua a Bemidji area merchant and postmaster was held up at gunpoint while closing his Poposky store. A masked thief stole about $135 including $69 from the cash, plus $80 of Laqua’s funds, five registered letters, and a Red Lake Railroad speeder before fleeing. Post office inspector notified. capture unlikely.
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Bemidji, Minn
O. J Laqua
Poposky
Bemidji
Laqua
Red Lake Railroad Company
St. Paul
Waterloo clergyman heroically rescues as church burns
Rev. C. I. Fisher, pastor and school principal, aided by four others, was trapped when a Walker Christian church lighting explosion ignited the interior. Fisher, badly burned, led a desperate escape through windows as the frame church and adjacent residence burned. Nile Fisher, eight, among the injured, may die.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Christian Church
Walker
Here
James
C. I. Fisher
Christian Endeavor Society
Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Nile Fisher
Frank Welk
Cora Butterfield
Stella McCawley
Why Cough Remedy Rises From Small Beginning
From a small beginning the sale and use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has extended to all parts of the United States and to many foreign countries. It has proved especially valuable for coughs and colds.
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Chamberlain
United States
Town Roused in Plymouth Over Cummings Murder
Plymouth residents are stirred as investigators seek quick justice for Michael Cummings. A blood stain near a track and a fragment of a woman's dress are key clues under sheriff’s review. Relatives from Minneapolis and Clermont have arrived to assist.
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Plymouth
Michael Cummings
Cummings
Minneapolis
Clearmont
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promotes Urine Health
The ad touts hexamethylenetetramine as a key ingredient and uric acid solvent antiseptic. It urges using Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregular urine to prevent serious illness. OO. T. Er hurt.
Go es Hunting He Loses Arm in Minnesota Accident
Brainerd Minnesota November 5 Axel Johnson a young machinist for the Northern Pacific Railway lost his right arm in a hunting accident near Loerch eight miles from Brainerd with fellow machinist Harry Kemp present Johnson walked to a farmhouse and was brought to the Northern Pacific hospital where his arm was amputated just below the shoulder He is reported to recover if no complications arise.
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Brainerd
Minn
Axel Johnson
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Harry Kemp
Loerch
Johason
Northern Pacific
Boy Shot in Waterloo Halloween Party Ends Celebration
In Waterloo Iowa on November 5 Henry Phillips aged 16 was shot in the breast during a Raymond Halloween celebration. The bullet deflected by a rip and the injury is not serious. No source of the shot is known and the event ended the town’s festivities.
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Waterloo
Henry Phillips
Hallowe‘en
Partridge Flies Into Stew at Newberry Insane Asylum
A partridge burst through a window at R. C. Bradley's Newberry asylum office and landed in the floor, unharmed before being quickly dispatched and placed in stew.
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Marquette, Mich
R. C. Bradley
Newberry Insane Asylum
Land Office Grants New Filing In Long-Running Larson Case
In Crookston on November 5 the U S land office accepted Jacob Larson's filing for a Beaudette homestead though he previously filed years ago near Twin Valley. The government issued a new filing to close a dispute over railroad land, a first in the Northwest, potentially aiding many others with similar lengthy title battles.
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Crookston
United States Land Office
Jacob Larson
Beaudette
Land Office
Twin Valley
Larson
Northwest
Judge W S McClenahan Shot in Leg in Accident
Jurist W S McClenahan of the fifteenth district was accidentally shot in the leg while cleaning a 32 caliber revolver in Brainerd Minnesota. The bullet traversed the fleshy part and exited the opposite side. He rests easily and the injury should not be dangerous unless complications arise. McClenahan was part of the special supreme court that heard the Hart disbarment case.
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Brainerd
Minn
W. S. McClenahan
Fifteenth Judicial District
McClenahan
Special Supreme Court
Hart
Woods President of Sunday Schools
The County Sunday School, in session Monday and Tuesday at the First Presbyterian church, recommended forming a La Crosse city district organization. The convention approved the officers and, on motion, substituted F P Woods for Schofield as president. the convention was a great success.
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First Presbyterian Church
la Crosse
Schofield
F. P. Woods
Girl Gored by Cow in Yankton
Nine year old Gertrude Shepherdson was attacked by a loose cow in Yankton South Dakota. She was tossed hooked and trailed before rescue and remained in serious condition. Authorities cited a red ribbon in the girl's hat as a possible trigger for the attack.
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Yankton
S. D
Gertrude Shepherdson
Whiskey for rheumatism formula described by medical fraternity
Notice promotes a whiskey based formula for rheumatism claiming high efficacy. It describes mixing one half pint of whiskey with one ounce Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound and taking a tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime.
Remedy for fat called Rengo touted as safe and effective
An advertisement promotes Rengo as a remarkable fat reducer sold by The Rengo Co in Detroit. It claims easy, harmless weight loss with appetite satisfaction, nerve strengthening effects, and no wrinkles. Free samples offered by mail with a 10 cent postage fee, with local La Crosse druggists also listing it.
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Rengo
Rengo Co
Detroit
Mich
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien's Carnegie medal candidate Joseph La Roque
Joseph La Roque of the Fourth ward is praised for saving twenty one people from drowning near the Mississippi river and on the pontoon bridge to McGregor. Notable rescues include the 1901 night sinking of the Baker family and a dive to save a fellow worker, with many lives attributed to his courage. Local friends discuss awarding him the Carnegie medal for heroism.
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Prairie du Chien
Joseph la Roque
Fourth Ward
la Roque
Mississippi River
Here
McGregor
Baker
Grace Kwicala
Schwartz
Wagner
Kwicala
Texas
Charles Plummer
Plummer
Mr. la Roque
Teachers' convention to be held in Milwaukee
Mr Marcus Frederick has returned from a visit with his son John in Waukon Iowa. The Eastern Star ladies enjoyed a pleasant sociable at the lodge hall Tuesday evening.
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Hazel Savage
Shulisburg
E. M Green
Cambridge
W. T. Pinkerton
Abbott
Benton Harbor
Mich
Lechner
Rathbun and Klass
Alexander Frederick
Chicago
Edith Ballentine
The
Conservatory of Music
Celia Comisky
Eastman
W. E. Uttendorfer
Milwaukee
Marcus Frederick
John
Waukon
Iowa
Eastern Star
Lodge Hall
How Is Your Digestion
Mrs. Mary Dowling of San Francisco urges Electric Bitters for stomach and liver troubles. She testifies to its effectiveness in acute indigestion and notes the tonic improves overall health. Sold for 50 cents at O T Erehart's drug store.
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Mary Dowling
8Th Ave
San Francisco
O. T. Erehart
Small Fires Burn Roof in North Side House
Fire department No. 4 was called three times Tuesday. A fire at 1814 Caledonia Street in James Orwell’s attic burned a hole in the roof after a second blaze. Loss was about 196 dollars. A shed fire at 1803 Berlin Street belonging to Edward Gowdy was quickly controlled with small loss. Department No. 1 fought a shed fire at Tenth and La Crosse. no damage reported.
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James Orwell
Caledonia Street
Department No. 4
Edward Gowdy
Berlin Street
Department No. 1
Tenth and
la Crosse Street
Boy versus girl injury labels spark debate on gender bias
A saying equates male mischief with being naughty while labeling female missteps as accidents, highlighting longstanding stereotypes. The remark prompts discussion on how gender influences interpretation of everyday conduct and fault.
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