Duel on Steamer Ends in Fatal Wounding
In Duluth on September 22 Joseph Peacock a deck hand struck fireman William Murray with a stake on the steamer William A Paine. Murray suffered a fractured skull and doctors trepanned in a bid to save him. The pair quarrelled ashore then fought aboard the boat. Peacock was arrested charged with murder. Murray hails from Pittsburgh.
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Duluth
Minn
Joseph Peacock
William A. Paine
William Murray
Murray
Peacock
Feld Murray
Pittsburg
Remarkable Century Club Couple Mark 70th Anniversary
John Shequin born 1808 in Vermont and wife, aged ninety, celebrate their wedding anniversary in Lyon county Minnesota. They moved to Albert Lea in 1860 and Lyon county in 1873. they live alone and perform their own housework under nearby watchful eyes of their children. Doctor Rigs incident follows.
Frenzied Doctor Sparks Panic at Ryan Hotel
Dr I W Rigs of Aurora Minnesota erupted into a panic in the Ryan hotel at night driving a razor and water pitcher with a neck wound bleeding. Hotel staff and guests fled while porters were threatened with the razor as police were alerted and responders dispatched to quell the scene.
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Casserley
Rigs
ST. Paul, Minn
I. W. Rigs
Aurora, Sr
Ryan Hotel
Casserley, McGuire
Morse
Mattocks
Bold plan to escape blocked in Crookston jail
In Crookston Minnesota on September 22 Sheriff Gonyea foiled a planned jail break by several Polk County inmates. They obtained an iron bar and attempted to break from their cells during the nightly rounds but were thwarted by vigilant police. Prisoners remain confined to individual cells with freedoms curtailed.
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Crookston
Minn
Gonyea
Polk County
Doerflinger Store Stands Out In Western Wisconsin
A major La Crosse shopping destination this week is the Doerflinger Store a modern 20th century merchandising hub brimming with bright new Autumn goods from leading sources. The store is described as the leading retailer in western Wisconsin with metropolitan style and strong stock.
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la Crosse
Doerflinger
Doerflinger’s
Wisconsin
Fatally burned child in Waconia jack o lantern incident
Evelyn Reil, 4, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Reil formerly of St Paul, was fatally burned in Waconia Minnesota while watching neighbor boy Willie Draff, 7, make a jack o lantern.
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Waconia
Minn
Evelyn
Charles A. Reil
St. Paul
Willie Draff
Child Burned In Back Yard Fire Incident
In a backyard incident a girl’s dress caught fire as she stood near another boy and adults. The boy could not help, and by the time Mrs. Reil and Mrs. Draff arrived the child was fatally burned. The two women also suffered severe hand burns attempting to remove the burning garments.
Workman Killed in West Salem Tragedy at 25
A Workman died in a West Salem accident at age 25, with the body found on site. No inquest was held, and investigators noted the fatality occurred almost instantly.
Foley's Honey and Tar Declared Safe Under New Pure Food Law
The advertisement states Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law because it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults. O. T. Erhart.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
La Crosse Man Killed In Austin Sewer Collapse
Aaron Fox of La Crosse and worker for Thill-Lapitz Co. died after earth collapsed in a twelve foot sewer trench in Austin Minn. Fox was buried to his waist and crushed to death during the accident. City aldermen assisted in the rescue efforts at the scene.
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Austin
Minn
Aaron Fox
Thill-Lapitz Company
la Crosse
Turtle Creek
Fox
Nort hwest in brief notices from several states
Short dispatches report multiple incidents including a heat death in Polk county Minnesota a fire destroying the Northwestern Stationery Company stock in Iowa City a drunken assault on Dr J F Lynn in Waseca Minnesota a fire that ruined Clark Walrath’s livery stable and L Breakstone’s general store in Crandon Wisconsin losses include horses and sleighs a large county fair in Waseca Minnesota with over 3000 in prizes and an indictment in Fort Dodge for a murder of a Gowrie marshal in Iowa the loss of two young twins to pneumonia in Lead South Dakota a Finnish immigrant in Hibbing Minnesota severing a leg while attempting to board a freight train in Grand Forks North Dakota city a bank organization in Beaver Creek Minnesota approved by currency officials as read in Tribune want ads
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Crookston
Minn
Polk County
Anton Selte
Lengley
Iowa City
Northwestern Stationery Company
Waseca
J. F. Lynn
Crandin
Wis
Clark Walrath
L. Breakstone
Greaer
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Carr
Nicholson
Gowrie
Lead
S. D
Hilma
Signeland
Harold Iceland
Pn Monia
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S&adams ST
West Ave
Sapolio
Morgan's
Quarr
Ied
Jersey
Japan
Casper
Nagah
Igorrote Village
Minnesota
Northwest
Washburn-Crosby CO
Grand Forks
N. D
Matt Ima
Hibbing
Ting
Villa
Washington, D. C
M. O. Page
First National Bank
Beaver Creek, Minn
Tribune
Bartl’s Privk
Werner
BOH
LA Crosse, Wis
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