Disasters Off Nova Scotia Seal Multiple Fatalities Reported
A series of maritime disasters along the Nova Scotia coast leaves many dead. The steamer Clemson likely foundered in a Lake Superior storm. search patrols extend from Port Arthur to Isle Royale. Halifax counts include Soo City and other vessels with dozens of crew losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Duluth
B. M. Clemson
A. B. Wolvin
Soo
Lorain
Ohio
Lake Superior
Grand Island
Clemson
D. O. Mills
Mills
Wolvin Steamship Company
Port Arthur
Isle Royale
Atlantic
Halifax
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Fifty Families Needful in Duluth Fire Relief Plan
Mayor W A Haven of Duluth, chairing Gov Johnson fire relief, reports fifty North Shore families now need assistance. Originally estimated at fifteen, the count rose after investigations. Lumber for rebuilding is sought, with N J Miller touring the north shore to verify needs and expedite aid.
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Duluth
W. A. Haven
North Shore
Fire destroys Leay hotel and Fairbanks store in White Earth
Frazee Minnesota December 8 The Leay hotel owned by Charles Moore and the B J Fairbanks general store at White Earth were completely destroyed by fire. The total loss is about 20000. White Earth is a reservation town twenty miles north of Detroit.
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Frazee, Minn
Leay
Charles Moore
B. J. Fairbanks
White Earth
Detroit
Explosion at Beresford theater injures two operators
Hanson and Maher of Beresford presented a moving picture show at the Flannery building in Elk Point. The projector failed then exploded injuring Henry Bronson the operator and Billy Reynolds his assistant with facial and hand burns.
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Elk Point
S. D
Hanson & Maher
Beresford
Flannery
Henry Bronson
Billy Reynolds
Williams Urges Elective Labor Commissioner Seat
W H Williams retiring labor commissioner urges making the office elective instead of appointive and delaying election to November 1910. He also favors placing the department’s twenty plus inspectors under civil service, noting current appointments by the governor hinder policy harmony and favor political allies over capability.
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W. H. Williams
Civil Service
Williams
Tag day in St Paul raises fund for TB care
In St Paul a tag day by women gathered over $15,000 for a fund to furnish free dispensaries and trained nurses for tuberculosis patients.
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St. Paul
Killed at the Throttle on Oriental Limited
Engineer George P. Irvin of the Oriental Limited on the Great Northern was killed when struck by a bridge pier east of Robbinsdale while the eastbound train sped toward Minneapolis. Fireman Doerr and a brakeman acted after the crash as the engineer’s body was found in the cab with fatal injuries.
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Minneapolis
George P. Irvin
Oriental Limited
Robbinsdale
Twin Cities
Doerr
Traffic in French Girls in Duluth Arrests
Wholesale importation of French women into the United States and the Northwest was disclosed by the arrest of Clementine Dailly in Duluth. Dailly, from Paris, says she was brought here under contract by Mary Gain of 234 St Croix Avenue. Inspector Dean probes similar cases and may indict other Duluth women with fines up to 5000 dollars and deportation of the girls.
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Duluth
United States
Northwest
William H. Dean
United States Immigration Office
Clementine Dailly
Paris
Mary Gain
St. Croix Avenue
Dean
France
Farmer killed by fast train at Bay City crossing
William Scatter of Hager Wisconsin was struck by the Burlington flyer at Bay City Minnesota while crossing tracks with his team. He was thrown fifty feet, died within an hour from internal injuries at age forty five and left a family. He had moved to Hager from Buffalo Center Iowa.
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Bay City
Red Wing
Minn
William Scatter
Hager
Wis
Burlington Flyer
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Mahlon Yearfoss
Great Northern
Superior
Physicians Marvel At Case In Chippewa Falls Boy
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin December 8 physicians report William Coleman son of Julius Coleman has unusually brittle bones. The bones fracture with minor blows but cause no pain and heal quickly without medical aid.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
William Coleman
Julius Coleman
Hunting Accident Fatal Claims Self Defense Exonerates Man
Marshalltown Iowa December 9 Wil ford Cartwright an implement dealer of Hubbard died yesterday from gunshot wounds accidentally inflicted by Herman Boucher a traveling man of Peoria Illinois Sunday afternoon while Cartwright Baucher and others hunted rabbits Before he died Cartwright made a written statement exonerating Baucher
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Wilford Cartwright
Hubbard
Herman Boucher
Peoria
Ill
Baucher
Cartwright
Veteran Editor A. C. Bernard Dies in Minnesota
A. C. Bernard, veteran editor who owned papers in Grand Rapids Cass Lake and Walker, Minnesota, died yesterday at St Joseph's hospital of a liver condition. He was secretary of the National Drainage league with headquarters in Washington D C.
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Brainerd, Minn
A. C. Bernard
Minnesota
Grand Rapids
Cass Lake
Walker
St. Joseph’s Hospital
National Drainage League
Washington, D. C
Catsup Seized at Fargo by U S Marshal
United States marshal seized a large quantity of catsup in Fargo after Dr. E F Ladd state pure food commissioner accused the manufacturer of false labeling and ignoring state notices of violation.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
E. F. Ladd
Strikes Costly with 33 Strikes in Two Years
State labor department statistician Frank Hoffmann reports 33 strikes in the last two years involving 8,818 union men. About 2,063 members remain on strike though some are working while unions have raised 119,550 dollars in strike benefits.
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Frank Hoffmann
State Labor Department
Mural Paintings Installed in National Farmers Bank
The two largest Northwest mural paintings are installed in the north and east arches of the National Farmers' bank in Owatonna. They depict Steele county farming scenes, one with Holstein cattle in rolling pastures and a dinner time farm scene.
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National Farmers’ Bank
Owatonna
Steele County
Wisconsin College Sheep and Swine Win Big at Exposition
The University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture swept prizes at the International Live Stock exposition, earning about $1,000 in total premiums. Sheep dominated most open and college classes with several firsts and championships, while hogs also delivered top results across Berkshire, Poland China and Duroc Jersey categories. Many prize sheep will be used for class work in the December 5 short course.
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College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Grand Wether
Shropshire Lamb
Pen
Shropshire Lambs
Hampshire
Hampshire Lamb
Cheviot Lambs
Southern Lambs
Shropshire
Wethers
Wether
Wether Lamb
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Berkshires
Poland
Chinas
Forest fire protection drive spurs new Wisconsin legislation
Northern Wisconsin lumbermen and land owners meet at Eau Claire to seek state action. They back a patrol system like federal forest protection, tax exemptions for timber contracts, and a $25,000 university building to study by products. A timber owners association is to be formed with constitution and bylaws drafted. Notables include State Forester Griffith, J Weyerhaeuser, and Connors from Kimberley & Clark among many others.
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Wisconsin
Eau Claire Club
United States
G. D. Jones
Wausau
State Forestry Department
Griffiths
State University
United States Forest Service
Timber Owners’ Association
Griffith
Madison
John Weyerhaeuser
George Atwood
St. Paul
Chippewa Falls
The
American Immigration Co
George Peterson
Stanley
Roe & Peterson
Col. Holway
la Crosse
C. A. Goodman
Marinette
A. R. Jones
Owen
J. D. Arpin
Grand Rapids
Country Life Commission to Hear Wisconsin Rural Issues at U W
President Roosevelt appointed Country Life Commission will hold a hearing at the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture on Saturday December 12. The panel will interview farmers wives ministers teachers physicians editors and business leaders to gather data for rural improvement nationwide. Faculty and students from the college will attend dairy shows and stock exposition in Chicago with several professors and inspectors also participating.
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Country Life Commission
Commission On Country Life
Roosevelt
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
The
Chicago
H. L. Russell
George Mckerrow
F. W. Woll
E. H. Farrington
A. S. Alexander
G. C. Humphrey
J. G. Fuller
Frank Kieinheinz
Harrington
Woll
Sister Gives Skin for Brother in Life Saving Graft
Miss Mary Rebhan of Arcadia submitted to four large skin grafts on the chest of Anton Rebhan at a hospital to save his life. The operation occurred after Anton sustained severe burns. Doctors pronounced the grafting successful and life saving.
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Anton Rebhan
Mary Rebhan
Arcadia
Anton
Bartender Uses Beer To Quell Fall Creek Fire
In Fall Creek Emmanuel's saloon caught fire and with water scarce the quick thinking bartender poured beer on the flames, extinguishing the blaze. The action prevented a disaster as patrons fled the scene.
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Fall Creek
Emmanuel
Regents Seek 242,800 for Normal School Improvements
At a Madison special meeting the normal school regents urged the coming legislature to appropriate 242,800 for improvements and additions across several schools and to raise the annual current expense appropriation from 230,000 to 350,000. Funds would cover grounds, boiler houses, dormitory, and tile floors at Milwaukee Oshkosh Whitewater Stevens Point Superior Platteville and La Crosse schools. The board says the request minimizes cost while prioritizing welfare of the schools.
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Madison
Board of Normal School
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Whitewater
Stevens Point
Superior
Platteville
la Crosse
Season of Farmers Institutes Opens in Rio
The potato institute at Rio in Columbia county opens its twenty third year season on December 8 under Superintendent George McKerrow with L E Scott Stanley assisted by Professors A R Whitson E P Sandsten and J G Milward of the state university and Kennedy Scott of Rio. A cooking school led by Edith J Clift of Chicago and Nellie E Griffiths of Madison draws keen interest. The season runs until March 18 culminating in a cooking institute at Mondovi Buffalo county. Six conductors and their staffs plus two cooking school conductors will conduct forty sessions across institutes.
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Farmers’ Institutes
Rio
Columbia County
George McKerrow
L. E. Scott
Stanley
A. R. Whitson
E. P. Sandsten
J. G. Milward
State University
Kennedy Scott
Edith J. Clift
Chicago
Nellie E. Griffiths
Madison
Mondovi
Buffalo County
Rescue of a Child by Mill Foreman and Clerk Saves Hayward Girl
Frank Ostberg foreman of a planing mill and Ivan Nelson office employee saved Carl Sunde’s five year old daughter from probable death after her dress caught fire from a bonfire. They wrapped the child in coats to smother the flames as several other children watched.
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Frank Ostberg
Ivan Nelson
Carl Sunde
Hayward
Haywood Bros. Chair Factory Resumes Full Time
Gardner Mass Dec 8 The Haywood Bros Co chair factory the largest in the country will go on full time Monday It has operated five days a week for eight months indicating a return to full production.
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Gardner
Mass
Haywood Bros. & Co
Two Men Die After Wagon Hit at Chicago Crossing
Two men were killed instantly when a Milwaukee passenger train struck their wagon at a grade crossing in Chicago. James Griey, the crossing lookout, is held by police pending an inquest.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
James Griey
Discrimination in Public Utilities Scrutinized by Commission
The railroad commission report to Gov. Davidson focuses on public utility law, highlighting discriminatory rates across telephone water gas and electric firms. Of 61 telephone companies, 32 showed discrimination with 79 of 147 exchanges tolerating it, totaling 31,162 yearly rebates. The study notes lingering contracts and uneven pricing across utilities.
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Railroad Commission
Davidson
Sheriff Fears Jail Breaks End Prison Labor Plan
Sheriff-elect William Duncan of La Crosse objects to county board plans to use prisoners outside the jail yard for county repairs. He says outdoor work doubles opportunities for escapes and provides inmates with tools and weapons. He cites incidents since the stone pile was abolished where files, saws, and tools surfaced among prisoners.
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William Duncan
la Crosse
Dunean
Brothers Die at Same Age Linked by Sudden Heart Death
William Weyenberg of Chippewa Falls learned of his cousin Martin Weyenberg a Rice Lake businessman who died suddenly of heart disease just after speaking of his brother's death. Both Weyenberg brothers died at the same age and had no prior illness, with both deaths occurring shortly after conversations about death.
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William Weyenberg
Chippewa Falls
Little Chute
Martin Weyenberg
Rice Lake
Weyenberg
Nelson’s Escape From Death After Four Night Wander
Martin Nelson of Deer Park endured three days and four nights lost in Alden woods with no food or shelter. He wore only overalls and a jacket and was found near Menomonie, later believed to be an escaped insane patient. He had wandered along Hay River in Dunn county before recovery.
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Nelson
Alden
Polk County
Martin Nelson
Deer Park
Menomonie
Hay River
Dunn County
Henry W Peabody Dies Prominent East India Merchant
Henry W. Peabody a leading commission merchant and pioneer in the East India import trade died at his Salem Massachusetts home. He was widely known in trade circles for his long career and influence in the industry. The obituary notes his prominence and contributions to commerce.
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Henry W. Peabody
Salem
Mass
Wisconsin Insurance Receipts Rise Compared With 1907 Total
The state insurance department reports receipts for the first eleven months of this year at 669 527 72 dollars, an increase of 5 803 74 over total receipts for all of 1907 which were 669 723 98 dollars. Twenty three life insurance companies withdrew from the state at the year's start.
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Ife
Wisconsin State Insurance Department
Thorn Resigns as Superior Alderman After Transfer
Having been transferred by the Omaha road to a position at St. Paul, W. H. Thorn will resign as alderman at Superior.
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Omaha
St. Paul
W. H. Thorn
Superior
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News of the Northwest
D. M. Clemson
Labor
Case
Rior
Owatonna Institution
University
Wisconsin Commission
Badger Briefs
Bruce Miller
Kilbourn
Southern Wisconsin Power Company
John Lauher
Eau Claire
Henry A. Goddard
Austin, Minn
Ai la Crosse
James and
John Wyman
Holcombe
Portage
Bayfield
Green Bay
William Morgan
Fond du Lac
John Harman, Sr
Mick Lynch
Neillsville
Columbia Silica Company of
Wisconsin Normal School
Ashland County Board
Almena Farmers
T. W. Shelver
Harry James
Packard
Beloit
Waupun
Peter Kutch
Crivitz Pulp and Paper Company
Northern Wisconsin State Fair Association
A. G. Cox
Osseo
John Horrigan
Robert B. Clark
G. Lowes Dickinson
King’s College
Cambridge
Mr. Dickinson
William J. Bryan
Burns
Hofell
Red Cliff
Lambert
State Board of Control
MacVeagh & Higgins
Ed Forster
Lima
Dusham Creek
Western Wall
F. N. Kelley
Joliet, Ill
Meriden
Hersey
Peter Westerdahl
Janesville Rifles
Jerry Brosnan
William Keating
Monroe
C. E. Gray
Harold
F. W. Reinicke
Manitowoc
Grant Poole
Jennie Orvis
Oakfield
Northern Hospital For
Thomas Simons
Superior Posting Company
Racine
Kenosha County
Merrill
Peter Hessel
Alvin Mueli
Phillip J. Gentner
Worcester, Mass
Mr. Ventner
Italy
W. G. de Witt
Fox River Valley
Hill Bros.De Witt Company
Hill Bros.’ Co
Holter
National Ski Association
Colfax
Stillwater
In Shoeming
Fort Atkinson
Business Men's Association
Lawrence University
Lawrence
Agricultural and Livestock Associations
Wisconsin Horticultural Society
Gov. Davidson
Charles Lindenberg
Ashland
Five Points Crossing
Janesville
John Cronin
George B. Manter
Mendota
Manter
Commercial Association
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