Fatal Runaway Crash Ends Marshall County Farmer Life
News of the Northwest reports Peter Pursley a Marshall county farmer died after his wagon horses ran away. Pursley was thrown and dragged face down for over two minutes as the team continued to run until Mrs Rose Sayer stopped them. Pursley and his wife had moved to South Dakota from Rennselaer Indiana about a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Peter Pursley
Marshall County
Pursley
Rose Sayer
South Dakota
Rennselaer
Ind
Woman Denies Forgery In South Dakota Case
Mrs Martha Lapier also known as Smith denies forging a $3000 check. She says Hjalmer Larson of Portal ND gave her the instrument in his office and the Yale bank honored it. Lapier waived examination before Judge Geddis and posted bond for Oct 22 in Beadle county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Lapier
Hjalmer Larson
Portal
Huron
S. D
Omaha
C. E. Young
Beadle County
Lapier
Smith
State Bank of Yale
N. D
Beaudette Man Bound Over In Assault Case
D L Ketcheson was bound over by Judge John Miller to await grand jury action on charges of assault with intent to kill Ralph Moore at Bert Clark's saloon in Old Spooner Minn He allegedly fired three shots that did not discharge the fourth fired but a bystander struck the hand holding the revolver and the bullet struck the floor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaudette
Minn
D. L. Ketcheson
John Miller
Ketcheson
Ralph Moore
Bert Clark
Old Spooner
Trampled by cow leads to death in Spearfish area
Deadwood South Dakota October 20Pete Lundgren aged man was leading his cow home from a pasture near Spearfish when the animal balked. He had wrapped a rope around his wrist the cow toppled him dragged him some distance and then trod on his abdomen. He died two hours later from internal hemorrhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Spearfish
Pete Lundgren
Lundgren
Five-Year-Old Fatally Scalded In Hot Milk Incident
Lu lu Olson, five, daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Olson, fell into a barrel of hot milk at New Richmond Minnesota while her father had just brought it from a creamery. The accident occurred near the family home north of New Richmond. George Laudert, an elderly resident, died of apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
New Richmond
Minn
Lulu
Andrew Olson
George Laudert
Safe Blast Fails as Thieves Flushed at Mesaba Depot
In Taconite Minnesota on October 20 yeggs blew open the depot safe but fled before taking any money. Two suspects were arrested at Holman and await a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taconite
Minn
Mesaba
Holman
Prairie fires threaten settled areas in South Dakota
Prairie fires continue to menace the state with two major blazes this week. One burned east of Webster, stripping hay and invading flax fields. Another burned east of Watertown between Bemis Goodwin and Kransburg, causing heavy losses of hay and farm buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Watertown
S. D
Webster
Bemis
Goodwin
Kransburg
Collision Claims Two on Greenwood Rails Near Marquette
Marquette Michigan October 17 Peter Balms a brakeman of Marquette was killed and H J Bystrom the engineer was severely scalded in a head on collision between a passenger train and an ore train at Greenwood None of the passengers was hurt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Peter Balms
H. J. Bystrom
Greenwood
Crane & Ordway Worker Dies After Elevator Shaft Crush
John H. Sannen was crushed in the elevator shaft of the Crane and Ordway building yesterday in St Paul and died at the city hospital a few hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
John H .Sannen
Crane & Ordway Company
City Hospital
Burglars Raid Store in Lamberton
Burglars broke into the Anderson Bros clothing store in Lamberton Minnesota last night by removing a rear window pane. They stole mainly overcoats and suits valued at about 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamberton, Minn
Anderson Bros
Floods devastate Sansing and Huaiping districts in China
Hongkong reports disastrous floods in Sansing and Huaiping, with several towns submerged and hundreds made homeless. Authorities assess damage and aid mobilization underway across affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Sansing
Huaiping
Woman First in Land Grab in Dallas Draws Rosebud Lands
In Dallas South Dakota 33 000 registered but few attended the Rosebud land drawing held in a large tent as 19 iron cans held 114 769 applications. Judge James W. Witten announced the first name May A Melser of Kennebec South Dakota. The next drawn were Peter Swift of Ponca Nebraska and E Hannen of Meadow Grove Nebraska. Blankets were raised and two children Deina Rose and Virginia Wagner both six years old were blindfolded to begin the drawing after the cans were opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
S. D
Tripp County Rosebud
James W. Witten
May A. Melser
Kennebec
Presho
Ayesho
Peter Swift
Ponca
Neb
E. Hannen
Meadow Grove
Deina Rose
Virginnia Wagner
Town Saved by Skirts In Gettysburg Prairie Fire
Gettysburg, Oct 21. Women in Gettysburg, South Dakota, removed skirts and aprons and gave them to men, who used them to help fight a fast moving prairie fire from the south. The town and nearby area suffered substantial damage, but the blaze was checked and the town saved by swift, collective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Gettysburg Society
Gettysburg
Blood dripped as man commits suicide in Morris
Peter Hanson a 45 year old unmarried man shot himself in his room above the Mickel Shack restaurant in Morris Minnesota. The body lay undiscovered for three days until blood dripping through the ceiling drew the attention of the owners. Coroner Cane ruled death a suicide after post mortem examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris, Minn
Peter Hanson
Mickelshack
Cane
Goes for Child Stealer
Sheriff Trathen leaves Deadwood for Butte with a warrant to arrest Mrs. Margaret Bowman on a child kidnapping charge. The five year old daughter of J. M. Ellis of Lead was in her care and reportedly fled with the child when the father sought school placement. The child’s mother is deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Trathen
Butte
Mont
Margaret Bowman
J. M. Ellis
Lead
Elderly Woman Attacked in Mason City Cottage
Mrs Catherine Nelson an elderly widow living near the Milwaukee depot was attacked in her bed by two men who choked her and left her unconscious. Police arrested two suspects but release followed as she could not identify them. She remains in serious condition from the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Catherine Nelson
Fire destroys fifteen Shell Rock buildings in Iowa town
A town hall fire in Shell Rock, Iowa, razed fifteen business buildings and damaged hose carts and trucks. The loss is about $150,000. Waterloo sent an engine and crew for aid as Shell Rock, with about 1,000 residents, battled the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Rock
Waterloo
Iowa
Night Riders Burn Cotton Gin in Alabama
Reports from Scottsboro Alabama say night riders burned the large cotton gin of Butler and Co at Newhope. It is the first reported case of a gin burned in Alabama by night riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsboro
Ala
Butler & Co
Newhope
Alabama
Thief Takes Jewelry Worth 2000 From Memphis Home
A burglar, seen in Memphis on October 20, steals rings brooches and gems valued at 2000 after overlooking 5000 in jewels at Mrs. Robert A. Parker Jr. residence in the prior day rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Robert A. Parker, Jr
Four Perish in Fire at Summit Mining Town
An over heated stove started a blaze in a Summit dwelling ten miles west of Altoona Pennsylvania killing four children. Two others were fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Summit
Here
Skiff Swamped Drowns Father and Son on Detroit River
In Detroit on October 20 Gottlieb Bruder and his young son Raymond drowned when their skiff swamped by swells from a passing steamer. The tragedy occurred late last night on the Detroit river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Gottlieb Bruder
Raymond
Detroit River
State Historical Society at Madison Elects Curators and Reports Growth
The Wisconsin State Historical Society held its fifty sixth annual meeting in Madison detailing curatorial selections for three years and reporting a year end private fund total of 57217.05 with a gain of 1553.81. Library strength rose to 307674 titles with emphasis on government and labor studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
State Historical Library
Rasmus B. Anderson
Charles N. Brown
George B. Burrows
Frederic K. Conover
Burr W. Jones
J. Howard Palmer
John B. Parkinson
N. B. van Slyke
Emil Baensch
Manitowoc
Alfred A. Jackson
Janesville
John Luchsinger
Monroe
S. G. Messmer
Milwaukee
William F. Vilas
Thomas E. Brittingham
J. B. Cassaday
J. M. Naughtin
Col. Vilas
L. S. Hanks
Thwaites
Great Britain
Canada
Charles E. Brown
State Archaeological Society
Wisconsin Skips General State Tax This Year
Governor Davidson Secretary Frear and State Treasurer Dahl moved funds from the general fund to the capitol building fund removing the need for a special state tax for 1907. The general fund holds $1,563,457 with $450,000 shifted, anticipating receipts of $5,301,070 and disbursements of $5,801,775. Standard educational taxes remain: common schools $1.5M, state university $500k, normal schools $230k, free high schools $125k, and graded schools $120k.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Frear
Dahl
Owner of Eau Claire general store vanishes
S Stevens owner of a general store in Eau Claire has disappeared, no foul play suspected. He ran a large mail order business with hundreds of letters awaiting opening and possible funds. Sheriff McMillan recently settled a $75 claim for Lange Fruit Co. by visiting the store. clerks run the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Stevens
Eau Claire
Stevens
McMillan
Lange Fruit Company
Cowling Files Statement On Cook Campaign Expenses
W C Cowling of Oshkosh campaign manager for S A Cook of Neenah filed a statement in the secretary of state's office detailing how he spent the money turned over by Cook. He attached a letter commenting on the law requiring campaign expense filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Cowling
Oshkosh
S. A. Cook
Neenah
United States
Secretary of State
Cook
Fires Rage in Pennsylvania Mountains
Fires blaze on mountains east and north of Reading Pennsylvania with dense smoke covering Mount Penn and a large tract burned on the Blue Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Reading
Mount Penn
Blue Mountains
Billik Must Die Prompts U S Supreme Court Death Order
Washington Oct 21 Herman Billik a Chicago murderer must die after losing his appeal in the supreme court of the United States yesterday from Judge Landis. the ruling upholds the death sentence and ends the legal fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herman Billik
Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Landis
RULES AGAINST ROAD TELESCOPE TELEPHONE ORDER
The railroad rate commission found Great Northern Railway facilities in Superior inadequate for public business and ordered installation of the People’s Telephone system in the Tow er avenue ticket office and in the general freight office. The railway had a contract with Douglas County Telephone to use its lines exclusively, and relied on this as a defense. The opinion reviews the legal questions raised, notes defects in a recent legislative act requiring railroad telephone connections, and hints at potential invalidity of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Rate Commission
Great Northern Railway Company
Superior
People’s Telephone Company
Tower Avenue
Douglas County Telephone Company
U W honors Vilas memory with university memorial Oct 20
Memorial exercises for the late William F. Vilas are planned by the University of Wisconsin. The program in Armory Hall on Tuesday Oct 20 includes speeches by ex Governor W D Hoard, Judge J B Winslow, Prof Burr W Jones, and President Charles R Van Hise, with vocal solos by Miss Marie White Longman of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Vilas
University of Wisconsin
Armory Hall
W. D. Hoard
Regents
Vilas
J. B. Winslow
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Burr W. Jones
Law School
Charles R. van Hise
Marie White Longman
Chicago
New Buildings Planned for Wisconsin Campus
President Charles R. Van Hise, after returning from Williams College with an honorary degree, consulted Philadelphia architects Laird and Cret about campus expansion. They are preparing site sketches and building plans to present a preliminary report to the regents at their December meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Hise
Charles R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Williams College
Garfield
Laird and Cret
Philadelphia
Judge Grimm Denies New Trial in Donovan Assault Case
Judge Grimm of Jefferson denies a motion for a new trial for Charles Donovan who was convicted of criminal assault on a young girl. Donovan seeks retrial arguing evidence was used from his testimony in Ida Gruetzmacher’s Water town case. Donovan receives eight years at hard labor in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimm
Jefferson
Charles Donovan
Ida Gruetzmacher
Watertown
Donovan
Abandoned Yards Shift Traffic to Spring Brook Lines
The old freight yards within Janesville city limits are being abandoned by the North-Western road. Double tracks for passenger and freight trains are installed, directing all shipments directly through to the Spring Brook yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Spring Brook
Two Men Arrested for Burglary Near Monroe
Harry Smith and Eddie De Mar from Milwaukee were arrested last week near Monroe for threatening a brakeman with a revolver. They have been taken to Orangeville, Illinois, to answer the burglary charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Eddie de Mar
Milwaukee
Monroe
Orangeville
Ill
Superior Templar Chosen at Madison Encampment Conclusion
The fiftieth annual Knights Templar conclave in Madison closes with Ashland chosen as the 1909 meeting site. Retiring grand commander Alvin P. Kletzsch of Milwaukee receives the jewel. New officers include Grand Commander William H. Webb and a full slate of regional appointees.
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Madison
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templars
Ashland
Alvin P. Kletzsch
Milwaukee
William H. Webb
William P. Kenney
George B. Wheeler
Eau Claire
John C. Feh Jandt
E. B. Draper
Wausau
A. E. Mathieson
Janesville
R. W. Bosworth
D. D
Delavan
C. H. Washburn
Racine
W. W. Perry
R. B. Lang
William Torrance
la Crosse
Charles F. Lamb
Adolph H. Wagner
Henry L. Palmer
N. C. Giffin
Fond du Lac
Hear Pulp and Paper Seek Lower Rail Freight Rates
Wisconsin pulp and paper manufacturers petition the state railroad commission for reduced freight rates. Hearing set for October 26, with the paper trust represented by F. J. Streyckman and W. D. Hurlbut of Chicago. Railroads defend against early ruling amid lengthy legal defense. The commission also considered Cash ton light and power plant valuation disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulp and Paper Manufacturers
Wisconsin
State Railroad Commission
Paper Trust
F. J. Streyckman
W. D. Hurlbut
Chicago
Cashton
Cashton Light and Power Company
Capitol Art Work Deferred for Interior Decorations
The executive committee of the capitol building commission met in the governor’s office in Madison to discuss advertising for steel for the south wing and the big dome of the new capitol but took no action. The panel discussed a city request to tap the state's intake pipe from Lake Monona to the heating plant, which was unfavorably acted on. They conferred with an artist in charge of west wing decorations about interior ornamentation, noting current funds will be exhausted by construction and anticipating legislative action in the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Building Commission
Governor’s Office
Madison
Capitol
Lake Monona
Tax remission funds Capitol building from general state tax
Gov. Davidson and state officials decided no tax on general state property for building the capitol. The general fund will transfer 450,000 dollars to the capitol building fund, replacing the state tax of 450,000 dollars that would have been collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Davidson
Frear
Dahl
Capitol Building
Chippewa Pioneer McCann Dies After Illness
Stephen S. McCann the first white child born in Chippewa valley died at his daughter’s Auburn home after two years of illness. Born March 21 1839 he served in the Civil War and fathered eleven children. His mother was the first white woman in the Chippewa valley. His father fought in the Black Hawk and Civil wars and once bought the war eagle Old Abe from an Indian for a bushel of corn and presented it to a Wisconsin regiment at Eau Claire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen S. McCann
Chippewa Valley
Auburn
Old Abe
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Wisconsin faculty elects new athletic council
The University of Wisconsin faculty elected the annual athletic council at its first meeting. Members for the year include Dr. C. P. Hutchins, director of physical training. Prof. C. E. Allen, College of Letters and Science. Dr. C. R. Bardeen, dean, College of Medicine. Prof. D. W. Mead, College of Engineering. and Prof. H. L. Smith, College of Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
C. P. Hutchins
C. E. Allen
College of Letters and Science
C. R. Bardeen
College of Medicine
D. W. Mead
College of Engineering
H. L. Smith
College of Law
Wisconsin Briefs Highlight Local Incidents Across State
Wisconsin briefs cover a range of events from new depots at Devils Lake to a $50,000 Fond du Lac church rebuild, and deadly accidents in Chippewa Falls. The notes mention fireproof garage plans, a failed run on a Leyden, school truancy actions, and veterinary tuberculosis discussions in Illinois.
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Beaudette Man
China
Wiiss May A. Messer
Kennebec, S. D
Rosebud
Historical Society
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Philippines
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Argentine Republic
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New Hampshire
District of Columbia
Cowling
Billik
Great Northern
State Knights
State Rate Board
Wisconsin State Board
New Athletic Council
Devils Lake
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Plymouth
Grafton
Anton Michelschmidt
Cicero
Appleton
London County
Congregational
David Linn
Washington Avenue
John Padrut
Black Hawk
Chippewa Falls
Peter McKinnon
Edward Blum
W. C. Dean
Herbert Ritzer
New London
Adan Yarnache
Charles C. Bradford
Hamacher Hotel
Bradford
West
Seattle
Chris Burns
S. More
Indianapolis
A. W. Wilmarth
Charles Gorst
Mendota
W. A. Gordon
Thomas Hansen
Hansen
M. C. Bergh
Jacob Brandl
William Knack
Greenville
Outagamie County
Mr. Brandl
Mr. Knack
Lawrence O’reilly
Ridgeway
Messmer
St. Bernard’s
Fair Oaks
John Fisher
Cascade
Sheboygan County
A. Lange Manufacturing Company
John Kirch
Kirch
Paul Carroll
Thorp
Carroll
Chetek Lake
George Slawson
J. E. Walker
Frank Holmes
W. D. Fossett
William Campbell
John Anderson
Alden
Mendota Hospital
Joseph Lass
Estella Belensey
Diedrich Luellman
Glenwood
Hudson
Thorpe
Sheboygan
Bishop Schwebach
Middle Ridge
Thomas de Lane
Hilbert Junction
Tomah
Harvey Lightner
C. H. Stevens
Exchange
Gustave Helberg
Cumberland
Radisson
Henry Guenther
Wayne
Tony Barst
John Kaiser
Ives
W. N. Strausser
C. J. Brewer
Charles Brennan
Bernard Kernan
Joseph Janaker
William Kammerer
Dania Hall
Jenkins
Vina Germond
Oconto
Fourth Ward
H. A. Aune
Andy Kealey
St. Croix County
State Dairy and Food Department
Dairy and Food Commissioner
H. V. Larsen
Gus Beecher
Union Grove
Union Grove Creamery Company
University of Illinois
College of Agriculture
H. L. Russell
Wisconsin Agricultural College
Bang
Royal Veterinary Agricultural College
Copenhagen
Denmark
University of Wisconsin Agricultural College
Department of
Adela Rankin
The
State University
A. H. Johnstone
Samuel Olson
Chippewa County
San Francisco
John Striuvey
Edward Morrow
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