Narrow Escape From Freezing to Death Near Armour
In Kimball on December 7 a local man Jim Pain, intoxicated, caused a melee at Plummer’s saloon. He assaulted Lewis Kolbick, then attacked Dave Stephenson and Dorwart, breaking Stephenson’s nose and leaving Dorwart and Kolbick injured. Fagan is arrested. Stephenson’s facial injuries were treated and he rests.
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Kimball
Jim Pain
Lewis
Plummer
Lewis Kolbick
Fagan
Dave Stephenson
Dorwart
Pagan
Mr. Stephenson
Plankinton Letter Reports Some Local Ills and Rumors
A Plankinton correspondent notes a typhoid and malaria fever outbreak affecting only men aged 16 to 25 with no deaths yet. He mentions political talk urging votes for an upcoming local option referendum and ambiguities about a Manitoba railroad path through the county toward Mitchell. He also describes a man’s three week spree and a delirious nocturnal scene with calls of snakes and 40,000 Comanche Indians.
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Plankinton
Manitoba Railroad
Mitchell
Ole Hallen and McLyman Survive Prairie Storm Night
Armour report details Ole Hallen a carpenter and McLyman a Yankton resident escaping death in a Saturday storm. With six to eight inches of snow they lost their way after twilight, their horses failing, and both men suffering severe frostbite possibly risking amputation after a long trek to reach shelter. Hallen arrived in town late Sunday afternoon amid great pain.
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Armour
Ole Hallen
McLyman
Yankton Indian Reservation
Hallan
Delegates Elected for Aberdeen Convention
County convention selects delegates Abner French Akra W I Leach Crystal John Letcher J Wells Cavalier D Menzies Carlisle O Richardson F A Wilson R McGruer J Baptie Hamilton Robert Ferguson Drayton Anthony Garnett Lincoln Thomas Whelan Sodoma Samuel Haight Midland C Donovan Neche Martin Krat Cork C Ee Jackson Thomas J Jeman James Langton Pembina J Winn Grant Hager John M Conner St Thomas F W D Best St Joe W W Miller Walhalla
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Sr. Thomas
Dee
Aberdeen
Abner French
Akra
W. I. Leach
Crystal
John Letcher
J. Wells
Cavalier
D. Menzies
Carlisle
O. Richardson
Dray
F. A. Wilson
R. McGruer
J. Baptie
Hamilton
Robert Ferguson
Drayton
Anthony Garnett
Lincoln
Thomas Whelan
Sodoma
Samuel Haight
Midland
Dr. 1
C. Donovan
Neche
Martin Krat
Cork
C. Ee. Jackson
Thomas
J. Jeman
James Langton
Pembina
J. 1 Winn
Grant
Hager
John M. Conner
St. Thomas
F. W.D. Best
St. Joe
W. VW. Miller
Walhalla
Wis. Divorce Figures From State Study
Madison reports William Jackson Armstrong studied Wisconsin divorce records for 25 counties under the national bureau of labor statistics. He found 6,000 divorces in those counties since 1967 and estimates about 18,000 statewide. Desertion tops reasons, followed by neglect and cruelty. adultery occurs in under five percent of cases.
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Madison
Wis
William Jackson Armstrong
National Bureau of Labor Statistics
Divorce Trends Among Social Classes Reported
A curious fact notes that the number of women applying for divorce is twice that of men. Mr. Armstrong reports that most cases occur in the lower classes, with the upper classes showing comparatively few divorces.
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Armstrong
Fire in four story brick block causes $25000 loss
A blaze started at 6 o’clock in a four story brick block on Mechanic street in Hantrronp at dawn and burned for four hours before being controlled. Losses amount to $25000 and are fully covered by insurance.
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Hantrronp
Conn
Mechanic Street
Fire at Portsmouth brick corning mill kills two
Portsmouth Ohio December 7 The brick corning mills of N W Anderson burned last night when the east wall collapsed crushing the owner and a fireman William Simpson. Simpson was instantly killed and Anderson died a few minutes later. Two other firemen were seriously hurt and two slightly injured. The mill valued at seven thousand dollars and insured for five thousand.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
N. W. Anderson
William Simpson
Anderson
Fire destroys 30000 tons of coal at Port Epwamp
Fire last night in Port Epwamp burned 30 000 tons of coal owned by the Grand Trunk railroad. The loss impacts rail supply and regional storage. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigate the blaze.
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Port Epwamp
Grand Trunk Railroad
Secretary of State Race Returns From Albany Count
Official returns in Albany show Frederick Cook with 469 585 votes, Fred Grant 452 811, Henry George 700, DeWitt Huntington 41 800, Edward Hall 7 622, Thomas Beecher 953, Preston 1 017, plus blanks and scatters totaling 1 045 375 votes. Cook leads by 17 077.
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Albany
N. Y
Frederick Cook
Frederick D. Grant
Rep
Henry George
United Labor
Dewitt C. Huntington
Eadward Hall
Labor
Thomas K. Beecher
Greenback
Preston
Cook
Millionaire Leonidas Hamline Vanishes in Omniscience
Leonidas Hamline, 35, of Freeze & Hamline furniture, disappeared after leaving a billiards game and boarding a streetcar in Omcagco. He was last seen heading to his factory to pay 100 workers, carrying $2300, with a $150000 fortune, wife and four children, and no known reason or drinking habit. The case remains unsolved with no sighting since the prior day.
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Omcagco
Leonidas Hamline
Hamline
Freeze & Hamline
Minnesota Business Outlook From R G Dun Co
The weekly Dun report notes colder weather boosting dry goods trade while overall conditions are steady. Collections improve slightly and manufacturers foresee higher output and expanded facilities. Lumber dealers start the season with low stocks but expect solid local demand and spring activity. Flour and wheat markets firm with strong demand, despite high receipts. Twenty one local failures last week: nine in Minnesota, five in Dakota, six in Wisconsin, one in Montana.
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Minneamolis
R.G. Dun & Co
Minnesota
Dakota
Wisconsin
Montana
Money Moves in Dakota State Convention Fund
The Aberdeen project reports a $3000 fund raised for a December one state convention. The writer questions why a large purse is needed for a voluntary movement and asks how the money will be used, whether delegates are paid, and why Aberdeen bears the burden alone instead of sharing across Dakota. The piece challenges spontaneity of the so called people driven effort.
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LaMoure
Aberdeen
Dakota
Bismarck
A Girls' Composition Exchange Joke
A lighthearted piece contrasts boys and girls in a dated humorous view. It jokes that men were created first but Eve outshone Adam, saying women have outnumbered men since and that boys are a trouble, especially for everything but soap.
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God
Adam
Eve
Hood's Barsaparilla Promises Quick Vitality Boost
An advertisement claims Hood's Barsaparilla quickly energizes the body. It says the medicine cleanses and vitalizes blood, strengthens the stomach, restores appetite, reawakens the kidneys and liver, and refreshes the brain for work.
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Hood
SPARCENDUS LAMENT AUNT NANSEA SURRENDERS TO THE PRESIDENT
Aunt Nanseas dramatic lament reveals her resignation and the presidents acceptance. She bemoans losing the highest office she imagined and vows to fade into obscurity as the western settlers poems echo in the background. She declares the presidents letter seals the fate of her public role and fame.
Resignation sparks town celebration over land ruler changes
In a spirited scene residents gather after Sparcendi resigns as high lord commissioner. The dialogue recalls past harsh rule, hen guarding minor grievances, and a mother defending the hen. Neighbors join in songs of peace and prosperity as they welcome a new era locally.
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Parmer
Sparcendi
A Recipe to Cure Anarchy
A New York Sun piece praises police control of anarchists while suggesting the fire department could quash uprisings with steam engines and water. It even jokes that soap could disorient crowds, noting death from fatty heart degeneration from beer as a grim contrast.
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New York Sun
Enemies of Order
Duty of Journalism Emphasized by Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle argues journalism must report facts exactly as they occur with candor fairness and independence. It asserts prosperous papers today are those that tell truth about all parties and earn reader trust through accuracy and impartiality in news and editorials.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Gensiile
Independent Journalism and the Call for Truth
A historical reflection on knowledge as the basis of reporting. It condemns ignorance and distortion as obstacles to intelligent judgment and asserts journalism must seek the truth, speak fully, and avoid deception.
Carlisle Aims at Tax Cuts in Address as House Speaker
Carlisle, taking the speaker’s chair, urges urgent revenue revision and tax relief. He warns against hasty action harming industry while stressing relief for laborers to prevent a monetary crisis and protect wages. He argues Congress must act prudently to secure prosperity and the nation’s welfare.
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House of Representatives
Carlisle
Congress
An Anarchist in Congress in the Fiftieth Meet
Minneapolis Star-News profiles Henry Smith of Milwaukee as a solitary anarchist congressman with a broad program. He would nationalize telegraphs and railroads, forfeit land grants and bank charters, create a government bank, and loan treasury surplus at low interest. After reaching these goals he plans to retire and resume his crafts. No man knows what he can accomplish until he dies.
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Minneapolis Star-News
Henry Smith
Milwaukee
Treasury
Smith
HERRING DRIVING The Prolific Coastal Fishers of Quoddy Bay
Edgar L. Wakeman profiles the herring fishery from Mount Desert to Passamaquoddy Bay, detailing the vast shoals, spawning twice yearly, and the hard pressing work of Quoddy boat crews. It describes gear, methods including the banned driving, and the hardy Quoddy people dependent on this season.
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New Brunswick
Hore
Mount Desert
Englishman's Bay
Machias
Quoddy Head
Lubec
Westport
Maine
Campobello
Grand Manan
Wold Islands
Deer Island
Lee Island
Passamaggnoddy Bay
Passamaquoddy Bay
Newport
Ottawa
Washington
Pleasant Point
St. Croix
Edgar L. Wakeman
New York Mail and Express
Butler states first colored troops enlisted in New Orleans
Gen Butler writes to a Boston paper claiming in 1862 he enlisted three regiments of colored men in New Orleans and sent them into action long before colored troops were used elsewhere, noting they were not enrolled in Massachusetts.
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Butler
Boston
Massachusetts
New Orleans
Chicago Times
Hay fever susceptibility across regions and classes
A medical writer notes that English and American people show highest hay fever susceptibility, especially among the upper and cultivated classes and males. The condition is rare in parts of northern Europe and in France Germany Italy and Spain.
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Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
The Vegetable Beefsteak Fungus Described and Prepared for Table
The fungus Estalina hepatica resembles a red tongue on oaks and often appears on ancient trunks in autumn. Weighing four to six pounds, it is edible when young and tender, distills red juice when cut, and can be prepared like steak by stewing with butter herbs and yolk of egg.
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Epping
Dr. Badham
Berkeley
Entered the Wrong House Provokes Harsh Humble Reflections
An uptown resident recalls a mistaken home entry and explains a late night mix up that left him discovering he lived next door after entering a neighbor’s flat. He describes the shock of finding no heat and a emptied dining room then realizing his wife had moved without telling him.
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Harlem
New York
Vault for Silver Dollars Opens in Treasury Basements
Washington Letter describes a new massive vault under the Treasury building designed to hold 105 million silver dollars. The 89 by 50 by 15 foot chamber contains nine iron‑partitioned compartments with gas lighting aisles and careful bag stacking to prevent collapse as crowds tour by elevator.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Washington
Upsala cloud study reveals three regularly layered levels
At Upsala University Sweden Messrs Ekholm and Hagstrom measure cloud heights thrice daily from two stations a mile apart. Observations show max height 43 800 feet and peak speed 112 mph at 28 000 feet, with clouds in three distinct layers across summer levels 2000–27000 feet and strong cross collaborations between data and photography.
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University of
Upsala
Sweden
Messrs. Ekholm
Hagstrom
Kew
Arkansan
Disease in Second Hand Books Topic Raises Health Concerns
A New York Star item warns that zymotic diseases may spread via lending libraries and second hand bookshops and suggests regular disinfection of such establishments. The note appears among assorted clippings alongside brief satirical lines and Alaska school system plans by federal agents.
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New York Star
Alaska
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Sparcendus
Aunt Nansea
Kel
Roya Baking Powder Co
Wall St, N.Y
Cole
Grand Outfit Free
Address Tree & Co
Augusta
South Dakota
Dutch Indies
Sunda Islands
Pekelharing
Chicago News
Colton
Detroit Free Press
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Cin
Atu
Welon
United States
Chicago, ST. Paul
Minsebalot
Chicago & Northwestern
St. Paul, Chicago
Worthing
ST. Paul
Pan Jl
St.paul
Wve
Amij Tve
Worthington Jr
Signi City
St. Paul & Chica
Allan Burdick
Omaha
P. B. Clank
A. W. Teasdale
Hallett & Co
Portland
Saul
Corner
Lawler
B.W. Padley
Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
Haaiaguusiygiae
Arpuse
EAP
EAP Iphlet
State de Sandea Electric Co
Sassailo T
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