Minnesota Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
A roundup of state news items lists deaths of prominent Minnesotans including architect Ernest Guilbert and Civil War veteran OA Randall. Also noted are university and state budget actions, land sales, a boys drowning, a runaway team fatality, and legislative appointments. The report covers voter calls, road plans, a boycott on eggs, and regional incidents from Duluth to Minneapolis.
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Ole Jigseth
Northern Pacific
Pine City
Ernest F. Guilbert
Minneapolis
Newark
N. J
Randall
Big Stone County
Ortonwise
Neil McInnis
Republian
Minnesota
Eveleth
H. K. Denny
St. Paul
Elmer DB. Bartlett
William C. Smith
Ovath
RJ. McAllister
France
Song of Bowman
W. B. Hanson
Ortonville
Hichoran P. Sattler
Mr. Batiler
State Auditor's Department
Wilhelmina Tanner
Minnesota Point
Duluth
A. L. Chesley
Minneapois
Third
Minnesota Infantry
Fort Snelling
Russians Hammer Moldavia Front Inched Toward Hungary
Russian forces strike along the Moldavian frontier as they push toward the west in an effort to cut Austro German supply lines and break into Hungary. Romanian defenses along the Buzeu river form a new line after Bucharest retreat with Bulgarians crossing the Danube and Mackensen’s Danube army continuing pursuit.
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London
Moldavia
Hungary
Romania
Bucharest
Buzeu
Mol
Petrograd
Ploecht
Buses
Macedonia
Monastir
Somme
British Advance in German East Africa Seventy Miles Front
Reuter's dispatch from Nirggoro reports British forces pushing sixty miles along a two hundred mile front in German East Africa. The operation captured a German corps of seven white officers forty seven white soldiers and 240 native troops. Separately Kaiser Wilhelm visited Emperor Charles at Austro Hungarian headquarters with Field Marshal von Hindenburg.
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London
German East Africa
Rewter
Nirggoro
New Iringa
Kissagi
Kaiser
Emperor Charles
Berlin
William
Carles
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Four Die When Car Is Struck by Train at Vergas
Four people were killed when a Minneapolis Saint Paul and Sault Ste. Marie train struck an automobile at Vergas Ottertail County Minnesota. The victims were Alfred Koplin his wife Mrs Alfred Koplin Mrs Phillip Koplin and Mrs Dettinger. Francis Koplin age thirteen was seriously injured and an infant of the Koplin family was hurt. The Koplins resided in Frazee Becker County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Freericksen
Hastings
James F. Cavanaugh
Minnepis
Shepherd HW. King
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Incul
Incul, Neb. ‘the Will of Chester A. Congdon
Duluth
St. Louis County
Twin Cities
Cyrus Northrop
University of Minnesota
Norris Ackland
Albert Lea
Duluth Consumers’ League
Duluth Housewives’ League
Thomas L. Shevlin
Board of Regents
Burnquist
Walter
Waseca County
Waseca
Zeral C. Colborn
Shawano Reservation
Wisconsin
Marie Krupich
Wen
John Wats
Kanpem
Loon Lake
George Monk
Ffty
Tinneapolla
All Minnesota Development Association
St. Paul
Catherine May
Wee
Winona County
Ireland
Minnespolta Retail Grocers’ Association
Moorhead
Fargo
Fergus Falls
Fergue Falls
Knvéi
State Board of Health
Mill City
Paul Larpenteur
A. H. Turrittin
Burt B. Townsend
St. Anthony
Pillsbury, Academy
Owatonna
George A. Pillsbury
Honolulu
Walter J. Hill
Northcote
Minne
Chicago
Hill
Duke of Northcote
Ramsey County
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Omaha
Michael
Ramsey County District Court
C. J. Johnson
Borup
Minn
Buffalo River
Ole Bolstad
Gilbert Estensen
John B. Sanborn
A. M. Opsah
Brainerd
Secretary of the Interior
Vergas
Detroit
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Ottertail County
Alfred Koplin
Phillip Koplin
Dettinger
Francis Koplin
Koplin
Frazee
Becker County
Lloyd George Illness Prevents Visit to Buckingham Palace
London December 12 Premier Lloyd George unable to travel with his cabinet to Buckingham Palace to receive seals of office from King George as Andrew Bonar Law and other ministers not required to seek reelection did so. Pittsburgh December 12 An explosion at the Aetna Chemical storage house near Fort Pitt killed two men and left the cause undetermined.
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Lloyd George
London
Lloydsorge
Buckingham Palace
King George
Andrew Bonar Law
Pittsburg
Aetna Chemical Company
Fort Pitt
Carnegie
Mrs Newton D. Baker to lobby for federal suffrage amendment
Mrs Newton D Baker wife of the war secretary announces she will become a congressional wife and join the lobbying effort for a federal women suffrage amendment. Mrs David Houston wife of the secretary of agriculture will also participate in the campaign.
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Will
Newton D. Baker
William Jennings Bryan
David Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
Lloyd George to rule as de facto dictator in wartime Britain
The new British wartime cabinet centers on David Lloyd George with Curzon Law Milner Henderson as key ministers. The war council consolidates power, promising public economy reforms and virtually certain prohibition on liquor nationwide.
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Bengland
David Lloyd George
England
War Council
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commora
Arthur Henderson
Lord Milner
Curzon
Law
Milner
Henderson
Lloyd-George
Britain
Ely's Cream Balm Relief Promises Clear Nasal Passages
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for stuffed nose and catarrh. It claims the antiseptic cream clears air passages, soothes swelling, and ends nightly breathing struggles with a pleasant fragrance. Continuous use promises ongoing comfort for cold and sinus sufferers.
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Ely
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener
An advert touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener that safely covers gray hair. It claims natural even darkening after dampening a sponge through strands and applying once or twice, with a youth enhancing appearance and no disease cure intended.
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Wyeth
Chicago Man Confesses to Burglaries After Wife’s Death
Howard de Weese confessed to multiple burglaries in Salt Lake City to clear himself of suspicion in his wife’s murder. He said he returned from a Sept. 20 raid and found his wife with her head crushed.
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Chicago
Howard de Weese
Salt Lake City
Utah
de Weese
Hero of Japan Conflict Dies Prince Oyama Leader Against Russia
Tokio reports the death of Field Marshal Prince Twao Oyama at seventy four. He commanded the Manchurian army for Japan in the Russo Japanese war and earned the highest military and civil honors from the emperor. A princeship was granted for his achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Oyama
Russia
Tokio
Prince Twao Oyama
Japan
New Yorker Jumps to Death in Brooklyn Club
Christopher J. Wagner, president of Wagner Trading Company, reportedly leapt from his Montauk Club apartment balcony to avoid arrest on charges of misappropriating funds. His death ends a high profile case involving a Brooklyn importer.
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New Yorker
New York
Christopher J. Wagner
Wagner Trading Company
Montauk Club
Brooklyn
Mig
Jealous Husband Kills Brother in Portland Home
Samuel Amato was shot and killed by his brother Frank Amato in Frank Amato s home in Portland Oregon. Frank said he returned home to surprise his brother after learning of unwelcome attention to his wife.
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Portland
Ore
Samuel Amato
Frank Amato
Frank
Danderine Promises Dandruff-Free Thick Hair
Juicy old ad touts Danderine claiming one wash doubles hair beauty and dissolves dandruff. It warns dandruff robs hair of luster and strength, causing roots to famine and hair to fall out, urging readers to buy Knowlton’s bottle.
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Knowlton
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