Bemidji Saloonkeepers Defy Lid Orders in Bemidji
Saloon keepers in Bemidji resist Indian treaty lid by reopening after brief closure. A deputy sheriff served injunctions during talks with Brents and Coggeshall, who sought a federal injunction returnable December 2. Local liquor dealers hope to resume normal trade across the territory if allowed.
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Bemidji
Junction
Olhers
Brents
H. FP
Coggeswall
Coggeshall
Markham Hotel
Rutledge
BE. E. McDonald
St. Paul
United States
Houpt
Brainerd Saloons Shut by Federal Order
Federal deputies under Pussyfoot Johnson closed Brainerd’s twenty seven saloons with orders to lock doors ship liquor to wholesale houses immediately. Deputy Patten said the action was a United States order and saloon stocks were moved by freight car. Bemidji and Perham also saw closures as eight Brainerd area saloons and eight more in Perham halted operations.
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D. Patten
Asley
James ML. Quinn
Brainerd
C. C. Brannon
Perham
Twin Cities
Seven on skating party killed in Minneapolis road crash
A double seated rig carrying seven people including four Minnesota college girl students tipped over a West Forty fourth Street embankment in Minneapolis. One girl, Miss Wilfrida Eggum, seventeen, died and three others were injured. A frightened by an automobile earlier unsettled the party. Poor street condition blamed as a contributory factor.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota College
Forty-fourth Street
Wfrida Eggum
Whitford Mall Guilty Of Second Degree Murder
Whitford M. Mall was found guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting his nephew George Crook at Madison Lake on Oct 1. The trial began Oct 28 and Mall previously admitted the deed before later denying it stating the victim jerked the gun and accidentally fired. The case includes a later note on Woodsman protection and concerns over employment agencies charging fees for work in woods.
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Whitford M. Mall
George Crook
Madison Lake
Miner Killed by Cavern at Burt Mine Near Mountain Iron
Andrew Neimi aged 21 died when earth rushed into a cavern at the Burt mine near Mountain Iron. His father, employed on the same property, witnessed the collapse and burial. Other workers had near escapes as the disaster unfolded.
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Andrew Neimi
Burt
Mountain Iron
RANSDELL Reelected President of Rivers and Harbors Congress
Joseph E. Ransdell was reelected president of the Rivers and Harbors Congress, continuing leadership of the organization focused on navigation, port development, and related waterway policy. He has long served in maritime advocacy roles.
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the Rivers and Harbors Congress
National Rivers and Harbors congress wraps seventh annual session
Washington December 10 resolutions outline support for waterways improvement and reelect Rep Joseph E Ransdell as president with Captain J E Ellison as secretary treasurer The body endorses Taft’s policy and urges Congress to appropriate 50 million dollars annually from current revenues or by bonds for waterways improvements, with harmony cited throughout the gathering.
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Washington
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
J. E. Ellison
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Taft
Congress
Thirteen? Wait. Fatal mine disaster in Alberta’s Crows country
Frank Alberta December report recounts the worst mine disaster in the area as Western Canada collieries’ mine explosion kills 34, with 24 bodies recovered and 10 men trapped. Rescue would take days, fumes likely fatal. only half a shift working at the time, roll call lists 48 workers.
Grain and Provisions Prices From Minneapolis and Duluth
Minneapolis wheat prices for Dec through July show gains with No 1 hard and Northern bids near $1.00 to $1.04. Duluth quotes include on track and arrive prices for Wheat and Flax with Dec and May figures. St Paul stock lists record cattle hogs and sheep ranges, while Chicago markets list cuts in Wheat Corn Oats Pork Butter Eggs Poultry prices.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
St. Paul
Chicago
Beware of catarrh remedies with mercury dangers
Advice warns against any catarrh preparations containing mercury as harmful to smell and the whole system. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo claims no mercury and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad urges buying genuine Hall's, sold by druggists, price per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney
É& Go
Toledo
Ball
Ottin
Cheney & Co
Druggiets
Toke Hall
Population totals reveal US census of 1910 figures
The thirteenth census shows a US population of 93,402,151 with a 10 year gain of 16,145,521 and 20.9 percent growth since 1900. Continental US totals reach 389,?12,266 with state by state figures and territorial totals including Alaska Hawaii Samoa and Porto Rico.
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United States
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Territories
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Philippine Islands
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Tennessee
Texas
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Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Nebraska rail rates save state millions in two years
Lincoln Neb Dec 9 The Nebraska railway commission says its biennial report shows the maximum freight rate and the 2 cent passenger laws saved Nebraskans $750000 a year in freight charges and $2000000 in passenger fares over the last two years. The laws are being fought in court with railroads as plaintiffs arguing confiscation. The commission notes the liquor ban on trains is not enforced.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Railway Commission
Shallenberger
MacVeagh Proposes Treasury Reform and Civil Service Changes
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Franklin MacVeagh’s annual treasury report urging currency reform and broader national banking coverage if no major monetary shift occurs. It also calls for civil service retirements, a politics-free customs service, streamlined government operations, and broad abolition of red tape.
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Washington
Franklin MacVeagh
Taft Urges Economy and Subventions in 1911 Plan
President Taft calls for greater economy and streamlined court procedures in federal government and reiterates conservation aims. He backs a ship subsidy to boost US shipping, seeks no tariff legislation until 1911 Congress, favors fortifying the Panama Canal with 19 million dollars, and proposes new anti injunction and federal incorporation laws. He urges a new banking and currency system, more navy vessels, and future disposal of coal phosphate oil lands and water power sites.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Conservation Congress
St. Paul
South America
Tariff Board
Panama Canal
Mrs Shonts Gems Held by Federal Customs Officials
New York December 9. Jewelry worth about 20000 the property of Mrs Theodore P Shonts wife of the Interborough Rapid Transit president was detained by customs on returning from Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse She did not declare the jewels saying they came from Paris in exchange for old pieces already taxed The gems were moved to the appraiser's safe pending a decision. December 11 George W Perkins announces retirement from J P Morgan & Co to pursue profit sharing and labor- capital harmony plans.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Coroners jury probes death of Chicagoan J P Hendricks
In Waukesha a coroner's jury investigates the death of J P Hendricks a wealthy Chicagoan found frozen near the city with a bullet wound and a revolver in his hand. He had been ill and stayed three months as a guest at the Rest Haven hotel.
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W15
Aec. Il
J. P. Hendricks
Hendricks
Rest Haven
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New Ulm Teed & Cereal Mill
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