Amidon declares 1863 treaty voided in Minnesota case
Judge C F Amidon at Fergus Falls discharged P J Sullivan, claimed Browns Valley liquor operator, after ruling the 1851 Sioux treaty was abrogated by the Feb 16 1863 act. The decision asserts federal power over liquor commerce ends where Indians were removed and the treaty rights cancelled, affecting Moorhead and much of southern Minnesota.
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C.F. Amidon
Fergus Falls
P. J. Sullivan
Browns Valley
Sullivan
Tudge Amidon
Congress
Moorhead
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Killing at dance ends in barber's death
At a St. Cloud dance a quarrel led Jack O'Brien a 30-year-old Journeyman barber to be shot by Harry Albrecht 20, owner of a restaurant. Albrecht is jailed on a murder charge after fatally wounding O'Brien on stairs when the latter lunged. O'Brien died quickly.
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St. Cloud
Jack O'Brien
Harry Albrecht
Albrecht
O'Brien
O’brien
State banks chief urges sweeping changes in laws
J B Guternault state superintendent of banks filed his annual report with Governor Eberhart urging broad changes. He calls for discretionary charter decisions, authority to close unneeded banks, and powers to investigate local demand to curb bank proliferation.
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J.B. Guternault
Eberhart
Mankato Must Face Suit Over Contaminated Water Deaths
The state supreme court reverses a lower court ruling and says the city can be held liable for damages caused by typhoid fever from its contaminated water. Administrators Delia Keever and Kate Flanagan win on appeal, and the cases return to district court for trial.
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Mankato
State Supreme Court
Delia Keever
Kate Flanagan
Supreme Court
Governor Eberhart Denies US Senate Candidacy
Governor Eberhart insists he will not seek the United States senate to succeed Moses E. Clapp and says no discussions on the matter occurred in Washington while admitting future ambitions exist. Frederick C. Stevens, Thomas H. Shevlin, Frank B. Kellogg, and James A. Tawney also deny any candidacy or knowledge of the report.
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Eberhart
United States Senate
Moses E. Clapp
Washington
Frederick C. Stevens
Clapp
Thomas H. Shevlin
Minneapolis
Frank B. Kellogg
James A. Tawney
Fire destroys Madison Lake business district
A blaze began in J J Brown store at Madison Lake causing about 100000 in losses and wiping out most of the town's business area. A volunteer hand pump battled the flames as a high wind and dry reservoirs worsened the fire before aid from Mankato arrived and an Ely engine arrived too late to save the street.
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J J. Brown
Madison Lake
Manksto
Elysian
Bemidji Saloon Keepers Lose Injunction Bid
Federal Judge Willard in Minneapolis denies a temporary injunction to Bemidji saloon keepers aimed at blocking W. E. Johnson and other Indian agents from closing Bemidji saloons. Hearing slated for January 10 on merits. order keeps case in statu quo pending final court decision.
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Bemidji
Willard
Minneapolis
W. E. Johnson
Grand jury blasts Minneapolis lawlessness and calls reforms
The Hennepin county grand jury adjourned after filing a sweeping report on municipal conditions. It alleges police protection has aided resort proprietors and blind pigs, asserts perjury before the body, and recommends remedies including the discharge of several police officials.
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Hennepin County Grand Jury
Minneapolis
Sherk Settles Promise Suit In Minnesota District Court
In Mankato district court the 50000 breach of promise suit brought by Agnes Coughlin of Minneapolis against Thomas A. Shérk, a wealthy retired grocer, was settled on the eve of jury empanelment amid a gathering of witnesses and spectators. Also reported are a drowning of a one year old in Middle River and the death by heart failure of Charles N. Wouuus, an early St. Peter settler, aged seventy two.
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Mankato
Agnes Coughlin
Minneapolis
Thomas A. Shérk
Miss Coughlin
Charles N. Wouuus
St. Peter’s
Mr. Woods
Fatal end to a fist fight in Duluth hotel
One man is dead and another injured after a fist fight on the Bowery in Duluth. Jorgen Hendrickson of Christiania Norway lies dead. the other victim, unnamed, was struck and fell down a stairway, sustaining head injuries. The origin of the quarrel remains unknown. Meanwhile a teen ice boat accident on Milley Lake near Litchfield left Nora Peterson nineteen drowned while Harold Weeks Glen Lacy and Miss Fay Wheeler escaped by swimming to safety after entering open water.
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Duluth
Jorgen Hendrickson
Christiania
Norway
Hendrickson
Mipley Lake
Litchfield
Nora Peterson
Harold Weeks
Glen Lacy
Secretary Dickinson Stays in Cabinet as War Secretary
Jacob M. Dickinson announces he will remain as Secretary of War, affirming commitment to cabinet duties amid ongoing postwar administration, with no plans to resign.
Dickinson Won't Retire From Cabinet Amid Rumor
Secretary Dickinson denies plans to resign citing a split with President Taft over military unpreparedness and insists he will stay in office. Secretary Ballinger also remains. no departure forthcoming despite disagreements on public lands. If anyone leaves, it will be for reasons not currently present.
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Washington
Dickinson
Taft
United States
Ballinger
Public Lands
Congress
Three Hundred Miners Dead in Bolton Explosion
An explosion at Little Hulton colliery near Bolton, England, killed over 200 miners and trapped many as passages were blocked. Rescue teams fought a daylong fire, eight rescued but most in serious condition, with ten bodies recovered and twenty more buried under coal.
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Bolton
Eng
Little Hulton
Hulton Colliery Company
Grain and Provision Prices Across Markets
Minneapolis and Duluth report wheat prices with Dec May and July futures ranging from about 1.01 to 1.04 dollars per bushel and flax around 2.43 to 2.80. Chicago posts wheat futures near 92.5 to 93.5 cents, corn 46 to 49 cents, oats 31 to 34 cents, pork near 19.90, butter 21 to 29 cents, eggs around 31 cents, and poultry with turkey 17 to 21 cents. Chicago live cattle ranges cover beef and Texas steers from about 4.10 to 7.90, hogs 7.50 to 7.90, with sheep and lambs priced accordingly.
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Duluth
Northern
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