Forty Hurt In Train Wreck Near Good Thunder
In St Paul passenger train No 43 southbound spread rails half a mile east of Good Thunder and plunged down a twenty foot embankment injuring forty passengers none fatally. Engineer Thomas Clancy of St Paul held control as the fireman John Anderson of St Paul suffered severe injuries. The mail car rolled over the embankment and caught fire, rescued by surviving passengers.
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St. Paul
Good Thunder
Mankato
Thomas Clancy
John Anderson
Baggage Room Wrecked as Train Crashes at St Paul Depot
A Great Northern engine and a 32-car freight train rammed the Union Depot at St Paul, badly wrecking the baggage area and the rear portion of the building as the locomotive plowed into the structure. Details on injuries or casualties were not fully available in the report.
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Union Depot
St. Paul
Great Northern
Runaway Train Smashes Depot Embedded Damage Estimated
A train runaway struck the baggage room side of a depot injuring Engineer Le Claire who leapt to safety. The collision caused about $50,000 in damage. The train was moving sixty five miles an hour and a failed airbrake angle cock is blamed for the incident.
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le Claire
St. Joseph's Hospital
Winnipeg Flyer Wreck Near Monticello Kills Fireman
The Great Northern Winnipeg flyer northbound derailed near Monticello after a broken rail. One fireman, George A. Hobrough of St. Paul, was killed instantly between the tender and boiler. Engine no. second escaped, passengers shaken, and fire spread from coals to the express car and a day coach amid high winds.
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Great Northern
Winnipeg Flyer
Monticello
George A. Hobrough
St. Paul
L. Robertson
County Treasurer Kremer Convicted of Grand Larceny
A. A. Kremer former county treasurer was found guilty of grand larceny in Grand Rapids for appropriating county funds for personal use. The jury deliberated 24 hours amid questions of the accused’s sanity. Kremer received a five year state prison sentence.
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Kremer
Slayton Gas Plant Explosion Injures Three Workers
The municipal gas plant at Slayton blasts, injuring three city employees. Jacob Quackenbush, 32, badly burned, may die. Richard Marsh, 30, burned on face and hands. Richard Piper, 36, lightly burned. Fire destroys the building, estimated loss around $6000. Quackenbush was rescued from the fire’s path.
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Slayton
Jacob Quackenbush
Richard Marsh
Richard Piper
Minneapolis Man Lauritz Swenson Named Minister to Switzerland
Lauritz Swenson of Minneapolis is named United States minister to Switzerland after serving as minister to Denmark under McKinley. A longtime Minnesota political figure and Union State Bank vice president, he was dean of the Copenhagen diplomatic corps and later moved to Minneapolis in 1905. He has chaired Republican state committees and held executive party roles.
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Lauritz Swenson
Switzerland
Minneapolis
United States
Denmark
Senate
Taft
Swenson
Union State Bank
Minnesota
Albert Lea
McKinley
Copenhagen
Republican State Central Committee
Liquor Interests Seek Treaty Law Repeal in Minnesota
W G Calderwood secretary of the state Prohibition committee says liquor interests aim to rigidly enforce treaty laws on selling liquor to Indians in Minnesota to render them so odious as to provoke repeal by congress or a presidential proclamation by Taft.
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Minnesota
Congress
Taft
W. G. Calderwood
State Prohibition Committee
Legal liquor introduction cited in state treaties debate
The article notes that under state treaties liquor could be legally brought into St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth and other large cities. It warns strict enforcement could render most of the state dry and make possessing whisky at home prosecutable.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Electric Line To Be Pushed From Twin Cities To Duluth
The Twin City and Lake Superior Railway company filed a trust deed with the state, pledging a 4 million dollar mortgage to the American Trust and Savings bank of Chicago. Two hundred fifty thousand dollars in bonds will be issued immediately as construction of the 130 mile line advances, with over half graded. The line begins at the belt line in the Midway district.
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Twin Cities
Head of Lakes
Duluth
Superior
Twin City and Lake Superior Railway Company
American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Belt Line
Midway District
Dental College Is Burned State University Losses
Millard hall home of the dentistry college at University of Minnesota Minneapolis was almost totally destroyed by fire. Total loss to the state and students about 140000, insurance about 75 percent. Two hundred dental students deprived of their class. 65 students refused entrance due to lack of space. Also reports a 2 year old boy shot by his 6 year old brother. injury possibly fatal. State Auditor Iverson received first patent to Indian swamp land 11400 acres with another 175600 acres expected soon.
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State University
Millard Hall
College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
University of Minnesota At
Minneapolis
Dental College
C. Lynch
Jackson
S. G. Iverson
Washington
No Mercy for Mashers and Storm Deaths in Fergus Falls
Reports from Duluth and Fergus Falls note Steinar Henson and Claus Erickson fined for accosting women in Duluth. A storm claims Frank Dobberstine near Foxhome, while Minneapolis firemen recover from gas exposure. Night watchman W. J. Atkins succumbs to cold, then recovers using Dr Kings New Discovery. Includes ad for 0c and $1.00 bottles.
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Steinar Henson
Claus Erickson
Duluth
Windom
Senator A J McLaurin Dies in Brandon Home
United States Senator A J McLaurin died suddenly at his Brandon home from heart failure. He was seated in his library beside the fireplace when he collapsed, and life ended before relatives could reach him. He had recently recovered somewhat from a severe illness due to ptomaine poisoning prior to his fatal stroke.
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Jackson
Miss
United States
A. J. McLaurin
Brandon
Senator McLaurin
Dr King's New Life Pills Cure Severe Indigestion
A patient from Ingleside North Carolina, after years of distress and spending $200 on remedies, reports a full recovery using Dr King's New Life Pills. They claim to ease constipation biliousness sick headache stomach liver kidney and bowel troubles. Available at O M Olsen druggist for 25 cents.
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Ayscue
N.C
Dr. King
Pilla
O. M. Olsen
Foley's Kidney Pills and Other Remedies Adverts
A collection of vintage medical claims touts Foley's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief, Foley's Hovey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for children, and Allen's Foot-Base for breaking in new shoes. Testimonials from Mrs. O Rhinevault and Jacob Schrall praise the products' health benefits, while the copy warns against substitutes and urges keeping remedies on hand.
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Foley
M. Olsen
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John F. Dryden
Home Office
Newark, N. J
New Ulm
Minn
W. H. Kuykendal
Agcy. Org
Ottomeyer
New Ulm Review
Frank Dobberstine
Fergus Falls
Foxhome
W. J. Atkins
Banner Springs
Tern
O. M Olsen
M’laurin
Danville
Jacob Schrall
South St
Ill
Allen
Adare
le Roy
Joyce
Claremont
Mm. Olsen
Glen
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