Legislature Divided on Reapportionment Question In Minnesota
The Minnesota legislature stalls or splits over a reapportionment plan. The house backs a constitutional aligned measure while the senate remains wary, amid debates on population based representation and the scope of the plan. The university funding and drainage board investigations also dominate floor action, with partisan tension and procedural votes shaping the week at the state capitol.
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St. Paul
J. N. Johnson
Canby
Congdon
Johnson
Bob ‘Dunn
Heaid
State Drainage Board
Ralph
House Committee On Drainage
Prize drill details for Minneapolis 1911 civic celebration
The national guard plans prize drills during the July 2 to 8 encampment in Minneapolis as part of the civic celebration. Three infantry regiments compete for $1,000 with 150, 100, and 50 prizes, followed by inter-regimental drills and silver cups. Artillery and regimental bands also prize 150, 100, 50 and 25 respectively. Regimental headquarters and company placements across Minnesota and neighboring states are listed, with morning drills expected at three locations and potential continuation into July 4 parade prep. Bands from each regiment will accompany the guards.
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National Guard
Minneapolis
Lake City
Batallon of Artillery
Charles McC. Reeve
E. H
St. Paul
Red Wing
Stillwater
Austin
Arthur W. Wright
New Ulm
Faribault
Winona
Northfield
Fairmont
Worthington
Mankato
Owatonna
St. Peter
Redwood Falls
Madison
Third Regiment Infantry
Johnson
Duluth
Anoka
Zambrota
Eveleth
Princeton
H. Olivia
J. Crookston
Bemidji
Thief River Falls
M. Hibbing
Field Artillery
George C. Lambert
Safety Movement Aims To Cut Rail Accidents Nationwide
A report from the Interstate Commerce Commission notes 197 railroad workers were killed and 4,284 injured on U S railroads in the year to June 30, 1910. Chicago and North Western employees form a Central Safety Committee system with divisions, surveying, reporting, and prompt corrective actions under the motto Safety first, to reduce accidents and boost efficiency across 12,000 miles of lines. The effort spreads as 50,000 workers and 60,000 households hear the slogan, signaling wide adoption.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
North Western
Central Safety Committee
Wiven
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Spooner
Morris
Fauntlet
Dunn
Senate
Wilson
State Capitol
Stone
Park Rapids
Board of Regents
Nelson
Elliot Memorial Hospital
Ings
House
Mr. Ralph
Drainage Board
Warner
Denegre
Paul
Tarif
Unnanimous
John Lawson
Moses
National Guard of State
The
Chicago and North Western Company
Brown’s Business College
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