Olden Day Surgeons Passed for Bloodthirsty Juries
British Medical Journal recounts historic links between executioners and surgeons in Denmark and Norway. From 1579 to the early 1800s, hangmen served as surgeons or were paid to treat wounds, with royal fees and licenses reflecting a blurred boundary. The piece notes this as a low public esteem metric, contrasting surgeons with other trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Samuel Romilly
Denmark
K. Carver
Copenhagen
Frederick II
Anders Fremut
Gaspar
Arek
Christian TV
Gvnrkstadt
Holstein
Ole Worn
Henry Koster
Christian V
Andreas Liebknecht
Bergen
Norway
Errik Peterson
Trondhjem
Sweden
Frederick I
Prussia
Langman
Coblenz
Britigh Medical Journal
Prefers death to arrest ends life of Dunham in courtroom series
Henry Dunham, a Minneapolis realty firm partner, killed himself with a revolver as detective prepared to arrest him on embezzlement charges. A sealed note to his wife and a will were found, suggesting premeditation. Dunham had been entrusted by four Chicago associates with about 39000 for investment in real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ©. Dunham
Minneapolis
Dunham & McMurray
John Stavio
Dunham
Chicago
Mages
Dr West Named Special Examiner in Commerce Bureau
Dr Max West a noted economist and special examiner for the department of commerce in Washington is identified with the Bureau of Corporations investigations. West, 38, hails from St Cloud, Minnesota, and has long been associated with the agency’s standard work in investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max West
Department of Commerce and
Lavor
Washington
Pienmanta
Bureau of Corporations
Wis
West
St. Cloud
The Three Selves Of Margaret May
A narrator describes engagement to Margaret May then discovers she harbors two intruder personalities. One dominates with circus thrift, another advocates women's rights. A psychic specialist reveals Margaret hosts three personalities, including her true self, who finally prevails and becomes the narrator’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press Association
Margaret
Tam
Mar-garet
Slater
Walt
Matt
Miss May
Holden
Nightmare of a Yankee in a Southern Household
A Union prisoner of war, emaciated and missing most of his clothes, approaches a plantation house seeking food. A young Southern girl hides him under a dogwood bush and slips him scraps, then warns him to flee. Years later, an encounter at the Meacham home reveals the escaped man years after the war and a tense memory of hospitality.
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American Pread Association
Bill Meacham
Pennays- Yonth Infantry
Bill
Haversick
Billabe
Bil
Tosebush
Lins
Min
President Grant
Washington
War Department
Dia’ai
Triya
Partners to the End
Colonel Day, a dignified widower in shabby circumstances, shares a room with a consumptive young woman in Mrs Wilkins boarding house. They form a fragile bond built on poverty and mutual aid, planning to endure together as illness and poverty threaten to sever their tenuous ties.
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TC McClure
Colonel Day
Livy
Yeu
Tam
Ete
Wwe Lid
Adine
Tod
Relonel
Stefann
Detective charged with extortion in Minneapolis
Harry G Blanchard a private detective was arrested in Minneapolis on extortion charges. He allegedly coerced saloonkeeper Herman Rhines to pay for suppressing evidence of violations related to the war on blind piggers. Police believe he is part of a grafting group linked to the Civic federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Blanchard
Minneapolis
Herman Rhines
Atct
Blanchard
Minneapolis Civic Federation
Civic Federation
Five Cedar Rapids families plan dairy settlement near Stewart
A group of five families from Cedar Rapids Iowa arrived this week at Stewart twelve miles south of Hibbing on the Great Northern to settle permanently. They will farm and dairying, establish a dairy industry, and link Stewart to Hibbing financially as part of a broader colony of about sixty families. The effort aims to prove Stewart a fertile base for creameries and dairying, supporting Hibbing’s regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Stewart
Hibbing
Great Northern
County Experiment Farm
St Paul man found dead near Woodbury farm
William Zabel aged 55 was discovered dead in a house near Woodbury between Saint Paul and Stilyweler. Neighbors called about concerns for his condition. The corpse showed signs of lying for about two weeks. Otto Betkey of St Paul killed by cars in Minneapolis district. body mutilated by three autos in the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zabel
Woodbury
St. Paul
Stliweler
Zabel
St Paul
Otto Betkey
Wiefin Lown
Unexpected Disgrace Report From China Dispatch
Washington dispatch reports State Department confirming prosaic notes on Shi Kai dismissal but offering no public comment. Telegraph informs minister Raux-Dil from Peking cites an unexported disgrace as context without elaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raux- Dil
Peking
State Department
Yeah Shi Kai
Ema
Inauguration of John A Johnson for Third Term as Governor
John A Johnson was sworn in for a third term as Minnesota governor on January 6. Chief Tus Uce Start administered the oath in a plain ceremony before a filled house. A 30,000 word message from Governor Townson outlined state needs and legislative priorities, reflecting on two years of progress and topics to occupy the upcoming session. A tragic accident claimed ten year old George Beck of St Paul after a rifle bullet from a Christmas gift rifle struck his younger brother Stanley in the neck. surgeons could not save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Orny Evans
Andrew Evans
Lather Hospital
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Tus Uce
Nowse
Townson
Killa
George Beck
Stanley
City Hospital
Yietlin
One Killed Several Injured In Park Junction Crash
A collision at Park Junction between a Northern Pacific freight train and a switch engine killed William Duffy, a Minneapolis switchman, and left several other switchmen severely injured. The idle engine was sideswiped by the freight, which was hauling several empty cars. Six injured workers were loaded onto a freight car and rushed to Minneapolis, Duffy dying before reaching the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Duffy
Minneapolis
Northern Pacific
Park Junction
Ewitel
Thee
Duis
Turner Hall Program of Claseex in Gymnastics
Turner Hall hosts gymnastics classes for boys and girls of various ages through the week. Instructors include BEEMAN Hen with a schedule listing evenings and weekend sessions, and fees noted as $30 for some adult/children’s programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claseex
Olga
Lernoon
Sund Eooch
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Iowa
J. J. Zackmayer
Winona
Zackmeyer
A. B. Bickford
Virginia
Mr. Bickford
George Hamilton
Sheriff Beck
Houghton County
Mich
Bagley
John Bartholomew
Spruce Junction
Byeleth
Biwabik
Mesaba ‘Road
Haenke
Sparta
A. J. Sylvan
Gilbert Mine
Joe Kroft
Geraghty & Co
Trms
SieeNtfee Ward
Chche Bunineas
Ivan
Ieee Erpee Peonles
Arande Mutidian
Des Moines
Lowa
Crosby Frisian Fur Company
Rockfester
N.Y
Hive Shem
Bettet
Cheaver
Mou Yun Cary
Crosby
Filusieater
Allen
Smistus
A. O. Tl
Rheugraibsen
David Ramaley
Eugene A. Pfefferle
Turner Hall
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