Hermann Sons Grand Lodge Annual Meeting Adopts Changes
The Hermann Sons Grand Lodge met in St Paul last Wednesday with 47 lodges represented. New officers included Grand President Fred Ziegler and Vice President John Borcher. The order approved independent women’s auxiliary operations, raised admission age to fifty, and discussed a proposed home for aged members. The convention noted a reserve fund of 384,000.20 and discussed prior site matters and investment practices. News items included a toxin labeling move in New York, a New Ulm gasoline tank explosion linked to Rockefeller product concerns, and Congressman Steenerson’s rural mail carrier pay bill.
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Poison in soothing syrup blamed for child's death
Health authorities confirm morphine poisoning from Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup given during measles in Mankato. Dr Kilwards secured the remaining bottle and sent it to the state board of health for analysis. State lab director Westbrook reports the remedy contains morphine and is poisonous.
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Investigating Asylums Prompts Legislative Probe
The Daily Press notes a likely winter inquiry by a legislative committee into state hospitals including St Peter’s and Rochester institutions. Allegations about battered corpses prompt demands for investigation, highlighted by Archibald Honeyman’s Dec to coffin return and a St Paul woman’s case. Nearby relatives press for accountability as lawmakers grow concerned.
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Constans Remembers Early State Leaders in 1858 Campaign
In an interview with the Blue Earth Post H. P. Constans, brother of a Brown County figure, recalls four men who shaped state and national affairs. Alexander Ramsey Ignatius Donnelly Judge Goodrich and William Windom spoke across villages and country schools during the 1858 campaign. Windom rode a mule while others traveled in an open democratic wagon and spoke to gathered groups about patriotism and public service.
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Brown County
Alexander Ramsey
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Windom
Secretary of the Treasury
Private Banks To Be Debarred In Minnesota Bill
State banking reform moves forward as the houses committee on banks and banking unanimously recommends the Adams bill to require all banking firms to incorporate under state law or retire the bank name. The Citizens Bank of the city, a leading private bank, would be brought under public supervision, reflecting a broader push to regulate finance. Mrs. Follmann was a Sleepy bye visitor yesterday.
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New Ulm Eyes State Girls Training School Bid
The Minnesota Board of Control may locate a new state training school for girls with a $100,000 budget in a county without an existing state institution. New Ulm is urged to bid, citing health and site factors, and women statewide back separation of boys and girls to aid reform and future citizenship. The proposal requires 100 acres, cottage-style housing, and female officers and visitors.
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Reetz Dies After Runaway Farm Accident
Eden township farmer Herman Reetz died following a runaway incident ten days earlier. He suffered a fractured skull and was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital in Minneapolis where an operation was performed but complications arose and he passed away. His wife and several relatives were present at the operation.
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Improve Train Service Campaign in Springfield
The Commercial Club of Springfield launches a petition drive for enhanced rail service between Tracy and New Ulm. They seek a day return schedule with no post midnight travel, proposing the Mankato Tracy line run west at night and east in the forenoon. Five petitions are circulating in New Ulm as stations prepare to forward them to the passenger department.
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County Option Fight Is Started
The official county option bill has been presented in both houses. Elias Rachie of Madison leads the house push and L O Thorpe of Willmar heads the senate effort. The measure, backed by the anti saloon league, allows a county to vote on liquor licenses via a petition from 25 percent of qualified voters, triggering a district court called special election within 20 to 30 days. If no license wins, all existing licenses in the county would expire within 30 days. If license wins, municipalities may still decide locally. A second vote could occur after three years, with a 30 day buffer before any county option election.
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Willmar
Anti-Saloon League
Davis Bill Aims Rural Education Revolution in Congress
Congressman Davis of St. Peter introduces a bill to fund rural and urban education with annual 8 million dollars, via 10 cents per inhabitant. Secretary Wilson and Professor Hays back the plan, proposing consolidated rural schools, agricultural high schools, and industrial work tied to country life, with federal support for experiments and stations.
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Widow of New Ulm Massacre Victim Dies in Minneapolis
Pauline Bollier widow of George Bollier died in Minneapolis at age seventy eight after a stroke. Born in Germany in 1829 she moved to America with her first husband Albert Dietrich in the 1850s and became a storied figure in New Ulm amid the 1862 uprising and Indian attacks.
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Governor Johnson Receives Penn Address Invitation
The University of Pennsylvania invites Governor Johnson to deliver the commencement address in June, a historic honor for Minnesota and a notable gesture from the esteemed Pennsylvania institution. The invitation marks a rare moment of cross state recognition for a serving governor.
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