New Ulm Quiet Fourth Ends With Community Gatherings
New Ulm marked a quiet Fourth as Home Coming in August loomed. Many spent the day in the country while others watched Pirates fans at Athletic Park and joined picnics hosted by Lutheran and Catholic groups. Receipts neared $900 as streets filled with promenaders and fireworks. Evening dances filled halls though Turner Hall hosted no dance.
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New Ulm
Athletic Park
Catholic Park
Minnesota Street
Avideness
Turner Hall
Bills Presented by Alder Men Questioned
City council debated legality of a 500 dollar pledge for Home Coming celebration expenses. A motion to reduce failed. a two thirds vote kept the grant. Other items included street crossing references and police equipment requests. City Engineer received permanent status at 95.09 monthly.
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Messrs. Graff, Ochs and Stolz
Behnke
Gleseke
Mueller
Schnobrich
Retzlaff
Ruemke
Herman
Dakota House
Gieseke Fa
Park Commission
Police
Sern
Sree
Supreme Court upholds Minnesota transport rate and labor ruling
The Minnesota Supreme Court handed down several notable decisions last Friday. It upheld a transportation rate per mile tied to mobilization of the Minnesota National Guard, praised Captain Pfaender for his role in securing the law, and ruled the rate constitutional. In a second ruling, Minneapolis Musicians' Association won over the Stanford Opera House Company, backing the union’s power to require a certain number of musicians in orchestras. The Northwest railway mail clerks movement elected Van Dyke as welfare chair, with salary and dues changes contested by the parent association.
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Supreme Court of
Minnesota National Guard
Lake City
Milwaukee Road
Holt
National Guard
Albert Pisender
Supreme Court
Pfaender
Minneapolis Musicians’ Association
District Court of
Hennepin County
Stafford Opera House Company
Musicians’ Union
Opera House Company
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
van Dyke
Northwest
Order of
Hunter's Rest shoot crowns Hugo Godeer gold medal
Reports from Hunter's Rest note Hugo Godeer won the gold medal and M. Hippers broke the hoodoo for Joseph Klaus at the Sunday shoot. Scores include detailed local standings and a call to support Home Coming Celebration via postal cards sold at drug stores and the Review office. A selection of historical images of New Ulm and Minnesota features in the postals.
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Hugo Godeer
M. Hippers
Joseph Klaus
Atanez
Hunter's Rest
Atock
New Ulma
Minnesota
Indiana
Julius Berndt
Male Chorus Forms For Indian Massacre Anniversary
Forty singers joined the appeal by a committee to form a male chorus for German Day and the Sth anniversary of the Indian Massacre. The first rehearsal at Turner Hall Wednesday evening, led by Prof. F Reuter, elected officers include Pres L A Fritsche and Treas Fred Oswald.
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Torver Hall
F. Reuter
Reuter
Turner Hall
Treas
Fred Oswald
Arthur Blauert
Martin Urk
Peter Scherer
Waldemar Retzlaff
Kurt Ball
A C Klein Exonerated After Hearing in Arson Case
A C Klein was exonerated by Judge Cutting after a two day hearing last Friday and Saturday. The judge ruled the state failed to produce sufficient evidence, ending the arson case. Klein’s friends celebrate his discharge while noting the matter may return before a grand jury.
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A.C. Klein
Cutting
County Auersey Eriskaon
Pring
Chee
Boveer
Davie
Klein
Simpese
Seputy
Peal
Thiep
Erand
A. C. Klein
Sleepy
Harald-Dispatch
Safety committees boost railway workers protection
The Chicago Northwestern Railway Company adopts safety committees to cut accidents. The Blue booklet Richards summarizes results over fourteen months, showing 45 fewer workers killed and 3,708 fewer injured, plus notable drops in passenger deaths and injuries.
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Chicago Northwestern Railway Company
Northwestern
Richards
Iba Iast
Railway contracts to build Sioux City Mitchell Pierre line
Farmers south and west of Brunt pledge to fund a railway from Sioux City via Mitchell to Pierre with payments based on distance from the line. The survey is done, and contracts require construction by 1914. Petition drives seek to carve Dewey and Ziebach into three parts, creating a new county, with votes likely in November. Incendiary fires at Gilmore hotel are subdued. a police shooting follows after a man named Haack allegedly assaults two women. Officer Pollei is charged with manslaughter. coroner’s inquest conducted. a grand jury to decide.
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Anton Gag
Nick Kleinschmidt
Manketo and Sa
New Ulm
John
Crafty
Little Crow
Brunt
Sioux City
Mitchell
Pierre
Blum
Farmere
Dewey
Ziebach
Meade
Perkins
E. Liedloff
Great Western Railway
Sasi Werte
Make
Front Street
Haack
Hoe
Ap Siley
Offcer Pollei
Foay
Pollei
Saulpaugh
Ralph Macbeth
Macbeth
Schmidt
Pollet
Herman Haack
Hubert Haack
Osten
St. Peter
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First North
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Klause
F.D. Minium
Afton 8
Darn
Jos
Rudolph Cass
Hunter
Supreme Court i
Toterer
North German Street
Dakotah
A. Selter
Isabown
Herman's Heights
Bite
Fair Grounds
Gun Club
Ad. G. Bierbaum
J. P. Graff
Alfred J. Vogel
W. D. Edward
Joenemann Robt
Fesenmaier
John Graff
Arthur Jenka
Loula G
Vogel Rae Au ‘Theo
Johnson
Mats
Pedersen
Stanis
Bpeels
Albert Evertiagt
Fisianie
Jihis
Gilmore
Deadwood
Crane Tion
Fee
South
Dukots Hasok
Fxcor
Sherif Osten
Polisi
Railroad Garde
Kennedy
County Atorney
J. W Schmidt
Hasck
Hubert Hasek
Wintage
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