Heaviest Rainfall Ever Known Shatters City
A Friday flood broke records with 7.87 inches of rain, far surpassing 6.17 inches recorded in 1898. City streets flooded, graves settled, and bridges, hay fields, and mills suffered damage. Private property losses ran high while oil-treated streets reduced washout. City repairs and rural lines faced extensive outage and labor.
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Minnesota Central
Mankato
Hanska
Searles
Sioux Falls
Henry Arbes
Milford
Gaylord Courthouse Cornerstone Day Draws Wide Attendance
Last Tuesday Gaylord celebrated the cornerstone laying for the new Sibley county courthouse. An immense crowd from across the county enjoyed ideal weather and a musical program by the Gaylord Gibbon Transit Corner bands on Main Street. A motor procession carried officials to the grounds where speakers including Kellogg Schmahl and Benson addressed the audience after performances by the Albrecht Male Quartet.
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Gaylord
Sibley County
Gaylord Cornet
Main Street Square
Gibbon Cornet
Court House
C. H. MacKenzie
St. Paul
United States
Albrecht
Julius A. Schmahl
Henry N. Benson
St. Peter
Sibley
Nicoliet
Second Regiment Travels South To Texas Amid Heat Parade
The Second Regiment arrived in Texas late Monday after a hot crossing in day coaches and trains. Soldiers faced swollen feet and headaches from the heat while welcoming crowds near Parsons Kansas and along stops. The unit prepares for camp near Mercedes not far from the Mexican border as locals offer cheer and refreshments. Several Company A and Machine Gun Company men were disqualified from accompanying the regiment due to fitness or enlistment expiry, with Reinke re-enlisting. A stray incident saw Collins clash with a freight car but no major damage.
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Texas
Parsons
Kansas
Minnesota
Mercedes
Co. A
Grams
Nelson
Hein
Dewant
Rubie
Mueller
Buchan
Manderfeld
Glasser
Garbrecht
Langholtz
Neumann
Reinke
Brandt
Cook B. Juni
Cook H. Windhorn
Alf. B. Ouren
Fred. Kappelman
Gust H. Doose
Edward J. Wersal
Clarence Anderson
Alf. M. Ouren
John A. Dengler
H. F. Jahnke
Q. M
Jos. Stadiek
Frank Matsch
Corp
Herm Adam
Albert Grams
Park Concert at Turner Hall Park
New Ulm Concert Band will perform next Sunday evening at Turner Hall Park. The free event follows the Second Regiment concert plan with lighting costs covered by refreshments. Concert starts 7 30 and will likely continue weekly throughout the summer.
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New Ulm
Turner Hall Park
Second Regiment
Mt. St. Louis Cadets’ Mare
L. P. Laurendean
Mareh
Weer Eit Ireo
R. B. Hall
Westmount
Tipperary
Philo_ Senate
Supreme Court to Rule on Mahowald Appeal Damages
Mary Mahowald widow of Gebhardt Mahowald seeks workmen's compensation damages after steel beams collapsed at the First National Soo Line building in August 1914. The Supreme Court yesterday overruled a $6,600 district court verdict and sent the case back with orders to reduce the award.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Hennepin County
Walter Harris
Augusta Dunn
Aldrich Avenue
Harris
Dunn
Steele
Minnesota
Pure Oil Company
Supreme Court
Bartels Oil Company
United States Supreme Court
Mary Mahowald
Gebhardt Mahowald
First National Soo Line
Hermann's Sons Enjoy Outing Picnic at New Ulm Heights
A Sunday excursion by about 200 Hermann Sons members plus up to 200 visitors from New Ulm and nearby towns produced a day of dancing in the pavilion and social visits. Weather and rough roads reduced attendance. a baseball game between Gonzagas and St James was canceled due to heavy rains.
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Hermann
New Ulm
Hermann’s Heights
New
Gonzagas
St. James
New Ulm Concert Band to Play Weekly Park Concerts
At a New Ulm Turnverein meeting the New Ulm Concert Band offered to give Sunday concerts at Turner Hall Park all summer with no admission charge. A joint committee from both groups will handle arrangements. First concert planned for next Sunday at 7 20 p.m. The band, about thirty members strong under leader John Fritsche, aims to draw crowds from town and countryside with ice cream and drinks sales funding the venture.
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New Ulm Turnverein
New Ulm
Turner Hall Park
John Fritsche
Park Board
German Park
Sweltering Heat Demoralizes Work in Minnesota
The article notes prolonged heat and humidity in New Ulm, Minnesota, depressing productivity across industries. It compares July 1911 and July 1916 temperatures, citing 9 day periods of extreme heat, cooling spells, and risks to horse health, printing rollers, and general labor.
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New Ulm
Minnesota
Altho
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