Great Fire Wipes Out Minneapolis Milling District
A large blaze in Minneapolis destroyed twelve buildings, with losses around 750000 and one square block devastated. Fire began after 1 am and raged three hours, aided by St. Paul crews. four main properties faced heavy losses including Northern Rock Island Plow and Great Northern Implement companies. Christ Madison was injured by a falling roof at the Sixth Avenue Hotel.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Washington Avenue
Third Street
Sixth and Seventh Avenues
Christ Madison
Sixth Avenue
Northern Rock Island Plow Company
Great Northern Implement Company
C. W. Wright
Saginaw, Mich
Waterbury Implement Company
Minnesota governor opposes prizefighting after Hibbing bout
Governor Eberhart demanded explanations from officials who allowed a Hibbing prize fight. He declared such contests cannot be permitted in Minnesota and pledged to seek an official account from the sheriff. The Hibbing match lasted nineteen rounds in a theater before a knockout.
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Eberhart
Minnesota
Hibbing
Collision Injures Over Twenty in Twin Cities Transit Crash
A Hamline car and a St Paul-Minneapolis car collided in St Paul, injuring more than twenty passengers. Glass shattered throughout the Hamline car rear platform was demolished, and panic followed as passengers scrambled for exits. Wally and several others suffered cuts from broken glass and injuries from being thrown against seats.
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St. Paul
Two Harbors Railway Workers Die In Rerailing Incident
William Cogley an engineer is instantly killed and W P Engel a switchman suffers a broken leg and minor injuries when car stakes break during lumber rerailing at Two Harbors. Both men longtime Duluth and Iron Range railway employees.
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William Cogley
W. P. Engel
Duluth and Iron Range Railway
President's Private Secretary Named Minister to Morocco
Fred W. Carpenter, serving as the President's private secretary, has been appointed as minister to Morocco. The nomination elevates Carpenter to a diplomatic post, reflecting his long service in the administration.
New Minister to Morocco Named by Taft
President Taft appoints Fred Warner Carpenter of Sauk Center as minister to Morocco succeeding H Percival Dodge. No successor named yet. Rudolph Forster, current assistant secretary, is likely to be named.
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Fred W. Carpenter
Taft
Fred Warner Carpenter
Sauk Center
Morocco
H. Percival Dodge
Carpenter
Rudolph Forster
Killings of Wife and Priest by South St. Paul Merchant
Patrick J. Gibbons, a livestock merchant of South St. Paul, killed his wife Nellie McGowan Gibbons and Father E. J. Walsh at St Augustine church before surrendering to police. He had been staying at Lawrence Sanitarium Minneapolis and telephoned his wife to return home with him.
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Patrick J. Gibbons
Livestock Commission
South St. Paul
Nellie McGowan Gibbons
Father E. J. Walsh
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Gibbons
Minneapolis
Lawrence Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Father Walsh
St. Augustine Church
Five Firms Burned Out Near Minnesota State University
A serious blaze on University avenue southeast of Minneapolis damaged about $120,000 in five firms near Minnesota State University. The S. L. Mantonel Refrigerating, Russell Grader Machinery, M. H. Strand, Van Tilberg Oil, Harrin Store House firms suffered, with J. Kimball owning the properties. High northeast winds fanned the flames, causing rapid spread through the dry frame block as students left classes and rushed to the scene.
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Minnesota State University
University Avenue
Minneapolis
The
State University
S. L. Mantentel Refrigerating Company
Russell Grader Machinery Company
M. H. Strand Company
van Tilberg Oil Company
Harrin Store House Company and
J. Kimball
University
Triumphs of Curtiss in Air and Record Flights
The article celebrates Glenn H. Curtiss, American aviator and inventor, detailing his numerous records, risky flights, and breakthroughs in gasoline engines. Highlights include his Rheims triumph on August 28, 1909 winning the Coupe Internationale d Aviation, world speed feats, early Hempstead plains tests, and the June Bug’s public flight and 1908 trophy victory.
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Carser
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
Rheims
France
America
Hempstead Plains
Mineola
N.Y
Hammondsport
N. Y
Thomas F. Baldwin
Baldwin
United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Ad for Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian Tube mucous lining and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case it cannot cure, and urges sending for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, with Druggists selling the product and a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Chenney & CO
Toledo
Tae
Ledbeter cases dropped in Blue Earth County court
The Blue Earth County Board decided to dismiss the indictment against Mrs Grace Ledbeter and William Schwandt and his wife Goldie Schwandt at the June term starting June 6 after consulting County Attorney Plymar and Special Assistant H L Schmitt The supreme court ruling and lack of evidence prevent further prosecution for murder in the second degree and for accessory after the fact.
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Grace Ledbeter
William Schwandt
Goldie Schwandt
District Court
Blue Earth County
Plymar
H. L. Schmitt
Supreme Court
Submarine Route to the Pole Proposed by Kiel Scientist
German explorer Dr. von Payer announces Dr. Anschutz, a Kiel scientist, has spent ten years on a submarine polar expedition plan. The concept features a boat designed to travel about a hundred feet below the surface and detect the pole via a patented apparatus installed on German warships.
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von Payer
Kiel
Anschutz
North Pole
Dfar
Porat
Apatetus
Foley Kidney Pillg Ingredients Misread
An OCR fragment from C M Olsen states that Foley Kidney Pill contains essential ingredients to tone and regulate the kidneys and bladder. The readable text emphasizes the product’s claimed health effects and usage.
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Mars
Washington Irving Trail Marking by Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution plan to mark Washington Irving Trail across Oklahoma linking to the Santa Fe Trail. The project follows a Kansas effort and will extend through Fort Gibson and Camp Nichols sites, preserving Irving’s 1832 Oklahoma journey and the Santa Fe route’s historic corridor.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Santa Fe Trail
Oklahoma
Prairies
Washington Irving
David L. Payne
Oklahoma City
Kansas
No Man's Land
Irving
Fort Gibson
J. 8. Holden
Colonel Holden
Red River
Greer County
North Park
Arkansas River
Kit Carson
Camp Nichols
Mineral
Kansas City
Santa Fe
N. M
Carson
Camp Nichola
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Mike Vivo
John Day Smith
Vivo
Nelé Mongan
Brown County Bank IR
Vick Pres
A. Sobiller, Ater
Ciszren
From
Missouri
Daniel Webster
Eagle Roller Mill Company
Aily
Minr
Plumbing Counsel
Grebe & Emmerich
Plumbers
Center Sts
New Ulm
Minn
Mons
New Ulm Hardware Co
Farm, Stock and Home
West
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