Forest fires threaten towns along Duluth Iron Range line
Fires burn along the Duluth and Iron Range railroad north of Two Harbors toward Knife River and near Fairbanks and Mileville. At Waldo three miles north, railroad men helped settlers save homes as many buildings burned elsewhere. The Adriatic mine suffered extensive losses after a spark from a steam shovel ignited the fire.
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Duluth and Iron Range
Two Harbors
Knife River
Waldo
Fairbanks
Mileville
A. B. Smith
Aurora Fire Department
Knox
Adriatic
Run Down by Locomotive: St Paul Man Killed En Route to Lunch
F C Hanson assistant superintendent of Herzog iron works at St Paul was struck by a Northern Pacific switch engine while crossing tracks on his way to lunch. He died at Luther hospital from fractures and internal injuries. George Nolan first to rescue, authorities puzzled by lack of witnesses.
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St. Paul
F. C. Hanson
Herzog Iron Works
Northern Pacific
Luther Hospital
Los
George Nolan
The
Omaha
Herzog
Hanson
White Bear hotel fire suspected arson in summer resort area
A spectacular blaze destroyed the new Oriental hotel in White Bear village with $50,000 estimated loss, only $14,500 insured. The building, recently completed by Henry Vierey of St. Paul, was to open for the summer season. Incendiary origin is suspected as multiple fires broke out. Also reported: Frank Knight, 4, died after being struck by a car while crossing Nicollet avenue. Dr. T. T. Warham was the driver. A separate crash at a grade crossing left Henry J. Palmer dead and John Ingenhutt in critical condition. Manslaughter charges against Theodora Stark in a St. Paul fatality were dropped.
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Counics
White Bear Lake
Henry Vierey
St. Paul
White Bear Village
Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis
Frank Knight
M. 0. Knight
T. T. Warham
John J. Ingenhutt
Northeast Feed Mill, Company
Henry J. Palmer
Soo Line
Palmer
Ingenhutt
Little Girl Drowns Near Mississippi Embankment
A young girl fell from a steep embankment by the Mississippi River at St. Paul Park and drowned after losing balance while leaning over a rock. Local authorities report the accidental drowning, with the body recovered nearby.
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Mississippi
St. Paul Park
Saint Oss
Youth commits death by own action in hotel fall
John W. Portnar an eighteen year old Salvation Army member in Wi- Toma attempted poisoning in a hotel room by mixing water with Paris green. He sipped the liquid at intervals and after growing violently ill wrapped the rest in his undergarments and threw it from a window. He died before aid could arrive. Police and a physician reported death by his own actions due to health.
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John W. Portnar
The
Salvation Anny
Wi- Toma
Northern Minnesota Editorial Association Enlarged Reach
The Northern Minnesota Editorial Association expands to thirty five counties, extending north of St Paul. Resolutions endorse the Northern Minnesota Development association's reapportionment plan. Editors vow to push for improved Great Northern service on the Sauk Center division.
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Northern
State Treasurer Clarence Dinehart Dies at 33
Clarence C. Dinehart, Minnesota state treasurer and rising Republican figure, died in St. Paul after an appendectomy. A University of Minnesota and Harvard graduate, he was twice elected treasurer and had been planning a fall bid for Congress in the Second District. Governor Aberhart appointed Elias S. Pettijohn to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence C. Dinehart
Minnesota
St. Paul
Dinehart
Hammond
St. James
University of Minnesota
Harvard
Aberhart
Elias S. Pettijohn
Minneapolis Groom Ends Life On Eve Of Wedding
Charles Vanderwalker of Minneapolis killed himself with a revolver in a Nicollet Avenue lodging house, dying hours later at city hospital. He had been engaged to Miss Kathyrine Burns for over a year and, facing ill health, proposed breaking the engagement. she urged him to keep the promise and helped as she could.
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Minneapolis
Kathyrine Burns
Charles Vanderwalker
Nicollet Avenue
City Hospital
Vanderwalker
Miss Burns
Shot Slugged and Robbed Minnesota Contractor Loses Six
Minnesota contractor Adolph Larstead of Eveleth was shot in the arm slugged unconscious and robbed of 600 dollars on his way home from the Virginia mine. Two hundred dollars in bank notes remained in his vest pocket. Also reported are O F encampment officers led by H.4 Shamp in Minneapolis and a Great Northern chest breaking incident at Floodwood where George Miller was fatally wounded by Special Policeman G. J. Welch after a pursuit and exchange of shots.
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Minnesota
Adolph Larstead
Hveleth
Virginia
George Miller
Great Northern Railroad
Floodwood
Duluth
St Lukas
G. J. Welch
Great Northern
Welch
Sixteen Priests Ordained at St Paul Seminary
Sixtéen priests were ordained in St Marys chapel at St Paul Seminary by Bishop Patrick J Heffron of Winona The ordination followed the education and guidance received under his leadership at the seminary The article notes the new priests' study under him and confirms the ordination event.
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St. Mary's Chapel
St. Paul
St Paul
Patrick J. Heffron
Winona
Postal savings bill passes house with 195 to 101 vote
The house approves the administration postal savings banks bill by 195 to 101. A board of trustees including the postmaster general secretary of the treasury and attorney general will designate post offices for banks. Deposits capped at 100 dollars monthly and 3500 total with 2 percent interest while funds support bonds and banks.
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Washington
Hammond
Minnesota
Administration Postal Savings Banks
Postal Savings
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Board of Trustees
Postal Savings Banks
Taft Refuses to See Representative Harrison at White House
Washington June 10 President Taft declined to receive Democratic Representative Francis Burton Harrison of New York who, with two colleagues, urged the admission of Jewish rabbis to discuss Russia's Jewish expulsions. Goldfogle spoke for the delegation as Secretary Norton kept the issue quiet. Harrison later alleged he had been rebuffed by the president. Taft's refusal stemmed from statements linked to Harrison's House resolution seeking full details on the Ballinger Pinchot episode.
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Washington
Taft
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
White House
Russia
Goldfogle
Norton
Harrison
Capitol
Mr. Harrison
House
Wickersham
Congress
Glayis
Secretary of the Interior
Cure Deafness By Constitutional Remedies, Claim
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It promises cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any deafness case due to catarrh that remains incurable, urging readers to request circulars from F. J. Cheenex & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Chemnex & CO
Toledo
O. Sota
Druie
Mail
Indictment of Western Union Telegraph Company
A federal grand jury indicted the Western Union Telegraph Company on forty two counts as of March 1 1909 alleging involvement in a ticket shop operation in the District of Columbia via telegraph wire and ticker. The document reflects a sensational pursuit of unlawful conduct and regulatory concerns.
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Wasmngton
Federal Grand Jury
Weatert Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
Maang
District of Columbia
United in wedlock Viscount Maidstone and Mia Dreae
A brief society notice reports Viscount Maidstone and Mia Dreae wed in a quiet ceremony. The event marks a union celebrated by family and friends, with local society pages noting the couple’s new status and future plans.
Miss Margaretta Drexel Weds Viscount Maidstone in London
Miss Margaretta Drexel daughter of Anthony J. Drexel marries Guy Montague George Finch Hatton Viscount Maidstone at St. Margaret's Westminster London. The wedding, officiated by the Bishop of London, features costly presents estimated up to 500000 dollars.
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Margaretta Drexel
Maidstone
London
Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Guy Montague George Finch-Hatton
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster
Canon Horsley Henson
Roosevelt on Ocean Ends Europe Trip Sail Homeward
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and family wrap up a 15 month voyage across Africa Europe and Italy aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. A large Southampton crowd sees them off as they head toward New York arriving June 18. Roosevelt travels with wife Edith son Kermit and Mrs Longworth in multiple suites on the liner.
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Southampton
Eng
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Africa
America
Roosevelt
London
Metropolis
Newforest
Sir Edward Grey
Ethel
Kermit
Longworth
Son of U S ambassador in hospital after overdose
Richard C. Kerens Jr son of the United States ambassador to Austria is in a city hospital recovering from an overdose of paraldehyde taken in a hotel toilet room. He was found unconscious in the hallway and his condition is serious but improving. He has been an invalid for years and was to join his parents in Austria. Veasey's plurality rising in Sioux Falls. Governor Robert S. Veasey leads George W. Egan by 1,243 with expectations of a 2,000 to 3,000 gain.
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Kerens
St Louis
Richard C. Kerens, Jr
United States
Austria
Laclede
St. Louis
Veasey
Sioux Falls
S. C
Robert 5. Vessey
George W. Egan
Seven-Year-Old Boy Ends Life Over Love Affair
In Amuaterdam, N. June 11, Howard Putnam a seven year old farmer boy living six miles from the city reportedly hanged himself with a strap from a tree. He was despondent over a love affair.
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Amuaterdam
Howard Putnam
Thle City
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Theodora Stark
Stuart B. Shotwell
Pine?hout
Boerner
Miss Stark
Odd Fellows
H. 4. Shamp
W. A. McDowell
Laverne
G. F. Engle
W. N. Chapman
Fergus Falls
Thomas T. Warham
W. W. Churchill
Rochester
G. S. MacCullouch
Brainerd
Postal Savings Bank
Syppsits
Fcon
Tion
Western Union
United
Mia
Dreae
Europe
Brown County Bank Prms
A. Steinbausee
Paes
A.schiller
Aser
Carmer
New Ulm Roller Mill Company
New Ulm, Minn
Minnesota Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Bank of Commerce Building
Minn
Plumbing Counsel
Grebe & Emmerich
Plumbers
Centex
New Ulm
Sola
New Ulm Hardware Co
Mion
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