Fairfax double tragedy shocks town as two men killed
Henry Katz fired at Martin Kunz in Dickmeyer's saloon in Fairfax killing Kunz then shot himself. Kunz, a painter, survived. Motive unclear with both men living nearby and no quarrel evident. The incident occurred between five and six pm as they discussed leaving town.
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Henry Watt
Martin Kunz
Fairfax
Dickmeyer
Katz
South Dakota
Kunz
Hhis
Kanz
Kats
Daniel (Acz
Huis
Jos
Police arrest church robbery suspects
Chief Klause learned two men sold Sam Blumberg silver communion sects for fifty cents. He pursued toward the river, fired a shot, and the pair vanished among buildings while one escaped and the other crossed the river.
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Klause
Sam Blumberg
Northwestern
Oo &Ry
Memory Loss Strikes Nicollet County Boy in Farm Accident
Walter Johnson sixteen loses all memory after a fall from a straw load at his father J Aaron Johnson’s Lafayette township farm. Doctors call the case strange and expect recovery but say the first sixteen years will remain a blank, requiring a new start to education as memory returns.
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Lafayette Township
Walter Johnson
J. Aaron Johnson
Horeb
Calviniatic Methodist Church
Cambria
Bethel
Salem
Butternut Valley
T Wesley
Meredith
New Ulm
Knights of Columbus
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Mankato
Rochester
Owatonna
Wabasha
Winona
Waseca
Morton
Sleepy Eye
Gaylord
Springfield
Clements
Minneapolis
St. Peter
Archie Honeyman
Anton Kachel
Kachel
Tanke
Honeyman
Separate training school gains first victory in Spooner bill
The home committee favors reporting the Spooner bill creating a school in a county without a state institution while delaying Red Wing Royalton Hinckley Brainerd bills. A New Ulm delegation led by Representative Peterson urged locality advantages and site promise. Mrs Meier and Mrs Sauter spoke on the town’s history and citizen character. Cottonwood marked its largest vote ever. New officers named: Supervisor Martin Sehnaberich Clerk Jos J Sperl Treasurer Geo Griebel Assessor Herman Fritsche Justice P P Manderfeld Constables Geo H Jahnke Alb Groebner.
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Home Committee
Spooner
Red Wing
Royalton
Hinckley
Brainerd
New Ulm
Peterson
Fred Meier
C. H. Sauter
Alderman Graff
Jacob Klossner Jr
Cottonwood
Martin Sehnaberich
Jos. J. Sperl
Geo
Griebel
Herman Fritsche
P. P. Manderfeld
Geo. H. Jahnke
Alb. Groebner
Jos. Schneider
Arthur Stengel
Tony Martinks
A. Frank
Fairfax
Heated scene as Peterson and Sundberg clash at Minnesota Shippers hearing
At a Minnesota Shippers investigation hearing on Thursday afternoon Representative Peterson and Senator Sundberg nearly fought over officers of the association. Sundberg, a shipper member, attacked the investigation in Swedish, calling Peterson the worst man in the state. Peterson retorted, and both men faced each other with clenched fists before friends intervened.
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8. D. Peterson
Senator Sundberg
Minnesota Shippers’ Association
Sundberg
Minnesota Shippers’ and Receivers Association
Peterson
Mnete
Senate
Governor Johnson Prospects Center in Day's Paper
Frank Eddy assesses Governor Johnson as a presidential candidate noting he shows up in Minnesota and nationwide yet lacks an itchy drive for the role. Eddy argues Johnson may be equally qualified as past presidents and could unite Democratic factions, potentially reshaping Northwest Republican odds.
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Frank A. Day
Frank Eddy
Gov. Johnson
Johnson
Minnesota
Congress
Northwest
No Judicial Reapportionment Plans After Discussion
The joint committee studying district lines ruled out general state redistricting for judicial districts as impractical. They may carve part of the first district into a new one and later address the ninth, but no wide changes. Minor personnel news and spring millinery opening announced.
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Wilson
Ottomeyers Spring Goods Stock Complete in New Ulm
Ottomeyers advertises a complete spring stock for ladies and children in New Ulm inviting women nearby to visit. The coats are described as fashionable and well-made, boasting some of the season’s best tailor work and urging customers to call before purchasing.
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New Ulm
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House
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The
Fairmont Sentinel
Shax Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Eibner
S. C. Peterson
Brighton
Swan Lake
Nicollet Village
Eckstein
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Pfaender, Eibner
Graff
Legislative Committee On
G. W. Barnes
Ottomeyer
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Crone Bros
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