Ohio sinks off Alaska reef with five crew dead
Seattle dispatch reports the Alaska Steamship Ohio sank near Steep Point Alaska in three minutes after striking a reef. Of 128 passengers aboard all were saved while five crew members perished including Purser F J Stephen Wireless Operator George F E Eccles and two unnamed seamen and a quartermaster. The loss of vessel and cargo is total.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska Steamship Company
Ohio
Steep Point
Alaska
F. J. Stephen
George FE. Eccles
Winnipeg
Curtiss Wins Prize At Betheny Aviation Week
Glenn H. Curtiss, the only American aviator at Betheny, captured the international cup of aviation, completing two laps of the twenty kilometer course in 15 minutes 50. seconds at a speed of 47.65 miles per hour. Louis Blériot faced a faster time of 14 minutes 4 seconds. The Gordon Bennett trophy, valued at 8,500 dollars for the winning club and 5,000 dollars to the aviator, was the event’s top prize.
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Rheims
France
Glenn H. Curtiss
Betheny
Bleriot
Utes
Gordon Hennett
Secoads
Latham
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago
Grain and provision quotes from Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth, and Chicago show on track and arrival prices for wheat and flax, with futures figures for Sept Dec and May. Cattle and hog markets in Chicago list ranges for steers, cows, calves, hogs and lambs, reflecting mixed regional price levels.
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Minneapolis
Nat Bsc
Northern
St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Duluth
Chicago
Texas
Bank Hold Up in Wayzata Ends with Capture
In broad daylight two bandits robbed the State Bank of Wayzata at noon, taking about $300 from cashier Snure. They fled to the vault but were soon chased by a posse organized by the town marshal. Both suspects were captured without a shot fired, and all the money was recovered.
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Wayzata
Snure
Fatal horse race near St. Augusta claims mother and injures daughter
A friendly horse race between Ferdinand Kieke and August Benoit near St. Augusta south of St. Cloud ends when Kieke's buggy, traveling at high speed on a narrow steep road, skidded off the path and struck a telephone pole. Mrs. Kieke was killed instantly, her ten year old daughter was severely injured and Catherine Ruhman of St. Cloud will lose sight in one eye.
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Ferdinand Kieke
August Benoit
St. Augusta
St. Cloud
Kieke
Catherine Ruhman
Benoit
May free innocent man in Spokane hold up case
Minnesota convict Farr, serving life at Walla Walla, may gain freedom via James Desmond. Desmond, once at Stillwater and now at Rochester hospital for the insane, absolves Farr of complicity in the Miller Bros meat market hold up in Spokane six years ago.
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Minnesota
Frank Farr
Washington State
Walla Walla
James Desmond
Stillwater
Rochester State Hospital
Farr
Miller Bros
Spokane
Desmond
Rochester
Liggett Former Dean of Minnesota Agricultural College Dies
William Madison Liggett, former head of the state agricultural college and noted public figure, dies at St. Paul from artery complications linked to nervous trouble. He retired two years ago from the experiment station, aged sixty three, survived by his widow and four children.
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Minnesota Agricultural College
William Madison Liggett
State Agricultural College
St. Paul
Liggett
Tiggett
Oiled baby dies in kitchen fire on Wisona farm
Bernhardt four year old son of Wit ham Dunne a Wisona area farmer, played with jerogena and thergue near a stove while mother away. he burned to death hours later. In Mendota near St Paul two men failed a post office robbery. arrests followed Savage warrants. In Anoka a man hunts an unidentified shooter who fatally wounded Jacob Schwab, a Swiss born Civil War veteran. St Paul wins next convention in Montreal with a League of American Municipalities victory on second ballot over Kansas City and Atlanta.
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Mendota
St. Paul
Thomas Ryan
Savage
Anoka
Jacob Schwab
Schwab
Switzerland
Montreal
League of American Municipalities
Fatal crash likely claims two lives at Heaver Creek
A threshing engine crashed through a bridge six miles west of Heaver Creek injuring farmer Ed Reno and fatally injuring Ernest Haaman who was operating the machine. The accident occurred during farm work and left authorities to determine full details of the mishap.
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Ernest Haaman
Heaver Creek
Ed Reno
Framan
Sermon at Nicollet Park Fires up Sunday Baseball
Rev. G L Morrill delivered a brief sermon before the Minneapolis Kansas City game at Nicollet park drawing 7000 fans. He urged fans to support the pennant chase and proclaimed the West will not lag in religiously tinged baseball progress.
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Minneapolis
G. L. Morrill
Nicollet Park
Morrill
King
Robbers Kill and Escape at Minneapolis Saloon
Otto A. Larson, an employee of Minneapolis Steel and Machinery, died after two masked men shot him during a failed robbery at Charles Anderson's saloon on Cedar Avenue. The robbers fled after the fatal shot. Anderson pursued them but they vanished.
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Minneapolis
Mineneapolis
Otto A. Larson
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company
Charles Anderson
Cedar Avenue
Anderson
Larson
Minister pays for "souse" in Excelsior case
Testimony in Mill City police court states Rev. Carl Swain of Minneapolis and detectives Jacob P. Brandt and Lewis M. Carson of the Anti-Saloon League funded a man to get intoxicated to trap a violator. The Brandt Carson "tool" expenses were covered by the minister and associates.
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Carl Swain
Minneapolis
Jacob P. Brandt
Lewis M. Carson
Anti-Saloon League
Mill City
Fred Hawking
Excelsior
Swain
Brandt-Carson
Chicago Great Western to Move General Offices to Chicago
The Chicago Great Western railroad will relocate its general offices from St. Paul to Chicago in the coming months. A J P Morgan representative in New York confirmed the plan while noting the president's office will precede the move once the new resident Pelton takes charge. Timing for the transfer remains unsettled but the relocation is assured.
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Chicago Great Western Railroad
St. Paul
Chicago
J. P. Morgan Company
New York
Chicaro
Mr. Pelton
T Leeneral
Girl Dropped Dead of Fright in Kerkhoven
A six year old Theresa Qachs, daughter of Theodore Qachs, died after being frightened by boys hiding and making noises while the girls danced at dusk in a Kerkhoven schoolhouse area. Five other tragedies are noted including Catherine Spellman falling from a Duluth window and fatal injuries from a screen giving way, a switchman in St Paul killed by a switch engine, and Christiana Amos in St Paul fatally scalded in a tub of boiling water.
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Theresa
Theodore Qachs
Kerkhoven
Catherine
T. H. Spellman
Duluth
Michael Kellner, Jr
St. Paul
Chicago, Miwaukee and St. Paul
Phalen Creek
Christiana Amos
Charles Amos
St Paul
Robber Victim Dies After Shootout in White Bear
William Butler of White Bear, shot by a bank robber three weeks ago, died at St Joseph's Hospital in St Paul from blood poisoning. Police had pursued the suspect after the robbery, with community mourners remembering Butler as a local resident.
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William ‘Butler
White Bear
Reo
St Joseph's Hospital
St. Paul
Making Good and Pierce Medicines Endure in Popularity
The text touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as superior, honest, square-deal medicine with all ingredients printed on the bottle wrap. It claims long-time popularity for stomach, liver, and blood issues, contrasts with faded rivals, and notes no alcohol in the tonic and the enduring appeal of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Favorite Prescription for women.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Women Relief Tea Promised By New Remedy
A historic herbal remedy claims to ease women's ailments including urinary trouble and pains. The ad promotes a monthly supply and a free address offer, citing a registered regulator in Australia as backing.
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Oy LeBow
We linoleum best value for the money ad note
An old classified style blurb advertises linoleum flooring promising good value. Mentions J. Hf. Porstent 13 as possibly the seller or contact. The readable fragment emphasizes cost effectiveness and product quality.
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J. Hf
Real Estate for Sale or Rent in New Ulm Area
Real estate listing lists multiple lots with blocks and areas in New Ulm and North New Asia. Indicates properties for sale or rent with phrases like very cheap and 40 day sale window. Inquiries directed to Albert Steinhauser.
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New Ulm
New Asia
Albert Steinhauser
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New Ulm Hardware Co
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N. Henningsen
Ulm, Minn
Brown County Bank
Sove
Hans A. Steilitviser
Viet Pars
Ausreilier, Asst
Castine
Angelina
New Uim Roller Mill Co
Matt
Johnson
Eugene A. Pfefferle
Seling
Rome
Ricca
Aquasmost
N. W
Bri
Andersch Bros
Department 66
ULM
Macrial
Gurtiss
Idurignt RY Ondernsedamberttecol
Chicago Union Stock Yards
POSSE
William M. Liggett
Great Western
Babe
Parker's
Allen
St. Paul Rubber Co
ROYAL
Standard Typewriter
Royal Typewriter
Royal Typewriter Co
2Nd Ave. So
Minn
Rigget Eigen
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