Helpless at Sea A Two Masted Schooner Rescued
The Italian steamer Sardegna towed the disabled American schooner Notice of Providence from Brava Cane Verde islands to New York. Sixty four people aboard included eleven women. Captain Ragnos is believed to have died by self destruction after steering failure and low supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Genoa
Naples
Montana
Notice
Providence
Brava
Antonio Raqnos
Atiielde
John F. Pina
Cane Verde Islands
Tirty
Mateuf
Pina
Cane Dé Verde Islands
Era
Card Quarrel Turns Fatal in Fort Benton Montana
In Fort Benton on August 6 a drunken card game dispute led sheep herder John Allan to shoot John Reavis in the Overland hotel office. Reavis was wounded in the abdomen after knocking Allan down and clobbering him with the gun. Allan’s skull was crushed in, and both men were hospitalized.
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Fort Benton
Mont
John Allan
John Reavis
Overland Hotel
Reavis
Allan
New Haytien Government Proclaimed by Firmin
Washington cablegram reports General Firmin on the 4th set up a new government calling it the national signal government of Arthvorite and Northwest and proclaimed himself president Killick named secretary of war and navy Bourand secretary of the treasury Henriquez foreign affairs St Louis public works Chicago interior and Lamour agriculture.
Wreck Kills Fireman in Northern Pacific Collision
A passenger train on the Northern Pacific collided with an engine at Sappington Montana. Fireman Laurence Gering was killed and engineer Jeff Brown severely injured and scalded by steam. A brakeman on the second engine was slightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific
Sappington
Laurence Gering
Jeff Brown
Offering
Mrs Sperckels Necklace Stolen En Route to Cherbourg
A necklace valued at 20005 dollars was stolen from Mrs. C. A. Sperckels of San Francisco while she traveled toward Cherbourg to board the Kalner Wilhelm der Grosse bound for New York. Police offer a reward of 5100 dollars for its return. The necklace is a pearl piece with a ruby and diamond clasp.
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Paris
C. A. Sperckels
San Francisco
Cherbourg
New York
Carnegie Gift to Morley Library of Acton Collection
Lord Acton’s Aldenham Park library, rich in ecclesiastical and secular history, annotated by Acton, is to be given by Andrew Carnegie to John Morley. Morley, expert on papacy and modern Europe, will utilize the volumes, including Jesuitica, Prohibitorum indices, and Trent era works, for public benefit.
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Acton
Lord Acton
Aldenham Park
England
Europe
America
New York Times
Carnegie
John Morley
Germany
France
Italy
Morley
St. Bartholomew
Indians at St Louis Fair Plans Ethnological Congress
The Interior Department approved the St Louis world’s fair proposal to hold a red men ethnological congress on the exposition grounds. Invitations will reach reservations to gather as many elders as possible, with a large appropriation to bring several hundred Indians. A dedicated space and stockade will separate the congress from the government building, guarded by white guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Washington
St Louis
Exposition
New York Evening Post
St. Louis
Congress
Tale of Boer Courtesy and a Postal Letter
From Aldershot comes a tale of Boer courtesy via a mounted Infantry officer who mailed a letter and postal order to his mother from a distant camp. The letter, found after a battle and returned with the doctor’s note, reveals a hoped remembrance if the sender were killed, but he survived and returned home. A subsidized English theater is planned in Paris to help French students learn English.
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Mia
Aldershot
London
Philadelphia
Tres
Barker
Aldershirt
Mounted Infantry
Wkrugeradorp
Nooit- Bedacht
Lila Hiversack
Parls
Paris
Daisy in Gingham and Preserves Verse
A fragmented verse praises Daisy as she prepares preserves. Imagery blends gingham, tulle, and a belting scent of the seaward breeze. References to a past love and a romantic tone frame the scene around Roy Farrel and Green Puck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Coyton
Josie
First White Settler of the Dakotas Charles Cavalier Dies
Charles Cavalier, long noted as the first white settler of the Dakotas and father of Pembina and Pembina county, died last week in Pembina at age 83. Born March 6, 1818 in Springfield Ohio, he held many early roles including first postmaster, first county treasurer, first probate judge and first collector of customs. He served as Pembina mayor and aided the Smithsonian as a correspondent. Survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter.
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Dakotas
Pembina
Pembina County
Charles Cavalier
Ohio
Springfield
Mount Carmel
Ill
Red Rock
St. Paul
Ramsey
Minnesota
Fillmore
Signal Service
Civil Service
St. Joseph
Walhalla
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Old Pembina
Edmund K
Commodore Kittson
W. H. Forbes
Culber Farrington
Isabella Murray
Smithsonian Institute
By Product Paper company formed in New York
North Dakota Plax and French Hickman Flax Fiber merge to create the By Product Paper company in New York. Articles filed with North Dakota secretary of state. B. F. French serves as president and treasurer. War dent is B. F. French. Ransom is vice president. Capital stock two million dollars. Plant to produce pulp from flax fiber at Niagara with daily output covering 100 tons of North Dakota flax straw. Northwest manager T. R. Atkinson based in Fargo. Peculiar lightning incident wrecks Rev. Phillips residence in Jamestown. children slept elsewhere last night.
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Mergt
North Dakota Plax Company
French Hickman Flax Fiber Company
New York
By Product Paper Company
North Dakota
B. F. French
Warren A. Ransom
St. Lawrence Power Company
Niagara
Max Fiber
Fargo
Northwest
T. R. Atkinson
Jamestown
C. H. Phillips
Grafton Sewer Contract Bid Awarded to Kennedy
Bids opened for the Grafton sewer system show James Kennedy of Fargo as the lowest at 14501.08 and the contract accepted. The project covers 15493 feet of pipe 35 manholes and 87 catch basins with work to begin about September 1 and paving deferred for this year by contractor guidance.
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Grafton
James Kennedy
Fargo
Dickinson Wool Sales Close Strong Prices At Dickinson
The McDaniels clip of wool totaling 200000 pounds sold at 15 percent cents per pound, the season’s highest price. This closes the Dickinson gales and brings the season total to 2000000 pounds for Eastern shipment, with 75 percent sent to Boston houses.
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Dickinson
McDaniels
Boston
Largest real estate deal seals Bottineau transfer
The biggest land and property transaction in the area closed at Bottineau as G. M. Rich of Vernon Center Minnesota acquired Colling Bros. land holdings and their office building at Willow City for 85000 dollars.
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Bottineau
G. M. Rich
Vernon Center
Minn
Colling Bros
Willow City
Lightning destroys Bly barn and elevator at Mayville farm
The barn and an elevator owned by William L Bly at his big farm four miles northeast of Mayville were struck by lightning. Both structures were totally destroyed. The elevator was insured for 800 dollars, while the barn had no insurance.
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Wiliam L. Bly
Mayville
Big Farm
Loaded Wagon Tragedy Kills Unemployed Worker
J. C. Sherdan aged twenty five was killed on Buffington farm in Poti county when a loaded wagon rolled over him. He was crushed as wheels passed over his abdomen, causing immediate death.
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J. C. Sherdan
Buffington
Poti County
Wearimost
Men Who Are Helping to Make the History of the Day
Henry J Oxnard president of the American Beet Sugar Company is credited with defeating the Cuban reciprocity bill in the Senate. Born in Marseilles and tied to New Orleans via the Oxnard family, he leads beet sugar expansion in California where factories and by products total 3.5 million dollars yearly, beet payments to farmers exceed 1.5 million, and over 1,000 people are employed. His California venture reflects half of US industry capital with a 10 million dollar investment, while he maintains a home in Oxnard and directs much of his work from New York City headquarters.
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Henry T. Oxnard
American Beet Sugar Company
United States Senate
Marseilles
France
Louisiana
Oxnard
New Orleans
Henry
T. Oxnard
California
United States
New York City
Rear Admiral Walker Tied to Panama Canal Commission History
Rear Admiral John G. Walker rises in public view for his role with the canal commission recommending the Panama route. A New Hampshire native born March 20 1835, he joined the Naval Academy in 1850, served in the Civil War, commanded ironclads, and rose to rear admiral before retiring in 1897 and serving on the canal commission.
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John G. Waller
Walker
Admiral Walker
Congress
United States Navy
Oial Commission
Fifteenth Army Corps
Vicksburg
Canal Commission
New Hampshire
Hillsborough
Philippine sale proposal fighter Burt a Civil War veteran
General Andrew S Burt, famed for his suggestion to sell the Philippines to Japan on installments, is described as an honest fighter with a long Civil War and volunteer service record. Born in Ohio, his career spans from sergeant in 1861 to brigadier general in the regular army, with multiple infantry commands and late career service.
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Andrew S. Burt
Philippine Islands
Japan
Philippines
Ohio Infantry
United States Service
Leutenant
Seventh Infantry
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Spain
Ohio
West
Lipton Elevated to Baronet by King Edward
Sir Thomas Lipton, famed American-friendly tea magnate, has been elevated to baronetcy by King Edward. Born in Glasgow to Irish parents, he built vast tea interests in Ceylon and Chicago's picking industry, contributing to tea affordability and philanthropy for English workers. His vast wealth is self-made, and he remains patriotic to Britain while maintaining strong ties to the United States.
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Thomas Lipton
Edward
Sir Thomas
England
Glasgow
Ireland
Ceylon
Chicago
United States
Great Britain
Sir Thomas Knight
King Edward
Sugar beet experiments under way in Ontario farms
The Ontario department of agriculture conducts extensive sugar beet trials this season at St. Catharines Brussels Markham and possibly Renfrew Orangeville and Guelph. About 80 farmers at each site participate. The Ontario Beet Sugar Company based at Berlin funds land preparation and planting with payments of ten dollars per acre and contracts for two to three years.
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Ontario Department of Agriculture
St. Catharines
Brussels
Markham
Renfrew
Orangeville
Guelph
Ontario
Ontario Beet-Sugar Company
Berlin
North Dumfriess
Dickie
Fragmentary 1902 Court Note with Signatures and Notations
A partial OCR fragment from a legal or financial notice dated July 1902 shows references to state banks, trustees, and directors. It includes signatures or attestations by H. McIntosh and other directors, with sworn statements and scattered phrases about notes, taxes, and banking terms. The readable text is damaged and nonspecific.
Homestead Contest Notice With No Clear Details
A contested notice from Homestead references a contest affadavis filed by William nN tan and others. The garbled text mentions a fence, a parcel of land, and a court or official proceeding with dates unclear and no distinct parties or outcomes clearly identifiable.
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William Nn
Ducand Babbahad Rm
Hana
Minot
N. D
Homestead Final Proof Notices Read Similar Names
Final proof notice lists applicants John Hollis Chas Johnson John Dtwall and others from Bottineau North Dakota. The notice cites residence and cultivation requirements for a homestead claim in the North-West quarter and section details with dates and hearing conditions.
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Devita
Rottines
Eorth-West
Wis
Srntp
Guag
John Hollis Chas
Johnson
Jotn
Bottineau
Umgard
Notice of Account Executor in North Dakota
Notice is given for settlement and final account of the estate in Rutland County North Dakota. A term begins September 9 1902 at 9 oclock in the morning in the county courthouse. All interested persons may appear and contest the account as required by law. Abia ar a EY Wet Aree, Judge of County Guu.
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Aly
Hovtiueea
Aden
Paeens
Ruttinuan
North Dake
Socount
Guu
Notice for Bids for Bottineau County Furniture
Notice from the board of county commissioners Bottineau County North Dakota invites bids for furniture for the new courthouse. Bids must be submitted by 10 o'clock August 1909. Address for bids care of A G Burr Bandien. Also mentions farmland and property listings in Bottineau area and local sales notes.
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Board of County Commissioners
Bottineau County
N. D
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the Bottineau Courant
Haytien
Fireman
Emma Ane Gan Vnobtf
Thor
Garowmn
Sarnegie
ST. Louis Fair
Tler
Robert Westervelt
Jamaston
Carrington
Congregational Church of
Sanborn
M. W. Williams
Andrew
Burt
Bir Thomas Li
Bottineaueau
Bee
Pat
Dakota
H. McIntosh
MeiNtostt
A. G. Burr
Bandien Reat
Bent
J.D. Bonny
Dayton
Sheldon
Tha
A. G. Burr Bandley Real Eetate
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