Wisconsin Grain Rates Cut by State Railway Commission
Wisconsin grain shipping to Milwaukee will see a nearly one cent per bushel rate cut after a railway commission ruling. The order, prompted by complaints against Wisconsin Central and others, affects Wisconsin staging rates from Colfax and Mondovi to Milwaukee and aims to ease shipments statewide as 175 million bushels are moved annually.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconalu Commission
G. Kinney
Wisconsin Central
W. L. Houser
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omerika
Chicago & North- Western
Wilwaukee
Railway Commission
Colfax
Mondovl
Milwaukee
Deluge causes major damage in Janesville streets
Janesville Wisconsin was hit by a severe rainstorm washing out streets at five hundred feet, flooding business sections, and forcing factory closures due to high water. Floods damaged standing grain and tobacco crops in surrounding farms.
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Janesville
Wis
Washington Street
La Crosse Water Power bonds sold for plant plan
Waters of Black River will supply energy after Chicago State Bank and Trowbridge River Co of Chicago purchase the La Crosse Water Power bond issue worth 3 million dollars. The firm will construct a massive water power plant at Mormon riffles on the Black River near Hatfield and extend power to La Crosse Black River Falls and nearby towns. An electric railway from La Crosse to Black River Falls is planned.
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Black River
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago State Bank
Trowbridge & River Company of Chicago
Nght
Lacream
Black River Falls
Millers Optimistic on South Dakota Harvest Prospects
At a meeting of the South Dakota and Southwestern Millers association in Aberdeen on August 11, heavy rains earlier in the week caused limited damage and are viewed as beneficial for late crops. Attendees expect the year's yield to surpass many recent seasons, with the next gathering planned for Pipestone, Minnesota, at the end of November.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
S.D
South Dakota and Southwestern Millers’ Association
Pipestone
Minn
Arrest Harris at Home Centerville Murder Case Prompts Alert
A fugitive from Minneapolis, John Harris, was arrested yesterday at his Centerville Iowa home. Police say Harris is wanted for the death of a Staffer after an altercation in Minneapolis Saturday night. Harris, a prominent local resident, arrived home and was taken into custody following the inquiry into the punching incident. Local authorities note the case remains under investigation with details to be presented at trial.
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Minneapolis
Centerville
Iowa
John Harris
Hardy
Harrie
Mitines Pote
Harris
Oil Explosion Claims Life of Hazel Cheney
Hazel Cheney, fifteen, died from burns after she poured kerosene into a stove to rekindle a fire. Smoldering embers were in the stove, a five gallon can was poured in, causing an explosion that scorched her face and eyes. The flames spread quickly, and she died before her family could assist.
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Cheney
Hobo forces clerk to yield tobacco in Appleton
In Appleton Wisconsin on August 10 a hobo threatened clerk Fred Pietto with a revolver as he headed home for dinner. Pietto surrendered a package of chewing tobacco and the thief, pleased with the haul, allowed him to go.
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Hobo
Appleton
Wis
Fred Piette
Piatto
Pietto
Embalmed pork leaves couple near death in Cedar Falls
Ike Coleman and his wife of Normal Hill Cedar Falls Iowa are in critical condition after eating pork they believed to be embalmed The incident occurred yesterday at noon when Mrs Coleman tasted a portion of pork before both were stricken. Doctors struggled to save them amid mounting concern for their condition.
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Cedar Falla
Iowa
Ike Coleman
Normal Hill
Threshers Poisoned After Beef Dinner Near Packwood
In Ottumwa Iowa August 10 a threshing crew on the Goodman farm near Packwood was poisoned by eating beef at dinner. The men and Mrs Goodman and her children grew violently ill shortly after the meal. Doctors attended them and declared ptomaine poisoning, with all pronounced out of danger after midnight.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Goodman Farm
Packwood
Whole town is looted in Kamrar burglary report
In Kamrar Iowa on August 10 thieves sacked nearly every business in town south of Webster City. Though little is missing total cash taken from drawers is under $1000. A few homes were entered as well.
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Kamrar
Webster City
Iowa
Lumber Firm Buys Five Townships for 1.6 Million
Calumet Mich Aug 10 The largest lumber deal on the north shore of Georgian Bay closes. Holland Graves of Byng Inlet buys five townships totaling about 180 square miles for 1.6 million dollars in a historic deal.
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Calumet
Mich
Georgian Bay Limber District
Holland # Graves
Byng Inlet
Orphan 12-Year-Old Arrested for Forged Check in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on August 10, Margaret Jangepfeldt aged twelve, an orphan, was arrested for forging a $60 check after confessing. She confessed to stealing and attempting to pass five good checks while working for Jacob Dudephoefer in the manufacturing area.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Margaret Jangepfeldt
Jacob Dudephoefer
Unwelcome Visitor Strikes Marshalltown Home During Breakfast
Mayor L Ingledie and wife narrowly escaped injury when a lightning strike hit their Marshalltown Iowa home during breakfast on August 10. The bolt burst over the table, shattering dishes and injuring those seated at the breakfast table. Both occupants suffered unspecified injuries.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Aig
Ingledie
Drowning of Farmer Near Oakdale
In St Paul Aug 10 William Gardner, a farmer near Oakdale, drowned yesterday while watering stock at a lake. His sister started a search after not seeing him, but the cause of his fall remains unknown. Also reports from Wisconsin describe heavy rain and a fatality in Deerfield involving a Minnesota land seeker.
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Qrowna
St.Paul
Willam Gardner
Oakdale
North Dakota notes a flood of local happenings
North Dakota items report a range of events from road and sidewalk work in Devils Lake to new church beginnings in Manfred and Granville, lightning strikes damaging telephones near Fessenden, and a surge of road and school developments across counties. The piece notes municipal incorporations, weather impacts, musters of local sportsmen, and ongoing infrastructure projects shaping towns like Bottineau, Williston, and Minot.
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A. Curtia
Lisbon
Granville
Wabpeton
Manfred Ia
Socialiate
Bottinesa
Fessenden
Hannaford Bell
Sheyenne
Richland
Binford
Hannaford
Lansford
Donnybrook
Dickinson
Frank Morgan
Colgate
Devils Lake
Ryder
Williston
Frederick Martin
Obie
R. Downen
Valley City
B.F. Whipple
Hekelaon
Minot
EB. Bisberg
Upham
Anton Eggen
Bottineau
Norway
Martin
Austad
Velva
North Dakota
Lake Meto- Igoshe
Masonic Lodge
Emmons County
Bayles
England
Great Northern
Elapion
Withdrawals Of Public Lands From Entry Across Districts
Washington confirms telegraphic withdrawal of six million acres of public lands containing workable coal across New Mexico Colorado Utah Wyoming North Dakota Montana Oregon and Washington. The move follows earlier withdrawals in 44 Dickinson district townships and signals a possible broad reliance on government control amid coal disputes.
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Bismarck Land District
Washington
Dickinson
Ite
United States
Washington Dispatch
Hitchcock
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
North Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Geological Survey
United States Installment Realty venture challenged in North Dakota
Complaints allege United States Installment Realty company conducted building and loan business in North Dakota via Kent Realty and other agents without proper state approvals. Grand Forks and Fargo cases seek court restraint while prosecutors review monthly contract payments totaling about 1200 dollars. The affair centers on foreign building and loan laws and required deposits and examiner certificates.
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Secretary of State
United States Realty Company
Fargo
Grand Forks
Kent Realty Company
C. J. Fisk
United States Installment Realty Company
Minneapolis
District Court
North Dakota
J. B. Wineman
C. N. Fritch
Wineman
United States
Haa
Kent Realty
Foreign Buildings and Loan Associations
Widow awarded damages in furnace repair death case
In Fargo US court a jury awarded Mrs. Sarah Arntson 5800 damages against Union Light Heat and Power for the electrocution death of her husband a timer for a local firm while repairing a furnace He was killed touching a lit bulb as a house wire crossed with a high voltage line caused the accident The plaintif f sought 25000 and Arntson had moved from Mankato to Fargo shortly before the fatality
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Mankato
United States
Fargo
Sarah Arntson
Union Light, Heat and Power Company
Arntson
Archeon
Mansto
Iittle
Fort Rice lands to gain patent under new law
General Land Office informs Bismarck that settlers on Fort Rice abandoned military lands in North Dakota may file for homestead patents without paying the appraised value. If approved, land titles will be issued upon proof under the homestead laws, with no payment required to the government.
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Fort Rice
General Land Office
Bismarck Office
Eee
Bismarck
N. D
Landa
Fort Rica Military Reservation
North Dakota
United States
Addi
Laada
McKenzie Found Guilty in John Stewart Murder Case
In Roseau Minnesota on August 10 a jury found Alexander McKenzie guilty of murder in the indictment over John Stewart. After the verdict the defendant thanked the court for not imposing the extreme penalty. Attorneys Loring Brown and Medicraft argued for hours in defense amid much surprise from spectators. McKenzie and friends showed jubilation before the verdict, then left with his characteristic spring in his step.
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Roseau
Minn
John Stewart
Citizens mob tarred Byron Andrews in Casa Lake
Byron Andrews a photographer was seized from his home by a crowd of prominent locals, stripped, tarred and feathered, and tied to a tree in Casa Lake Minnesota. They ordered him to leave by morning after accusing him of crimes against a young girl. Andrews begged but received no mercy before dawn.
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Byron Andrews
Ganishee
Casa Lake
Minn
Andrews
Wheat Harvest In Full Swing Favorable Weather Prospects
St Paul August 12 harvest of wheat had begun along the Northern Pacific and will be full owing next week per the weekly crop report by the Northern Pacific freight department. Oats and barley harvests are well advanced with an average yield reported, and continued favorable weather is likely to bring a good average yield for all grains.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Freight Department
The
Find E's Body in River
Fort Dodge Iowa Aug 12 Two boys fishing in the Deg Moinen river near the city surfaced the decomposed body of an infant believed to have been in the water about a week The case is shrouded in mystery and foul play is suspected In Detroit Mina Aug 12 seven year old Fay Connell son of Mrs W H Connell was killed when he slipped from a gravel train car and was run over by car wheels
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Detroit
Mina
Fay Connell
Mra
W. H. Connell
Hudson Man Killed and Accidents Reported in Several States
Hudson Wisconsin bridge carpenter Don Cosgrift dies after a fall from a bridge near the riverbank. A 16 year old Montana boy, Eli Williams of Rattlesnake Canyon, killed by an accidental rifle discharge. Le Sueur veterinary surgeon Dr R Le Pointe exhibits a calf head with a monkey like face and joined forehead feature.
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Missoula
Mont
Williams
Ada
Eli Williams
Rattlesnake Canyon
Bla
le Sueur
Minn
R. le Pointe
Ae ‘ Smal
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Acme Grain Co
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Maxbas
Fred Becker
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Trans County
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Henry Murphy
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Commissioner of Corporations
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