News of the Week in Epitome
Captain Simpson Handy, aged sixty eight, pioneer resident of Lake Linden Michigan, is dead. Admiral George Dewey will attend the unveiling at Portsmouth navy yard of the bronze tablet for Admiral Farragut. John Y Batterston, once a Missouri figure and thirty years known in Montana, dies at Deer Lodge aged eighty one. Mrs Keren Miller a long time Menominee county resident dies leaving seventy one grandchildren and twenty two great grandchildren. Col R G Kerens of St Louis, railroad and bank magnate, files for Republican U.S. Senate nomination with secretary of state.
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Capt
Simpson Handy
Lake Linden
Mich
George Dewey
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Farragut
John Y. Batterston
Missouri
Montana
Deer Lodge
Keren Miller
Menominee County
Michigan
R. CG. Kerens
St. Louis
United States
Accidental Happenings Across Early 20th Century News
A series of tragedy and accidents from diverse locales notes deaths and injuries. John Vondreska dies after ingesting carbolic acid in Lone Tree Iowa. Charles Higbee, a famed tunnel builder, is killed at Shoshone when a derrick breaks. Levi Weaver dies in an Indiana crash. his wife and son are seriously hurt. A New York tenement fire kills four children and seriously injures five. A roof collapse injures several at the Calumet Lifeguard armory in Michigan. Edward Sicard, Buffalo lawyer, is killed in an auto streetcar crash. Joseph Bart is severely injured. A Grand Trunk crash injures six on Detroit’s Harper Avenue line. A deadly Monon railroad bridge incident in Indianapolis claims two lives. John Lawless of Pennsylvania is injured after fearing a second train. doctors expect recovery. Arthur Rane, writer and politician, dies in Paris. born 1831. Russia reduces rail fares for Japanese emigrants to Americas. Marquis of Rudint, Italian statesman, dies in Rome at age 68. Seegedin, Austria factory collapse after a thunderstorm leaves seven dead and fifteen wounded. Japan prepares a reception for the American fleet, costing about $500,000. Britain’s Dr Arthur Newsholme named to tuberculosis congress in Washington. U.S. minister Edward O’Brien signs a naturalization convention with Uruguay awaiting U.S. ratification.
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John Vondreska
Lone Tree
Iowa
Charles B. Higbee
Denver
Shoshone
Loganuport
Ind
Levi Weaver
New York
Calumet Lifeguard Armory
Houghton
Mich
Edward M. Sicard
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph Bart
Grand Trunk
Harper Avenue Line
Detroit
Hubert Staley
John Weston
Monon
Indianapolis
John Lawless
Pennsylvania
Trenton
N. J
Lawless
Seegedin
Austria
Navy Department
Tokyo
Japan
Arthur Newsholme
Health Department
British Local Government Board
Great Britain
Washington
Edward C. O'Brien
Uruguay
State Department
United States
Frenzied mob terrorizes city in Springfield riot
A mob torched Negro homes and attacked residents after an assault on a white woman. Two men died and many injured as militia and nearby units rushed to quell the riot. A seven teen boy, Lewis Johnson, was killed during the attacks around Loper's restaurant and railway detours.
After drive ends in tragedy a teen kills herself
In Devile Lake North Dakota on August 16 sixteen year old Babe Wright of Derrick Ramsey county died after taking carbolic acid with intent to end her life. She had ridden with a neighborhood youth to her foster parents Mr and Mrs John Wright and was found dead in bed the next morning by Mrs Wright.
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Devile Lake
N. D
Babe” Wright
Derrick
Ramsey County
John Wright
St Paul Wins at Regatta Amid Tight Races in Connecticut
Springfield Mass Aug 16 The first day of the national regatta saw Minnesota Boat Club of St Paul take the Intermediates fours and eights. St Marys Athletic Association Halifax won association singles and senior International fours. West Philadelphia Boat Club won Intermediate double sculls and Intermediate pairs. Springfield Boat Club pair Bennett and Warnock won senior double sculls. John O Neill Halifax led the association singles. Intermediate eight saw Minnesota and Detroit duel for first with Rock Rimmon and Boston Athletic for third. Minnesota led by less than a length over Detroit while Rock Rimmon edged Boston by half a length.
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Springfield
Mass
Connecticut
Minnesota Boat Club
St. Paul
St. Mary's Athletic Association
Halifax
West Philadelphia Boat Club
Springfeld Boat Club
Bennett
Warnock
Association
John O'Neill
Minnesota
Detroit
Rock Rimmon
Boston Athletic Association
Boston
Velvet Chaff Wheat Sells At $1.23 In Minneapolis
Velvet chaff wheat sold for 1.23 a bushel at the Minneapolis chamber of commerce, stirring debate among grain inspectors over a separate high quality grade. Millers oppose grading, but champions praise the milling value and state-wide sowing continues in the southern region.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
State
Phillips Now in Prison Denies Air Line Promoter Appeal
Samuel A. Phillips, noted St. Paul broker and promoter of the Chisago-New York Electric Air Line railway, must serve seven years in state prison after the Minnesota Supreme Court denied his appeal. He was convicted of embezzling Hancock & Co. funds and was taken to Stillwater Penitentiary by Sheriff Gerber after the ruling.
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Supreme Court
Air Line
St. Paul
Samuel A. Phillips
8. Paul
Chisago-New York
DIES OF STRANGE DISEASE IN EAU CLAIRE
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on August 16 a two year old boy Frank Fenton, son of Mr and Mrs Adolphus Fenton, died from a mysterious illness suspected to be spinal meningitis. The death raises seven fatalities in the city and more than twenty five cases have been reported to Health Officer Farr.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Frank
Adolphus Fenton
Farr
Bank Business Grows With 141 More State Banks
Minnesota reports 141 additional state banks since last year. Aggregate capital stock climbs from 10,686,600 to 12,078,100 and total resources rise from 89,123,400 to 90,535,430.64. The last report shows 607 banks, up from 466 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
Fatal threshing accident near Propert, Minn
Gabnal Munson, a farmer, was killed when a threshing engine boiler exploded. George Johnson, his helper, was probably fatally injured and Munson’s son was seriously hurt. Munson’s body was hurled from the field to his porch, clothes ripped off except his shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurle
la Crosse
Wis
Rts
Gabnal Munson
Proper
Minn
George Johnson
Munson
Fannon
Sheriff Will Be Quizzed On Montana Official Charges
Miles City Mont Aug 16 Gov Norrie Secretary of State Yoder and Attorney General Galen arrived from Helena to probe charges made public against Deer Lodge County Sheriff Fleming. Girls reported being taken to the institution by him and the case is under investigation.
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Montana
Miles City
Mont
Norrie
Yoder
Galen
Helena
Sherif Fleming
Deer Lodge County
Photographer Burned Out in Third Street Studio Fire
A fire at the N. L. Hakkeup photographic studio on Third Street destroyed most valuable equipment. The blaze last evening caused about 1200 in losses with only 345 covered by insurance. Bemijl reports the incident occurred around 8 30.
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Bemijl
N, L
Hakkeup
Third Street
Murderer Pays Penalty in Leow Murder Case
Nuceon Arie Aug. 16 Edwin Hawkins was hanged yesterday for the murder of Albert C. Leow. The execution follows a lengthy trial and appeals, confirming a capital punishment carried out in accordance with the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuceon
Arie
Edwin Hawkins
Albert C. Leow
New Richmond Fire Destroys Thamas Meath Barn
A mysterious overnight blaze at Thamas F Meath’s Delon farm, near New Richmond Victoria, wiped out a large barn. Horses were saved but about 100 tons of hay and 200 bushels of oats burned, with insurance totaling 3600 dollars. Frost Hits Megora North Dakota
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New Richmond
Vic
Thamas F. Meath
Delon
Doan's Kidney Pills Enduring Kidney Relief Claim
The Time Test recounts Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills. She cites initial cure for backache urinary troubles and bearing down sensations on January 21 1903 and adds in June 20 1907 she has not had kidney trouble since, with 50 cent boxes sold by Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
James M. Long
N. Augusta St
Staunton
Milburn,Co
Buffalo
Anarchists Stage First Tokyo Demonstration Amid Street Fight
New for Japan reports Tokyo sees the first anarchist street demonstration. Yamaguchi Gizo, freed from prison for sedition, leads about seventy followers in a parade with red banners. Police clash with protesters using wooden clubs as blood is shed. fifteen anarchists detained, including four active young women, while spectators skew towards sympathy for the demonstrators.
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Tokio
Europe
Yamaguchi Gizo
Gizo'e
Becs
Japan
How He Reached May Cuts Baby’s Curls Solo
Three year old May liked to cut things and used scissors to snip hair. Left with her baby brother she cut all his curls from the back. The nurse asked how, and May blamed the baby saying he stood on a stool to reach the back of his head.
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May
In Mission Sunday Schools Teacher And What Do You Suppose
In a brisk exchange between Smarty Williams and Sandy Toole the classroom joke turns to the forty days afloat. Smarty claims the animals merely loafed and scratched themselves while Sandy admonishes the silliness and questions why they would scratch at all when the ship held only two fleas.
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Mission
The
Ark
Smarty
Willams
Sandy" Toole
Chuck T
Coffee Delusions Cause Headaches, Former Drinkers Say
A reader letter extols Postum as a cure for coffee linked headaches. The author recounts daily coffee use caused blinding headaches, then notes complete relief after switching to Postum, praising its odor taste and health benefits for the family. The piece ends inviting readers to consider the beverage's benefits as a reason to switch.
Tornado Wrecks Mandan Causing About 50000 In Damages
A Mandan tornado last week caused about fifty thousand dollars in damage across the city and surrounding counties. Homes and hotels lost roofs or were leveled, trees snapped, a baby tossed from a carriage but uninjured aside from bruises, and crops ruined. Fort Lincoln and several counties suffered widespread destruction from hail, wind, and flooding.
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Cropa
Mandan
Interocean
Demars
Missouri River
Fort Lincoln
Company H
Myndan
South Dakota
Dickey
Logan
McIntosh
Irrigation Drive to Transform North Dakota Lands
State Engineer T R Atkinson outlines irrigation efforts expanding across North Dakota. Projects in Washburn and Bowman counties, the Williston federal project completed this spring, and a planned Bismarck scheme aim to convert semiarid land into fertile farmland. Mouse River drains under construction to relieve spring flood conditions.
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North Dakota
T. R. Atkinson
Washburn County
Bowman County
Williston
Bismarck
Atkinson
Boy kills father in quarrel over horse dispute
William Barasevic, 18, is held on murder charges after a confrontation with his father over a horse. The father locked the shed door. the son forced entry, fired through a window with a double barrel shotgun, wounding the old man who later died after amputation in Minot. The incident occurred near Eureka township four miles north. Meanwhile, a local telephone extension near Minot is to begin construction within thirty days after talks between L M Doyle and a committee led by Nela Selfors John Lee Helmer Lee Prof J Watson and C B Wolverton. The project will extend telephone service to the area.
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William Barasevic
Minot
Minot Telephone Company
Eureka Township
L. M. Doyle
Telephone Company
I Committee
Nela Selfors
John Lee
Helmer Lee
J Watson
C. B. Wolverton
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
Maude E Fo writes Mrs Pinkham praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for months of feminine ill health. The letter claims the remedy renewed her strength and health. The ad asserts the product has treated female ailments for thirty years and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Maude E. Fo
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Her Little Slip
An anecdotal exchange recalls a departing guest and the hostess noting they enjoyed the visit yet lament the storm kept their best people away. The brief vignette highlights social courtesy amid inclement weather.
The Tearer of the Write sample dialogue
A reminiscent citizen recalls a past earnestness of young men while another speaker, Mr Sirius Barker, jokes about youths now spending their nights exploding gasoline, highlighting a satirical exchange in a dated style.
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Sirius Barker
Mrs Winslow's Loathing Syrup and Time In a Taxicab
Fragmented OCR notes describe Mrs Winslow's Loathing Syrup claimed to cure wind colla with a comical misprint. Another vignette shows Cleverton debating proposing in a taxicab, asking for time to think while considering the expense.
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Cleverton
Misa Calumet
The Crescent Creamery Co. St. Paul Price Provisions Joke
A stray clipping notes Crescent Creamery Co of St. Paul and a schoolroom pun about a teacher asking a boy to define multitude. The boy replies multiplication yields a multitude, a witty classroom moment.
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Crescent Creamery Co
St. Paul
Brooklyn
Cream buyers Miller and Holmes in St Paul ad
A faded newspaper fragment advertises Miller and Holmes of St Paul offering top prices for cream. The snippet also includes a humorous line about awakening at night and saving trousers, attributed to The Eternal Masculine.
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Miller & Holmes
St. Paul, Minm
What He Meant By Bela Gate In Street Talk
A brief exchange traces humor and social tension as a housewife questions a hobo about finding work while the man defends himself by comparing his life to a bird moving from limb to limb and jokes about the jaw.
We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap Catalog 105
An odd catalog note from Minneapolis reading We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap buy Furs Hides. It references Hide & Pur Co and a misfit quote about divorce scandals. The piece carries a rustic tone and local voice with casual attribution to the oldest inhabitant.
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Hide & Pur Co
Minneapolis, Mion
Plunkville
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Interior
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de Stroy
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Nesto
Richardson
Sangamon
Bloomington
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