Terrible prairie fire kills teacher and three pupils
Dinkinson North J Nov 11 in the worst prairie fire tragedy this country has seen a teacher Miss Gladys Hollister and three pupils died burned to death while four others, including two children of William Menge and one each from Willian Pike Vern Smith and C A Geary, were severely burned. Fire started near Belfield then swept 17 miles southwest with a 20 mile gale. Thousands of acres of grain burned as flames still ripped through the fields despite efforts to halt the blaze.
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Dinkinson
N. J
Belfield
Gladys Hollister
Davis School
William Menge
Willian Pike
Vern Smith
C. A. Geary
Gladys Wiollister
Miss Hollister
Robert Gray
Reltehl
Frank Davis
Geome
Four Boys Shot in Tower City After Prank Night
Four youths Marry Hood Roy Black Ed Griffin and Karl Mohr were shot in the back or leg as they fled Tower City after pranks in the business district. Deputy Marshal Erhler pursued the assailants while Dr Hoffman treated the wounded. no fatalities reported but risks remain.
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Tower City
Hallowe'en Fae
Hood
Roy Black
Ed Griffin
Karl Mohr
Erhier
Dr. Hof
Cat attack on boy in Yonkers sparks fear of blood poisoning
In Yonkers near 61 Levvne, Edward Malley, age 12, was bitten and scratched by a feral domestic cat amid wild woods. Doctors fear blood poisoning as the animal, once tame, roamed away. nearby locals report several wild cats in the area. Howard attempted to pet the cat during the assault. An unrelated man, Isaac Holbrook of Michigan, was detained for insanity in Jamestown following a separate incident.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Edward Malley
Levenne
Yonkers
Howard
George Pace
Epping Man Shoots Self in the Stomach
In Williston North Dakota Ly G Nelson, known as J Tobey, a young man from Epping, shot himself Saturday evening around six o clock with a .22 revolver in a hotel room. He survived after doctors and a coroner were summoned and he had been drinking heavily amid a love affair scare. His brother arrived from Irene South Dakota on Monday confirming the name Ly G Nelson.
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Williston
N. D
Lev
Epping
Ag J
Tobey
Thia
Eess
Biella
Irene
South Dakota
Ly G. Nelson
May Die From Using Smokeless in Musket
A farm laborer known as Big Hank on the Nels J Johnson farm near Carpio North Dakota injured himself testing smokeless powder in a muzzle loader. The shotgun exploded fracturing his skull and he was taken to Kenmare hospital where doctors fear for his life.
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Minot
N. D
Big Hank
Nels J. Johnson
Carpio
Hang
Daniel Boone
Kenmare
Plentywood Lands The County Seat Victory in Sheridan County
Plentywood Mont November 12 On the face of flat returns after a bitter eastern Montana campaign Plentywood wins the permanent county seat of Sheridan County by sixty votes. Medicine Lake opposed Plentywood in the hard districtwide contest with both cities in a heated battle.
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Plentywood
Mont
Montana
Sheridan County
Medicine Lake
Kidwaper Breaks Jail at Bismarck
Minot North Dakota November 12 Frank Stedman alias Baldy Slavens 19 who hired a rig from Scofields ety and gloped with Della Westegaard 14 October 9 and who was captured with the girl near Bismarck October 10 after stealing another rig escaped from the county jail at Bismarck last night Sheriff Kelley in Minot said Stedman was held for trial at Bismarck on horse stealing at the time of escape. The city buzzed over the escape of the fellow known as Baldy Slavens and the Cafe proprietor’s daughter. Details of the escape not learned today.
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Minot
N. D
Frank Stedman
Baldy Slavens
Scofield
Vety
Della Westegaard
Bismarck
Bismark
Kelley
Stedman
A. K. Westegaard
Quarantine Hits Gil Cago Stockyards in St Paul
Federal authorities quarantine the Gil Cago stockyards in St Paul to combat foot and mouth disease. Interstate stock shipments, dressed carcasses, hides, and hoofs are restricted. all cattle sheep and hogs on infected premises are slaughtered and buried. The St Paul Bridge & Terminal Railway blocks livestock shipments through Illinois until further notice. market uncertainty follows.
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St. Paul
Navy
Chicago Market
Bureau of Animal Industry
Michigan
Indiana
Niles
Mich
South America
United States
Chicago
Mann Accused of Brutal Robbery in Grand Forks
William Brunns is held by Pembina authorities on charges of brutal assault and robbery near Neche. He was arrested at Gratton after alighting from a Grand Forks bound train. Authorities in Walsh County were alerted as he fled toward Graf tod, attempting to elude pursuit by jumping from the train.
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Grand Forks
N. D
William Brunns
Pembini Unity
Neche
Gratton
Walsh County
Bruan Arrested in Robbery of Mrs Mervin at Neche
A man identified as Bruna or Thomas was arrested after an apparent robbery at the Neche area. He allegedly tied and gagged housekeeper Mrs B Mervin and escaped with $30 about two weeks ago, leaving her bound until farm hands returned hours later. Authorities report he was later turned over to Pembina county officials.
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Grafton
Pembina County
Bruna
Thomas
Bruan
Shooting at blind pig leaves one dead and another gravely hurt
In Martin North Carolina on November 12, Bill White a Black proprietor of a local blind pig known as Overalls is killed. E B Cady a nearby farmer is hospitalized in serious condition after a confrontation over liquor that led to White firing and Cady returning fire.
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Cady
Farmer Dies After Poisoning At Napoleon Drug Store
Napoleon reports a farmer, Christ Nord, died after drinking carbolic acid in the rear room of Larsen and Drews drug store. Druggist Larsen was arrested. coroner's inquest empanels a three member jury to view the body and hear witnesses.
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Napoleon
Christ. Nord
Larsen & Drews
Nord
Mathews
Peter
Mr. Nord
Drogest Larsen
Mr. Larsen
Larsen
Laney
Coron
D. K. Mark
Kenmare Lad Suffers From Tetanus After Frightful Accident
A five year old, Edward Hammerickson, was badly cut on the upper right leg when a wagon struck him on the west side of Kenmare square. Doctors report tetanus developing, with the boy in critical condition but hope for recovery.
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Kenmare
Hille
George Hammericksen
Wud
Edward Email Merickson
Srain Wagen
Boerbe
Streeter Man Died in Jamestown Jail
Fred Wolf of Streeter died in the Jamestown county jail from delirium tremens after a 30 day assault sentence. He was about 40 years old, survived by his widow and seven children, a longtime Stutsman County settler. Coroner Dr Guest attributed death to drinking debauchery prior to incarceration. In Cogswell, Hallowe en mischief saw schoolboys damage the building with a mule, a pie, and several chickens. fines total $50 with repairs due.
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Jamestown
Fred Wolf
Streeter
Gid Sevel
Stutsman County
Cogswell
Hallowe'en
Man Pleads Guilty in Mail Letter Theft Case
Grand Forks North Dakota November 12 Paul Pawlson pleaded guilty to a federal charge of taking from the mail a letter containing a $25 check. He faces 30 days in the county jail and a $100 fine. The theft occurred two years ago. Pawlson, then with a home in the western state, opened a letter addressed to another man and cashed the check, thinking it his. He provided no farming work at the time and was later traced to Fertile Minot. He appeared before Judge G F Amidon in Minot and entered the plea.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Paul Pawlson
Grand Orks County
C.K Waltley
Fargo
Paulson
Focal County
Lio
Pauleon
Alate
Pat Paulson
Sia
Tropical snake found in banana shipment at local mill
Valley Cuy N Th reports employees of Stack Mercantile Co captured a two foot tropical snake during banana unloading. The nonpoisonous constrictor was turned over to the normal school museum curator for temporary care and will join permanent exhibits, with investigators noting its nonvenomous nature and large size. County propositions in the state were defeated, rendering more county votes unnecessary for farmers.
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Valley Cuy, N. Th
Te Stack Mercantile Co
Te Normal School Museum
Normal School Museum
Lilliputian Wedding and Sir Galahad Dramatic at Royal Theater
The Beyond There venue hosts a Sir Galahad dramatization and a lipspan wedding sketch as primary pupils perform at the Royal Theatre on November 14. Students from various grades join in instrumental pieces, songs, recitations, and the Story of Sir Galahad dramatization led by Miss Loretta Korpriva and Lennie Walleen with other pupils and soloists, including Pearl Patterson and Eleanor Park.
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Sir Galahad
Adale Miggie
Robert Doe
Arling Waleen
Kathleen Powers
Kermit Stanton
Eleanor Park
Stanley Donovan
Bridasmaids
Edna Miller
Marie Speer
Irene Gerolamy
Victor Hagen
Joe Martin
Gordon Hanson
Albert Miller
Irene Schudar
Lenore Shenneman
Ellen Donovan
Rosa Lund
Roselle Southward
Alice Endreson
Choir Boys
Freddie Heckle
Lennie Walleen
Fabian Munson
Calvin Oothoudt
Harvey Swanson
Delphin Nehring
Pearl Patterson
Royal Theatre
Josie Miller
Feading
Loretta Kor Priva
Loretta O'Donnell
Chickadees
Eleanor Pu
Mins Veronten Gerber
Victor Hogan
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Arangient
Isaac Holbrook
Umm
Kidwaper
Gil Cago
Mann
L. B. Hannaa
North Dakota
I. L. B. Hanna
L. B. Hanna
Thomas Hall
Ghege
Howbells Publi
Adele Migge
Reading
Margaret Schwegen
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