News of Week Digest Briefs From North Dakota
A syndicated roundup notes Brig Gen A W Corliss dies in Denver born 1837 in North Yarmouth Mo. Mark Twain to settle in Connecticut and physician leasing NY house. Pope appoints monsignors J P O Connor Albany cathedral rector and J A Delaney private chaplain. Osler named Rainy Mare rector. De Lagarcrantz to US post. Haitian trade with Germany expanded. Knox narrowly escapes injury in Switzerland. Earthquake felt in San Juan but no damage. Delagrange sets new aviation records 29 min 445 sec 15 miles. Prohibition party tickets selected in Colorado. Sioux City stock fair opens. Kidnapping cases in Havana arise as witches suspected. Divorce suit filed in Waterloo IA. Fort Keogh graves to be moved to Fort Custer. Kansas City returns to open commerce after seven months. Auto accident injures Mabel Anton in Iowa. Miss Clara Day dies from hot corn explosion. Canadian Pacific denies strikers compromise talk. Wyoming coal shutdowns affect Montana mines. more miners to work as cold weather nears.
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A. W. Corliss
U. S
Denver
North Yarmouth
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Connecticut
Redding
Clemens
New York
Burke
Albany
N. Y
J. P. O'Connor
J. A. Delaney
Haltien
Germany
Haiti
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Geneva
Switzerland
Knox
Friederich Schmidt
Spindelhof
Upper Palatinate
St. Petersburg
Russia
Schmidt
San Juan
Porto Rico
Leon Delagrange
Aviation Club of France
Lety
Delagrange
Virginia
Colorado
H. L. Murray
Sioux City
Minnesota
Nebraska
Crothers
Maryland
Johnson
Worcester County
Lee Canfield
Waterloo
War Department
Fort Keogh
Fort Custer
Washington
Levy Ankeny
Walla Walla
Wesley T. Jones
North Yakima
William H. Wallace
Criminal Court
Kansas City
Mabel Anton
Iowa
Washburn
Fatal accidents and fires thin out the region
Multiple reports of deaths and injuries across Iowa Minnesota Illinois and California. A bank manager in San Francisco killed in a car crash a gas station explosion on Rainy Lake drowned fishermen at Mason City a hotel elevator fall and a deadly fire destroying Armour and Co buildings in Chicago with heavy damage and five fatalities in Michigan. A Vancouver unrelated line mentions Florence Port dying from a gasoline stove fire in Wilton Iowa.
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Phikiyy Litenthal
Anglo-California Bank of
San Francis,co
Rainy Lake
Fort Francis
Moses Infelt
Charles Hotel
Mason City
T. H. Barrett
Austin
Philadelphia
Ehich
Armour & Co
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Stock Yards
Morgan
Central
Mich
Thomas Uren
Florence Port
Wilton
Iowa
Sins and Sinners Plate Dark Tales of Tragedy
A string of violent incidents reported includes docks Watson of Hillsboro shooting Carl Morn and Miss Etheldabl then killing himself. Miss Edahl fatally wounded. Carroll Hall of Darville New Hampshire shooting his sister. Arthur Jenvine a naval clerk jailed over obscene postal card. Donohue of Oakland whose wife’s body was found with Arkell accused in the case. Julius Lippe and others indicted for arson in New Orleans. a woman swept over Niagara Falls. Humbert de Giovanni's killings at Coney Island and a suicide.
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Dock Watson
Hillsboro
Tex
Carl Morn
Etheldabl
Edahl
Carroll Hall
Darville
N. H
Slater
Young Hall
Arthur Jenvine
President Roosevelt
Norfolk
Connecticut
Daniel Donohue
Oakland
Cal
Ermeyville
Gustave Arkell
Allan Alstedt
Steamer Rescues Panic-Stricken Inhabitants at Sea
The steamer Gopher assisted bystander crews to evacuate refugees from a panic situation at sea. The vessel picked up residents in distress and delivered them to safety, with no reports of serious injuries.
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Gopher
Forest fires threaten north shore towns as rain delays relief
Duluth reports weeks of forest fires across Lake Superior region endangering Grand Marais and nearby settlements. Refugees are ferried by the steamer Gopher to safety while Gen. Wood directs aid and evacuations amid scorching winds and no rain.
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Duluth
Lake Superior
Big Bay
Chicago Bay
Pigeon River
Grand Marais
United States
Gopher
Grand Marals
Chippewa Town
America
Beaver Bay
Gov. Johnson
Port Arthur
Lake County
Grand Marsis
Pigeon River Indian Reservation
Big Hay
Cascade
Costa
Latson
Grand Mi Rajs
Wood
St. Paul
Edton
Fira
Carhart
Cook County
Pigeo River Indian Reservation
Capt
Eaton
Forest fires rage in South Dakota as troops fight blazes
Forest fires near the Mumford mines by Galena broke out anew on September 18, burning worse than before. Four troops of the Fourth cavalry had been active all day and were relieved at night, with vast areas of timber and cordwood destroyed in military wood reserves.
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Sturgis
Mumford Mines
Galena
Fourth Cavalry
Mililtary
Barnesville Man Fined For Early Chicken Season Violation
In Fergus Falls Minnesota on September 13 Charles Grenger of Barnesville paid a $10 fine in justice court Rotheny for running bln dage in the fields before the chicken season opener. Deputy Warden Jones investigated after a report of plentiful chickens aroused suspicion and a warrant was sworn for his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Walls
Minn
Charles Grenger
Barnesville
Justice Court Rotheny
Jones
Demand Free Education Resolution Adopted by Trades Unionists
Sept 18. In Nottingham a congress of trades unionists adopted an overwhelming resolution demanding a free secular education system. The item notes Laupc Apesta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
Congress of Trades Unionists
Gigantic Frauds in the Fish Trust Uncovered
Minor stockholders organize to probe a missing million as receivership reveals that A Booth & Co. kept fraudulent balance sheets. W Vernon Booth and Alfred B Booth ran the fish house. Mrs Gaylor held major stock. Banks question the diverted funds and forged disclosures.
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Chicago
A. Booth & Co
Great Fish Business
Fish Trust
W. Vernon Booth
Alfred B. Booth
Gaylor
Slater
A. Booth Company
Booths
Canadian Train Ditch at Woodridge Wreck Hurts Passengers
Winnipeg dispatch reports a Canadian Northern train derailed at Woodridge sixty five miles east of Winnipeg. The engine tender baggage car and two passenger coaches left the track. Passengers and crew suffered bruises and cuts with one man fatally injured. Line expected to be cleared today.
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Woodridge
Winnipeg
Here
Mone
Pursue Horse Thief Band In Montana
Sheriff Herford and a posse chase a band of thieves who stole thirty five horses from forest rangers on Bage creek, thirty miles south of Billings. The theft occurred early yesterday morning and word reached the city today as the posse moved out on the trail.
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Montana
Billings
Mont
Herford
Forest Rangers
Bage Creek
Here
Han
Gustavus Adolphus College Sees Record Attendance
Record attendance at Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter Minnesota likely to surpass previous highs with enrollment exceeding 400 after week of registration. Separate item reports haystack fire north of Clear Lake Wisconsin caused by lightning burning thirty tons of hay owned by Nick Gemes. Barn fire near Amery Wisconsin also damaged by lightning injuring livestock.
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Gustavus Adolphus College
Bt. Peter, Minn
Clear Lake
Win
Rep
Nick Gemes
Johnson
Amery
Street Car Injured Man Dies After 24 Hours
Mason City Iowa September 13 After lingering for about twenty four hours C Moore died last evening from injuries suffered in a street car accident. Splinters of skull were driven into his brain severing an artery and they could not be removed without inducing hemorrhage.
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Mason City
Iowa
C. Moore
Hay Mow Tragedy Ends Life of Burton Smith
Burton Smith, a wealthy resident, died yesterday in a hay mow incident described as self-inflicted. The event occurred amid references to Clinton and Jewish communities and is treated as a sensational local tragedy with limited details available.
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Clinton
Burton Smith
No Heir to the Dutch Throne After Premature Birth
Amsterdam reports disappointment over Queen Wilhelmina not bearing an heir as hopes rose briefly at Het Loo. The birth was premature and experts say no heir will soon follow while the queen regains strength and a successor must be chosen by parliament. Talk of a republic grows but appears unlikely at present.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Wilhelmina
Royal Castle
Het Loo
Apeldorn
House of Orange
Country
Republic
Kaiser Talks in Alsace Promise Peaceful Development
Colmar Alsace September 13 Emperor William spoke during a city reception. He assured Alsatians they could prosper peacefully under Imperial German protection with development completed and never disturbed. He declared peace would be maintained and Alsace would advance further than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colmar
Alsace
William
De Reus JOS Is Vacant in Netherlands Venezuela Rift
The Hague September 13. J H de Reus former Netherlands envoy to Venezuela was expelled by President Castro in July after criticizing the Venezuelan administration in a letter to a Amsterdam commercial society. He has been honorably relieved of his duties and placed on the unattached list.
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Castro
Holland
The
Hague
J. H. de Reus
Netherlands
Republic of
Venezuela
Comercial Society
Amsterdam
Abd el Aziz Quits Fight Over Morocco Struggle
Casablanca reports Abid-el-Aziz former sultan thanks Mtougi for support and says he will abandon the struggle. Mtougi vows not to submit to Mulai Hafid and is believed to plan joining the Meld against the empire's new ruler.
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Casablanca
Abid
Unemployed Mob Clashes With Police at London Hospital
About 3,000 unemployed men gathered outside a London hospital seeking a porter job at 4.50 a week with meals. Police had to call in extra officers to maintain order as the crowd surged toward the entrance.
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London
Markets Reach Across Grain and Livestock Centers
Market report lists grain and livestock prices from St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago. Wheat values show No 1 hard around 1.03 with variations, corn No 2 yellow near 78 cents, oats around 48 cents. Chicago cattle and hog quotes appear, with beef near 3.66 to 7.70 for different categories and hogs around 6.25 to 6.45 per hundredweight.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Northern
Bronx City
South St. Paul
Barley Yield Surpasses Expectations Near Albion
A remarkable barley harvest was gathered yesterday at Ford Thompson's farm, two miles east of Albion in Marshall County. Thompson reaped about five acres with yields averaging 133 bushels per acre, marking a standout result for the area.
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Marshalltown
Lews
Ford Thompson
Albion
Thompson
Dreyfus Case Flank: Gregort Acquitted in Paris Court
In Paris on baptist day 13 Louis A Gregort was acquitted of the charge of attempting to take the life of Maj. Alfred Dreyfus. The verdict ends the pursuit of the alleged assailant linked to the Dreyfus affair.
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Bowbells Tribune
Thos. B. Hurly & Son, Publishers
North Dakota
William Osler
Rainy Mare University
Scotland
Osler
Regis
Oxford University
Johne Hopking
Baltimore
Best
Clara Day
Hartford
Miss Day Wen An
Canning Corm
Miss Day
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wyoming
Recky Fork
Julius Lippe
Abe Wall
Central Glass Company of
New Orleans
John Eckert
New Orleana
Niagara River
Prospect Point
Humbert de Givannia
Mia
Orest de Givivnle
Tie Brother
Coney Island
Breda Duilet
Givannt
Hig
Bic
North Shore
Degan
Furrther
A. B. Carlson
Jacob Peterson
Carlson
Mahoning
Buhl
Nash ™Auk
Nashwauk
Hibbing
Hense
South Dakota
Nimrod
Lansing
Wich
Willam Gardiner
Ditch
Hag
Kaiser
DE Reus
Jos
Abd-El-Aziz
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