Starkweather murder near farm sparks coroner probe
State news details a Starkweather shooting case ending in the murder of a man and attempted murder of a woman, with a wagon held and several youths involved. Robbery and family quarrels are cited as triggers, and the coroner investigates the violent episode as residents describe a quarrel over a child and a gun discharged at a heart shot.
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Starkweather
Howard
Foster
Thomas Forte
Thomas
Ruth Thomas
Night Watchman Robbed at Great Northern Station
Night operator W. J. Hartung at Northwood was held up early Tuesday by masked men. They relieved him of a . revolver, about $41.50 in cash, $59 in checks and a valuable watch, then searched his clothing. They fled toward the track as Hartung notified the marshal. pursuit failed for lack of clues. Hartung suspects the robbers were two colored men and has resigned from the night shift.
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W. J. Hartung
Northwood
Mr. Mannung Io
Great Northern
Mr. Hartung
Iiv
Te Hartung
Brady Grina
Frodards
W. J Hartung
Louis
Ole Ruduligen
Robbers in Gun Battle at Local Bank
A chaotic gun battle occurred at the bank with robbers failing to secure loot. Witnesses reported shots fired, doors damaged, and townspeople fleeing as authorities responded, with uncertain outcomes for the fleeing assailants.
Grand Forks Robbery Witnesses Describe Looting
A Grand Forks citizen recounts a hold up at a hotel area near Third Street with a suspect grabbing valuables and forcing entry. Ewin Wek, 22, from Minot, faces charges of breaking into a business and robbery after also breaking into a market during the incident.
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Grand Forks
Tee Sorim
Foe Rin
Minnesota
Obi
Larson
Ewin Wek
Minot
Korey Wirk
Stewart ‘Brothes
Fargo Milk Famine Drives Central Plant Plans
The report notes a severe milk shortage in Fargo prompting efforts to secure supplies from the Twin Cities. Hotels and private merchants struggle to obtain milk and cream as shipments from broader territory increase. A movement to establish a large central plant in Fargo gains momentum to stabilize distribution.
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Twin Cities
Fuso
Tels
Ros
Stocking Lakes with Fish By Mission Bay Project
Two thousand fish are released into Devils Lake and Mission Bay under Capt Burnham from Car 3 of the bureau of commerce and Isher. The stock includes 1500 black carp 500 catfish 250 crapples and 00 yellow weed. Local business leaders back the Mission Bay hatchery test as government officials and university researchers praised the plan.
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Bureau of Commerce and
Isher
Devils Lake
Mission Bay
Couryuke
Capt. Burnham
State University
Forgers in Grand Forks County Target Tom Burne Case
Authorities seek a man who used the alias Tom Burns to forge four checks each for 18.50 with the name John Viter Burns signed on them. The suspect worked briefly for Peter and cashed one small check, then used it to frame the ensuing four. His whereabouts are unknown and believed to be far from the initial location.
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Tom Burne
Grand Forks County
Tom Burns
Larkmore
John Viter Burns
Piter
Butte
Hte
Ula Oetlon
Prohibition Chairman Seeks Ballot Signatures in North Dakota
North Dakota Prohibition party chairman Theatre F. Ostand announced the party has secured signatures for a petition to place the state ticket on the ballot. Speakers Bluabed Dye Wills of Washington and Stake Attove addressed attendees in Grant Forks as campaign support took shape in Grand Forks and surrounding counties.
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Prohibition
Im North Daxketa
Theatre F. Ostand
Prohibition Party of
North Dakory
Te Hat
Abot Fonds
Grant Forks
Washington
J.B. Wineman
Grand Forks
Grd Forks County
North Dakota Liquor License Notice in Supreme Court Case
The U S Supreme Court will hear the R E Flaherty case challenging a North Dakota law requiring liquor license holders to notify the county auditor and publish in an official newspaper. Liquor interests contend the statute is unconstitutional as applied to enforcement of the prohibition law.
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U. 8. Supreme Court
North Dakota
United States
Supromo Court
Falls From Hayloft Claimed Edmore Man's Life
John Christianson, 35, of Edmore died after plunging from a hayloft in a livery barn. He reportedly slept in a loft during a spree, woke dazed, and fell through a hole, hitting the floor with force that paralyzed the lower body and caused fatal injuries.
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John Christianson
Edmore
North Dakota WCTU delegates push for vote in 1908 1909
North Dakota women at the nineteenth annual WCTU convention in Minot rally for suffrage. A vigorous campaign will run 1908 and 1909 with over 4 000 leaflets distributed and 149 unions engaged. Foreign literature totals exceed 15 000 pages as unions expand.
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North Dakota
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Methodist Church
Minot
Women’s Suffrage Department
Anderson
Valley City
Treasury
R. M. Pollock
Fargo
White Ribbon Bulletin
Julia D. Nelson
North Dake
Grand Forks
Larnvare
Susan W. Hall
Elbowoods
Janche Marcellus. Forman
Neltie Mott
Lisbon
Hqnor
Rport
Woc
T. U
Mex
Elizabeth Preston Anderson
Mire
Noela Deemonds
Barbara Wiley
Dray
Ton
Stra
Florencr Conor
Rover Read
Amanta
Denver
Ational
Walter Reed
Amenia
Dr Pounseyell
Larimore
Sheriff Jeynager Faces Bold Hoboes At Towner Standoff
A tense clash occurred as Sheriff Jeynager and Chief Geske confronted a gang of hoboes in Towner. After a skirmish over an attempted arrest, one prisoner escaped and the ring leader fled, while officers recovered an automatic, nitro glycerine, fuses, and other cracking gear. The suspect, a dark, 28 year old man about 180 pounds, refused to give his name and was photographed for later identification. The only charge filed so far is vagrancy.
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Towner
Jeynager
Merwick
Geske
Jevnayer
Ring Ieader
Jertieer
Ganz Inter
Jo B
Ceeke
Pepor
Stabbing Affray at Cathay Involving Pence and Rockhill
Rockhill was stabbed with a knife during a struggle with laborer R. M. Pence at Cathay. Pence was charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Detling, a blind witness, and Rockhill’s injuries led to Pence’s bail set at 8540.80 with jail time possible. case adjourned to January.
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Rockhill
Hte Fiers
Kterking
Geslae
Fence
Fessenden
Mippe
Ressenat
Ran Rie
Yielatiing
Ginolidhitiens Jaw
Tee Peisopers
Arralewit
Aien Warrier
Rarelek
Plgeme I Cathay
Honey Bee Breeding At Hotel Woodbury Report
Mustard for honey making at Hotel Woodbury in Townelehhen area shows mixed results after wintering bees in the cellar. April planting in the hotel yard produced variable yields with three swarms thriving despite a weak queen in one colony. Bee activity improved as the season progressed and hopes rise for better output next year.
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Charles Wooanury
Hotel Woodbury
Driroll
Broweht
Woodbury
North Dakota News Highlights Drift Through Weakened Text
A fragmented North Dakota page mentions Tremarck masona seeking a new temple, diagonal notes on mail service, harvest festivals by the Salvation Army, weather and street-light improvements, Dickinson projects, and local events across multiple towns. A reference notes faster rail service cutting travel time to Chicago from twenty four to twenty hours.
Children Lost on Prairie Found Near Home
Two young children, a boy about one and another smaller child, wandered on the prairie for several days west of Tinga Nowace Wee and near Ey ning Int. They eventually reached White Earth, then Ty ine, thirty five miles from home, cold and hungry before being found and returned to their home from Epping.
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Tinga
Eyning
White Earth
Bowe
Ty Ine
Epping
Threshing Engine Explosion Near Churches Ferry Kills One
A threshing engine owned by R. J. Kor exploded ten miles north of Churches Ferry. Fireman Jon Wilson was killed and engineer Theodore Walker along with three other workers were seriously injured. A fifteen year old boy, W. H. Smith, from Beaulieu Pembina county, fell from a wagon and suffered severe injuries.
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R. J. Kor
Churches Ferry
Jon Wilson
Theodore Walker
W. H. Smith
Sear
Woman Thrown From Buggy After Horse Spooks Near Railway Crossings
A woman driving a buggy when the horse suddenly bolted near the city railroad crossing caused the vehicle to overturn. The rider was badly shaken and bruised but escaped more serious injury. The buggy remained stranded until repairs could be made.
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Gunnepee
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