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Four prominent residents die in North Dakota tragedy
Endrew Running, a Lansford farmer, died after a horse kick left him near minutes from Minot. Austin Spires, a North Dakota farmer, died of tuberculosis at home north of the city and was buried in Iowa. Wm Paetz, a G N lamplighter, died from injuries after being struck by a switch engine near the bridge. G C Worrell, six miles north of the city, succumbed to typhoid and tuberculosis after a long illness. The report also notes the arrest of W Havens for theft in Chicago and his subsequent flight with his teen sweetheart to Flesher, North Dakota.
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Lansford
Glenburn
Minot
Jay
Dne
Ustin Spires
North Thie
Iowa
Mr. Spires
Frelief
Pires
Wm. Paetz
Gt. Northern
Paetz
West Prussia
America
Wisconsin
Ward County
G. N
Des Lacs
Norwegian Lutheran Church
G. C. Worrell
Worrell
Methodist
G. L. Powell
Rose Hill Cemetery
Wm. F. Havens
Chicago
Flesher
N. D
Havens
Mandan