Wind and Rain Devastate Towns in Minnesota and Wisconsin
A fierce thunderstorm and strong winds hit Minnesota and Wisconsin starting Sunday evening, snapping wires, flooding basements, and damaging crops. One woman, Anna Bolander, died in Duluth while towns including Lake Independence and River Falls reported extensive property and crop losses. Train service was disrupted and several resorts suffered injuries.
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Duluth
St. Paul
Anneapolis
Im Duluth
Anna Bolander
Taft Delivers Political Cension of Faith in Columbus
Secretary of War William Howard Taft spoke at Memorial Hall packed to capacity urging revision of the Dingley tariff and stronger enforcement of anti trust laws. He avoided a formal presidential bid while praising Roosevelt policies and receiving heavy applause from the crowd.
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Columbus
William Art
Memorial Hall
Taft
Harris
United States
Rotary Taft
Republican Party
Presidentosevelt
Jury Cannot Agree In Sunday Ice Cream Case In Indiana
Noblesville Ind Aug 20 The jury in John Bold charged with selling ice cream and soda water on Sunday failed to agree after forty four ballots eight for acquittal four for conviction and was discharged This test case arises from Sunday closing laws and whether selling for necessity constitutes a violation Cadillac Mich Aug 20 Rev Charles Carroll Miller a friend of President McKinley and former interior department official dies at 77 Miller served forty years in Baptist churches in Michigan and Wisconsin
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Noblesville
Ind
John Bold
Frank Barnett
Bold
Gentry
McKinley
Cadillac
Mich
Charles Carroll Miller
United States
Alger
Interior Department
Washington
Brazil
Miller
Michigan
Wisconsin
Thought It Was a Ghost in Hancowk Michigan
Henry Seeling of Houghton woke in the night to a guitar melody coming from a guitar left against a wall near a window. He feared an intruder and, after gathering courage, turned on the light. The curtain swayed in the breeze as the strings glowed in the lamp.
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Hancowk
Mich
Henry Seeling
Houghton
Weather forecast for Midwest regions tonight
Illinois Indiana fair and cooler. Lower Michigan cooler with fair west and showers east. Wisconsin Iowa fair with cooler in east portion.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Wisconsin expands journalism program for four year course
Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin unveils a four year journalism preparation course. The new catalogue shows over sixty courses taught by leading faculty, covering newspaper writing, practical journalism methods, and press law as part of expanded training.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Market Prices Across Commodities and Livestock
Reports from East Buffalo and regional exchanges show varied bids on grains livestock and poultry. Wheat corn oats and hay prices move with samples receipts noted for hogs cattle sheep and lambs and per unit values for turkeys chickens and geese.
Manufacturers sue to bar union boycott lists in DC case
James W. Van Cleave leads a suit in the District of Columbia Supreme Court to enjoin Samuel Gompers and listed AFL leaders from using the unfair list against firms. The Buck Stove and Range Co. of St. Louis is the complainant, testing the legality of boycotts across organized labor.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
James W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Il’rank Morrison
John V. Lennon
Bloomington
Jas. Duncan
Quincy
Mass
Indianapolis
James O'Connell
Max Morris
Denver
James A. Hayes
Philadelphia
Daniel J. Keefe
Detroit
William L. Huber
Joseph F. Valentine
Cincinnati
R.L. Thixton
C. 0. Buckington
H. C. Poppe
A. J. Cooper
E. L. Hickman
Electroype
International Sterotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union
Buck’s Stove and Range Company
St. Louis
Treasure Found Amid Debris in Terre Haute Mine Disaster
A searching party recovered a pocketbook with $536 and papers belonging to F. T. Delashmutt, receiver of the Shelburn mine, who died in the Aug. 5 explosion that also killed miner Anderson.
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Terre Haute
Ind
F. T. Delashmutt
Shelburn
Anderson
Tragedy Strikes Father and Follows Daughter in Danville
John Boyd crushed when a rock fell on him during lunch under a large rock in Danville Aug 20. He was carried home in a dying condition. His two year old daughter Grace learned of the accident and, while opening a screen door, fell into a vessel of scalding water and was fatally injured.
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Danville
Til
John Boyd
Grace
Boyd
Rockefeller Interview Authenticity Confirmed by AP
An investigation shows the August 1 Rockefeller interview published by the Associated Press in Cleveland was accurate and properly authorized, despite initial repudiation from Rockefeller. The AP confirms the denial did not come from him and the interview is authentic.
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New York
Associated Press
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Tragic Accident Claims Life Of Walter Leland
In Muskegon Michigan on August 20 Walter Leland age 19 accidentally killed himself while shooting targets at Pentwater. The rifle rested on his foot and fired into his breast while he believed it not cocked.
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Muskegon, Mich
Walter Leland
Pentwater
Fire destroys six business houses in Harrisburg blaze
A fire that began in a steam laundry at 8 30 p m in Harrisburg Michigan destroyed six business houses before crews could control it. The total loss is estimated at 200000 dollars with only partial insurance.
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Harrisburg
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices for Aug 20 1907
Estimated receipts today total 14000 with 12258 carried over from yesterday. Cattle receipts at 5500 steady while sheep at 12000 firm to higher. Market shows 5 points lower than yesterday's close.
Telegraphers Strike in Test of Endurance in Chicago
The telegraphers strike enters a test of endurance with both sides tightly exercising resolve. Strikers advocate government ownership of telegraph lines as their rallying cry. President Small sent a circular to the union chapels and labor federations nationwide about fund allocation for the strike.
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Small
Executive Board
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Board of Trade
Postal
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Sox
Washington
Chicago
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Federations of Labor
United States
Reconciled After Forty Years
Last Brookfield Massachusetts August 20 People here are amazed by the claim that Jarvis and John Woods brothers have reconciled after an estrangement of forty years The brothers vied for the same girl and Johns lack of forgiveness kept them apart though their homes stood barely a hundred feet apart Ill health brought their sister in law into the picture and she urged a visit which led to the reconciliation
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Brookfield
Mass
Jarvis
John Woods
John
American Bar Association Conference Arrives in Portland
Portland August 20 The eminent speakers and timely topics promise an unusually interesting meeting as the American Bar Association arrives for its thirtieth annual convention. The three day session will be followed by a fourth conference of the law school and related associations.
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Portland
American Bar Association
John A Babcock Keeps A Promise Of A Square Ideal
John A Babcock delivers on a stated principle by repeatedly advocating a square ideal in his writings. The message emphasizes integrity and consistency as guiding standards for personal and public conduct.
Expert on the Stand Short Hauls and Unprofitable Rail Freight
Testimony in New York reveals cost components for rail transport as witnesses from Illinois Central Southern Railway and Mobile and Ohio explain expenses. North Carolina seeks to challenge the 24-cent rate law with Governor Glenn stating satisfaction with progress and cross examination outcomes.
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New York
John M. Daly
Thelinois Central Railroad
Montgomery
North Carolina
Daly
Southern Railroad
Southern Railway
Robert B. Glenn
Five boys jailed after death of train hand on Santa Fe
Joliet Justice Frea Hawk sentences five youths for stealing a handcar used for swimming. The car was left on the tracks and was struck by a locomotive, killing Thomas Driscoll. Each boy is fined 100 dollars and required to work off the penalty. Names named: Louis Dunehish Andrew Kurtyka William Ratke John Konover Frank Novack.
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Joliet
Frea Hawk
Thomas Driscoll
Driscoll
Louis Dunehish
Andrew Kurtyka
William Ratke
John Konover
Frank Novack
Dentist Dr Mason attacked while inspecting saloon for Sunday-law violators
Fort Wayne Ind Aug 20 Dr M A Mason a dentist and Law and Order League leader was attacked by a saloon proprietor and knocked through a plate glass window. He was badly cut but vows to return next Sunday to catch violators of the Sunday closing law.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
M. A. Mason
Law and Order League
German tourists found dead on Jungfrau glacier
Three German travelers missing since Thursday were located on a Rotthal-Sat glacier near Berne after a fall of about 2000 feet. Guides recovered their bodies, ending the long search.
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Berne
Switzerland
Jungfrau
Rotthal-Sattal
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