North Dakota raises education standards across the state
A long list of local updates notes preparations for a large mosquito crop, new light rates at Bot tineau, and community projects in Mayville Cavalier and Minto. North Dakota remains the healthiest map spot as towns plan colleges, sewer extensions, and improved rural telephone lines while training teachers to meet higher standards after July 1.
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Halter
Steale
Caarelton
Buffalo
Milton
Crystal
Wahpeton
North Dakota
Missouri
St. Thomas
McHenry
Grand Forks
Bottineau
Jamestown
Mayville
Cavalier County
Minto
Cooperstown
Rolla
Bowbells
Misscouri
Soo Road
Starkweather
Traill County
Minnesota
Polph Rodakeaver
Cando
Denhoff
Lamont
Department of Instruction
North Daxote
Flood breaks Park avenue main. $100,000 damage
A break in a 48 inch Park avenue water main in New York flooded the block below Grand Central, halted subway traffic for hours, and caused cave-ins 20 by 8 feet. Damage is estimated at $100,000 with danger to nearby buildings and disruption to underground roads.
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New York
Park Avenue
Grand Central Station
Another Victim of Hock Found in Newark Ohio
Mrs. Frank Lenhart of Newark Ohio, formerly married to a brewery employee, reports that five years ago Johann Hock alias Carl Schmidt wooed her in Columbus. They wed in January 1801, then Lenhart vanished with $400 from her savings. She later divorced, remarried Lenhart, and says Hock’s crimes continue to surface.
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Frank Lenhart
Newark
Ohio
Cincinnati
Johann Hock
Lenhart
Hock
Carl Schmidt
Columbus
St Paul Posts May Receipts Soaring Over 1904
Postal receipts at St Paul totaled 68420 in May, up from 59206 in the same month of 1904, an increase of 9000 dollars or 15.56 percent. The gain exceeds the average rise seen at the fifty largest post offices, with Minneapolis reporting an 11 percent increase.
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Washington
St.Paul
Minneapolis
Spanish King Quits London After Warm Farewell
King Alfonso left London for Spain after a cordial and enthusiastic farewell. King Edward and the Duke of Connaught accompanied the Spanish monarch to the railroad station, praising the gracious host guest relationship and the pleasant visit.
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London
Alfonso
Spain
Edward
Duke of Connaught
Steamer Superior Christened in Detroit Launch
A 400 foot freight steamer named Superior, built for the Western Transit company, was successfully launched at the Great Lakes Engineering shipyard in Detroit. The christening was performed by Miss Zoe Grace of West Superior, Wisconsin.
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Detroit
Superior
Watern Transit Company
Puriace Freight
Great Lakes Engineering Company
Zoe Grace
West Superior
Wis
Downpour BAP for Crops Near Paynesville
Heavy rains in Paynesville Minnesota over the past week have saturated the countryside with abundant water. If rainfall continues, substantial damage to hay and other crops is expected.
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Paynesville
Minn
Ex Judge Glaspell Office In Jamestown Adjoins Block
Ex judge Glaspell maintains an office in Jamestown within the Doolittle block though the block name bears no relation to his volume of business.
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Glaspell
Jamestown
Doolittle Block
Chilean cruiser Presidente Pinto foundered in Gulf of Ancud
The Chilean cruiser Presidente Pinto sank in the Gulf of Ancud off Chile. Reports claim Commander Captain Whiteside killed himself in despair, while another account says he drowned. The ship carried 171 officers and men.
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Santiago
Chile
Presidente Pinto
Gulf of Ancud
Island of
Chiloe
Whiteside
Counterfeit Half Dollars Flood Yankton Area
The Yankton South Dakota region has seen a wave of counterfeit half dollars, impressively made to fool experts. A man was arrested after passing one such coin, and police recovered twenty two coins from him.
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South Dakota
Yankton
Akley & Sprague Mill Destroyed By Fire at Washburn
A large sawmill owned by Akley and Sprague in Washburn Wisconsin burned from a fire that started in the boiler room. The blaze destroyed the mill, machinery, blacksmith shops and about $49,000 worth of lumber. The mill cost about $75,000 when built and was among the bay area’s best.
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Akley & Sprague
Washburn
Wis
Tour Germany on "Bike" Two Wahpeton Educators to Travel Abroad
Wahpeton N D May 30 Prof Wanner of the high school and Prof Moll of the Rt VU will leave about June 3 for Europe. They will tour on wheels through France and Germany and devote several weeks to study in Paris and Berlin. Moll has been engaged as professor of modern languages.
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Wahpsten
T.c
Wahpeton
N. D
Wanner
Moll
Rt. R. V.U
Europe
Paris
Berlin
Frost shows no damage in Balaton gardens
Balaton Minnesota May 30 The past week brought a good spell for small grain. Corn planting and flax seeding are finished. The frost Thursday night did not harm gardens. Rain has been scarce for eight days. Grain of all kinds looks exceptionally well.
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Balaton
Minn
Three Men Drown As Boat Capsizes In Lake
Five young men fished from a boat on Cut off lake when it capsized. Three of the party drowned, leaving two rescued or missing as authorities investigate the incident in Omaha on May 1.
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Omaha
Cutoff Lake
Two Killed by Explosion in Philadelphia Plant
Two men died when a tank exploded at the Broad Street station of the Pennsylvania Railway electric light plant last night. Minor injuries were reported among other workers as investigators began assessing the cause.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Railway
Two Trainmen Killed in Santa Fe Washout Crash
A double header fast freight struck a wash-out near Gilman Siding Tex on May 1 overturning both engines. Two trainmen were killed and two others fatally injured in the wreck.
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Gilman Siding
Tex
Santa Fe
No Shirts Allowed at Sydney Gardens Spark Public Debate
In Sydney New South Wales a sign at the Botanical Gardens barred entry to anyone in dirty work clothes. A local keeper explained the policy aims to present a cheerful, respectable setting for visitors and their families. The episode sparked discussion on public decorum and workplace attire.
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Sydney
New Wales
D. W. Hitchcock
Botanical Gardens
Grouns
San Francisco Chronicle
Sister Found Out Skating Peril on Treacherous Ice
A scattered tale from Smoketown features Tommy defying orders to skate a frozen pond. He falls in and returns home shivering with his sister Jennie offering dry clothes while concealing the disobedience. The next day Jennie repeats the peril, provoking Tommy to scold asking why she tried it. An inset quip mocks women for writing to ask questions then omitting street details.
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Tommy
Jennie
New York Times
Smoketown
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Pittsburg
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Convention of Railroad Telegraphers Ends in Mill City
The annual convention concludes in Mill City with next year’s gathering planned for Minneapolis. H. B. Perham of St. Louis is re-elected president.
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Mill City
Buffalo
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Minneapolis
H. B. Perham
St. Louia
Great Northern Time Table Mentioned Arrivals
Partial OCR lists train arrivals and routes with numbers and locales such as Kant Bound No 4 Piya Rd No 2 Pranange No 6 Local Paasangor No 7 Ww 7. The fragment suggests a timetable notation without complete context or details.
County Jude Rechstar in Coroner
State's Attorney Bunt of Scholl County Surveyor Oner reports on coroner proceedings. Local officials emphasize official duties and procedural steps in the inquiry.
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Jude Rechstar
Bunt
Sclwoll
Weekly I C O F Ball Meeting
Monday night gatherings held in the I C O F ball with visiting neighbors cordially invited. A H Brown serves as V O and E R Brownson acts as Clerk.
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I. C. O. F. Ball
A. H. Brown
E. R. Brownson
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