Negro Troops to Be Quartered in Empire State
Acting Secretary of War Oliver orders 24th Infantry back from the Philippines prompting controversy in New York. The unit will sail Feb 15 for San Francisco then move by rail to Madison Barracks Watertown and Fort Ontario Oswego to be stationed there.
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Philippines
Washington
Ting
New York
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Twenty-fifth Infantry
United States
West Point Military Academy
Manila
San Francisco
Madison Barracks
Watertown
Fort Ontario
Oswego
Taft Sails for Orient from Seattle
Secretary of War William H. Taft sailed aboard the steamship Minnesota from Seattle on Thursday afternoon. He appeared in good spirits after addressing the State Medical association in the morning, chatting with his party as crowds waved from the docks. Accompanying him were his wife and son Charlie, Fred W. Carpenter, Gen Clarence Edwards, Judge Thomas Burke, W. F. Backus, Thomas J. O'Brien, and Peter Augustus Jay among others bound for the orient and the Alas Yukon-Pacific exposition entourage.
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Seattle
Wash
William H. Taft
Minnesota
State Medical Association
Taft
Charlie
Fred W. Carpenter
Clarence Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Thomas Burke
W. F. Backus
Thomas J. O'Brien
United States
Japan
Peter Augustus Jay
Students beaten by town toughs in Lafayette riot
In a riot near Purdue University Friday six students were seriously injured and 15 more badly beaten when returning from a dance. A rush of city toughs sparked the clash. five assailants were arrested after police and townspeople joined the injured on the levee. John Miller and M. J. McChesney of Charleston W Va were among the most seriously hurt.
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Purdue University
West Lafayette
John Miller
M. J. McChesney
Charleston
W. Va
Chicago Bank Wrecker Must Serve Out his Full Term
Joliet Illinois September 14 Paul C Stensland former president of the collapsed Milwaukee Avenue State Bank of Chicago must serve his full term in Joliet penitentiary. The state board of pardons refused to grant release and Stensland will be freed after eight years and three months for good behavior. Without deductions the maximum penalty is fourteen years.
Twin City Markets Wheat Prices and Dairy Quotations
Minneapolis reports September 9 price listings for commodities. Wheat prices span No. 1 northern 108 dollars and No. 2 northern 105 with May futures at 100. Oats No. 3 white around 48 cents. Corn No. 3 62 cents. Burley 79 cents. Rye No. 8 6 1/2 cents. Flax seed No. 1 1.22. Butter creamer y extras 24 cents and firsts 21. Dairy fancy 18 cents. Poultry turkey prices 6 cents and chickens 1 cent.
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Minneapolis
Northern
North Dakota Shorts Brighten State Hopes and Hazards
North Dakota briefs report Wahpeton Fairmont prize hopes at Richland fair and varied incidents across the state. crimes, storms, fires, thefts, injuries, weather, and local politics appear from Dickinson to Pembina and Grand Forks.
Williston North Dakota Adopts 1907 Tax Levy Ordinance
Ordinance No 61 establishes the annual tax levy for the 1907 fiscal year starting September 1 in Williston North Dakota. It imposes general purposes, interest fund, sidewalk fund and street fund taxes with approval by Mayor Jos Wegley and attestation by the city auditor. Passed readings occurred September 9, 1907 and September 16, 1907.
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Williston
North Dakota
Lowis
Jos, Wegley
Williston North Dakota Sidewalk Ordinance 1907
Ordinance No. 62 declares penalties and 10 percent late charges when property owners fail to build or repair sidewalks. city may proceed and assess costs against the adjoining property. Sections repeal conflicting acts and set effective date after passage. Passed Sept 16 1907. approved Sept 18 1907. JOS WEGLEY attest WILL T POX deputy auditor.
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Williston
North Dakota
State of
Jos Wegley
Dunham Buys Bijou Theatre Interest
Raymond Tu Dunham closed a deal to purchase J R Perry's stake in the Bijou theatre and becomes owner and manager. Dunham is known locally and promises first class service at the Bijou.
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Bijou Electric Theatre
Raymond L. Dunham
Raymond Tu. Dunham
J. R. Perry
Bijou
Dunham
Voyage of a Dakota Girl to Historic Virginia Expositions
In a travelogue for the National Home Journal a Dakota girl recounts a trip to Washington and Virginia’s coastal sites. She visits Mount Vernon, Old Point Comfort, Cape Henry lighthouse, Jamestown ruins, and the Norfolk Navy Yard, with ship tours aboard the Iowa and annual Exposition attendance.
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Capitol City
Washington
Miss White
Fair City
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Chesapeake
Monroe
Old Point
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Iowa
Graham
James River
Jamestown
John Chugh
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