P. J. Kennedy of Mandan stepped up on an office chair in the store the other morning to lower a window. As he went to step down the chair revolved and he fell across the back, fracturing several of his ribs.
Bismarck Tribune, 7/12/1900
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HAND FAST IN WRINGER WHILE TOT CALLS HELP
Devils Lake Woman Has Painful Experience With Power Wringing Machine
Devils Lake, N.D., May 26.—Writhing in agony, Mrs. William Powers, residing south of town, was forced to stand for 15 minutes with a power-wringer crunching her hand while one of her little children ran to a field where men were at work some distance away, to bring assistance. With some difficulty the mangled hand was extricated, and the sufferer was brought here for treatment.
Bismarck Tribune, 5/26/1917
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MINOT GIRLS CREATES DISTURBANCE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis, Minn., May 26.—It cost artin {sp} Paulson $15 in the police court today for carrying a screaming girl in his arms one block.
It cost the girl, Miss Rose Hale of Minot, N.D., $10. Albert Marco, a third party involved did not appear in the "police tragedy."
According to the story told by the girl, she had been keeping company with Paulson, for six months, but Tuesday night broke the engagement, announcing that she was engaged to Marco. When this news was broken to Paulson, the three were standing at Second avenue north and Third street. Paulson grabbed the girl and started to run away with her. Marco ran down the opposite direction. Patrolman Michael Btck {sp} attracted by the girl's cries, arrested Paulson and Miss Hale. Both were charged with disorderly conduct and pleaded guilty.
Ward County Independent, 6/8/1911
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YOUNG RESERVATION HOMESTEADER KILLED SUNDAY.
J. L. McCartney, aged 25 years and married, was killed by the accidental discharge of a 45 calibre rifle on the Berthold reservation where he was holding down a claim. The accident happened Sunday. McCartney and his wife and another couple had gone out last Sunday to shoot coyotes. The gun was placed in the wagon and on their return home McCartney saw some shrubs and he thot {sp} would look well about his home and stopped to dig them up. He placed them in the wagon and they must have forced the trigger back. The bullet passed thru {sp} his body under one arm, coming out under the other. He died in less than two hours. The remains were interred at Granville, the old home.
Ward County Independent, 6/12/1913
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Death of Mrs. Gordon Bright
Mrs. Gordon Bright died at the insane asylum at Jamestown yesterday morning. She had not recognized any one but her husband for the past ten days, and him only once. Her remains will arrive on the 9:20 train this morning and the funeral will take place at 10 o'clock a.m.
Bismarck Tribune, 7/4/1890
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Murder End Of Dispute Over Room
Williston, N.D., June 7—As the result of a dispute over the cost of a night's lodging, George Kozocar, a homesteader near Opheim, Mont., is dead and Joseph Pappe is in the Valley county jail at Glasgow charged with his murder.
Pappe and a companion spent the night at the homesteader's shack and are said to have refused payment for their lodging. In the dispute which followed, Pappe secured Kozocar's own rifle from his shack and shot him, the victim dying instantly. Pappe and his companion drove away, leaving the body in the yard.
The county officials were notified and the arrests took place. The accused man and his victim are both Romanians.
Bismarck Tribune, 6/7/1917
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