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Quite a sensation was created at Richardton when the body of an infant was found in the depot wrapped in a newspaper. The The {sp} mystery was solved when a new doctor stated that he had kept the body of the infant pickeled in alcohol, but had broken the bottle. He had forgotten the package at the depot.

Ward County Independent, 3/14/1907
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Robert Bailey, a carpenter of Valley City, in attempting to step off the train while in motion, slipped on the icy steps and fell under the wheels which crushed one of his legs. It was necessary for the injured member to be amputated below the knee. Mr. Bailey's condition is very serious. He carried insurance, so his family, consisting of a wife and three children, will be well taken care of.

Jamestown Weekly Alert, 3/23/1899
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Pounded His Wife's Face to a Jelly.

Webster, S.D., April 9.—Rock Cilins, a wealthy farmer residing five miles east of this city, beat his wife into insensibility then pounded the flesh upon her face into jelly, while in a fit of temporary insanity. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Bismarck Tribune, 4/10/1892
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Frightful Accident.

Eddie Singbell, a Burnstad, N.D., boy, was dreadfully injured while trying to catch on to a moving buggy. He slipped and his leg became caught in the rapidly moving wheel, twisting the limb at the knee so that amputation was necessary. He is now at a local hospital in Bismarck.

Bismarck Tribune, 4/5/1921
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A hunter brought in from Eagle Lake Monday, a white swan that measured seven feet between its extended wings and six feet from the end of its bill to the end of its tail. Its neck and head were three feet long. While hanging up in front of Hallett & Keating's Meat Market it attracted considerable attention.

Bismarck Tri-Weekly Tribune, 4/9/1878
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DANCE TO WIRELESS.

Fargo, N.D., April 5.—A dance was given at Ellendale at which the guests danced to the music supplied by wireless from Chicago, 700 miles away, according to G. D. Scott, deputy United Sates marshal. A large intensifier was placed in the Ellendale dance hall.

Bismarck Tribune, 4/5/1921
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