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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
4
The piece outlines party politics, farmers prospects, and economic notes including a favorable view of sugar beet contracts near Oakes, efforts to expand farming credit, rising domestic wheat demand, and endorsements of Republican candidates and policies amid regional campaigns and editorial debates.
J W Raymond president of Northwestern National Bank returned from a business trip to London and Berlin. He stated the United States stands in stronger financial condition than any other nation and will remain so. He cited the bank taking £50,000 of the new British war loan at a favorable rate as proof of Western banking prosperity.
The text details Republican vigilance in Grand Forks with J. D. Scanlan as county committee secretary and campaign buttons featuring McKinley Roosevelt Fancher. It notes rainfall aiding fall feed, editorial battles between Plaindealer and other papers, and sharp exchanges among editors over political coverage and poker advice.
Interest runs high in 1887 coal from Washburn mines with Fargo and Red River Valley residents asking when tests will occur. Engineers report Washburn coal burns well in engines, promising cheaper, western independent fuel versus eastern coal. Northern county fields and Washburn lands near Wilton hold inexhaustible supply, hinting at a large Washburn road coal hauling business if tests meet expectations.
Bids for the excavation are filed and the contract expected to be let today. Surveyors work across the depot block laying cross lines and establishing grades for the leveling and terracing of the grounds. Foreman Abbot has waited for this preliminary work, Pat Kelly holds the hauling contract for sand from the east right of way, and a siding east of the depot prepares for direct material delivery. A carload of lumber and building material has arrived with more en route.
Secretary Adeo said Li’s communication will not be made public and was referred to the president for cabinet consideration tomorrow. Wu believes the emperor and empress have left Pekin, relying on Chang’s dispatch stating the court moved to Heian Fu.
A Berlin dispatch reports a German detachment of three hundred has arrived at Pekin with two battalions of seamen to follow immediately. The official notice notes the movement as part of ongoing operations near the city.
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