Devils Lake Musical Festival Praise and Financial Impact
In Devils Lake the first city musical festival, led by W. H. Horton and backed by the Commercial Club, drew the St Paul Symphony Orchestra, packed houses, and substantial local advertising. The event generated over 1000 dollars in ad revenue and netted about 5000 dollars for the city through visitor funds, boosting Devils Lake’s profile and inspiring future growth and civic ambition. The piece also notes political developments in Congress surrounding the Lorimer case and potential impacts on direct election reforms.
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Horton
Devils Lake
St. Paul
W. H. Horton
St. Paul Symphony Orchestra
Eentire Commercial Club
Direct Election of U S Senators Gains Ground
Report from the period notes strong progress for a congressional bill on direct election of United States senators. The House vote was 296 to 16 in favor, signaling momentum though Senate approval and state ratifications remain uncertain.
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Senate
Lorimer
Funk
Kohlsaar
Sutherland
United States
House
Impeachment Hearings Highlight Judge Coping With Scandal
The Cowan impeachment case unfolds as witnesses accuse the judge of a long spree across the Harsboro Bisbee and Churches Ferry incidents. Testimony claims a party of eight drank twelve beers and planned to travel to Canada, while other incidents involve unsteadiness up stairs and a messy aftermath. The defense argues the judge remains out of touch with respectable civilization.
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Cowan
Harsboro
Bisbee
Churches Ferry
Hansboro
Canada
Principal witness attack on judge in Farry case
The defense’s main witness, John Anderson, a convicted blind-pigger with a lax view of prohibition, is skewered for his alleged hypocrisy. The writer argues the judge’s admission of drinking in a drug store and using the alias undermines respect for law and the Senate’s standing.
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John Anderson
Senate
John F. Cowan
Quack Grass Threatens Brome Seed Trade in Dakotas
The letter from HL Boley, Botanist and State Seed Commissioner, warns that quack grass contaminates Brome grass seed and urges farmers to inspect fields. He notes drought reduced seed supply, urges seeders to avoid selling quack infested seed, and offers field inspections and testing by sending stems and roots for confirmation.
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North Dakota
HL Boley
Aricultural College
N. Dak
North Dakota Seed Law Warns Against Weed Seeds in Purchases
North Dakota Pure Seed Law bans sale of seeds containing Quackgrass Canada Thistle Sow thistle or Dodder. Investigations show Quack grass in Brome Grass Dodder in Alfalfa and Canada Thistle in Canada Blue Grass. Law to be enforced this year with penalties for negligent distribution.
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North Dakota
Canada
Care of the P G Crop and Hog Rearing Tips
A Dakota period article outlines pig litter sizes at the agricultural college and stresses high quality sow care and feeding to improve farrowing success. It then provides detailed spring to mid summer corn planting, cultivation, and harvest practices, plus notes on local press figures and a plug for Art Reade at the Dacotah hotel in Grand Forks.
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Agricultural College
J. D. Bacon
Decorah
Lilac
Grand Forks
Art Reade
Sevilla
Art
Dacotah
Harrow as water wagon on farm water use
President Worst of North Dakota Agricultural College argues harrowing saves water by reducing evaporation. The Fargo Courier News notes Devils Lake's Gordon Avery barn as a popular gathering place for prominent citizens and witnesses, with defense witnesses praising its role in sobriety and moral uplift.
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Fram
Scandinavier
Joe Kelly
Devils Lake
North Dakota
Agricultural College
Cowan
Worst
North Dakota Agricultural College
Harrowing Grain and Weather Risks on Wheat Growth
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a weeder used between wheat growth stages on a sunny day, aiming to improve yield. It warns that heavy rains after dust will form a crust, hindering soil moisture and farming progress.
Minneapolitans Attend Wedding Amid Regional Notices
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt notes Anson Jackson’s North Dakota Lumber Co. role, Marjorie Barrows wed to Any son Blake Jackson Jr. at 912 Lincoln Ave St Paul with Rev Theodore Sedgwick officiating. Attendees included Lisa Wood and Miss Barrows, 360 guests, home at 2219 Twenty first St West Minneapolis after Sept 15.
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Minneapolis Journal
Devila Lake
Anson Jackson
North Dakota Lumber Go
Bovey-Shutd Tumber Company
Minneapolis
Marjorie Barrows
Morton Barrows
St. Paul
Anyson Blake Jackson, Jr
A. B. Jackson
Lincoln Ave
Theodore Sedgwick
Minneapalla
Jackson
Atin
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H. E. Baird
Pres. R
Drake
Casamr N. J
Haley, Ass’t
Cashier
First National Bank
The
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean
Ramsey County
N. D
E. Austin
D. V. Brennan
Nature
Third Degree
George
Horder
Howard Maher
University
John W. Maher
George, Miller
E. C. Gessner
Penn
St. Paul Orchestra
Sedon Crokett
Wife
Rugby
Ignatius Courti
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