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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
2
Canadian government agent Clifford Elk is stationed in Grand Forks North Dakota with duties related to federal oversight and local administration. The report notes his presence and role within regional operations and law enforcement liaison efforts.
A jumble of disparate items from a newspaper page includes mock and real notices. It mentions aviation capacity with Uruguay and Servia, calls to cut crime deadlines, suffrage discussions in Belgium, and a satirical view of family dynamics. It notes a reformish remedy offer, a bankrupcy adjudication, weather bureau jokes, and a stray reference to King Alphonso hunting licenses.
Germany unveils a vast aerial navy plan including ten naval dirigible balloons, fifty four weatherproof hangars, fifty aeroplanes, and a combined crew of 1,452 fliers. Budgeted costs total 52 million for fortresses and approaching 18.75 million for military ration and air forces, with funding spread from 1914 to 1918 and tax changes sparking parliamentary debate.
The secretary of the navy announced potential increases in midshipman appointments and changes to the academy’s examinations. With an 1917 cadet cap of 533, senators consider extending appointments to four years and delaying expansion beyond five years. The Navy seeks cost containment by tightening civilian clothing and gear purchases, while reporting rising admission qualification rates and adjustments to exam dates.
The Cunard liner Aquitania is to be launched at Clydebank Glasgow in late April requiring a doorway in its huge rudder for workmen to access a four foot long pin. In Middletown a ninety eight year old Rev C P Crandall preaches a sermon at the Methodist church in Ridgebury after long supervision.
Canadian Pacific announces start of construction on the longest tunnel in America. The sixteen mile tunnel through Kicking Horse pass in the Rocky Mountains is projected to cost 14 million dollars and take seven years to complete. It will surpass the Simpson tunnel by four miles. York Pa. Dreaming patient at York hospital recounts runaway accident and a recovered leg injury, with a fresh break at the original fracture site.
Washington April 24 Postmaster General Burleson says the new parcel post is highly popular with farmers who seek guidance on packing vegetables butter and eggs for shipment. Many inquiries concern the C O D feature and the delivery collection option set for July 1. Rural areas show lower business due to unfamiliarity with the new service.
Agencies on rural routes from their offices are gearing up to pursue fresh opportunities. The move signals a strategic shift toward expanding customer bases beyond core urban markets and leveraging existing networks.
By G I Alford the article argues for industrial and agricultural progress through better roads homes churches and schools, higher farm equipment and labor-saving implements. It discusses the low average earnings of southern farm workers, the need for more horses and bigger teams, and the economics of pasture and fodder versus costly corn feed, advocating horse raising and scalable power for larger machines.
North Dakota Enforcement league reviewed two weeks of permit records in Montrail county finding seven druggists violating the law with flagrant excess liquor sales. Some permit renewals showed large unaccounted liquor business, with examples of 110 or 252 sales in short periods. Officials warn druggists selling liquor without medical need face prosecutions and resist permit renewals.
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