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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
4
Rail war treasurer Dr. H McMillan of Cavalier named to oversee wartime finances while War Superintendent of Public Instruction W L Stockwell of Walsh assigned to the education department duties.
A jumble of notes cites stories about Harry Roberts and Miss Mitchell, Corbett’s street clash with soldiers, and a Paris firm’s speed mania linked to a fatal car crash. It ends by predicting a harsh winter and coal shortages, with references to Schwab and rising speeds.
A parliamentary roundup notes miners' strike actions and military deployment, Republican state committee members named by district, and Roosevelt campaign plans in the great northwest. It reports on Wahpeton Gazette's rebranding, presidential visits to Fargo and Grand Forks, and frontier era headlines from Fargo papers.
The report notes a Brussels conference selecting General Botha as Kruger's successor with Kruger's retirement described as pathetic. It also hints at unrest in China, a U.S. literacy tally showing 2,288,470 adults illiterate, and a broad North Dakota state news roundup of local events and developments.
The Great Northern introduces a fast local train on the Dakota division from Grand Forks each evening except Sunday. The new schedule is well received by riders and replaces the old flyer service.
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