North Dakota Vital Statistics December Report
Grand Forks February 14 The Development League Press Bureau at Grand Forks receives North Dakota’s December vital statistics. There were 888 births and 337 deaths, a three to one ratio. Small pox 31 cases with no deaths, scarlet fever 26 cases with one death, and whooping cough led with 78 cases and no fatalities.
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Grand Forks
North Dakota
Union
Vital Statistics
Development League Press Bureau
First Englishwoman rides college train in the West
Marguerite Curtis reports from London Times and Telegram on the arrival of a student-run special train in the United States. She notes the novelty for English readers, the orderly campus hospitality, and the professional competence of the students. The piece contrasts domestic science detail with the larger journey context.
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London
England
West
North Dakota
Alfalfa Raising Contest in Eddy County
Grand Forks reports strong alfalfa progress in Eddy County with prominent farmers growing large acreages. Hugh Peoples offers 300 dollars in cash prizes for the best alfalfa acre across Eddy County and Wells County’s northeast townships, to be awarded in 1914 in gold by judges.
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Grand Forks
Eddy County
Wells County
Hugh Peoples
Better Farming Association of
Selig Camera Man Accompanies Train On North Dakota Tour
W N Selig and a camera crew toured North Dakota with Agricultural College Students Life to film educational subjects. Filming occurred in Fargo and several towns on February 10, with opportunities to reach 30 to 50 million viewers over a year. Grand Forks pastor J G Moore returned from a church institute and will preach Life in Labrador at local services.
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Domine
Jesus
Apostle Paul
Shirta
Ider
United ‘States
North Dakota
Agricultural College
W. N. Selig
Chicago
Selig
Fargo
Bedford
Page
Hope
Finley
Sharon
Aneta
McVitie
Pekin
Warwick
Devils Lake
Great Northern Railway
Inci
J. G. Moore
Grand Forks
Methodist Church
Farm Loans See Powell Electric Motor Engine Car
An electric motor engine passed through this afternoon. The car, of steel construction, resembles an ordinary coach. They are used in the Jong tunnels in the Cascade mountains, with several in operation already.
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Jong Tunnels
Cascade Mountains
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