North Dakota immigration and politics in 1900 era
The piece argues for welcoming new settlers to North Dakota, stressing unity between old and new populations and urging fair treatment in state ticket selection. It highlights population growth, economic expansion, and political unity against hostility, while praising Senator Hansbrough as a Republican and urging national expansion. The tone reflects early 20th century party rhetoric and the Inter Ocean and Grand Forks Herald perspectives.
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North Dakota
Missouri
Red River Valley
Inter-Ocean
North
Grand Forks Herald
Hansbrough
Omaha
Winship
Herald
Sheyenne Star
Devils’ Lake Inter-Ocean
Mad Dog Scare Ends With Fatal Shot By Vigilantes
A dog belonging to C O Russell allegedly poisoned prompts a mob to hunt. The animal goes on a rampage biting a boy and a girl while the town braces for danger. After a lengthy pursuit toward Miller’s farm, the dog is shot by Geo Perry. Funds aid Crawford’s son for Pasteur treatment in Chicago. The mayor orders all dogs at large killed on sight.
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C. O. Russell
Fourth Street
Russell
Bell
Miller
Messrs. Furlong
Grimes
Roma
Geo. Perry
Crawford
Chicago
Rope Walking at Niagara Ends With Safety Restraint
An ambitious rope walker attempting to cross Niagara Falls was restrained by authorities. The writer notes death is inevitable with disease and endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a long trusted remedy for common ailments. The ad promotes the product with a claim of fifty years of cures and a private revenue stamp on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Hbstetter
Pay the Indians at Devils Lake Mass Convention
At a mass convention in Devils Lake last month Maj Getchell claimed the Northern Pacific railway never paid Indians for the Fort Totten Indian reservation right of way. He urged that the company should pay once the treaty or agreement is ratified by Congress and suggested nearby residents support petitioning Congress to secure the Indians’ rightful payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberon
Devils Lake
Maj. Getchell
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Fort Totten
Congress
Say Do You Want to Make Money Brown Co Ad Slogan
An advertisement urges readers to consider making money with Wm. H. Brown & Co. It emphasizes Brown and Company as a superior option for financial gain and business prospects in its promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Brown & Co
Brown
Brown & Co real estate pitch at Devils Lake
Brown and Co announce investment opportunities in city and farm property around Devils Lake North Dakota. They tout profits from farming prosperity and a coming boom due to Fort Totten reservation development and lake bridging, urging calls for abstracts, insurance, and loans.
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Ian Investment
Brown & Co
Fort Totten
Devils Lake
America
Wa. H Brown & Co
N. D
Population growth and farm land profits in Minnesota
The article argues that annual US population growth of about 2,000,000 will massively increase demand for land and goods. It compares population expansion to duplicating Minneapolis and St. Paul, crossing the river into the Dakotas, and predicts that within twenty years the US may not meet its own wheat needs. Investments in good farm properties are deemed profitable.
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United States
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Dakotas
Indians Seek Redress for Lands Taken by Government
Chief Wanatah of the Devils Lake Indians with an interpreter travels to Washington to press claims that about 80 000 dollars worth of land was taken without payment and that the Northern Pacific railroad has an unpaid right of way across the Devils Lake reservation. Senator Hansbrough will investigate and may introduce a bill. A Jamestown Northern railroad right of way bill awaits Interior permit and Indians’ payment delay.
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Washington
Wanatah
Devils Lake
North Dakota
Northern Pacific Railroad
Hansbrough
Jamestown & Northern Road
Devils Lake Reservation
Interior
Senate
House
Why Farm Lands are Profitable Investments
The article argues farm lands are undervalued as investments compared with stocks and bonds and life insurance. It claims land preserves permanent value, offers steady market value, and tends to appreciate beyond other financial instruments.
Willard Memorial Services Held At Presbyterian Church
In memory of Frances E Willard the local WCTU schedules memorial services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening The program includes addresses On Declaration of Principles monuments to Frances and remarks by G M Stoddard and ML Dixon Also features songs and a tribute titled In Memoriam Frances E Willard reflecting on her life and work through the WCTU and her emblem of the white ribbon
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Presbyterian Church
Rev
Murchison
W. C. T. Woes
Frances Bhart
L. vii
Westenebre
Minnie Goose
G. M. Stoddard
Dixon
Agnes Hi
Frances E. Willard
Ina Cummings
Quartette
Frances E. Wilexample
Cleveland
Realty Firm Sells 160 Acres Daily in Northwest
The Iowa Farm and Real Estate Journal notes Wm. H. Brown & Co. of Devils Lake ND rank among the largest land dealers in the Northwest and have averaged over 160 acres sold daily for the past two months. The Journal should have added that this firm has also based on an average over 160 acres of land every day during the past two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm and Real Estate Journal
Wm. H. Brown & Co
Devils Lake
N. D
Northwest
Former Consul Macrum Reveals Durban Cape Town Dispatch Tampering
Charles E. Macrum, former United States consul at Pretoria, releases a signed statement detailing why he left and how official dispatches were tampered with in Durban and Cape Town. He claims notices and mail were censored, Hay delayed his leave, and his neutrality remained intact despite alleged pro Boer sympathy in confidential dispatches.
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Wasminton
Charles E. Macrum
United States
Pretoria
Transvaal
Oret
South Africa
Macram
Macrum
Cape Town
Stowe
Durban
Department
Washington
Hay
Proporta
England
Republic
Public Service
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A. T. Horsman
Ramsey Eounty
Work Dake
Hanbbrougr
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Soo
Far East
Pacific
Puget Sound
New York
Pacific Coast
Niagara
J. B. Streeter, Jr., CO
Larimore, North Dakota
J.B, Streeter, Jr., CO
Larimore
Macroms
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