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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
6
The issue notes slackening retail trade amid a steady wholesale distribution. Tariff expectations push conservative buying while crops show no major losses. Steel and leather demand persists with rising rail and shoe activity, though premiums fade and future contracts stay cautious.
Government statistics praise North Dakota for high literacy with only 3.1 percent unable to read or write. The state ranks tenth nationally, ahead of Ohio Massachusetts Pennsylvania Texas Virginia and Louisiana in illiteracy comparisons.
Cando North Dakota July 11 Charles Garner of Maza is named as one of the heirs to the $76,000,000 estate of Henry Garner of St Louis, released after a 99 year lease tied the estate. The estate reverts to descendants of Henry Garner’s brother, with heirs scattered nationwide. For Farm Loans See Powell.
Gettysburg Pennsylvania July 11 50th anniversary reunion of the Blue and the Gray winds down as veterans depart by rail under scorching sun. One Gray soldier from North Carolina collapsed and died at the station while officers celebrate the camp’s success as a model for future gatherings. Electric lights glow as workers dismantle the camp and the army officers toast General Liggett. An unrelated medicine ad touts Kickapoo Worm Killer for children amid the page.
Steele North Dakota July 11 Cole Bros circus tent was badly damaged at Steele on the afternoon of the 4th and practically no performance was given. The tent collapsed as the show was to begin. Reports of injuries were unsubstantiated. A large crowd gathered to see the animals before the rainstorm. Windmill and barn roof were blown down nearby four miles northeast of Steele.
Father Michel of Kilkish reports killings by Bulgarian irregulars in Salonika area. He cites 700 Kurkat men burned alive in a mosque with bombs, while wives and daughters were forced to witness. He accuses Sofia business and professional men and students among the attackers.
Grand Forks July 11. The state board examinations in Grand Forks last week granted seven licenses to practice medicine in North Dakota. Sixteen men took the tests and twelve passed. Reciproc ity examinations also held. Licenses announced include Hugo H Miller Minneapolis Howard T Irvine Russell ND John Ewing Kenmare Guy S Frogner Berthold Olat 8 Haroldson Northwood Charles Howe Grand Forks D O'Brien Dayton.
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Grand Forks N D July 11 The new board of education adopts a rule granting teachers with satisfactory marks at the summer school exemption from regular teachers examinations The summer session at the university ends with 265 enrollments mainly rural and graded school teachers and overall satisfactory work by week one.
Washington dispatches say former North Dakota governor John Burke now US treasurer is believed to be planning a bid for the United States Senate in 1915. The city expects he may be laying groundwork and signaling interest in a future campaign.
Ira Cray of Schafer North Dakota was found guilty of grand larceny after a four day trial moved from the county. He faced charges of stealing 100 bushels of tax from a neighbor near the Montana line last year and faces a sentence from one to five years.
Hettinger North Dakota July 11 crops in Ober lin Perking county and the surrounding country are growing rapidly with healthy color. South to seventy miles crops are larger and better than other sections. North of town crops are good but not likely to reach bumper yields hoped for in the south.
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