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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
4
A Devils Lake inter Ocean column mocks political conventions and national events with satirical quips about price hikes, warships, the Panama Canal, and the 1924 U S election. References include Stockholm Olympics songs, the New Hampshire collision, and quips about major parties, animal symbols, and a rolling stock.
The Senate voted to unseat William Lorimer after a long public campaign revealing corruption linked to the Illinois Jackpot. The decision marks a bipartisan shift toward accountability, highlighting the cost of resisting moral sentiment and the gain from cleaner politics. The Courier-News urges continued reform to separate major industries from political influence and to curb insider control over railroads and banks.
After three years of study the Interstate Commerce Commission orders sweeping reductions in express rates, targeting small packages. It identifies a common capitalist family among express firms and notes ongoing inter company practices that keep costs high.
The seller must actively pursue customers, abandoning old routines. Loyal shoppers shift stores, making past success unreliable. Advertising shows goods and values, drawing in new patrons from rival shops who see convincing offers. A proactive approach builds business in a changing market.
The piece compares American and European railroad safety, arguing American haste and longer distances drive higher fatalities. It notes Schenectady's Socialist mayor opposing a trust by running an ice business, forming a company with a Drescher as manager to sell ice at cost, a contest between the mayor and courts and the public.
In fragmented text, the note quotes Roosevelt on peace efforts creating pieces and hints at wartime policy. The garbled OCR limits clarity, but the passage suggests diplomacy producing partial progress amid broader conflict.
Willis Cooke and others rally behind the resolution as defense organizers tour Essex County. A Boston Etter Giovanitti defense conference convened at 724 Washington St on July 11. Labor groups in Boston urged unity with a plea for a fair trial. Professor Jacques Loeb, now with the Rockefeller Institute, sent ten dollars to support the defense. New Bedford papers mock the call for a fair trial while protests in New Bedford boost labor organizing. The defense prints stickers and anticipates wide distribution as Grand Opera House sells 10c gallery seats.
In a letter from Robert Grant of Mott North Dakota, he notes too many offers and urges preparation for a single role at the Mankato Commercial College. The fall term opens September 24 and readers are urged to request the catalogue from Ad aiers in Mankato.
A 1912 case in which L J Webbe acted as State's Attorney with D G Duell for Smith, against R V Rice, ended with a not guilty verdict. The lengthy affidavit and restraining order, plus courtroom maneuvers by McClory and Cuthbert, raised questions about justice and prosecutorial conduct.
The Devils Lake Typographical Union No. 690 endorses the Retail Clerks for closing stores at 6:30 except on railroad pay days and Saturdays. The union urges business firms to adopt and honor the early closing hours and offers support to those who comply. The endorsement is signed by GEO. BENESH, President, and O. A. Fairfield, Secretary.
A promotional claim states that physical strength and health empower women, asserting Electric Bitters improve fainting spells dizziness weakness nervousness backache and fatigue. Testimonial from Eliza Pool of Dewey Oklahoma credits the remedy, priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by druggists.
Rail circles hint at P C Keaveny, local agent for Great Northern, moving from operating to traffic department as traveling freight agent. Rumors say he will report to division freight agent J H Griffin after his Devils Lake tenure earned him wide respect for courtesy and efficiency.
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