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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
6
The piece denounces Dowie as a fanatic and ridicules his Madison Square Garden audience. It argues religion rests on reason, condemns Dowie’s pretensions, and notes locals urging congressional action and regional access benefits through the Odessa bridge.
The piece riffs on a salary of ideas from a Mary land Ann age puzzle, jokes about electric lights, and contrasts old domestic chores with modern machines. It weaves poems about press life and a critique of teachers endurance, mixing local color with social commentary.
An effort is underway to secure federal action opening Fort Totten Indian reservation. Senate passage exists but the House has stalled. Opening would bring settlers, boost local farms, feed and clothe newcomers, and raise county trade, especially with a Pelican Point bridge and a nearby land office enhancing Devils Lake rail access.
Abstract of the 1902 financial statement for the State Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis filed with the North Dakota Commissioner. Key figures include assets such as real estate secured loans, cash on hand, interest due, deferred premiums, certificates of deposit, and other admitted assets. Principal officers named include President Andrew M. Sweeney and Secretary Wilbur S. Wynn. Office in Indianapolis. organized 1894. business commenced 1894.
Abstract of North Dakota insurance year ending 1902 shows premiums 1,207,828 63 with income 1,260,688 53 and expenditures 709,467 53. Certificate of authority issued to State Life Insurance Company from Indiana. commissioner Ford Leutz confirms validity through December 31, 1908. Also offers Ramsey county farm land for sale by A V Hamburg, 210 Tenth Ave S, Minnesota.
A freight wreck on the Southern Railway near Bessemer City North Carolina killed four men and injured two others when the train struck a new switch. The deceased include Engineer T. J. Pettus of Charlotte Marion B McComb of Gastonia J B Higgins and John Thompson. Injured were P. H. Shaft and C B Tate. Reports by Edwards Wood & Co. Also included are a stock market roundup with wheat flax and corn prices from Minneapolis and Chicago.
The Youth's Companion outlines its 1904 aims and features with emphasis on wisdom beauty and progress. It notes plans for global farmer occupation articles and invites readers to receive the remaining weeks of 1904 free with new subscriptions plus a lithographed 1904 calendar.
Winter stock clearance at P. J. Kersten's greenhouse offers all house plants at less than half price through November 15. Hurry to buy flowers for table decoration and brighten homes with affordable greenery.
Four hundred express drivers in St Louis left work today over wage demands a 10 percent increase for Pacific Express employees. Guards stood by at the Union Station area but no violence occurred and no delays in deliveries were reported as company officials said replacements would fill positions immediately.
Dan Schroeder, a prominent farmer near Whitehall, Wisconsin, was killed when a team frighteningly bolted while he drove a wagon. He clung to the reins and was dragged below the whiffletree until the animals stopped. He was about sixty eight.
Naples Italy Oct 29 The gunboat Machias carrying Consul General Skinner sails for Beirut to visit the US flagship Brooklyn. Rear Admiral Cotton provides Skinner with twenty Marines escort. Machias proceeds to Port-Baldo Jibutil French Somaliland then Harrar where emperor representatives await.
An explosion of natural gas at a newly drilled oil well on Davis' farm near Monroeville, Fort Wayne area, seriously injures three men. One victim, Charles Jackeway of Lima, dies from burns as gas wafts toward the engine during well preparation.
Remaining uncalled for at the Devils Lake Post Office for the week ending Oct 31 1903 advertisements warn that unclaimed letters will be sent to the dead letter office after fourteen days. Names listed include Bakke Nils J Kjelmyr D Carlos Bana Peder Litzinger Oteta Balliet Eddie H Lell and Larson Conbe Conis Larne Cormack Donald Peterson Marcus Dawson Geo M Potter Sam Gaultney Jas T Pharson J Grow Lewis A Rogers Jno W Grasberg Jnc Sights Rub J Goosman Beneedict Stephens Eril Hudert Mrs Wm Senger Jas Jackson Mary Sanlee Frank Kennedy Mrs M M Sterem Chas Tomasen Martin Vedal And J A Dagney Postmaster.
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