Affidavit Fraud Case Draws Perjury Charge at Fargo
The Fargo court heard perjury charges against M. W. Thatcher and O. E. Loftus over an affidavit they filed in the Scandinavian American State Bank case. They claim no perjury because they did not swear before a notary, though the document was notarized. The editors note a fraud against the court and public, highlighting prior roles of Thatcher and Loftus and substantial state spending connected to their work.
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Loftus
Thatcher
North Dakota
M. W. Thatcher
League
O. E.loftus
League State Bank
Fargo
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Langer
Thatcher-Loftus
Johnson
Frazier
Miller
Free Press
Record
Sen. Ward
Mr. Ward
New War Machine from Farnborough Exceeds Speed and Firepower
Aldershot reports a new armored car built at Farnborough that reportedly travels at high speed and can fire 4,800 rounds per minute. The project aims to demonstrate enhanced mobility and combat capability for modern land warfare.
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Aldershot
Eng
Farnborough
Eelestare
Suspicion and Jealousy Do Not Help Any Man
Quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln cautions that suspicion and jealousy worsen every situation and offer no aid to any man, underscoring the value of trust and restraint in leadership and personal conduct.
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Abrahark Lincoln
Petitioning for Train Connections at Linton
Strabburg residents lobby the railroad board to improve links between the Milwaukee and the N P at Linton. The N P runs north at 10 am and Milwaukee arrives about 10 55 am, often delaying. locals plan to submit about a thousand signatures from Strasburg and towns south of here to secure better connections.
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Strasburg
Linton
Milwaukee
N.P
N. P
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Local ball team hires Louis Angell from Minnesota
Louis Angell of Litchfield Minnesota has been hired to pitch for the local ball team this year. He will report in late May after a season with Linteen and previous pitching stints for Strasburg Pollock and Valley City. Angell defeated MoBridge while with Pollock and beat Bismarck with Valley City, and he taught school in the Strasburg area last winter before returning home recently.
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Louis Angell
Litchfield
Minn
Mr. Angell
Linteen
Strasburg
Pollock
Mobridge
Aes
Valley City
Bismarck
Angell
Minnesota
Episcopal Church Linton to Host Bishop Tyler Services
The Rt. Rev. J. Poyntz Tyler will lead four mission services at St Matthews Church Linton from April 13 to 16. Evening begins at 7 45 p m with Easter Sunday schedule of Holy Communion at 11 00 a m Children’s Service at 2 30 p m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m with public invited.
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J. Poyntz Tyler
D. D
North Dakota
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Heroes in Their Teens and Scout Heroism
The article praises Boy Scouts of America for life saving acts and emergency service. It notes 543 medals awarded for risking lives, with examples from the Tom s River explosion Pueblo floods and the 1918 influenza epidemic, highlighting ongoing youth preparedness and courage.
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United States
Boyhood
America
National Court of Honor
Boy Scouts of America
Toms River
Pueblo
San Antonio
There She Blows In Praise Of Poetic Nostrils
In a witty remark from the Literary Review Mrs May Becker jokes that the nostrils of a lady poet are often too inflated to please me quoting Ch Morley in the New York Evening Post.
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May Becker
The
Literary Review
Ch. Morley
New York Evening Post
County agent sought for federal seed loan work
Burleigh county officials hired a county agent for sixty days to handle federal seed loan applications as the notes reveal the agent’s view that banks in the county can process the blanks. The piece recalls past critiques of tax changes, grasshopper campaigns, and the Nonpartisan League’s history, contrasting local papers and outcomes in Emmons county.
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Burleigh County
Agricultural College
Emmons County
Nonpartisan League
League
Lynn J. Frazier
Lemke
Liederbach
California
Townley
Bowen
Mills
Roylance
Waters
Brinton
Langer
Kositzky
Hall
Free Press
Surface soil in Florida rich in cane sugar and phosphates
The soil in Florida is described as rich in cane sugar and phosphates, highlighting agricultural minerals.
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Florida
Phone boost for Linton as rail commission approves rate rise
The North Dakota State Railroad Commission approved a 25 cent per phone per month increase for Dakota Central Telephone Co of Linton. The company had sought 75 cents monthly for metallicizing lines. New rates: business phones 2.75 dollars, residence lines 1.50 dollars. Gross rate is 25 cents higher with a 15th bill payment discount. Order becomes effective May 1.
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State Railroad Commission
Dakota Central Telephone Company
Linton
Railroad Board
Nine Months Diplomas and Reading Circle Awards Granted
County schools awarded nine months diplomas to a list of students from multiple districts including Martha Ochsner Selz and Ada Nieuw sma Bakker among others. Reading Circle diplomas and seals were distributed to many students across Ohio Highland Gayton Selz and more. Forty nine schools have closed with early starts aiding spring work and voters to receive election supplies and retirement reports due first.
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Martha Ochsner
Selz
Sarah Dyk
William Renskers
Helen Heun Bendin
Ada Nieuwsma
Bakker
Joseph Martin
Linton Special
Joe Keller
Strasburg
Elsie Klaudt
William Chaney
Margaret Meier
Linton
Fred Waddell
Highland
Marie Doolittle
Marie
Florence Heun
Gurdis Dykema
John Hasper
Lawrence
Marjorie
Hazelton
Longevity in Ireland and ancient ink and games
The record notes Ireland’s people average a 61 year life span. It mentions early ink made from lampblack and glue used about 4500 years ago. It also states that checkers was played in Egypt centuries before the Christian era.
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Ireland
Egypt
Grand Jury To Probe Bank In Fargo Case
Attorney General Sveinbjorn Johnson asks District Judge Charles M. Cooley to convene a Fargo grand jury to investigate the Scandinavian-American Bank. State's Attorney William Green presents the petition citing closed banking in 1921 and alleged crimes including excessive loans to officers, false reports, fraudulent capital raises, embezzlement, and insolvent deposits totaling over 400000 dollars. Public interest is cited as requiring the grand jury probe for efficiency and economy.
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Johnson
Cooley
Bank of
Fargo
Sveinbjorn Johnson
Charles M. Cooley
William Green
MacNider to Attend Legion Convention in Devils Lake
Han ford MacNider national commander of the American Legion and World War I hero will attend the North Dakota state Legion convention at Devils Lake June 20 to 22. About 500 delegates representing 9000 Legionnaires expected. MacNider holds a distinguished list of honors and leads a Mason City company.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
MacNider
The
Legion
North Dakota
Mason City
Iowa
Home Brew Recipe Warns of Scarce Bull Frogs in Emmons
A quirky rural recipe lists steps to make a corn whiskey like brew using hops tan bark shellac soap and boil times. It notes bull frogs growing scarcer in Emmons county and mentions adding a grasshopper per pint for a kick while I W W tries to prevent it from working.
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Emmons County
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