Sultana Disaster Recalled By Linton Writer In Record
The Record recounts the 1865 Sultana steamboat tragedy on the Mississippi, noting nineteen hundred deaths among twenty one hundred passengers, the war era patrols, and the contrast with Titanic. It ties the event to broader tariff and suffrage debates of the era.
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Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Port Hudson
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Sultana
Memphis
Navy
Belgium Labor Strike Tops Half Million Votes
A vast Belgian strike nationwide signals labor anger over suffrage denial. Workers report an outdated system that keeps men without ballots while property owners gain multiple votes through cumulative voting, prompting petitions and remonstrances.
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Belgium
Belgians Strike Spurs American Support for Suffrage
The piece notes Belgian workers intensifying pressure with a general strike while praising the push for manhood suffrage in the United States. It cites North Dakota census data showing population voting power nearly doubling from 1860 to 1910, a growth matched by few states.
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Bulletin of the Census Bureau
North Dakota
Union
Governor Hanna Addresses State Finances and Vetoes
Governor Hanna released a statement explaining vetoed appropriation bills and detailing the state finances. He cites unpaid bills and warrants, transfers from funds, and looming deficits to justify curtailment and a clear financial sheet for the current biennial period.
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Hanna
Legineture
Minot Normal School
Hazelton Happenings and Local Notes in April
Hazelton community updates include Mrs. L. S. Chapman recovering, Ben Hewt’s family in Ipswich, Ole Tyberg seeking eye specialist, and two Big 4 gas tractors bought by Earl Frederick and T. Meinover. Fires burn near Goughnour farm causing damage to Langness and Lunde properties. J. B. Brock departs for Omaha and Massachusetts. Welly and Miss O Donohue return from travels to Hazelton. spinning wheels remain common with Nels Ekanger farm’s long-running yarn production. For sale, 100 bushels of Siberian Miller Seed at $1.00 per bushel, Jacob Green Hague.
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Earl Frederick
T. Meinover
Temvik
Geo. Zirbes
G. W. Giltman
Mattie
Ambrose
N.D
Hazelton Basehall
Clara Brindle
John Lunde
Hfe
Robert Buchanan
Nels Ekanger
Ekanger
Jacob Green
Hague
NOD Sec
Governor Hanna Leaves Tax Ledger in Tax Debate
Governor L B Hanna notes that state revenue from all sources rose from 1812 to 1912 with a 100 percent population gain and over 200 percent revenue increase. He mentions vetoing several appropriations and invites taxpayers to judge his actions.
Westfield Notes On Ills, Weddings And Local Doings
Westfield reports a small pox related school closure and various local happenings. Mrs. C. Van Beek was ill last week, Jacob Van Hauten plans to leave for Town soon, two Van Der Voorste fingers hurt, and a wedding at John Van Beek’s home with Cornelius Stamm and Jennie Vat Reek uniting in marriage by Rev. Schilstra.
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Wm. Lammers
G. Brummell
Pollock
Westfield
Jacob van Hauten
Town
Johanie van der Vorste, Jr
Hull
van Beek
John van Beek
Cornelius Stamm
Jennie J. Vat Reek
Schilstra
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