Auto crash on cemetery road bridges town alarm
Sunday afternoon a car driven by Keith Cockburn collided with the south railing on a bridge near Jinton. Mrs Bertheau and Mrs Bredberg were badly injured after being thrown from the vehicle. August Winroth and others were lightly hurt. Mrs Bertheau and Mrs Bredberg were sent to hospitals in Bismarck for treatment.
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Jinton
Cemetery Road
Bredberg
Oscar Bertheau
Bertheau
Mr. Bredberg
Letter From One of the Boys at Naval Training Station
A 1917 letter from Herman Bertheaud of Co. J, 3d Reg at the Naval Training Station in Great Lakes Illinois to Mrs F B Streeter of Linton North Dakota. He reports good health, mentions motion pictures lectures church and Bible class, notes plenty of beans, asks for mail and his Record, and says no girls or cigarettes are allowed in camp. He asks after the office and signs off as a friend.
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Great Lakes
Ill
F. B. Streeter
Linton
N. Dak
Infantile Paralysis Cases Quarantined in Bismarck
Three cases of infantile paralysis have developed in Bismarck over the last three weeks and are under quarantine. Two are girls aged 3 and 7, and a 4 year old boy is the third case. Physicians advise gargles with salt water or similar preparations, nasal swabs with boric acid, and general cleanliness of persons, backyards, and surroundings.
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Bismarck
Popular Linton Couple Weds in Home Ceremony
Miss Hazel Petrie of Linton married Lewis Pappenhagen of Meadville Pennsylvania in a private August 23 ceremony at Mrs W E Petrie’s home. Rev Frost officiated with family and friends present. The couple plan to teach in Oil City Pennsylvania and will reside there after a brief honeymoon.
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W. E. Petrie
Hazel
Lewis Pappenhagen
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Rev. Frost
Fargo
Herry Petrie
Laura Petrie
Nellie Wolverton
Grace Dawson
Miss Petrie
Emmon County
Loca
Schoot Dubuque
Iowa
Northwestern
Evanston, Ill
Linton
Poppenhagen
New Jersey
Harry
Fred Petrie
Bismarck
Oil City
Italians Forge Ahead on Fronts Amid Global WWI Actions
The war office reports Italian forces advancing on the Bainsizza plateau north of Gorizia while Austrians counterattack and withdraw. Russian infantry pulls back east of Boyany as Germans and Austrians press near Czernowitz. British gains exceed 2 000 yards along the St Julien Poelcapelle road with French activity at Catforine, Butte de Souain, Arracourt, and Verdun fierce artillery fighting.
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London
Bainsizza
Gorizia
War Office
Boyany
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Flanders
St. Julien-Poelcapelle
Catforine
Butte de Souain
Arracourt
Verdun
Meeting May Be Stopped by War Government Order
Governor Burnquist instructed Sheriff Langum to halt the proposed People's Peace Council of America meeting set for Minneapolis September 1 1917 if it could harm the war effort or disturb city peace. The telegram calls for summoning all forces needed to enforce the law and prevent the gathering.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Draft List Update Reflects One Change in Quota
The draft ledger records no other changes this week aside from removing Cashur Brown from the first quota and adding former Edwin Hanson. The local board awaits additional notices before finalizing the roster.
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Cashur Brown
Edwin Hanson
Great Men Stand Like Towers in City of God Quote
A literary line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is cited as praise for noble, steadfast figures. The snippet emphasizes moral strength and enduring presence amid urban life.
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Longfellow
School Board Rejects Bids and Sets School Start Date
The School Board met in special session on August 23 to open bids for the new building. With material costs rising, all bids were rejected and building deferred. They considered delaying the start to October 1, but the majority favored September 10 with teachers already hired.
Four U boat crew killed as destroyer sinks submarine
Gulf Port reports an American destroyer destroying a German submarine after it surfaced near a British steamer. Four German crew were killed during the aboardship fight, with two survivors taken as prisoners and the rest killed as the submarine was overwhelmed.
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Gulf
William Brown
Brown
Railroads Boost Hauling Capacity by 40 Percent
Chicago August 29 Charles H Markham president of the Illinois Central reports railroads have increased hauling ability from 10 to 40 percent nationwide. He attributes gains to better employee efficiency quicker loading and unloading and faster car movement. On his road moves rose from thirty to forty miles per freight car daily and equipment is up about 33 percent.
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Chicago
Charles H. Markham
The
Illinois Central
International women's conference planned in Stockholm
Stockholm reports an international conference of women from belligerent and neutral nations to be held September 16 to 18. The meeting is described as semi private in nature and will take place here.
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Stockholm
A Child’s Grace Turns To Innocent Misstep
A girl named Charlotte learns grace at home yet at a dinner with a friend’s family her three year old brother Brad says Amen claiming Charlotte is gone. The moment frames a playful, unintended revelation from a child.
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Charlotte
Braddock
Panama City Population Highlights Amid Diverse Races
In Panama the city shows a diverse mix among its 60,000 residents but notes few public roles for blind individuals. The article emphasizes limited representation and accessibility issues in this cosmopolitan locale.
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Panama
Physicians Commissioned in Sixth District Medical Officers Reserve
The Medical Section Council of National Defense urges qualified physicians in the Sixth District to apply for commissions. The list includes ages and towns such as Mandan, Bismarck, Underwood, Mercer, Hazelton, Dawson, and Solen. Over 50 percent of district physicians have offered services, but more volunteers are sought.
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Medical Section Council of National Defense
Mandan
Morton
Bismarck
Burleigh
Underwood
McLean
Mercer
Burleigh Co
Hazelton
Emmons
Dawson
Kidder Co
Regan
Solen
Sioux
Kintyre
Wilton
McLean Co
Flasher
Morton Co
McClusky
Lehridan Co
Sooner men fined for out of season duck hunting
A deputy game warden rounded up John Dorscher, Franz Nold and Stephen Fix about 15 miles southwest of town. They pleaded guilty before the justice of the peace and were fined $37.05 each including costs. They left with a reminder to heed the law.
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John Dorscher
Franz Nold
Stephen Fix
Justice of the Peace
Insects as Food in the East Dried and Ground Cakes
The text notes locusts grasshoppers and crickets are eaten in the East. They are dried salted ground into powder and made into cakes.
Balkan Slav nation proposed with one flag and king
Serbia's premier Nikoula Pachitch outlined a plan for a new South Slav state uniting Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia and eastern Austria under one crown. The proposed monarchy would be democratic with universal suffrage and autonomous regions. The Red Cross reports on relief efforts for Russian and German prisoners, plus food parcel aid to POWs.
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Corfu
Serbia
Nikoula Pachitch
M. Pachitch
Saloniki
Balkans
United States
Montenegro
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Croatia
Slavonia
Austria
Trieste
Spain
Europe
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Alcohol to Remove Spots From Furniture Surfaces
Instructions advise sprinkling a few drops of alcohol on rough wooden spots, rubbing quickly with a soft dry cloth to lift marks. Do not leave alcohol on the surface as it can cut into the wood.
Victims of German Brutality Show Courage in Switzerland
Newark Aug 17 A Swiss letter says 16 Belgian refugees fled Germans into Switzerland with two young girls among them whose hands were severed. Relatives in Switzerland report the cruelty and a sister-in-law hosts the injured children who believe their hands will grow back.
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Newark
M. Besuchet
Switzerland
France
Mr. Besuchet
Tennis an Ancient Game
Tennis traces its roots to ancient Greece and Rome with sphairisis and pila and travels through paume in Arthurian romance. It gained popularity in France in the Fifteenth century and has been played in England from the sixteenth century to today.
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France
England
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Herman Bertheaud
Naval Training Station
Co. J. 3d Reg
Petrie—l’appenhagen
Minnesota
Railway Head
World Conference of Women
F. R. Smith
Auxiliary Medical Defense Committee
North Dakota
John, Thelen
W. P. Winchester
H. E. Brown
Fred
Sooners
RED Cross
Emmons County
Balkan Empire
Entente
Bia
Bosnia, Herzegovina
Istria
American Red Cross
Frank S. Billings
Red Cross Commission
Russia
Petrograd
Kerensky
Germany
Berne
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