North Dakota Paint Law Testimony and State News
Jessie Conover completed testimony in Chicago for the North Dakota paint law case, with witnesses arguing pigments beyond four allowed ingredients. The North Dakota Retail Hardware association held its ninth congress at Grand Forks electing officers, while the National Guard plans legal review of the last legislature’s military measure. A Great Northern train wreck near Towner injured eighteen, with Ridenbaum fatally wounded and others hospitalized.
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Jessie Conover
Fargo
Amidon
North Dakota
Chicago
Dudley
Pennsylvania Railway
Tech
Toch Bros
New York
Patton Sun Proof Paint Company
Western Lead Inc
North Dakota Retail Hardware Association
Grand Forks
H.F. Emery
J. S. Cole
Lisbon
J. H W. McCollum
Hope
FE. L. Gordon
Souris
C. N. Barnes
H. T. Helgeson
Milton
Minot
North Dakota National Guard Association
Purdon
Wahpeton
Mudgett
Valley City
Wells
Curtiss
Lewis
Great Northern
Towner
Pete Ferguson
E. Pearl
William Ridenbaum
Ridenbaum
Ward County Grain Growers Form New Association
Farmers of Ward county organized the Ward County Grain Growers association and elected officers including President J. M. Devine, Vice Presidents H. A. Nelson, Nelson, C. H. Fundenburg, Thomas McFarland, El Brown, Sherwood, Kenmare. Secretary Emery Omstead. Treasurer C A Grow.
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Ward County
Ward County Grain Growers’ Association
North Dakota
J. M. Devine
H. A. Nelson
Nelson
C. H. Fundenburg
Thomas McFarland
Sherwood
el Brown
Kenmare
Emery Omstead
C A. Grow
Severe winter blizzard cripples state rail traffic
A severe winter blizzard began Saturday sweeping the state. Strong winds piled snow into huge drifts on tracks and filled cuts, halting railroad traffic. Eastern regions report light snow while western areas suffer very heavy snowfall.
Knights Templar Elect Officers in Fargo Meeting
The Grand Commandery at Fargo adjourned after an interesting meeting and the election of officers including Grand Commander Harry B. Oliver of Lisbon deputy Herman Wirterer Valley City grand treasurer A. C. Mather Grand Forks grand recorder F. J. Thompson Fargo.
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Grand
Knights Templar
Fargo
Harry 8. Oliver
Lisbon
Herman Wirterer
Valley City
A. C. Mather
Grand Forks
Grand Recorder
F. J. Thompson
Reservoir project worker injured by dynamite blast
Thomas O Neill a contractor employee building a reservoir at Leads was badly lacerated on the legs side and face by an explosion while thawing dynamite. He may recover. Hundreds of Shriners from across the Northwest gathered in Fargo to initiate a class of fifty with representation from temples in Minneapolis Duluth Aberdeen and Winnipeg. The senate committee on public lands voted to report a bill dividing the Minot North Dakota land district creating an additional land office at Westop North Dakota.
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Thomas O'Neill
Leads
E Northwest
Fargo
Minneapolis
Duluth
Aberdeen
Winnipeg
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Minot
N. C
Wustop
N. D
Chicago
Egbert Whittaker
Ulster County
Saugerties
N. Y
Emperor William
Alice Roosevelt
Lilburn G. McNair
St. Louis
W. C. Bristol
United States
Oregon
Abram Bergen
Toreka
Kan
Minnesota
State Senate
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across the Nation
Reports include the death of former Nevada governor Reinald Sadler in Eureka and the destruction of St Albans business district by fire. Train wreck near Columbia Falls killed four. Greek lines and ocean shipping incidents noted. Other items cover pardons, political investigations, and prominent losses in Milwaukee and St. Louis.
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Reinald Sadler
Nevada
Eureka
Nev
Senate Debates and Debates on Railroad Rates in Congress
The Senate backed President Roosevelt on Santo Domingo and Moroccan affairs while debating the ship subsidy bill. The House continued discussing railroad rate regulation with Perkins opposing the measure. The cotton estimate was advanced for public release after March. Senate and House focused on miscellaneous bills and the shipping and rate bills with several notable speeches.
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Senate
Patterson
Dem
Colo
President
House
Perkins
N. Y
Canal Commission Backs Sea Level Isthmian Route
Washington Feb 1 The isthmian canal commission backs an eighty five foot level canal with a majority of engineers supporting sea level design. The secretary of war will add his views before the papers go to President Taft. Admiral Endicott alone dissents, favoring the sea level plan.
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Washington
Isthraten Canal
Niv
Board of Consulting Engineers
Rate Legislation Debate Marks Albany Session
House speakers House E sch and Clayton advocate the railroad rate bill while Senate not in session. A Democratic caucus resolution on the Dominican treaty is challenged as unconstitutional. Ship subsidy bill vote set for February 14. House opponents Littlefield and Grosvenor clash with ten supporters on rate regulation.
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House
Esch
Wis
Clayton
Ark
Senate
Patterson
Dem
Colo
United States
Littlefield
Grosvenor
Japanese Suggestion for Reorganization of British Army
Tokio reports M Oishi leader of the Progressive party states Te rauchi, war minister, raised the issue under article VII of the Anglo Japanese convention to discuss strengthening the British army. Oishi says the motive was not offense but a sincere aim to assist reform and spur external stimulus to accomplish a difficult task.
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Tokio
Feli
M. Oishi
Terauchi
Court Official Indicted for Larceny Embezzlement and Forgery
John A. Linn long time clerk of Cook County Superior Court faces 25 indictments charging larceny embezzlement and forgery. Alleged conspiracy with clerk Frank J. Chaiser sought to defraud county of 50000 and other embezzlements warrants and funds. series of thefts and record withholding cited.
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Chicago
John A. Linn
Superior Court
Cook County
Linn
Frank J. Chaiser
Chaiser
Les Successor
Harper Memorial Library Project Approved by University Trustees
Chicago February 3 plans for a 1,250,000 William Rainey Harper Memorial library have been approved by the University of Chicago trustees. Construction will start soon under university architects. The six story building will include a 250 foot tower facing the Midway Plaisance and will be the largest of its kind in the world.
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Chicago
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
University
Midway Plaisance
Minneapolis Wheat and Livestock Prices Report
Minneapolis prices show wheat futures at 82 3 4 and 85 in July with track and arrival quotes for No 1 and No 2 Northern. St Paul and Duluth markets list cattle good to choice steers 4.50 to 5.50, hogs at 5.50 to 5.05, lambs 5.25 to 5.75. Chicago stockyards quote cattle 3.65 to 6.20, hogs 5.65 to 9.87, sheep 3.35 to 5.50.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago Union
Chicago
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Report
Chicago prices for February show Wheat May at 84 1/2 cents, July 83 1/2 cents. Corn May 11 1/2 cents, July 44 1/2 cents. Oats May 80 1/2 cents, July 29 1/2 cents. Pork May 14.65, July 14.15. Flax cash Northwestern 21.1 cents, Southwestern 1.19, May 1.18. Butter creamaries 18 26 1/2 cents, dairies 18 72 3/4 cents. Eggs 15 1/2 cents. Poultry: turkeys 14 1/2 cents, chickens 11 1/2 cents, spring chickens 11 cents.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
Drastic Terms Placed On New York Life Probe
Morning reports say New York Life Insurance Co faces a severe inquiry by commissioners from Tennessee Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin and Kentucky. The panel demands resignations and warns of possible expulsion if goals are not met. The final report reportedly differs from the original draft, with Wisconsin and Nebraska pushing for a more critical verdict.
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New York
Tennessee
Minnesota
Netraska
Wisconsin
Kentucky
New York Life Insurance
New York Life
Ontide
Host
Pierce
Nebraska
Grain rates cut to 124 cents for February loading to Hamburg
The New York to Hamburg direct steamers reduced heavy grain rates to 124 cents for the second half of February loading due to the German tariff taking effect March 1. Brokers note large grain cargoes sailing from New York to German ports before the tariff but expect little American grain to reach Germany in the near weeks.
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New York
Hamburg
Germen
Gervan
Mutiny at Vladivstok Not Yet Crushed
Reports from Vladivostok describe continued unrest as rumors of a renewed mutiny surface. A pacifying truce hinges on removal of the city commander and a pardon petition for mutineers, while demonstrations mark the funerals of machine gun victims.
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Esims
Viadivostok
Getesal Tineviteh
Associated Press
Vladivostok
Pacific
Co la
Mac
Petilon
Mistchenko
Three Die By Fire in Prentice Wisconsin
The Steward family perished in a house fire at 4 o'clock in the morning caused by a lamp explosion. Giant Steward died first, followed by his two children aged two and one day and a half. Mrs Steward survived after escaping with great effort, saving herself but losing the infant.
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Prentice
Wis
Steward
Othey
Patterson Protests Senate Pressure on Voting on Treatises
Senator Patterson from Colorado introduces a resolution denouncing Democratic pressure on senators to vote a certain way on treatises. He argues such coercion violates the Constitution and degrades the senate and states’ rights. Senator Tillman contests whether the matter is personal privilege, while Patterson says he will discuss the resolution later.
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Washington
Patterson
Colo
Senate
United States
Tillman
THREE MEN PERISH IN MEADE TRANSPORT FIRE
A late night blaze in the hold of the United States transport Meade killed three men and injured about sixty, mostly by suffocation. The ship, holding 1000 soldiers and army supplies, was at Folsom street dock ready to sail for Manila. fire crews battled the flames until four in the morning. The dead include Fire Captain Charles Dakin, Third Officer Wallace, and Hoseman Thomas Hennessy.
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San Francisco
Heb. 1
United States
Meade
Manila
Folsom Street
Charles Dakin
Wallace
Thomas Hennessy
Fire Department
Mende
United States Transport Service
Vanity proves undoing of revolutionary leaders in photos
In St. Petersburg during the uprising, vanity led to arrests as leaders photographed in uniform were traced by authorities and tried by court martial. General Madoff, provost marshal of the Manelurian army, arrived in Vladivostok from YWarbin to probe disorders, traveling by sledge due to railroad workers’ strike.
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St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Madaroff
Ywarbin
Wala
Miners Threaten April Strike After Wage Talks Fail
In Indianapolis a joint conference of Central districts operators and miners adjourned without agreement on a wage scale. Miners reaffirmed demand for higher pay as 450000 workers could strike April 1. Voting splits saw Ohio Indiana Illinois in opposition to continuation of the present scale with Pennsylvania miners mostly for it.
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Indianapolis
Central Competitive
Southwest Dostricts
Miners’ National Convention
Joint Conference of Operators and Miners
FL. Robbins
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Iodiana
Patrick Dolan
Pittsburg
F. L. Robbins
Mitchell
Split In Paris Court Over Gould Heiress Divorce
Paris reports Countess Bonl de Castelllane once Anna Gould seeks separation. Judge tries mediation before a formal suit proceeds with secrecy surrounding French divorce practice. Rumors cite the Countess ending relations and moving to a central hotel. The Count is said to be southeast of France.
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Paris
Bonl de Castelllane
Anna Gould
France
Moroccan conference agrees in principle to higher duties for ports
In Algeciras on February 3 the Moroccan conference held a morning sitting and adopted ad referendum a plan to raise customs duties and create a special fund from receipts to improve ports. Objections were raised to the increase.
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Algeciras
Spain
Morocco
Brother and Sister Killed As Train Hits Buggy
Oregon Wisconsin February 6 Anne Sorenson aged twenty eight and Christ Sorenson aged twenty eight were killed when a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train struck their buggy at a crossing near the village. The train was delayed and while rounding a sharp curve it struck the buggy killing both occupants.
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Oregon
Wis
Anne
Christ Sorenson
Northwestern
Scrensons
Parlor to Playground Game with Whirling Parcel
A description of a children's game where one player stands in the center while others form a circle. A string attaches a wrapped book or similar weight to the center player's end, and the parcel is whirled around as players jump to avoid being touched. Any foot touched or wound causes elimination.
Feather Blown Game Keeps Children Guessing
An old English amusement described by Mrs. Burton Kingsland uses a feather tossed high in the air while players sit in a circle. Each player aims to avoid being touched by the feather, paying a forfeit if struck, with the game ending when someone completes three unscathed rounds.
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Burton Kingsland
Vision Quality Across Peoples and Environments
The Philadelphia Record notes pears with vast lands show best eyesight while obstacles to sight are few. Eskimos reportedly detect a white fox far away. Arabs in African deserts supposedly spot distant objects up to ten miles. Norwegians among civilized people allegedly have superior vision.
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Philadelphia
Africa
Japanese chess and its unique board and pieces
The game uses a nine by nine board with twenty pieces per side in three starting rows. Each piece type has its own move, captured enemy pieces join the captor, and pieces flip when reaching the king row to gain higher powers that vary by piece.
Camping Out On The Grassy Campground
A whimsical poem recounts a rough campout with a sheet tent, bumped heads, and meals fetched from home. It humorously contrasts misfortune and joy as the group endures rain and a doll left behind, celebrating the camping adventure.
Nonsensical Portrayal of Blows and Noses
A playful, nonstandard meditation on blows and noses, exploring confusion between actual blows and imagined ones. The piece juggles terms, noting that individuals know certain blows belong to the body while others do not, presenting a whimsical reflection on certainty and perception.
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