Bond Election In Linton Seeks 76000 For New School
Next Saturday residents of Linton vote on issuing bonds up to 76000 to build a new city school. The district can support no more. current schooling is scattered across five locations with one janitor handling multiple sites. A modern high school is deemed essential to retain state recognition and long term economy.
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Linton
Broadway
Stella Johnson Place
Franklin Building
Methodist Church
Thatcher and Loftus Charged With Perjury in Fargo Case
Warrants issued charging Myron Thatcher and O E Loftus with perjury related to their affidavit used to reopen the Scandinavian American Bank of Fargo in 1919. The case ties to four others charged in the bank investigation, including A C Townley and J J Hastings.
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Fargo
Myron Thatcher
Minneapolis
O. E. Loftus
Bismarck
Messrs
Thatcher
Loftus
Supreme’court of North Dakota
League
Equitable “Audit Company of
Fargo Bank
Supreme Court
Brinton
League Administration
William Langer
Haldorson
Republicans to Meet at Jamestown Convention
North Dakota Republicans will hold a statewide convention in Jamestown to endorse primary candidates. Delegates, chosen by district rules, will number about 400 to 500, with one delegate per 125 votes for John Steen in the last primary. The group plans harmony with independent Democrats and maintains a 45 member coalition committee.
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North Dakota
Jamestown
Grand Forks
B. F. Spalding
John Steen
Independent Voters’ Association
Publican Committee
J. H. Fraine
Grafton
L. L. Twitchell
George Dickinson
Frank Streeter
Linton
A. V. Swanson
McHenry County
Tax exemption abuses highlighted in Hill estate case
Detroit Free Press notes a probate court dispute over Mrs. Hill's $12 million estate in St. Paul. Louis W. Hill testified that from 1916 to 1919 he swapped heavily taxed securities for tax free holdings, boosting annual income from $865,000 to $730,000 and effectively diverting millions from public treasuries. The piece argues tax exempt bonds shift burdens to workers and widows, warning this is a widespread, costly practice harming national finances.
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James J. Hill
Michigan
Hill
Detroit Free Press
Northern Pacific payrolls show large regional impact
The Northern Pacific family is described as vast, living together across Dakota to Montana with Butte as a copper hub. Payroll figures over six years are listed as 98,944 in one year, 1020 in another, 35,553, 1919, 38,700, 1918, 32,242, 1917, 81,887, 1916, and 28,899 in 1916, highlighting sustained regional employment.
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Apis Dakota
Gny
Montana
Butte
Tax Trust in State Expenditures Pressed by Tax Burden
The Record argues state and county authorities drive high taxes after 1919 shifts. It cites state tax figures rising from 2.1 million in 1914 to over 9 million in 1921, blaming the league's control and costly departments. The piece applauds Nestos retrenchment efforts and notes counties demanding cuts, urging elected officials to promise deeper reductions to win votes.
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John Steen
Steen
Frazier
League
State Senate
Senate
House
Industrial Commission
Cathro
State Highway Commission
Herman Hardt
Napoleon
Sec. of State
Tom Hall
Herman
Hazelton Republican
Game and Fish Commission
Drake Mill
Nestos
Board of County Commissioners
League Sheet
Richland County
Sargent County
Griggs
Steele
Grand Forks
Statsman Countty
County School Notes on March exams and bond vote
The article lists March 30 and 31 exam sites and supervisors, warns exams limited to one per pupil, and notes eligibility rules. It reports honors and attendance awards, then urges a $75,000 Linton Special District school bond vote for a modern building to attract families and future growth.
Taxpayers Seek State Tax Reform and County Autonomy
Lakota North Dakota March 11 Nelson county taxpayers and officials adopted resolutions to abolish the state motor vehicle department, return license money to counties for road work, and urge economy in levies. They seek repeal of property tax exemptions, opposition to teacher minimum wage laws, and a constitutional amendment to end tax exemptions on government bonds. A state taxpayers association may be formed to survey and abolish unnecessary state institutions and commissions.
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Lakota
N. D
Nelson County
State Motor Vehicle Department
Secretary of State
Special Legislative Assembly
United States
Sherman Act query cited by boy echoes Civil War march
The fragment recalls a schoolboy answering what the Sherman Act was with Marching Through Georgia. It mentions Richard Wagner as the youngest of nine children and notes early shoe references on an Egyptian papyrus circa 2200 BC.
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Georgia
Richard Wagner
Barnes Taxpayers Meet in Valley City Taxes Debate
Valley City N C March 9 About 500 taxpayers and public officials attended a meeting blaming the old administration for high taxes. The crowd split roughly between nonpartisans and independents with little friction recorded. The consensus that taxes have risen but they remain unresolved.
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Valley City
N. C
Oki
Retrenchment Plans Urged at Board Meeting
Fragments show calls to reduce road building spending and trim county clerical staff until a legislature is elected to revise laws. Voters support a candidate aligned with retrenchment. The tax list printing rate law drew sharp criticism.
Fire-Bug Turned Fire-Warden A Scout Path to Service
A youth obsessed with fire at ages ten to twelve becomes a fire-warden through state programs that used boy scouts to form junior fire-wardens. The movement channels fire impulses into public service with organized battalions led by scout fire chiefs acting under professional firefighters.
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Carican Hank
A-Railroad
Leon Whitney
Glanavon
Ruth Putnam
Winona
Alvina
Nikki Logan
Carrine Knudson Selz
Florence Dahlin
Union
Henrietta van Beek
Marie
Nina Grogan
Wells
Endre Anderson
Omio
Lila Hardenbrook Lipp
Kathryn Mutz Wilson
Nettie
Steve Hague
Marion
Mary Schulterus
Bakker Dist
Melvin Jackson
Keith
Esther Kramer
Edwin Oberg
Motor Vehicle Registration Department
Pakinsa
Ana
Colorado
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