Legislative record shows bills passed by Senate and governor
The ninth legislative Assembly produced a list of measures approved or awaiting the governor. Senate bills include capitol reconstruction, guardianship duties, town police, foreclosure sales, twenty year fire contracts, primary election changes, and numerous appropriations to schools and state institutions. House bills and additional Senate items await final action or have been approved by the governor.
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Ninth Legislative Assembly
Senate
Ladd
Association of Food Manufacturers
Capitol Commission
Building and Loan Association
Emmons
McLean
DesLacs Lake
Ward County
Paris Green
State Board of Bar Examiners
National Guard
Board of University and School Lands
North Dakota Notes Show a Mix of Local Happenings
Local items report mad dog scare in Ha zelton, saw mill injuries in Rolette county, coal mines at Wilton, and fish spearing through ice. Casselton plans a new Methodist church, Bangford bookkeeper logged 3498 hours, and Lockett to open a Wimbledon drug store.
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Rolette County
Wilton
Casselton Methodists
Valley City
Binford
Drugelist Lockett
Wimbledon
A. J. Fitzgerald
Litchville
Alfalfa Success Reported From Troy Farm in North Dakota
The Troy farm near Tappan reports alfalfa growth after summer mowing on sandy soil. Two other farmers cut alfalfa twice yielding four and a half tons per acre. Dairymen test rye fodder. Steam traction plows gain favor. E G Dewey of Jamestown plans a twenty two horsepower steam outfit pulling fourteen inch plows.
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Troy
Tappan
North Dakota
E. G. Dewey
Jamestown
Operatic Treated Parsifal Tour From St Paul to Minneapolis
Henry W Savage brings a distinguished English language Parsifal company to Minnesota and St Paul for three nights and matinee March 20 21 22 at the Metropolitan Opera House Minneapolis and March 23 24 25 at the Metropolitan Opera House St Paul with stars from Royal Opera Covent Garden Breslau Amsterdam and Cologne. The lineup includes Madama Kirby Lunn Hanna Mara Florence Wickham and a strong male cast led by Alois Pennarini Francis Maclennan Christian DeVoss Johannes Biscoff Franz Egenieff Lilli Lehmann Putnam Griswold Ottley Cranston Homer Lind J Parker Coombs and Robert Kent Parker. Their performances in English mark a unique achievement in American and English opera.
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Henry W. Savage
Metropolitan Opera House
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Mr. Savage
America
Madama Kirby Lunn
Royal Opera Covent
Alois Pennarini
Hamburg Opera
Francis Maclennan
England
Christian DeVoss
Royal Netherlands Opera
Amsterdam
Johannes Biscoff
Cologne Opera
Franz Egenieff
Victor Maurel
Lilli Lehmann
Putnam Griswold
Frankfort On the Main
Ottley Cranston
Homer Lind
Frankfort
Carl Rosa Company
J. Parker Coombs
Robert Kent Parker
Forces Into Receivership Coe Commission Company
Minneapolis court declares the Coe Commission company insolvent and appoints Judge Harrixon as receiver after creditor Lawrence King secured a judgment. The firm ceases business as months of bad market conditions culminate, with Hammond claiming $100,000 in liabilities and assets unclear. All branches are closed.
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Minneapolis
F. Brooks
Hennepin
Coe Commission Company
Harrixon
Lawrence King
George Hammond
Wilson & Mercer
Its
Minnesota
Dbe
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hammond
United States Supreme Court
Drink From Her Canteen Scene At Theater
A serious looking, well dressed woman at a theater shares a tense interlude with a man who keeps stepping out. She retrieves a small flask from a bag, whispers for him to drink, and tells him to sit still as the act continues.
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Washington Post
Quiet Rural Station Sets Tone for Spring Plowin
A tourist and a rustic chat at a small station about the upcoming spring plowing season as Philadelphia Press notes hints of wider activity. The rustic answers with a pragmatic view while the tourist anticipates change ahead in the countryside.
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Philadelphia Press
Man asks higher wages after marriage claim
Workman tells employer he has married and seeks raise. Employer responds that he is only responsible for on site accidents, implying wage adjustment is not within scope. The exchange reflects workplace limits on compensation beyond incident claims.
Senator Sorghum on funding public service
Senator Sorghum explains he did not spend money to win office but gave funds away and relied on beneficiaries to show gratitude. He frames his path as charitable support rather than campaigning spending.
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Senator Sorghum
Hairdresser or druggist? The puzzled line in a comic.
A quirky exchange questions who fixed Tootleby’s hair and whether the reference is to a hairdresser or a druggist. The humor highlights a sudden, striking change as Tootleby stops driving his car and hires a chauffeur, prompting readers to ponder the punchline.
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Eva
Helen
Edna
Philadelphia Bulletin
Man Hangs Self in Alma County Jail Cell
John Lilliskov of Modena, declared insane after arriving in Alma Wisconsin last week, hanged himself in his jail cell yesterday using a wire fashioned into a noose tied to the bars. He strangled himself by pulling with his weight.
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Alma
Wis
John Lilliskov
Modena
Demented Girl Placed in Rochester Asylum
In Pilot Mound township Whitresses testified that a family locked the demented daughter for days in attic or cellar. The mother and three daughters reside on a leading farm. Donnag te was sent to the Rochester asylum yesterday.
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Preston
Minn
Donnag Te
Rochester Asylum
Pilot Mound
Whitresses
Cortelyou to retire as Republican committee chair
Washington March 9 George B Cortelyou announced after becoming postmaster general that he will retire from the chairmanship of the Republican national committee within days. Vice Chairman Harry S New of Indianapolis will become acting chairman.
Fargo Commercial Club Hosts Elliott and Northern Pacific Team
Fargo officials from Northern Pacific, including President Elliott and General Manager Horn, dined with the Fargo Commercial club on March 10. The group, eight to ten in number, were en route to Spekeste on a regular business trip and planned frequent stops to better acquaint themselves with line patrons.
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Fargo
N. D
Elliott
Horn
Northern Pacific
Hight
Fargo Commercial Club
Spekeste
McCardy to Transfer to War Auditorship
Washington reports a reshuffle of federal officials under President Roosevelt. Capt J J McCardy of St Paul, auditor of the post office department for the treasury, is likely moved to the war auditorship in a promotion. Auditor Rittman plans retirement, with B F Harper from Fort Wayne seen as his successor.
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St. Paul
War Auditorship
Washington
Roosevelt
J. J. McCardy
Post Office Department
Treasury
Rittman
Will Boss Canal Job
Chief Engineer John F. Wallace to head Panama Canal Commission after adjournment. President plans to remove Admiral Walker and Commissioners Burr Harrod Grunsky, leaving Davis and Parsons. Roosevelt backs Wallace as executive on the ground while Davis and Parsons stay.
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Engineer Wallace
Walker
Isthmus
Washington
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal Commission
Senate
Admiral Walker
Burr, Harrod and Grunsky
George W. Davis
Canal Zone
William F. Parsons
New York
Wallace
Roosevelt
Gen. Davis
Parsons
Davis
Apache Leader Geronimo Pleads for Freedom Before President
In Washington Geronimo the old Apache warrior tearfully pleaded with the president to release him and his people from Fort Sill Oklahoma. He asked to return to Arizona saying they are tired of living in exile. The president refused but implied possible future accommodation if the Apaches prove worthy.
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Washington
Geronimo
Fort Sill
Okla
Arizona
Ma Roosevelt
Senator William B. Bate Dies in Washington
Senator William B. Bate of Tennessee dies in Washington at age seventy eight from pneumonia and heart weakness. A veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars and twice governor, he served eighteen years in the U.S. Senate and attended the March 4 inauguration before his death, possibly due to exposure.
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Tennessee
Washington
United States
William B. Bate
Congress
Hig Hotel
Bate
Big Attorney Fees Awarded by Treasury
The Treasury issues a warrant for 750000 dollars to Mansfield McMurray and Cornish lawyers in the Indian Territory for services to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. The Interior Department refused approval as excessive, but Congress ordered payment as regular under the contract with the Indians.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mansfield, McMurray & Cornish
Indian Territory
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
G. A. R. Elects Officers at St Paul Encampment
The G. A. R. encampment elected officers including Department commander C. F. McDonald of St. Cloud senior vice commander James O. Pearce of Minneapolis junior vice commander E. F. Barrett of Le Sueur chaplain D. A. Tawney of St. Paul surgeon and medical director Dr. J. F. Locke of Long Prairie and a council of administration with J. O. Milne of Duluth A. W. Guild of Minneapolis E. F. Kendrick of St. Paul C. F. Greening of Grand Meadow and James A. Morris of Sauk Center.
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St. Paul
C. F. McDonald
St. Cloud
James O. Pearce
Minneapolis
E. F. Barrett
le Sueur
Chaplan
D. A. Tawney
J. F. Locke
Long Prairie
Council
J. O. Milne
Charles King Found Guilty of Murder in Edmonton Trial
Winnipeg March 11. Charles King of Sri Lake City was found guilty of murdering Edward Hayward his fellow prospect. He was sentenced to be hanged on May 16.
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Winnipeg
Charles King
Sri Lake City
Edmonton
Edward Hayward
Valuable Horses Suffocated in Stable Fire
Milwaukee March 11 Eleven valuable horses died from suffocation in a tire last fight in the stable of John Ward. Loss is not stated. The fire is believed to be of incendiary origin.
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Milwaukee
John Ward
A M Palmer Dead Prominent Theatre Manager Dies
New York March 9 A M Palmer the prominent theatrical manager who was stricken Monday with apoplexy died yesterday in a hospital. Palmer had long been a leading figure in American theatre management.
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A. M. Palmer
New Yoork
Palmer
America
Governor's settlement move approved as session ends
Raleigh March 9 The measure authorizing the governor to arrange for settlement of the South Dakota suit has passed the general assembly. The session is over and the assembly has adjourned.
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Raleigh
N. C
South Dakota
General Assembly
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