Notable North Dakota items span politics, tragedy and growth
Minneapolis officials W. Robertson and Schuyler Farnham will speak in Fargo on November 16. Beardsley mourns family drownings near Ashley Minnesota. Boy Scouts of Minot raise 8550 Liberty bonds. October sees eighteen divorce filings in Minot district court. A Hawley wedding links Brakken and Wilsoe amid family tension. Eastman praises American loyalty of Indian tribes to Liberty. Helen Herred burns face in stove accident. Devil’s Lake switchman Hardy killed in yard incident. Cass teachers directory lists 199 teachers in 122 districts. Mandan Indian George Hopkins found drowned. Cavalier baby loses arm after car incident. Dickinson post office delayed to February 15. Emil Keller bail set at 1000 dollars. Wolf encounter near Langdon. Rugby car struck by fast mail injuring two. Severson farm tractor explodes, prairie fire follows. Garrison reports boom in building activity. Wells county may gain trained public school nurse. LaMoure county seen as Liberty Loan banner. Harold Marfin injured by low-hanging wire. Sam Hopkins, 13, drowns near Armstrong.
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W. ©. Robertson
Minneapolis
National Labor
Schuyler Farnham
National Organization
Fargo
Etta M. Beardsley
McHenry County
Albert
R. Beardsley
Ashley
Minn
Boy Scouts of
Minot
Peter E. Brakken
Fortuna
Minnie Wilsoe
Hawley
August Anfinson
Charles A. Eastman
America
Helen Herred
Chapin
L. Hardy
Devils Lake
Great Northern
Cass County
J. W. Riley
George Hopkins
Missouri
Charles Staples
Cavalier
KE. R. Seibert
Dickinson
Emil Keller
United States
Lantermann
Keller
Fat Shelp
Langdon
Rugby
Grenora
William Iveh
Leo Vold
Lenneth Nortrost
Fessenden
Hanna
State Liberty Loan Committee
LaMoure County
Banner County
Harold Marfin
Mandan
Sam Hopkins
Ernest Hopkins
Armstrong
Samuel Gompers Ends Cooperation With U S Shipping Board
Samuel Gompers known as the Grand Old Man of Labor assists the U S Shipping Board but now terminates cooperation. The move affects labor policy and wartime port efficiency as major unions react.
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Grand Old Man of Labor
U. S. Shipping Board
New Premier Opposed Refuses Cabinet Consult
Copenhagen reports the new German chancellor von Hertling will appoint his cabinet without consult. The Reichstag that toppled Michaelis shows early opposition from Radical Socialists and Conservatives, while other parties pledge support. A formal confidence vote will back his policy speech.
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Michaelis
Copenhagen
Seaf Ch
Berlin
Reichstag
von Kertling
von Hertling
Four Cornered NYC Campaign Nears End
Eleventh hour statements from candidates claim victory in New York mayoral race. La Follette touted as next president at Hillquit rally. Mitchel appeals for fusion support against disloyal elements. Hylan predicts victory with Tammany backing. Bennett also expresses confidence after primary win.
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New York
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Morris Hillquit
John P. Mitchel
John F. Hylan
Tammany Hall
William Randoph Kearst
William M. Bennett
Mitchell
Teuton Plot to Clog Mails Under Secret Service Probe
New York November 6 a plot aimed to flood the mails with millions of letters is under secret service investigation. Originating in Boston the scheme would use letters as links to a dozen claims with some found letters carrying German propaganda or seemingly harmless pleas for peace or protection of American soldiers and cutlery in Europe.
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New York
Secret Service
Boston
Europe
War May Force Standard Shoe
Russia plans a standard shoe for civilian government workers to address the world shortage of leather. American manufacturers are invited to bid by November 12 through the Council of National Defense auxiliary committee. France already adopted a standard shoe and leather experts expect the United States to follow if the war endures.
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Washington
Russia
Council of National Defense
France
United States
The
American Defense Society
Senate
Stone
Reed
la Follette
Gore
Grenna
Vardamap
Hardwick
Uniform Coast Shipyard Wage Scale Prompts Protests
The Pacific coast shipyards adopt a uniform wage scale approved by the ship building labor adjustment board, raising pay 10 to 30 percent over the old rate though lower than the temporary set in some areas. Union conferee M. J. Makule says few ships will be built under the new scale and that organized labor will appeal to Wilson while remaining at work.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
United States Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board
M. J. Ma Kule
Bay District
Wilson
Trainmen Seek 16 Percent Wage Increase Nationwide
Chicago November 6. Representatives of 250 000 railroad workers will present a general wage increase proposal averaging 16 percent to railroads across the country within three weeks. The plan follows a four day joint conference of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors. The increases aim to cover higher living costs.
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Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
Dakota Squatter Governor Hannatin Dies in Bismarck
Dennis Hannatin aged 52 once squatter governor of North Dakota and early Bismarck settler died after a lingering illness at Bismarck hospital following a period in August hospital care.
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Bismarck
N. D
Dennis Hannatin
North Dakota
Bismarck Hospital
Hannatin
Pedagogues Condemn La Follette at Wisconsin Teachers Meet
Milwaukee November 6 Wisconsin Teachers association adopted resolutions deploring Senator La Follette's course in the war crisis and voicing strong confidence in President Wilson. Another resolution pledges loyalty worldly goods influence and lives to strengthen the nation for the war effort. Large attendance noted.
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Milwaukee
la Follette
Wilson
Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
Stevenson at Thirty and a Rainy Day Foretelling
Birge Haarrison recalls a rainy afternoon “plague party” in which Bob Stevenson mocked future careers of attendees. He pointed to cousin Louis and joked about publishing private letters, a satire that echoes as Louis laughed and Stevenson later lived to see the Vailima Letters.
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R. L
Louis
Bob
Welcome Message from WE Church Sunday School and Worship
Sunday School at 10 30 a m for all ages invites attendance. Prayer Meeting Wednesdays at 7 30 pm. Visitors and newcomers especially welcome. Pastor S M Swaney signs the notice.
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S. M. Swaney
Hates His Half Million Plans Hobo College In St Louis
Dr. E E Sonnanstine of Girard Kansas owner of half a million dollars aims to found a hobo college in St Louis The project will instruct men in ABSC terms and useful trades He defends hoboes as hardworking wanderers opposed to panhandlers and moochers and cites James Ends Howe as a model.
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E. E. Sonnanstine
Girard
Kan
St. Louis
The
James Ends Howe
Liquor Plea Provokes Train Conductor’s Ruse
A Richmond resident notes that some Virginians would do anything for a drink. A colored man sought a quart from a train conductor who refused at first. The man later asked about the bottle, and the conductor claimed sending it with a friend. The reply: you might as well send a clover leaf by a rabbit.
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Virginia
Richmond
Durky
Johnson
Johnsing
New Zealand flax found tougher substitute for sisal
Charlies Christodoro reports in Farm and Fireside that New Zealand flax yields a fiber nearly twice as strong as sisal and suited to binder twine. The sample thrives as an ornamental in the West, endures 10 degrees Fahrenheit, matures in two years, and may produce about 15 tons of leaves per acre, equaling two tons of fiber.
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Farm and Fireside
Charlies Christodoro
New Zealand
Election news and local notices from 1893 Pioneer days
Mr Roseberry brought first election news from Steele. An invitation to a Burr Oak oyster supper and dance at Smiths. L T Buckley left for Eureka for winter. McKinley re-elected Ohio governor by about ninety thousand. New York Iowa Massachusetts New Jersey strongly Republican. Born at Lamborn hospital Bis marck a six pound boy to Fred and Mrs Knudtson Livona Emmons County ND.
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F. D. Smith
Burr Oak
McKinley
Ohio
New York
Iowa
Massachusetts
New Jersey
A Business Romance About Dean’s Kidney Pills
The story of the Dean’s Kidney Pills remedy spread from country to country in a world romance. FosterMilburn Company of Buffalo NY has built trust with homegrown testimonials and 50 years of market presence.
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Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
Deaf-mute boxer proves a telling blow in street scuffle
A bystander notes a deaf-mute fighter landing a strong punch in a small street altercation while another onlooker quips about his use of hand signals. The exchange captures hush city bravado and the crowd’s mixed reactions.
Thrift Thought Milk Waste Reduction urged by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture urges saving leftover skim milk as a nutritious food. It suggests using it to make milk vegetable soups to ensure every drop is utilized.
Simple Vegetable Cream Sauce Recipe
To each two cups of milk, add four tablespoons flour, one tablespoon butter, two thirds cup of cooked vegetables, mashed or sieved, and salt. Thicken like milk gravy and mix in the vegetables. Any vegetable except tomatoes may be used. if tomatoes are added, add a little soda to prevent curdling.
Effect of Philosophy on Humility and Perspective
Fragmentary note discusses how philosophy prompts humility and a broadened view of life. The text suggests reflective thought can temper ego and expand awareness beyond self.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Shipping Board
Hertling
Teuton
W. J. Stone
Dakota
Mr. Roseberry
Steele
Lamborn Hospital, Bis
Papa Fred
Thrift Thought
Fred Kist
First State Bank
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