Mann May Be Speaker Next House Leader in 1917
Washington dispatch says Representative James R. Mann of Illinois is broadly expected to become the next speaker when Congress convenes December 4 1917. Mann, the current minority leader, is praised as the best parliamentary mind in the house and has a sharp grasp of details though some Republicans may oppose his election amid contest risks.
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Washington
James R. Mann
Illinois
Representative Mann
Mann
Congress
Frank E. Doremus
Michigan
Democratic Congressional Committee
White House
House of Representatives
Notes From the County Superintendent
The county superintendent expresses gratitude to Emons county voters for election support and pledges continued impartial service. He invites open discussion with opponents and assures fair treatment, promising better service over the next two years and ongoing accountability for his actions.
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Emons
Teachers prepare for a larger Teachers' Institute turnout
Last Thursday and Friday thirty eight teachers appeared for examination causing overcrowding and question shortages. The Teachers' Institute will begin Monday Nov 20 with about 100 teachers expected. The State Teachers' Association meets in Fargo this week, with about twenty five teachers planning to attend.
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May Burbage
Gertrude Egermayer
Lillian Boe
J. F. Langeliers
Anna Huse
Nettie Porter
Amy Engsell
Ceccile M. Horstmeyer
E. J. van Vorst
Malcolm B. Jones
Eleanor V. Just
Lois E. Cheney
Myrtle Bell
Esther Edmund
Frances Lutgen
Elizabeth Kjorven
Oscar A. Rumpff
Warner J. Sempel
John W. Shaw
Edna M. Spear
Luella Mortenson
Millie Paine
Arthur E. Rose
Samuel A. Potter
Ema Wahl
Adrian Bond
Wm. Jellema
Leonard Jellema
Vern Scott
W. D. Hellopeter
G. J Kundert
Jos. M. Dietz
Eva M. Stewart
Elizabeth M. Burns
Leone B. Triggs
Emma Blehyl
Mable P. Tracy
Teachers’ Institute
State Teachers’ Association
Fargo
Andrus
Williamsport
Williamaport School
Ella Yeater
Arthur Keebler
Beaver Creek
Billsport
California Vote Doubtful in Presidential Electors
San Francisco reports show California's electoral vote may stay with Wilson or split with Hughes. Democratic chairman Sidney Van Wyck Jr says 20 counties tally electors by a safe majority, while rumors of counting errors surface but are dismissed by both parties.
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San Francisco
California
Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
Sidney M. van Wyck, Jr
Democratic Campaign Committee
Pollock Notes Local Happenings and Events
A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sturtevant. Henry Bloom returns from a duck hunt in Milnor. A stranger at the Langeliers home is held for age 18 (1937) by Dr. Shockey. Western residents pack homesteads near Fort Yates, then visit Pollock. Modern Woodmen dance draws large turnout with 45 dances and many vehicles. Several locals travel to Bismarck and St Paul for business and visits. The class of 1917 plans a play November 17 at the Opera House. A farewell party honors Algor Johnson and wife bound for Iowa.
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Henry Sturtevant
Henry Bloom
Milnor
N. D
John Biddlecomb
Dale Farm
A. P. Seymour
Aberdeen
Eddie Langeliers
Glanavon Township
Dr. Shockey
Langelier’s
Chas. Pulling
Joe Sturtevant
John Olmsted
Jim Mergens
Fort Yates
Pollock
Dale
Modern Woodmen of America
Dakotas
Old Mother Nature
Weather Bureau
Linton
Baxter
Bismarck
G. H. Naramore
J. W. Mikesell
St. Paul
C. A. Anderson
Britain
Rennie Barth
J. J. Ryan
Opera House
J. A. Miles
Horace Eldridge
W. O. W. Lodge
Algor Johnson
Iowa
Braddock Brevities News Briefs November 9
Mrs. Naramore is on the sick list. Wm. Baxter traveled to the Twin Cities today. Mrs. H. W. Allen returned to Bismarck Monday. Mrs. Mikesell went to Bismarck earlier in the week. Wm. Baxter also went to Bismarck early in the week and returned Tuesday. Aug. Benz came back the first of the week from a trip to Chicago and Wisconsin points.
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Naramore
Wm. Baxter
Twin Cities
H. W. Allen
Bismarck
Mikesell
Benz
Chicago
Wisconsin
Sever
O. H. Idammond
Hampton
Joseph Bollinger
Strasburg
Messrs. Brummel
Whalen
Air
W.S. Casselman
Asa Casselman
McLain
Campbell
van Beek
Messrs
Armstrong
Rowerdink
Joe Caldwell
Leonard Dulleaume
Mr. Caldwell
duHeaume
British Drive Advances. Beaucourt Seized on Ancre Front
British forces amid fog and rain push along the Ancre river in France and capture Beaucourt, the third village taken since the offensive began. Some 6,000 German prisoners have been taken with more reported.
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London
Ancre
France
Beaucourt
Five Mile
19th Century Sheep and Pony Sale Ad In North Dakota
An 1892 notice offers 5 000 breeding ewes and lambs along with Shetlands and mares from imported stock for sale at Ward Hotel in Cogswell North Dakota. The ad touts low prices from $65 and highlights blue ribbon stock, urging quick inspection and purchase.
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Monkshood
Nob Roy
International
Panama
Ward Hotel
White
Roller gate for cattle hog pasture access
The Iowa Homestead describes a convenient roller gate to let cattle reach water in a hog pasture while keeping hogs out of the cow pasture. It uses two 2x6 boards sunk beside a post, a round post as a roller, and half inch bolts to pivot. Also a classified ad seeks salesmen earning over 125 dollars monthly from Central Petroleum Co. Cleveland.
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Iowa
Central Petroleum CO
Cleveland
Adv
Record recalls manure smeared doorstep era and shift in power
The Record recalls two years ago when liquor interests and blind pigs caused upheaval and manure smeared the doorstep. After the election the shoe is on the other foot as voters elect an estate's attorney on a law enforcement platform, signaling a political turn.
American forces seize five Haitian customs houses report
Rear Admiral Caperton told the navy that five Haitian customs houses are now in American hands. The Castine and Jason arrived at Gonzalves and took over the last one without incident. Haitien officials still hold five houses and troops at Ouanaminthe back President D'Arttouennave.
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Washington
Caperton
Navy Department
Haiti
Gonzalves
United States
Castine
Jason
Ounanminthe
D'Artttuenave
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Emilla Stock Farm
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Justice Weller
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Livona
Sheriff McGee
G. W. Tracy
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Edward Braddock
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J.P. Ripley
Atchivon, Topeka & Santa Fe
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Edmund Pennington
Soo Line
Alfred Jacques
Duluth
Dns
Order of Railway Conductors
A. K. Rowe
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