Jamestown North Dakota News Roundup of Events and Changes
Approximately 225 Jamestown schoolgirls join Red Cross efforts for winter. Sawyer forms volunteer fire department with J. O. Johnson as chief engineer and J. A. Pitkin captain. Miner Carl Riedell killed in Minot Davis mine explosion. H. K. Genkins buys Medora Herald and will make changes. Legal actions include slander suit by C. L. Jenson for 10 000 against Carl Stensne and C. L. Johnson. Edward Edmundson pleads guilty to failure to register and is jailed. Shotgun accident injures Selmer Dahl. possible loss of hand. Barred Plymouth Rock club show set in Bismarck January 9–11 with cups for best birds. Cattle thieves slaughter prime beef and steal hide. vigilantes formed. North Dakota troops praise hospitality in Charlotte. Burnstad raises 37 for soldiers library fund. Cardo Record under Carl Nelson. J A Smith resigns as Noonan health officer to join U S Army. Charles L. Rouse named interim. Fargo Moorhead Street Railway raises wages 25% for motormen and conductors. Rev C. E. Vermilya to move to Bismarck as superintendent of the Dickinson Methodist district. J. W. Hawaoe and J. Antony return from Montana with sheep purchase of 1 200 head. John Babler buys 90 000 acre Farm near Harlow from Louis Mortenson for about 100 000. Frank P. Ganje case in Tioga favored the defendant. Cass county exemption board lists 105 exemptions. next draft call anticipated. Jamestown Latin club donates Lib.erty Bond in honor of Corporals Moore and Eddy serving at Camp Greene.
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Jamestown
Red Cross
Sawyer
J. O. Johnson
J. A. Pitkin
Carl Riedell
Fessenden
Davis
Minot
H. K. Genkins
Killdeer Herald
Manning
Medora Herald
Genkins
Herald
C. L. Jenson
Pekin
First District Court of
North Dakota
Carl Stens Ne
Hall
C. L. Johnson
McVitie
Edward Edmundson
Torning Township
Amidop
Selmer Dahl
Plymouth Rock Club
Bismarck
W. W. Davenport
Velva
O. E. Burge
New Shields
Earl Tostevin
Charlotte
N. C
Noah Webster
N.C
Burnstad
Cardo Record
Carl Nelson
J. A. Smith
Noonan
United States Army
Charles L. Rouse
Fargo & Moorhead Street Itailway Company
M. J. Hibbard
Dickinson
C. E. Vermilya
Board of Regents
Smarck
Methodists
Harlow
Mortenson
Eddy County
Barlow
Frank P. Ganje
Lizzie Mayers
J. E. Loonam
Tioga
W. R. Tucker
Cass County
Biamarck
Jamestown High School
t’Moore
Eddy
James Lewn
Camp Greene
Marblehead Memorial Day Parade Through Marblehead Harbor
Memorial Day observances in Marblehead Massachusetts feature a town parade from Front Street to the harbor with the Grand Army of the Republic ministers police and women’s relief corps guiding schools wreaths and patriotic hymns. The procession visits former battle sites and graves including General Glover and James Hammond while sailors row Washington to Trenton and the Civil War cemetery at Waterside is filled with participants. The day ends with bells flags and songs including Columbian Gem of the Ocean America and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Marblehead
Mass
Front
Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Little Harbor
General Glover
Long
Washington
Delaware River
Trenton
James Hammond
Java
Old Town House
Glover
Lincoln
America
Food Administration denies home seizure of foodstuffs
Grand Forks reports the Food Administration denies plans to confiscate canned goods and vegetables. Officials say no such proposal exists and urge housewives to can and dry fruits and vegetables to ensure a cheap, plentiful family supply.
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Grand Forks
United States Food Administration
North Dakota
Food Administration
Corn on the Cob All Year From Maine
Maine canning industry shifts to year round corn on the cob. The Boston Herald notes extended season and a firm has booked an order for 10 000 cases of 24 cans each, signaling growing industrial scale for sweet corn.
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Maine
Boston Herald
Pershing Cables Casualty List for Antilles Losses
General Pershing cabled the War Department the full casualty list from the homeward bound transport Antilles after it was sunk by a German submarine. Sixty seven men died, including sixteen soldiers, with 170 rescued by the naval convoy and one still unaccounted for. Many victims were foreign born and serving in engine and boiler room units. Pershing offered no reason for sending troops home.
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Washington
General Pershing
War Department
Antilles
Colds as Costly Luxury Warns New Haven Paper
The New Haven Times Leader notes that common colds cost residents of some states millions yearly through medicine prices and lost wages. It urges two steps to cut costs: limit exposure and, if ill, sneeze behind a handkerchief, and drink water, sleep with windows open, walk daily, and eat sensibly to build immunity.
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New Haven Times-Leader
Colorful Stranger At Penn Station Sparks Banter
A vivid station encounter at Pennsylvania Station features a striking woman who complains of pale color yet radiates crimson vitality. The narrator notes her beauty marks, straw hair, and vanity as she rejects pink before joining a train together with a cordial banter and a soda-water chat.
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Pennsylvania Station
New York Tribune
Spanish Irishmen and their ties to Spain across history
A writer notes the long connection between Ireland and Spain from the Wild Geese era to nineteenth century migrations. Irish families settled in Spain, adopting the culture so fully that few speak English, though their names remain, with O Connor O Neil O Donnell Shaw appearing in Spanish army lists.
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Ireland
Spain
O'Connor
O'Neil
O'Donnell
Shaw
Christian Science Monitor
How Many Do You Eat An Expert Calculates Potatoes Peeling
A statistics expert concludes a woman who marries at twenty and raises four children to age forty five will peel at least 83 000 potatoes for home use. The finding frames domestic labor in long term family care terms.
The Worthy Choice and a Fortunate Second Gift
Ezra Spofford grants his nephews Warren Hayes and Felix Grove a choice of wealth, leading Warren to build a thriving rurally rooted life with Edna Truxton and a new wife, while Felix’s flashy luck fades as Warren’s steady effort and Edna’s affection prove lasting amid a barnstorm of misadventure and a city future.
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Ezra Spofford
Warren Hayes
Ezra
Warren
Felix Grove
Felix
Brixton
Barry
Waarren
Edna Truxton
Edna
Nellis Hayes
Nellie
Crowieg Feliz
Nikko Temples Show Garish Repairs Versus Enduring Craft
Maynard Owen Williams reports from Nikko where bronze mirrors and gilded fly switches in the main temple carry ancient significance while current repairs look crude. He notes bare stages and fresh paint needed to attract pilgrims, praising older carvings and a three century old column as enduring, yet fearing quick decay from inferior restorations.
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Nikko
Maynard Owen Williams
Christian Herald
Flag raising at school room window described by Willie
William recounts a flag raising in a classroom moment with his mother approving. He notes the flag was pasted on the window and he raised the window itself. The exchange shows simple school life and parental encouragement.
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William
Willie
Cowboy Enlists in Navy to Ride Kaiser
Emerson North Dakota rancher Robert Sherman McConnell enlisted at Minneapolis Navy recruiting station and sails to Great Lakes as third class fireman. He arrived in full ranch attire with spurs sombrero and lariat, saying he will ride the Kaiser if given the chance. His weight was listed as 191 pounds.
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United States Navy
Robert Sherman McConnell
Emerson
N. D
Minneapolis
Great Lakes
McConnell
Navy
A. A. Michaelson
Michaelson
UcCor
Good Advice on Happiness Shared in Exchange Proverb
A reflectiveExchange quotes advise speaking of happiness to a man less happy after you aid his joy. The saying frames generosity as a tested virtue and cautions about tone when sharing good fortune.
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Pershing Cables
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Truxtons
Mr. Hayes
Lydia
Old
Japan
Cowboy
Kaiser
North Dakotan
Wild West Outat
Teutons
Oscar H. Will and CO
Bismarck, N. Dak
Wm. Heyerman
Linton
Nord-Dateta
Wmnzeigen
Dieser Seitung
Beitefte Berbreitung
Jampolsky
Srets
Preise Beziblt
Redlihe Bes Handling Fur
Home Hotel
Deutsches Gasthaus
Geegrie Veutige Garmer In der Menge- Geud von Minton
Ritte Sprecht
Ann Tomm
Gafthaus
Guter Stad
Rugen
Nebmen
Diele
Gerade
Dann Vergesich
Riebm
Gu Laufen
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