Editor Bloom Faces Libel Charge Over Deputy Accusations
Bloom of the Devils Lake Journal is accused of libel after publishing claims that a deputy sheriff cheated counties out of prisoner care funds. Bloom swore out a warrant and will face trial by jury. Editorials should be backed by proof or face stronger libel laws, the piece argues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epitor Bloom
Devils Lake Journal
Bloom
Times
Grand Forks Herald
Ramsey County
John Bloom
Nelson County
Fisk
Prairie fires and grass growth alter Dakotas rainfall patterns
A veteran Emmons county observer recalls a shift in climate since settlement. He notes earlier droughts and heavy, stormy rains fed prairie fires, while now denser grass and plowed soil absorb more water, reducing lake levels and changing local rainfall despite no rise in annual precipitation.
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James B. Gayton
Emmons County
Northwest
Hazen
United States Army
Two
Dakotas
Gayton
Weather Bureau
Bismarck
Fort Rice Land Board Debates Settlement on School Lands
The state board of university and school lands met and purchased bonds totaling about 18000 and ordered several land sales including Ward county. Fort Rice settlers appeared seeking equitable adjustments after changes in filings on sections 16 and 36 on abandoned military reservations. The board took the matter under consideration but made no adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Rice Homestead
State Board of University and School Lands
Ward County
Fort Rice Reservation
Conflicting Time Tables for Waterton Minist ers
In Waterton last Sunday evening two ministers, Reverend Laman and Reverend Lovelace, were announced for the same hour to deliver sermons. Both were present and claimed the school room’s use, which had the preference right, leading to a substantial dispute. Reverend Laman preached. the exact terms of the quarrel remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton
Laman
Lovelace
Hazelton Happenings Highlight Visits and Local News
The Hazelton column notes visitors and residents. Mrs W E Briggle and daughter Hazel of Beresford S D visit uncle L H Briggle. S W Wood family return from Omaha to settle at Danbury home. Several arrivals from Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin join local residents for visits. A young girl from North Dakota arrives at the Graham home for a new relation. Young Leslie Clark sustains a broken arm. Dr Snyder treats the fracture. Mrs Peter Berens and children move from Cavalier to Hazelton to settle permanently. J A Stanton plans a well drill and building project on the W T Best homestead. Laura Conner visits Hazelton before returning to Bismarck.
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Republican
W. E. Briggle
Hazel
Beresford
S. D
L. H. Briggle
S. W. Wood
Omaha
Danbury
C. W. Davie
Charley
J. B. Brock
J. B
F. J. Bauer
Bismarck
Wm. Reamann
Aberdeen
H. A. Reamann
J. C. Klabunde
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Nicholas Graham
Nick
Leslie
E. E. Clark
Cherry Grove
Snyder
Peter Berens
Cavalier
Ed Berens
Peter
W. M. Matthews
Thos. Kelly
Anamoose
J. A. Stanton
W. T. Best
Hazelton
N. P. Anderson
Local notes from Linton area include travel and visits
Earle Smith left Saturday for Portland to attend the exposition. E E Martin and son Dale departed Friday for the Twin Cities. Contractor Harding from Wishek visited over the weekend. Miss Edna Armstrong and Miss Mattie Kurtz visited friends in Luton. Roland Pair, a cowboy, was killed trying to board a moving train at Evarts Saturday. Editor Streeter left yesterday for the Grand Army national encampment in Denver. Maud Stuart visited Herreld and will teach in Cooperstown NC. Open season for prairie chickens runs today to Oct 15, with ducks and geese season to May. Boettcher, ranch owner near the recent homicide site, traveled from Minot area after learning of the event. Verlander of Eureka sent telegrams while Boettcher was away.
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Earle Smith
Portland
E. E. Martin
Dale
Twin Cities
Harding
Wishek
Edna Armstrong
Mattie Kurtz
Luton
Roland
Evarts
Streeter
The
Record
Grand Army
Denver
Maud Stuart
Herreld
Linton
Cooperstown
N. C
Boettcher
Minot
Six year old drowns after fall in Minot well
In Minot six year old Joe Demayer Jr. fell into an eighty foot well and drowned. The report notes statewide legal and business items including Libel law developments in Ramsey County and supervisor rulings on witness costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Demayer
Minot
Bismarck Tribune
Standard Oil Co
Eureka
North Dakota
Wishek
Soo
Oakes
Miners Sought in Livona North Dakota
Advertisement from C L Parkhurst of Livona North Dakota seeks reliable miners for steady work. Call, write, or respond to Parkhurst with details and qualifications for employment.
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C. L. Parkhurst
Livona
N. D
Vast hail storm devastates South Dakota farms and crops
Read from the Pioneer Press recounts a fortnight-old hail storm that swept Campbell Walworth and McPherson counties. It damaged wheat corn and grass, killed livestock and destroyed bay crops as it stretched across twelve to eighteen miles wide and seventy miles long.
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Herreid Picayune
Emmons County
Campbell
Walworth
McPherson
Missouri River
Campbell County
Selby
Java
McPherson County
Eureka
Hillsview
Hosmer
Leola
Heatwave Sees Thermometer Hit Roof After Extreme Temperatures
Residents reported Sunday and Monday of sweltering conditions with shade readings from 98 to 102 degrees. A bank thermometer near the northeast corner climbed above its cage and scorched a streak up to the roof as the heat persisted.
A Perfect Crop on the Missouri Slope
Providence blesses North Dakota with ideal growing conditions across the season. Emmons county sees corn ears fill and ripen rapidly, lifting fears of frost and signaling a near-complete, safe harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mother Earth
North Dakota
Missouri
Emmons County
Misplaced era in historical paintings misleads viewers
A Chicago News critique notes eighteenth and Renaissance artists misdated scenes and costumes, depicting Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac with a blunderbuss and soldiers with modern weapons. It cites Edinburgh and London galleries showing anachronistic attire and architecture, reflecting artists’ contemporary fashions rather than ancient settings.
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Abraham
Isaac
Red Sea
Edinburgh National Gallery
Europe
Joseph
Egypt
National
London
Paolo Veronese
Darius
Alexander
Issus
Raphael
Holy Land
Chicago News
How Various Nations Sleep
The passage surveys international sleeping arrangements noting tropics ham mocks and grass mats, portable charpoys in East India, Japanese matting with neck rests, Chinese low bedsteads, German beds with short frames and down pillows, English beds as the largest, and ancient Greek and Roman beds on frames versus flat. It also describes Egyptian couches resembling old chairs with hollow backs and seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Police Intelligence Note Sparks Laugh in Street
A shoeblack claimed he reads the house of commons news when asked what he reads in the paper. A passing policeman joked about police intelligence, and the boy replied they have none, prompting the officer to keep a closer watch on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Police
London
Incendiary Function Sparks Discussion In Town
An insurance adjuster visiting a Massachusetts town to assess a burned building mentioned the fire might have been caused by friction. He noted uncertainty about the start but suggested the possibility that fraud, such as inflating a claim on a ten thousand dollar policy for a five thousand dollar house, could be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Requisite of Popular Religion
A Boston Herald quip about Bishop Phillips Brooks sailing to Europe. A friend jokes he might find a new religion abroad to bring home but warns about customs duties. The bishop replies that any popular new religion would likely have no duties attached.
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Phillips Brooks
Europe
The Prankster Monnier and the Concierge Spoof
French caricaturist M Henri Monnier plays a string of disguises to trap a concierge in a running prank. He pretends to be himself at the door then returns with new looks each day. When the concierge realizes the joke, six visitors are beaten for their mistake while Monnier enjoys the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Henri Bonaventure Monnier
Theodore Hook
M. Henri Monnier
Monnier
Henri Monnier
Ife
M. Ifenri Monnier
Knotty Case Upend: Obervant Whitehead Hears Case
Judge David T. Laird in Leavenworth promised observer Jon Whitehead a turn as judge in the first knotty case. When Knott versus Knott was called Whitehead shouted from the rear that it was his case and he was ready to preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David T. Laird
Leavenworth
Jon Whitehead
Whitehead
Laird
His Private Talk in Divorce Court
In a divorce hearing the plaintiff accuses cruelty and inhuman treatment claiming hypnosis by her husband. The judge asks the husband to approach for a private discussion and jokes about hypnotizing the wife and four daughters, highlighting courtroom oddity.
No Hope For Him Dialogue from Atlanta Constitution
A quoted exchange from the Atlanta Constitution features two speakers debating social acceptance and religious judgment. The dialogue touches on dating, church exclusion, public expressions of faith, and arrest for disturbing the peace, highlighting a view of limited social mercy.
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Atlanta Constitution
Weariness and Hunger Adices on Eating and Rest
The excerpt counsels not eating when very tired and suggests fasting when exhausted after hunger. It urges refraining from large meals and resting ten to fifteen minutes after eating. It compares human behavior to animals, arguing instinct and good sense should guide eating, though the text ends mid thought.
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R. M. Farrington
Peter Shier
P. G. Rooks
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J. G. Pitts
Sald Cena
J. G. Errs
Irvine
New
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Minn
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T. L. Hubbard
E. C. Cavett
Lake City
Iowa
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Tell
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Brindle
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