Dispute Over North Dakota Normal School Site at Minot
The Minot site fight for the 107 session normal school in North Dakota sparks backlash as voters, local interests, and the Board of Control clash. Ed. Cole offers a premium for a standout, while Johnson’s backers defend the Rugby-like northwestern preference and warn against Minot’s influence.
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Ed. Cole
Hotel Metropole
Fargo
Burdick
Minot
Charley Johnson
Magic City
Board of Control
Johnson
Legislative Assembly
Rugby
North Dakota
North Dakota Exposition Opens with Free Vaudeville
The North Dakota Industrial Exposition in Bismarck runs Sept 26 to Oct 15 featuring two weeks of vaudeville with free admission for entrants. Five shows daily across two hours each, plus six acts per bill, street acts, parades, band concerts, athletic events, and educational displays about state resources and farming industries.
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Bismarck
Exposition
England's First Railroad Experiences
The first railway journey in England was uncomfortable with coaches chained together like wagons. Sudden starts jerked passengers and brakes caused violent clashing, and the short wheel base produced pitching at any speed above the slowest, limiting early railway popularity for long trips.
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England
Fragrance Lingers From Musk Mortar At St Sophia
Visitors to the mosque of St Sophia in Constantinople notice a lingering perfume throughout the structure. The aroma is tied to a musk-infused mortar used a thousand years ago when the stones were laid, a craft long forgotten but its scent remains.
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St. Sophia
Mosque of
Constantinople
Domestic Abuse Recall Reveals Harsh Telephone Abuse
In a Chicago News report the complainant describes cruel behavior by her husband who would phone her and then disconnect before she could respond, highlighting ongoing verbal harassment and control in the relationship.
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Chicago
Maine Repeal Ends Prohibition Row in State Election
Official and partial returns from Maine show a narrow repeal of the prohibition constitutional amendment. With 4 percent of cities reporting, the majority stands around four votes, while twenty two towns yet to report cast 385 votes previously.
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Portland
Maine
Braddock Brings News From the County and Town
Braddock braces for growth as farmers harvest strong corn yields. residents report shipping stock from Braddock dominates Hankinson Bismarck line. Emma Cotton plans cottage return. illness shadows Weber family as typhoid strikes Ashley. Local school boards faced last minute staffing cuts. Calls for Braddock incorporation to gain fire protection and cleaner streets.
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Robert Ferguson
Ashland
Ohio
Wm. Baxter
Emma Cotton
Mason City
Iowa
South Braddock
Henry Reamann
Henry
Leo Weber
John P. Weber
Ashley
Dent
Mr. Ryan
Braddock
Hazelton Happenings Political and Travel Notes
H. O. Batzer returned Friday evening from a week in the Twin Cities. Miss Edna Armstrong came back Tuesday from Fargo after visiting friends. M. Jones departed Tuesday for Temvik to begin a building project.
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H. O. Batzer
Twin Cities
Edna Armstrong
Fargo Bk
M. Jones
Temvik
Don Macdonald
Glencoe
Hazelton
Local notes from Hazelton area on trips crops and accidents
Reports from Hazelton and vicinity include auto trips to Strasburg and Aberdeen, a roof fall injury requiring stitches, a wheat crop averaging nine bushels per acre on land bought by Chas Armstrong, and rye being planted as a drought-resilient staple. Also covered are creamery shipments, grain decorating in Bismarck, and local social visits and schooling plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Geil
A. L. Geil
Bismarck
Ft. Berthold
J. F Snyder
H. D. Copeland
Chariton
Iowa
Hazelton
J. Crandell
Ferney
Thos. Kelly
Chas. Armstrong
Jos. Heay
Mikalson
A. FE. Tye
Aberdeen
Joseph Baker
Frances Farrell
Kintyre
Esther Junge
Hazel Easton
Braddock
Wm. Marquett
Strasburg
F. P. Wernl
Gilbreath
Frank
Why They Applaud Stage Chorus
A matinee audience member claps loudly after each chorus appearance and nudges her companion to urge an encore. The escort learns why stage folks are so generous with applause, attributing it to worker effort and stage management expectations.
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New York
Two Music Makers Have Grand Baby in Own House
A playful exchange between two children about grand pianos and a newborn baby leads to the punchline Weve got a grand baby in ours. The lines capture a lighthearted moment from a home setting.
Good For Evil and the Jam Tart Lesson
A boy named Tommy returns from school with a black eye and plans to pay Billy Blobbs back. His mother urges him to return good for evil and sends a jam tart as a peace offering. The next day Tommy goes to Billy with the tart and books, but Billy demands a pudding instead.
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Tommy
Billy Blobbs
Stories of Mark Twain Financial Mischief and Lodging Tales
The New York Sun recounts anecdotes about Mark Twain, noting his frugal finances after his wife’s death and a hotel clerk’s memory of Clemens. It describes receipts, audits, and a cashier dispute over sums, including a $1000 check issued by Clemens’ secretary and complexities of daily cash draws.
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Fyipinnady
Mark
Mle Clemens
Ian
Mr. Clemens
Immor Histels
New York Sun
Gladstone Rebukes Questioner In Scottish Campaign
In Midlothian, Mr Gladstone confronts Sir John Usher of Norton over Irish proposals. After a terse exchange, Gladstone declares he bears the Almighty’s understanding in his own skull and is not responsible for the other man’s. Usher falls silent in the Westminster Gazette account.
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Mr. Gladstone
Midlothian
John Usher
Norton
Gladstone
Mr. Usher
Westminster Gazette
When He Did Better
A humorous tale about a celebrated bishop who recalls a young conceited preacher. The bishop notes the youth did better the previous year, despite claiming to have done well. The exchange ends with the bishop’s pleasant smile and a gentle rebuke.
Witty quarrel over domestic roles quoted by Mrs Gregg
Mrs Gregg extols, in lively emphasis, the charm of a traditional man who is helpless at housework yet sensible in other matters. She contrasts two weeks with a meticulous husband to returning to an ordinary man, praising the Lord’s plan for male ineptitude at housekeeping.
Politeness Always Leaves a Favorable Impression
Quote from the Atchison Globe notes that smartness is not always smart and honesty and fairness are not universally accepted, but politeness consistently makes a favorable impression. It highlights the value of courteous behavior over cleverness.
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Atchison Globe
Doubtful Vocalism Sparks West Chinaman Quip
A Washington Star quip notes the single trouble with a Chinese cook. The joke hinges on whether the cook sings while cooking or moans from a burn, reflecting a playful stereotype in a western speaker's remark.
Native Pardon Sparks Debate Over Torture Labeling
A dispute centered on how to describe the mistreatment of captives as hazing rather than torture. Cleveland Leider notes the contention between calling the act torture versus a mock hazing ritual in the ongoing discussion of civilization and mercy.
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Cleveland Leider
Denmark’s elaborate rank system and noble titles
W Brochner’s overview notes nine classes in Danish rank with numerous subsections and up to a score of titles. Tax payments range from 44.50 to 3.33 for ninth class. Titles affect speech and writing. wives add inde forms. address phrases vary by class. The cost associated with ninth class is humorously cited as well bred.
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W. Brochner
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Kammerherreinde
Duel at Pine Creek Indian agency ends in tragedy
An old frontiersman recalls a July 1883 duel between Choctaw Chief Carpenter and white trader Price near Pine Creek. Both fired. Carpenter survived briefly, Price dropped dead, the crowd surged as the sun rose over the tree where the fatal duel occurred.
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Carpenter
Pine Creek Indian Agency
Price
Do You Know What If T Had Been Napoleon
A man asks his wife what they would have done if T had been Napoleon. She retorts that he would have settled in Corsica and spent life grumbling about bad luck and hard times.
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Napoleon
Corsica
A Duke Refused Delays In New York Dinner Scene
A time worn tale recalls an English duke who arrives without evening dress to a New York dinner. His hostess insists he hurry to change and return within twenty minutes, delivering a sharp lesson in social manners and American expectations.
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New York
James L. Ford
Duke
The Round Robin and a Clever Johnson Remonstrance
A discussion of the round robin as a signed circular remonstrance with a noted Johnson epitaph controversy. It cites Gibbon Burke Reynolds Warton Colman and others and explains the term and anecdote from the London Globe. The piece also recounts a modern hallway scene where a suitor feigns indifference as a father confronts him.
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Johnson
Oliver Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Bell
William Forbes
Maigh Mall
Wigan
Earl of Crawford
Gibbon
Burke
Joseph Warton
Sheridan
George Colman
Westminster Abbey
London Globe
Local Record of Property Transfer
The document appears to be a dated attestation or pledge related to a land or title transfer in September. It references a named party and involves signatures and subscription, indicating a formal probate or county record entry.
Pempelton Stave Bank Oklahoma Report
Bank statement lists assets and liabilities including cash checks and notes. The document names Waldemar Weng as treasurer in Bremon county and records date of septes in PRAN.
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North Dawse
Bremon
Waldemar Weng
Bank Discretelly
Foreclosure Sale Notice for Mortgages in North Dakota
Legal notice announces foreclosure by sale of mortgaged lands in Linton area, McLean County, North Dakota. It states the mortgagee’s rights, property description including sections and quarters, and sets the sale date to satisfy amounts due. Attorney Charles Lanfae represents the mortgagee in this action.
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Morteaze
de Cives Volk
Fienora
Mortkasors
Linton
Firt
Mortleas
Second Summons in Justice Court Case Compiled
The document records a second summons in a Justice Court involving several parties including Nastia Tranmere and Feiss I. It notes dates, counts, and property matters, with references to the state and court actions. The text is fragmented OCR with multiple names and places partially obscured.
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Justice Court Beton
Witter
North
Nitin Water Wopartner
UliWack
Property Range Description on Parkhurst Township
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a location on the south half northeast 4 rafter area in Township 125 Range 7 Parkhurst. The readable text provides no dates names or actions beyond the land description.
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Rafter
Parkhurst
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de Hines
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