Kansas hail losses in 1915 surpass All Kansas storms
Topeka dispatch reports hail losses in 1915 ranging from 210 to 225 percent for Kansas insurance mutuals. McPherson Mutual and Kansas Home of Topeka faced near total depletion of reserves, with only two mutuals likely to pay in full and signs that a third may follow. New Kansas Insurance Department rulings on expense caps and pro rata sharing are expected early January, promising scrutiny of management costs and salaries.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
McPherson Mutual
McPherson
Kansas Insurance Department
Carey J. Wilson
Wilson
Mutuals
Valuation and Tax Collection for 1914 and 1915
Golden Valley county North Dakota presents its comparative valuation and tax collection data for 1914 and 1915 as compiled by the county auditor. Schools cost 84863.36 for fiscal year ending July 1915 with 7570 for interest and sinking fund, leaving 77273.36 for school purposes amid a 1677 pupil count and 46.08 per capita. The notice notes county expenses, calls out taxation inequality, and criticizes assessor pay, ending with a salutation from County Auditor M C McCarthy.
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Golden Valley County
North Dakota
Tax Campaign Brings Results
Sheriff Smith leads a tax collection drive in Golden Valley rounding up a large stock herd that had previously escaped taxation. A swift payment followed after the owner faced enforcement, with over $900 in taxes paid on the herd.
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Smith
Upper
Golden Valley
Dr Hunter Sentenced for Manslaughter In Minnesota
Minneapolis December 6 Dr Charles H Hunter of Minneapolis must serve a term of from five to twenty years in the state prison for first degree manslaughter in performing an illegal operation that caused the death of Lena Kummer on November 16, 1914. The court said the evidence was largely circumstantial yet conclusive enough to warrant conviction while a note mentions Bud McCoy was operated upon for adenoids earlier.
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Minneapolis
Charles H. Hunter
Lena Kummer
Hunter
Brinton Attended Equity Convention in St. Paul
Mayor Brinton left Beach North Dakota to attend the Equity Grain Growers National convention in St. Paul December 7 8 and 9. He was invited by Mayor Powers to join more than 10000 farmers and business leaders for speeches music and festivities marking the cooperative movement and the Equity Exchange.
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Brinton
Equity National Grain Growers’ Convention
Powers
St. Paul
Northwest
Equity
Chicago
Equity Farmers’ Movement
the Equity Exchange
J. W. Brinton
Beach
N. D
City of
Equity Grain Growers
Farmers’ Co-Operative
America
Equity Co-operative Exchange
Winn Powers
Golden Valley Lady Musical Composer Reveals Beach Reverie
Mrs. John Nolan, living eighteen miles north, received the first copy of her musical number Beach Reverie this week. Published by John T. Hall Music Publishing of New York, it is now on sale at Gilbertson jewelry store in town. The piece marks early musical achievements for the local resident.
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John Nolan
Beach
John T. Hall Music Publishing Company of
New York
Gilbertson Jewelry
Powers Launch Extraordinarily Large Fall Sale at Beach’s
The annual grand fall clearance sale at Beach’s, Golden Valley’s premier clothing and shoe store, opens tomorrow. Manager Power stresses this is a bona fide sale not a reorganization, featuring Hart Schaffner Marx, Stetson hats, Walk-Over shoes, Cluett shirts, and other national brands at fair prices to clear stock and make room for new lines. Georgia Hubbard breaks arm near his farm. Miss Ruth Newell from Montana may join a local elevator company after visiting Belfield.
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Beach
Power
Golden Valley
M. W. Power
T. J. Power
Chronicle
Manager Power
West
Hart, Schaffner& Marx
Stetson
Gordon
Staley and Lewis
Cluett and Elgin
Selby and
O'Donnell
North Dakota's Industrial Future and Cheap Power
North Dakota aims to become an industrial state with cheap electric power from lignite coal and hydro development. Grand Forks reports hydro power from Red River Power Company expanding, serving eastern North Dakota and Minnesota markets as coal fields await extensive development.
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North Dakota
Grand Forks
North
Dakota
J. M. Gillette
North Dakota University
Minnesota
Red River Power Company
Loeare
Americans in Winnipeg Recruit for 97th Battalion
Western Canada residents will enlist for the 97th battalion American legion in Winnipeg. Capt. Potts and staff arrive to accept American citizens for the unit. About 300 are expected to enlist locally, with transportation arranged to Toronto headquarters. Major A. B. Clarke of Ottawa leads the battalion.
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Winnipeg
Man
A. B. Clarke
Ottawa
New York State National Guard
Supply and Demand The Price of Wheat in Markets
Analyzes how supply and demand relate to the price of wheat and the role of futures and cash prices. Discusses market sentiment as a driver, with examples from wartime optimism and subsequent bear market, and notes that pit prices guide cash wheat. Mentions options, futures, and the distinction between sentiment and actual supply shifts.
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Minneapolis Journal of Levirage
Spesante
Rause
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ness
Department
Whch
Sweetwater Lake
Great Northern Railway
Devils Lake
M. C. M’carthy
DR. Hunter
Penitentiary
Bud" McCoy
Golden Valley Lady
George Hubbard
Stough Hospital
Ruth Newell
Belfield
Montana
Miss Newell
Crosby
Divide County
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