Campaign letter targets Clerk Lebo over court records
J D Halstead of Dickinson urges Billings County voters to oust Paul W Lebo, current clerk of district court, citing an affidavit dispute over a 1909 judgment and alleging Lebo falsified record dates. Halstead links delays and costs to Lebo’s alleged neglect of office, urging voters to act.
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Paul W. le
District Court
Northwestern Improvement Co
Lebo
State of North Dakota
County of Billings
Fenth Judicial District
Missouri Slope and Investment Co
Ptff
J. D. Halstead
State of
North Dakota
Billings
Paul W. Lebo
Billings County
N. D
Dist
A. D
J. A. McGregor
Billings Co
Simpson
Farmers Elevator Co
Beach
Farmers Elevator
Platform pledges by Thomas R Mockler for North Dakota voters
Thomas R Mockler outlines his congressional goals including free lumber, tariff reform on pulp for newspapers, pension improvements and red tape relief for widows, briquetting research, a strong tariff commission, anti trust laws, natural resource protection, opposition to centralization, river navigation funding, railroad regulation, postal banking safeguards, direct US Senator election, primary law enforcement, honoring 1908 Republican pledges, and party unity.
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North Dakota
Congress
Tam
United States
Missouri
Red Rivers
United
Thomas R, Mockler
Linger Seeks Education Office Support From County
West Virginia born J B Linger studied at Valparaiso University 1902 1908 and 1905 1908. He led settlers to North Dakota and served four years advancing county education. A Valparaiso presidential recommendation calls him capable of directing a high grade school.
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J. B. Linger
West Virginia
North
Valparaiso University of
Indiana
Valparaiso University
Singer
Northwest
North Dakota
Linger
Bowman waterworks praised as adequate with strong nozzle
Tales of the Town notes Bowman’s waterworks with high nozzle pressure requiring two men to operate. Local items cover new sidewalk projects, an oil stain on Second avenue, a call for cheaper street dust control, and campaign stops by Thos. R. Mockler and Geo. H. Stone of Mott for state offices.
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Bowman
J. J. Bartley
Bismarck
Jamestown
Bishop Wehrle
St. John's Academy
Bartley
Power & Wagner
Sentinel Butte Saddlery Co
Gilbert Gilbertson
A. B. Kellogg
Beach Lumber and Coal Co
Hunter Street
Second Avenue
Recollections of a Child’s Fear and Confession
Jane Addams recalls early terror of sin and death in Lis Vermont life. The narrator fears fiery hell and the death of a parent, seeks relief through confessing to her father whose Quaker restraint provides comfort without absolution.
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Dane Addams
Lis
Jane Addams
American Magazine
The King's Speech He Struggles With Broken Manuscript
When William IV read his final speech in the Lords poor eyesight and a dim chamber hindered him. He fumbled repeatedly muttering to Melbourne then regained composure to deliver the address to its conclusion.
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William IV
House of Lords
Melbourne
The Way of the World Tale Shared by a Father and Son
Four year old James wakes early finds his father dressing by lamplight and asks why he is up. He explains he rises to earn potatoes for him and to eat the potatoes as well in a Delineator excerpt.
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Lebo
Billings County
J. D. Halstead
N. P
Mandan
Glendive
Mott
James
Beasts and Men Tale Ends In Elephant Accident
A retelling from Carl Hagenbeck describes an 1860s Trieste menagerie accident with his elephant Lissy. He fed the animal and used the command apport yet Lissy seized him with trunk and flung him against a stall barrier, leaving him badly battered but alive after days of pain.
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Carl Hagenbeck
Hagenbeck
Trieste
Mr. Tagenbeck
Lissy
Mr. Hagenbeck
Sissy
Philippe
What They Made A Father’s Punny Arithmetic Lesson
A father watches his two daughters, Alice and Gretchen, solve math problems. He asks how much he and Gretchen make, and Alice replies that Gretchen and I make him a proud and happy father. The anecdote ends with a playful riddle highlighting a daughter’s wit.
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Chilren
Alice
Gretchen
Rubinstein Refuses Show Claim in Swift Reply
During a US tour Rubinstein overheard a question about his act by a manager who followed the same routine as the great Thuszian. He responded with a sharp line declaring his own status in the performance, turning his head and asserting, Sir, Sam the show.
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Rubinstain
Rubinstein
United States
Barines Cireyis
Thuszian
Mieraf Wis
Rubinstei
Sam
Piling It On Chairman At Concert
A humorous exchange features a chairman and a sarcastic critic during a concert. Miss Discordant is teased about singing choices with humorous mispronunciations and a shift from "Only Once More" to "Forever and Ever."
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Discordant
Miss Discondant
London
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Golden Valley
the Chronicle
University of Minnesota
Hettinger County
Biamarck Tribune
Tales of the Town
Burke
Lee
Thos
R. Mockler
Mockler
Mr. Chrysler
Gletroie Light Co
W. Bk. Vaughn
John Madison
Geo. H. Stone
Stone
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