Stalwarts Control North Dakota GOP Convention
Eight delegates to the Republican national convention favor Taft were chosen in Minot, with Alexander McKenzie’s faction winning the decisive test vote. The platform endorsed Roosevelt and Taft, called for tariff reform and anti-corruption measures, and set the stage for James Kennedy to be nominated as national committeeman.
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Taft
Minot
Alexander McKenzie
R.H. Johnson
Dickinson
L. C. Pettibone
Dawson
C. R. Meredith
Cags
Adams
Paul S. Ware
Ward
E. C. Carney
Williams
Olaf Hagen
Ramsey
Herman Scheer
Wells
Ed Nichols
Morton
Anton Hanson
Benson
Simpson
State Central Committee
McLean County
Dickey
Rolette County
Eddy
Rosette County
Old Line Plan Adopted By State AOUW Board
The State executive board of the A O U W met in Grand Forks and adopted key measures. They will continue the deputy system with four men overseeing the state, invest 12 500 in Lisbon city bonds, permit lodge fee reductions to 4 for new members with a 7 fee, require yearly premiums paid in advance with a 4 discount after ten assessments, and introduce limited payment certificates paid up in ten, fifteen, and twenty years. The AOUW reports strong finances with over 10 million of insurance in force and more than six thousand members.
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Grand Forks
Lisbon City
Baptists to Meet at Grand Forks for Annual Convention
The Red River Valley Baptist association holds its thirty second annual convention in Grand Forks on June 2 and 3 with an improved program. Earlier dates of June 3 and 4 were changed due to conflicts. Sessions occur at the Grand Forks Baptist church, where delegates will be well cared for.
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Grand Forks
Red River Valley Baptist Association
Baptist Church of
North Dakota Towns Hoist Projects and Plans in Spring Echo
North Dakota towns announce new efforts from a flour mill at St. John to gas piping in Minot and a race track at LaMoure. Leeds band concert thrills, Larimore cemetery beautification, and an athletic club in Coteau are noted along with school buildings, street improvements, and a depot in Edgeley.
Dredging Mouse River Favored to Reclaim Bottineau Lands
Bottineau county farmers and the drainage board meet with state engineer to review dredging the Mouse River. With a proposed eight to sixteen foot fall, the project aims to reclaim thousands of acres of bottom land and raise land value. Cooperation with McHenry county and Canadian authorities is sought to proceed this coming summer.
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Bottineau County
North Dakota
County Drainage Board
Bottineau
Canada
John Trimble
W. H. McIntosh
Drainage Board
Towner
McHenry County
Mouse River
Northern Pacific Extends Route Through Oliver and Mercer Counties
Rumors of a northward extension from Mandan through Oliver and Mercer counties along the Missouri River persist. Eastern directors reportedly oppose early extension, raising questions about competition. A recent survey party did not disclose its employer, fueling speculation that Mercer county’s development news will soon emerge.
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Mandan
Oliver
Mercer
Northern Pacific
Mercer County
Missouri River
Elbow Woods
North Dakota
Summer Farmers Institutes Schedule Listed
A portion of the farmers institutes schedule is ready and the opening institute will be held at Hazleton on May 19. The corps of lecturers includes Prof Thomas Shaw of the Minnesota agricultural college and T A Hoverstad. Superintendents of sub experiment stations will accompany the corps to institutes in their territories with meetings planned in Ashley Lidgerwood Fullerton Tilton Dogden Crosby Columbus Towner Esmond and other towns.
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Hazelton
T. A. Hoverstad
Fraf
Thomas Shaw
Minnesota Agricultural College
Hazleton
Ashley
Lidgerwood
Fullerton
Tilton
Dogden
Crosby
Columbus
Towner
Esmond
Invites Judge to Hang Him for Murder in Kenmare
Robert S. Noah sentenced to hang in October for Gus Johnson's murder at Kenmare sends Judge William Murray of Minor a special invitation to witness the execution. Noah requests the judge build the scaffold and says he does not fear the hanging but dislikes a drawn out death. A criminal complaint targets Herman Scheer of Minot, accused by a 15 year old girl. he is married with a family and has fled the city, with the sheriff seeking him.
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Robert S. Noah
Gus Johnson
Kenmare
William Murray
Minor
Noah
Herman Scheer
Minot
Scheer
Senate approves post office appropriation bill totals
The senate passed the post office appropriation bill totaling about 229 million dollars. Provisions include a daily one dollar allowance for railway postal clerks away from terminals, costing roughly one million. Senator Rayner urged a court of inquiry into Col. William F. Stewart's charges. The house backed the naval appropriation conference report by 136 to 124.
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Washington
Senate
Rayner
William F. Stewart
Fort Grant
Ariz
House
Senate delays Brownsville affair review to December
The senate postponed further consideration of the Brownsville affair to December 16 after lengthy debate. Senator Rayner urged appointing a court of inquiry into Col William F Stewart’s case at Fort Grant Arizona. The Rayner proposal was sent to military affairs, with him ready to testify. The house spent much of the day in roll calls and sent the agricultural and post office appropriation bills to conference.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
Rayner
William F. Stewart
Army
Fort Grant
Ariz
Committee On Military Affairs
Stewart
House
Agricultural and Post Office
Vreeland currency bill passes in House amid party lines
On May 15 the Vreeland currency bill cleared the House under a special rule by 184 to 148. Fifteen insurgent Republicans joined Democrats as most Democrats withheld votes. The day also saw the great sundry civil appropriation bill, about 120 million dollars, pass the Senate. On May 16 the bill moved to the Senate, where Aldrich substituted his own version and sent the measure to conference. The House pressed ahead toward adjournment with key defense and building bills cleared.
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Washington
House
Kahn
California
Vreeland
Bryan
Williams
Senate
Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Senate debates on homestead limits and approves appropriation bill
In Washington the senate held a short session. Senator Heyburn spoke at length against a conference report on expanding homestead lands from 160 to 320 acres, targeting Idaho's rich lands. After about an hour the objectionable report was withdrawn and the conference report on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill was approved.
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Washington
Senate
Heyburn
Idaho
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