Golden Valley County Maintains Lower Tax Levy in 1913
The new Golden Valley county avoids higher taxes despite building a new county system. The 1913 levy totals 12 mills for county operations, with state levies at 4.5 mills and school districts varying. overall county and state levy at 16.5 mills, down from old Billings county's 16 mills. Salaries for 1913 include Auditor 1500 and Sheriff 1500 among others.
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Billings County
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Billings
Golden Valley County
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Beach
Lone Tree
Suffragette Detained at Ellis Island On Arrival
Washington reports Emmeline Pankhurst will be detained at Ellis Island upon arrival this week until a special inquiry determines if she qualifies as an alien excluded from the United States. Immigrants authorities have not issued detention orders but protests flood the headquarters as officials foresee a global legal battle drawing suffragettes worldwide.
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Washington
Emmeline Pankhurst
Ellis Island
Special Board of Inquiry
United States
Frightful Engine Accident Near Golden Valley
Hebron Oct 15 A frightful accident near Golden Valley last Friday killed a young man from Texas who served as a fireman. The traction engine detached a separator, rolled downhill after a gear pin failed, and the victim was crushed beneath a rear wheel. Helpers dug in front of the wheels and moved the machine with horses. The man died instantly.
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Hebron
Golden Valley
Texas
Jacob Erdman
Two Accidents Mar Week In North Dakota
Two serious mishaps reported this week near Sentinel Butte and north of town left men injured. August Feldman’s foot was mangled in Buffalo Pitts engine gears, prompting amputation above the ankle after he heroically held on to prevent worse. Earl Mason of Sentinel Butte lost most of a hand in a hand saw at Bert Underwood’s shop, with doctors uncertain about saving the thumb or little finger.
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August Feldman
E. A. Clark
Mr. Feldman
Earnest
Golden Valley Peopl
Earl Mason
Mason
Bert Underwood
Dunham Lumber Yard
Disaster at sea Volturno sinks in gale with 136 dead
Amid a telsic gale the Uranium liner Volturno burned and sank in mid Atlantic. Rescue efforts saved 523, including many aboard the Carmania which stood by eighty miles away. Captain Inch survived. Volturno owned by Canadian Northern and chartered by Uranium.
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Cunard
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Jin
Queenstown
Inch
Canadian Northern Steamship Co
Uranium Line
Village Postmaster and Other Theatre Dates
The notice lists upcoming shows with dates including Village Postmaster on Oct 25 and Uncle Tom's Cabin on Feb 9. Hans Hanson Kid napped for a Million Mys terious Smith Co and The Thief are scheduled for November and March respectively, with additional comedy and drama selections.
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Thief
Chronicle Refund Bargain Feature offers $100 in prizes
The Chronicle announces a twenty week Refund Bargain Feature with $100 in cash prizes. Merchants give cash checks for purchases. one vote per cent spent is earned, checks deposited weekly, and winners paid after the feature ends. First prize is $75. Open to readers except staff and store advertisers.
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Chronicle
Corn Show At Wibaux Promises Cash Prizes
The Wibaux corn and potato exhibit, previously announced, is back with NP offered prizes. A 50 dollar silver cup will go to the best bushel of corn and 10 dollars cash to the best five bushels of potatoes meeting standard commercial quality. November 1 is set as the exhibition date with Willard of the NP handling the prizes. Community fair potential noted as a future outcome.
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Wibaux
Northern Pacific
H. E. Murphy
Willard
N. P
Wibaux Gazette
Minot Stirred Over Election
Minot on October 14 faces a citywide stir as the election for commissioners and president of the commission approaches. Rumors spread that President Davis might retire after a recall petition circulated, inviting another candidate to take up the race, with details continued on page four.
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Daily
Only Survivor Found at Custer Reunion Tale From Toledo Man
Frank Fleck of Toledo, claiming to be a Custer massacre survivor, spoke at a Gen. Custer brigade reunion in Ann Arbor. He described leading rear guards, being wounded in battle, and witnessing comrades fall, including Frank Knapp, as they evaded a Sioux attack near the Big Horn and Yellowstone region.
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Yellowstone
Terry
Crook
Montana
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Reno
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Ward
MT Hai
Frank Knapp
Knapp
John Stevenson
Special meeting on Ware's Grain Attachment notes
A special committee calls all interested parties to a meeting about Ware's Grain Attachment Company's notes on Saturday October 25 1913 at 2 00 PM in C L Waldron's office First National Bank building Beach North Dakota. An important meeting and you should be present.
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C. L. Waldron
First National Bank
Beach
North Dakota
Farmers Can Make Alcohol in North Dakota
North Dakota farmers may convert farm waste into denatured alcohol under new tariff changes. Congressmen Marshall and Lanz pushed amendments to simplify production and remove red tape, aiming to let potato and corn alcohol plants operate profitably, with German machinery and a government denatured alcohol requirement.
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Marshall of
Oakes
Washington
Lanz
Oregon
Germany
Jim Jams Appeal Set For January
Grand Forks Oct 15 The appeal of Sam Clark and C H Crockard from rulings of the federal district court in the Jim Jam Jems case will be argued January 13 1914 before the United States circuit court of appeals in St Louis Mo The date was announced to Tracy R Bangs of this city Both Mr Bangs and his brother G A Bangs and Dudley Nash Minot are attorneys for the two publishers now under sentence Several meetings of the attorneys of Jim Jam Junior have recently been held to plan the briefs to be submitted at the hearing E E Jordan of Wibaux was in town last Saturday Although no Fallon county county division proposition is on the map Jordan says Wibaux people are interested in the Fallon county proposition and the outcome will be watched by the citizens
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Grand Forks
Sam Clark
C. H. Crockard
Federal District Court
United States Circus Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Tracy R. Bangs
Bangs
G. A. Bangs
Dudley Nash
Minot
Jim Jam
E. E. Jordan
Wibaux
Bankers oppose features of currency bill in congressional hearings
About 35 bankers including N F Banfield of Austin Minnesota and others from North Dakota Montana Iowa and Wisconsin attended the state committee on banking and currency meeting in Washington October 14 to press objections. Banfield urged removing compulsory provisions and extending farm loan terms to five years while criticizing the savings bank aspects and other elements of the administration bill. Congressional leaders urged prompt action with no recess as Wilson and key senators discussed strategy and quorum issues.
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New Nation
Savings ‘Bank
Wilson
Congress
Stone
Missouri
Simmons
Sheppard
James
Kentucky
Underwood
House
Senate
McAdoo
New York Governor Sulzer Guilty by Impeachment Court
Albany reports impeachment court informally voted to remove Sulzer by forty three to fourteen while disqualify from future office failed unanimously. Governor found guilty on several articles. Meanwhile Kellogg Frost building progress continues and will be enclosed soon.
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Sulzer
Eee Eceneane
Kellogg-Frost
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