Reclassification Aims To Boost Class One WWI Muster
Orders issued from Adjutant Fraser’s office seek to tie percentages of class one men in counties with higher German populations. A national re classification aims to move men from lower classes into active service sooner. Grand Forks county shows 659 Class One, 404 Class Two, 216 Class Three, 853 Class Four, and 583 Class Five registrants as of May 18. A Local Board awaits official notice and a possible Class One Week this month to implement changes. Ruevold in city on business today.
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Fraser
Claen
Deex
Washington
General Crowder
Grand Forks County
National War Administration
Et Ruevold
Ory
J. C. Eisvold
Minneapolis
Grafton
Baby Clinic Opens Free Examinations for City Infants
A baby clinic will be held tomorrow at 9 30 am at Washington School offering free examinations to infants from all city wards. Parents who missed prior clinics are invited to bring their babies for checkups, continuing the program beyond earlier restricted wards.
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Washington
Iynlle
Rywards
Corporal Smith to Speak at Grand Theater Fundraiser
Corporal Harold J. Smith, Massachusetts National Guardsman and one of fifty U S soldiers sent home by General Pershing, will address Grand theater Sunday at 8 pm. Proceeds go to the Grand Forks American Red Cross. He will relay firsthand war experiences from Europe. Tickets downstairs on sale. gallery seats free with Red Cross collection. Tickets for floor seating available today and tomorrow at local shops.
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Harold J. Smith
Massachusetts National
United States
Red Cross
Fegan's
Dacotah Pharmacy
Anderson Sisters
Council Cigar Store
State Council of Defense
North Side Mystery Not Yet Solved With Ghostly Roof Vision
Reports describe a white, human‑shaped figure seen on the hospital roof in the North Side, sparking fear and gossip as crowds gather. Witnesses recount eerie sensations and a headless apparition in nearby streets, while a reporter and guard recount a night of strange events amid the bone‑dry days.
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Fifth Street
Ofwatchera
Sleepy Hollow
the Herald
Bisborne North
South Street
Associated Press
Scrooge
Marley
Retail Price Lists to Be Made Public
Mrs. R. A. Sprague, food Inspector, says the national food administration orders immediate steps for compulsory publication of retail prices. A meeting will be at the Commercial club rooms tomorrow at 7:20 pm to form a committee to enforce further orders. Similar price boards are being organized across the United States.
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R. A. Sprague
National Food Administration
Commercial Club
National Foot Administration
Tal Ceaters
Forks County
United States
Police Magistrate J K Church Lays Unconscious After Incident
Police Magistrate J K Church lies unconscious at his North Third Street home after a troubling episode yesterday. He has remained unconscious since yesterday morning and his condition is described as serious. family and friends await further medical updates on the 53 year old official.
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J. K. Church
North Third Street
Fitte Hope
T. Vt
U S Plans To Purchase Wool In 113 Cent Offer
Farmers in Grand Forks county are urged to pool this year’s wool crop to reach carload lots. A telegram from Lewis Penwell of the wool division says pooling can yield about 1.5 cents per pound savings. County agents will coordinate shipments and returns to individual farmers.
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Genment
Grand Forks
Lewis Penwell
Fewer Industries Board
Washingti
Willard
Pac Ry
Model High School Holds First Baccalaureate Service
At 11 o'clock Sunday morning Rev Jonathan Watson will preach the baccalaureate sermon for the Model High School graduating class at St Pauls Episcopal church This is the first year the school has held a baccalaureate service Mr Watson returned from Niagara where he spoke at a Red Cross picnic organized by workmen of the district He notes the picnic was highly successful and that a sizable sum was raised for Red Cross work Next Thursday he will deliver the commencement address for the Park River graduating class.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Jonathan Watson
Watson
Niagara
Red Cross
Park River
Townleyites Barred From Pine County Meeting
In Moose Lake Minnesota sheriff Hawley and guards from Sturgeon Lake and Hinckley halted a Nonpartisan meeting. The incident involved about 50 local residents and interrupted what was described as a political gathering. Officers cited preventing disorder as the action's aim and kept the group from assembling.
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Moose Lake
Minn
Hawley
Sturgeon Lake
Home of Rupert Enney J C Surrie Nonpartigan Organizer
A fragment notes Rupert Enney J C Surrie hosting a day event at a private residence. The entry identifies Surrie as a nonpartigan organizer, with limited readable context.
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Rupert
Enney
Surrie
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de Man Seen Forts
North
Dako
Corporal Smith
Pershing
Spain
Riverside
E. J. Lander
Dacotah
Friedman
Routh
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Yovernay
U.S
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Pine County
Enner & Beg Beg
Gauze Union Suits
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San M. Stanchfield
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