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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
1
A sudden hurricane struck the metropolitan area causing extensive damage across northern and eastern New York. Ferris wheel wreckage, submerged boats, and collapsed buildings left hundreds injured or dead as rescue crews comb Long Island Sound for missing persons.
Tokio dispatch reports Admiral Baron Kato accepting the premiership. His non party cabinet aims to implement Washington conference accords in spirit and letter. A key condition seeks a forty million budget cut and broad support from allied diet peers. Shidehara reportedly may refuse a foreign office portfolio in the new administration.
Washington on June 12 the American Farm Bureau Federation urged Congress to accept Ford's offer calling it a monument to farmers and forming unmistakable terms of support by members.
Fargo June 12 John Les Coulter president of North Dakota Agricultural College urged keeping the college out of factional disputes in his commencement address. Sixty four degrees were awarded. The address framed a review of the college's aims, activities, and future hopes. Huston Thompson of Washington DC, in his baccalaureate sermon, urged unity and cautioned against materialism and selfishness as America heals the world.
Washington June 13 The Associated Press reports that Chile and Peru are no nearer reaching a settlement after the Chilean-Peruvian conference. Officials and observers note the gulf between the two sides remains wide with little progress toward a decisive move.
Major Brainerd and Lieutenant R. T. Aldworth of the marine corps air service were in a DeHaviland aircraft that crashed at Camp Hancock landing field near Augusta Georgia on June 12. The two officers were badly injured and taken to the university hospital. The accident is believed to have been caused by an air pocket.
Reported wage reductions may push total cuts to about 150 million dollars yearly with further 40 million-dollar savings possible from transmission payrolls. Unions weigh Canadian headquarters to offset US court damages rulings as ballots push 400 000 shopmen toward unified action while CB&Q clerks consider a 2 to 3 percent cut.
Neb June 13. Eddie Rickenbacker’s party continues by rail toward San Francisco after another aerial mishap. Weather forecast notes partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday across Minnesota and North Dakota with little temperature change.
Li Yuan Hung resumes power in Peking as president after ten days without executive heads. He nominates Wu Ting Fang, former Washington minister, to be premier, aiming to unite factions and solidify the government. In Tianjin heavy fighting resumes near Chinwangtao and Shanhaikwan as armistice efforts falter.
Buffalo June 12 Without publicity or appeal the fund of four million dollars to retire veteran Y M C A executives across North America is nearing full subscription. The Rockefeller Foundation has contributed one million dollars to the drive which aims to close within two weeks. Canada Cuba and Brazil have also given to the effort. New York state led with two hundred thirty one thousand two hundred forty five dollars. Pennsylvania and Ohio follow. The initial two million was mainly raised in New York Chicago and Cincinnati. Open summer session St Cloud Minn fifty optometrists attend the midsummer meeting of the Minnesota State Association of Optometrists with lectures to run through Wednesday.
The thirty third annual commencement season begins with a Sunday baccalaureate in the university armory led by President Kane who urges life as a great school with fixed purpose. The day features academic processions, band music, and multiple affiliated college services across campus and at First Methodist church.
A strong tremor was recorded in Washington around midnight with an intensity described as powerful. A subsequent aftershock followed, lasting about thirty minutes.
Gov Fr A Neston states Bank of North Dakota loans to the Equity Co operative Packing plant were refused for business reasons not political. He cites doubtful note collateral and deteriorating plant machinery as explanations. Theodore Nelson of the Independent Voters association charges are addressed in Fargo Courier News report.
Judge Claude Luso of the Western District of Wisconsin denied Wisconsin’s bid to remand the Battle Ax case to Bayfield County Circuit Court. The suit challenges ICC approval allowing Northern Pacific to abandon part of the Iron River to Washburn line, citing state jurisdiction over a Wisconsin corporation. The ruling overruled the state’s argument.
In a fractured box of results St Louis and Philadelphia, Cincinnati and New York, Pittsburgh and Boston, Chicago and Cleveland posted incomplete innings with pitcher lineups including Pertica Ainsmith Haoline O'Farrell Smith Morrison Gooch Hollingsworth Gowdy and Rixey Gillespie Hargrave Barnes Snyder Schupp Schalk Ferguson Ruel Schupp and Naylor Brusey listed without complete game details.
James Maher of Kimball Wisconsin a telegraph operator for the Chicago and Northwestern is jailed in Iron County awaiting circuit court trial for allegedly shooting John Connetti last week. Five shots from a revolver were fired none hit Connetti and a final shot lodged in his hip after Maher reloaded. Connetti was taken to Ironwood hospital and a warrant issued. The dispute between the men has a long history.
A Ward Township meeting in Mind, North Dakota, held June 1, focused on township finances and road improvements. Officials indicated topics included tax measures, legal updates, and road funding as part of a long session.
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