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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1919
Page
1
Paris and Weimar reports indicate Germany accepted the peace terms and could sign, though the exact date and time remain uncertain. Italy authorized to sign for Italy. Allied powers prepared to act as the German note phrasing maintained the "peace of violence" stance.
Diamarck North Dakota June 23 The ref trendum campaign for the Nonpartisan League enters a final stage with both sides claiming victory. Observers expect a close result though a large silent vote from last fall may affect turnout next Thursday. Townley leads the league campaign while opponents push at multiple points in Burleigh County. Townley is due in Jackson Minnesota to face charges of obstructing military movements.
The readable fragments describe a general discussion of fair weather, days and nights, and unclear events. Source text is heavily garbled with no coherent names, places, dates, or concrete actions to summarize.
Brest June 23 The U S S George Washington received orders to be ready to sail Thursday morning as loading of the transport began this evening President Wilson cabled that he expected to depart Brest Wednesday or Thursday A guard of honor from the White House will depart tonight and another company tomorrow likely due to the president's departure plans The ship will take a direct Brest to United States route under forced draft and coal is being placed on deck spaces
London reports the Russian Soviet government demands the release of LC A K Martens, Bolshevik representative arrested in New York, promising reprisals against Americans in Russia. Great Falls picnic honors children who dug dandelions, celebrating the city weed eradication effort led by Mayor Louis Newman.
Great Northern Train No. 1, westbound, was toppled by a tornado at Carlisle near 4 PM after traveling 45 mph. Of about 200 passengers, 42 reported minor injuries, six cars left the track, and the locomotive stayed on rails. Marine James Brown described the moment and damage. Local residents on board included Mrs. Rotert Nah and others.
Winnipeg was quiet after the afternoon rioting with martial law rescinded though federal soldiers remain in the business district to aid civil authorities. Mayor Gray reported the first shots came from strikers after inflammatory union speeches. No new deaths. three men with bullet wounds are in serious condition as authorities plan continued police readiness and streetcar service resumes tomorrow.
Reports from Helsingfors and London say British ships torpedoed the Bolshevik armored cruiser and sank other vessels in the Baltic area. The Russian battleships Andrei Pervozvanny and Petro Pavlovak are cited in Finnish dispatches, with claims of a white flag and other losses amid World War I naval action.
Idaho's June 1 condition places the wheat crop at 23,253,000 bushels on 969,000 acres with a heavier yield than last year. Winter forecast stands at 8,256,000 bushels, announced by federal field agent J. H. Jacobson. Calgary reports Canada pension rolls may reach 30.9 to 40 million annually after all soldiers return from Europe, Lieut. Col. George R. Philp says. Current total about 20 million with 60,000 pensioners now on rolls.
A violent tornado struck Fergus Falls Minnesota late yesterday tearing through the business district and homes. Authorities report sixty to seventy deaths and more than a hundred injured with about 500 structures destroyed and the city in ruins.
Harry W. Mayer is described as the youngest chief of revenue agents, aged twenty nine. He began chasing criminals in Chicago in 1914 and will oversee 27,500 personnel plus liquor narcotics and tax evasion enforcement in his new role.
Victoria and Winnipeg labor action unfolds as 5,000 metal workers walk out in sympathY with the Winnipeg strike. Meanwhile, summer school opens in Bozeman with state educators attending a session at the Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts. Lectures feature Dr. W. W. of California and Miss Mabel Carney, rural education expert from New York.
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