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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
1
British warships anchored before Tamid Asia Minor and bombarded Turkish lines, with heavy losses. about 1,000 Turks killed per Athens dispatch. Istmid reports say violent fighting continues as Turkish shells hit the town.
Ashland Wisconsin June 26 a pure white doe a frequent visitor to the Birch Lake country woods near Trappers In It was encountered by a party including J Frank Clarke Davenport Iowa A P Andrus and G M Burnham all from this city They said it is a fine specimen of Na type and appears to be in good weight and condition. The report notes showers tonight and cooler weather for the south and western portions with partly cloudy conditions Friday.
In Oclwein Iowa on June 36 a plane carrying passenger Kyle fell two thousand feet. The passenger was unhurt while the machine was wrecked. The pilot and Bennett struggled to regain control as the craft plunged before Bennett revived Kyle.
June coverage reports the Townley effort to boost support for Langer and others at a Mandan two day picnic drew under 500 attendees. Speakers faced a cool reception as improvised attractions, banners, and political attacks failed to energize the crowd.
Washington reports city population updates including Des Moines Iowa 126 468 Taunton 40 879 Eugene 40 100 Wichita Falls 31 878 and growth percentages for several areas. In markets onions slump after years of high prices while potatoes rise two to three times from last year according to the Agriculture Department weekly market review.
Charley Griggs of Michigan Grand county retracts a false bribery claim against Townley forces made at Holmes Postoffice Grand Forks County. He apologizes for interrupting Car E Johnson and Aunt A Lee speakers June 24 1920 and states no one asked him to sell his vote. He pledges truth and remorse in a formal retraction dated June 26 at Holmes Postoffice.
Reports from Ryder North Dakota allege lies in campaign coverage by the Fargo Courier-News regarding a debate between Dr E Lee Howard and Commissioner John Hagan. Other items note a vaudeville pistol incident involving Kitty Gordon, an Rotary presidency, a ten round draw in Minnesota, a Harvard Yale crew result, German disarmament notes, a well accident in Turtle Lake, and Argentine debt liquidations in Buenos Aires.
Bottineau North Dakota June 26 County Agent C G Ane mont Nave pon examination found a parasite in grasshoppers. The worm, a margin worm, measures one eighth to one fourth inch. Insect samples brought in at noon were weak and died after noon. Hope rests on the coming of the parasite to control the pest.
Williams County records a two inch rainfall bringing beneficial effects to crops and city woodwork while some basements flood and rural roads wash out amid storm damage in Wiliston North Dakota on June 26.
Chicago June 26 W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Beltway Trainmen says a wage scale adjustment promised before July 30 retroactive to May 1 should quell dissension as thousands of expelled workers are readmitted. A tentative 32 percent average raise is reported by the labor board, though officials decline confirmation.
William Langer spoke to an estimated 1,800 at Marion North Dakota on June 26, delivering sharp replies to a heckler. The crowd included Gilbert Berg and Townley supporters, but Langer persuaded many skeptics, with two dozen farmers reportedly switching to support him after the talk.
Williston North Dakota June 26 The Townley gathering yesterday failed to draw crowds as Townley spoke briefly after a long delay. He blamed the poor turnout on voters not having time to attend and criticized the Minnesota campaign.
Special to the Merald reports widespread rainfall across the state, with amounts ranging from trace to 4.8 inches in stations like Bottineau Dunn Fer? LARimore Bismarck Dickinson Minot and Williston. Most totals occurred since last night as the Weather Bureau notes heavy precipitation covering the northern half of the state and areas where rain was most needed.
A fragmentary report from New York notes an apparent surge in alien arrivals as war-related resumption measures unfold. The source fragment mentions Bilin Labs and a June date, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
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