Drake Mill Among Big Creditors Of Consumers Stores
Receivership granted by Judge Moell- Ting after voluntary bankruptcy petition for Consumers Stores Co linked to the Nonpartisan League. The firm, formed in 1917, operated 27 stores, owes about 700,000 to farmers and banks, and reported assets near 981,000 against 300,000 liabilities, with many notes unpaid. Larimore store sold for 6,200 to a group including H G Link and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League Enterprise
Moell- Ting
Berald Special Service
B.D
Concern’ United States Co
Partisan League
Fever
H. Moehring
Ward County
Drake
Persia
Mit
Tengue
Rett
Bishop, Brinsman & Co
Scan- Vian-American Bank
Fargo
People's State Bank
Grand
State Bank of Deering
First National Bank of Bisek
State Bank of Inka
Consumers Btores
Fit and Elevator Association
Brevelver
Volunt
Naa Suptey
J.L. Grimt
Pango
James Wenstrom
Dover
Moellring
W. G. Johnson
Mitteamurer
Com Larther Tae
Ing
Consumers’ Stores, Co
Nonpartisan League
H. A. Paddock
North Dakota Industrial Commission
Larimore
Consumers’ United Stores Co
Office of the Register of Deeds
Grand Forks County
N. D. Wold
H. G. Link
Graneberg
A. B. Temple
John Jodock
Bank of Fargo
Oad
North Dakota Governor Assails Mother Jones remark
Governor Frasier criticized the remark by Mother Jones that women lack training to vote intelligently. In Grand Forks he urged voters to assess the Nonpartisan League's performance, praised Lawrence Bjorgo, and faulted the Commercial Club for bond sales lagging behind targets. He called the Bramarck probe a disgrace and warned about state bonds’ eastward fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn J. Frasier
Mother Jones
J. W
Grand Forks
Nonpartisan League
Prager
Washington
North Dakota
Bjorgo
Frazier
Lawrence Bjorgo
Grand Forke
C In
H. Aaker
Bramarck
City
Labor Temple
Fargo
Great Northern
Grand Forka Commercial Club
Smallpox Outbreak Reported in Sanish Town
Minot dispatch notes Sanish town reports smallpox cases prompting health action. Mentions Thomas Linnley, a former Minot resident, and references to overseas service, military and local defense efforts amid the outbreak story.
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Minot
Thomas Linnley
Foe Ee Co
Bogand
Linney
Abe
Adm
Johnson Blames State For Delay In Baseball Case
Chicago March 16 President Ban Jonson of the American league pitched responsibility for the delay in the baseball scandal trial onto the state. He said there would have been no postponement had the cases not been bungled when they were brought before the grand jury, delaying the opening hearing to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ban Jonson
American League
Publc
Frand Tyrys
Williams Man Charged With Wife Defection
A Williams man was charged after a disturbance referenced as a wife defection incident reported yesterday. Details remain sparse in the fragmentary OCR text.
Recall threatens state funds via Industrial Commission power
The 1919 Bank of North Dakota Act empowers the Industrial Commission to transfer tax funds across agencies with no real limits. Audits show $1,185,000 moved to support private enterprises like Mill and Elevator and Home Building associations. Critics warn the commission could deepen state debt, urging removal of current members and support for independents at the Lake convention on March 30 led by Governor Frazier, Lemke, and Hagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Industrial Commission
House of Representatives Audit Committee
Bank of North Dakota
Industrial Commission
Ely
Maf
Fit
State University
Home Building Association
Salilan
Nonpartisan League
Industria Commission
Lynn J. Frazier
William Lemke
J. N. Hagan
Lake
Delcide
England Buys Direct Cable to America
London reports the purchase price for a new direct cable to the United States set at £570000, including £100008 of cable stock and three stations at Ballinaskelligh Ireland Harbor Grace N Newfoundland Ryé Beach and Halifax. The cable, leased to Western Union for £57000 yearly, is described as a reserve for existing imperial links and may cost £1000000 if rebuilt. Weather outlook calls for generally fair skies then colder winds across North Dakota with a cold wave expected in northeast regions tonight and Wednesday.
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London
United States
H. Piker
Ballinaskelligh
Ireland
Harbor Grace
New Foundland
Ryé Beach
Halifax
Imperial Cables
Western Union Company
Pease
Eed
North Dakota
Hear Arguments In Southern Pine Association Case
Federal Judge Ferris was to hear arguments on March 15 in the government’s bid to dissolve the Southern Pine Association. The suit accuses 61 corporations and 60 individuals of conspiring to curb supply and raise yellow pine lumber prices under the Sherman Act. Judge Ferris reportedly disqualified himself after prejudicial views toward several defendants who were members of the Southern Pine Manufacturers’ association in 1913.
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Southern Pine
Settlement in South Foreseen
Washington officials said the Panama Costa Rica boundary dispute could be resolved after a U S note sent to Panama offered a new basis for negotiations. The move, seen as opening a path to settlement, aimed to satisfy both Panama and Costa Rica.
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Washington
State Department
Panama
Costa Rica
Senate Plans Adjournment This Evening
Washington March 15 held session. The Senate planned speedy disposition of nominations the executive had ready today and adjournment of the extraordinary session tonight.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Bomb explosion wounds five police recruits in Dublin
Dublin March 15 five police recruits were wounded by a bomb explosion while searching a house on Great Brunswick Street three civilians were killed and two others wounded in the blast. Troops confined to barracks as authorities fear disorders following executions at Mount Joy Prison earlier. Dublin corporation adjourned then readjourned amid murder in Limerick fallout.
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Dublin
Great Brimswick Street
le Neil
Mount Joy
Dublin Corporation
Limerick
Bank of North Dakota Pays Million Dollar Loan
The Bank of North Dakota paid the 1,000,000 dollar loan from Merchants' Loan and Trust of Chicago with about 14,000 dollars in interest. Garnishment suits have tied up over 2,000,000 of redeposits, and counties are redesigning methods by using checks on the Bank of North Dakota to make tax payments. The city of Bismarck replaces Bank of North Dakota as depository, using local banks for all funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Mareh
Bank of North Dakota
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company of Chicago
Johannsen
State Bank
Chicago
Supreme Court
Gurnlah- Menta
Bank of North
New State in West Proposed by Idaho Plan
Boia Idaho March 15 Governor D W Davia approved a joint resolution authorizing a five member commission to lead a secession movement for ten northern Idaho counties into a new state with Spokane as the proposed capital and eastern Washington territory to join.
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Boia
Idaho
D. W. Davia
State Assembly
Washington
Congress
Mare
Spokane
More Assassinations Planned in Spain Officials Say
Madrid reports police found a list of prominent Spaniards marked for death after Pedro Mateo, an anarchist confessor, named others involved in the Dato assassination plot. Mateo said he bought the motorcycle used in the crime, traveled from Barcelona to Sangoma then Madrid, and blamed his landlady for the betrayal.
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Madrid
Pedro Mateo
Dato
Mateo
Nasaneing
Barcelona
Sangoma
Former Turkish Grand Vizier Shot in Berlin Suburb
Talaat Pasha, former grand vizier and Turkish minister, was assassinated in Charlottenburg a western Berlin suburb. An Armenian student was arrested for the shooting, according to the report dated in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Berlin
Talaat ‘Pasha
Anance
CharlottenbUre
Mur- Garey
Child Dies After Being Struck By Ball
Chicago reports the first baseball season fatality as 13 year old Joseph Mattles died several hours after being struck in the head during a game with playmates. He collapsed at home after initial recovery. A German officer was killed in another incident and details describe clashes and casualties among policemen and citizens across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Mattles
Hotel room struggle and shooting described in court
Clara Smith Hamon testified she was assaulted by Colonel Hamon in a hotel room after breakfast and an afternoon car ride. She described him as drunk and violent, grabbing her, choking, and cursing as she sought protection and a safe room, amid plans to travel to California.
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Hamon
Hannon
California
Mr. Hannon
Ihront
Wir
Hamnon
Min
Shim
Big
Mr. Nichols
Sarann
Bill
Mr. Hamon
Pasa
David
Clara
PF. McLean
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Drake Mill
Consumers
van Towney
Ruy
Consuters’ Stores Co
Waas
H. Li. Billett
Sociadst
C.H. Hegel
Washburn
Barbert O'Leary
A. C. Townley
J. W. Brinton
Townley
Banish
William Lahner
Northwest Consumers
United Stores Co
Sanish
Johnson
Minor
Thorbein- Sib
Heisieus
Car Industrial Commiss
Tt Haw
England
America
Western Union
Norton Winds
Southern Pine Association
Central America
By Morris
Yorkey
Clara Smith
Bank OF N. D
Spain
Iain Lasehin
Oenigschurse
Silesia
Michalkowits
Pledissita Poling
Polen
Heers
Harmon
Altmore
Mida
Clera’ Smith Hamon
Gianier
Jake J. Wamon
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