Court adjourns as juries return to weigh guilty verdicts
Judge Goss adjourned court after sentencing, with several defendants facing prison terms or fines. Details include William Armstrong fined 25 dollars, John Walker acquitted on burglary charges, Anton Ronning given jail and fines, and multiple convictions for assault, grand larceny, and malicious mischief. The session closed with suspended sentences for the elderly and a new trial motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Armstrong
Goss
Hols, Sr
John Walker
James Hansel
State
C. Donahoe
Defendant
Slette
Ronning
Hoe
Joe Crowder
Anton Ronning
Bert Smith
Cutting
Bacon
Smith
Robert Mille
John Lee
Nebraska
Erickson
Costa
Andrew Lindquist
Elmer Primm
William Holsar
Arve Hanaker
After Forty Years John F Haskett in praise and rebuke
Poem lamenting freed slaves to praise Lincoln while condemning modern economic bondage. It calls for a new Lincoln to free the people from greed and establish justice, equality, and brotherhood across the land. The speaker contrasts past emancipation with present systemic oppression, urging moral renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammon
Lincoln
Local News and University Notes Highlight Community Events
Judge Goss travels to Minot for court, a melon shipment to Idaho, and a neighbor’s mishap. Albert Beckman returns from Minneapolis as the Amity Literary Club enjoys a Friday program at Baskett’s. A shooting match ends with an oyster supper and a late-night dance at Bergman’s. Edna and Blanche Moore visit Hanketta. Peter Hinte welcomed a boy Feb 1. University notes cover Convocation talks by Dr. Libby on The Negro Problem, three bills in the House for debt, library, and a bacteriological lab, Chas Hurry addressing students, an upcoming oratorical contest and Bryan lecture, and a basketball win over MaVille Normal. The university unveils a newly organized band.
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Levi Mellon
Mountain Home
Idaho
Mellon
Albert Beckman
Minneapolis
Amity Literary Club
Jas. Baskett
Ches. Wright
Edna
Blanche Moore
Hanketta
Cland Hart
Peter
Wedded in Peoria Ill Metamora couple wed in Peoria parish
John A. Alger and Miss Josephyne Heininger were married in the parlor of Bishop Spalding's residence Peoria at 3 pm Wednesday Rev Father O'Reilly performed the ceremony Attendants were Miss Olive Heininger and H L Helgerson The couple left for Bloomington then plan several weeks visiting eastern Illinois before returning to Metamora Heininger is Metamora's eldest daughter Alger comes from Bottineau North Dakota and has visited Metamora on land business The Metamora Herald joins friends in offering congratulations
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Metamora
Herald
John A. Alger
Mias Josephyne Heininger
Bishop Spalding
Peoria
Father O'Reilly
Olive Heininger
H. L. Helgerson
Bloomington
Misa Heininger
Mrs. Heininger
Mr. Alger
Miss Heininger
Alger
Bottineau
North Dakota
the Herald
German Turkish relations strained by German armament moves
In Washington on February 9 reports indicate strong interest in French concern over German activity in the Ottoman empire. Diplomats lack official word, but Berlin's influence with the Porte and the contract for rearming Turkish artillery are seen as a culmination of German triumphs in Turkey, unsettling Franco Turkish ties.
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Washington
Constantinople
M. Constans
Freench
Ottoman Empire
Germany
Turkey
Berlin
Germany Wins Turkish Artillery Rearmament Contract
In Constantinople February 9 Germany secured the contract to rearm the Turkish artillery, risking serious strain on Franco Turkish ties. French ambassador Constans plans to depart for Paris to confer with Foreign Minister Delcasse, while informing Ankara that no new Turkish loans will be issued to the French market.
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Constantinople
Germany
M. Constans
Paris
Delcasse
Russian embassy denies peace terms reports from Paris
The Russian embassy in Paris rejects dispatches from St. Petersburg claiming grand dukes favor peace and instruct the ambassador to quietly learn Japan's terms. The embassy says the rumors originate from Japanese sources and there is no basis for renewed peace talks.
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Paria
Fevne
St. Petersburg
Paris
Japan
Reception for Stoessel in Odessa draws crowds
In Odessa preparations rise for General Stoessel and officers returning from Port Arthur. Razviedchik military weekly argues for a court martial as per law, citing foreign press claims the fortress surrender was not due to internal fortress conditions.
The February Housekeeper Magazine Preview
The February number of the Housekeeper blends short stories and practical articles with new recipes and hostesses tips. Writers include Clinton Scollard Blanche Willis and Robert Bascom with illustrations by Walden Fawcett and Elizabeth Morrison on February festival days.
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A. E. Arnstratter i
Shepard Oliver
House Corporation
Minneapolia
Minn
Shells Japanese Lines in Manchuria Reported
Reports from the Manchurian army headquarters say Russians shelled various Japanese positions last Monday and Monday night. Small Russian infantry attacks were repulsed as Japanese entrenchments advanced toward Wanchjayuantzu Litajentun Chenchlehpao and Helkoutal amid refugee crowds in Bhanghal. The British steamer Eastry bound for Vladivostok was captured off Hokkaido and brought to Yokosuka. Troop movements crossed Lake Baikal by sledges, and Admiral Togo raised his flag aboard the Mikasa at Kure.
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Jan
Tokio
Wanchjayuantzu
Litajentun
Chenchlehpao
Helkoutal
Eastry
Vladivostok
Hokkaido
Shere
Yokosuka
In Memoriam Daniel McBrayen Pioneer Hotel Builder
An obituary honors Daniel McBrayen a respected Ontario born pioneer who settled in Bottineau North Dakota. The article traces his life from farming and carpentry to founding businesses, building the first courthouse, operating a hotel, and his death after a long illness. It notes his family, community impact, and lasting legacy as a progressive, upright frontier figure.
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Daniel McBrayen
Dugald McBrayen
St. Thomas
Ontario
Wallacetown
Bessie
John McKay
Kintyre
North Dakota
Bot
Fifth Street
Businvaa
Maimami-Putt
McBrayen
John i
Alexander
St Thomas
Ont
Jane Mills
St. Justine
Quebec
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Judge Goss
Minot
Andrew Plette
Wan
Andrew
Dr. Johnson
Ehliisorning
John F. Haskett
Abraham
Holif
Amity
Alvin Moore
C. G. Libby
South
House of Representatives
Cochrane
University Law School
Air
Chas. D. Hurry
Univerity
Bryan
Ma‘ville Normal
University Bo
John Alger
Kaiser
Reece
Stoessel
Odessa
Port Arthur
Bhanghal
Lake Baikal
Irkutsk
Siberia
Togo
Kure
Mikasa
Memoriam
Stade
Devile Lake Free Preas
Washington Post
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