Omemee Picnic Draws 6000 As Townwide Rally Tests Bills
Thousands attend a complex Omemee gathering on Main Street featuring Bottineau band and a 6000-strong crowd at the fair grounds. J H Doyle chairs as J C Miller outlines an education bill then Speaker J L Stair praises the League, discusses June 26 votes, and covers Industrial Commission and Bank of North Dakota bills. A baseball game Omemee wins 2-1 over Bottineau precedes a town event with A C Townley speaking on the measures.
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Main Street
Fair Grounds
J. H. Doyle
Omemee
J.C. Miller
J. L. Stair
League
Hare
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Brown
Pey
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Normal School of
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A. C. Townley
Mr. Townley
Industrial Commission
Nonpartisan League
Bank of North Dakota
People
Minnie Nailson
Vote Yes Seven Times for All Those Measures
Fragmented political exhortation urges repeated affirmative voting on June 26 with rhetoric alleging harm by big business and promising leadership in the United States. It frames the ballot as a civic duty and moral rallying cry targeting women and children.
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United States
Gannon Explains Nonpartisan League in Interview
Attorney G. M. Gannon of Ashley, North Dakota, presents a signed interview outlining the Nonpartisan League movement. He answers three questions on farmer benefit, honesty of its leaders, and impact on business and professionals. He argues the league’s laws are tested and beneficial, noting opposition critics lack solid charges.
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G. M. Gannon
Ashley
Ni di
Gannon
Nonpartisan League
Sotaly Oacrzes
League
League meeting notes hidden in garbled Roland report
A damaged sports ledger mentions a league meeting in Roland with sparse readable items. It references an engineer and a stats role but details remain unclear due to transcription errors.
Governor Frazier Circulated a I V A Invitation
Happenings at the state capitol report Governor Frazier amused by a circular from the I V A sent to representatives and farmers urging careful attention to political issues. He cannot attend due to a prior speaking engagement. A minister reportedly offered $25 per speech to the speaker.
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Frazier
T ‘Vouers North Dakota
Frasier
Supreme Court weighs Bond for North Dakota Bank
The court reviews Secretary Hall's claim that the 2,990,000 bond exceeds the debt limit for the Bank of North Dakota. A decision is expected this week. Citizens continue to write in support of purchasing bonds for the new institution Hall opposes as part of a farmers movement.
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Supreme Court
Hall
Bank of North Dakota
Wisconsin Tax Controversy Tangles State Officials
State Auditor Kositzky faces scrutiny as he hires his wife to perform duties during a campaign against farmers laws. The effort centers on a contested tax previously removed from legislative control, creating friction for the Tax Commission and lawmakers. Commissioner Hagen reports Wisconsin officials and others awaiting details on North Dakota laws.
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Kositzky
Tax Commission
Karl
Creamery and Flour Mills Lease Sought for State Experiments
Dairy Commissioner Osterhaus bids to lease a suitable creamery for a state experimental creamery to study butter production and marketing scientifically. J H McGovern seeks two flour mills to lease for grinding part of this year's wheat crop. The state pushes rapid industrial plans amid farmer concerns. A public speech in Moffit drew a large crowd. a local vote showed no支持 for Kositsky's alliance.
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Osterhaus
J. H. McGovern
State Mill and Elevator Association
Kositzky
Moffit
Walter Thomas Mills
Mills
Mille
Kositaky
Federated Farmers Convention to be Held in Bismarck
Bismarck will host the Federated Farmers Convention on June 16 with Governor Frasier presiding and Commissioner Hagen?bol stering. Noted attendees include Senator Thomas Gore and Gifford Pinchot along with other national figures from the agriculture sector.
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Bismarck
Federated Farmers’ Convention
Frasier
Agriculture and Labor
Hagen Wil Sneak
Thos F P. Gore
Statesman
Oklahoma
Gifford Pinchot
Secretary of the Interior
W. J. Spillman
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Soldier Seeks Victory Over New Laws Impacting Benefit Fund
A veteran says the Industrial Commission law and the I V A rulings threaten the soldier benefit fund if the Home Building association bill is defeated. He notes $550 due under the returned soldiers compensation act and promotes a slogan to mobilize opposition to June 26.
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Home Building Association
Soldier Benefit Fund
Employers Get Busy Prepare for New North Dakota Law
The Workmen's Compensation Bureau warns 45 000 North Dakota employers to prepare for the law taking effect July 1. All employers regardless of size must opt in to gain protection. without it they face full damages for employee accidents or deaths. Authorities claim the North Dakota act is the world’s leading model and cheaper for employers with greater benefits to employees than private plans.
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Mployers
Workmen’s Compensation Bureau
North Dakota
Navy to auction Maine battle ship memorial tabs
The Navy Department has 1311 tablets made from the battleship Maine remains sunk in 1898. They will be sold for five dollars each with express shipment from Washington, per a letter to Governor Frazier.
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Navy Department
Maine
Washington
Frazier
Rain Shortage Across Northwest North Dakota
Nine of twenty weather stations report some rain since May 31 with under half an inch at most. The western and especially the northwestern part have seen no real rain since mid May. Decoration Day showers failed to reach the area, and farmers hope for soon moisture to aid the fields.
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Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
Bismarck
State Insures Its Own Buildings
A. K. Aslakson in St Paul studies insuring the state systemic buildings. After August 1 North Dakota will insure its own buildings instead of private companies. Minnesota Wisconsin and other western states follow the same system. The state pays premiums into an insurance fund from which losses will be paid. Overhead expenses drop nearly to nothing and the state saves money.
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A. K. Aslakson
St. Paul
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indian War Forecast Under Sitting Bull In 1890
The article describes Sitting Bull issuing war orders to all Indians in the United States with war dances as signals. It notes 11 000 Indians in the Bad Lands near South Dakota and 3000 trained soldiers, plus riders sent to warn camps. The Turtle Mountains region hosts thousands more, with anxieties rising as no horses or cars exist to flee.
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Sitting Bull
South Dakota
Turtle Mountains
End of 1890 Indian Uprising Tells of Sitting Bull's Death
A writer notes Sit ting Bull and allies were shot on December 11 1890 near Fort Yates and the uprising ended January 16 1891 as General Miles forced tribes to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
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Canada
Sitting Bull
Fort Yates
General Miles
Pine Ridge Reservation
South Dakota
North Dakota labor shows gratitude to farmers in Minot convention
At the Eighth annual State Federation of Labor meeting in Minot on June 2 and 3 delegates praised the Nonpartisan League farmer legislature for laws benefiting labor. They endorsed cooperation with farmers, rejected opposition as libelous, and urged continued support for the farmers' industrial program.
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State Federation OF Labor
Minot
North Dakota
Organized
16Th Legislaive Assembly of
Nonpartisan League
Legislative Assembly
United States
Snflnes Jateuse
Labor
Amortized Debt Plan in North Dakota State Bank
A state bank system in North Dakota proposes financing loans at seven percent interest to slowly erase principal over decades. Borrowers repay interest while principal diminishes, with the state using profits to subsidize debt repayment instead of banking profits.
Waverly Hotel Opens in Minot with Ehr as Host
The Waverly Hotel in Minot opens with Ed Ehr serving as host or manager. Patrons welcome the new venue and its early offerings as the community gains a fresh lodging and dining option.
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Waverly
Minot
Ed. Ehr
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