North Dakota Republicans Fix 446 Delegates for Taft Convention
Fargo January meeting of the state Republican central committee approves apportionment for the 446 delegate convention. Adams, Hettinger, Bowman and other counties gain three at large voices. Minot gains prominence as next convention host with May 14 target. Taft endorsed despite Roosevelt support, with condolence resolutions for three deceased committee members.
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Fargo
North Dakota
Taft
Minot
He State
Republican Central Committee
Wis
Sirpceme Court
Railroad Commissioners
Superinendent of Public Instruction
Adams
Hettinser
Rowman and Dunn
Frillows
Tearnes
Wil Henson
Willings
Nottineau
Bowman
Burleigh
Masseena
Cavalier
Civtesteererrsnewese
Dickey
Devenraerereeerctet Dunn
Richland Rolette
Sargent Stark
Steele Stutsman
Towner
Ward
Cress Wells
Williams
Power AE
Callahan
Calgelton
Roach
Hankinson
Yast
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Messrs
Bosard
Grand Forks
McGillivray
Dickinson
Meabody
Carrington
Beating Case Ends With Fines For Two Brothers
August and Ludwig Jessweine were arrested in Harvey North Dakota for disturbing the peace after beating the farmer's wife. They were jailed, brought before Justice Schutz, and fined ten dollars and costs each. One paid and was released. the other worked sawing wood for two days before paying and being released. The wife had previously managed disputes with muscle and bribes, but this time police intervention followed a call to Chief Dompier.
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August
Ludwig Jessweine
Farmer
Harvey
N. D
Justice Schutz
Grain Thieves Bound Over in Harvey North Dakota
Glen Miller and Daniel Rich were arraigned on grain theft charges from Boettcher and Gackle elevators. Bound over to the district court, bonds set at $1,000 each. Rich posted bonds and returned home, Miller remains in jail awaiting trial. A stipulated judgment in two damage suits may total about $3,000.
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Harvey
N. D
Glen Miller
Daniel Rich
Fessenden
Bich
Miller
Prairie Fire Case Leads to $200 Damages Award
Jamestown North Dakota January 24 In the district court the Mahan versus Northern Pacific Railway case seeks damages for prairie and prairie grass root burnings along the railroad right of way two and a quarter miles west of Tappen. The jury awarded $200 to the plaintiff after about an hour, marking a landmark verdict for landowners seeking compensation for prairie fires not tied to hay or other structures.
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Jamestown
N. D
Mahan
N- P. Railway
Railway Company
N. P
Tappen
Mr. Knauf
Five Convicts Taken Toward Capital City
Minot North Dakota January 25 Deputies George and Harshman transported five prisoners sentenced by Judge Goss to the state penitentiary. The convicts named are Alexander Kerr for abandonment of child one to three years Albert Robison for grand larceny one to two years R Aney for embezzlement one year Thomas Gibbon for burglary one and one half to three years and Thomas Burke for burglary two to three years.
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Minot
North Dakota
George
Harshman
Bismarck
Goss
State Penitentiary
Alexander Kerr
Albert Robison
Aney
Thomas Gibbon
Thomas Burke
Man Drinks Carbolic Acid in Hotel Suicide Near Roche Perce
An unknown 85 year old man, believed a miner from near Roche Perce, committed suicide at the Union hotel by drinking carbolic acid mixed with whiskey. He had been in town several days and a coroner from Estevan will hold an inquest that evening.
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Roche Perce Portal
N. D
Union Hotel
Roche Perce
Estevan
Roosevelt to Confer With Railroad VPs in Washington
One of the most important railroad conferences in years will occur Monday in Washington. President Roosevelt will meet operating vice presidents from leading U S railways to discuss proposed legalization of pooling agreements and related issues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft Adherents Ready Kentucky Delegation
Louisville Ky January 24 Taft supporters in Kentucky claim the state will deliver its twenty six Republican national convention votes. Governor Angustus Ke Willson is a Taft man and likely to be one of the four delegates from the state at large. Three other Taft adherents are slated for the remaining delegateships.
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Taft
Kentucky
Louisville
Angtatus KE. Willson
Protests Over New Newspaper Mailing Rulings
Washington notes a flood of protests to the post office department seeking revision of new rules for mailing newspapers and periodicals. Prominent publishers nationwide are involved, with country papers hit hardest because second class mailing requires paid subscriptions within a year. The National Editorial association executive committee will meet here Monday to discuss the issue and plan the St. Paul convention.
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Washington
Post Office Department
National Editorial Association
Thc
St. Paul
State's Attorneys to Meet in Jamestown
North Dakota state s attorneys plan their annual meeting in Jamestown on January 28. Thorp, VP of the association, invites all state attorneys to attend. Judges Spalding Fisk and Dean Bruce will read papers. Prominent North Dakotans plan papers and discussions, with a banquet in the evening.
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Seasion
Jamestown
N. B
North Dakota
Thorp
Associaton
North
Mercier Celebrates Fourth by Pledge not to Drink
In Ware Massachusetts George Mercier received a split sentence: he may drink freely on July 4 while remaining sober on the day. A magistrate offered jail or a one year pledge to abstain from alcohol, leading to a compromise ensuring no arrest on July 4 for indulgence.
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Ware
George Mercier
Mercier
Convention at Salt Lake for Trans Missouri Dry Farming Congress
Hundreds of delegates from fourteen states two territories and Canadian Northwest attend the second session in Salt Lake City Utah focusing on dry farming methods to reclaim semiarid lands and reduce reliance on ditch irrigation with experts from Washington and speakers including Luther Burbank.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
United States
West
Denver
Suit Against Canadian Northern Railway for 50000
Samuel Walker sues the Canadian Northern Railway for 50000 over an August 15 incident in Winnipeg yards. He alleges a loose gate on the stock track knocked him from a freight car, causing the loss of both legs after landing on debris, due to darkness hindering warning.
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Candian Northern Railway Company
Samuel Walker
Winnipeg
Walker
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Battler Nelson Targets Gans After Lightweight Sprint
Battler Nelson plans victories over Kid Scaler and Lesler in Los Angeles and Umholz in Washington ahead of a potential clash with Packy McFarland. He aims to win all three bouts to earn a chance at Joe Gans, claiming confidence he can "put it all over" the old master.
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Battler
Los Angeles
Cal
Kid Scaler
McCarey
Nelson
Joe Gans
Lesler
Boer Umholz
Washington
Packy McFarland
Shippers Seek Damages From Great Northern and Northern Pacific
James M. Uhlman sues in Roma County Minnesota district court seeking 1990 for cattle injuries in transit from Avoca North Dakota to South St. Paul. 660 dead figures cite, pens rotten fences, cattle scattered ten miles and some lost. Separate suit by C M Vance seeks 760 for delays in cattle delivery from Drayton North Dakota shipped June 28 1906 to South St. Paul two cars involved.
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Robert B. Paine
St. Paul Road
Chatsworth
Iowa
Hawarden
Ernest L. Harvey
Northern Pacific Railway Company
St. Paul
Jamestown
N. D
Great Northern and
Northern Pacific Roads
James M. Uhlman
District Court
Romaey County
Minnesota
Great Northern Railway Co
Avoca
South St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Drayton
N D
Scandal in Crosby Ends with Arrest and Fled Suspect
In Crosby North Dakota on January 24 a long running domestic scandal erupted when an injured husband beat his wife's alleged lover and the man was arrested for interfering in family matters. On release via a technicality the suspect vanished. The affair has simmered for over a year with most residents aware of the underlying tensions.
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Crosby
N. D
Tarquin
Motor Boat Show Opens in Boston Mechanics Building
Boston hosts the National Motor Boat show with nearly all U S manufacturers sending their latest 1906 models. The expo, separate from the auto show, highlights speed launches and cabin cruisers as motor boating gains in popularity in New England.
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Hub
Boston
United States
New England
Graft Trials Begin in Dauphin Court Next Week
Harrisburg Penn January 25 Trials of the Capitol graft cases start Monday in Dauphin county court. One of five conspiracy cases targets Architect Joseph M. Huston Contractor John H Sanderson former Auditor General William P Snyder former State Treasurer William L Mathues and James M Shumaker former Superintendent of grounds and buildings. Defense has engaged a large legal talent.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Capitol
Dauphin County
Joseph M. Huston
John H. Sanderson
William P. Snyder
William L. Mathues
James M. Shumaker
Andrew Miller Files Candidacy for North Dakota Attorney General
Andrew Miller of Bismarck announces his candidacy on the Republican ticket for the office of Attorney General. He pledges full time dedicated service and conscientious discharge of duties if elected, addressing North Dakota voters.
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Bismarck
Andrew Miller
North Dakota
Vardaman Retires as Noel Takes Inaugural Oath in Mississippi
Jackson dispatch notes Governor elect Noel sworn in as Mississippi’s new chief executive amid a grand public ceremony. Huge crowds gather for the inauguration festivities while ex Governor Vardaman steps back from office and hints at future political activity after his defeat to Congressman John Sharp Williams.
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Jackson
Miss
James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
Noel
John Sharpe Willams
Burke puts mayor out in waterways congress clash
Sioux City Iowa January 25 Mayor James C Dahlman of Omaha was escorted from the hall at the waterways congress final session on Gov John Burke of North Dakota acting chairmans request The dispute began when Dahlman insisted on addressing the report of the committee on organization Critics cried he was out of order and the sergeant at arms led him from the hall Governor Burke called for floor officers and Dahlman left with the sergeant at arms amid further protests
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Sioux City
Iowa
James C. Dahlman
Omaha
the Waterways Congress
John Burke
North Dakota
Congres
Washington
Joe
Cannon
Allison
Dahlman
Burke
Telegraph wires to swell for Bryan nom
Denver prepares for the Democratic national convention with plans to expand telegraph capacity. Pacific Trunk lines and railroad wires will carry the news. An army of linemen works at the auditorium to install the system as about 300 newspaper representatives gather from across the country, signaling intense competition among news associations and papers.
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Denver
Colo
Bryan
Former hotel man says money owed him in embezzlement case
William Engler former proprietor of the Lexington hotel faces a preliminary hearing in Minot North Dakota on embezzlement charges brought by George Mundell Globe Employment Agency owner. Engler denies the charge claiming money is due him under a contract and that he was owed a percentage. He says he would not have stayed in North Dakota if he had committed the crime and planned to move to Langdon for a new job.
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Minot
North Dakota
William Engler
Lexington
George Mundell
Globe Employment Agency
Engler
Toto
Mundell
Mr. Engler
Langdon
Bebrack Ross Fight Set in New Orleans Rematch
The second meeting between Mike Bebrack and Tony Ross is scheduled for Monday at the Southern Athletic Club in New Orleans. Both boxers had a postponed bout to regain form for the mill.
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New Orleans
Mike Bebrack
Tony Ross
Iice
Southern Athletic Club
Schreck
Ross
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