Delegates Arriving for North Dakota Republican Convention
Delegates led by James Kennedy of Fargo and Sen Jud LaMoure of Pembina are arriving in Minot for the May 14 state convention to pick delegates for the national Chicago gathering. Hotels report full occupancy. residents urged to host visitors as estimates range from 1,000 to 2,000 attendees. The state central committee meets May 13 at the Commercial Club to settle contests in several counties and the convention proceeds at the Jacobson Opera House.
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Minot
North Dak
Chicago
Jud LaMoure
Pembina
Leland Hotel
James Kennedy
Fargo
Red River Valley
Leland
Lexington
Waverly
State Central Committee
Drilling for Gas Begins Near Westhope North Dakota
May 12 Major North Dakota project Great Northern Oil Gas and Pipe Line installs drilling gear ten miles south of Westhope. Work starts Monday to tap abundant gas and power equipment, aiming to pipe a line to Minot by fall. Officials say gas will cut heating costs and provide a practical solution for Minot.
Italian youth confesses dynamiting Burlington train in Montana
In a detailed confession Lewis ig claims he broke the powder house lock at West Olive Branch mine and stole forty two sticks of dynamite used to wreck the Burlington train near Bird. Ferris helped guide police to the scene while the youth admits intoxication and sole blame for the act. Authorities note evidence supporting his theft of powder and attempted connection to a separate North Coast limited plan at Welch's spur near Butte.
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Mins
Butte
Mont
Lewis Ig
Burlington
Bird
West Olive Branch
Matone
Ferris
Trifs
Welch
Bpur
Jvatsaat
Bute
Primary fee ruling frees candidates from state and county fees
Attorney General McCue advised Secretary of State Blatdell that the primary election filing fee provisions be declared unconstitutional. The opinion aligns with a recent supreme court decision, applying to both old and new laws, stating candidates on state and county tickets need not pay filing or auditor fees. The ruling rests on a long‑standing state court opinion confirming parallel grounds.
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Bismarck
N. D
McCue
Secretary of
Blatadell
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Flying Steel Strikes His Face in North Dakota
Eugene Gilmore, NE of Granville, North Dakota, May 7, was badly injured while operating a buzz saw powered by a steam engine. A flying blade fractured his nose and carved a deep gash in his cheek, the wound reaching bone. A doctor was called and sutures were applied.
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Granville
N. D
Eugene Gilmore
Accident risks eyesight in Fargo high school lab blast
May 7 in Fargo North Dakota a chemical explosion at a high school laboratory injures senior Arthur Qualley. He suffered severe facial injuries and a possible loss of eyesight after mixing hydrochloric and nitric acids with mercury to gild a bottle. He was taken to St Luke's hospital where an eye specialist warned the prognosis worsened. The injured boy is the son of Mr and Mrs J B Qualley who were out of the city.
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Fargo
N. D
Arthur Qualley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Qualley
J. B. Qually
Tme
Lovelace murder trial begins in Fort Ransom region
Lindon North Dakota May 7 The murder trial of Col E B Lovelace of Fort Ransom opens with jury seated by 11 this morning and is expected to run a week to ten days The defendant is charged with murdering his nephew William Lovelace a clerk at the colonel s store at Fort Ransom William disappeared and was found dead two months later in a slough near the store Detectives gathered items from Fort Ransom Lisbon and nearby cities The revolver identity is a key factor The defense expects acquittal of the colonel, an early pioneer of the area.
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Lindon
N. D
Col E
Lovelace
Fort Ransomson
Wiliam Lovelace
Fort Ransom
Lovince
Lisbon
Twin Cities
Love
Court House for Shafer County Commissioners Win In Fight
Grand Forks North Dakota May 7 Yesterday Judge C F Templeton dissolved a temporary injunction against McKenzie County commissioners restraining courthouse and jail construction. The county board had decided on erecting a new courthouse. The ruling clears the way for McKenzie county to proceed with the project.
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Godster
Grand Forks
8.D
C. F. Templeton
District Court
Grand Forks County
McKenzie County
County seat dispute halts McKenzie courthouse plan
In a long fought fight over the county seat between Schafer and Alexander, Schafer prevailed as the county offices remain there. The board of county commissioners had advertised bids for a new county building, but a recent ruling stopped further work. The old courthouse burned weeks earlier leaving no officers' home. L. J. Palda and R. S. Norheim represented the plaintiff, while Geo. A. Bangs and T. S. Becker represented the defendants.
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E County
McKenzie County
A. D. Maderzon
Schafer
McKenzie
Alexander
Board of County Commissioners
L. J. Palda
R. S. Norheim
Geo. A. Bangs
Grand Forks
T. 8. Becker
Williston
New ruling benefits railroad employees and families
Interstate Commerce Commission rule allows any employee on a sixty day leave of absence still on the payroll to receive transportation passes. The decision also extends hours of service law to electric transit companies operating interstate, alongside railroads.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
North Dakota Chautauqua Opens at Devils Lake July 3
The sixteenth annual North Dakota Chautauqua opens at Devils Lake on July 3 and runs to July 19. From a small start it has grown to be a major state event with rising attendance and importance.
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North Dakota
Chautauqua
Devils Lake
Chautauqua Hias
Mysterious Fire at Giavold Barn Kills Livestock
In Galesburg North Carolina on May 8 a fire destroyed John Giavold’s barn killing ten horses and eighteen cattle. The owner woke to a loud report and could not save the animals. neighbors were alerted across the county by the smoke. A separate note from Jamestown North Dakota on the same date tells of five year old Manning Maynard nearly drowning after slipping into the river while playing with other children. Mrs Richard Morton rescued him at the river edge.
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Galesburg
N. C
John Giavold
Gisvold
Jamestown
N. D
Manning
Lacy Maynard
Richard Morton
Timely Lectures at Minot Opera House May 11
About 300 men gathered at 9 15 for Rev W R Jamison’s lecture on The Young Man and the Emergence. The lecture was practical scientific and bristling with facts. A tribute to wifehood and motherhood was praised. Mr Clack sang solos and was praised as a railroad man who dedicates months to social work.
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Minot
North Oak
Opera House
W.R. Jamison
Emer
Clack
Bentiment for Municipal Water Plant Grows in Minot
Minor North Oak May 11 The city council debates waterworks again. A LaCrosse Wisconsin proposer seeks a 12 percent private franchise, with Peter Vandenoever arranging the visit. Most aldermen favor municipal ownership, arguing for a complete system this year.
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Minor
North Oak
LaCrosse
Wis
Minot
Peter Vandenoever
Vandenoever
Capnell
Minot News Notes and Local Visitors Gatherings
Minot Tennis association meeting votes to raise membership limit from thirty to thirty five. Preliminary tournament rounds under way. Local events include a well attended men's meeting at the Jacobson opera house with Conductor Jamison and A H Clark. Numerous visitors from Fargo Valley City Stanley and other towns attend GOP state convention activities. A baby boy is born to Mr and Mrs George A McGee.
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Minot News
Minot Tennis Association
Jacobson Opera House
Jamison
A. H. Clark
Smith B. Hall
Republican Press Bureau
Fargo
J. E. Lister
Vailley City
Leland
H. L. Pratt
Souris
Jud LaMonge
Pembina
W. A. Gordon
Valley City
Magic City
F. L. Alger
Stanley
R. T. Bates
L. B. Pendrey
Towner
J. T. Smith
James Kennedy
G. M. Pierce
Norwich
Col. M. Grigsby
L. B. Hanna
Geo. A. McGee
Sun River Project Opens First Irrigated Lands at Great Falls
Great Falls Mont May 7 the first unit of the Sun river project by the national government, comprising 17000 acres, was opened to settlement today. Tomorrow 15000 acres on the Dearborn tract near Sun river will be placed in the market under the Carlland act.
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Great Walls
Mont
Sun River Project
National Government
Dearborn
Sun River
Episcopal Church Congress Opens in Detroit May Meeting
The Episcopal Church congress met in Detroit, opening with Bishop Woodcock delivering the address. The session runs through the week with topics including the link of Christianity to spiritual and mental healing, higher criticism, history’s influence on theology, and slang’s role in commerce and diplomacy. Prominent churchmen and educators participate.
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Episcopal Church Congress
Detroit
Mich
Episopal Church Congress
Woodcock
Chris Hanity
Mhisslang
Leading powers meet to discuss international maritime codes
At a diplomatic conference opening today representatives from the world’s leading maritime powers gather to study the draft codes for international maritime law. Top issues include the limitation of ship owners liability, salvage at sea, and maritime mortgages and liens.
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Comelon
Ges
Illinois Missouri league opens with eight teams charting season
The Illinois Missouri baseball league begins its season with eight clubs: Canton Havana Hannibal Galesburg Monmouth Macomb and a team unnamed in the fragment. Opening matches set Canton at Havana Galesburg at Monmouth and Hannibal at Macomb.
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Macomb
Canton
Havana
Hannibal
Galesburg
Monmouth
Forsaken Woman's Revenge in Venice Murders of Munari and Valin
In Venice a prominent lawyer Munari disappears and is found murdered with a stab wound. His former lover Terese Valin, 36, is found dead by suicide in the same building after a violent struggle. Police say jealousy triggered the double tragedy as Valin had threatened to end Munari’s new marriage plans.
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Rome
Sumer
Venice
Kamupovsky
Tsmibeseefe Munari
Wich
Tertea Valin
Canada
Munar
Munari
Teresa Valin
Tuncheon Hen
The Old World and its Ways by William Jennings Bryan
Col Bryan travels the world in a richly illustrated travel book to be sold by subscription. The volume presents governmental, educational, religious, and social views from Bryan and includes 251 engravings drawn from photographs. It emphasizes impressions of nations and peoples, with Bryan’s American citizen perspective and limited political aim. Publishers Thompson of St. Louis promote a wide agent opportunity.
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William Jermings Bryan
Europe
Earth
Col
Bryan
United States
William Jennings Bryan
Thompson Publishing Company
St. Louis
National Drainage Congress Opens in Washington
The National Drainage Association led by Florida Governor Broward met at the New Willard in Washington on May 12 for its annual session. Governors, mayors, congress members, and representatives of commercial and improvement groups attended the opening. Commissioner McFarland gave the welcome address.
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Washington, D. C
National Drainage Association
Broward
Florida
New Willard Hotel
Ihe
Congress
McFarland
Desperado Known as Pigeon-Toed Kid Killed by Deputy
Williston May 11 The Pigeon-Toed Kid J C Brown a noted cattle rustler in Montana and Canada was killed by Deputy Sheriff Calderwood at the Pounable ranch Valley county after he reached for a gun. A posse surprised him. he died within hours. The shot struck through his breast and the ball also hit John Maxwell in the shoulder.
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Williston
Montana
Calderwood
Ponnable Ranch
Valley County
Mont
Culbertson
J. C. Brown
Canada
Sherif Smal
Pounable Ranch
Crook Country
Rstler
Championship Tennis Opens in Atlanta May 11
Championship play in the national tournament of the southern intercollegiate tennis began today at the Atlanta Athletic Club courts. Entries come from schools across the South and include many well known players, signaling strong competition through Thursday.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Athete
Textile Conventions in Philadelphia Gather Momentum
In Philadelphia two major textile gatherings unfold this week as the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers opens its annual meet at the Continental Hotel and the American Knit Goods Manufacturers Association begins its session. Special exhibits of improved textile machinery accompany the events, drawing large attendance and signaling a highly successful historic gathering.
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Philadelphia
United States
National Association of Siosiery Manufacturers
Continental Hotel
American Knit Conds Manufacturer’s Association
Firebug Gordon Arrested After Blaze at Pioneer Hotel
Alfred Gordon, linked to a Stevenson house fire in Flaxton, set fire to his own Pioneer hotel today and fled to Canada. He was captured at Bowbells and faces two charges of arson. The Pioneer hotel had been vacant for some time.
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Flaxton
N. D
Alfred Gordon
Stevenson
Pioneer
Canada
Bowbells
Married Woman in Trouble in North Dakota Court
In Harvey North Dakota on May 11 the trial of Mrs Talks for breach of the peace in spanking Earl Warner neighbor’s boy drew big crowds. a jury found no breach of peace and Mrs Warner reportedly plans to sue Mrs Talks for assault and battery. Extra session in New York Albany May 11 the General Assembly met urged by Governor Hughes to push anti race track gambling measures. McKenzie County delegates named for the Republican state convention at Minot May 1.
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Warner
Talks
New York
Albany
N. Y
General Assembly
Hughes
McKenzie County
Schafer, N. D
McKensiea County
Mimct
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FPEM
NDOT
Shafer
National Drainage Congress
Desperado
Sher
Sheriff Small
Harvey
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