Coal scarcity and tariff talk fill North Dakota column
The page reports Governor Nestos urging coal purchases amid shortages, debates over tariffs, and a mix of editorials. It notes a Washington peace conference, tariff fights led by wool and woolgrowers, and a North Dakota grain grading act petition drive. It mentions Senator Nelson, Newberry politics, and Henry Ford tied to Muscle Shoals.
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Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Isone
Washington
Smoot
Henry Ford
Senate Agricultural Committee
Mr. Ford
Muscle Shoals
Fowl Corporation
Fowl Corporation. Compounded, As Mr. Ford
J. P. Morgan
Ford
Crary urges changes to North Dakota legal printing laws
B M Crary state printer urges legislative revision of legal advertising rates citing unfair double pay for running legal notices. He opposes a state printing plant and notes state printing has been done cheaply, calling for abolishing the state institution label requirement.
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Bismarck
N. D
B. M. Crary
Mr. Crary
Crary
Taxpayer savings if all shops handle city work
The piece argues that sending work to all capable shops could save taxpayers money, noting that towns like Valley City lacking union shops must outsource small tasks that could be done more efficiently, quickly, and cheaply locally.
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Valley City
Double Barreled Party Wrecking in Congress Clash
N Y Herald notes the Fordney McCumber bonus and tariff plans threaten the United States Congress and the Republican Party. It argues the proposed policies would tax and raise living costs, prompting voter backlash and possible losses in House and Senate seats. The piece portrays Democratic gains as growing prospects amid Republican discontent.
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The
Houston Post
Democratic Party
United States Congress
Treasury
Fordneys
McCumbers
Congress
Fordney-McCumber
House of Representatives
Senate
U. S
Mtumbers
iGolien
Republican
Fordney
House
McCumber
N. Y
Herald
North Dakota Wheat and Crop Prospects Bright
North Dakota leads the nation in spring wheat and rye production this year with substantial flax output. Harvesting is advancing across the state with minimal weather damage, weighty yields, and strong quality. The piece urges gratitude, prosperity, and loyalty amid a world at war, highlighting Cavalier’s Experiment and local County efforts.
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North Dakota
Union
United States
America
Cavalier county forms labor board to stabilize harvest work
A Cavalier county labor board aims to organize farm labor for harvest, protect employers and workers, stabilize wages, and ensure prompt pay. The nine manager executive fixes wage scales, with patrol districts reporting needs and violations. The editorial urges attracting steady workers over transients and warns against wage suppression aimed by unions.
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Cavalier County
North Dakota
W. W
Cavalier County Labor Board
Harvest Workers
Forum. T
Peace conference results stalled by text fragment
Postwar notes from Washington 1921 describe Shantung evacuation by Japan and Yap under shared control, with open door policy cited as American doctrine. The text emphasizes treaty recognition of cable and radio rights and a broader move toward limiting armaments and international cooperation.
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Harding
Shantung
Japan
Yap
United States
China
Washington Conference achievements cited in Republican speech
A Republican speaker extols the Washington Conference and its outcomes. He praises naval limits, seven treaties ratified swiftly, and the shift from war preparation to peace building. The talk credits President Harding, the Secretary of State, and the Senate for leading the United States back to constructive world leadership.
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Far East
Washington Conference
China
Harding
Senate
United States
United States Senate
Republican Party
America
Bristol Bags North Dakota Golf Title In Drama Finish
C E Bristol won the state golf championship at Fargo, defeating R T Barnhard in a dramatic finish on the 36th hole. It marked the first Fargo player to take the title, as Bristol faltered briefly on the 36th green but held on for victory. Mesdames Bristol and Briggs were to decide the women's championship that morning.
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J. F. Sullivan
Mandan
Industrial Commission
Minneapolis Loan and Trust Company
State Supreme Court
Sullivan
Industrial Commission of Eastern Investors
Fargo
N. D
C. E. Bristol
R. T Barnhard
North Dakota Golf Association
Bristol
Barnhard
Mesdames Bristol
Briggs
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Valley Ivy
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Gov. Nestos
Marion
Times-Record Office
Marion Territory
Amitou
Senators
Newberry
Frazier
Michigan
LaFollette
Ladd
North
United States Supreme Court
United States Secretary of Agriculture
State Railroad Warehouse Commission
North Dakota Agricultural College
Eperimental Mill
Secretary of State
Truman Newberry
Mussle Shoals
St. Paul
Cavalier's
Employment Bureau
Red Cross
City Hall
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