Fargo Loses Ninth In Series Amid Forfeit Fallout
The Fargo ball club forfeited the deciding game to Valley City after refusing to bat in the ninth with two outs, citing darkness and safety concerns. Valley City led 8 to 3 when umpire Charley Rose ruled the forfeit, giving Valley City the fifth win in the nine game set as Fargo’s Lenahan defended the call and blamed the incident on Kitty Katina.
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Courier-News
Valley City
Fargo
Tle
Charley Rose
Rehey City
Valley Cityeam
Conrest
Rose
Katina
Lenahan
Jensen
Kantina
Enger
Klein
Secon
Conroy
Dean
Schanlaub
Slater
Goheen
Wyatt
Farge
Boardman
Jordan
McNee
Schaeffer
Schanalub
Gilbert
Teds
Earl Morse
American Association
Leeds
Sanford Goes to Washington on Freight Rate Hearing
Frank Sanford of Rogers will leave Valley City on Wednesday August 10 to testify in Washington D C before the Interstate Commerce Commission about freight rate impacts on farm costs and prices. He is linked to the Agricultural College Farm Management element and will be joined by G W Hoffman Pembina Farm Bureau and Rex E Willard from the Agricultural College to present evidence requested by the North Dakota Railroad Commission.
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Frank Sanford
Rogers
Valley City
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sanford
Agricultural College
G. W.hoffman
Pembina Farm Bureau
Rex. E Willard
The
North Dakota Railroad Commission
Quill Pens Endure in Europe and Westminster Halls
A survey notes quill pens persist in Britain despite steel replacing them in Parliament. Hundreds laid out daily in Westminster writing rooms, with antique offices keeping the old practice. Historic pens fetch high prices at auction, linking famous writers and royalty to enduring quill folklore.
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Westminster Palace
Europe
New York Sun
London
House of Commons
Tt Wan
Palace of Westminster
Dickens
Bard Thues
Little Dorritt
Eugenie
Tt Ie
Girl Killed Self on Lover's Doorstep in Chicago
Marie Carr, twenty, killed herself on Harold Hnoohan's doorstep after he ended their youth romance. He had told her they could not be engaged. She swallowed acid rather than accept a broken relationship.
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Chicago
Marie Carr
Miss Carr
Harold Hnoohan
Boy Reads Bible for New Bicycle in Middletown
Thomas Andrews twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs W H Andrews of Middletown New York read the Bible through after two months of steady reading and received a new bicycle from his father as a reward.
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Thomas Andrews
W. H. Andrews
Middletown
Advertising boosts farm product sales through standards
A USDA prepared overview explains how cooperative marketing and strict standardization raise demand and national distribution for crops like citrus, apples, melons, and raisins. It cites successful campaigns in Florida, California, and the Northwest, stressing quality and branding to extend markets and hours.
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Imperial Valley
California
Rocky Ford
Colorado
Florida
Northwest
Amall Farm
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Gsid
National
Association of State Marketing Officials
Most Dreaded Insect Pest Attacks Fruit Trees
San Jose scale invades all parts of fruit trees and fruit, a leading pest for growers. The scale forms a waxy covering over tiny insects, making complete spraying challenging as the pests spread across branches, trunks, and fruit.
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San Jose
First Time Death Fear and Dentist Tales in Uncle Walt’s 5
A melancholy boarder muses on death, aging, and habit, noting people adjust to discomfort. He recalls a dentist episode, joking about painless dentistry, and parries with reflections on marriage, labor, and daily routines at a boarding house.
Birthday Tale From Franklin Child's Christmas Wonder
Little Robert D. two and a half from Franklin idolizes ten year old cousin Gordon as the hero of all play. His mother asks why Christmas is celebrated and who was born. The boy answers Santa and Gordie with simple certainty, a charming Christmas moment recounted by the Indianapolis News.
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Robert D
Franklin
Gordon
Gordie
Robert
Indianapolis News
Ring Repartee in a Colored Pugilist Bout
A colored pugilist taunts his opponent with a boastful remark and a grim prediction after an altercation. The rival retorts that the same fate may await him, hinting at imminent danger and a fatal outcome.
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Bobo
Pretty, Raw. Dinner Questioned By Walter and Tiner
Fragmentary text shows a dinner scene with Walter asking if it was cooked to suit him and Tiner replying yes except for the bill, instructing to take it back and adjust. The lines are garbled and incomplete.
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Walter
Veils and wide brim hats from late summer fashion
Fashion notes describe midsummer millinery trends with wide brim hats in black, marines, and velvet lace. Veils, fine meshes, and floral borders accent two remaining hats while georgette trims and crepe neck fastenings update summer dress hats for the season.
Wonders of America Luray Caverns Tour Wonder
The article highlights Luray Caverns in Virginia near Cave Hill ten miles west of the Shenandoah River town of Luray. It describes vast passages with diverse formations, a chamber of 400 by 125 feet, a pipe organ like formation whose chimes echo softly, bright electric lighting, low humidity, and a year round 54 degree atmosphere enhancing the hallucinatory underground landscape for scientists explorers and visitors.
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Luray Nuhe
Shenandoah River
Virgina
Massanutions
Blue Ridge Range
Luray
Cave Hill
Luray Caverns
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