Woman Suffrage Measure to Be Voted on in November
Jamestown August 14 1914 the woman suffrage measure Senate Bill No 6 will be voted upon November 3 1914 on a separate ballot and a majority of all votes cast at the election will decide it. The Church of England has taken steps toward equal rights for women in church elections at York London and Southwell bishops voted 22 to 3 clergy 40 to 15 laymen 76 to 72. Natal South Africa grants municipal and council voting rights to women. Mrs Lillian Bowers of Fargo lectures on scientific temperance and suffrage organizing WCTU chapters in several counties. Edna F Salmons state WCTU Franchise head works for suffrage in northern North Dakota. Housewives League calls for food price investigation and asks President Wilson to urge stable prices during the European war.
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Jamestown
Senate
Church of England
Tolemn
York
London
Southwell
Warkinemann
New York
Lillian B. Bowers
Fargo
Bowman
Adams
Hettinger
New England
Regent
Burt
Bentie
Edna F. Salmons
Housewives’ League
Wilson
Funeral of Willie Vogel of Stewart Township
The funeral of Willie Vogel of Stewart Township was held Tuesday afternoon at two from his home and Zion Church. Rev J F L Boanhoff led services with interment in Zion Church graveyard. The 20 year old died last Sunday from internal temmerage after returning from the south and harvest work. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vogel two brothers and four sisters.
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Wille Vogell
Zion Church
J. F. L. Boanhoff
Willie Vogel
Robert Vogel
Fourth Annual North Dakota Exposition at Bismarck
The fourth annual North Dakota Exposition will be held in Bismarck with $5,000 in cash premiums and extensive entertainments. A large display of educational, industrial, agricultural, and stock exhibits is planned, plus vaudeville, band concerts, lectures, and outdoor sports. County displays will be highlighted on special days as counties vie for premier exhibits.
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Northern Pacific
Exposition Theatre
Yea
Gilbreath
Commercial Club
Bismarck
North Dakota
Germans Press Antwerp Bracket as Brussels Holds Ground
Reports from Brussels and Paris describe German forces pressing Belgian and French defenders around Brussels while Belgian troops allegedly sacrifice many men to defend the city. Paris notes French pressure toward Alsace Lorraine pushing German lines back toward the Rhine, with cavalry artillery and motorcycles aiding the advance.
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Brussels
Paris
Alsace-Lorraine
Stransburg
Rhine Valley
Solemn Warning to Remain Neutral in Thought and Action
President Wilson urges Americans to stay neutral in fact and thought amid the European war. He warns against partisanship and calls for impartiality, urging restraint in speech, sentiment, and public conduct to keep the nation united and at peace.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
America
Ask Pres Wilson Appeal To Japan To Keep War In East
Washington Aug 19 The National German alliance telegraphed President Wilson urging the United States to appeal to Japan to keep the war in the East. Also notes from Sheyenine Valley and local Kathryn shoppers and visitors including Henrikson Thoreson Olson and Horde with several May and Wednesday mentions.
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Pres. Wilson
Japan
Sheyenine Valley
Jeng Henrikson
Kathryn
Carl Thoreson
Henry Olson
Martin Thoreson
Edna Aas
Kemna Henrikson
Thom Horde
Austrian Forces Meet Defeat on Servian Soil
Athens August 19 Premier Passitch says Austrian army tried to penetrate the Sabatz mountains but was routed with 15 000 killed wounded or captured. Austrians attacked in a mountain valley by Servian forces and, unable to reform, retreated leaving their artillery. Mrs C O Wagley arrives Milwaukee Wisconsin for a three week visit with the Coddings on Normal Avenue.
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Athens
Passitch
Servia
Sabatz
Professor Wise on Dealers and Community Harmony
Professor Wise argues that true business success rests on friendship and mutual respect between dealers and the community. He questions whether a merchant’s attitude is financial only or whether it fosters quality, cooperation, and local well being through genuine cordial relations with customers. Rogers Lumber Company aligns with this philosophy, signaling Q. G. stands for Quality Goods in lumber, men, and methods.
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Q. G
Rogers Lumber Company
Professor Wise
Crown Prince of Denmark Becomes Cadet Sailor
Copenhagen Aug 18 The crown prince, at fifteen, has earned his father’s consent to pursue a sailor’s path. He becomes a cadet on the Absalon with ordinary cadet treatment, aims to pass university entrance exams, and remains a democratic youth who has loved Boy Scouts for three years. He speaks English fluently and admires American authors, hoping to visit America soon as a sailor.
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Copenhagen
Crown
Absalon
Boy Scouts
America
Canadian Troops News and Local Farming Hopes In Canada
A letter from Estevan Saskatchewan subscriber Homer Sandberg reports subscription support for Times Record Weekly, notes milder frost effects on late flax, signs of government aid for hard hit settlers, and predicts widespread threshing with wheat yields above forty bushels per acre in Assiniboia. War remains the topic.
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Times Record
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Assiniboia
Homer Sandberg
Estevan
Can
Holland Takes Steps To Enforce Neutrality
Holland tightens frontier defense with cavalry patrols and fortified roads. Detachments guard marshy borders while rivers are protected by armed barges and flood arrangements prepared. Forts near frontier command invasion lines and local houses trees and crops are leveled to deny cover to attackers. NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Sealed bids due Sept 21 1914 by Noltimier township for town hall with bond equal to twice project cost. Valley City Clerk John Ravelin. 8-20-5tw
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London
Daily Telegraph
Holland
Noltimier Township
Community notes from Sheyenne Valley region
Local residents and visitors are listed in a sequence of social and business notes. Names include Nina Henrikson Minnie Paulson Julia Henrikson Melvin Hanson Marie Henrikson Axel Nelson Brandvold Paul Fields John Henrikson Erick Anderson Engebret B Aas Joseph Stevens Wm Larsman. Activities span shopping visits business trips bicycle trips and a dancing gathering near Kathryn Fingal and Fort Ransom.
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Melvin Hanson
Kathryn
Marie Henrikson
Axel Nelson
K. A. Bonhus
Valley City
Brandvold
Ft. Ransom
Peter Gregerson
Carl Henrikson
Fingal
Paul Fields
John F. Henrikson
Erick Anderson
Engebret B. Aas
Joseph Stevens
Wm. Larsman
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Provincial Council of
Natal
Southfrica
Stewart Township
Coats
Mackinaw Coats
N. D
Times-Record
Washington
Presi
Dent Wilson
Servian
C .O. Wagley
Milwaukee
Wis
T. L. Codding
Normal Avenue
Crown Prince OF Denmark
R. E. Skennard
Chester
Fred Colty
State Normal School
John Ravelin
Sheyenne Valley
Nina Henrikson
Mliss
Minnie Paulson
Julia Henrikson
Jeng Rensby
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