Professor Joins U S Service From State School
Dr. Kjerstad of the State Normal School faculty has requested and received a leave of absence to join the government. He will serve as an anthropologist at the Medical Lab in Hazelhurst Maryland and Long Island New York before reporting to his new post. Friends in Walley City send wishes for his success in this new undertaking.
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B. C. L. Kyerstad
Sctmal School
Imus
Hazelhurst Md
Minka
Long Island
New
Dr. Kjerstad
Neaetheal
Sam
Dette
Kjerstad
Walley City
Fire Destroys Large Barn on Gangstad Farm
A charred hip roof barn on Herman Gangstad's farm, 14 miles south of town, burned in the afternoon. Fourty tons of hay and a horse and a jig were lost. origin unknown as Mrs Gangstad and children were away in the field.
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Ben Norgaard
Ben
Herman Gangstad
Fargo Equity Packing Plant to Begin Operation Soon
Saxe Aug 17 The $450000 packing plant built by Equity Cooperative Packing Company of Wourzo near Valley City will be in operation in over sixty days manager L Stapman says. Construction began in 1916 with a corner stone laid August 1917. The plant is expected to cost 3200000 with 1500000 in equipment and aims to complete by late October. Meanwhile three sections of N P train No 1 carried old veterans and families to Portland Oregon for the G A R convention.
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Saxe
Sperative Packing Company
Wourzo
Vos City
L. €. Stapman
Novemer
Enly
N. P
Portland
Oregon
Valley City
Henry Beal
Herold
S. B. Goodwin
Marie Spiker
Robt. Kee
Healy
Lillian Healy
Lon Batcheller
Walter McDonnell
Barbara Packard
Edwin Bloom Receives National War Service Commission
Edwin Bloom of the Preus Clstht ¢ Semapang is named a National War Service window displays commissioner. The appointment recognizes his window dresser and art skills as the program coordinates with the National Committee to showcase patriotic war effort displays in public windows.
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Edwin Bloom
National War Service Committee
Boca Wail
Witich Ie
Catalogue request for Mankato General College courses
A reader seeks information on courses at Mankato General College in Minnesota and asks for the college catalogue by mail. The notice emphasizes enrolling options and study opportunities as a path to personal and worldly stability.
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Meike
Ant
Mankato Gormenal College
Mankato
Minn
Valley City Grocery Troops Manages Big Harvest Parade
The Valley City Grocery Company led by Manager L S Ward dispatched a crew to harvest fields belonging to farmer Wm Stack seven miles from town last Saturday. The crew included Niel McFadgen Andrew Gunderson Ernest Johnson Tony Christianson George Jones Jim McFadgen and Miss Bigot. The team worked hard and Stack praised their effort as the result brought him much satisfaction.
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Valley City Grocery Company
L. S. Ward
Wm. Stack
Niel McFadgen
Andrew Gunderson
Ernest Johnson
Tony Christianson
George Jones
Jim McFadgen
Stack
Love Letters Hidden in Hymn Book Scheme
A forbidden pair used hymn books to exchange love letters at church. The young man, church officer, arranged a pre service note, with lead-pencil marks guiding readers from back to front to conceal the messages from the household’s Sherlock Holmes.
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Sherlock Holmes
Rocking Babies Defied by Modern Science Says Doctors
The piece argues that mothers should not rock infants despite lullabies and sleep benefits. It laments doctors and science labeling rocking as harmful, claiming only babies born at sea on voyages might escape modern constraints and keep traditional soothing practices.
Captain Biddle Downs German Plane in France
Captain Diddle from Philadelphia forced down a German plane at Nancy. The pilot was killed and the observer wounded, but the aircraft remained intact. Biddle had earlier received a Pershing letter after being shot down and surviving in No Man's Land. American bombers hit railroad yards at Drummery near Baroncourt south of Metz, destroying several traps.
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Biddle
France
Diddle
Philadelphia
Nancy
Gen
Pershing
No Man’s Land
Drummery
Baroncourt
Metz
American Vessel Madingadah Sunk by U Boat
The captain of the American schooner Madingadah reported to the navy today that his ship was sunk by a U boat at 7 15. Eleven shots were fired after the crew abandoned ship as it burned and sank. The 22 crew and radio operators were landed at an American port. a Norwegian vessel rescued them.
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Washington
Navy Department
British steamer Mirlo sunk off Cape Hatteras
Washington reports the British steamer Mirlo of 6700 tons was sunk yesterday afternoon off Cape Hatteras most likely by a torpedo. Nine crewmen had not been landed and the ship was believed to carry gasoline. Whether a torpedo struck it remains undecided.
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Washington
Mirlo
Cape Hatteras
Navy Department
American planes score hits on Conslans tracks and roundhouse
American bombing planes hit four times on the switching track and twice on a roundhouse at Conslans. Allied crews returned safely after constant anti aircraft fire and encounters with German airmen. In two air battles north of Toul American pilots downed three hostile planes.
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Conslans
Toul
Estate Confiscated of Newark Brewer in Germany
Washington reports the alien property custodian took over the estate of Gottfried Kruger a Newark New Jersey brewer now in Germany Kruger is an American citizen but is considered an enemy alien due to his continued residence in Germany.
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Washington
Gottfried Kruger
Newark
N. J
Germany
Kruger
Thousands of Kronstadt Officers Executed
A Moscow dispatch reports that of the one thousand officers imprisoned at Kronstadt for counter revolutionary activity two hundred thirty six were executed. The figures reflect severe actions against the naval insurrectionist leadership amid unrest in the region.
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Amsterdam
Kronstadt
Moscow
French Forces Reach Roye and Take St. Marc in Lassigny
Paris reports French troops at Roye defending the town southwest of the Avre and controlling the Montdidier Estrees St Denis road junction. St Marc captured after house to house combat at Lassigny. Losges Wood defenses formed. Rome notes artillery fighting along mountain and river fronts.
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Roye
Paris
Avre
Montdidier-Estrees St. Denis
St. Marc
Lassigny
Losges Wood
Rome
Italian War Office
Francis Mc Govern Commissioned Major in Judge Advocate
Washington notes Francis Mc Govern former Wisconsin governor received a commission as major in the judge advocate general department. Daily Market Report from South St. Paul lists cattle and hog receipts with steady markets and price ranges, plus Minneapolis grain prices for wheat corn oats rye flax. Soviet forces seize Kazan and bomb the town as dispatches from Moscow report. Fifty thousand women needed for nursing and general service by next July with potential enlistment rules noted. Conference between American and German POW representatives postponed in Geneva. German HQ discusses single supreme commander for central front.
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Francis M’govern
Washington
Francis McGovern
Wisconsin
Judge Advocate General’s Department
South St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mnlns
Gorgas
France
Substitute for Gold Alloy Described as Copper Antimony Blend
A historical notice claims a serviceable substitute for gold from 94 parts copper and six parts antimony with added magnesium carbonate to increase weight. The alloy is said to be workable like gold and to take a bright polish, valued at about 25 cents per pound.
Great Things In Silence Rise To Life
A reflective remark on how quiet moments cultivate substantial ideas until they emerge to influence the world. The quoter credits Carlyle and emphasizes formation in stillness before public impact.
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Carly’e
Greenland Rich in Metals Revealed in Cliff Crevices
Greenland, the vast Danish territory, yields copper, lead, silver, and tin. Vast veins of nearly pure silver have been found in cliff crevices. Iron masses of extraordinary size have been located, with a specimen in Europe measuring six and a half feet long and five and a half feet thick, weighing forty six thousand pounds.
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Greenland
Europe
Good Rule for Success Success is the art of making your mistakes
A reflective note on success emphasizes learning from errors when costs are avoided, urging careful trial and adaptation to improve outcomes. It frames mistakes as stepping stones rather than failures in the pursuit of progress.
Colleges Accept Army Training Camp Sites Now 257
Washington reports 257 centers for student army training camps after adding 38 more colleges. Among those accepted are the University of Minnesota and the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
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Washington
University of Minnesota
College of
American Convoy Departs as News Reaches Submarine Losses
Paris reports President Poincare watching an American convoy depart from a French port. He was informed two submarines had been sunk, one by France and the other by American forces.
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Paris
Poincaire
Irkutsk Falls to Czecho Slovaks and Siberian Troops
Washington dispatches report Irkutsk captured by Czecho Slovaks with Siberian troops aiding the operation. The advance marks a significant turn in the regional struggle.
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Irkutsk
Washington
Submarine Losses Grow Reported in London
London reports state 200 submarines accounted for including 150 sunk per Lloyd George and further losses possibly making 250 total. Naval correspondent notes 800 crewmen and adds 50 submarines likely destroyed by allied forces, though figures remain doubtful.
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London
Ssnday Observer
Lloyd George
French Open Drive to Link Front Between Oise and Aisne
Paris reports a French advance of about one and a half miles over a nine mile front linking Picardy with the Aisne Vesle battle line. Troops reached Mantell plateau and Rudignicourt ravine, captured Neuron Vingre, and took 1700 prisoners with eight hundred more in the Avre region amid heavy artillery.
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Paris
Oise
Aisne
Picardy
Aisne-Vesle
French War Office
Carlepont
Ribecourt
Fontenoy
Soissons
Marne
Mantell
Rudignicourt Ravine
Neuron- Vingre
Avre
Revolt in Japan Threatened by Rice Riots
Washington reports unrest in Japan over rice shortages may trigger a political revolt if Tokio fails to provide relief. German agents are suspected of stirring crowds while anti annexation groups push against Siberian intervention. The unrest hints at a growing class tensions in Japanese possessions.
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Washington
Japan
Tokio
Siberia
German Born Division Leads 11 Mile March in Counter Offensive
Paris reports the French Sixth army notes and American forces made an 11 mile advance in seven days north of the Marne. The division, nearly all German born soldiers, captured eight villages stormed three woods and one hill and fought for 72 hours straight.
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Paris
Sixth Army
Marne
Germans Resist Strongly Near Roye in France
Paris reports German positions at Roye holding firm despite exhaustion as they prepare to break free from a perilous spot. Enemy fortifications also rise around Nesle, six miles northeast of Roye, as defense lines go up.
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Paris
Roye
Nesle
Boys 19 to 20 Face First Draft Call
Washington reports that boys aged 19 to 20 will be called first under the new draft age limit of 18 to 45. General March says younger men are better fighters and other generals concur. General Crowder aims to assemble an army of 1,212,283 from this class alone.
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Washington
March
Crowder
Congress Back to Work on Revenue and Army Measures
Washington Aug 19 Congress resumes work after five weeks’ vacation to tackle major revenue and army bills. The House Ways and Means Committee works on the revenue bill while the Military Committee begins hearings on the manpower bill with Secretary Baker Chief of Staff March and General Crowder present.
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Congress
Washington
Nintety
House
House Ways and Means
Baker
March
Crowder
Taylor Named Manager of Pullman Cars
Washington Aug 19 L F Taylor was appointed manager of the Pullman cars by Director McAdoo with headquarters in Chicago.
Italians Laud American Troops Landing at Genoa
Italian newspapers and public figures hailed the arrival of American troops in Genoa praising their landfall on the soil of Columbus.
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Washington
Genoa
Columbus
Progress Report From Flanders and Arras Sector
General Haig reported further progress in Flanders and penetration of enemy lines in the Arras sector. A German assault over a two mile front between Metteren and Cutter steene aimed to upset the British advance last Sunday failed completely.
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Flanders
London
Arras
Haig
Metteren
Cuttersteene
President Wilson Gains Weight on Vacation at Magnolia
President Wilson shows weight gain during his war vacation in Magnolia Massachusetts. Dr Grayson the private physician is delighted with the progress reported by the White House team.
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Wilson
Magnolia
Mass
Grayson
Paverden
Haig Decorated by Poincare for Service on Front
Paris reports President Poincare personally decorated Field Marshal Haig with a military medal. Dispatches describe his award as recognition for efforts at the front. Montenegro forces will fight alongside the Czecho-Slovaks in Italian front units, signaling new Allied cooperation.
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Haig
Paris
Poincaire
Field Marshalle
Rome
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