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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
6
A reflective column asks what the Spirit of Christmas means in the busy twentieth century. It urges thoughtful, selfless giving, careful preparation, early shopping, and kindness to shop clerks, with practical tips like advance mincemeat and puddings, decor timing, and a calm, joyous observance. J J Engen leaves for a business trip to Rolla N D.
New York reports that a founder of the Bull Moose movement has withdrawn from the Progressive party. The statement says the third party effort failed to gain broad American support and that amalgamation of Republican and progressive interests is needed to avoid helping the Democratic party.
Forty Richfield farmers aided by four deputy sheriffs scoured miles of roads fields and brush around Woodlake Minnesota in search of a prowler believed armed. The alert followed reports of a man crawling toward John Kramer’s home about 11 p m and a prior incident five years earlier. Deputies Edmunds Johnson Wall and Budd joined local searchers with shotguns and revolvers, halting at times to verify identities as the hunt continued into the night and early morning.
Vera Cruz December 6 John Lind Wilsons personal envoy at the American consulate takes every precaution for his safety and rarely leaves the building He walks only in the patio while the Rhode Island Tacoma and Chester guard the area from windows 300 yards away US Consul Canada coordinates wakeful watch for a possible signal Lind hints the US government aims to avoid Shooting Huerta waits for funds while Wilsons policy gains traction
Melrose Mass December 4 two men calling themselves Dakota Dan and Fresno Dan claim to be Daniel Blake Russell heir to half the estate of the late Daniel Russell. They followed to the grave William Russell the central figure in the will controversy. Both court and family deny Dakota Dan's claim. Times Record Want ads bring results.
The steel freighter Harry B. Smith sank in Lake Superior during a Great Lakes storm, killing the entire crew of over thirty. Harry R. B. Haskin formerly of Cando, North Dakota, among the dead, served as steward and was aboard when the vessel left Marquette on November 9. Marty Hasking’s body was recovered near the Marquette to Houghton route. Funeral held in Allegan, Michigan.
Grand Forks faces coverage of the North Dakota Scandinavian Republican league meeting where a single tax resolution was voted down pending membership-wide submission next spring. The by-laws display a Republican exclusivity plan, while progressives failed to seize control. The group backed woman suffrage and various reform measures, with A G Hangon president, Theodore Kaldor vice president, and A G Sorlie secretary.
Dickinson North Dakota December 4 EB Hill charged with murder of C Gordon of Richardton will be arraigned before Judge Crawford as the term opens. Hill prisoner in Stark county jail contests conviction on plea Gordon killed himself. Dr R W Furman to testify that powder marks and burns on Gordon and powder on left hand support suicide theory. Prosecution hinges on circumstantial evidence as the gun owner and a seller testify. Florence Beeman visiting. Mrs Beeman to join daughter and depart East Monday.
Captain Gilbert Wildman Lustington, commander of the British naval flying corps, was killed at the navy flying grounds in Kent this morning. He was lying with Captain Fawcett when the machine suddenly collapsed, ending both officers’ lives.
University of North Carolina praised a recital by bass-baritone C Edward Clarke at the Normal school venue next Monday. The comment noted delighted audiences and a satisfied committee with Clarke’s performance and listed praise from England and other countries for his Mozart Brahms Faure and Elgar selections.
Kaiser Wilhelm and the German royal family embrace motion pictures via a cinematograph given to his daughter the duchess of Brunswick. Privileged friends view reels of the emperor’s daily life in a private Potsdam theater while work nears completion on a wooden water tank 125 feet up for a new fire protection system at the mill.
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