North Dakota politics and tax fury roil in Bismarck paper
The Tribune critiques nonpartisan league influence, decrying tax raises and state socialism while detailing reactions to Attorney General Langer and district candidates. It questions the industrial program, calls for fiscal transparency, and notes farmers reading opposing papers as they reassess leaders and tax figures amid political tension.
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Uni
League
North Dakota
Aumor
Bank of North Dakota
Home Building Association
Drake
Teague
Bismarck
Tribune
City shoppers and visiting neighbors fill Christmas bustle
The Rogers and nearby towns send visitors for Christmas shopping. Mrs. Worsfeld and Miss Regner arrive, with many residents staying at Hotel Rudolf or Kindred Hotel. Local editorials defend absent voters laws to aid farm women and traveling workers against claims of fraud in the ballot system.
Prohibition Shrinks St Paul Workhouse. Cities Gain
The article notes St Pauls workhouse for inebriates has fallen from 250 inmates to 25 since Prohibition began. It argues taxpayers may be relieved of upkeep while cities see economic benefits, with Minneapolis banks reporting deposits up over a million dollars since July first and other banks noting similar gains.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis Savings Bank
Minnexpalis Journal
Taxes Rise for North Dakota Farmers in 1919
North Dakota farmers face 75 to 150 percent higher taxes in 1919 despite a 25 percent refund mandated by Justice James E. Robinson. The increased expense stems from policy changes that affect the league administration and current fiscal demands.
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North Dakota
James E. Robinson
League
Dawn of a new day or betrayal of the ballot
The speaker condemns a new ballot law describing it as a free for all scramble to reach voters. They warn it ushers in socialism free love and deputism and would ruin the private sacred North Dakota elections.
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Free Love
Fargo Morning Daily
C. N
North Dakota
Christmas Visit and Charitable Spirit in Local News
Miss Florence Buscheker returns from North Dakota State University to spend Christmas with her parents, joined by Miss Ruth Andreason of the university. The local K P judge leads by example, funds Armenian relief at a Wednesday meeting totaling over one hundred dollars in minutes. A buffalo carcass at Lee Mear Market draws crowds as some plan buffalo meat for Christmas. Dr Spicer notes a letter from Rev L G Moultrie in Syria describing a stormy voyage and sea sickness, requesting two pairs of glasses for future emergencies.
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Florence Buscheker
North Dakota State University
Ruth Andreason
Lee Mear
Dr. Spicer
L. G. Moultrie
Syria
Mr. Moultrie
Mediterranean
Father Neptune
Land of Oriental Customs
County crowds gather for Langer talk next Tuesday
Report from across the county says people are coming to hear Attorney General William Langer next Tuesday night. The editor fears a large crowd, predicts at least twenty five attendees, and warns readers to come early to avoid the rush for a promised heated address by the outspoken fighter who resists gag orders.
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William Langer
Valley City
Barnes County
Sir Langer
Times Record
Court House
Ayes
Bill Langer
Winter Weather Drains Coast Power and Stores
Mrs Trubshaw read a sister’s letter describing a severe winter on the coast with subzero temperatures. The electric plant failed and residents rushed to shops with beer bottles medicine bottles and other containers to buy kerosene for light. Homes froze pipes burst stoves and eleven inches of snow covered the area.
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Trubshaw
John Moffatt
I V A Fighting Squad To Speak At City Hall Tonight
Old timers recall nothing like this in thirty years as the I V A unit arrives and is set to address crowds at city hall. Rev Allen O Birchenough is billed to speak On the Trail of the Red with a era message and Two Bit Nelson, a famed I V A figure, draws attention for his mild appearance and lively act.
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Allen O. Birchenough
Two-Bit
Nelson
I. Vv. A
League
Local Briefs From Fargo and Nearby Towns
Tuesday's Daily Senator Frank Playhar and F A Selden attend to business in Fargo. R Hava from Casselton checks on machinery patrons. Attorney J Hanchett returns from Fargo. A B Gray of Tower City shops in the city. Normal school teachers and students depart for holiday leave. Rev A H Beer from Casselton preparing December North Dakota Sheaf. Ridgway Smith, St James student, returns for Christmas. Mrs J L Ueland of Outlook Montana arrives for business. Mankato Commercial College ad invites catalogue. Frank Towne Jr and spouse from Orisha visiting and Christmas shopping. Rudolf Hotel guests. Weather moderates to pleasant. hopes for dry spell through Christmas. Jane Manales, former Fargo resident now at Valley City, visits before returning home. Fargo Forum.
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Frank Towne, Jr
Orisha
Rudolf
Janes Manales
Fargo
Valley City
Student Miss Floren Harper to Spend Christmas Vacation
Miss Floren Harper, a student at St. Mary's, Faribault, is expected to arrive today to spend Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr and Mrs W W Harper of Getchell Prairie.
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Floren Harper
St. Pary’s
Faribault
W. W. Harper
Getchell Prairie
Mr and Mrs Enerson to spend months in warm California
Mr. and Mrs. P. Enerson will depart tomorrow morning for Pasadena California to enjoy life in a warm sunny climate for the next few months. They will travel via St Paul and likely stop at Hot Springs Arkansas on the way.
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P. Enerson
Pasadena
Cal
St. Paul
Hot Springs
Ark
Visit Ties Lone Brother to Sutton Sister Illness
J W Wilsie arrived in the city from Sutton North Dakota to see his sister Mrs W S Bush who is very ill with a combination of diseases and reported very low Friends of Mrs Bush will be indeed sorry to learn of her serious illness
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J. W. Wilsie
City
Sutton
N. D
W. 5. Bush
Smelzer Ties Up Equity Business in Jamestown Visit
J. W. Smelzer arrived from St. Paul yesterday to handle Equity stock department matters. He oversees department activities from St. Paul and traveled to Jamestown this morning for related business duties.
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J. W. Smelzer
St. Paul
Equity
Jamestown
Ed Lawry Heads To California For Winter Stay
Ed Lawry left for Long Beach California with the Barnes county colony after No 1 was sent out again. The Times-Record office reports California weather today and indoor and outdoor water dripping from the roof as he departs.
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Lawry
Long Beach
Cal
Barnes County
California
Times-Record Office
Rex Theater Closed Evening Smashing Barriers Canceled
The Rex theater will close this evening due to the arrival failure of the feature picture Smashing Barriers. Grand Theatre will instead show The Island of Intrigue starring May Allison in connection with Smashing Barriers.
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Rex
the Grand
May Allison
Early mailing boosts post office rush into holidays
The local post office reports a grand rush since Monday as residents mail packages early under the slogan mail your package early. Office workers appreciate the efficiency from the early mailing which helps keep up with the workload and close the day with a cleaned-up desk.
Fortune Coin Sparks Love and Wealth Tale
Erna Barton and Wilbur Grag share a hopeful romance on a porch as a strange sixpence hints at fortune. A broker friend, Pen Warfield, offers a plan to invest in land tied to a rare Cirencester penny. The coin proves valuable, yielding twenty thousand dollars profit and enabling Wilbur to pursue marriage with Erna after clearing family debts.
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Erna Barton
Wilbur Grag
Origan
Erna
Amy
Wilbur
Erin
Evna
Eva
Pen Warfield
Watefield
Pant
Wall Street
Wilber
Paul
Erne Barton
Leainly
British Museum
Wilbur Gray
Rilinge
Bray Barton
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