Trial progress recounts jury selection and key witness work
The first week of summer trial wrapped with jury selection and rapid witness questioning. The state presented room 30 photographs, hotel plans, and the murder weapon to link Andy Brown to the hotel register. Cross examinations teased a mysterious C. J. Thomas while the court prepares for further revelations next week.
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Witneases
Ty Brown
Dan Farrell
Presvolt
Gummer
Brown
Das Yarroll
Ehig
H. J. Hagan
Hagan
C. J. Thomas
Haan
Cummer
Interpretative Dancing Shocks Small Town Readers
An editorial recounts a village view of interpretative dancing among youth seen as intellectual and soulful. Couples perform dances to music with gestures like prayer and massaging a partner’s neck, drawing surprise from locals and observers in Detroit Minnesota.
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Detroit
Minn
Pope Benedict XV Dies in Rome Burials Delayed
Rome January 28 thousands paid homage as Pope Benedict XV lay in state in St Peters chapel. burial postponed. Cardinals summoned February 2 for conclave to elect his successor. Cremated, embalming not performed, brief lying in state planned. Vatican and Italian officials expressed condolences and noted church state reconciliation aims.
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Rome
Italy
Benedict XV
St. Peters
Sacrament Chapel
Vatician
Thaly
Dirodino
Pope Benedict
Sacred Col
Conclave Assembly As Cardinals Gather In The Vatican
The college of cardinals met in Rome with 61 members present pending arrival of two Americans and a Canadian. The ceremony included reading Clement the XI’s 1723 Papal Bull, breaking the fisherman's ring, and Benedict XV’s Papal seals. Restighi oversaw the rite as the ring and seal were shown to confirm Benedict’s death.
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Lege
Rome
Sacred College
Clement the XI
Benedict the XV
Monsecor Restighi
Benedict
Vatician
Miss Ackerman Speaks on China at Club Address
Miss Ackerman delivered a lengthy lecture to the Business and Professional Women's Club on China and current tensions with the U S allies. She detailed opium conflicts, Shantung loss to Japan, wartime treatment of German assets, and reform efforts including a broad push for prison reform across China.
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China
Great Britain
British
India
England
France
Germany
Japan
United States
Shantung
Kian Chau
Confucius
Prison reform plan and humane treatment described
A plan aims to aid prisoner rehabilitation after sentence ends. Wages are paid in full, with board and upkeep deductions. balances go to the inmate or his family. Miss Ackerman’s engaging contact with the public added life and color to her message.
Legion Five Lose To Fargo Y
The Legion five were defeated by Fargo Y 16 to 19 on a slow high school floor. South opened scoring from beyond center, Holzen for Fargo hit three long baskets, and the locals briefly led before Fargo pulled away late. Next they travel to Jamestown to face the Independents and seek revenge against Minot later this month.
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Legion Quint
Fargo Quint
Legion Veterans
South
Tracy
Holzen
Jamestown
Jamestown Independents
Fred Colby Surprised By Birthday Home Party
Fred Colby of the State Teachers College learned he was 51 on Sunday and was surprised by a visit from Odd Fellows and Rebeccas. They filled his house with a banquet setup and presented a sectional bookcase as a birthday token, lifting his spirits at midlife.
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Fred Colby
State Teachers College Force
Fred
Rebeccas
Order
Mr. Colby
Jury of Farmers Serves Gummer Trial in County
The complete jury drawn for the Gummer trial consists entirely of county farmers, mostly aged around 40. Members include Chris Olson, 25, and Louis A. Sunde, 33, among others, all stating they can judge impartially based on the evidence.
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Gummer
Chris Olson
Ypsilanti
William Flach
Sanborn
R. R. Kane
Spiritwood
Lloyd Sampson
Valley City
Getchell Prairie
Louis A. Sunde
Sunde
G. W. Ohm
Lucca
Peter Rumer
Wimbledon
Henry Helmers
Christ Mind
Davey
Earnest Ladbury
Fred H. Getchell
Man and Wife Burned to Death in Oklahoma City Fire
Oklahoma City authorities linked a home fire to a death linked with a packing plant strike. Willie Hall, a packing house worker and former strike breaker, and his wife were burned to death when their home was set afire. Hall quit work last week after another Negro was lynched at the plant. State investigator Chas McCloudy said the killings appeared to be murder.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Willie Hall
Hall
Chas McCloudy
Robertson
Teachers Examinations Set For Valley City Courthouse
The regular elementary certificate exams will be held in the County Superintendent's Office at the Court House in Valley City on Thursday February 9 and Friday February 10, starting promptly at 8 30 a.m.
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Court House
Valley City
Notice of Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Sale
Foreclosure sale set for the front door of the Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City North Dakota on March 11 1922 at 2 PM to satisfy the mortgage held by A J Smith Minneapolis Minnesota against A More Minnie More J L More and Anna More The West Half of the NE Quarter Section 5 Township 142 Range 61 Barnes County North Dakota is described as the property to be sold The amount due is 415 79 plus costs including attorney fees and notice before foreclosure dated January 24 1922 by COMBS RITCHIE Attorneys for Mortgagee Valley City North Dakota
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Valley City
Barnes County
North Dakota
A. J. Smith
N. Dak
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice in Barnes County North Dakota
Default on a 1919 mortgage by Einar T Nilson and Annie R Nilson to Ransom County Trust Company prompts foreclosure sale at 2 PM March 10 1922 at the front porch of Valley City Court House. Property: NW quarter Section 28 Township 137 North Range 61 West. Amount due $1192.14 includes principal interest and prior mortgage interest. Sheriff Engebret Larson. attorneys Pierce Tenneson Cupler Stambaugh. First published January 26 1922Last published March 9 1922.
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Einar T. Nilson
Annie R. Nilson
Mortgagors
Ransom County Trust Company
Register of Deeds
Barnes County
North Dakota
Saich
Valley City
Barnes
Folllows
Towit
One Hundred
Fifth
Engebret Larson
Pierce, Tenneson, Cupler & Stambaugh
Attorneys For Mortgagee
Fargo
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Odd Fellows
Theodore Thilmony
Pillsbury
William Gummer
D. F. Bush
Minneapolis, Minn
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