Barnes County Red Cross report June 1918 supplies shipped
The Barnes County Red Cross reports June 1918 shipments to Division Headquarters in Minneapolis. Totals include 6845 gauze dressings, 580 muslin dressings, 120 operating garments, 245 hospital garments, 540 knitted garments, 1764 hospital linens, 112 refugee garments, and 170 miscellaneous garments, with a total value about 2462 dollars. The report notes production decline due to closed schools and summer leisure, and lists summer allocations for garments, gauze dressings, and knitting tasks to be completed July through August.
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Committee On
Minneapolis
Barnes County
Thrift Stamp Drive Totals Highlight County Efforts
The county W S S director says a full report cannot be issued due to twenty districts missing returns. Litchville district No 52 leads with over 12000 pledged, followed by Darey 65 at 7500 Hastings 95 at 5400 and Laverne 67 at 4900. A call for a recheck to reach Barnes county’s 370000 quota is urged as several districts report only three to four hundred dollars.
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Litchville
KE. H. Headland
Darey No
Hastings
Laverne
Seal
Kathryn
C. . Lather Dist
Barnes County
Woman's
Griggs County
Dunn County
Hettinger County
Letter From A W Adamson From Great Lakes Camp
A. W. Adamson writes from Great Lakes Camp Perry Illinois June 1918 about furloughs, Navy life, and daily camp routines. He mentions radio service with Lake City Chicago recruits, naval publications, visitors days Wednesday Saturday Sunday, and sends regards to Valley City. He notes the Navy as the best branch and the shipyard style training expanding into the largest naval training station.
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Great Lakes
Trubshaw
Zip
Navy
Chicago
Sige
Fleet Review
Seventh Regiment
Radio Sparks
Tam
Bull
A. W. Adamson
Co. N
Camp Perry
Ill
P. S
Valley City Art
Celebration of Fourth at Sanborn
Sanborn held a regular old time Fourth with a large crowd, numerous autos along the street, and a seven mile automobile race. Valley City band played music to applause, amateur races, baseball games, a bowery dance, and prizes for events. Times-Record staff attended with local readers praising the celebration.
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Sanborn
Valley City
Times-Record
Convicts Escape From the Pen Reported by Police Chief
Chief of Police E H Swanson received a telegram from the state penitentiary warden in Bismarck announcing two prisoners escaped the first trench line. A reward of 100 dollars each was offered for their capture and return. Descriptions note ages 45 and 27 with weights 140 and 170 pounds respectively.
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E. H. Swanson
State Paniterniey
Bismarck
Excess Profit Eering Large in Treasury Report
Treasury department figures show excess profiteering up to 2188 percent in 1917 across industries. Food and liquor dealers, cold storage, dairying, banking, contracting, clothing, flouring, packers, coal retailers, department stores, and paper manufacturers are cited with double to triple digit gains. Data tablet lists firms above 15 percent and a fuller list is forthcoming.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Senate
Concen
TVG
Bryan draws large crowd for patriotic war address
The Chautauqua audience of about four thousand plus hundreds turned away could not hear all of WM. Jennings Bryan as he delivered a businesslike speech on the nations war aims. He praised government bonds, urged support for the war effort, and argued for Allied aid and military mobilization to secure freedom from Kaiser rule.
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Mr. Bryan
Chautauqua
Bryan
U. S
Sam
Kaiser
Two Great Days at Chautauqua at Valley City
July 3 4 drew huge crowds as William Jennings Bryan spoke to a packed auditorium with people standing around the building. July 4 marked Independence Day celebrations with another large turnout and broad praise for the event. The report endorses efficient banking and auctioneers, urging readers to secure I A Harris of Valley City as a proponent of the good policy plan.
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Valley City
Chautauqua
Wmt
I. A. Harris
Wtf
Boy among Independence Day crash victims near Spiritwood Lake
A Fourth of July accident near Spiritwood Lake left a 10 year old boy dead when Albert Updahl’s Ford hit a dog crossing a farm yard. One passenger suffered a leg fracture and others were injured as the car toppled at about 15 miles per hour. Coroner Holberg and Deputy Sheriff Larson investigated.
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Albert ‘Pdahl
Spiritwood Lake
Updahl
Meadow Lake Township
Litchville
Holberg
Sherif Larson
Valley City Iron and Metal Company buys junk in May and June
Valley City Iron and Metal Company advertises purchasing scrap rubber tires copper and brass including scrap iron by the ton during May and June. They invite inquiries and promise prompt responses with the phone number 330 and mention Lee Cowell and family and Jack Hermes visiting Coopertown for Fourth of July celebrations at Cowell grove by the river. They note a flag service with allied and service flags and report a large crowd. Old newspapers for sale at Times.
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Times-Record
Lee Cowell
Jack Hermes
Cooperstown
Vaughn Cowell
Cowell Grove
K. P's
Cowell
Fourth of July at Chautauqua
Independence Day at Chautauqua Park drew about 4500 spectators to a full auditorium. Lieut. Rossitier spoke of experiences behind German lines as Howard Quintette and Valley City Municipal Band delivered an acclaimed program. The evening closed with The Crisis film and a sunset cannon and fireworks display.
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America
Chautauqua Park
Lieut. Rossitier
Howard Quintette
Valley City Municipal Band
Hubbard
Valley City
Sanborn
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Fletcher
ANA Cae
NSSS
GOC
Nner Storia
SSS
RED Cross Report
Army
Division
F. L. Wicks
Wicks
Thrift Stamp Report
G. M. Langum
Pres
N. D
A.W. Adamson
WM. Jennings Bryan
Peyton Brand Real
G. B. Gravely Tobacco Company
Danville, Virginia
Shall Boy
Valley City Iron and Metal Company
FISK
Riedman-Ellis Co
Valley City, N. D
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