Valley City News Notes Busy Fair Week and Visits
Thursday visitors arrive in the city including Mrs C D Jacobson and James Grady with business in town. Local events cover Epworth church reopening, a Swedish Lutheran wedding, double aeroplane stunts, and extensive fair news with cattle parades and racing results. Roads show good crops and optimism for harvest as Valley City hosts gatherings and social events.
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C. D. Jacobson
Dazey
N. D
James Grady
Barbershop profit concerns spark local complaint
A local citizen accuses a barber of shortchanging a dollar, calling it profiteering and grand larceny. The letter criticizes stunts and urges public skepticism toward unfair pricing. Several local visitors from Sheyenne and Leeds enjoyed the Fourth of July celebration and fair, praising the city and attractions.
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Andrew Morken
Sheyenne
N. D
Joe Strand
Barnea County
Morken
Strands
Leeds
Anton Strand
Anton
Times-Record
S. Gunderson
Committee Opens This Forenoon In Chicago Convention
The 48 national convention committee met in Chicago with Harley C. Christianson presiding. A move toward amalgamating liberal groups into one party was reported as likely. A five member panel was created to seek a suitable hall for a large general conference of delegates from multiple liberal factions.
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Morrison
Chicago
Harley C. Christianson
D. Collins
Jackson
Missouri
0. M., Thomason
Minnapolis
Nonpartisan League
Viktor Ace
Committee of 48
Arthur G. Hays
Liberal Party
Nonpartisan League of Dakota
American Constitutional Party
Single Tax Party
Sentiment centers on two favorites for liberal ticket
Chicago July 12 The conference committee of 48 planned to hear reports from Single Taxers Nonpartisan League Constitutional Party American War Veterans. Robert C McAuley insisted the Single Taxers keep their identity, backing a common presidential candidate only with La Follette not acceptable. Endorsing Ford or Pinchot remained possible. The majority of group Republicans favored La Follette for president and Amos Pinchot for VP, though La Follette would wait for guarantees of a lasting liberal movement before accepting.
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Chicago
Committee of 48
Single Taxers Party
Nonpartisan League
The
Constitutional Party
Robert C. McAuley
Single Taxer Group
McAuley
Robert M. LaFollette
Henry Ford
Amos Pinchot
LaFollette
Coal Operators Meet To Expand Open Car Supply
Leading bituminous coal operators in Washington met to coordinate with railroads for maximum open top car supply to mines. They argued the shortage stems from transportation limits and urged extending the Interstate Commerce Commission priority order beyond July to favor bituminous mines.
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Washington
Coal Company
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Indictment Expected in Wanderer Murder Case
Chicago authorities prepared to present Carl Wanderer to the grand jury amid expectations of an immediate indictment for the murder of his wife and an accomplice in a staged holdup. Detective Norton revealed a letter to Julia Schmitt, a 16 year old stenographer, prompting a confrontation at the county jail. Wanderer reportedly mumbled when the girl faced him.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Norton
Wanderer
Julia Schmitt
Daring swindle attempt seized in Aberdeen report
One man is held by police and two others are sought after a bold swindle targeting farmers and landowners. About $60,000 in options were attempted with worthless checks and a short sale. Gustav Blair is in custody. R. M. Blair and Andrew Miller are wanted.
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Aberdeen
8. D
Gustav Blair
R. M. Blair
Andrew Miller
Boy and Father Drown in Mud River Tragedy
Louis Beebe and six year old son Ralph Beebe died in Mud River at Aitkin Minnesota on July 12 when the boy accidentally strangled his father with his arms around the neck.
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Aitkin, Minn
Louis Beebe
Ralph
Mud River
Two Crew Members Lost When Steamer Lake Framton Sunk
A collision off Atlantic City ends in the sinking of the Lake Framton. Two crew members are reported missing. The Southern Pacific Liner Camus is named as the other vessel in the incident. The report ties the event to Rutland and Vermont connections. Governor Percival Clement declines to call a special session to ratify the federal amendment for woman suffrage.
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New York
Lake Framton
Southern Pacific
Camus
Atlantic City
Rutland
Vermont
Percival Clement
Amalgamation Near for Liberal Third Party in Chicago
Leaders from the labor party and the committee of 48 in Chicago outline a planned merger to form a new third party. A unified platform and common machinery are to be developed by subcommittees while the main body weighs a party name, with United Party a favored option among the forty-eighters.
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Chicago
Committee of 48
Labor Party
Labor
United Party
Daring Englishman Loses Life At Niagara Falls
A Bristol barber named Charles Stephens died attempting to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The barrel was found downstream in pieces, believed shattered on rocks behind the falls. Stephens had come to Niagara with a specially designed electric lit barrel with oxygen gear claimed to sustain eight hours. Friends noted prior hazardous feats by the English performer.
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Niagara Falls
New York
Charles Stephens
Niagara
Stephens
Bristol
England
Bank Statement Summary from North Dakota County Bank
The document presents a detailed bank statement for the bank in Barnes County North Dakota dated 1920. It lists resources such as loans and discounts government securities owned and pledged cash in vault deposits with the U S Treasurer and other asset totals. It also shows capital stock surplus undivided profits and total liabilities including deposits and notes outstanding. The cashier F Mudgett signs sworn affidavit of accuracy with notary John Tracy Anderson and dates March 7 1920.
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U. S
United States
Eytele Peenorr
Ame
Rereween Sweeree
North Dakota
Barnes
Mantecattisaanessaeaeie
C. F. Mudgett
F. Mudgett
Barneses County
M. D
John Tracy
Noe Anderson
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