Desolation marks storm area across Minnesota and Dakota
Reports from Fargo and nearby towns describe widespread damage from wind and hail. Fatalities include a boy near Fergus Falls and injuries across Foxhome Wahpeton and surrounding towns as trains derailed and buildings collapsed.
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Fargo
P. R. Trubshaw
Valley City
Orisha
New State Bank
Tower City
Sanborn
Buffalo
Perry
Minn
Dilworth
N. P. Round House
Devils Lake
New Rockford
St. Paul
Minnesota
North Dakota
Foxhome
Fergus Falls
William Hokner
Robert Hokner
William Roedner
Gardner
N. D
N. P
Wahpeton
Great Northern
West Union
Gompers Urges Adoption of Labor Planks at Republican Meet
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, told the resolutions committee that curtailment of the right to organize or strike would threaten fundamental liberty. He urged labor planks pledging to uphold federal law protecting voluntary workers’ association and trial by jury, and opposed making strikes unlawful or forcing grievances to government agencies.
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Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Resolutions Committee
Republican National Convention
Gompers
Congress
Vital question before convention
At Chicago on June 9 the resolutions committee of the Republican national convention debated the league of nations labor questions and Mexican issues. A sub-committee drafted planks while the full committee held hearings. Petitions filled the rooms as Samuel Gompers testified for the AFL.
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Chicago
League of Nations
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Fire destroys Pine City flour mill and lumber yard
Fire at Pine City Minnesota early today wrecked the flour mill lumber yard and warehouses. The loss is five thousand dollars. Local crews battled the blaze as smoke poured from multiple buildings. No injuries were reported but damages cripple local operations and raise concerns about fire safety.
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Pine City
Minn
Young Working Hard for Ticket in Bottineau County
Newburg New York June 5 Congressman George M Young touted the Minot endorsed ticket urging support for Arthur White Bottineau County Republican candidate for commissioner of agriculture and labor White lauded as a top stock breeder and North Dakota Live Stock Association president who owns a farm near Kramer and Bottineau city. County voters are said to shift from Townley support as locals rally veterans led by Captain John W Grant oppose Townleyism and criticize Governor Frazier over Kate Richards O’Hare release amid Wilson war policy debates.
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Newburg
N. Y
George M. Young
Bottineau County
Minot
Arthur White
North Dakota
United States
Kramer
Bottineau City
John W. Grant
First North Dakota Infantry
Grant
Frazier
Kate Richards O'Hare
Wilson
Local merchants invited to talk on advertising copy
The Retail Merchants Association hosts an afternoon session with speaker John H. DeWild of the Northwest Commercial Bulletin. DeWild, a trained printer and former Minneapolis ad manager, will show how properly prepared copy boosts sales and helps distant customers visualize merchandise. The talk, set for Thursday, offers merchants a chance to learn practical copy techniques.
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Retail Merchants Association
John H. DeWild
Northwest Commercial Bulletin
St. Paul
Minneapolis
DeWild
Minneapolis ‘Tribune
de Wild
Valley City visitors and local visits noted
The column records several Valley City visitors including Mr and Mrs Martin Olstad and family, Jens Rensby, Jens Henrikson, and Albert Carl with various relatives. It also notes trips by Alfred Anderson, Helge Olson, Christian Mickkelson, and others, plus a remark about W A Donnelly of the Retail Merchants Association as a capable secretary.
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Sheyenne Valley
Martin Olstad
Valley City
John F. Henrickson
Jens Rensby
Anders Opsah
Kathryn
Jens 0. Aas
James
G. O. Aas
Alfred Anderson
Helge Olson
Jens Henrikson
Conrad Jacobson
Christian Mickkelson
Albert Carl
Magnus Monson
John F. Henrikson
Martin
Ole Stevens
Melvin
Joseph Allain
Peter Gregerson
Jhon
Henrikson
Oscar E. Aas
Martin M. Evenson
Moorhead
Minn
Even M. Evenson
Vote Right on June 30 in North Dakota Laws
Voters on June 30 face four referenda: anti red flag law, State Sheriff Law, Smelling Committee Law, and Absent Voters Law. The piece urges a Yes for the anti red flag law and No for the other three, detailing fears of state power, privacy, and political misuse. It frames Armistice Day flags and political manipulation as central stakes, urging discussion and neighbor outreach.
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North Dakota
Mne
al National Guard
Csesscceermee
Nonpartisan League
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Osakis
Sauk Center
Alexandria
Evansville
Elbow Lake
Battle Lake
St. Cloud
Ticket
W. A. Donnelly
Bill
League
Gerie
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