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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
8
William Casey, a hotel porter, was found guilty in district court of a bootlegging charge. The jury deliberated from 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and returned a guilty verdict.
Harriet C. Jones of Lisbon ND urges state action to care for cripples. She cites 250000 unserved crippled in US, Minnesota and Iowa programs, Fargo’s St Luke’s rate, and a 400 uncare d cripples in seven counties. She calls for a state survey, hospital care, and public commitment to rehabilitation, transforming disability into usefulness.
A long list shows graduates chosen for next Thursday with average salaries: Standard Curriculum graduates about 139.81 dollars per month and Elementary Curriculum about 120.50 dollars. Many names are listed as not yet accepting positions, with numerous individuals from towns and colleges across North Dakota and nearby states. The report highlights the distribution of early career placements and salary expectations among recent graduates.
Fargo police arraigned 22 year old William Gummer, a Prescott hotel night clerk, on a first degree murder charge for the Marie Wick death in room 30. Preliminary hearing set for June 21 as officers pursued leads, including rumors about a hotel chambermaid, which proved unhelpful.
In Saint Paul Minnesota a major peony exposition opened as part of the annual meetings of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society the Garden Flower Society and the Northwestern Peony and Arts Society. The Palm Room at the St Paul Hotel housed over 2000 peony exhibits. The show accepts both professional and amateur growers and runs through Friday after the societies meet at the University Farm.
Chicago labor leader Tim Murphy the Gas House union president faces a $100,000 bond in connection with the Dearborn mail car robbery totaling about $325,000. He claims the $112,000 found at his father in law’s house was stored for others who allege he masterminded the crime.
Senator Johnson of California announced a Senate committee investigation into the West Virginia mining wars after receiving a telegram from Frank Morrison secretary of the American Federation of Labor urging action. The call seeks to uncover conditions and labor conflicts in the mining district.
In Bismarck on June 15 telephone companies sent reps to the state railroad and warehouse commission to testify about rates for service connections moves and changes. On Saturday the commission will hear Jamestown stock applications totaling 350000 for new electric supply lines out of Jamestown.
Final returns show Colonel Leach winning the Minneapolis mayoral race by 14,787 votes. Leach secured 78,124 votes to Van Lear's 63,337.
President William Collier of George Washington University announced as ambassador to Japan. The decision was made public today in Washington during June.
Crawford McCullough of Ft Williamson Ontario was elected national president of the Rotary club in Edinburg Scotland on June 15.
London June 15 Admiral W S Simms world traveler forgot his tickets in his room in his rush for South Hampton to catch a liner for the United States in response to Secretary Mellon's demand. Officers on the liner promised to take care of him and see he gets along without his ticket. British admirers saw him off at the dock. Many Americans also saw the admiral leave and gave him three real American yells.
June 15 market data shows grain prices for No 1 dark northern and other grains, plus receipts at South St. Paul union stock yards with detailed cattle, hog, and sheep price ranges and volumes for beef steers, cows, veal, hogs, lambs, ewes, wethers, yearlings, and bucks.
Two witnesses Mrs. Percy Rockefeller and Miss Helen Hunt testified in New York that James Stillman had not seen his wife from January to April and was with his ailing father during that period. The divorce suit claims Fred Beneaves, an Indian guide, is the father of two year old Guy Stillman.
Wahpeton, June 1. District Judge Allen denied the defense’s request for a venue change in the William Langer v Courier-News case. Langer sues for $56,000 over an alleged September 1919 article. The case moved from Cass county to Richland county. the paper was accused of alleging Langer, then attorney general, traveled to the Twin Cities to fund a slush fund for the 1920 campaign.
Miss Ethel Johnson fourteen, of Wausau Wisconsin, drowned while swimming with companions Raymond and Dorothy Lilquist three miles above the dam on the Mississippi. Her body had not been recovered by noon. Raymond attempted to save her but was unsuccessful.
Washington June 15 Congress will push the tariff bill through to October while the new tax bill moves to the next session. In the tax debate Penrose pledged to act to do the right thing and urged Democratic leaders to do likewise.
Miss Alexandria Sterling, the American woman golf champion, won her second round in Fountainbleau on June 15, defeating Rosania Sherwood 8 to 2. British player Philis Lobbett upset French champion Pauline Debellet in the same stage.
June 15 marked the final day for second installment payments of federal income taxes. Crowds gathered at the federal building to "get under the wire" as 40,000 to 50,000 notices were sent to taxpayers with due installments.
One hundred twenty five delegates attend the annual meeting of the North Dakota and Montana district of the Missouri synod of the Lutheran church in Hankinson.
Reliable reports say Lane Snyder of Boston was killed by Polish forces in Silesia as of today June 16.
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