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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
2
The Times Record condemns bicycle thefts and property damage at the Chautauqua grounds. It urges law enforcement and public accountability, notes youths selling metal for War Stamps, critiques political league tensions, and calls for loyalty to the nation amid war efforts.
The State Council of Defense vows to commandeer uncultivated large landholdings and compel owners to crop them or have others do so. It stresses every bushel of grain and acre of tillable land are needed for the war effort, rejecting any anti war propagandists.
Hon W C Taylor former state insurance commissioner returns to editing the LaMoure County Chronicle. In a Minot editorial he praises John Steen and nominees but condemns the convention for not endorsing George M Young for Congress in the Second District. He calls the Lincoln Republican League refusal to endorse Young childish.
A court reading reveals that last July the 1. W. W. offered a wage scale to the Nonpartisan League of North Dakota for workers at 4 56 dollars per day, but the offer was rejected as the I W W demanded a five dollar daily minimum. The article suggests league leaders manipulated votes to defeat the agreement, while noting 44 cents a day prevented alliance with radical groups.
Louisiana becomes the first state to reject the federal prohibition amendment as the senate deadlocks 20 to 20 while the house approved it 70 to 40. Eleven states have voted so far with ten ratifying and Louisiana the sole opponent. Proponents predict eventual nationwide prohibition as more states vote.
Two thirds of the Senate Republicans and half of the Democrats support the woman suffrage amendment. Only a few votes stand between passage and defeat, with Democrats bearing responsibility for the outcome. The piece urges rapid action amid ongoing women’s work nationwide.
Editor urges loyalty to the nation during World War I, condemning sedition and socialist organizers linked to the Non-partisan League. He attacks Pro-German influence, cites Gov. Frazier and campaign leaders, and calls for unity behind U.S. war effort until victory.
January 1917 debate exposes fears of press propaganda and munition interests drawing the United States into the European conflict. Representative Anthony Walton cites dangers to neutrality and asks President and Congress to act to keep the nation out of war.
St Paul Dispatch cites a dispute involving Non-partisan League member Mr. Walton and North Dakota lawmakers. The piece accuses League leaders of pressuring state citizens and sending copies to Senator Gronna for Senate record. It contrasts loyalty rhetoric with a history of what it calls servile actions toward Germany and calls Minnesota voters to judge Lindbergh Townley and allies by their deeds.
A local editor denounces a Nonpartisan league visit to Napoleon by Fred Argast Governor Frazier and N B Randall, labeling the group pro socialist and treacherous to patriotism. The piece vows to oppose the visit and aligns with American loyalty against antiwar influence during the wartime era.
Wartime slogans urge farmers and businessmen to sow and garden for victory. Graphic lines push soil work, peppers and melons, with currency and toil framed against German aggression. The piece notes Minot and Valley City lamp vandalism, calling for fines to fund the war effort.
Notice certified by Secretary of State I Thomas Hall listing officers to be nominated at the June primary in Barnes County North Dakota Precincts and polling places including Ellabury Baldwin Wain Oppegaard and many district sites with eight to five polling hours. This notice sets the date, scope of nominations for congressional state judiciary school legislative and county offices and precinct polling locations in Barnes County.
The USDA launches a nationwide drive with nearly 200 field workers to boost cottage cheese use and production. The program explains that skim milk, previously wasted, yields a cheese with the same food value as meat, urging making, eating, and conserving meat for soldiers and allies.
A collection of 1918 political notices from Barnes County announcing candidates for county auditor sheriff and other local offices. Candidates pledge service on the Republican and nonpartisan ballots for the June primaries and outline experience and dedication to county duties.
A candidate declares runs for County Commissioner in district and for School Superintendent at Barnes. The notice requests political support from voters and references a filing date around June 26, 1918. The document bears a local political filing tone and lists candidate names.
A candidate on the Republican ticket announces intent to seek the sheriff's office in Karnes County and urges voters to support him in the upcoming primary election. The message emphasizes the candidate's commitment and asks for active backing.
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