Railroads Face Inquiry Over Liquor Shipments Burden
Fargo Aug 30 railroads including Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Northern Pacific and Soo contend as common carriers they bear no duty beyond freight charges. Attorneys sought dismissal arguing the case against railroads seeks to punish agents and that no North Dakota statute bars shipments. Judge Amidon noted possible injunctive tweaks and delayed decision to November while restraining order stays in effect.
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Fargo
Chicago- Milwaukee & St. Paul
Gerat Northern
Soo
Northern Pacific Railways
Amidon
North Dakota
W. G. Porter
The
Milwaukee
Francis C. Murphy
N. C. Young
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
North Dakota Enforcement League
Young
Murphy
Delverlea
West Virginia
Adams Express
Supreme Court
Porter
Spanish War Veteran Answers Final Call
Alfred Sherman died at his summer home at Dann post office Ottertail county Minnesota Monday afternoon He was a Spanish American war veteran and had resided at Fargo He was the brother of Mrs Wesley Gray of this city Mrs Gray left Tuesday afternoon on No 2 to attend the funeral Mrs J B Switzer left Wednesday for Chicago to meet Mr Switzer Then they will journey west to the coast with a sight seeing trip by way of Denver Salt Lake City to San Francisco and back via the Grand Canyon in Arizona They expect to be on the road about a month
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Alfred Sherman
Dann
Ottertail County
Minn
Sherman Wan
Fargo
Sherman
Wesley Gray
Germany’s conciliatory path on the Arabic sinking
Berlin reports Germany has decided on a policy aligned with Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg’s conciliatory stance after talks at the eastern front. He noted the Arabic incident remains unclear and pledged full satisfaction to the United States if a commander overstepped orders. Washington wires say submarine orders now ban torpedoing unarmed merchant ships without warning. Count von Bernstorff expected to return to Washington as Berlin prepares action.
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Berlin
Germany
von Bethman- Hollweg
Admiral von Tirpitz
Bethmann-Hollweg
Washington
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Long Island
Metropolitan Bakery Outfit Nearing First Run
The Metropolitan Bakery installation is complete except for the oven now on the road. Manager plans opening as soon as the equipment is ready, expected in a few days. Walter Covert of Dilworth visited the city Monday evening.
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Walter Covert
Dilworth
Phillips In On Larceny Charge
Laurence Phillips, who claims his name is In Michigan, was arrested Monday on the complaint of Andrew Waite of Sanborn. Waite says Phillips stole $50 in cash and a $150 diamond ring from his home after staying with Waite and his nephew at his bowling alley. Judge Moe set a preliminary hearing for Thursday morning.
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Laurence Phillips
Michigan
Andrew Waite
Sanborn
Phillips
Waite
Moe
Hermes Markets Best Wheat Yet in Valley City
On Monday Frank Helms marketed several loads of wheat with Rus sell Miller Milling Co. and it was the best seen in Valley City. The red berries were plump and uniform, weighing 63 to 65 pounds per bushel and graded No 1 Hard. The grain was grown on Mr Helmes farm near Berea with an estimated yield of 20 to 25 bushels per acre and about 2,500 bushels total.
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Frank Helms
Russell-Miller Milling Co
Valley City
Railroads Seek Advertising Material For North Dakota Crops
Major Murphy of the Soo railroad gathers data and harvest imagery for immigration literature. He notes North Dakota’s grain value at about 300 million dollars this year and wheat yields around 160 to 175 million bushels. The war and high wheat prices spurred record crop area, boosting state reputation and farmer confidence.
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Major Murphy
Soo Railroad
North Dakota
East
Middle States
Union
Murphy
Veteran Answers Last Roll Call Devils Lake
Morgan Johnson a 76 year old Civil War veteran died at his son William's home. He lived in Rome Wis and Iowa New York Hebron Wis before settling in Devils Lake Douglas County. He and wife Jennie Swim celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on July 8 1914 with Woman's Relief Corps. Four children survived with two daughters who died in infancy and two sons including William.
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Devils Lake
Morgan Johnson
William
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Jennie Swim
Woman's Relief Corps
Rome
Wis
Iowa
New York
Hebron
Douglas County
N. Y
Valley City High Honor for Dr Mable Holland
Valley City friends announce that Dr Mable Holland recently received a high professional tribute. She was offered the physician post for students at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie N Y and to supervise the college physiological laboratories. She has not decided whether to accept as the nine month term would tie her to the school. Her Barnes County friends extend congratulations.
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Valley City
Mable Holland
Binghampton
N. Y
Holland
Epear College
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
New Man Heads School For Deaf
The state board of control names Frank Read Jr. as superintendent of the North Dakota state school for the deaf at Devils Lake to replace J W Blattner who resigns to lead the Oklahoma school for the deaf Read a native of Illinois and a graduate of Illinois college member of Phi Alpha society founded by Dr William Jayne an early Dakota Territory governor The appointment continues the college fraternal ties with the Jayne era continuation noted on page 4
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Bismarck
State Board of Control
Frank Read, Jr
North Dakota
Read
Phi Alpha Society
Jayne
German Allies Fear An Organization Behind Plant Attacks
Dispatches report sabotage across four plants in Maryland Massachusetts and Delaware on August 30 1914 tying damage to German allied activity. The E J Codd company mill American Powder company and DuPont Powder plant all suffered fires or explosions with casualties and no confirmed perpetrator yet.
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United States
Washington
Action
Mass
American Powder Company
Next Step in the Pacification of Mexico Soon to Be Taken
Washington reports authoritative word that a forthcoming move within the Pan American plan to restore peace in Mexico is under consideration. Diplomats expect a conference among Mexican military and political leaders, with Zapata and Villa supporters signaling acceptance of the idea. Carranza's camp anticipates his reply after solidifying the Mexico City government.
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Mexico
Washington
Cattanan
Lansing
Zapata
State Department
Villa
Carranza
Mexico City
Torreon Lite
Live Stock Sanitary Board Readers Report
The state live stock sanitary board completes its annual report for the year ending June 30 1915 detailing regulations, disease prevention and enforcement. It cites glanders mastitis respiration and tuberculosis as principal diseases with extensive horse and cattle testing, quarantines and destructions and notes personnel from the U S Bureau of Animal Industry and the state serum institute.
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Bismarck
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Mallen
U. U S. Bureau of Animal Industry
R. H. Treacy
State Serum Institute
L. Yan Es
Thresher Debuts as Laborer Drowns in Reservoir
A Mannan laborer John Mann aged 29 from Turkem Hobart township drowned in the Northern Pacific reservoir near Glen Allin while swimming with a section gang. The body was recovered and coroner Kennelly called. He deemed an inquest unnecessary, noting accidental drowning. The report also notes Ole Olson in Mandan bought a new Illinois thresher from Anderson & Sigerson and started threshing on Aug. 30.
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Ole Olson
Illinois
Chas
Hokanson
North Dakota
Anderson & Sigerson
Olson _ Mandan
John Abby
John Mann
Hobart
Northern Pacific
Glen Uilin
Glen Allin
Kennelly
He's a Wonder Worker at Billy Thoreen's Harness Shop
A man watches numerous stitches in Billy Thoreen's hand-made harness sets and wonders how the craftsman can offer such low prices.
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Billy Thoreen
Married Couple Emma Carlson and John Johnson Wed in Montana
Miss Emma Louise Carlson and John A. Johnson of Harttowton Mont were married Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the bride's mother's Crescent avenue home Mrs J E Carlson.
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Emma Louise Carlson
John A. Johnson
Harttowton, Mont
J. E. Carlson
Crescent Avenue
City and Ernest of Great Falls Mont Mr Johnson
Ernest Johnson of Great Falls Montana is described as a kind courteous gentleman highly esteemed by all who knew him. His death will be greatly mourned by friends and family.
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City and
Ernest
Great Falls
Mont
Johnson
Death of Mrs Clark's mother reported in Baker and Rochester
Word is received by Valley City friends that Mrs Ed Clark's mother died August 28 in Baker Montana after weeks of illness. Mrs Clark had taken her mother to Rochester Minnesota on August 4 but arrived to find no hope and returned home to await the call. She left June 28 for a month’s vacation and plans to return about September 12.
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Valley City
Ed Clark
Baker, Mont
Minnesota Auto Party En Route Through Valley City
An auto party of four from Minnesota visited Valley City on a sightseeing trip. The group included Rudolf Gregor of Montgomery Ben Gregor and Joe Schwartz of Waterville and Frank Freros of Alice North Dakota. They toured local sites and crops and may consider moving to North Dakota.
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Minnesota
Valley City
Rudolf Gregor
Montgomery
Minn
Ben Gregor
Joe Schwartz
Waterville
Frank Freros
Alice
N.D
Reverend Bohnoff Returns From Trip
Rev J F L Bohnoff attended Lutheran church work in Garrison then traveled to Minot and back by Tuesday. He reports Wimbledon west corn frozen and potatoes frozen to the ground with notable black rust near Max and Garrison, as their area lags Valley City by about ten days.
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J. F. L. Bohnoff
Garrison
Lutheran Church
Minot
Wimbledon West
Max and
Valley City
Visit of Minnets Thresher Co. officials to Syracuse
Guest of Alfred Anderson of Anderson & Sigerson, secretary and treasurer of Minnets Thresher Co., Syracuse, is visiting with his old friend. To keep in practice he shipped four separators to this location and Anderson & Sigerson have disposed of the lot.
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P. B. McIntryre
Syracuse
The
Minnets ‘Thresher Co
Alfred Anderson
Anderson & Sigerson
Anderson & Sigerlees
Farewell for Miss Weburg Leaves for Verona Post
A pleasant evening at Mr and Mrs Carl Larson marked a farewell party for Miss Mabel Weburg who departs Friday morning for Verona to teach first and second grades in the public schools.
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Carl Larson
Mabel Weburg
Verona
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Will
Chicago
Hermes
Railroads
New Man Heads
Achine Shop
Baltimore
E. J. Codd Company
Wilmington
Del
DuPont Powder Company
DuPont
Clyde
Frank Mong
Minneapolis
Nestor
Kelly
Live Stock Sanitary Board Readers Report
Rev. Bohnoff
Miss Weburg
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