Huerta May Agree To US Proposed Plan
Vera Cruz Aug 29 Lind hurried to Mexico City after Guasque delivered a message from Huerta signaling willingness to meet Lind halfway on American proposals without full concession. Washington officials express hope for a peaceful settlement and note Lind may suspend proposals except for Huerta not running in the next election.
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Vera Cruz
John Lind
Mexico City
Col. Guasque
Lind
Huerta
Washington
United States
Mexico
Fredico
Gambia
Wilson
Gamboa
Wilton
Marriage Licenses For Month of August
August licenses list couples from Valley City and nearby towns with dates ranging Aug 8 to Aug 16. Names include George Herbert Getchel Mabel Irgens Sigvard Bergseth Minnie Larson Robt Febmer Emma Reese Frank John Thomas Susie Irene Rowe and Oakley Green Ella Mulholland who wed in Westhope. The couple will reside in Westhope after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Herbert Getchel
Mabel Irgens
Valley City
Sigvard Bergseth
Minnie Larson
Robt. Febmer
Faribault
Emma Reese
Frank John Thomas
Susie Irene Rowe
Oakley Green
Jennie Green
Ella Mulholland
Westhope
Sheriff Arrests Unforeseen Target in Gambling Law Raid
Aug 29. Angered by new gambling law relations, a caller lured the sheriff to raid a different location than expected. The proprietor and participants were seized. One defendant helped secure the law, sparking local excitement and surprise.
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Max
N. D
Stranger Excited by Lost Teeth on Train to Harvey
Herman Johnson woke from a nap on a train bound for Harvey to visit his brother and found his teeth missing. He searched passengers and himself, alleging he was drugged, but train officials intervened. Near Valley City he felt digestive pains and was taken to Platow hospital. His teeth were recovered after he had swallowed them. he continued his journey.
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Harvey
Herman Johnson
Platow Hospital
Johnson
Valley City
Drowned in Beaver Creek Attributed to Flooded Stream
Roy Brown of Sivage Mint drowned in Beaver creek near Beach North Dakota after leaping from a buggy to reach shore as current swept him away. His body was not recovered. Also note marriage announcement for A P Hollis to Mabel L MacDonald in Calumet Michigan. Hollis formerly vice president of the local Normal school and MacDonald linked to domestic science.
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A. P. Hollis
Mabel L. MacDonald
T. C. MacDonald
Calumet, Mich
Hollis
Normal School
Miss MacDonald
Valley City Boy Victim of Farm Accident
James Macdonald, son of Dr. Macdonald, was injured while mowing on his father’s farm near Oriska. The sickle severed a tendon and nearly amputated his foot. he was rushed to Valley City and treated at Plato hospital with hope the foot might be saved.
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Oriska
James Macdonald
Macdonald
McDonald
Valley City
Plato Hospital
Sensational nonstop Cadillac run planned across North Dakota
A 1914 Cadillac touring car will undertake a nonstop 625 mile Run Around the State starting early Saturday from Fargo. The route includes Devils Lake Minot Jamestown and Fargo with four aboard and reports to Governor Hanna on road conditions. Local officials will clear towns as the car passes, with supplies at several cities and no engine stops.
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Devils Lake
N. D
North Dakota
Fargo
W. H. Horton
Yorton
Wm. Redmond
Redmond
Minot
Wm. Rickard
Jamestown
L. L. Wolfer
North Darkota
Cadillac
Hanna
North Dakota Highways Association
Mayville
Rugby
Fessenden
Valley City
Attorney General Rules Budget Law Unconstitutional
Bismarck N D August 29 Attorney General Andrew Miller finds chapter 21 of the 1913 session laws, the state budget law, unconstitutional. He cites Sections 62 61 and 64 of the state constitution noting the bill omits certain departments, mixes multiple subjects and revises or repeals laws by title, leaving the law void overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Andrew Miller
Board of Control
Tax Commission
Supreme Court
Haunted library tale and Limoges china trends
A northern castle hosts a Mary Queen of Scots era haunting where books move themselves despite locks and searches. The London Mall notes an occult library phenomenon with guests confirming strange activity. Limoges china decoration shifts from hand painting to lithographs and decals as soft underglaze colors gain prominence.
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Mary
England
Shakespeare
Lbrary
Furtly
London Mall
China
Limoges
Big Bear
End of Opium Traffic Seen in Global Ratification Push
Washington reports Dr. Hamilton Wright, American delegate to The Hague, optimistic that by year end the 1912 opium convention will be ratified worldwide. The Hague conference urged Dutch government to press remaining nations via Dutch ministers to adopt the pact. Whitcher closes novelty store and moves to Fargo. Mrs Whitche r travels from St Paul to return home.
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Washington
Mexico
Wilson
State Department
Bryan
Hamilton Wright
Hague
Netherlands
The
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A. H. Gray
H. O. Myhro
James Grady
H.C. Aamoth
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Doctor MacDonald
Josephine Anderson
Maude Trubshaw
Margaret Howard
Portland
Ore
Clarence Martin
Gertrude Syverson
Myrtle Erickson
Mae Anderson
Cooperstown
Reginald Henderson
Pasadena
Cal
Creightle Tone Griffeth
Underwood
Mr. Abbott
Moorhead
Minn
Didama Greffeth
Edmonton
Alberta
Can
Fargo Forum
Misa Griffeth
Frank Flore
Faye
Xitiatien
Will Whitcher
Mrs. Whitcher
Robi. J Anderson
St. Paul
U. S
W. Hiedel
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