Local visitors and developments reported in Valley City
Jamestown visitor W J Doherty and Seal North Dakota resident R E Wellington were in the city yesterday. St Paul dealer W B Galbreith visits his regular customers while Naomi DuVall and Agnes and Kon Neustaedter host visitors. Louis Lolling connects Valley Hotel to city steam plant. Iowa visitors Carlson and Moen inspect North Dakota land for relocation. Wahpeton church installs a $5000 pipe organ with Sunday dedication. Republican Gunder Olson attends to business. Mrs Lee Combs family return from Minnesota and plan to stay. A newborn eight pound baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Eugene McFarland on Tuesday. A general rain last night delays threshing. Chas W Bleick visits Valley City on business en route to Bismarck. Miss Charlotte Hallock leaves for Lewiston Montana to teach and supervise music. Grand Theater to feature Willow Tree and Eastern Westerner next Friday and Saturday.
Spearshold Exhibition by World Champion Billiardist in City
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Spears of Chicago arrived in the city last evening. Spears is the world's champion straight rail billiard player and will give exhibitions this afternoon and evening at the Club Billiard Parlors. Though elderly, he handles the cue with delicacy and skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Spears
Chicago
Spears
Winnebago Farmer Seeks Year Rent For Hope Farm
C. E. Crosby of Winnebago Minnesota visited Valley City yesterday to pursue business. He owns a farm near Hope and plans to rent it for the coming year after learning the Times-Record is a good pavarsia medium and deciding to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Crosby
Winnebago, Minn
Valley City
Crosby
Hope
Times-Record
Ora Carew Stars in Blind Youth at Grand Tonight
Ora Carew, renowned screen star, appears in Blind Youth a National Picture at the Grand tonight and has just been named queen of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Her beauty and charm are highlighted by her performance in the noted new National success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Carew
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Southern California
Miss Carew
Minneopas Challenged by N P Ball Team for Sunday Game
Mr and Mrs Cuyler Anderson and baby visited Fargo en route to Surrey where Anderson resumes duties as superintendent of schools. They toured Minnesota towns including Valley City and Fergus Falls. The N P ball team challenged Minneopas for a game next Sunday September 12 after losing 11 to 1 to Green Sox opening day. The match was not promptly accepted.
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Cuyler Anderson
J. G.webster
Fargo
Surrey
Mr. Anderson
Valley City
Fergus Falls
Minnesota
Lakes
Minot
N. P. Ball
Minneopas
Green Sox
N.p.'s
Green
C. A. Fritz
Kalispel, Mont
Albert Lea
Minn
Lutheran Academy
V. F. Larson
North Dakota delegates head to Boston encampment and lodge events
North Dakota officials including W E Byerly Geo Elmslie Frank Fraser O A Webjater and Mrs Florence prepare to attend the 1 0 0 PF sovereign grand lodge encampment and Rebekah grand lodge in Boston starting Sept 27. Individuals travel by car to Twin Cities for two weeks of visits while others return home from trips amid weather and local news updates.
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North Dakota
Sovereign
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Grand Lodge
Boston
W. E. Byerly
Fargo
Grand Forks
Geo, Elmslie
Devils
Luke
Frank Fraser
Valhalla
Florence
Jamestown
Tate Rebekah Assembly
Valley City News Highlights Church School Plans And University Admissions
A rundown of local events reports a runaway girl returned to safety after being picked up by a child protective group. North Dakota University admissions notes urge new entrants to send credentials before arrival. The Fargo Odd Fellows home board discusses site options in Dickinson Valley City Devils Lake Kenmare Wahpeton Velva Carrington and funds exceed 400,000. Epworth Church hosts a meeting to form a religious education training school with Jamestown College input and a plan to unite churches under a single governing body.
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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Home For
Fargo
W. E. Byerly
State Grand Lodge
Dickinson
Valley City
Devils Lake
Kenmare
Wahpeton
Velva
Carrington
Grand Lodge
Epworth M. E
Goleghty
Jamestown College
C. A. Armstrong
North Dakota Sunday School Association
Helen Stowell
F. W. Heidel
Ge Caley
Jamestown
Local residents depart for travel and visitors arrive
From Saturday's Daily Miller and son leave for Chicago after weeks visiting Mrs. Larson. Adelyne Beachem heads to Winnebago to teach. Mrs. Taber and Miss Edna Johnson visit W. B. Johnson's family. Congressman Young travels to Washington for about ten days on official business. Oliver Knudson and Mrs. Rodlin visit from Grand Forks. Dr. Wicks and family return from riverfront summer home. College Boys club meets at Mrs. Boures home for plans and luncheon. A MacPaul leaves for Wisconsin for a two week car trip. Ole Kravak and family move to city, using large truck due to high freight rates.
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A. MacPaul
Wisconsin
Reverend C G Fox Leads Valley City Episcopal Service
Tomorrow Sunday Sept 5 Rev C G Fox takes charge of the Episcopal church and preaches his first sermon in Valley City. Members of the church and all interested are cordiality to attend. Visitor to the city are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Fox
Episcopal Church
Valley City
Town Notes and Social Briefs Span Moorhead City Life
City updates include school assignments for third and fourth grades, visiting dignitaries, and plans for fall business openings such as bowling alleys. Weddings, travels, church services, a large fall term at the Normal School, a charity baseball dance, and local luncheon clubs are recorded with numerous named locals and nearby towns featured.
Woman Threatens Train Passengers In Minnesota Stop
An unidentified 50 year old woman aboard Northern Pacific train No 9 in Little Falls Minnesota pulled a revolver and threatened passengers as it pulled in. Special Officer Hob and Deputy Friesinger boarded the car and restrained her after she pointed the gun at them. She claimed responses and actions stemmed from issues with her ex husband.
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Minn
Northern Pacific
Little Lalls
Hob
Friesinger
Stees
Exber
Aes
Gold Deposits in Siberia Remain Primitive Yet Rich
The Okhotsk district holds gold deposits that, if harnessed under stable government, could yield substantial riches. In a primitive system, a zolotnik of gold was worth 20 rubles, now about 100, and exports to Japan occur via a fishing vessel exchanging fur and gold for merchandise. Full regional mining awaits orderly governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Okhotsk
Japan
War on Elephants Shrinks Herds Across Southern Africa
After-war shortages persist as farmers fight Africa’s elephants. Damming canals for baths, elephants damage dams and banks, triggering a relentless campaign by agriculturists. Reports indicate near-zero elephants remain in Zutoland and southern Rhodesia, with few in the eastern Transvaal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Zutoland
Rhodesia
Transvaal
Ina
Don’t Blame Environment for Failure and Destiny
The piece argues that environment is an excuse not a reason for failure, noting greats rise from poverty while pampered youth fail. It asserts mindset matters more than circumstance, stating truth crushed to earth shall rise again as incentive for conviction and triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Doughboy Diplomacy in Fiume Banner Swap
American troops arrive as Croats and Serbians hold a welcome in Fiume while Italian propagandists plaster the city with “Italy or death” banners. A doughboy repaints slogans overnight, turning many central banners into “Italy or death Hell” and alarming Italian officers.
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Fiume
Italy
Death
Italia O
Anglo-Saxon skeletons found at Dead Man's Close Mitcham
Three nearly complete Anglo-Saxon skeletons, two with swords by their heads, unearthed in a field at Mitcham Surrey called Dead Man's Close on Ravensbury manor. Graves found since gravel digging before Christmas. a bronze buckle, earthenware pot and other relics recovered. Some bones sent to Cambridge Anthropological Museum and other remains to London Museum.
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Mitcham
Surrey
England
Ravensbury Manor
Cambridge Anthropological Museum
London Museum
Grasp of Dance Sparks Stirs as Hawaiian Crave Debuts
A Louisville Courier item notes a noted dancer railing at modern ballet while predicting a future triumph for a Hawaiian craze in the arts. The exchange suggests tension between traditional dance and emerging trends, reflecting period debate in cultural circles.
Furnace near Steubenville reveals Perry era cannon ball secret
A dated iron furnace found on the Tarr farm in Hancock county across from Steubenville is claimed to be the first side of the Alleghenies to produce cannon balls for Commodore Perry. Records say Peter Tarr worked day and night to produce ammunition from local ore and shipped it to Perry’s forces near PutIn Bay and Kelley’s Island for the decisive Lake Erie battle.
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Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Steubenville
Perry
West Virginia Steel Company
Tarr
Hancock County
West Virginia
Allegheny Mountains
Peter Tarr
Ohio River
Bancock County
Putin Bay
Kelley's Island
Gloucester port revival linked to American merchant marine expansion
The National Geographic Society notes Gloucester Massachusetts as the mother of American fisheries and a future hub of renewed maritime grandeur. The piece links the city to Kipling Longfellow and Norman’s Woe, cites schooner origins, and highlights local natural wonders such as Rufe’s chasm and Whale’s Jaw.
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Gloucester
Mass
National Geographic Society
Kipling
James B. Connelly
Mrs. Ward
Norman
Longfellow
Painless Dentistry and American Dental Pride
A traveler notes that the sign Painless Dentistry signals American dentists abroad. He observes that in Europe such advertising marks an American presence, while foreign dentists rarely claim painless techniques, letting American rivals carry that claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita Luce
Europe
Uves
United States
Norway
Sweden
Sahara
Terre Haute Boy Scouts Describe Icy River Hike
On a cold Saturday Terre Haute tenderfoot rank Boy Scouts led an allay hike along the Wabash. They described the city blasts from the river the frozen ground and sensory feelings for interested listeners. Their executive interrupted with a humorous remark about breaking ice off pancake butter between frying cakes, drawing laughter from the audience.
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Tenderfoot Rank
Terre Haute
Indianapolis News
French Views of Indi Reach Across the Atlantic Line
C Michelon, permanent secretary of the Alliance Francaise, notes a Marseilles firm asks for information on Indiana Indian products, illustrating vague mutual impressions beyond Paris and New York and the Eastern coast.
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United States
New York
France
Paris
C. Michelon
Alliance Francaise
Ime Marseilles
Indiana
Sleeping Sickness Mystery Revealed by NAS Talk
At a National Academy of Sciences meeting Dr. Simon Flex described current knowledge on sleeping sickness. He stated the cause and mode of transmission and effective cures remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Sciences
Simon Flexper
America
Flexter
Feast of the second dinner in old farm life
A Hartford Courant piece recalls a bygone Thanksgiving custom where well to do farmers hosted a second dinner by five o clock with meats pies and loaves, a scene contrasted with today’s abundant but tightly managed food supply and comparative scarcity. It reflects on memory, social norms, and changing abundance.
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Courant
Ugolino
Wen
Andersonville
Hartford Courant
Lotus Festival Lights Spark Children's Joyful Procession
From Pioneering Where the World In Old by Alice Tisdale, a hot summer night in a Peking street glows with lotus bud lanterns. Children from all walks, in silk to rags, parade through lantern-lit gates, filling the lanes with color and song before the lights fade and the street returns to quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Alice Tisdale
Youth and Attitudes at New York Colony Club
Miss Elsie DeWolfe spoke at the New York Colony Club about how one’s view of youth reflects intelligence. She recounted a Florida hotel winter garden conversation between two old maids, contrasting views on young people and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie DeWolfe
New York Colony Club
Florida
Palma
One Good Result From War
The text discusses the industrial impact of war, highlighting helium production as a notable outcome. It notes helium's light lifting power versus hydrogen, its inert safety, and historical figures Ramsay and Lockyer. It also mentions rare radium minerals and the high cost of early helium extraction and future price expectations.
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Lockyer
Ramsay
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R. E. Wellington
Seal, N. D
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St. Paul
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Naomi DuVall
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Kon Neustaedter
H. F. Clark
Louis Lolling
The
Valley Hotel
Thomas Carlson
Ole Moen
Land
Iowa
Barnes County
North Dakota Land
St. John’s Church
Lee Combs
Eugene McFarland
Chas. W. Bleick
Elgin
N. D
Charlotte Hallock
J. van Houten
Lewiston
Mont
Miss Hallock
Piller
Grand Theater
Viola Dana
Harold
Robert Anderson
Laura
Wasem
James Grady
Twin Cities
John Neustaedter
Iton
E. J. Mosher
L. Ledbury
Daxey
Mr. Mosher
Eather Christianson
G. B. Christianson
Iro
Anna
Tee
Hoding
Jeapo
Children’s Protective Association
Tee Ee
E. L. Miller
Robert
W. F. Larson
Misa Adelyne Beachem
Winnebago, Neb
I. J. Taber
Edna Johnson
W. B. Johnson
George M. Young
Washington, D. C
Oliver Knudson
M. J. Rodlin
F. L. Wicks
T. Boures
Ole Kravak
Karnak
Harry Ladbury
William McKinney
Finois
C. H. Lottes
New Rockford
L. W. Hubbard
Jack Verug
Mr. Hubbard
Vergas
Thomas Willett
Lila Komrosky
Father Mayer
St. Joseph's Church
Moorhead
Willett
Minneapolis
Mrs. Willett
Western Union Telegraph Company
City Bowery
Malchow
Orchestra
Baseball Association
Nome
Ole Hagan
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
H Ome
Lee
Normal School
Normal
W. D. Jeffrey
W. W., Smith
C. F. Mudgett
Herman Stern
J. B. Meyer
Sole D. Gray
C. F. Dameij
Illinois
Domell
Luther Lindstrom
Rev. Domell
Marchant Marine
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