North Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs Meets at Dickinson
The twenty first annual convention runs October 1 to 5 at Dickinson with Patriot ic Service as the keynote. Miss Little BE Stearns of Milwaukee will lecture on The Boy and Girl Problem and books and libraries, drawing on her Milwaukee Public Library tenure. An Endowment fund concert features talent from Fargo Mandan and other towns. Mrs N C Young of Fargo talks on The Red Cross Spirit followed by garment exhibits. Mrs William Walker of Kensal visits the city with her husband in hospital care.
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North Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs
Dickinson
Miss Little BE. Stearns
Milwaukee
Wig
Mise Stearns
Middle West
Chicago
Miss Stearns
Milwaukee Public Library
Wisconsin Free Library Commission
Fargo
Mandan
W. T. Craswell
Valley City
Norman Black
O. W. McClusky
Carrington
Red Cross
N. C. Young
Worth of Dakota rail lines tops in state valuation
North Dakota state auditors tabulated railroad values with the Northern Pacific leading at 21 880 per mile on its Fargo Beach main line totaling 8 231 244. Great Northern lines show 20 000 per mile on Fargo Grand Forks Grand Forks Montana, with totals for branches and other lines aggregating to 24 387 000 and overall system valuations across main lines and branches.
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Bismarck
Northern Pacific
North Dakota
State Board of Equalization
Koaltsky
Kositsky
Fargo
Beach
Great Northern
Grand Forks
Montana State Line
Montana
Northern Pacific Main
Great Northern Main
Fargo-Surrey
Wahpeton
Bedford Junction
Devils Lake
International Boundary
Mandan
Killdeer
Valley City
Soothe
15000 Picked Chinese Troops Ready for War
A cablegram reported by the Chinese Daily World says the 24th Chinese army corps, totaling 15 000 selected troops from northern provinces, is mobilized in a Chinese city for departure to Europe. Editors noted they would be the first Mongols to fight in Europe since Genghis Khan. Ernest Myhre departed Wednesday evening for Minneapolis to join Marines, passing through on No. 3 to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Sept
Europe
Chinese Daily World
Shanghai
the World
Genghiz Kahn
Ernest Myhre
Minneapolis
Brother May Meet Brother in Battle
Los Angeles announces the enlistment of Henry Schumaun- Heink in the naval reserve. He cites family ties and hopes fate allows kin to fight together or apart under different flags. His wife and two-year-old daughter bid him farewell as he joins the colors.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Patras
Naval Reserve
Henry Schumaun- Heink
Hal
Henry
America
Regs Say Selected Men Ineligible for Enlistment
In Bismarck, Provost Marshal General Crowder announces that registrants called by local boards are not eligible for voluntary enlistment in any federal service. A Marine Corps notice claiming eligibility is to be corrected and retracted to prevent confusion among registrants and local boards.
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Bismarck
Sept
General Crowder
Marine Corps Recruiting Service
Marine Corps
Marina Corps
Proposed Plan to End Labor Difficulties
Washington on September 6 reports manufacturers' representatives proposing a joint agreement between employers and employees to prevent strikes and lockouts during the war. They call for a board for compulsory arbitration in war production disputes and for an early conference of national and international union officers to endorse the plan. The National Industrial Conference Board with about 150 members urged the council to apply war limits on labor standard changes to existing safety and health regulations.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
Naational
National Industrial Conference Board
Council
We Print Auction Bills That Attract Attention
War era price and labor policy text outlines wage and hour standards, open shop protections, and a proposed labor disputes board. It notes local cost of living as basis for wage adjustments, government guidance for hours, and no lockouts during war. Mentions Samuel Gompers and defense council advisory roles, with a brief note on houses for sale and a Miss Jean Smith return to Redstone claim.
Pusillanimous Pair Nabbed by the Police
Chief Swan, arresting a couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. M. Ei. Miles, at the Rudolf hotel after a string of burglaries. Officers found plunder from various offices, two large wood chisels, drugs and a large collection of new silk hosiery, plus blank checks, suggesting a long criminal record to be traced before a hearing.
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Swan
M. Ei. Miles
Rudolf Hotel
Congregational Guild Elects Officers for Another Year
The Congregational Guild held its annual meeting and elected officers for the next year. Officers chosen include President Mrs L B McMullen, Vice President Mrs C B Burgess, Secretary Mrs W N Palmer, Assistant Secretary Mrs B A Walues, and Treasurer Mrs A W Macdonald. Hostesses for the afternoon were the retiring officers Mesdames Cole, Ployhar, Hillhorn, Cowell, and Macdonald.
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Congregational Guild
Nual
L. B. McMullen
C. B. Burgess
W. N. Palmer
B. A. Wal‘ues
A. W. Macdonald
Guild
Mesdames Cole
Valley City Reader Praises Back Pain Remedy
Valley City resident Mrs. A. McPadgen reports relief from back pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The ad promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a kidney remedy and claims family usage with favorable results. Purchase price is 60 cents at dealers.
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Valley City
Dean
A. McPadgen
Elm Avenue
Joan
Mrs. McFadyen
Foster-Milburn
Buffalo
Feed Shortage Threatens N. D. Cattle Supply
North Dakota officials seek relief from a hay shortage amid speculative hoarding and soaring prices. Governor Frazier and commissioners petition Food Administrator Hoover for action while railroads consider half rates to move hay to deficit areas. Farmers urged to conserve straw and ship it to central and western counties to sustain young stock and meat supply.
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Bismarck
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
John N. Hagan
Cental
Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Lynn J. Frazier
Hagan
Board of Railroad Commissioners
North Dakota
Food Administration
Railroad Commission
Minnesota
Thiet River Falls
Red River Valley
Pointain
North Dakota troops face Philippine posting rumor and mobilization
Reported plan to send the first and second North Dakota regiments to the Philippines is denied by local staff officers who say they have received no orders to deploy there. Mobilization centers at Palo Alto and Mandan yards prepare equipment and transport as the second battalion trains at Fort Lincoln and Mandan before moving to Camp Gan.
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Biemarck
North Dakota
France
Philippine
H. T. Murphy
Palo Alto
National Army
Philippines
J. H. Fraine
Frank White
Thoralson
Grafton
Frank 8. Henry
Dana Wright
F. Mudgett
C. E. Geary
H. F
J. W. Murphy
Tom Connevik
T. S. Henry
North Dakota Volunteers
Hanley
Minnesota
Chickamauga
Wright
Lincoln
War Department
Mandan
Fort Lincoln
Ganp
Enlisted Men Will Have Chance to Be Officers
Washington announces a third series of officers training camps under consideration. Enlisted men drafted into the national army would be given opportunities to become officers, with a majority likely drawn from the ranks.
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Washington
National Army
Bake R Ead
Follow Up Day Set For Pledges On Food Conservation
Follow Up Day on Friday September 14 aims to complete pledge cards given to North Dakota housewives pledging home food conservation. The effort, part of the federal food administrator program, was initially distributed in Fargo under the Home Defense league and is now led by Dr Ladd. The state council of defense headed by Dr Y H Stickney of Dickinson offers its services and will participate. Dr Ladd says the public can assist as individuals or as organizations, emphasizing food conservation and production as vital national needs.
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North Dakota
Federal Food Administrator
Fargo
Home Defense League
Federal
Dr. Ladd
Exemption claims reveal scores of couples unmarried
North Dakota district board records show many foreign born residents living as man and wife without formal marriages. Licenses filed as proof of exemption indicate actual ceremonies often absent. Some claimants seek guidance to wed or legitimize children to avoid inheritance issues.
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Bismarck
District Board
North Dakota
Frank White
Uncle Sam
Milwaukee Eye Specialist Appointed Major in Medical Reserve
Dr. Nelson M. Black, Milwaukee eye specialist, was named major in the medical reserve corps by order of Secretary Baker and assigned to active duty in the office of the surgeon general. He will head a subdivision of the surgery of the head, a unit unique to this army.
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Nelson M. Black
Milwaukee
General Medical Board
Council of National Defense
Medical Reserve Corps
Baker
Surgeon General
Black Hag
Miss Hope Wallace Returns to Teach in City Home
Miss Hope Wallace resumes teaching duties in the city and makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myhre.
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Hope Wallace
City
Mrs
Carl Myhre
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Samuel Ator
York
William Walker
Kensal
Dakota Ry
G. M. Langum
Pres. Bismarck
N. D
Council of Defense
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Ai Defense Council
Advisory Commission
Chas. J. Johnson
Fifth Street
Jean Smith
Redstone, Jont
Gakes
Jessie Bong
Grant Bish
Jessie
Minot
Singer Sewing Machine Company
R. F. Murray
S. Bergenthal
Libby
Emma Taiessen
Eckelsan
Nelson M. Blacks
Permna
Wm. W. Everly
North Bancock Street
Philadelphia
Pes
Perune Co
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