Prohibition Nominee Oversees Missouri River Ship Christening
B W Chafin Prohibition candidate christens the Missouri river steamer Deapolis at Bismarck in an event signaling revived river trade. The vessel, built for freight north and south from Bismarck, uses pure river water for the ceremony as locals assemble two miles from the city.
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Prohibition
Bismarck
B. W. Chafin
Missouri
Chafin
Hhe
Deapolis
Iiver
Biemarck
Ickle
State Board Completes Equalization and Sets Levy
The state board of equalization finished its work and adjourned subject to call of the president and secretary. The tax levy for the year includes General fund 869,315 dollars at 38 mills, West bounty 45,7533 mills, State educational institutions 1 mill, Bond payment 2876 mills, and Bond interest. Readings show real property 936,000,000 and personal, railroad, telephone, express, street railway, and telegraph properties with total state valuation above eight hundred million dollars.
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State Board of Equalization
General Fund
s+ Express Co
Merchants Protest at North Dakota Rail Commission
North Dakota merchants press discrimination claims against railroads facing North Dakota distance tariffs. The State Railway Commission met in Fargo at the request of commercial bodies to hear the merchants case, with railroad representatives to reply after the presentation.
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State Commission
North Dakota
State Railway Commission
Fargo
Twin Cities
Fire destroys Holtz barn and hay near Devils Lake
A large barn owned by Phil A Holtz in Odessa township near Devils Lake burned completely. A driving team valued over 250 dollars, stacks of hay, 600 bushels of oats, wagons, feed, engine, harness and other items were lost. Total damage exceeds 2500 dollars with only 600 dollars insurance. The loss falls heavily on Holtz who had just stored hay and threshed oats, all wiped out.
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Phil A. Holtz
Odessa Township
Devils Lake
Hertz
Williston Chief Duplicates Police Action In Car Chase
A Minneapolis to Spokane automobile party led by Killdall was halted by Williston Chief Davidson who charged chauffeur Philip Ekberg with speeding and endangering the public. Proceedings collapsed when warrants failed, Ekberg avoided arrest, and the chase ended with the chief returning empty handed after a comical misidentification at Buford.
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Atone
KilldalFish Company
Minneapolis
Spokane
Williston
Philip Ekberg
Davidson
Ekberg
M. H. ‘Anen
U. K
Will Davidon
O. K
Joseph Killdall
M. Ranhelm
Haro'i Killdall
Mykelstad
Gall Auto
Montana
Buford
Killall
Killdall
No formality fault in Noah letter from prison
Noah, condemned to hang on October 23 for the murder near Kenmare, writes to Judge Murray from Minot North Dakota. He jokes about a state hotel and its 160 cells, mentions plans to visit in September, and sends regards to Wallace George and Sheriff Lee while urging prisoners to cheer up and hoping for prosperity and a home beyond the green shores.
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Minot
North
Daket
Robert
Noah
Gus Johnson
Kenmare
Murray
Hellstrom
Judge
Kelley
Wallace George F
Sheri’ Lee
D. M. Noah
Fragmented ad copy on digestion aids and tonics
The readable text promotes various digestion related products like Kodol and Rofol claiming they aid stomach comfort and digestion. It repeats claims of natural tonics and keeping the stomach healthy, with ambiguous warnings about timing and harmlessness.
For Sale Complete threshing outfit and dairy stock
For sale one complete threshing outfit including Buffalo Pitt Separator, 20 H. P. J. I. C. engine and tanks. Also fresh cows for sale. For particulars contact A. O. Hanson, Dwight, North Dakota. Biomarck best wines and liquors by bottle or gallon, all kinds of bottle beer. tf.
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A.O. Hanson
Dwight
N. D
Biomarck
Ghastly Find in Mouse River Man Missing Arms Reported
Report of a grisly discovery in the Mouse River near Minot where a body was found floating with one arm and a foot missing and the head absent. W. H. Hatton of Seattle and Chas. Hemming of Youngstown reported the scene. Coroner Larson and Sheriff Tee will pursue identification as investigators inspect morgue remains.
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Mouse River
Minot
W. H. Hatton
Seattle
Wash
Chas. Hemming
Youngstown
Ohio
Larson
Vengeant
Tee
Sone
Minot Jurisdiction Guilty Verdict in Poos Case Near Wildwood
Found guilty of a court case near Wildwood on the outskirts of Minot, Pi Matt Poos faced Judge Da vis. Defense by Joseph Det noyer. State alleged Poos disbursed liquor near Wildwood. Sentence possible a $200 to $1,000 fine and ninety days to a year in prison. Earlier, young men hunting in tall grass were surprised by an irate farmer. they dropped their guns and fled and later could not locate the weapons.
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Windsor
Carl Volkman, Jr
Mr. Volkman
Matt Poos
Wildwood
Minot
Davis
Poos
Joseph Detnoyer
Mquor
The Gaelic Language and Swiss Referendum
The article notes the Gaelic language as a broad Celtic speech once common to the Manx, Welsh, Scots highlanders, Cornish, Bretons and parts of Ireland Wales, and the Isle of Man. It then details the Swiss referendum practice, adopted in St. Gallen in 1530, incorporated federally in 1848, and extended in 1874, now established in all cantons except Fribourg.
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Ireland
Wales
Highlands
Isle of Man
New York American
Switzerland
Canton
St. Gallen
Frieburg
The Allowance and Civil Language Quips
A traveler overhears two natives in a tongue in cheek exchange about allowances, youth, and the shifting sense of the words smart and civil. The dialogue riffs on regional meanings and humorous misinterpretations amid rustic references to hunting and rapids.
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Labrador
Etvil
Adhesive Eggs of Fishes
Fossil notes describe adhesive egg strategies in several species. The blackhead minnow and goldfish deposit individual eggs on plant surfaces, with males guarding them. Yellow perch spawn in glutinous ribbons, while jack bass sunfish catfishes and others lay adhesive masses in shallow nests or on vegetation.
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Pimephales Promelas
Moses
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