Cash payment debate drives McPhillips mine deal
Analysis argues that demanding cash upfront for developing mining prospects hinders capital and slows progress. McPhillips property story shows development often funded by option deals and risk under uncertain ore discoveries. The piece contrasts raw material export trends with domestic processing shifts and tariff effects on U.S. mining and agriculture.
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Veter McPhillips
Ings
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Strike Revives Nine Mile Mining Activity
A renewed mining push on Nine Mile follows a recent McPhillips property strike. Property owners in the area anticipate active development, citing legacy mines and veins extending toward Canyon Creek, with capital support expected to unlock renewed production potential.
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Moore Adminstration and Economy Program Summary
Government promises under Governor Moore to shrink state expenditures are reflected in Dan J. Banks state treasurer report for the first half. Treasurer office expenses drop to 6009.14 in Q1, a record low under Banks. Revenue from the office reaches 41436.08, with continued cuts projected across departments.
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Moore
Dan J. Banks
Hanks
Practical plan to beat high freight rates in North Dakota
Grand Forks Herald editor argues high freight rates inflate cost of living. He cites shipping cattle to Chicago and returning meat as a costly example and suggests local slaughter and processing to cut dependence on long distance freight. Incidental to the operation of…
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Virginia
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Public Ownership Bank in Boise Speech Sparks Debate
At a Boise progressive meeting Benj Marsh, a Conference for Progressive Action representative, urged government ownership of railroads for the people. He argued against the concept, noting past government operation raised employment and rates but left railroads in poor financial shape, a critique echoed by Halt and others.
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Government ownership blamed for waste in shipbuilding and IT
Government officials admit waste in shipbuilding shows ownership faults. The passage argues irrigation districts can run water projects more cheaply, citing nearby districts as evidence of lower operating costs.
Bootlegging Wheat and the Northern Market
Washington Post outlines how higher tariffs on wheat have spurred bootlegging across the U S-Canada border. Canadian buyers exploit cheaper Canadian money and cross-border smuggling to profit from US price differentials. The piece notes Manitoba and other Canadian buyers shifting grain flows to evade duties and questions the effectiveness of tariff policy.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Manitoba
Uncle Sam
United States
MAD TRIBUTE TO CONFLICT IN DEMPSEY FIRPO FIGHT
The public consumed the spectacle at the Polo Grounds as raw conflict not boxing. Dempsey and Firpo pressed to finish quickly, creating a primal, violent clash that mocked skill yet thrilled crowds. The piece likens modern spectators to craving sheer force over technique and honors the fighters’ brutal urgency.
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Polo Grounds
Dempsey
Firpo
Failure of the League in Mediterranean Tussle
The St Louis Times laments the League of Nations loss of prestige from inaction and pussyfooting, arguing Italy's defiant stance blocked a major chance for the League to prove its effectiveness in European disputes. It condemns the league’s failure to fulfill its duties and its overall poor handling of tensions in the region.
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League of Nations
Mediterranean
Italy
Europe
Japanese Earthquake Its Cause Explained by Edward Naulty
Edward Fairfax Naulty of the New York Herald explains the Japan quake as a deep ocean fault phenomenon. He describes a vast 4000 fathom deep sea valley off Japan, its unstable step-like walls, and how slips or squeezing could trigger quakes and possible distant tidal effects along the Pacific rim.
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Canada
Faith is the Victory Lena Williamson in Kansas City Star
A reflective verse piece speaks of faith guiding through a deep abyss toward ascent. The speaker confesses ignorance of the path upward and laments slow progress yet hints at strength and courage found in perseverance.
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Lena Williamson
Kansas City Star
Nebt
Cooperation and Law of the Jungle by Kipling
A fragment from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book section on cooperation. It presents the law of the jungle as ancient and unbending, linking the survival of the wolf to the strength of the pack and warning that breaking the law leads to death.
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Rudyard Kipling
Public spirit as building material for Idaho communities
The Real Builders by Guy Flenner urges Idaho to pursue new construction of public spirit. It compares imperfect material and tools to social faults like suspicion and pessimism, arguing courage, honesty, knowledge, and government support are needed to remodel society. Public spirit sustains communities, institutions, payrolls, and wealth.
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