Raising of sugar beets shows high profits for farmers
Chicago experts report sugar beets as highly profitable and soil friendly. Rotations improve soil health, boost future crops, and beet tops provide fodder. Case anecdotes from Ordway, Steamboat Rock, Winona, Middleton, and Billings illustrate net profits per acre and overall crop value.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
Europe
America
Ordway
Colo
James G. Close
Steamboat Rock
F. M. Williams
Winona
Minn
A. F. Miller
Middleton
Mich
Adney Reynolds
Billings
Mont
Henry Schultz
Montana
Germany
Commissioner Helle resigns from Williams County post in 1912
County Commissioner C. J. Helle of the Third District submits his resignation to the Williams County Board to take effect immediately. He cites defending against a prosecuting lawsuit aimed at blackening his and the board’s character, stating age and political plots as context for stepping down. Dated April 22, 1912.
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Board of County Commissioners
Williams County
North Dakota
C. J. Helle
Death claims Steve Johnson in North Dakota
Stephen Peter Johnson born May 19 1887 on the Gardar farm died at Wittenberg hospital after an appendicitis operation followed by typhoid. Survived by father John Johnson sister Mrs H A Bergman Winnipeg five brothers four sisters. funeral held at the Methodist church with interment in Gardar.
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Stephen Johnson
Wittenberg Hospital
Mr Johnson
Stephen Peter Johnson
Gardar
N. D
Icelandic Lutheran Church
John Johnson
H. A. Bergman
Winnipeg
Manatodia
Methodist Church
Hollette
Bloom
Baldwin
Halvorsen
Messrs Adden
F. P. Bergman
Polly Wold
Elva Cooper Dies at 17 in Stanley Obituary Notice
Miss Elva Cooper of Stanley dies at age 17, announced to Miss Laura Cooper. She had visited friends in the city with Mrs. George Childs of Kenmare a few weeks earlier. Nick Hayes hosted a Knights of Columbus smoker last Thursday, where fifteen guests enjoyed a social evening and a fine supper.
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Stanley
Laura Cooper
Elva Cooper
Miss Cooper
George Childs
Kenmare
Nick Hayes
Knights of Columbus
New Model 8 Linotype Joins The Graphic Plant
The Graphic installs the Model 8 Linotype from Morganthaler, a three magazine unit with universal blocks and water cooled components. It promises faster page production with front page head lines and more reading matter than the old hand composition system. The machine operates daily from 8 am to 6 pm for inspection and testing by staff and readers.
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Linotype
Morganthaler
Graphe
Graphic
Linotype Pioneer Ottomar Mergenthaler’s Breakthrough in Printing
Ottomar Mergenthaler born in Germany advanced to Baltimore where he solved line justification with a double wedge space band earning reputedly 416000. He then designed a combined composing and type casting machine creating lines of type as full slugs through brass molds matrices and a conveyor fed casting mechanism.
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Ottomar Morganthaler
Germany
America
Baltimore
Morganthaler
Merganthaler
Tragic tale ends as Anna McFarland buried in Williston
A 20 year old woman died after a life marked by hardship and alleged betrayal. She registered in Williston under an assumed name, stayed at the Columbia and Williston hotels, and lived with Susie McGowen. She had a newborn son and died after appealing to a man named Robertson for money. Her mother learned of the death only after. The infant is in care, likely to be sent to Fargo foundlings home.
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Williston
Anna McFarland
Columbia Hotel
George A. Robertson
Columbia
Susie McGowen
Second Avenue East
Robertson
Ray
McGowen Place
Bismarck
Mela McFarland
Cando
Foundlings
Fargo
Mass Meeting To Rid City Of The Fly
A mass meeting is planned at Crescent Theatre Friday afternoon May 3 to discuss methods to rid the city of the fly. The event invites housewives and business people with talks on dangers and prevention and a film The Fly Post will be shown. The gathering starts at three o'clock.
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Crescent Theatre
Justice Divilbliss Charged With Assault on Daughter
West Virginia family case unfolds as Justice Aaen holds Divilbliss to answer in District Court on charges of assault on his ten year old daughter Emma. Rosa E. Divilbliss swore the complaint. Emma and mother testified. $800 bond set. proceedings continued by law.States Attorney Braate lien and A J Bessie represented parties.
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Justice Divilbliss
Nolan and Bemis
Rosa E. Divilbliss
Emma Divilbliss
Aaen
Divilbliss
Justice Azen
Hauge's Lutheran Synod to Hold Sunday Services
Services next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock conducted by Mr. Nelson of Moorehead Minnesota. Sunday school at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. De Anges Vel to meet next Wednesday evening at 8 in the church. Welcome to all.
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Hauge's
Lutheran Synod
Nelson
Moorehead
Minn
Baseball language as art keeps the faithful engaged
The piece defends baseball diction as a vivid chronicle for paper fans. It argues the prose fuels imagination beyond mere field action and urges no reform of the sport’s language while noting a church service follows at United Lutheran Church.
Ship of Gloom Enters Harbor Headlines Titanic Disaster
The Cunard liner Carpathia reaches New York with direct news from the Titanic tragedy. The death toll rises to 1601 with six additional fatalities, survivors in lifeboats recount the sinking amid ice and chaos. Senate investigators plan to call survivors and key figures, including J Bruce Ismay, to testify.
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New York
Cunard
Carpathia
Titanic
Grand Banks of
Newfoundland
Senate
J. J. Astor
Archibald
Grace
J. Bruce Ismay
P. A S. Franklin
Randsell
Washington
Senator Smith
Ellas
Bruce Ismay
Franklin
Cedric
England
Smith
Senate Investigating Committee
Ismay
Cedlia
Lapland
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Helle
Steve Johnson
Anna Mefarland
MASS
Rosa
Trbiune
Baseball Chronicle
Chance
Smithie
Evers
Cole
United Lutheran Church
Ship OF
Congress
Springbrook
Ben Holt
Minot
A. L. Roe
Williston Grocery Company
Minot Grocery Company
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