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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
4
Across Texas floods claim dozens of lives as Brazos river rises threaten Sunnyville and San Felipe. Rescue efforts deploy a special train carrying motorboats while marooned towns face extreme danger and widespread damage.
Chicago reports the death of A Montgomery Ward at his Highland Park home aged 70 after a life from laborer to president of the Ward mail order firm. Death followed complications from two falls with prior injuries from an automobile incident in Pasadena. Ward, born February 17, 1843, built a self-made fortune in the mail order business.
Marinette December reports the first state land mortgage association under Wisconsin law opens with 25000 dollars paid in capital. Loans will allow long term repayment with annual principal and interest. The association is seen as pivotal to county agricultural growth, the first of its kind in the United States as Wisconsin leads rural credit reforms.
New York December 8. Christy Mathewson premier pitcher of the Giants and a longtime star leads National League pitchers in official averages for the 1913 season. He pitched in forty games with a 25–11 record. The NL averages are based on earned runs per nine innings. Mathewson posted seventy earned runs for an average of 2.06 per nine. Babe Adams of Pittsburgh also figures among the leaders.
Samuel H. Clark publisher of Jim Jam Jems, a North Dakota magazine, believes he will win the federal case in Fargo on January 14. He argues the first trial had a disagreement and the second had errors in the complaint. Clark, who is backed by George A. Bangs and Tracy Bangs, contends his magazine truthfully exposes crimes and remains active despite the charge of sending objectionable interstate material. He enjoyed a Minnesota hunting trip and left Bismarck last night.
In La Moure county the farmers club movement expands with three new clubs organized in a week by the Better farming movement representative. Members include farmers and families, with monthly meetings and varied programs expected to draw broad interest.
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