Double Tax Is Basis Of Plea
Grand Forks December 18. Railroads plan to seek a rehearing in a supreme court suit over taxation of industrial sites on railroad right of way. They claim the court’s ruling on taxability for elevator and fuel and lumber sites amounts to double taxation, since the land was taxed each year by the state board of equalization and by the occupants. The case involves Northern Pacific Railway company vs Morton county and affects about 2500 elevator sites and 260 oil tank stations. The railroad says local assessors lack authority to tax the right of way. the state board’s assessments and paid taxes show no omission or escape from taxation, and the challenge rests on constitutional grounds.
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Willard to defend crown in Fulton bout plan
Word from the south says Jess Willard will fight Fred Fulton on March 4, his first contest since defeating Jack Johnson for the world heavyweight title. Fulton is seen as easy pickings, but Willard must win decisively to avoid harming his growing reputation.
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Grandin Farm Sold to Woman in Eastern North Dakota
Portland North Dakota December 18 One of the largest land transactions in eastern North Dakota in years was completed as Mrs. M Brunsdale of Portland bought the Grandin Farm No 1 holdings east of here from the estate of J L and E B Grandin for 120000 cash The farm spans ten quarter sections in Goose River valley valuing land at 75 an acre The Grandins once home here later moved to Boston Mrs Brunsdale a leading regional landowner owns vast tracts in Traill and Steele counties and holds shares in The Russell Grader Co plus bank oil and mining stock and city properties
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Austria Denies Blame in Ancona Disaster Note
Washington reports the Austria Hungary government rejects US blame for the Ancona submarine disaster and says it cannot interpret US intended hints on Germanys wartime stance. The official text mirrors the London cable version, notes gravity, but leaves door open for further negotiations as President Wilson drafts a reply for next week.
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Austrian admiralty admits submarine fired on Ancona
The published official Austrian statement confirms the submarine opened fire on the Ancona after it stopped and while passengers remained aboard. The American note hinges on this admission by the Austrian admiralty.
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Ancona
Sane Christmas Gone by the Old Time Way
A verse by Minna Irving laments a quiet Christmas without gifts or decorations. The speaker mourns missing holly, trees, ribbons, and new clothes, preferring the old time, frugal holiday spirit over modern excess.
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Minna Irving
Odd Rural Fight Reported by AP Wire
An Atlanta AP dispatch described a rural conflict between two men using a scythe corn knife shovel and butcher knife. The story noted a misunderstanding as the probable motive and circulated to southern papers after blue pencil edits.
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Associated Press
Maine
White Christmas Spirit Urges Charity Over envy
The essay-poem mix recalls Christmas joys from toys to trees, then shifts to a sermon about inner whiteness. It calls readers to drop envy and bitterness and to cultivate Christian charity and human brotherhood, looking beyond work and self to others.
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