New Eighty Room Hotel Planned in City
Newton Hotel Company plans a three story brick building on lower Main near the Depot with 80 rooms and a 600 seat theatre. Promoters Charles R. Py and M. M. Parks say stock subscriptions are arranged and Frost of Minot will design. The $65,000 project includes first floor offices and theatre, with leasing to stockholders and a stable financial setup. Gospel meetings led by Rav Halfpenny announce sessions at several local schools on February 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Hotel Company
Newton
Main Street
Chas. R. Py
Spokane
Washington
M. M. Parks
Redstone
Montana
Frost
Minot
Next Week To See New Army Units In Front Plans
New York January 30, ahead of spring campaigns the first units fresh from six months training move to the front to reinforce the western and eastern fronts. Analysts weigh fighting strength projections amid supply strains as nations rush war stores and labor to keep up the killing pace. Western forces total about 2,033,000 with allied additions raising west totals to 8,300,000 including British French Belgian forces while Germany maintains advantage urged to meet the new allied mass if defense is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
France
Belgium
Kitchener
Germany
Williston Auditory Drive Urges Local Help and Investment
A City of Opportunity drive seeks funds to build an Armory Auditorium in Williston. Plans call for a 50 by 140 foot hall seating over 1000, with state aid of 5000 and 10,000 borrowed, aiming for 200 local stock subs of 50 each to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawson
Wny
Armory-Auditorium
North Dakota Demonstration Farms Show Profit and Purpose
An Evening Times article argues that state demonstration farms operated at modest costs and earned a per acre profit, with average costs of 8.47 dollars across 536 acres and an 11.58 dollar per acre output. The piece defends experimental stations, stressing their role in identifying best grains for each region and soil, even if profits in dollars are not the main aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Times
Bismarck
North Dakota
Williston
Serena Slong
Frank Case Advanced To February 23 For Oral Argument
Washington Feb 1 The Supreme Court advanced the Leo Frank habeas corpus appeal for oral argument to February 23. The move follows a joint request by Frank's counsel and state attorneys. Frank is convicted in the Mary Phagan murder at a factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Luceana and Jenson Attend Minneapolis Auto Show
L. N. Luceana and Mr Jenson left Sunday for Minneapolis as guests of Maxwell Motor Company to attend the auto show at the company's expense. They are expected to have a splendid time. New finie skirts for ia are arriving at the Boston in leading shades and materials.
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N. Luceana m
Jenson
Minneapolis
Maxwell Motor Company
Maxwell Company
Boston
Minneapolis May wheat soars to 1.60 on new highs
Minneapolis May wheat leaped past predicted 1.50, hitting 1.60 as buying overwhelmed early selling. Traders reported 1,000,000 bushels moved from holders seeking profits, with strong buying in Chicago amid a historic advance and a sixpence rise in the Liverpool market.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Minneapolis
New Shoe Shop Opens In Heffernan Block
Mr. Nik Aboud opens a new shoe shop one door north of Bullers Tailor in Heffernan block. Awaiting his shoe repair machinery, he offers first class hand work in the interim. Mike Wanka and Morse faced assault and battery charges. Wanka’s case was dismissed, Morse fined five dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nik Aboud
Heffernan
Bullers Tailor Shop
Mike Wanka
Morse
H. V. Smith
Wanka
North Dakota considers major changes to school laws
Five drastic changes in North Dakota education laws are being drafted by the state house education committee. The focus centers on higher learning and high schools, with a push to repeal the teachers pension act. Critics oppose state aid conditions requiring 40 percent of aid for new equipment, arguing aid is minimal for large cities.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
House of Representatives
Watt
Hanna
House
Lathrop
E. J. Taylor
Grand Forks
Commonwealth
Martin Murphy
Cando
H. Hamre
Mr. Murphy
Murphy
SETTLES FOR KILLING MAN AND WOUNDED FIGHT IN CANADA
Washington reports a last night agreement fixes Canadian payments of 10000 to Walter Smith’s parents and 5000 to Chas Dorset for two American duck hunters shot by Canadian militiamen. Sir Joseph Pope and Rep Charles B Smith arranged terms outside the state department with department approval.
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Washington
Walter Smith
Chas
Dorsch
Sir Joseph Pope
Foreign Affairs of
Canada
Charles B. Smith
New York
State Department
Sir Joseph Ad
Tecentry
Department
Sir Joseph
Smith
Dorset
Jaweyrs
C H Davidson Dies Friday Banker and Capitalist
C H Davidson Jr a Minneapolis banker and capitalist died last night at Swedish hospital age 48 born Austin Minnesota. He helped run more than twenty banks and holdings in Minnesota and North Dakota. Funeral set for Tuesday at his mother's Austin home where he was with his family at death.
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Minneapolis
C. H. Davidson, Jr
Swedish Hospital
Austin
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
Carrington
N. D
Despotism in Colorado Camps and Ayrshire Purchase Tale
John R. Laws on the Colorado mining camps testifies before the federal committee denouncing conditions and Rockefeller Jr. for not informing himself. He cites company ownership of homes and facilities and calls it despotism amid mine accidents and deaths in 1913. Nearby, O C Eckeberg plans to buy Ayrshire cattle as Valley City farmers sell stock and Ayrshire bulls are circulated in the county.
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New York
John R. Lawson
Colorado
United Mine Workers of America
Yeaterday
Federal Industrial Relations Committee
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jawson
Ion
O. C. Eckeberg
Valley City
Eckeberg
James
Loftus Bulldozing Tactics Shake North Dakota Assembly
Report describes George Loftus attacking legislators with personal prejudice to press a state owned terminal elevator in Minnesota. Attendees and officials, including Secretary of State Thomas Hall, criticized the display as disgraceful blackmail and threats, with many undecided lawmakers driven away from the proposition. Equity delegates and observers condemned Loftus as conduct harmed the cause and warned of a likely defeat when the measure returns.
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Bismarck
N. D
George Loftus
North Dakota
Minnesota
Loftus
Board of Trade of Minnesota
Assembly
Thomas Hall
Hall
Leonard
Convention of Equity
Ead Lany Society of Equity
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Hotel Company Incorporates
Beaver Creal
Rav. Halfpenny
Stewart
Amundsen
Nelson
A. W. Tung
Copemane
Board of Home Missions
Trinity Lutheran Church
Bevan
Seattle
Atten Lion
Armory
Company E
Williston Military Training School Association
Elks Home
Paulson
Frank Case
Police Court
Perne
C. H. Davidson
H. Davidson, JR
A. McMachen
Lawson
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