North Dakota Town Notes and Incidents Across Counties
A digest of scattered news items from North Dakota towns including new banks and fires, roadwork and waterworks, weddings and births, robberies, and civic developments. Notable items mention a Dwight bank startup, Kenmara waterworks work, a Granada ghost town report, 400 trees stolen from Mark Hunt, and a Missouri River boat thief arrest near Cannonball, with local elections, road and depot projects, and livestock and weather notes across Morton, Rolette, and neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenmara
Sawyer
Devils Lake
Omemee Hen
Milner
Steele Creamery
Larimore
Farmers’ Bank
Munich
Granada
Tague
Mark Hunt
Fessenden
Kathryn
Wilton
Thelen
Carpio
Cooperstown
Valley City
Missouri
Wrankinson
Maui Strike Seizes Court House As Whites Held In Honolulu
Japanese workers on Maui strike after attack on a plantation mill. A mob surrounds Tapaina court house with 2,800 Japanese laborers on strike. National guard and Honolulu police deploy to Maui to quell unrest and pacify the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strikere
Court House
Honolulu
Tapaina
Maui
Kinau
National Guard Company F
Johnson
Henry
Wailuku
Roumania Demands Satisfaction Over School Inspectors Arrest
In Constantinople on May 23 Roumania demands reparation for the arrest of several Roumanian school inspectors during the Yanina incident. The Roumanian government says unless reparations are paid, relations with Turkey will be broken off and the break is imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Constantinople
Yanina
Porte
Turkey
Murder near Burkaville robs prominent Kentucky man
Kentuckian James Skinner, a leading Cumberland County figure, was murdered near Burkaville. He left Glasgow with $2,000 in a bill case, a silver shot sack, and legal papers, which are now missing along with his watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Burkaville
James Skinner
Cumberland County
Gomez for President Likely Nominee of Cuban Liberals
Havana May 23 The Liberal party national convention adopted platform additions calling for a national militia and cabinet officer reform A secret session will decide campaign plans tonight A Gomez nomination appears likely with Nunez or Zayas as possible vice presidents Gen Masso urged Eastern delegates not to back his name and Gomez is expected to be the presidential candidate and likely to win with Nunez or Zayas as running mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Liberal Party
Masso
Jose Miguel Gomez
Gov. Nunez
Gomez
Nunez
Zayas
Once Rich Seeks Poorhouse In Michigan Story
Col. Dodge a former prominent Michigan lawyer and newspaper man and ex president of the Michigan Press association seeks admission to the poor house at Paup Bay City. Once wealthy and influential in politics his fortune vanished in mining ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Dodge
Michigan
Nowa Paup Bay City
Mich
J. L. H. Dodge
Michigan Press Association
One Year Prison Term for Man Who Burned Home and Shot Cow
In Cyanide mining camp west of the city John B. Vance was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary for burning his dwelling to force his wife into staying with him. His wife recently secured a divorce. Other notes mention Mevormick and Dunn as new lieutenants in Company A at Bismanck, moisture-valued millions across the state, a 112-car freight train at Grand Forks, a bike thief arrested while shipping a wheel to Drayton, Bottineau needing cement sidewalks, Sherwood witnesses headed to Minot, Valhalla hoped to join the Milwaukee line to Winnipeg, a purse snatching failed at Grand Forks, A. L. Woods moving to Grand Forks, Russians filing on land near Leipzig, Sandoun renamed McLean, cottages planned for Lake Metigoshe, and poisonings of dogs causing indignation at Devils Lake.
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la Moure County
Rugby
Minot
Eddy County
Enderlin
Steele
Morton County
Linton
Tifa
FR Dine
New Salem
G. W. Smith
Velva
Williston Inn
Upham
J. D
John 8
Vance
Wea
Grand Forks
Drayton
Bottineau
Valhalla
Milwaukee
Fargo
Winnipeg
A. L. Woods
White
South Dakota
Leip‘zig
Port Ofice Department
Sandoun
McLean
Lake Metigoshe
Devils Lake
Thieves Loot Postoffice Safe In San Francisco Heist
A daring attempt to drill the stamp safe at the San Francisco Postoffice was prevented by watchman O Connell who spotted a burglar. The bandits escaped with about 1400 dollars in stamps found outside the safe. The main safe held fourteen thousand dollars in stamps and money, while a large safe in the adjoining cashier room reportedly contained half a million dollars.
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San Francisco
Engineers for Panama Three Appointed and Two More Needed
Washington May 23 It was announced at the war department that Brig Gen Henry L Abbott retired engineer officer Mr Randolph of the Chicago drainage canal and Mr Schluesser an engineer of California have been appointed consulting engineers to the isthmus canal commission in addition to the consulting engineers previously appointed There are to be twelve engineers two of whom are yet to be selected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Henry L. Abbott
Randolph
Chicago Drainage Canal
Schluesser
California
Isthmus Canal Commission
Jumps From Car Window Ends in Fatal Lake Station Train Death
Indiana case reports M J Sullivan, a young man of Irish origin en route to Montana, leaping from a westbound Michigan Central train near Lake Station. He died instantly. papers and considerable money were found on his person, suggesting plans to settle in Alhambra Montana.
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Sullivan
Lake
Indiana
Michigan City
Ind
M. J. Sullivan
Ireland
Alhambra
Mont
Michigan Central Railroad
Lake Station
Ellendale Vacant Police Chief and Street Commissioner
Local notice declares the offices of chief of police and street commissioner at Ellendale vacant. Other items report Maher’s return from Europe, Olson’s disappearance, a Des Lacs prairie fire damaging hay, a wagon horse accident at Mayville, mail box vandalism in the northwest, and a temperate mix of local incidents and verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellendale
Oscar Olson
Sawyer
Des Lacs
H. E. Martin
Rugby
Great Northern
Mayville
Jehu
Life in 13th Century Beds and Daily Comforts
An old English chronicle notes royal beds in 1234 were sacks of straw and that Elizabeth era London slept on boards. The queen’s chamber carried fresh rushes daily while carpets were unknown. Henry VI drank wine on rising and tea coffee and chocolate were not yet known. Sugar came only by the ounce in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etra
Elizabeth
London
Henry VI
Brush exchange evokes factory incident humor
A brief cartoon style remark frames a worker trapped in a give factory joke. The punchline notes he did not emerge, instead remaining inside the mechanism, highlighting a sardonic take on factory life.
Estes Time Table Strives No 4 Re No 6 Local Pissisil
Fragment reading lists train timetable fragments with arrival notes and local place names. The readable portion mentions Brnton and Abu regions with unclear phrasing and times not fully legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artrives
Brnton
Abu
Weekly Monday Meetings at LO Hall
Meeting notices state gatherings held every Monday night in LO, C. F. hall with visiting neighbors invited. A. H. Brows serves as presiding officer with E. R. Brownsun as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Hall
A. H. Brows
E. R. Brownsun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Portmeau
Iowa
Paneer
Crary
C. M. Johnson
Dwight
Stark County
bin Christ
North Dakota Agricultural College
Wdownsbrook
Noreness
Tioga
Bovesteader
Des Lacs Lake
R. J. Hart
Manahaven
Nick Kiteh
Rameey County
Charles
Merman Garaké
Milnor
Boo
Acorn
Bruegger Mercantile Co
Mevormick and
Dunn
Bismarck
Panama
John W. Maher
Europe
William Reynolds
Lensford
Boston
New Rockford
Mandan
Acani
Aly Buen
Ang Hiesed
China
Adam
Wallace Lywin
Mtunney
ALR
Wowell & CO
D.bergman & CQ
Paul
Akota
Panesablp
Eberthund
Ollege
Faller
Uncle Ats
Rn Reaere
Sennena
Roslyn
Estes
Board OF County Commineion
Mount Moriah
MO. &7
A.M
Brownell
W. M, C. B. Hayes
J. W. Wo de Parastrans
E. M. Atterberry
Becretspy
Bhoriff
Lam County Lettorlerk
District Court
Sonaty
Astoria
Riegister
G. M
Bolivor
Astorne
R. Brown
Williston
M.W.A
Fort Buford
Patrick Donking
North-Western Limited
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
C.stp
M&o
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