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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
4
The Minneapolis Journal reflects on the national campaign as a solemn rite that unites Americans. It calls elections a majestic, empowering act where every voter participates, lifting citizens beyond local concerns to share in the nation’s collective destiny and the Republic’s faith.
The Graphic notes Woodrow Wilson’s reelection by slim state and popular margins. It defends the Western vote against Republican critics and asserts the nation’s verdict is final with no appeal, while urging acceptance of the outcome and warning against insinuation and libel toward the West.
The piece critiques a Minneapolis Journal editorial that brands the West as cowardly and yellow while praising past figures like Davy Crockett and Carson. It cites Chicago Tribune and Chicago Herald rebuttals, arguing California and other Western states defended the Union and opposed antiwar fear, challenging accusations of regional cowardice and urging unity against treason claims.
Concord reports New Hampshire’s four electoral votes go to Woodrow Wilson with 43,787 for Wilson and 43,724 for Hughes, a 63 vote plurality, after official state results announced at 6 p.m. Also noted are nationwide tallies placing Wilson at 276 electoral votes. An 100-year-old voter, August Barlow of Grand Forks, is highlighted.
Fragmentary OCR reads a long list of surnames and initials, interspersed with a jokey line about a wife’s wit. The text includes numerous personal names like Jens Aafedt Axsr Nicol de Tone and Joe Tanons, followed by a brief aside: When for the above please a Waldo Leonhardy, Postmaster. The rest mentions a quip about a witty wife and a thunderstorm, with no clear story or event.
A terse dialogue from a Boston court record notes a judge seeking distance to a man while gaslight witnesses describe ten rods separating them, capturing a clipped exchange about proximity and pursuit.
The Commercial club seeks to build an undergrow crossing of G N tracks east of the depot with a plan from Ralph Budd assistant to the Great Northern president. Northern plans a subway while the city would extend the pontoon bridge. The proposal promises a major improvement over the current access via the road west of the fair grounds.
Sanlsg St Paul carnival plans run January 27 to February. Interested individuals must register with F. R Morrill, Secretary of the Commercial Club. Samples and prices for uniforms offered. marching club from Williston urged to form promptly to ensure suitable costumes.
An incoherent dialogue depicts a traveler encountering a man and a rustic book. The exchange hints at learning via difficult instruction, with phrases about teaching and learning contrasted by unclear, garbled wording. No clear names, places, or actions emerge.
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