North Dakota Law Shields Farmers by Constitutional Ruling
Grand Forks reports that North Dakota's Unfair Discrimination law is constitutional lifting the way for the State Railway Commission to curb unfair practices by line elevator and independent grain companies. The measure targets price discrimination against farmers and prohibits false applications for land filings with criminal penalties for perjury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
North Dakota
State Railway Commission
Duplicate registrations eyed as Fort Peck land list indexed
Glasgow Montana September dispatch reports Judge Witten’s clerks indexing Fort Peck reservation land applicants. Names will be alphabetized and duplicates across Great Falls Havre and Glasgow checked. False swearing rules and cancellations deter multi site registrations to prevent inflated chances.
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Glasgow
Mont
Sept. T
Witten
Fort Peck Reservation
Uncle Sam
Great Falls
Havre
Fort Peck
Railroads Seek ICC Standard On Dinky Caboose Laws
North Dakota railroads seeking to suspend the latest state caboose law will appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Grand Forks testimony showed railroads face difficulty complying with fifteen different state specifications amid a single interstate operation. Expert witnesses testified the time limit for compliance is insufficient and the issue may require a uniform federal standard.
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Grand Forks
North Dakota
Legislative Assembly
Interstate Commerce Commission
State
Ralway Commission
Number One Is A Bachelor
Samuel Crow who drew number one in the Fort Peckland drawing is a 50 year old bachelor and Monon line brakeman living near Hammond Indiana. He plans to marry for a wife to help run his land and foresees a comfortable life with about $25,000 worth of property.
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Fort Peck Reservation
Samuel Crow
Fort Peckland
Crow
Monon
Hammond
Ind
Chicago
First Sheridan County Case Ends With One Year Term
In Plentywood Montana on a Wednesday the State versus George Allen opened in Sheridan county court with Judge Utter. Allen was found guilty of horse theft near Outlook in April and sentenced to one year in a penitentiary.
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George Allen
Plentywood Court
Plentywood
Mont
Sheridan County
Utter
Court House
State
Outlook
Paul Babcock
Heder
Medicine Lake
Plentywood Police Chief Shot in Saloon Incident
Plentywood Mont Oct 8 Chief J F Fulton was shot in the right thigh at the Valley saloon when he grabbed a cocked 45 revolver from bartender Frank Stephens who was about to fire during a disturbance. Stephens faces a $5000 bond. preliminary hearing likely when Fulton recovers.
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Plentywood
Mont
J. F. Fulton
Frank Stephens
St Paul Depot Fire Destroys Union Station in 1900s
Fire at 11 07 p m destroyed the St Paul Union depot in St Paul with losses estimated at 225 000 to 259 000 by Carl R Gray president of the Great Northern Railway. The blaze started in the restaurant on the second floor and spread rapidly to engulf the building sending sparks toward Fourth and Fifth streets.
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St. Paul
St. Paul Union
Carl R. Gray
Great Northern
Griggs-Copper
Reclamation Photographer Visits Milk River Project
Glasgow Montana October H T Cowling official photographer of the United States Reclamation Service is in the area for several days making photo graphic views and motion pictures of the Milk River Valley Project. He spent time at Malta and Dodson and gathered views to document irrigation development for Washington and national dissemination to educate students and attract settlers. The footage will also be available to commercial clubs and business organizations nationwide.
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Glasgow
Mont
H. T. Cowling
United States Reclamation Service
Milk River
Picures
Frank A Day and others vie for insular posts
Washington reports Frank A Day of Minnesota as a candidate for governor of Porto Rico following a war department conference with the president and Secretary of War Garrison. Arthur Yager of Georgetown Kentucky is another candidate for Porto Rico, with Senator James strongly urging Day’s appointment and Congressman Foster of Illinois also in the mix. The secretary said no conclusions had been reached.
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Washington
Frank A. Day
Minnesota
Porto Reo
Garrison
Arthur Yager
Georgetown
Wilson
Princeton
James
Foster
Illinois
World to Awake on Liquor and Moral Strength
Opinion piece arguing liquor harms society with references to Kaiser Wilhelm and crime linked to alcohol. Notes praise temperance stance by judges and physicians, cites London medical congress, and critiques U S senators on Vo picka confirmation. Ends with library note about new juvenile volumes added to shelves.
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W, CT. U
United States
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
van Fleet
Maury L. Diggs
Drew Caminetti
Grand Jury
Schuylkill
London
Thomas Barlow
Bulgaria
Union
Vopicka
Senate
Lewis
Cummins F
Town
Jones
Washington
McCumber
North Dakota
Congress
St Nicholas volumes enrich library with juvenile classics
The library preserves twenty seven bound St Nicholas volumes with many stories first serialized there. Four Harper’s Young People volumes and twelve additional books from Mr. Shaw enhance the juvenile collection. The warm library offers quiet reading after school or in evenings, while Kenmare advances ornamental lighting and Prof. H L Bolley plans a seed grain improvement contest in Fargo at the Tri-State Grain Growers convention.
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St. Nicholas
Shaw
Harper's
H. L. Bolley
U. S
North Dakota
Bolley
Fargo
Adler-iki Buckthorn Mixture Praised By Williston Drug Co
The Williston Drug Co introduces Adler-iki a buckthorn bark and glycerine German remedy. One dose claims to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation instantly with quick action surprising users. Public praise from Williston residents noted.
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Williston Drug Co
Williston
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Great Northwest
NEW N.dak
R. R. Commission
Stevens
Staat
Esa
J. Stevens Arms, 7, Tool Company
Sheridan
Deering
Montana
Frank Day
Insular Post
Fairmount
Porto Rico
Jefferson
Nicholas Hi
Ainty
Tyracan
Mallat
Hawane Quillity
Sterling
Xint
Autor
Mae A
Kenmare
Peter Schuttler
Bain
P & O Gang
Rock Island Gang
THE
John Boe Machinery CO
Williston, North Dak
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