One Man Dead and Another Dying in Poison Mixup
Oscar Fosse a 24 year old barber died ten minutes after drinking carbolic acid mistaken for whiskey during a Stanley incident. Earl Conrad 26 a druggist remains in serious condition. Louis Mann eyewitness and reporter describe the sudden accident at the Dakota Drug Company's store near the town hall. The coroner ruled accidental poisoning as the cause of Fosse's death.
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Oscar Fosse
Earl Conrad
Stanley
Fosse
Conrad
Louis Mann
Dakota Drug Company
Mann
Dakota
Stanley Sun
Percy Gifford
Regulations Tighten as City Autoists Alter Behavior
Police keep close watch on drivers in the city, noting a clear shift in speed and compliance. Reports say motorists now mostly travel with traffic, stop on the right side, and turn as directed, with offenders facing prompt correction. A Minot man appeared in court recently for related offenses and others nearby faced similar fines.
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Per Ve Toy
Minot Normal announces first faculty lineup
Minot Aug 31 President A G Crane of the Minot Normal school announces the initial faculty, including well known educators. The new higher learning institution in North Dakota has strong financial support and a promising student roll expected this fall. The names listed cover psychology history and other disciplines from various prior posts.
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Minot
A. G.crane
Minot Normal School
North Dakota
Crane
Sontaas
Liberia
Rane
Peyclogy
A ‘Sametown
High Rh
Iam Giark
History Ante Auction
For Mine Talla G
North Dakota normal school hires several instructors
Amy Siapern of Moorhead nurses music and drawing duties at the state teachers college. George Altman teaches physical education and history, with ties to Indianapolis. Isabel Divine is third and fourth grade critic teacher while Elsie Cook and Hazel McCulloch head the model school. Temporary facilities are in use pending a new building.
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North Dakota
Car Goes Over Embankment on Marmon Road Near Williston
A Marmon road accident eight miles north of Williston sent a Weile touring car down into a coulee on Friday afternoon injuring two of five passengers. The vehicle struck a culvert and suffered extensive damage. driver and Agnes Butler were among those hurt. The group was en route to Williston to file on land with the local land office.
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Marmon Road
Williston
Marmon
Coulee
Agnes Butler
Smith Fassett
Ancel Fassett
Armand Fassett
Jos, Lutky
Mixes Agnes Butler
Willieton
Coolee
Dai Pe
Bruegger
Keys Lost On First Ave West And Main Street
Lost Sunday night on First Ave West or on Main Street or along the road west past the graveyard. A bunch of keys on a brass ring including a Cary Safe Co key numbered 12 and a large flat key for Cary safes. Also a large key for a preato light tank. Brass ring bears letters Yate and other small keys. Finder please leave at Graphic office.
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First Avenue
Main Street
Grave Yard
Cary Safe
Cary Safe Co
Graphic Office
Free Ferry sentiment voiced at city meeting
A small turnout of about 20 businessmen discussed a proposed free ferry over the Missouri. Attendees, though few, represented city business interests and favored the idea. The McIntosh ferry could be bought for 3000 dollars with monthly operation pay of 100 dollars. a committee will study the proposal further.
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Missouri
Williston School Opens With Full Faculty
School started as Williston phones serus opened with a full force of teachers to take up the year’s work. A list of teachers appeared in this paper last week. Attendance at wall was expected to rise as families move into the city for their children to attend school.
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Willistons
Wall
Thhe
Rush at local land office as 160 to 320 acre filings surge
Last Saturday the land office drew a large crowd as the new rule allowing 160 additional acres to be filed marked the Williston district. About 240 filings that day, rising toward 450, aimed mainly at McKenzie county land, with many travelers from Divide and Williams counties. Dozens traveled by horse, train, auto, or wagon spurring a frontier rush to secure land before others.
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Williston
Thos. B. Murphy
McKenzie County
Aly
Divide
Williame
New North Dakota law bars public drinking cups on trains and in stations
A new state law effective September 1 prohibits public drinking cups on interstate trains and all stations and public buildings, with violations punished as misdemeanors. The law aligns with federal rules and aims to protect public health. Meanwhile the 1913 grain harvest is beginning with good quality grain moved to focal elevators as threshing accelerates.
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Marget
North Dakota
Rap Aly
Wall
Badly Hurt by a Vicious Bull Near Haybutte Farm
The fifteen year old daughter of Alfred Hanson, living near Haybutte in western McKenzie County, was gored in the thighs and abdomen by an angry bull on Saturday afternoon. She had gone on foot to the herd against her parents wishes. A dog drew the bull away repeatedly, allowing her to escape and reach the house. She remains in serious condition with hopes of recovery.
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Alfred Hanson
Haybutte
McKenzie County
Lawyer Cate to Attend State Bar Association Meeting
Attorney William G. Cate of this city will attend the state Bar Association meeting in Mandan on September 9 and 10. Mr Owens is on program for a discussion on The Inheritance Tax Law. He authored a work on inheritance tax in North Dakota and is regarded as an authority on this topic.
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Wm. G. Cate
State Bar Association
Mandan
Owens
Andress
G. Last
North
Dakota
Only Hope of Defeating Bill in Senate Urges Gallinger Substitute
Washington Sept 3 The sole path to defeating the tariff bill and avoiding duty cuts lies with the Gallinger substitute as Democrats push to pass the bill. The Senate barely upheld free sugar and free wool, while petitions from nearly every state urged adoption of the Gallinger substitute.
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Washington
Senate
Perkins
California
Wilson
Ransdell
Thornton
Louisiana
Gallinger
Bristow
Works
Stirling and Lippit
Poindexter
Callinger
Tariff battle details with paired votes and illness notes
The report outlines a tariff vote in 1916 with Democrats and Republicans voting in pairs. Several senators are ill or absent including Du Pont Culberson Root and Works. If Democrats insist on pairing the final tally may reach 48 to 47 with toss ups depending on who returns.
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DuPont
Delaware
Paris
Culberson
Atlantic City
Root
New York
America
Europe
Works
California
Ransdell
Thornton
Burleigh
Maine
Senator Works
Washington
Senator Root
Burleigh and Works
Thomas F. Logan
Budget law deemed unconstitutional by attorney general
Andrew Miller says the state budget bill violates the constitution by fixing salaries and bundling non appropriation items in a general bill. It also breaches section 61 by amending other laws and packs multiple subjects into one bill. A second item reports Sheriff Erickson detaining a man on a clothing theft charge after a train stop at Tagurw.
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Andrew Miller
Miller
Moi
Stanley
Erickson
Tagurw
Fall Millinery Opening at Miss Taylors
Announcement invites shoppers to Miss Taylors for the opening of early fall millinery models this Saturday. The ad promises the newest and best in the market and highlights the local store as the destination for the season's headwear.
Registration drives for Fort Peck Indian lands drawing in Montana
Registration is underway for the Fort Peck Indian lands drawing set for September 23 in Montana. Early turnout shows 200 in line at Great Falls on opening day and about 500 at Glasgow, with expectations of 1000 to 1500 daily at Miles City Glasgow and Great Falls. Notable registrants include Miss Mabel Sims of Glasgow and Alexynham of Fayette Kentucky. Special trains will be run by Great Northern before registration closes.
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Fort Peck
Montana
Great Fats
Glasgow
Miles City
Great Falls
Williston
Mabel Sims
Alexynham
Fayette
Great Northern
Two Deaths and a Wedding Mark Montana Weekend
A man identified as Emil Anderson, of St. Charles Missouri, was killed by a fast mail train near Mondak after allegedly falling on the track while intoxicated. His remains were sent to Williston for disposition as relatives in Missouri were notified. In Plentywood, Edgar Corbett of the Graphic staff married Miss Vern Boyn, formerly of Princeton Minnesota, in a quiet ceremony performed by Reverend Henry. The couple will reside in Williston.
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Buford
Mondak
Williston
Distad
Emil Anderson
St. Charles
Montana
Missouri
Hamre
Graphic Force
Plentywood
Mont
Edgar Corbett
Vern Boyn
Princeton
The
Graphic
Wherox Linotype
Sailor Recalls Bizarre Motorcycle Cruise Gone Awry
Recruiting Officer Patterson recounts a wild ride aboard a motorcycle that behaved like a ship. He headed south at high speed, a squall tore away his top hamper, he jibed, and plunged off the machine at forty knots. He was rescued and returned to port.
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Patterson
Uncle Sam
Mr. Patterson
May Shorten the Divisions in Minot Region
Citizens of White Earth contend the Great Northern Railway will move their division point from Minot to White Earth or west of Minot. The road may shorten divisions to ease training under labor hour laws. Officials dislike the freight division treatment at Minot and claim free contracts with other railroads for traffic sharing have not been honored.
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White Earth
Great Northern Railway
Minot
Isbor
Great Northern
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