FLICKERTAIL NUGGETS BRIEF STATE NEWS ROUNDUP
State fair honors won by Minot butter. Stutsman County bridges under bid. Medina elevator work delayed by high wind. Burglary reported at New Rockford. Rugby election sweep by Jones ticket. Barnes county hoboes harass rail workers. St Thomas church redecorated. Wheat yield 32 bushels per acre in Stutsman. Great Northern yards in Grand Forks get auto switches. Ward County prisoners to build courthouse walks. Grand Forks property valuation up 30000. Cranberries grow along Eddy county banks. Jamestown teen arrested for barley theft. Hanaford hunter peppered but sport continues. Methodist college fundraiser at Grand Forks. Hatton bank authorized to begin business with 25000. Rugby mayor offers 300 reward for cattle thieves. Hartell acquitted in Climie death. Berwick telegraph line torn down by house mover. Soo to build Kenmare depot with street use. Crary resident Christine Tollefson dies at 95. Balour boy nearly dies in badger hunt. Chicken crop crops poorest on record. Emer son founder Thomas Carney dies in Dayton. Des Lacs to stock black bass. Pole accident injures lineman at Balfour. Amelia Koth digs well on Medina claim. Inheritance dispute between Hathgate residents. Blind asylum plans delayed. fall work not started. Bisbee businessmen fund gravel road expense. Wilton dispute ends with shooting incident. Fargo College Bulletin notes faculty changes.
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Ladies of Sharon
Stutsman
Great Northern
Grand Forks
Ward County
Eyenue
Eddy County
Jamestown
Hanaford
Robertson
Methodist College
Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank of
Hartell
Climie
Dickinson
Berwick
Soo
Kenmare
O.neanet
Crary
Christine Tollefson
Nesset
Balour
Henry Bernes
Thomas Carney
Emerson
Manitoba
Dayton
Ohio
New River
Des Lacs
Balfour
Amelia Koth
Medina
Miss Koth
Jas
Bartho
Jacob Martin
Hathgate
Hungary
Martin
Blind Asylum Commission
Bathgate
Bisbee
Wilton
Nels Anderson
Ed Read
Wilson
Read
Anderson
Fargo College Bulletin
October Foundation Laying Planned for New Building
A notice notes that the foundation for a new building will be laid in October. A Bowbells farmer, Omas McIver, recalls dispatching a six foot two inch rattlesnake with eleven rattles. A little girl in nature study asks about silk sources, replying that silk comes from papa. A Derbyshire election candidate, derided by voters, ends with a quip about a happy fortnight in the Peak.
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Omas McIver
Bowbells
Mammoth Rope Built For Glasgow Subway Loop
A seven mile long crucible steel rope weighs nearly 60 tons and will form a complete circle around Glasgow crossing the Clyde. It will run at sixteen miles an hour and be placed without joins or splices. Also includes a light humorous exchange from Stray Stories about a marriage.
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Glasgow
Clyde
Overland Mail to San Francisco Promises 18 Day Trip
Leavenworth Times reports that starting Monday the daily overland mail will depart for San Francisco. The venture aims to complete the journey in 18 days, hailed as one of the era’s greatest undertakings under the management of William H. Russell.
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Leavenworth Times
Daily Overland Mail
San Francisco
William H. Russell
Expected Pay From Double Voting in Philadelphia
An imprudent Philadelphia voter, called a repeater, was arrested after the election. He asked the crime, and a policeman replied that he was charged with voting twice. The man muttered his surprise, saying he expected to be paid for it.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
Germany Leads In Postal Telegraph And Telephone Service
The French board of trade publishes a table showing Germany with 242000 employees in postal telegraph and telephone service. The United States is second with 239000, England has 184000, and France 81600.
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Germany
French Board of Trade
United States
England
France
Desay War Tax Figures Reported in German Africa
Germany's African campaign has incurred tax expenditures nearing 50 million marks, with officials noting substantial wartime costs. The figure underscores the sustained economic burden of military operations abroad.
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Germany
Settlement in sight Swedish Norwegian talks ease war fears
Karlstad reports indicate a possible compromise allowing Norway to disarm forts rather than demolish them easing tensions. Delegates meet amid uncertainties with terms not fully public. King Edward noted as influencing talks while London signals a potential modus vivendi and a lasting peace framework.
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Karlatad
Sweden
Norway
Karlstad
Christiana
Edward
London
Foreign Office
Nansen
Three Killed In Baltimore & Ohio Train Collision
Three killed and several injured when eastbound passenger train No 14 on the Baltimore & Ohio collided with a light engine west of Kimmell Indiana early Saturday. Engineer Stephen Snyder of Garrett was crushed and killed. Baggageman Frank Smootz of Chicago Junction also died. A tramp riding the wreckage perished. Takahira plans to return home soon to join Mme Takahira after two years abroad. A La Grange youth narrowly escaped after his cigarette sparked a clothes fire during a swim trip.
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Kimmell
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Here
Stephen Snyder
Garrett
Frank Smootz
Chicago Junction
Tiny Elephant Joins London as Pet After Dining Night
Jumbo Junior, a tiny elephant, becomes London's pet after being treated by some fair Americans at a restaurant on August 3. The animal later entertained the company with favorite tunes on the mouth organ, adding a curious cultural moment to the evening.
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Jumbo
London
Ta Cana EAST BOARD No 4 No 8 fees at West
Ta Cana East Board reports fees at West for numbers 4 and 8 with unclear references to No 1 Fiver. The fragment hints at a sequence or grading system and encounters fees or charges, but lacks full context or clear actions. Further details are unreadable in the source.
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East Board
West Some
Weekly Meets Held By Cash Month Club
Meets every Monday night of cash month in 1 C O F. Visit neighbors cordially invited to attend. A H Brows, E R Brownsow, Clerk.
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A. H
E. R. Brownsow
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