Of late they say they have not been getting enough to eat at noon, so Thursday afternoon, a general strike was declared and the men came back to the county jail, giving themselves up [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | Advertisers Keep the Presses Running!
Some of smaller country papers will have a hard time pulling through during the coming winter. It will be up to the merchants of those towns to give the publishers a lift if they [...]Read More... from On This Day | Advertisers[...]
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On This Day | Shootout At Sawyer
The little city of Sawyer located fifteen miles southeast from Minot on the Soo, was the scene of a Jesse James raid Sunday night about midnight, and the entire town looks like it had [...]Read More... from On This Day | Shootout[...]
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On This Day | People Versus Corporations
The election of state officers settles down to the question: “Are railways going to select our officers for us, or are we going to select our own officers?” If we are to have the [...]Read More... from On This Day | People[...]
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On This Day | Farmers Should Study Politics
Whenever the farmers of North Dakota ceases to be governed by the tradition that the Republican party is infallible and exercise judgment in voting for men who will legislate for their interests, rather than [...]Read More... from On This Day | Farmers[...]
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On This Day | Republicans Doing Lots of Praising, Some Lauding, A Little Glorifying
We are in favor of establishing by constitutional amendment the initiative and referendum. -- Democratic Platform [...]Read More... from On This Day | Republicans Doing Lots of Praising, Some Lauding, A Little Glorifying
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On This Day | Actual Editorial from 1906
The Independent feels certain that if Bro. Clark would interfere less with his competitor’s business, and give his own a little more attention, he would have no cause to feel “sore” when he glances [...]Read More... from On This Day | Actual[...]
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On This Day | Vignettes
“I hear you have given up housekeeping and started living in a hotel. How do you like it?” “Fine. Never was so happy before.” “And does your wife like it?” “Indeed she does.” “Where [...]Read More... from On This Day | Vignettes
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On This Day | Musical Training Coming to Minot
Prof. Dunaevski, who arrived in Minot two weeks ago direct from London, England, has opened an Academy of Music in the White Front block. The professor is assisted by his wife, an English lady, [...]Read More... from On This Day | Musical[...]
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On This Day | North Dakota
Pursuant to agreement previously made, I will endeavor to talk to the many intelligent readers of the Independent about the state of states, the state that is pre-eminent, and that stands head and shoulders [...]Read More... from On This Day | North[...]
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On This Day | Be a Booster Rooster
Do you know there’s lots of people settin’ ’round in every town, Growlin’ like a broody chicken, knockin’ every good thing down? Don’t you be that kind of cattle, cause they ain’t no use [...]Read More... from On This Day | Be[...]
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On This Day | Standards for Teaching on the Rise
After Jan. 1, 1908, no third grade certificates will be issued and persons wishing to teach in North Dakota after that time will be required to hold at least a second grade certificate. There [...]Read More... from On This Day | Standards[...]
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On This Day | A Fearful Tragedy
Mrs. Rasmussen feared that her husband was in danger, and was nervous when he left home that night, in response to a fire alarm, at about half past eleven o’clock, and as he left [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | Early Wildlife Management
He would favor introducing Chinese Pheasants and quail into this state and would provide game preserves. The warden went to Williston to study the deer situation, and will have some recommendations for the preservation [...]Read More... from On This Day | Early[...]
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On This Day | Ruthlessly Funny Local Media
While McGahan thought that the wolf would soon be howling about the door of Editor Smith, he was really waxing fat and laying by a good many sheckles for a rainy day. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Ruthlessly Funny Local[...]
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On This Day | Optimistic About our Prospects in the Orient
Our nation has grown by obeying the instinct of development. We are to-day entitled to be called Greater America, but that greatness will be lost if we forget the political philosophy which has made [...]Read More... from On This Day | Optimistic[...]