On This Day | Flawed Federal Fault Finding Logic
I haven’t got the figures right now but I think it is a safe guess that for every dollar North Dakota pays into the federal treasury in the form of taxes, we get back
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On This Day | The Worst Hard Times
The number of persons on relief rolls Jan. 31 was 248,242 or 35.46 per cent of the state's population based on the 1930 federal census, Willson said. “This does not necessarily mean that all
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On This Day | Reintroducing a Dutch Lunch
An enjoyable Dutch lunch was served by the owners of the course.
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On This Day | Dust Washed Over the Country
The worst damage to crops was done perhaps in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Deaths were due to suffocations, dust-induced pneumonia and traffic accidents. Powdered soil—white, yellow, red and black was whipped up from drouth
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On This Day | Don’t Blame the Tomatoes
A can of tomatoes that a Medina mother opened for her sick son, and then divided with three more of her children brought tragedy to the home last week when food poisoning caused the
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On This Day | Stiff Penalties for Loose Liquor Compliance
The news last has teeth. Owners of beer parlors or night clubs found guilty of violating the law can be fined from $10 to $100, or sent to county jail for 30 days, or
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On This Day | Langer Back in Court
Langer, convicted of conspiracy to obstruct federal relief administration in North Dakota, is free on an appeal bond from his 18 months sentence and $10,000 fine imposed by Judge Andrew Miller, June 16.
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On This Day | A Fore Shadowing of the Future
Sometimes you hear so much of hard times that you begin to feel that way. One Minot businessman did and checked up. His business for the year to date has increased 20 percent over
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On This Day | A Proud History of Public Schools
It is safe to say as the state has now, so it will continue to have, a great, growing, up-to-date system of common schools and higher education for all the generations to come.
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On This Day | What Would Washington Do
No quote provided. — March 27, 1930 | The Ward County Independent Why We Chose It So history hints at what Washington would likely do if he were to confront a Whiskey Rebellion in the Twentieth Century. First, he would say, “Obey the Federal Laws.” If the laws were not obeyed within a reasonable time,
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On This Day | Somewhere out There
The ninth planet, as yet unnamed, has been discovered from the Lowell observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz. The planet is believed to be larger than the earth. Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Percy Lowell, who has
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On This Day | Theater Program Rising at Minot State
lthough a fair-sized crowd attended this performance, the presentation justified nothing less than a packed house. Costuming and stage settings, cleverly and artistically done, added much to the success of the opera.
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On This Day | Citizens Exercise Excise Authority
Petitions for the recall of four of the commissioners of the city of Minot were filed with City Auditor Gunder S. Reishus at 2 o'clock this afternoon by E. B. McCutcheon, attorney for the
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On This Day | A Lesson For the Birds!
Some people are interested in birds. In others the music appeal is strongest. In others, art, sport or gardening, may be the chief interest. In every case the following up of some such hobby
Read & ShareOverdue library book returned after 51 years
Some stories are too good to make up—like a Gothic novel returned to a small-town library more than 51 years late. That’s what happened in Enderlin, where a copy of _Rebecca_ quietly reappeared in the mail, decades after its due date in 1973. No name, no note—just a well-traveled book and a $20 bill. What
Read & Share sourced from: InForumEconomic development officials hoping to draw more airmen to Grand Forks
When airmen finish their service, many pack up and leave—but what if more of them stayed? That’s the question Grand Forks economic leaders are now asking. With low unemployment and high demand in fields like health care, manufacturing, and autonomous systems, the city sees opportunity in its military neighbors. By introducing airmen to local jobs
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