BISMARCK — In early August of 1936, Americans must have been worried about North Dakota. A striking photograph, accompanied by a dramatic headline and caption depicting...
FARGO — When it came to promotion and publicity, P.T. Barnum himself had nothing on Fargo businessman John Monson. He was a seller of luggage, trunks,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — No doubt it was an odd thing to do after a funeral. Instead of having open-faced sandwiches and coffee in the church basement,...
FARGO — Carey Ralph Wattles died too soon. He was just 51, and it happened 99 years ago July 5. The worldwide Spanish flu pandemic had...
You know the story of “The Music Man.” Con man Harold Hill makes his way into River City, Iowa, and tries to convince the townspeople they’re...
