Papers, 1914-1919

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Papers, 1914-1919

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The Grant S. Youmans Papers consist of two books written by Youmans. The first, published in 1914 and entitled Legalized Bank Robbery, concerns the trouble he had with his Minot banking business due to his support for Socialist causes. Justice Held for Ransom, written in 1919, is an outgrowth of his attempts to obtain justice for what he perceived as the crimes against him. This book discusses his experiences with S.G. Severtson, as well as A.C. Townley. Both titles are important works for an understanding of the flux and nature of radicalism in North Dakota. Also included is a full page newspaper ad taken out by Youmans in the Minot Daily News on August 3, 1918. In this ad Youmans discusses the same themes he espoused in his two books.The first addition to the Grant S. Youmans Papers consists of two photocopied items. The first is a 1919 pamphlet photocopied from the holdings of the Minnesota Historical Society. The pamphlet is entitled "Townley and Youmans: the farmers want to know the truth about this Townley-Youmans incident. The farmers would like to know who is the crook! Dare you tell them Mr. Townley?" The pamphlet regards the controversy surrounding the alleged bribe offered by Townley to Youmans. Also included is a photocopy of Youmans' published family history, The Yeamans-Yeomans- Youmans Genealogy. The book was originally published in 1946.

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection (Chester Fritz Library)

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Townley, A. C. (Arthur Charles), 1880-1959

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Hanna, Louis B. (Louis Benjamin), 1861-1948

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Born at New Brighton, Penn., settled at Page, N.D., North Dakota House of Representatives (1895-1896), North Dakota Senate (1897-1909), North Dakota governor (1913-1916), United States congressman (1910-1913), businessman, landowner, later resided in Fargo. From the description of Collection, 1914-1948, 1954. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 28910639 Governor of North Dakota, 1913-1916. Page, North Dakota. From the description of Louis...

Youmans family.

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Youmans, Grant S. (Grant Samuel), 1876-1959

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The son of George Samuel Youmans, Grant Samuel Youmans was born in Wisconsin in 1876. His parents died when he was only four years of age. After being cared for by several different neighbors, Youmans finally began attending school at the age of 16. After serving in the Spanish-American War, Grant and Christine Youmans were married in 1898. The family moved to North Dakota in 1899, where Grant worked for a time as a bank clerk at the First National Bank in Minnewaukan. Shortly thereafter, he ope...