North Dakota Political Trials Collection, 1917-1935
Collection Overview
Title: North Dakota Political Trials Collection, 1917-1935
ID: OGLMC205
Extent: 2.0 Linear Feet
Subjects: Legal, Politics and Government - Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: An addition was donated in 1981; 81-749
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable.
Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid input to Archon in March 2025.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: USA v. John Tjorn. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1917
- Transport of intoxicating liquors across state lines
- Folder 2: USA v. Nels Haugen. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1917
- Transport of intoxicating liquors across state lines
- Folder 3: USA v. J. Fontana. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
- Transcript of Testimony. Volume 1
- Folder 4: USA v. J. Fontana. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
- Transcript of Testimony. Volume 2
- Folder 5: USA v. J. Fontana. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
- Miscellaneous Documents
- Folder 6: USA v. Henry Von Bank. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
Defendant charged with "willfully and unlawfully cause and attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States."
Transcripts of Testimony.
- Folder 7: USA v. Henry Von Bank. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
- Various court documents
- Folder 8: USA v. Henry Von Bank. United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Eighth Circuit. 1918
- Various court documents
- Folder 9: USA v. John H. Wishek. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
Defendant charged with "willfully and unlawfully cause and attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States."
Various court documents
- Folder 10: USA v. J.W. Brinton. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
Defendant charged with "willfully and unlawfully cause and attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States."
Various court documents
- Folder 11: USA v. B.H. Schutte. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
Defendant charged with "willfully and unlawfully cause and attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States."
Various court documents
- Folder 12: USA v. Walter Thomas Mills. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
Defendant charged with "willfully and unlawfully cause and attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States."
Various court documents
- Folder 13: John W. Scott, et al. v. Lynn J. Frazier, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
Regarding the industrial program of the Nonpartisan League
Various court documents
- Folder 14: John W. Scott, et al. v. Lynn J. Frazier, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1918
- Various court documents
- Folder 15: John W. Scott, et al. v. Lynn J. Frazier, et al. United States Supreme Court. 1919
- Brief of the defendants
- Folder 1: USA v. John Tjorn. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1917
- Box 2
- Folder 1: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Various court documents
- Folder 2: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Indictment
- Folder 3: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Motion by the defendant, 1934
- Folder 4: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Motion by the defendants, 1934. Includes many newspaper clippings and articles
- Folder 5: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Various court documents
- Folder 6: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Various court documents
- Folder 7: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Transcript of testimony, 1934 (pages 1-199)
- Folder 8: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Transcript of testimony, 1934 (pages 200-400)
- Folder 1: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
- Box 3
- Folder 1: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Transcript of testimony, 1934 (pages 401-599)
- Folder 2: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Transcript of testimony, 1934 (pages 600-799)
- Folder 3: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Transcript of testimony, 1934 (pages 800-881, plus index)
- Folder 4: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
Defendant charged with "willfully, unlawfully, knowingly, and feloniously combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together to defraud the United States of America by corruptly administering and procuring the administration of certain acts of Congress."
Various court documents, 1934
- Folder 5: State of Minnesota v. George W. Freerks. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Defendant's brief
- Folder 6: State of Minnesota v. A.C. Townley and Joseph Gilbert. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918-1919
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Various court documents
- Folder 7: State of Minnesota v. Joseph Gilbert. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Transcript of testimony
- Folder 1: USA v. William Langer, et al. United States Court for the District of North Dakota. 1933-1935
- Box 4
- Folder 1: State of Minnesota v. Joseph Gilbert and State of Minnesota v. Louis Martin. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Brief of Appellants
- Folder 2: State of Minnesota v. Aaron B. Kaercher. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Defendant's Brief
- Folder 3: State of Minnesota v. Jake Spartz. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Defendant's Brief
- Folder 4: State of Minnesota v. Louis W. Martin. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Indictment and transcript of testimony
- Folder 5: State of Minnesota v. Joseph Gilbert. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1919
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Various court documents
- Folder 6: State of Minnesota v. A.C. Townsley and Joseph Gilbert. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
Defendant charged with advocating "that citizens of the State of Minnesota should not aid and assist the United States in prosecuting and carrying on war with the public enemies of the United States."
Brief of Appellants
- Folder 7: Green, et al. v. North Dakota Governor Lynn Frazier, et al. United States Supreme Court. 1920
- Decision regarding the constitutionality of state owned industries
- Folder 1: State of Minnesota v. Joseph Gilbert and State of Minnesota v. Louis Martin. Minnesota Supreme Court. 1918
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