July 14, 1911, Minot, North Dakota – A shocking tale of greed, power, and corruption has emerged from the heart of North Dakota, where the North Dakota State Federation of Commercial Clubs was formed in a convention that would change the course of the state’s history. The organization, born from a gathering of all commercial clubs in the state, had one ambitious goal: to lure one million settlers to North Dakota by 1915. Behind this façade of progress and growth, however, lay a web of deceit and self-interest.
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Key Facts
- State: North Dakota
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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