German Consul General On Trial for Alleged Breaches of Neutrality
In San Francisco on December 1 Franz Bopp German consul general and four family members face trial for alleged neutrality breaches linked to a bomb conspiracy. District Attorney John W. Preston plans to subpoena about 250 potential witnesses as part of the case and indicates immunity will not be offered. If Johannes Van Keelbergen, termed the double spy, appears he will do so as a defendant not a witness.
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San Francisco
Franz Bopp
John W. Preston
Preston
Johannes van Keelbergen
German Commander Sought Amends After Marina Sinking
Washington December 1 The German submarine commander who sank the British ship Marina with American casualties reports he mistook the vessel for a German ship and is ready to offer amends The case was discussed at a brief conference between Count von Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing Germany has asked for any information in American possession to aid a settlement
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Washington
Marina
Germany
United States
Iafor
Count von Bernatorff
Lansing
Cass
Bernstorff
Admitted Chihuahua Falls to Villistas in Civil War Tactics
Juarez reporters confirm Carranza officials admit Trevino evacuated Chihuahua City leaving it to Villa and his followers. Refugees say looting began as troops fled south, with dead piled in streets after four year bitter struggle. Trevino's current whereabouts remain unknown amid the collapse of Carranzista resistance.
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Juarez
Mex
Chihuahua City
Carranza
Trevino
Chihuahua
Villa
New Fargo Conference Holds Session With Officers Elected
Delegates from Interstate conference schools except Jamestown college met in Fargo to revise eligibility rules for all athletics, outline sportsmanlike contest conduct, and classify member schools. Officers named: President L. P. Cook, Vice President Van Ward, Secretary-Treasurer W. A. Johnson.
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L. P. Cook
Ellense
van Ward
Wahpeton
Bec
Treas
W. A. Johnson
Moorhead
Jamestown College
Early morning meeting at Gardner hotel cites normal school reps
The gathering included delegates from Mayville State, Concordia, Moorhead, Valley City, Eliendale, and Wahpeton Science school. Officers for the early year were elected, with retiring president C E Tharaldsen thanked as discussions on issues continued and a final decision withheld.
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C. EB. Tharaldsen
Mayville
Kittels to File Bankruptcy Petitions After Guilty Plea
Judges confirm C. and W. F. Kittel pleaded guilty to 41 counts in a 61 count indictment in the district court and will file bankruptcy petitions through their attorney Judge Edward Engerud.
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Kittels
Rm. C
W. F. Kittel
Edward Engerud
Thanksgiving Dinner For Homeless Youth By Fargo Mothers
Ninety five young men without homes in Fargo were guests of 100 local mothers at a Thanksgiving dinner organized by the Fargo YMCA at the Annex hotel. Arthur Deamer spoke on Thanksgiving history and spirit, with Rev. Norman Brighton offering prayer. The program included informal talks and a musical interlude, as youths from twelve states and four foreign countries answered roll call.
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Fargo
Young Men's Christian Association
Annex Hotel
Arthur Deamer
Fargo Public Schools
A. B. Dale
Toaatmaster
Norman Brighton
Christian Church
Union
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Fire loss at Front Street store in Fargo
A blaze at the Dave Arneson second hand clothing store at 404 Front Street raged for about one hour before the Fargo fire department contained it. The stock, valued at $8,000, suffered over half loss with $6,500 insured. Building owner Lara Christianson faced roughly $2,500 damage with partial insurance. smoke damage also reported at the Olson butcher shop next door.
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Front Street
Fargo Fire Department
Fargo
Dave Arnesoh
James Sutherland
Nonpartisans Buy Fargo Courier News and Plan Daily Civil
The Nonpartisans purchase the Fargo Courier-News in a noon transfer, with the former owner holding a mortgage. The new publish seeks to convert to a daily paper named the Daily Clich, signaling a shift in the city’s newspaper landscape and potential staff changes.
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Fargo Courier-News
Derstood
L. T. Guild
Gage
Dally Clich
An Publishing Company
Dally i Tablih
Germ Isolated At Mayo Clinic Tells Of Infantile Paralysis
Mayo Clinic investigators Dr. B C Rosenow Dr G W Wheeler and Dr J Towne report isolating a peculiar polymorphous streptococcus from throat tonsils and abscesses in infantile paralysis cases Their claims suggest progress toward a vaccine but doctors stop short of positively naming the germ They note tiny colonies that can be filtered through porcelain and vary in size depending on media.
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St. Paul
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
B.C. Rosenow
B. Towne
Boston
G. W. Wheeler
New York
Tonaila
Andrews Quits as Deputy Secretary of State
John Andrews, deputy secretary of state since 1911, resigned this morning to take a secretarial post in Washington. He came to North Dakota in 1888, published The Hermosa Pilot at 17, owned The Lidgerwood Broad Axe, and later was managing editor of The Fargo News before 1911. His successor was not yet named.
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Bismarck
N. D. Doe
John Andrews
Washington
Andrews
North Dakota
Hermosa Pilot
Lidgerwood Broadaxe
Fargo News
Posi Fon
P. D. Norton
Juvenile Commissioner Reports 708 Investigations In 18 Months
Judge Albert B. Guptill, juvenile commissioner for the Third district, reports 708 investigations into dependent neglected and delinquent youths in the first eighteen months of the juvenile law. The office cost totaled 95 366 73 dollars. The period June 5 19 to November 30 1916 shows 108 investigations with 15 adopted, 29 placed in family homes, 14 in local institutional homes, 121 placed under parole, and others under guardianship or committed to the state reform school.
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Albert B. Guptill
Third Judicial District
Guptill
St. John's
Florence’ Crittenton Pene
Program for Boys NEET Out Conference Details
The local YMCA hosts The Master Man conference for older boys on Dec 9 10 with about fifty delegates from churches and Sunday schools. Activities include devotions reports sermons leaders conference an all boys mass meeting and a closing session led by Rev H H Frost and others.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Jamestown
Ray Sweetman
H. H. Frost
Cloaing Senson
Mt F
November Arrest Totals Reported by Fargo Police
Sergeant Sydness prepared the Fargo police monthly report and noted arrests in November. Records show drunkenness arrests at 15, speeding arrests at 25, insanity at 3, drunken and disorderly at 5, with other categories indicated as typical.
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Sydness
Fargo Police
Strong December program for Sunday men’s meetings at YMCA
A December schedule of Sunday afternoon mass meetings at the YMCA auditorium features Dr. Then J. Graham of First Presbyterian Dec 12 on The Courage of Confession. On Dec 19 John W. Adams speaks A Boy's Battle for Clean Life. Murray G. Brooks from Colombo speaks Dec 17 The World Crisis. Dec 24 A B Dale speaks What Christ Means to Men. Bishop J Poynts Tyler closes Dec 31 with Starting the New Year Right. Meetings open to all men.
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Then. J. Graham
First Presbyterian Church
John W. Adama
Aaso
the Times
Murray
G. Brooks
Colombo
Ceylon
Sahorlation
A. B. Dale
State
J. Poynts ‘Tyler
Episcopal Church of North Dakota
99 Years for Texas Murderer
Waco Texas Dec 1 T R Watson bank president found guilty of murder and sentenced to 99 years by a district court jury for shooting and killing John S Patterson state banking commissioner.
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Waco
Texas
T. R. Watson
Watson
John S. Patterson
Heney Rumored for Interior Post as Lane Prospects Rise
Gossip in Los Angeles centers on Francis J Heney who led California Democrats on November 7 and now reportedly received a White House invitation for December 7. Rumors suggest Heney could take Secretary of the Interior if Henry Lane is appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
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Los Angeles
Francis J
California
Telper's Sister on the Stand in Murder Case
Grace J Telper, sister of the accused, testified in Justice Jers court as the Telper murder trial drew a large crowd. She survived the attack that killed their mother and brother on Orne Park Road last January, and her testimony follows years of brutal injuries and memory loss.
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Buffalo
Justice
Jer
Teutonic Grip Tightens as Bucharest Front Becomes Crisis
Readable dispatches describe German Austro Hungarian forces under Mackensen and Falkenhayn advancing toward Bucharest amid Romanian resistance. Reports cite near Bucharest and lines broken near Campulung and Torzburg Pass with heavy Romanians losses. Greece faces a crisis over Greek munitions and leadership, while Russia claims victories against the Central Powers and Bulgarians defeat Romanians on various fronts.
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Romania
Bucharest
von Mackensen
von Falkenhayn
Almont
Glavatrioteu
Ilin
Dac
Sayvilis
Wentre
Fisid
Danube
Argesha
Zida Lipa
Not Foot and Mouth Disease Announced for Kansas City
Dr Sechorn of the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry told Union Stockyards officials that the disease among cattle at Kansas City is stomatis not foot and mouth disease. Illinois quarantines against Kansas Nebraska and Missouri cattle are expected to pass.
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Chicago
Sechorn
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Union
Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
War loan called off by British and French governments
Minneapolis financiers report that the $50,000,000 government loan to Britain and France has been cancelled in deference to the Federal Reserve Board.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Dee, Jentatives
J. P. Morgan Co
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Ibank Clearings Show Increase for Ort Eleven Months 1916
Yargo bank clearings for the Ort eleven months of 1916 totaled 82,041,474.36 dollars, rising by 3,929,317.16 from the previous twelve months in 1913 which stood at 79,012,187.30 dollars. November clearings closed at 9,536,994.92 dollars.
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Yargo Bank
Thomas Watson Acquitted in Obscene Mail Case
Augusta Ga December 1 Thomas Watson author and editor was acquitted today by a federal court jury of sending obscene matter through the mails.
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Augusta
Thomas Watson
Deportation Order Expands to Belgian Women and Girls
A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports in Fauquemont that Belgian male residents aged 17 to 50 along with all girls and women who own sewing machines are to be deported to Germany.
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London
Fauquemont
Amsterdam
Hassellet
Lanaye
Belgium
Germany
Jellico Degraded Belief in Germany Reports Change
The British admiralty changes are greeted with jubilation in German papers. An Amsterdam dispatch via Reuters notes Admiral Jellico's removal after Jutland and points to German raids on England’s east coast as proof of perceived British weakness, while British ships fail to engage strongly.
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London
Amsterdam
Reuters
Cologne
Jellico
Jutland
England
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J. M. Brinton
Clayton Berkdahl
Oscar Anderson
Hewison Pollock
Tendent
North Dakota Sunday School Association
J. W. Adams Bveret
Rumania
DEC
Heney
Sec Lane
Telper
Teutonic
Petrograd
War Office
Vienna
Macedonia
Paris
Furnishte
Thomas E. Watson
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