Bitter Opposition to Retention of Cecil and Balfour in New British Government
Liberals meet and claim A. J. Balfour will be foreign secretary and Lord Robert Cecil will stay foreign affairs under the new cabinet. The Opposition protests the appointments as dangerous. Reports note ongoing chatter of Cecil and Balfour leading the foreign office and guiding policies amid Irish question speculation.
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Cecil
Balfour
Associated Press
London
A. J. Balfour
Robert Cecil
Lloyd-Georg
Foreign Office
Robert
Guardian
French Battleship Suffern Lost With All On Board
The French battleship Suffern, carrying 730 men and a 70 foot beam, is reported lost with all hands after departing for a French naval mission. The vessel, previously damaged in operations against Forte Faria, entered Danalles and withdrew in flames before vanishing.
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Suffern
Asociated Press
Minister of Marine
Paris
Lord
Sin Wen
Boa
Faria
Belgian Labor Transfer Justified by Social Necessity
A government statement defends sending Belgian workers to Germany as needed due to Britain’s embargo and widespread idleness at home. It claims the move helps social conditions, prevents degeneration, and counters rising unemployment among thousands of Belgian laborers and families.
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Associated Press
Germany
Belgium
Saya
Baipian
Assia
Congressional Probe of Agriculture Problems Demanded by Farmers
A Chicago Associated Press report notes resolutions urging Congress to investigate agriculture markets and government marketing and buying practices. The move seeks inquiry into co operatives, market controls, farm credits, and European experiences, adopted by the National Cooperative leaders amid calls for government oversight. Continued on Page Ten.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dec
Congress
United States
Prohibition Bill Debated in Senate on Liquor Ban
The Associated Press reports in Washington that the senate in Texas began consideration of a bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor in the national capital, pushing prohibition discussions into focus.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Senate
Texas
National
King Constantine of Greece Critically Ill Again
Reports from Associated Press say King Constantine remains gravely ill as his health worsens with a heavy fever and septic condition. Hospitals keep him under constant care while doctors monitor his weak condition and uncertain prognosis.
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King OF
Greece
Marshall Oil Co Men Gather in City for Conferences
Marshall Oil Co salesmen from Aberdeen Sioux Falls Minneapolis Fargo territories covering Milwaukee to Sheyenne will gather in Fargo January 5 and 7 for conferences at the invitation of W. B Sey mour Fargo branch manager The conference will bring about five men to the city and marks the first time company representatives have held a conference outside the home city Marshall town in Iowa In giving recognition to Fargo the city high compliment.
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Marshall Oil Co
City
Marshall Oi Company
Aberdeen
Sioux Fails
Bis I
Minneapolis
Fargo
Milwaukes
Wis
Sheyenne
Wyo
W. B Seymour
Potya
Marahalitown
Warning on Niagara Falls American side may vanish
Washington December 1 Associated Press reports warning that the American side of Niagara Falls could disappear if current water flow over Horseshoe Falls continues. Secretary Testimony before foreign affairs committee suggests diversion of water to protect erosion and asked for permits to proceed with a plan.
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Niagara
Associated Preas
Washington
North Dakota Bachelors Parade in Chicago Seek Wives
One hundred unwedded North Dakota farmers drove through Chicago streets with signs reading We Want Wives, Bachelor Farmers of North Dakota. The group, part of the North Dakota delegation at a national conference on marketing and farm credits, drew attention in the boulevards.
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Chicago
North Dakota
Women’s Era Is at Hand in Fargo Speech
Canadian suffrage leader Mrs Nellie L McClung spoke at the Orpheum theater at 12 30 today under the Fargo local suffrage group. She urged suffrage as a means to save children and mothers and promote internationalism to guard future peace, criticizing male statecraft and arguing women’s indirect influence opposes war.
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Nellie L. McClung
Fargo
Ouf Frage
Orpheum Theater
8. L. Sheldon
McClung
New Note on German Submarine Pledges Sought
Washington considers a new note to Germany to clarify pledges in the Sussex case and the ground covered by armed ships. Officials say the British ship Marina sunk by a U boat carried six Americans and was not a military transport, and Germany has signaled willingness to offer amends for destruction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Berlin
Sussex
Ent
Marina
Uncertain Life of Marys Union Light Franchise
City Attorney W H Shure and Burleigh F Spalding study whether Union Light Heat Power has a valid perpetual franchise in Mary. They note villages cant grant over twenty years and state constitutions limits on terminating franchises. The 1881 grant predates North Dakota statehood, raising questions about municipal authority and public ferry akin rights. The issue draws wide local interest and discussion.
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W. H. Shure
Union Light, Heat & Power Co
Mary
Shure
Burleigh F. Spalding
North Dakota
Dakota
Supreme Court
Court faces tangled power dispute in Bismarck
In Bismarck the supreme court muddle continues as justices-elect refuse to submit to the provisional supreme court, arguing it lacked authority. Beloit burglars admit guilt. Clifford Heck age 18 and Harold Beochard 24 plead guilty in municipal court for breaking into Beloit steam laundry on November 13 and stealing $155, two years in the state reformatory ordered.
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Bismarck, N. D
Supreme Court
Provisional Supreme Court
Provisional Court
Associated Press
Beloit
Wis
Cifford Heck
Harold Beochard
State Reformatory
Abcui
Beloit Steam Laundry
Ena
Mortgage Foreclosure Summons Served in Fargo Morale Paper Fight
Summons in foreclosure against former Fargo moral paper owners Charles E. Marsh and E. S. Fontress follows notices by Dr. L. T. Gulla. Complaint must be served within thirty days of summons. defendants have thirty days to answer. Franchise ownership remains contested as Associated Press official clarifies that AP franchise stays with the paper’s ownership.
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Charles E. Marsh
E. S. Fentre
Fargo Moral Paper
L. T. Gulla
Mossin
Marsh
Fontress
Associated Press
Corporation Board of Directors
Madman on death rampage in Libertyville area
Edward McDowell, a farmer near Libertyville, shot his wife then killed his four children by setting their house ablaze after an argument. One child escaped and helped rescue the others before the fire. Authorities described the event as a violent spree ending in McDowell's own death.
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Illinois
Waukegan
Tim
Edward McDowell
Libertyville
McDowell
Slater
Forum to expand AP news service through Fargo bureau
The Fargo Forum acquires a larger Associated Press news service and opens a North Dakota AP bureau in Fargo. Clifford Day of St Paul will head the bureau, under Milton Garges, traffic chief of the central division. The bureau will supply broader world news and stronger northwest and state services to The Forum and other regional papers.
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Fargo Forum
Associated Press News
Milton Garges
Central Division
North Dakota
Associated Press
Fargo
Forum
Clifford Day
St. Paul
World News
Northwest
Splendid Forum
Minnesota
South Dakota
German Weakness Ridiculous Says Vorwaerts on Bucharest Victory
Berlin dispatch reports a Vorwaerts editorial arguing the Bucharest success disproves claims of German weakness and supports peace talks. It cites Romania's gains and Entente assertions as unfounded while urging renewed peacemaking efforts amid ongoing World War I fighting along Verdun and the Macedonian front.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Socialist Newspane Vorwaerts
Ofucharest
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Romania
Paris
Verdun
Buin
Etravina
War Office
Teutons Offer Greece Aid as War Looms
London dispatch reports Germany and Austria offering services to Greece as tensions rise with the entente. Athens says blockade begins at 6 am tomorrow and Greek naval mission members are to embark on the Constantine. Government denies troop movement claims in response to yesterday’s inquiry.
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Associated Press
London
Switzerland
Rome
Wireless
Germany
Austria
Greece
Athens
Constantine
Hat Saved $22 In Hat During Fargo Holdup
Fred Block a Fargo barber was held up near the First Church of Christ Scientist at First avenue and Ninth street south. The highwayman got 22 cents and a gold watch while Block kept a secret $22 in his hat and escaped with it safe. Block had been at a Moorhead dance and returning to Fargo when the robbery occurred. He fled after the suspect ordered him away and ran to the Fire Star police department with no trace of the robber.
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Fred Block
Fargo House
First Church of Christ Scientist
First Avenue
Ninth Street
Block
Moorhead
Fargo
Fire Star Police Department
Germans Enter Bucharest After Quick Berlin Dispatch
German forces entered Bucharest with minimal resistance as Field Marshal Von Mackensen’s command pressed from the north and west, the Danube army claiming the city by Wednesday morning. Captal Lange reported the surrender demand and the open-town status, while Mackensen’s troops advanced to the royal castle amid enthusiastic receptions and floral honors.
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Associated Preas
London
Reute Amaster
Cain
Berlin
Bucharest
Vor Mackensen
Vocational Education Bill Comes Up Saturday
Washington dispatch says the administration measures to be considered in the house include the vocational education bill. It would provide aid to state schools for agriculture trades and industries for boys and girls under 14, with states required to match federal funds from their own funds.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Dvina
Sudova
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Lange
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