Troops From Stranded Northern Pacific Transferred
News from Fire Island reports wounded and well soldiers being moved from the stranded transport Northern Pacific to rescuing vessels and shore in small boats. By noon a Coast Guard boat carried three wounded officers and a soldier ashore, with more boats arriving as crews depart the ship.
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New York
Northern Pacific
McManus
Hoboken
Fire Island
N. Y
Coast Guard
Perpean
Camp Upton
Gleaven
Gleaves
Cruiser and Transport Service
Army
Navy Traf
New Warships to Be Superior via Electric Drive
Secretary Daniels told the House naval committee that future capital ships will outpace rivals thanks to turbo electric machinery. The New Mexico achieved 26,500 horsepower and 21 knots, with over 21.4 knots for four hours and potential 21.6 knots at designed displacement, powered by oil and minimal maintenance.
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Washington
America
Daniels
House Naval Committee
New Mexico
North Dakota Legislators Set for Opening Session
North Dakota legislators will gather in Bismarck to open the legislature, with Nonpartisan league leaders like William Lemke and A E Bowen expected on the ground early. League control of the house by about 26 votes and a caucus system are anticipated, while senate chairmanships may shift to newly elected independents and league members amid contested seats and budget plans. The action includes potential challenges to constitutional amendments, state utilities bills, and a plan to centralize treasurers across institutions.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Ho’ of Representatives
Nonpartisan League
William Lemke
Miowsuteskiem
A. E. Bowen
House
House of Representatives
Senate
McBride
Dickinson
Judiciary Committee
Gibbons
Towner County
Appropriations Committee
League
Stark County
Sargent County
State Budget Committee
Leaguers
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Intentionah League
State Budget Commission
Clemenceau and Wilson Aligned in Aim Says Paper
London reports the Times finds no fundamental discrepancy between Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson after comparing Clemenceau’s French chamber speech with Wilson’s Manchester address. It notes both leaders seek security against German aggression, with Clemenceau signaling skepticism about any means other than securing France, while Wilson aims to relieve France from danger.
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London
Clemenceau
Wilson
Manchester
The
Times
France
America
Mr. Wilson
Clemeanceau
Large winter rye sowing reported in South Dakota
Pierre D. Jan. 2 From official reports there is a larger acreage of winter rye sown in this part of the state this fall than any former year since settlement of the Missouri valley. Seeded in corn fields the crop has good protection from deep snow and a strong spring start is expected. Winter wheat sowing also exceeds normal with good prospects for spring, suggesting wheat acreage may match last year's level amid wartime farming.
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Pierre
Missouri Valley
Certainties Required to Found Peace, Says Temps
Paris editors urge certainties for real peace in New Year editorial while Liberte calls for France tranquility. Tempa insists peace rests on solid basis beyond hypothesis amid mixed reactions from papers.
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Paris
Tempa
Liberte
France
London Ship Solaire Disaster Claims 270 Drowned
Telegraphic briefs report 270 pallor were drowned after the British yacht Solaire foundered off Stoomway Scotland. The incident follows a string of maritime disasters shared in a concise London dispatch.
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London
Stoomway
Scotland
Rates on print paper cut by ICC order
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that print paper rates from International Falls Minnesota and other Minnesota points and Chicago to Wichita Kansas were unreasonable compared with Kansas City rates and ordered a reduction from 41 to 37 cents per 100 pounds.
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Washington
International Falls
Minnesota
Chicago
Wichita
Kans
Kansas City
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Women Keep Watch Fire Until Amendment Passes
In Washington on January 2 several members of the national Women's party stood in driving rain before the White House wearing slickers to keep burning a watch fire in a metal wash tub. They say the fire will burn until the senate acts favorably on the women's suffrage amendment. Relays of women had attended the fire since it was lit last night.
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Washington
National Women’s Party
White House
Senate
Grain shipped from two lake ports in 1918
The Canadian and United States grain board reports 435 vessels carried oats barley flax and wheat from Fort Swittiam Port Arthur and other lakes during 1918 navigation season. Wheat totaled 50,571,281 bushels to ports in 1918, with 87,006,082 bushels shipped in 1917. barley 373,202 bushels in 1918 vs 2,227,778 in 1917. flax 546,120 bushels in 1918 vs 1,841,375 in 1917.
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Baa Minn
Fort, Swittiam
Port Arthur
United States
Board of Grain Commissioners of Canada
Senate votes extension of Hog Island inquiry
Washington on January 2 pressuring a broader probe into the Hog Island yards. The Senate commerce committee adopted Senator Nelson's resolution demanding the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation disclose all work since the shipbuilding program began. Charles Piez testified deliveries slowed to assess possible peace driven changes in ship specs. The fleet corporation will not take over Hog Island now after a Monday conference citing improved Hog Island conditions.
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Washington
Hog Island
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Senator Nelson
Minnesota
Nelson
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fleet Corporation
Charles Piez
Officials Gather In Paris Next Week
Paris, Jan 2. Conversations among Allied representatives will begin at the French foreign office until the return of Premier Clemenceau around January 6 or 7. President Wilson is expected back early next week and Premier George will arrive Saturday, while in Winona Minnesota a 20 below zero cold snap grips the city and the river is seen freezing tonight. North Dakota forecast: fair tonight and Friday, colder tonight, rising temperature Friday into the west. Minnesota: fair and colder tonight, then fair with rising temperatures Saturday.
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Paris
Havas
Clemenceau
Wilson
Nun George
North Dakota
Minnesota
Polish advance sparks Polish German clash across Poland
Poles reportedly move toward Berlin with 30 000 troops as Gustave Noske orders Fifth Army to meet them. Berlin dispatches note Polish forces occupy Beuthen and Bromberg while Posen trembles. Reports describe Posen and Riga evacuations and state Polish mobilization amid rising chaos.
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Fifth Army
Copenhagen
Berlin
Gustave Noske
Ebert
London
Forkfort-on the Oder
The
Express
Beuthen
Prussian
Solescia
Bromberg
Posen
Riga
Rica
Livonlund
Gulf of Riga
Wire Companies Fail To Advance Minnesota Rates
Bt. Paul Jan 2 The state railroad and warehouse commission today made public a decision on increases in rates by Tri State Telephone and Telegraph and Northwestern Telephone Exchange. The commission sustained a rate increase to allow higher wages. The Zenith Telephone of Duluth request for higher rates was not acted upon and a decision is expected soon.
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Bt. Paul
Commiss Aion
Tri-State ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
Zenith Telephone Company of
Duluth
Cold Wave Spreads North As Nation Sees Record Freeze
Washington dispatch reports a northwest cold wave pushing temperatures down east of the Mississippi tonight and tomorrow, with Williston North Dakota at 26 degrees below zero. The upper Mississippi valley and western states record subzero readings as the coldest weather of the winter spreads. In Europe, President Wilson is expected in Brussels early this month to be hosted by King Albert with a state banquet planned at the winter palace.
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Washington
Williston
N. D
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Wihaon
Brussels
Wilson
France
Albert
Winter Palace
Former Postmaster Loomis of Fargo Dies in the West
Washington report notes former Fargo postmaster Loomis dies in the west. The piece also mentions Congress approving a war revenue bill conference rule to avoid delaying debate on senate amendments. The rule passed unanimously, with minimal opposition and no roll call.
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Loomis
Fargo
West
Washington
House
Senate
More Than Five Delegates May Represent Nations at Peace Conference
Paris January 2 The number of delegates for each great nation at the coming peace conference may exceed five as interchangeable delegates join discussions on special topics. British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour favors expanding representation, with Hoover and other American delegates possibly among those who exchange places during deliberations. Germany has not yet submitted a full list of probable delegates, while the influence of Baltic conditions on American representation remains noted.
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Paris
Arthur J. Balfour
Balfour
Germany
Bak
Central
Baltic States
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