Plans for a constitutional convention in North Dakota
North Dakota leaders of the Nonpartisan League push for a constitutional convention to implement their program. Chief Clerk Bowen notes caucus support, the need to amend the constitution, and possible delegates from each house and appointed by the governor, with plans to draft a new constitution and present it to the legislature.
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Tom Parker Juniin
Bismarck
N. D
Nonpartisan League
Bowen
House
North Dakota
Northwestern
League
Sea
Frazier
Burdick
House Committee On
C. P. Peterson
E. A. Bowman
Porter Kimball
L. Stair
G. Paterson
Wood
Mackey
Frazer
Byrne
Peterson
Miller
O'Connor
Bowman
Game and Fish
Isaak
Stair
Nathan
Oksendahl
Otto Olson
Alien
Christensen
Martin
Kurtz
Arnold
Riba
Hendrickson
Rott Lang
Noltimier
Maddock
Carr
Harris
Webber
McDonald
Marshall
Kelly
Laird
Haines
Moen
Olson
Reishus
Lowe
William Olson
Erb
Larson
Waderon
Allen
Hott
Leaks Hearings Set to Open Friday in Wood Case
Washington public hearings on Representative Woods leak charges linked to the peace note will begin Friday. Thomas W. Lawson of Boston, along with Wood and Gardner of Massachusetts, will be the first witnesses. Lawson was subpoenaed by telegram as the House Rules Committee arranged the proceedings by unanimous vote. Democrats expect no tangible leak evidence. Republicans push for a full investigation.
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Washington
Representative Woods
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Representative Wood
Representative Gardner
Massachusetts
Lawson
House
Wood
Gardner
Mexicans Enter Not Guilty Plea In War Material Case
Four Mexicans indicted with Juan T. Burna Mexican consul general pleaded not guilty in federal district court today on charges of conspiring to ship munitions of war to Mexico in violation of the armed embargo. They were held in bonds each.
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New York
Juan T. Burna
Mexico
Wilson
Jeroil
Capitalist Bernard N. Baker Named to Shipping Board
Bernard N. Baker, a Baltimore financier, is named as one of three Democratic members on the five men board. He continues as director in several enterprises and supports various civic and moral movements.
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Bernard N. Baker
Baltimore
Shipping Board of Five
Committees Named for Senate Make Key Chair Assignments
In Bismarck North Dakota the senate named committee chairmen led by Lieutenant Governor Kraabel and senators Allen Hyland Stenmo and Sims. Changes include Kretchmar moving from appropriations to banking and Gibbons to appropriations while Paulson shifts to Insurance and Murphy to Printing.
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Tom Parker Jankin
Biamarck
N. D
Jatt
Senate
Kraabel
Allen
Hyland
Stenmo and Sims
Kirkelde
Nick Nelson
Gibbons
Kretschmar
Ployhar
Municipal
Brown
Pendray
Steamo
Gronvold
King
Hamilton
Sandstrom
Ellington
McGrey
Porter
Paulson
McCarten
McBride
Heckle
England
Mortenson
Rowe
Young
Murphy
McLean
T@vang
Carey
Beck
Putnam
Thoreson
Jacobson
Lindstrom
Cahill
E. M.nelson
Martin
Haggart
Sikes
Mork
Kretchmar
Appropriations
Old Man Is Pardoned In Illinois Murder Case
Governor Dunne pardoned Hermann Billik who had been sentenced to hang in Cook County for the murder of Mary Veral in 1907. The pardon follows a year of penal servitude and is linked to Edna Billik and Jerry Vx. Billik’s daughter Edna was reported to marry Jerry Vx, the key witness in the conviction.
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Springfield
Til
Dunne
Hermann Billik
Cook County
Mary Veral
Billik
Mary Vzral
Jerry
Billi
Mary
Billk
Edna
Gleveland
Edna Billik
Milnole
Mscum
Jerry, Urral
Russians Lose Grip in Dobrudja As Matchin Falls
Reported loss of Matchin weakens Russian hold in Dobrudja with Braila likely to fall under German Bulgarian pressure. Entente dispatches say Russians may abandon the trans Danube province, while defense lines northwest of Braila and on the Moldavian front show mixed firmness amid Austro German attacks.
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Russia
Dobrudja
Matchin
von Mackensen
trans-Danube
Danubbe
Braila
Petrograd
Als
Berlin
U S Bankers May Be Asked to Explain High Sisal Costs
A Washington conference with Secretary Redford and FTC Chair Hurley discussed the rising price of sisal, which supplies most US binder twine. The Mexican controlled Commission Reguladora dominates sisal, with no curbs from the US government. American bankers helped finance the monopoly, prompting possible DOJ scrutiny into their role.
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U.S
Washington
Jan. A
Redford
Hurley
Federal Trade Commission
Charles D. Orth
New York
Yucatan
United States
Commission Reguladora
Sisal
J Department of Justice
Oil Man John J. Carter Dies at Pelham Manor Home
Colonel John J. Carter a widely known oil man in the United States died today at the home of his daughter in Pelham Manor New York word received at his Titusville Pennsylvania home indicates.
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Titusville
John J. Carter
United States
Daugher
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Reichstag to Hold Plenary Session in January
London reports a plenary Reichstag session may be convoked mid January according to a Ruptap dispatch quoting the Berlin Vorwaerts. The dispatch notes the likely agenda includes voicing opinions on Entente silence and a budget debate. the session is expected mid month.
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London
Reichstag
Amsterdam
Berlin
Filence Offen
Budet Stlee
Ix Gener
Federal Reserve reports mixed business activity in war era
Washington reports indicate a broad but uneven business picture with high general activity and few declines. District notes from New York Chicago Minneapolis cite continued trade and stable or improving conditions despite war and market volatility. The bulletin discusses gold inflows, proposed reserve reforms, and the aim to curb foreign debt risk while preserving economic stability.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Chicago
Minneapolis— Generis
Federal Reserve Award
Alletin
Congress
United States
Sporting Editor of Philadelphia Record Dies of Pneumonia
Alexander M. Gillgich, longtime sporting editor of the Philadelphia Record and noted national sports writer, died after a pneumonia illness in Philadelphia on January 4. He had served over five years in his post and was respected across the field.
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Philadelphia
Alexander M. Gillgich
Philadelphia Record
Rasputin Death Sparks Wide Russian Reactions
Jetrograd reports cautious coverage with differing versions of Rasputin's death. The Red and other outlets discuss his influence on officials and ministers and argue that conditions enabling his rise mattered more than the monk himself. The piece notes the political climate and the need for united action in the Duma.
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Jetrograd
London
Bax
Gregory Rasputin
Vladimir XS
Juriste
Kevieh
TeSsin
Gettin
Aqieh
Leon
Masputin
Bourse Gazette
Dunn
Fid
Moon the Red
Raapatin
Pnty
Hin
Red
Rasputin
Duma
New Constitution Ratified by Mexican Assembly
Queretaro Mexico January 4 The constitutional assembly today ratified the section of the new constitution on direct elections for deputies and the provision of an alternate for each senator. It also states that deputies and senators may not be called to account for opinions in the discharge of their duties and may not hold other federal or state offices without Congress approval.
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Queretaro
Mex
Constitutional Assembly
Congress
Glen Grove’s 12 Year Sunday School Attendance Record
Galena Illinois January 4 Glenn Grove of this city now at Northwestern University Evanston completed twelve years of perfect Sunday school attendance. The announcement noted his steady church attendance and also highlighted his notable athletic record.
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Galena
Methodist
Glenn Grove
Northwestern University
Evanston
Grove
Transplant Mortgage Of Organs Proposed By Doctor
East St Louis Mo Jan 4 Wealthy individuals may soon mortgage healthy organs of others to replace defective ones Dr Wm Saddler of Chicago said while not yet performing human transplants ant i hoc operations have been used He suggested arrangements allowing organs from workers with perfect organs to be claimed by option holders if these workers are killed in accidents
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East St. Louis
Wm. Saddler
Chicago
Iho
Murder Chase Narrowed to One Man Today
Philadelphia police narrowed the Colbert murder case to one man after two Germantown women gave an alibi and a description of the suspect. Investigators questioned a taxicab driver and watched a wealthy upstate hotel guest linked to a young woman friend. Acquaintances of Maxie Colbert stepped forward as the funeral was held with expenses paid by a friend.
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Philadelphia
Maxie Colbert
Germantown
Alibhich
Yourgwin
Gormantown
Wwe
Mids Colbert
Fromn
Pennsylvania
Tate
Upstate
Xtili
Miss Colbert
Chauffeur Arrested in Chicago for Two Wives
Edwin B. Schaefer, a 34 year old chauffeur, is held in Chicago while awaiting St Paul officers. Anna Seger Bohnefer, named wife No 2, filed the complaint. He admits a wife and two children in the Sarah Hackett Memorial home and another wife with a child in St Paul. He was reportedly seeking reconciliation with the Chicago wife who left him three years ago.
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Chicago
Edwin B. Echaefer
St. Paul
Anna Seger Bohnefer
Schaefer
Sarah Hackett
St Paul
E H Sothern Cancels Stage Engagements in Chicago
E H Sothern, the actor, yesterday cancelled all stage engagements due to illness and may be unable to continue performances. No further details were provided.
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E. H. Sothern
Chicago
Antor
Cad
Stone
Deaths Occurred Daily as Invalided Belgians Refuse Work
Belgians deported to Soltau camp report dire conditions and starvation diets. Seventy returnees describe only acorn decoctions and watery soups, bread often moldy, with many contracting tuberculosis. Despite promises of food and pay, about 11,000 at Soltau refuse labor.
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Hague
London
Germany
Soltaurussia
Associated Press
Soltau
Soltan
Grand Inichy
Baden
Velme
Roltin
Sels
Liege Thun
Canadian Wheat Shipments Headed For Duluth Elevators
Virginia Minnesota January 4 Daily shipments of more than 200 cars of wheat in bond are expected to pass from far parts of Canada to Duluth elevators as storage fills. Port Arthur elevators, claimed to be the largest, are reported overflowing. With ships barred on eastern American mines, grain moves in bulk into the United States.
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Duluth
Virginia
Minn
Bond
Canada
Port Arthur
Minneapolis Girl Killed by Speeding Auto
Minneapolis January 4. Misa Margaret Lang aged 24 was struck by a speeding automobile as she stepped from a streetcar. She was thrown against the curb and sustained a fractured skull, dying before a physician arrived. Witnesses said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed.
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Minneapolis
Misa Margaret Lang
Illinois Railroads Press Two-Cent Fare Relief
Chicago January 4. Arguments continued in United States district court in the two cent rate case. Twenty eight railroads seek to be released from the two cent per mile passenger rate set by the Illinois law.
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Ilinois
Chicago
United States District Court
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