Two-Thirds Vote Not Needed In New Constitution Reading
In Bismarck on January 18 a debate over the Nonpartisan league secret caucus draft of a new constitution occurred in the house. The only copy was rushed to the printers, with newsmen denied review. amendments and changes were noted, but full understanding awaits printed copies. The initiative provision remains a key point amid rapid organizational opposition.
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Tom Parker Junkin
Bismarck
N. D
Nonpartisan League Secret Caucus
House
Committee On State Affairs
Wood
Bowen
A. M. Hagan
Hagan
E. A. Bowman
Amundsen Starts Polar Quest With Heavy Food Purchase
Chicago dispatch notes Raold Amundsen, preparing for a North Pole expedition, bought 600 pounds of candy and a variety of delicacies along with a ton of meat for each of ten men. In total the party will carry fifty thousand cans of food for the journey.
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Chicago
Raold Amundsen
Washington
Ife
North Pole
Peace hopes vanish as Wilson reply fuels critics
London reports Swedish and Copenhagen dispatches say the allies’ reply to President Wilson destroys all hope of peace. Stockholm and Westminster press warn that Germany could defend Belgium, while Britain notes France’s trust and guaranteed defenses collapsed after the initial foul stroke on the Western Front.
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London
Wilson
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Stockholm
France
Berlin
Vin Jondon
Pics
Finix
Watt
Lokal Anzeiger
Belgium
Entente
Central
Europe
Milwaukee Cruiser Runs Ashore While Aiding Submarine
A U S Navy cruiser Milwaukee ran aground during a mission to assist a submarine this week. Reports indicate crew actions limited further danger as the vessel grounded near the coast while attempting rescue operations.
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U.S
Milwaukee
Loan of Seed Grain to Needy Farmers
St Paul Jan 13 Loan of seed grain and cattle feed to impoverished farmers by county boards will be authorized under provisions to be introduced in the state senate Monday by Senator Edward Rustad of Wheaton. Floods destroyed crops in the Red River valley. Banks credit is exhausted. aid is needed to plant next spring. The bill would omit specific loan amounts.
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St. Paul
State Senate
Edward Rustad
Wheaton
Red River Valley
British Gain On Somme Front and Fronts Elsewhere
British forces pushed along the Somme front north of the Ancre gaining a footing in one advanced position while repulsed elsewhere Germans retain main lines. Russian and Moldavian fronts see shifting gains with Teutons advancing near the Danube and in Moldavia as Romanian and Turkish actions constrain them.
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Danube
Ancre
Somme
Berlin
Serre
Romania
Hné
Bralla
Mihalea
Sereth
Bureu
Slante
Wirelows
Murder Mystery in Columbus Linked to Hotel Death
Mona Byron Simon was found dead in a fashionable Columbus hotel room. Weldon H Wells, held in Huntington on embezzlement charges, is suspected for knowledge of the crime after admitting he stayed at the hotel under an alias Van Brunt. A bloodstained handkerchief marked W H W was found in the room and police seek a requisition. Wells denies involvement, while a Chicago diamond robbery link from 1911 is noted.
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Huntington
Ind
Weldon H. Wells
Kansas City
Mone Byron Simon
Columbus
Ohio
Wells
van Brunt
Mona Rimon
H. W. Wells
Mian Sirhonh
Columbije
Thi City
Joe Tinker
Columbus Baseball Club
Minneapolis
Charles
Kid" Reeves
Hennepin County
Chicago
Woell
Mrs Thaw to Visit Son in Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia January 13 Private detectives say Mrs Mary Thaw will come to Philadelphia’s St Mary’s Hospital next week to see her son Harry who is recovering. No decision yet on resisting efforts to move Thaw to New York where he faces kidnapping and assault charges involving Frederick Gump Jr of Kansas City. Friends expect no action until a family conference and until he can speak.
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Philadelphia
Mary Thaw
Bt. Mary's Hospital
Harry
Thaw
New York
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Haskell Homes Wrecked by Big Plant Explosion
Reports from Haskell New Jersey and Wilmington Delaware detail a major explosion at the DuPont Powder plant in Haskell. One woman died from shock, about a dozen workers injured, and glass damage costing hundreds of thousands. Authorities note two missing and two seriously hurt with seven others lightly injured. Fire and police guard affected towns amid ongoing investigations.
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New York
DuPont Powder Company
Haskell
N. J. Tast
Haskell Ombert
Wilmington
Net
Bank Me
Del
Hankell
Cals
Two cent rate in Illinois upheld by Judge Landis
Chicago January 13 Judge Landis dismissed a petition by 28 Illinois railroads seeking to restrain enforcement of the two cent passenger rate. He ruled the railroads could curb discrimination outside the state by lowering interstate rates instead of raising the state rate and held the Interstate Commerce Commission lacks power to repeal Illinois two cent rate. The decision leaves railroads in a bind between ICC tariffs and the public utilities commission limit of two cents.
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Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Ilinois
Churt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fslino
Judge Landis
Public Utilities Commission
Weather forecast for Ashington week begins in January
A fragment forecasts cold, fair to unsettled conditions for the week ending January. Plains, upper and middle Mississippi valleys expected fair and cold at first, moderating with unsettled spell and likely snow on Wednesday and Thursday, then improving to fair weather toward week’s end.
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Mississippi Valley
Ashington
Mississippi
Seine Flood Drowns Paris Wharves and Coal Stores
The Seine rose thirteen inches in a day and the gauge at Tournelle bridge reached 12½ feet. All city wharves are flooded and large quantities of coal are submerged worsening the fuel famine. Most Seine tributaries continue to rise.
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Paris
Seine
Tournelle Bridge
German Prisoners in England Receive Christmas Gifts
New York report states that with aid from English authorities all German military and civilian prisoners interned in England received a Christmas parcel or cash gift. The note highlights cooperation between the two nations and the humane treatment during the holiday period.
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England
New York
Silver Costs Too Much, New Coins Not to be Minted Now
A German Washington report notes the high price of silver leads the mint director Von Engelken to halt minting new half dollars and quarters for Christmas. The Berlin headquarters says demand remains strong for the new coins, while U.S. melting old silver coins supplies the metal.
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Ger
Washington
Red Cross Society
von Engelken
Gates
Berlin
United
Swiss Population Decreases as War Costs Rise
Lausanne reports that Switzerland’s population has declined due to the war. The Gazette notes fewer marriages and births attributed to higher living costs and wartime pressures.
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Lausenne
Switzerland
Barn Fire After Assault Knocks Man Down
Clarence Rosette, residing on the Somorness farm near Flaxton X, was attacked by a stranger in a hay loft. The assailant knocked him down and set fire to the barn, which burned to the ground. Rosette escaped the blaze to save his life.
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Flaxton
Clarence Rosette
Somorness
Rosette
Germany Allows Antwerp Belgians to Return Home
Berlin reports Germany will permit Belgians deported from Antwerp to return to Belgium or, if no work there, move to Holland or Germany. The note references prior assurances to fugitives that return would not lead to forced labor and notes a Dutch parliamentary paper offering differing wording about repatriation tied to Holland's care if work is unavailable.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Holland
Antwerp
Belgium
Hague
Foreignance
Prussia
Lorillard resigns post with American legation to Romania
Washington reports George Lorillard has resigned as secretary of the American legation to Rumania and was reassigned as a confidential agent to protect central powers interests with the Serbian government. His transfer request was refused, and rumors of disparaging Wilson’s peace note were denied by the state department.
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Washington
George Lorillard
Rumania
United States
Wilson
State Department
Scandinavian Socialist Body Asked to Aid U. S. Men
London January 1. The Scandinavian Socialist organization received a telegram from American socialists asking aid to call an International peace conference at The Hague on June 3. Copenhagen Social Demokraten reports strong prospects that Denmark Norway and Sweden will back American efforts.
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U. S
London
Hague
Aj Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen Social Demokraten
Committee Given Power To Probe Leak in Washington
Washington January 13 The house rules committee approved a plan to broaden the inquiry and compel witnesses to testify. Several New York brokers and Thomas W Lawson likely to be first called next week. James R Riley Wall Street Journal editor to be questioned on how a reporter learned brokers’ private wires advised on the presidents note December 20. Lockwood & Co brokers and others named will be among early witnesses. The measure requires witnesses to provide all information, hearsay included, to prevent evasion. Lawson subpoenaed to reappear.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
New York
Thoman W. Lawson
Chicago
Thompson’ & McKinnon
Representative Wood
Donald Morjongld
Boston
Thomanx W. Lawson
Lawson
Wilson Declines Speak At Church Centennial
Washington reports President Wilson did not attend the centennial service at St Johns Episcopal Church, despite early announcement as chief speaker. A rumor linked his decline to Senator Lodge of Massachusetts joining the program, with vestrymen noting the incident as painful and suggesting objections to Lodge participation.
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Washington
Wilson
St. Johns Episcopal Church
H. C. Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
St. Johns
Ted
Mohall Store Burglary Shows Stolen Goods and Sentences
In Mohall North Dakota the town's new store was robbed this week with sugar flour and 38 dollars and 33 cents stolen. Two men Ed Stone and R Beard were arrested and heard in district court at Howells. Stone sentenced to one year and Beard two years in state prison.
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Mohall
N. D
Ed Stone
Beard
Howbells
Stone
Heard
Entente Admits Lust For Conquest And Attempts to Crush Germany
The Kaiser cites a British reply to the United States as evidence of the Entente’s lust for conquest. He asserts that after thirty months of war the Entente cannot overcome Germany and vows continued strength at home and on the front.
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Entente
Germany
Kaiser
Teutons
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