President Wilson tours war scarred Rheims amid ruins
President Wilson toured devastated Rheims and surrounding battle sites visiting Rheims cathedral ruins and the Palais Royale as snow fell. He viewed shell scarred art and détritus, saw Belleau Wood memorial ground, and met Cardinal Lucon while reflecting on the French suffering and war’s toll.
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Men of 88th Division to Be Home Soon
Camp Dodge reports rapid demobilization for the 327th field artillery and 387th infantry regiments of the 88th division. Officers and thousands of men under Lt. Col. H.R. Freeman will soon return from France. The division includes Iron Town, Western Illinois, Minnesota, and North Dakota units.
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Optimism Among Socialists at Labour Conference
Hjalmar Branting voices cautious optimism on the international labor and Socialist conference in Horne Switzerland. He cites Henderson and Balfour talks in Paris as signaling weight given to labor demands while noting Europe's higher cost of living blocks a shared wage standard with America. Branting backs Wilson ideas but doubts their triumph and warns Germany faces a precarious future with possible unrest if relief fails.
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Associated Press
International Labor and Socialist Conference
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M. Branting
Paris
Arthur Henderson
Balfour
Wilson
Germany
Aflica
River and Harbor Bill Reported Out
Washington reports the rivers and harbors bill revised upward by about 5 million dollars with new appropriations including 3 million for the Ohio river and 1 million for the Allegheny. The measure totals 37 million as it passes the house, with cuts to Delaware river improvements and lump-sum maintenance funds. New surveys include Miami and Erie canal routes and Morro Bay entrances. An international joint commission study on an ocean shipway is added.
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Second Caucus Held by the League Today
Bismarck North Dakota January 27 The sixteenth legislative session enters its twenty first day with a light calendar except for one or two items. House Bill 25 on personal property exemptions from attachment is up for final action and expected to pass. The league caucus met in the morning but details remain unclear. A. C. Townley returned to the city and seeks united action to press the remainder of the Jennine program. President Wood of the fifty day session predicts it may last the full sixty days.
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Home Building Association
More Money Needed to Keep Good Teachers in North Dakota
North Dakota higher education faces a faculty retention problem as salaries lag behind other states. Dr. E. F. Ladd notes new appropriations will help but demand remains urgent. Agricultural College funding allows roughly seven percent raise, but 16 to 20 percent more is desired, though not feasible this year.
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Townley and Mills Back in Bismarck
In Bismarck A C Townley and Walter Thomas Mills return to city as legislative work expected to move swiftly. Townley came from St Paul to handle Minnesota league matters. Mills arrived from Montana after delivering an address. Kate Richards O Hara, facing a prison sentence, is in town as a guest of Mr and Mrs Mills.
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Prohibition Ratified by Thirty Six States Confirmed
The article notes that enough states have certified the necessary fourths for ratification of a prohibition amendment. It mentions January 27 as a date and references the ratification process and preparation related to the measure.
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Palance
Food aid train from Italy arrives in Vienna expected this week
Vienna on January 27 reports a large trainload of British army foodstuffs from Italy left Vezelos and is due by Wednesday. Plan for distribution of the first train has begun with most provisions to be given free to Vienna’s poor while the British residents receive weekly rations. Arrangements with Italy for regular shipments are complete and similar terms with Switzerland may follow to relieve Vienna’s food shortage.
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Tinoco Government Reported To Have Many Men Under Arms
Travelers from Costa Rica report that the Tinoco government holds a large armed force and maintains strict censorship. They say President Tinoco fears an invasion by Costa Ricans who were driven from the country when he seized power.
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Rear Admiral F E Chadwick Died in Newport Last Night
New York press reports the death of Rear Admiral Freach E Chadwick, U S Navy retired, in Newport last night. The notice notes his service and rank, with tribute to his maritime career and state of death details.
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Evacuation of Shenkursk by Allied Forces
Allied forces including American and Russian troops evacuated Shenkursk south of Archangel to avoid being outflanked by Bolshevik forces. They withdrew to a northward line along the Vaga river, with rear-guard actions and casualties moved by sleds from the American hospital.
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Corbley
Abolition of Conscription and German Reconstruction Debated
Paria January 27 The council of ten discusses abolishing conscription and economic reconstruction of Germany. The peace conference may assign this to commissions and push terms by mid spring with German delegates summoned to Paris in April. Small powers plan to select representatives for commissions pending final decisions.
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Foreign Office
Ee Eee
Little work done in Bismarck legislature
The thirteenth legislative assembly nears day twenty with few bills enacted beyond minor measures and constitutional amendments. Administration bills for social reform sit in committees with no hearings, while leaders expect a rushed finish around February 10. Many items remain, including tax law changes, appropriations, and public utility legislation.
Telegraphic Briefs Blink Across War News and Peace Talk
Paris Benedict seeks mediation to end Ukrainian Polish clashes while peace preliminaries target submission to the chamber between March 15 and 31. Metz court sequestrates former emperor property in Alsace Lorraine. Pershing reports 105753 American troops in hospitals in France and England January 9. French British troops to assist General Duloff at Grent Te. German fall returns show Socialism 39.2 percent total. Textile strike affects nearly all mills in Chile. Czech troops capture Oderberg from Poland. Portuguese cabinet in Minnesota fare slightly colder tonight. General March says 300000 men could be mobilized home monthly and entire expeditionary force redeployed within six months. 104000 arrived from veterans by noon. Supreme council meets with focus on colonies. Belgium seeks Congo strip. Wilson confers with House and Gomper labor reps. American delegation discusses peace and labor matters.
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