Munich revolt storms Bavarian papers demand minister resigns
Armed crowds surge to the interior minister’s residence in Munich forcing Kurt Eisner to accept resignation papers after threatening force. Editors led by former editor Erich Muensen seize control of the Bavarian Courier, appointing a woman as editor. The publication of Neue Nachrichten resumes only with Eisner’s arrival and guard support.
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Munich
Ints
Kurt Eisner
Herr Auer
Interior
Erich Muensen
Bavarian Courier
Courier Ofice
Eisner
Neuste Nachrichten
Equipment Furnished to the American Army in the Field
The annual report of Maj. Gen. George C. Squier details American Army communications in the field. It notes 165000 feet of cable and 14000 miles of telephone wire, plus radio sets aviation units special fireworks and pigeons. The report praises the effort to erect and maintain battalion lines to the front.
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Washington, D
George C. Squier
Squier
Wife of Premier Takes the Stump in Campaign Tour
Mrs Lloyd George leads a tour through several locations for George and her husband’s candidacy. Women speakers join the motion as miners attend meetings hosted by Mrs Lloyd George and other supporters.
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A George
Wand
Mrs. Lloyd
George
Lloyd George
French Prisoners Murdered by German Repression
A report from Berlin states that nine French prisoners were shot and fifteen seriously wounded at the Salza prison in Saxony by German guards. The act is condemned as excessive, with the French government reportedly prepared to demand reparations.
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Faris
Ctayas
Salza
Saxony
Berlin
Notable wartime notices and local items in Stangard Today
War materials and letters for father headline the issue with many soldiers overseas and relief efforts. Tim Lyons obituary notes a father of 12. Reports include Congress activity, a tentative peace table plan, and a push to sell 2 million more war stamps. Also mining, milk quality, and classified ads across Anaconda and state news.
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Maiterial
Bia W. Bucker
Butte
Neer Timothy Lyons
Joh Shea
Congress
McAdoo
Mining News
Nentrum
Anaconda News
Huband
Consolidation proposal for U S telephone and cable systems
Theodore N. Vail proposes unifying the nations telephone and telegraph facilities with marine cables under a single executive head while preserving private ownership. He argues for a three division structure to separate telephone, telegraph, and maintenance operations within a centralized U S system to boost efficiency and global commercial standing.
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Washington
Del
Burleson Ty
Theodore N. Vail
American ‘Telegraph & Telephone Company
Mide Public Today
Val Sac
Mr. Vail
President Attends Church Services Aboard Warship
On December 8 President Wilson attended religious services with enlisted men aboard the George Washington. The services were held in the sailors quarters below decks and the president joined in singing prayers and readings. He walked on deck and did not work that day as the ship reported smoother seas and warmer weather.
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Associated Press
U.S
Geor
American Army reaches general line in Germany advance
General Pershing's communiqué reports the Third American army continuing its drive into Germany and reaching the general line Rupherath Boos Kempernich Mayen Greimerss burg Simmern Kellenbach as of yesterday. The push reflects steady progress across western front positions with advancing units securing multiple key locations.
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Washimscon
Vec. S
Pershing
Germany
Rupherath
Kempernich
Mayen-Greimerssburg
Simmern-Kellenbach
Montana Weather Outlook Sees Rain Likely
Unsettled conditions foreseen across Montana with rain in the western portion Monday and likely rain again on Tuesday.
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Montana
Proclamation Urges Citizens to Join Red Cross
President Woodrow Wilson issues a Christmas period appeal urging Americans to join the Red Cross during December 16 to 23. The proclamation emphasizes support for soldiers overseas, relief work in hospitals and camps, and a message of peace guiding the nation toward humanitarian service in the new era. It calls for 20 million members and underscores national unity and compassion.
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Washington
Wileson
Ted Cross
Europe
Red Cross
Ted Cross Belgium
Americas
Reed
Dutien
Cross
Woodrow Wilsod
King George Seeks Lasting Peace With United States
A message from King George read at a New York celebration calls for Britons and Americans to unite in peace as they did in war. Read by Alton B. Parker, the king thanks the U S for support and hopes for a future of enduring friendship between the two nations.
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New York
George
Hip Podrome
Alton B. Parker
British Empire
United States
Na Hon
United States of America
British orders Germans to salute officers in occupation zone
Amsterdam reports the British authorities in charge of the German occupation zone have ordered all German men to raise their hats to British officers and to do so when the British national anthem is sung, according to an official Berlin announcement.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Net is removed from New York harbor narrows
Ships entering and leaving the harbor today found the steel net stretched across the narrows to protect the port from submarine attack during the war had been removed. The work of taking it up was completed last night.
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New York
Rec
Armistice Conference at Spa Draws Great Powers
In the historic Spa setting along the German border a famed town hosts the armistice commission meeting daily with formal diplomacy. Representatives from the United States Great Britain France and Italy discuss post capitulation issues as German officers shift from civilian to military uniforms under orders of the workers council. Maj. Charles D. Rhodes and staff for the United States Maj. Gen. Sir Richard C. Nak for Great Britain and General Nudant with French staff are among Entente participants at Spa.
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Belgium
Armistice Commission
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Ludendorff
von Hindenburg
von Winterfeldt
Spain
Workmen's Council
Spa
Charles D. Rhodes
Richard C. Nak
Inggand
Nudant
National Security League backs universal military training
The National Security League announced that after polling 145 House members and 39 senators, there are definite commitments in favor of universal military training among the forthcoming Sixty-sixth Congress.
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New York
Vec. S
National Security League
League
Chief of Police narrowly escapes bullet blast in Missoula
Chief of Police W J Moore survived a close call when Charles L Breese fired a .44 at him point blank. The shot grazed the head as Breese was overpowered by officers after a tense confrontation in a local cottage and attic. Breese and Mrs Sharpney were arrested and jailed.
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Missoula
W. J. Moore
Charles L. Breese
Breese
Ced
Horre
Joseph Sharpney
Tocal
Potter Charber
Ney
Ash
Moore
Mim
Sues
Jill
Sharpsney
Women Urge Quick Passage Of Suffrage Bill
Washington women press for immediate Senate action on the woman suffrage amendment in recognition of wartime service. Speakers include Dr Anna Howard Shaw Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo Mrs Josephine Daniels and Jane Delano director of the American Red Cross.
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Washington
Senate
National Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
William ‘Gilb
McAdoo
Josephine Daniels
Jane Delano
American Red Crows
Spain to expel German ambassador amid spy scandal
A Madrid dispatch says newly installed Spanish premier Count Romanones plans to expel the German ambassador Prince Ratibor and several embassy staff for spying and backing anti-dynastic agitation.
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Paris
Liberte
Madrid
Count Romanones
Prince Ratibor
Immigrant Prisoners Arrive From Germany in U S
A group of prisoners from interior Germany arrives in the United States. They are said to come from about a dozen states from California to New York and are cordially received by the American colony.
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Alumen
Americas
Germany
California
New York
Alarming Conditions and Hohenzollern Hope in Holland
London reports in a Dutch copy that Kaiser Wilhelm and his followers still seek to restore the imperial throne. It cites submarine warfare and air raids as reasons for a Dutch break and asserts germinating plots persist while the Kaiser remains in Holland, endangering food and war status.
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Holland
Bad
London
Nieuwe van den Daeferdam
Niperor
Teleium
France
William Hohenzollern
Germany
Gerri Holland
Split within Social Democrats Deepens in Berlin
In Berlin on Saturday December 7 the Social Democrats appear split amid a mysterious raid on the soldiers' and workers' council executive minutes and a sailors demonstration. Onlookers wonder if the sibert and Hasse tians have parted ways and what stance Berlin regiments will take when they return from the front.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Workmen's Council
Old Regime Gone Says Newspaper Headlines
An Associated Press dispatch reports Hugo Hanne, then foreign secretary in the Ebert government, suggested order persists in Berlin. A German liberal organ cites Her House intimates that Hanne seeks to dissociate from Spartacus, warning that only strong backing can curb counter revolution fears amid a shifting political landscape.
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Terlin
Hugo Hanne
Ebert
Berlin
Gersman
Spartacus
Ipiline
Rubentous
Tnt
Dignity at Aix la Chapelle As Occupation Rules Spark Protest
In Aix la Chapelle the populace reacts to Allied occupation proposals with unease as martial law rules require civilians to clear sidewalks and reveal themselves near Belgian officers. Significantly they learn the rules match those imposed by former German occupiers in Brussels provoking protests to the international force. The city recalls Belgian actions and questions the fairness of the occupation terms.
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Brussels
Aix-La-Chapelle
Aixla
Chapelle
Prussia
Freday
Des
International Armiestice Commission
Rales
Brus
Sela
Relzians
Canada United States Bond Strengthens Across Borders
In St Paul on December 8 Sir James Aiken lieutenant governor of Manitoba said Canada is part of America and Canadians share the same high ideals as Americans declaring the bond of friendship will endure in any attack and that Canadians will rally to the State and Stripes in defense.
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St. Paul, Minn
United States
Canada
America
James Aiken
Leutenant
Manitoba
Great Britain
Berlin Riots Cause Heavy Casualties in Capital
Zurich report says Berlin fighting Friday produced 180 casualties. Advices dated Saturday note Spar tacus, a radical socialist group, defending three Berlin suburbs sections with machine guns.
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Zurich
Berlin
Spartacus
Radical Socialist Group
Son of king honored in Paris visit by Emir Feya Sai
Emir Feya Sai, son of the Hejas king allied with the Entente against the Turks, arrives in Paris from Strassburg Metz and Vers dun. He will tour England and inspect the surrendered German fleet while in Great Britain. President Poincare welcomes him.
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Paris
Havas
Feya Sai
Strassburg
Metz
Versdun
England
Great Britain
Poincare
Butte Resumes Commercial Activity After Closing Order
Butte merchants restart full hours today with mercantile houses open 10 AM to 4 PM and 9 PM closing, grocery and meat markets 8 AM to 8 PM except three days before Christmas when 8 PM closes. Clerks' union victory prompts reopening as health restrictions ease, urging shoppers to buy early to prevent crowding. State board of health quorum uncertain. governor and attorney general may need to attend if a meeting is held.
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Hutte
State Board of Health
Butte
Cogswell
National American Medical Association
Buler
Stewart
Ford
State Board
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Stangard
Vail
Burleson
Vaile
River Platte
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Inuea
Waalates
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Phaselerfe
Ampirican
Kaiser
ONG
Social Democrats
Dignity
Oraer
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