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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
3
Citizens cheered as a royal procession passed, with the king and queen followed by Princess Mary and the Duke of Connaught. Mrs. Wilson carried a union jack, while others waved a small American flag, signaling a grand moment of public welcome in London.
London December 26 The initial conversation between the president and Premier Lloyd George will be at 10 o clock Friday morning in the President's room at Buckingham Palace. They will confer and lunch, then drive down Downing Street. Participants include The Marquis of Crewe The Earl of Curzon The Earl of Reading and the American ambassador John.
Dover diary reports President Wilson replying to the Dover mayor, praising the cordial welcome and shared purpose with Comrades and Associates. He notes past sufferings and sacrifices of war, healthy seas and the aim of lasting justice among nations through future settlements.
London reports President Wilson spoke to hundreds of wounded troops gathered in the palace yard after entering Buckingham Palace. He praised their courage, thanked them for their service, and expressed hope they would recover to enjoy the fruits of victory, amid cheers and a faint royal greeting.
English country people along the Dover to Tonbridge line gathered on fences and trees to glimpse President Wilson as his train passed at sixty miles per hour. In Paris, a Sorbonne meeting honored Alsace Lorraine, with a letter from Wilson read thanking the society for a bound message just before he left the United States. The letter recalls his youth when Alsace Lorraine was torn from France and expresses gratitude for a role he played in their fate.
Soldiers and sailors clash around Berlin as Commander Wels orders discharges and disarms. A battle at Unter den Linden ends with guards and sailors withdrawing after troops arrive. Premier Abert strengthens guard while both sides retreat, leaving Berlin unsettled amid political rivalry and a staged military show.
London reports say Alexander and Franzer regiments join Berlin sailors in revolt and large numbers may bolster the unrest from Kiel and Wilhelmshaven. Berlin authorities debate government collapse as Spartacus faction vows to overthrow Ebert government while opposition accuses cabin et concessions of capitulation. Telegraph lines to Danzig falter amid Baltic tensions.
The newspaper reports that to combat a country’s crisis several airplanes have carried securities from Frankfort to Switzerland. It urges the government to seize capital where available, focusing on bank holdings.
Cyrus H. McCormick retires as president of International Harvester after leading since 1902 and becomes chairman of the board. Harold F. McCormick is elected president by the board, continuing the family leadership of the Chicago company.
London reports Dr. Rudolph Havenstein, president of Germanys Reichsbank, has quit. An Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen notes the resignation, while Spokane dispatches say the Northwest Mining associations annual convention scheduled for February 10 to 18 here is postponed due to the influenza epidemic. Secretary F C Bailey announced the date change today.
In Coblenz Christmas services drew Germans to Catholic masses with over 2000 Americans receiving communion. Protestant services in the royal palace chapel saw German participation. Ehrenbreitstein offered a large illuminated tree visible in all directions. Washington urged immediate legislation to resume voluntary enlistment and repeal selective service limits.
Paris reports disarmed Zeppelins to be converted into aerial merchantmen for routes between New York and Hamburg as a Baltic bound project. Copenhagen hears American warships may arrive soon en route to the Baltic and stay several days. Swiss singers and boys have given street concerts to raise funds for soldiers guarding Switzerland’s borders.
An advertisement touts Hamlin’s Wizard Oil as a safe preparation to relieve rheumatic pain sciatica backache and muscle soreness while claiming daily use for sprains bruises cuts burns bites and stings and common ailments like earache toothache croup and colic. The ad also sells Wizard Liver Whips pink pills at 30 cents with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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