Kaiser’s Father Warned Against Prince Wilhelm’s Foreign Role
Berlin January report reveals Frederick William II, then crown prince’s father, warned Bismarck in 1886 that Wilhelm’s rapid judgments and gaps in learning made him unfit for foreign policy. He urged internal grounding before any foreign office exposure and conveyed grave anxiety over his son’s maturity and inclinations.
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Berlin
William II
Germany
Frederick
Bismarck
Portofino
Italy
William
Prince Wilhelm
Foreign Office
British air raids on Germany exceed raids over Britain
Official figures show the Royal Air Force conducted 709 bombing raids over German territory from October 1917 to armistice day, dropping over 660 tons of bombs. The RAF base was at Nancy and squadron ranges averaged 120 to 160 miles, with some raids exceeding 200 miles under favorable conditions.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Nancy
Birthday of Gen Robert E Lee Observed Nationwide
The south observes Gen Robert E Lee birthday anniversary today. Centre College Danville Ky completes its first century since incorporation Jan 19 1819. Public Health Service asks churches nationwide to observe Health Sunday.
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Robert E. Lee
Centre College
Danville
United States
Public Health Service
Todays Anniversaries Highlight Historic Figures
A list of notable birth and death dates spans 1643 through 1916, naming Francia II of France, Bernardin Saint-Pierre, Robert E. Lee, George W. Shepley, Henry Burden, and other figures with brief origins and death places. Included are references to colonial and wartime events such as a 1494 Brill defeat in Sierra Leone and a 1915 Zeppelin raid on English coast towns.
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Francia II
France
Mary
Fontainebleau
Orleans
Bernardin Saint-Pierre
Virginia
Havre
Robert BE. Lee
Westmoreland County
Lexington
George W. Shepley
Louisiana
Baco
Portland
Henry Burden
Troy
N.Y
Scotland
Brill
Bierra Leone
Froot
Ford Eagle boat designed to crush U boats in war
Detroit Jan 18 A long narrow wedge of steel and concrete forms a 204 foot Eagle boat built by Henry Ford. The oil burning steam turbine craft aims to crush submarines with a knife edged bow though unarmed by torpedoes. Crews number about 80 with strong buoyancy and limited water draft. The vessel showcases utilitarian design with all sheet metal construction and minimal wasted space.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Navy Department
Ace
Atlantic
Hostilies
Earle
Saeed
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Victory
National Western Stock Show Association
Denver Stock Yards
Carload Sales
American Red Cross
Society Horse Show
Rogram
Kaiser
Albany
Air Amos
Cong
Gould
Ford
Copenhagen
Iceland
Reykjavik
Denmark
Islands Falk
M. Eggerts
Zetland
Thas Co
Ony
Christian
Bout Wharies
Ireland
Doday
Frederick Barton Maurijoo
British War Office
Albert J. Barling
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul Railway
Hichfelda
Wis
George Trumbull Ladd
Yale University
Maineville
David Starr Jordan
Roe
Leland Stanford, Jr
Verity
Galaasville
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