Metz Chronicle: American Officers in France and Metz Entry
Miss Anna M. Platt in Metz shares a nephew's letter from Albany about Americans in Metz during its liberation. Captain Lamont and Major describe the first American arrival, crowd celebrations tearing down German statues, and Marshall Petain's formal Metz entry. They note travel to Verdun and Pont a Mousson and hope to return home soon.
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Anna M. Platt
Albany
N. Y
Elizabeth Andrews
Miss Platt
U.S. A
Vive L’ Amerique
Metz
Hotel d’ Europe
Major
William the 1St
William the
Lamont
Miss Andrews
Marshall Petain
Marshal Ney
United States
Verdun
St. Michael
Pont A Mousson
Postponed action risks millions in rail costs this winter
Washington officials warn that delaying congressional decision on railway policy could cost the nation millions as the railroad administration fears a demoralized system facing a likely severe winter. Officials declare failure to set road futures could destabilize transportation nationwide.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Congress
Wives of German Battle in Streets of Berlin
Paris reports Bolsheviks occupy the court in Essen ejecting judges as German press grows more pessimistic about revolt. London dispatch says wives and sweethearts of mutinous sailors seize rifles and defend the royal palace. sailors surrender but stay to back Chancellor Ebert.
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Paris
Essen
Zurich
le Journal
London
Royal Palace
Lerlin
Express
Altho
Ebert
Fire Destroys Frame Building at Fourth and Main
Last night at about 2:30 the northwest corner building at Fourth and Main Streets, used as a pool hall with a barber shop, was totally destroyed by fire. Firefighters arrived quickly but could not save the wooden structure. Losses include $400 for pool hall fixtures, $200 for barber shop fixtures, and roughly $1200 for the building. The origin is unknown as no one was present. Renters Ross Palfacio and Frank Leanti seek a new location and better fixtures.
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Fourth
Main Streets
Ross Palfacio
Frank Leanti
Palifacio
Pabfacio
Leanti
School Board authorizes extra nurse for pupils
The school board approves hiring an additional nurse to assist Miss Jacobson in monitoring students health next Monday. All pupils will receive extra health checks, with those who have colds watched closely as community health nears normal.
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Miss Jacobson
Corona
Barth Calls for Rebuilding Belgium and Northern France
London reports socialist German government member Rich ard Barth says shooting the former Kaiser and his co conspirators is too lenient. He argues the best punishment is reconstruction of occupied territories and claims the war began in Berlin due to ambitions to rule the world.
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London
Kaiser
Richard Barth
Belgium
France
Berlin
the Express
Sald Barth
Debs Claims Debated Bolsheviks In Speech
Eugene V. Debs labels George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as real Bolsheviks of their era while praising Russian and German Bolsheviks as founders of a democracy. He denounces Samuel Gompers and lauds Haywood in a Canton speech.
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Canton
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Russia
Germany
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Europe
Haywood
Delegation Seeks Allied Help Against Bolshevik Turmoil
A Russian delegation representing most political groups excluding the Bolsheviks and Absolutists urged Allied ministers at Jassy to relay warnings to their governments. They warned of German occupation and local collapse in southern Russia, urged patrols of Black Sea ports, strategic rail hubs, and city deployments to deter civil war and preserve Russian unity under an Allied flag.
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Washington
Russia
Svi- Department
Jassy
Romania
Black Sea
St. Andrew
Allied forces in Russia debated amid slim rumors
Washington discussed boosting policing by allied troops in Russia without full intervention. Officials fear large scale action could trigger war. Rumors of an American division with four allied divisions circulating here and abroad lack confirmation.
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Washington
Russia
Silver Wedding Is Solemnized at Gleason Home
Miss Floy Gleason and Mrs. Paul Gleason hosted a silver anniversary reunion for Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Gleason at their Sixth Street residence. Guests, many old friends, gathered for a cake lit with twenty five candles and recalled the 1893 Lincoln school ceremony officiated by Rev. Dexter P. Smith.
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Floy Gleason
Paul Gleason
V. A. Gleason
Gleason
Last Sixth Street
Lincoln School
Dexter P. Smith
Mrs. Gleason
Women volunteers praised for wartime sewing efforts
The Red Cross Sewing Rooms appeal drew light response, leaving about five women to shoulder most work. Mars. B. Savory made 48 of 80 pajamas, over half the city’s goal. Mrs. V. A. Gleason crafted 28 coats for French and Belgian children, calling them her Christmas presents. Mrs. H. L. Davis and Mrs. W. J. Jameson aided in finishing Corona's required amount.
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Red Cross
Mars. B
V. A. Gleason
Britain and Wilson Hold Buckingham Palace Peace Talks
President Wilson met with Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour at Buckingham Palace for an hour and a half discussing peace preliminaries. The session marked a distinct understanding toward micable settlement.
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London
Wilson
Lloyd George
Balfour
Buckingham Palace
Pastor under bond for defying village health orders
The Rev. George Cocks, pastor of Trinity Methodist in Carrison near Cincinnati, is awaiting trial after defying a village health board ban on public gatherings. He held a church service claiming the mayor did not enforce saloon closures, and several congregation members were detained as witnesses.
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Cincinnati
George Cocks
Trinity Methodist “Bure’n
Carrison
Ohio
Bore
Revo Mar. Cock
California faces severe job crisis and safe administration demand
The state must address a severe job challenge while voters expect prudent administration. Citizens urge steady leadership and practical policy from officials to restore confidence and stability across California.
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California
Doctors Disagree on influenza issue at U S Canadian conference
Four day convocation of public health officials in Chicago highlighted lack of agreement on influenza meeting methods and limited knowledge of the malady. A round table on school closures showed few favoring urban school shutdowns though rural options were debated. A Cook County doctor questioned the feasibility of face masks and the visibility of the influenza organism under a microscope.
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United States
Canada
Chicago
American Public Health Association
Ehsiriian
Fere
Ti. W. Hill
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Alethal
Cook County
Vice Presidency Light Revealed in Cabinet Setting
The article discusses President Wilson inviting Vice President Marshall to preside over the Cabinet during his absence. It argues no constitutional barrier exists, notes past private advisers, and frames the move as elevating the vice presidency’s dignity beyond partisan perceptions.
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Boston
Wilson
Marshall
Masha
Congress
Enate
Clouse
United States
Only Allied Intervention Can Solve Russian Problem Says Premier
Paris reports Prince Looff the first Russian premier after the revolution told United Press the only solution to the Russian problem is immediate allied intervention. He urged the United States and Japan to furnish the armies for the effort.
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Paris
Prince Looff
United Press Today
United States
Japan
Corona Man Wounded November 18 in France Dispatch
Local paper reports Urs Mery Rodreguez a Corona resident wounded on November 18 during the fighting in France. Details are scarce and government updates are awaited. Rodreguez trained at Ossip Lewis prior to being sent to France and local Cross seeks possible support for his mother.
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Mery Rodreguez
Tony Hte Vila Bette
Rodreguez
Ile
Ossip Lewis
France
Rodrequez
Gett
Ing of
Firat Ei Feon
Frank
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New York
Anna Platt
United States State Department
Corona Mercantile Co
Auainst Trinity Methodist Church
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