British Capture Bourlan and Surrounding Defenses
British forces break into the Hindenburg line near Cambrai and seize Bourlan village and wood, with tanks and cavalry penetrating from west of Cambrai. More than 10,000 prisoners reported as Britons push toward Anneux and Cantalin g. heavy fighting continues with significant tank action and reduced British casualties.
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London
Cambrai
France
Bourlan Village
Bourlan Wood
Anneux
Cantalng
Bourlon Woot
Bullecourt
Arras- St. Quentin
Reutar
Maurice
Hindenburg
No Man's Land
Ribecourt
Berlin
Big Sons
Sormme
General Pershing
Meld Marshad Haig
Eastern railroads to operate as a single system for freight
Washington reports a new East Coast rail plan uniting lines from New York Central to Chicago under a joint operating committee. The aim is to move freight faster by pooling line titles and reducing nonessential travel, with the fuel administration aiding coal deliveries and waterways development to ease congestion.
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Washngton
Aar
Chicago
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Erle
Railway War Board
War Board
Chienga
National Fuel Administration
Two Women Die After Train Hits Auto Near Vincennes
Vincennes Ind November 20 Mrs John W Enison died instantly and Mrs James Wide Emison died later from injuries after a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck the automobile carrying both women and their husbands Sunday. James Wade Emnison a Vincennes attorney and gubernatorial candidate was fatally injured. John Eynison, a hardware merchant, was seriously hurt but expected to recover.
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Vincennes
Ind
John W. Enison
Junes Wide Emison
Baltimore & Ohio
James Wade Emnison
John Eynison
Milwaukee Bomb Kills Ten in Split Church Explosion
A massive explosion in Milwaukee killed ten people and injured two when a bomb found in Rev. Guiliana’s church was taken to the central station. Authorities suspect a band of Italian anarchists with iconoclastic aims, with six Italians under arrest and rewards offered by city and state.
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Milwaukee
Gentral
Chiedgo
Guil- Hant
Maude Richter
Hailan
Tony Massoane
Deckert
L. Philipp
William IT
Greene
Louis Weiss
Frank M. Caswin
Henry Deckert
Fred W. Kaiser
David O'Brien
Stephen I. Stecker
Edward Spindler
Albert Templin
Paul Weller
Catherine Walker
Dletseh Dye Works
Charles Zehauer
Janssen
Bay View
Gialluna
Trallan
Apostles of
Gulliam
Rochester
N. Y
Guilkina
Teutons Halted by Latins at Monte Mellett a
Rome reports a major Austro German encirclement attempt against Monte Me letta failed as Italians defended all positions. Attacks between the Brenta and Piave rivers were repelled with every position retaken, final Italian counterattacks stopping the push by dusk. Berlin states fighting in the Italian mountains is progressing favorably for the Austro German side between Brenta and Piave.
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Rome
Monte Meletta
War Office
Brenta
Piave
Berlin
Itaian Mountains
Plave
WILL AVOID RAIL STRIKE
Washington on November 23 the railroad brotherhood chiefs after a two hour conference with President Wilson said transportation would be avoided any suspension and they are willing to discuss any proposed solution of the wage dispute the conference lasted several hours the chiefs came here at the president s request
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Washington
Railroad Brotherhoud
Wilson
Brotherhood
Lloyd George Opens Allies War Council in Paris
Paris report says Premier Lloyd George opened the allied war conference with a speech urging rapid American troop deployment and announcing a yet to be realized readiness to send 6,000,000 tons of shipping in 1918. Col. E. M. House led the American mission via his secretary Gorton Auchinloss, as Mr. House did not attend in person.
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London
Lloyd George
Russia
Italy
United States
Atlantic
France
Admiral Benson
Wilson
England
Col. E. M. House
Gorton Auchineloss
Big U S Force in France Arrives in War Effort
Secretary Baker announced the arrival of American troops in France as part of General Pershing’s forces. He said the pace depended on training, equipment, and ship availability. He declined to give troop numbers or timing, noting ships would join with ready troops as available.
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Washington
France
War Department
Baker
Pershing
Opera bomb maker Faust arrested after Dinorah plot
Reinhold A. Faust a 52 year old German American and Chicago resident confessed to police and federal agents that he planted two bombs in the Auditorium during the Dinorah performance last Friday night threatening death and injury to the audience He said he acted from anger at failing to earn a living and hatred of the rich He attempted to extort 100000 from First National Bank executives James B Forgan and Rank O Wetmore by targeting K 28.
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Reinhold A. Faust
Chicago
Dinorah
Schuettler
Federal Department of Justice
Sear
James B. Forgan
Rank O. Wetmore
First National Bank
Kaiser in peage offer to Russia sparks armistice talk
A Stockholm dispatch says a Russian diplomat will hand Petrograd proposals for peace by the central powers to the revolutionary government. Lenine and Bolshevik leaders announce immediate army disarmament while German and Bolshevik envoys reportedly seek an armistice in Stockholm amid fears of treaty breaches.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Tidningen
Petrograd
Lenine Senda
Hop Wranda
Russia
M. Lenine
Leon Trotzky
London
Robert Dee
Minster
Nikolai Lenine
Europe
Vatican Aid Accusations In British Editorial
The Morning Post accuses the Vatican of aiding propaganda that helped Italy’s reverses. It says Vatican wartime maneuvers contradict neutrality and shows leaning to Austria, urging Britain to demand a clear stance from the Vatican.
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London Morning Post
Papal Court
London
Vatican
Morning Post
The
Post
the Post
Austria
Gompers Re-Elected President of AFL in war-era terms
Samuel Gompers was re elected president of the American Federation of Labor by unanimous vote. The AFL adopted a war era declaration tracing conditions and principles for resolving industrial issues in union labor, aligning with President Wilson though some doubts were clarified. The declaration states it does not ban strikes.
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Buffalo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Gompers
U-Boat Taken by U S S Washington
Forty German submarine crew members were captured by American destroyers near Nov 20. One German drowned and another died of wounds. the submarine sank after the crew raised their hands in surrender and then opened ballast valves while the vessel was being towed.
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Washington
Teutons
Iowa Pastor Acquitted In Villisca Axe Murders Trial
Stev Lyn G. J. Kelly was acquitted on Saturday in Red Oak Iowa of the 1912 Villisca axe murders by a district court jury after four hours and twenty five minutes of deliberation on the first ballot in his second trial.
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Red Oak
Stev. Lyn G. J. Kelly
Dandies by Order in the Nutty Past of Khaki Fashion
An op-ed contrasts 18th century English infantry garb with khaki, noting George II era scarlet coats and tailored waistcoats. It describes Prussian soldiers of Fontenoy wearing similar styles, with powdered heads, curling rows, pomade, and powder bags.
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George II
Battle of
Fontenoy
Eldes
Castoria Adverts Urge Careful Bottle Examination
A warning to mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the correct labels, promoting the remedy as trusted for over 80 years and noting that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Long Journey of a Parcel from War Front to Egypt
A soldier in Egypt writes home about a parcel posted in South Africa around September 1910. It traveled through Hants in France two hospitals Blighty and two more hospitals before reaching records offices in Warwick Exeter the Styde and finally Egypt. After ten months it arrives bearing a soft shirt socks khaki handkerchiefs barnacle powder and an obliterated sender address.
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Egypt
South Africa
Hants
France
Blighty
Warwick
Exeter
Theo Styde
Fate and marriage on a jitney bus twist
In a quirky exchange Mr. Twobble muses on fate and marriage while recalling his proposal to Mrs. Twobble on a jitney bus, contrasting grand romantic visions with a plain, bus-side moment. The dialogue hints at the odd quirks of destiny and love.
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Mr. Twobble
Perquisites and a Modest Tip Exchange
A head waiter disregards a small tip, asking if real money was offered. The patron confirms, noting the waiter’s scorn for small change and his ability to collect leftovers like bread, beefsteak, and potatoes. The dialogue hints at class divides in service expectations.
What She Wanted Chest Protector Request
Mrs Youngbride asks John to bring home a chest protector after noting someone has been rubbing their chest. For health add advertisement: Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate liver bowels and stomach. Ad.
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John
Dr. Pierce
Laboratory to Study Industry at Hel singfors Minland
A new laboratory at Hel singfors Minland will study technical industrial problems. It will be supported partly by government funds and largely by private concerns. The text notes a curious coincidence about items boys throw breaking easily.
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Helsingfors
Minland
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