Wilson Paves Way to Peace Pact at Versailles Talks
Washington reports say allied premiers debate two core issues before Wilson leaves the peace conference. The president backs indemnities as feasible while reserving freedom of the seas. a modus vivendi approach may avert a break if full agreement falters. The U S will not limit warships, separating naval questions from broader peace discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Congress
Wilson
Great Britain
U. S
Peace Congress
Demands Abdication Proof From Ex Kaisers Admission
Berlin presses Berlin to receive two signed abdication decrees from William Hohenzollern and a renunciation of the throne at once. The radicals claim the ex emperor plans a return to head a counter revolution and cite a neutral source alleging an early comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
William Hohenzollern
Copenhagen
Germany
Daily
Mall
Treasury Estimates Put 1920 Federal Spending At 7.5 Billion
Secretary McAdoo released the fiscal year 1920 government expense forecast totaling 7.5 billion dollars. The 1919 estimate surpasses twenty nine billion dollars as the administration seeks funds for war and postwar costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Congress
United States
Betrayal claim sparks tenser moment in Russia
Alexander Foedrov urged Kerensky that the allies betrayed Russia and planned to cede Bessarabia to Romania. He argued Russia sacrificed greatly in three years of war and questioned the fairness of the peace talks while contrasting Russian and American wartime losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Alexander
Kerensky
America
Entente
Bessarabia
Roumania
United States
Protests in U S Against Italy on Adriatic Shore
Chicago reports show 170 delegates from the United States and Canada signing a resolution opposing Italy’s claim to the eastern Adriatic. The measure urges a Jugo Slavic kingdom under the Serbian dynasty, with copies sent to Wilson and Lloyd George, while Orlando is excluded to avoid friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Italy
Adriatic
National Congress of
United States
Canada
Milosh R. Trivunac
New York
Serbian National Defense League of America
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Doctor Trivunac
Profit seeking probes expand to food industry leaders
Investigators led by United States District Attorney Clyne seek information from major packing firms and other food industry leaders in Chicago and nationwide about the causes of rising prices. Assistant D A Frederick Dickinson heads the inquiry aiming to present findings to the December grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States District Attorney
United States Distriot
Clyne
United States District
Frederick Dickinson
Casualty Reporting Delays Seen Amid Rapid Military March
General Pershing cabled the war department that every effort is made to report casualty records promptly. Death reports are sent to Washington as received, but the army’s rapid advance makes verification increasingly difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pershing
War Department
Netherlands Pressure Forces Abdication Decree Publication
Amsterdam reports that the Kaiser's abdication decree was published after a Dutch government request amid fears of his return. The document lacks German countersignature, raising questions about its validity. Empress Augusta Victoria’s urging is said to have helped secure his signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Holland
Hague
Berlin
Bar on Platinum Jewelry Lifted in Postwar Move
Chicago December 2 government lifts ban on platinum jewelry restoring pre war basis for all jewelers permits use of platinum again and to add platinum jewelry without any restrictions in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
San Francisco Labor Council Seeks Moronney Case
The San Francisco Labor Council after an extended session issued a statement condemning Governor Ste's decision to commute Thomas J. Money's death sentence to life imprisonment for the July 1916 preparedness day bombing in which ten people were killed. The council says the governor straddled the issue and Money should have received a full pardon or been hanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Frigicisco
San Francisco Labor Council
Ste
Thomas Jd. Mooney
Labor Council
Micnes
Americans Cross Frontiers into Prussia in Dawn Action
American troops of the Army of Occupation crossed the frontier into Prussia at daylight Sunday behind German rear guards. Treves is reported as the most important city captured thus far. The action comes after prior sea incidents where German shops overcharged Americans, with losses estimated between 4 million and 7 million francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier
Prussia
Treves
Yanks Sail from Liverpool with Aero Squadrons
War department reports the steamer Ascanius sails for New York carrying 47 officers and 1427 men, mostly aero units, including multiple aero squadrons and medical detachments. The Canopie heads to Boston with 54 officers and 1047 men, also aero units, plus detachments and unattached officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canopie
Ascanius
Liverpool
Washington
War Department
New York
Boston
Cnstals
Handley-Page
Mauretania Brings Home First Wave of U S Troops
The British liner Mauretania reached quarantine at 7 am and will dock in New York today with about 10 000 returning soldiers from England, plus civilians. A large reception was spoiled by their late arrival as relatives flocked to the harbor while authorities redirected the troops to camps for safety and medical checks. Three other transports Lapland Minnekahda Oren follow, bringing total to around 10 000 officers and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mauretania
United States
Naval Communication Service
England
Germany
Ambrose Channel
Beouch the Narrows
Liverpool
Lapland
Minnekahda
Oren
Camp Mills
National Service
Eisner Seizes Bavarian Courier on Way to Austria
Berlin dispatch reports Kurt Eisner, Bavarian premier, ordered arrest of a German courier en route to Austria. Courier's documents seized amid rising tension as Berlin relations with Bavaria deteriorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Bavar
Kurt Eisner
Copenhagen
Iberlin
Terlingske ‘Tidende
German U Boat Loss Reported at 200 During War
Advices reaching the Schange Telegraph company in London state Germany lost 200 U boats during the war exclusive of those turned over under the armistice terms. The report places the figure as a total wartime loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Schange Telegraph Company
Americans Sail for France Ahead of Peace Conference
The vanguard of a new American party sailed from New York aboard the steamer Orizaba to Paris for the peace conference. The party includes over one hundred newspaper correspondents and staff to serve the peace mission. The slower Orizaba will need two extra days to reach Brest to meet the presidential party aboard the George Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Orbanba
Brest
Asquith Attacks Coalition Government in Huddersfield
In Huddersfield the former prime minister Asquith delivered a harsh attack on the coalition government saying he would rather quit Parliament than be bound by coalition agreements. In Chicago during the last 24 hours influenza deaths reached 22 with pneumonia deaths also rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Allerbert HH
Quith
Huddersfield
The
of Commons
Chicago
Health Department
Canada’s War Cost Exceeds a Billion Dollars
Ottawa reports Canada’s war expenditures total well over one billion dollars to date. The figures cover accounts already processed by the finance department and exclude recent overseas costs awaiting presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Finance Department
Whitlock Returns to Brussels as American Minister
American minister to Belgium Whitlock reoccupies the Brussels legation, replacing the Spanish envoy who served Americans during the German occupation. The move restores the U S diplomatic presence in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erican
Belgium
Washington
Rand White Tock
State Department
Brussels
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marshal Castelnau
Castelnau
France
LAN
Pact
Versailles
Ignace Daszynski
Ignac Daszynski
Republic of Poland
Cracow
Galicia
Daszynski
Ile
Europe
Gompel Kaiser
Russ
Foo Industries
General Pershing
Cable
Max
Ebert
Mooney
Ofti- Aero Om
Aero
Sean
Alr Oif Service
Eisner
HUN
Lokal Anzeiger
Asquith
Dominion
Whitlock
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!