German Fleet Surrenders to Allied Navies in North Sea
British admiralty reports a German fleet surrender to the Allies after the armistice, with ships including battleships and destroyers taken to the Firth of Forth. The ceremony involved escort by American and French warships, while individual ship names remain undisclosed. Seventy four vessels are noted in harbor at Harwich as the process continues.
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Forth
Mormon Church Leader Joseph F Smith Dies in Salt Lake City
Joseph F Smith, head of the Mormon Church, dies at his Salt Lake City home after a long illness from a stroke. He attended the church conference recently and spoke against polygamous marriages, noting anti polygamy enforcement and the practice’s decline since manifestos.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith
Church of Deems Cheim
Tatinr
Buinen
Biy
Smith
Paris Prepares For Wilson Visit and Liberty Loan Oversubscription
Paris expected to host President Wilson and allied leaders in November and December as celebrations begin. The fourth Liberty Loan near oversubscribed by about 1 billion dollars, with $34,490,850,000 purchased directly from the treasury including reinvestment by enemy property custodians.
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Paris
Nov. S
Prosit
Wilson
Wrehington
Treasury Department
Various European rulers abdicate in rapid November wave
A list of monarchs and princes across Germany Austria and nearby states who abdicated between late October and mid November 1918 with titles including Kaiser Wilhelm II Grand Duke Friedrich and Duke Ernest August among others noting their removal and succession changes during the postwar upheaval.
Congress Ends Wartime Session as Revenue Bill Unfinished
Washington reports the second session of the Sixty-fifth Congress adjourned at 5 p.m. with most war measures passed and the war revenue bill left unresolved. President Wilson refrained from the capitol as debates over prohibition and suffrage persisted amid calls for peace and reconstruction. American troops advance into the coal basin and Metz receives Marshal Petain in a historic entry, as Lorraine shows broad public enthusiasm for France and the Allied victory.
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Petrin
Lorraine
France
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Senate Makes Large Cuts to World War I Tax Plan
Senate finance committees slash up to $500 million in net war revenue, cutting luxury taxes and semi luxuries while keeping auto, tire, and sporting goods levies. Several rate reductions shift totals toward $6 billion for 1919 and aim to trim $500 million more as debate continues.
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Senate
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Ukraine Rulers Overthrown by Denikine Forces
A despatch reports Ukrainian national assembly fled and a provisional government formed after Astrakhan troops led by General Denikine captured key cities. British figures tally wartime casualties and refit focus, noting fuel concerns and rail coal outlook for the coming winter.
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Denikine
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Pra
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Kier
Okrainian National Assembly
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Reign of Terror Flares Across Germany as Loot Probed in Belgium
A Western Union dispatch reports turmoil across Berlin and other German cities with rumors of a sweeping revolt. German soldiers flee with loot in Belgium while a ghastly procession of looted goods and famine-stricken prisoners of war floods stations and streets.
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Belgium
Wilson to Attend Peace Conference as Europe Opens
President Wilson will head to Europe to participate in the peace conference opening. Amid war news, Ukraine’s government is toppled by anti Bolshevik forces as Denikin’s troops seize Kiev and allied fleets patrol the Baltic. European relief efforts resume with food shipments and occupation duties in Germany and Austria while Russia unsettles under Kolchak’s rule and all sides weigh terms of the armistice and future borders.
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Denikine
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Galicia
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Ukraine
Steberin
Brst
Antog Ane Vestal Telegraph Companies
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Church Decrees Set Aside in North Region
Archangel notices the provisional North Region government abolishing the Bolshevik decree separating church and state and delaying final decisions until al-Raeesian legislative power forms. Religious groups will fund maintenance costs for churches and institutions. Also includes a string of archaic quips and jokes interspersed amid the main item.
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Risk companies taken over for liquidation
Treasury licenses permitting German controlled insurance firms to operate under original managements have been revoked. They are now taken over for liquidation. A Mitchell Palmer announced the move and named Hurok Herrick of New York as manager. The first company liquidated was the International Insurance Company, a Hamburg Assurance subsidiary, with premiums around seven million dollars.
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Hurok Herrick
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Niagara Fire Insurance Company
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Whitchy
International Insurance Company
Premine
Valmer
Hamburg Assurance Comupany
Palmer takes over German insurance firms and plans concealment
Mr Palmer lists Nord-Deutsche Mannheim Swiss National Cologne Re Prussian National and South German Insurance under his control in a takeover. He accuses German interests of concealments and law evasions to keep influence during and after the war. Lord Rend ing in London warns that Germany must prove a changed spirit beyond brief statements before trust can be rebuilt.
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Cologne Reinsurance Company
Prussian National Insurance Company
Earl Renling
London
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