British Cavalry Crosses Rhine in Occupation Parade
British cavalry crossed the Rhine as a vanguard for the occupation force. About a thousand khaki horsemen with full gear advanced from Boho and Cologne to establish a line near the two cities. Canadian and English units operated separately near Bonn and Cologne, with a large review by General Plummer watched by thousands of civilians. A steady cavalry procession crossed the bridge while a military band played.
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Cologne
Rhine
Boho
Bonn
Plummer
May Strike Again Montreal Public Safety Deadlock
Montreal police and firemen, who struck last week, consider another suspension of work as three officials of the public safety department remain undischarged. Director Tremblay Assistant Director Mann and Chief of Detectives Belanger have not been discharged as promised.
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Montreal
Public Safety Department
Tremblay
Mann
Belanger
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promoted by Personal Testimony
A reader from Chemical Road N B describes relief from nerve trouble and heart palpitations after using Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. She reports sitting up to breathe, improved sleep, and ability to lie on her left side after three boxes. The ad cites price at Soc a box and direct mail from The T Milburn Co Toronto Ont.
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Milburn
William Steer
T. Milburn Co
Ited
Toronto
Government Powerless Deserters Terrorize Berlin
Berlin reports that the central government is powerless to keep order as army deserters terrorize residents. Robberies and attacks occur daily, with apartments and shops robbed at midday. Committees enforce contradictory orders and practice blackmail amid red flags and wartime labor influx.
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Paris
Berlin
The
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Peaceful Sleep
Dread of asthma torments many with nightly attacks and ongoing anxiety. Dr J D Kels Asthma Remedy claims instant relief and prevention of future attacks, granting the afflicted lasting peace and happiness. It is inexpensive and sold nearly everywhere.
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J. D. Kel
Ottawa sanctions full strength for Northwest Mounted Police
The order in council raises the Northwest Mounted Police to 1 200 men and assigns them to Alberta Saskatchewan British Columbia Manitoba and the Ontario military district 10. They will enforce federal laws patrol the border uphold war measures act orders and assist civil powers as directed with life of the force framed as permanent federal police or mounted unit.
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Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police Force
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Government of
Canada
Unionist Leader Arrested in Lisbon
Dr. Camacho head of the Unionist group in Portugal's chamber and Magalhaes Lima head of the Republican party have been arrested. Lima was seized after a letter addressed to him was found on the assassin of President Paas.
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Lisbon
Camacho
Chamber of Deputies
Magalhaes Lima
Republican Party
Lima
Paas
Under Martial Law in Cologne Realizing Occupation
Cologne endures rigid martial law for the first time since British troops arrived and residents begin to grasp what formal occupation will entail.
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Cologne
Mysterious Cure Claims Promote New Remedy
A garbled notice offers a $100 reward for proof of a curative potion named Lalerrh Gare. It promises miraculous effects on patients and urges readers to send testimonials to BF. j. CHENEY OU at a listed address, via druggists.
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BF. J. Cheney
Australia Economizing Melbourne Plan Cuts Naval Bases Work
The commonwealth moves to economize by reducing activity at naval bases and arsenals and by withdrawing fixed meat prices. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as a safe vermifuge for children and a remedy for worms and infantile system regulation.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Fragmented OCR note on wartime child welfare concerns
A garbled OCR fragment discusses wartime concerns about children and health, mentioning danger, care, and graves. Lacks clear names, dates, or places, offering only scattered phrases about protection of youth and dangers they face.
Smuts Resigns From War Cabinet in End of War
London reports Lt Gen Jan Christian Smuts has resigned from the war cabinet on grounds that the war’s end ends need for his services. Born 1870, Smuts rose from Cape Town attorney in 1896 to Boer War commander in Cape Colony and later colonial secretary for the Transvaal. He led British forces in East Africa during WWI and joined the war cabinet in June 1917, with a record of distinguished service.
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London
Jan Christian Smuts
the Express
South Africa
Capetown
Cape Colony
Transvaal
East Afiy
German Warship Surrender Value Cited at 350 Million
The surrender value of the German warships is estimated at about 350 million dollars. This amount is only a fraction of the world debt Germany owes for the destruction of shipping.
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Germany
German Troops Leave Finland Under High Rank Officers
Washington reports the final German units have departed Finland under orders from high ranking officers. No German military instructors will remain in the country.
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Washington
Finland
Stockholm
Life in the Open on Vancouver and Victoria Coast
The piece extols outdoor living in a temperate coast region with golf hunting fishing boating and mountain scenery. It highlights Vancouver and Victoria as paradises with Pacific bungalow rentals and luxurious hotels the Hotel Vancouver and the Empress Hotel and praises CPR trains offering mountain views from observation cars.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Canadian Rockies
C.P.R
Actian Pacific Railway
Demand Control of Merchant Marine by Hamburg Sailors Council
A Hamburg formed sailors council demands control of the merchant marine, per a Berlin despatch to Berlingske Tidende. The report implies distress over shipowners bearing the costs if demands are not met.
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Copenhagen
Sailors’ Council
Hamburg
Berlin
Berlingske Tidende
Eee Uetbonene
Engine of Destruction Threatens War and Civilization
Former War Minister Brig Gen Seeley claims a new engine of destruction exists in the war office and could make war impossible if revealed. He warns that if nations do not end war modern science and chemistry could destroy civilization and perhaps humanity, a claim he says the prime minister also knows.
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London
War Office
Seeley
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