Former Emperor William Abdicates Said in Berlin Report
Associated Press dispatches from Washington and Europe report that former Emperor William signed abdications at Amerongen Holland and renounced all future rights to Prussia and German crowns. The abdication decree hopes a regent can shield the German people from anarchy starvation and foreign rule.
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Holland
Associated Press
London
William
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Amsterdam
William Hohenzollern
Prussia
Germany
Nationwide beer brewing halted at midnight tonight
By Associated Press Washington November 20 The brewing of beer and other malt beverages will stop at midnight tonight throughout the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Centennial of William Wing Loring Birth Noted in History
Washington D C Nov 30 The coming week marks the centennial of William Wing Loring a North Carolinian with a remarkable military career Born in Wilmington Dec 4 1818 Loring fought in the Seminole and Mexican wars later serving as major general in the Confederate forces He joined the Egyptian army rising to general of division and chief of staff before mustering out in 1879 His career included command of Alexandria and Abyssinia expedition and a famed Chapultepec assault where he sustained a wound leading to amputation.
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William Wing Loring
Loring
Wilmington
N. C
Atlantic
Egypt
Alexandria
Rosetta
Ratib Pacha
Abyssiania
Kaya-Khoro
United States
Florida
Georgetown
D. C
Contreras
Chapultepec
Belen
Pershing thanks soldiers as victory declared national Thanksgiving
General Pershing at American headquarters proclaims the victory in hard fighting a Thanksgiving gift to the American people. He honors the dead and wounded, urges gratitude to God, and notes a new duty to country and God as American mothers await homecoming of brave sons. Berlin wireless control seized by Spartacist group and pro-Communist messages begin transmission.
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France
General Pershing
General Headquarters
Lafayette
Pershing
President Wilson to Address Congress Monday Afternoon
Washington reports that President Wilson will address the new session of Congress on Monday afternoon rather than the customary second-day address. The decision marks a shift in the typical inaugural sequence for congressional proceedings this session.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
St Andrews Day Celebrations Across World And Related Events
Scots abroad honor St Andrew as Scotland’s patron saint while the Order of Scottish Clans marks its 440th anniversary in America. Rt Rev John J Hennessy ends 30th year as bishop of Wichita. Postal service sets last day to mail parcels to soldiers overseas. Chicago hosts the International Live Stock Exposition for a week. St Louis declares Allied victory a city holiday with parades. ALC for Labor and Democracy meets in New York to map reconstruction activities.
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Sons and Daughters of
Scotland
Order of Scottish Clans
America
John J. Hennessy
Wichita
Post Office Department
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
New York
Negro Repartee Sparks Threats Between Two Men
In a tense exchange between two African American men, heated insults escalate to threats. One warns he will strike so hard as to break the other’s habits and cast him from grace, while the other vows to land a blow with a spade the next morning.
No Means of Support Story Reveals School Incident
A pupil named Johnny cannot rise for a history recitation because a pin taken by the teacher is the hidden cause. The class clarifies the pin is used to hold up his trousers, leaving Johnny embarrassed and unable to stand.
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Johnny
General Loring and Civil War Career Summary
This obituary traces James Barton Loring later General Loring through the Civil War era. It notes his early frontier service against Indians, command in New Mexico, resignation to join the Confederacy, sunburst rise to major general, Shenandoah and Southwest campaigns, surrender with Johnston in 1865, postwar baking in New York, a stint in the Egyptian army, residence in Florida, a 1881 U S Senate bid, and final years in New York City dying in 1886.
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Plains
Utah
Department of New Mexico
Shenandoah Valley
Southwest
Grant
Johnston
Durham Station
N. C
New York City
Florida
United States
Berlin Tagblatt reports propaganda and other news
The Berlin Tagblatt states it is informed about propaganda and various news items. The notice gives no clear events or names and reads as a short summary of media content.
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Paganda
The
Berlin Tagleblatt
Germans Suffering Now in Alsace and Lorraine
Strassburg reports Germans in Alsace and Lorraine face widespread hardship as public officeholders lose their jobs and other public administration workers live in fear of dismissal and forced departure from the country.
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Strassburg
Alsace
Lorraine
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