From Egypt to Frontier of India Flight Record Report
Leoten, Major General Sitesi of the Ray al Air Forces in the Middle East, with Captain Rose Smith, arrives at Karachi near the Baluchistan border to discuss a new route to Ladia. They completed a Cairo to Karachi flight of 2548 miles in 36 hours, route via Damageos, Bagdad, Bushire, Randasablast, Sibasa and Karsthi.
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Leoten
Genent Sitesi
Oficer
Rayal
Middle East
Rose Smith
Karachi
Bal- Schistan
Government of India
Ladia
Cairo
Damageos
Bagdad
Bushire
Randasablast
Sibasa
Vtiliead
England
Egypt
Palestine Front
General Salmond
Delle
Germans Try to Win French Prisoners for Propaganda
Report says German agents sought French POWs in late 1918 to plead for a new Germany and blend socialist causes with calls to ease armistice terms. Daniel Ledebour allegedly pressed French officers to unite workers for lenient postwar terms and to contact deputies.
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Paris
Orar
Germany
France
George Ledebour
Social Democratic
Edouard David
Plauer
Twelve Spies Shot During the War
During the war twelve spies were executed while two women received death sentences later commuted to long prison terms. The report identifies Carl Hane Lody alias Charles Ainglis as a principal agent once living in Omaha Nebraska. Linzie Werthe is noted as a dangerous female operative.
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London
Carl Hane Lody
Charles Ainglis
Onha
Nebraska
Linzie Werthe
Very Dan
No German Goods Wanted Lead on City Contracts
City and county of London contracts for commercial enterprises will include a clause prohibiting German goods. The aldermen confirmed the measure, aiming to restrict German-sourced materials in official purchases and bolster wartime trade policies.
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London
Resignation of Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture
The Saskatchewan government faces a blow as Dr. Martin resigns from the assembly seat and from his role as minister of agriculture since 1905. Premier Martin reads a lengthy justification while Mr. Motherwell defends his course amid Tory party pressure. George F. Langley remains minister of municipal affairs as the cabinet shifts to seven members.
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Union
W. &. Motherwell
Martin
Saskatchewan
Dr. Martin
Assembly
Motherwell
Mr. Motherwell
Hisself
T. Motherwell
Geo. F. Langley
Huns Welcome Prussian Guards in Berlin Parade
Berlin officials noted a solemn welcome for the Prussian Guard with German colors, bands playing Deutschland Uber Alles, and streets decorated with evergreens. Officers wore iron crosses and rosettes as reports say the army would back the new government while a sergeant urged quiet and early assembly.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Frederick Ebert
Germany
Ground For Anxiety in London Food Supply Worries
London. Food Controller Clynes warns world food supply remains strained. Europe faces danger of famine this winter. The food ministry has already eased some restrictions and hopes to lift more rules soon to ensure adequate supply during the coming season.
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London
Clynes
Europe
Food Ministry
Canadians Move into Germany as Occupation Quietly Expands
Ottawa reports two Canadian divisions are in Germany and remaining units ordered to begin marching from Mons. Officials say Germans may fraternize as authorities enforce instructions. Canadian divisions progress through Ardennes toward the Rhine, passing unfamiliar terrain.
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Ottawa
Germany
Marth
Mons
Mhine
Ardennes Couarty
Belgie
Witheherp Hills
Propagandists Roam Germany Amid Growing Disorder
Reports from across Germany describe active Bolshevik propaganda and weekly violence. In Berlin Unter den Linden and major streets see gunfire and threats while Essen reports Bolsheviks shooting an officer and attacking the Rheinisch Westphälische Zeitung printing plant. Simultaneous anarchist activity disrupts pan German papers as daily scenes unfold nationwide.
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Unter den Linden
Friedrichstrasse
Lichergerstrasse
Bernering
Leo
Bolsheviks Russian Maoey A
Holland
Essen
Bolsheviki
Krupp
Rheinisch Westphaclichh Zeitung
Germany
Great Wireless Plant To Be Erected Near Wadeboro North Carolina
Official announcement from Secretary of the Navy Daniela states peace will not affect plans for a large wireless station to be built near Wadeboro Union County North Carolina. Site covers 1300 acres with twenty 500 foot towers. later more towers planned. Construction to start late December or early January. About 250 men will operate the plant upon completion. Hungary's minister of finance announced Hungary will meet its financial obligations.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Josephus ‘Daniela
the Navy
Navy Department
Wadesboro
Union County
Michigan
Peace and permanent peace urged by Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George declared that lasting peace requires ending the causes of war and preventing its return. He warned that without addressing these roots, horrors of conflict could recur.
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Leedes
Lloyd George
Czar Declared by Russians in Stockholm Report
Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports a Russian monarchist plot centering on Grand Duke Cyril Vledimirovitch to proclaim a Russian Czar in Stockholm. Rumors mount of a coup attempt in Stockholm with Russian figures arriving from Finland and other circles amid a reactionary, restless scene.
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Stockholm
Russia
Cyril Vledimirovitch
Dagens Nyheter
Sant Ot Wilestine
Teshdark
Finland
Alexander D. Protopopol
Baron Taube
Foreign Offer
Great Britain and Ireland self rule discussed at peace conference
A period piece quotes leaders on Ireland's path to self government and Britain's role at the peace conference. Churchill critiques fiscal burdens, noting heavy external debt to the United States and securities raised abroad versus domestic adjustments, urging prudence and resolve.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Reid
Col. Churchill
United Sete
America
Belion
Russia
Cullen
Cost of Living Drops in Ottawa Figures Show Slight Decline
Labor department estimates place the weekly cost of living budget at $15.49 in mid period, down from $11.54 in October 1918 and $12.10 in November, with a total of $6.96 for November. Reports deny King George’s planned visit to the United States.
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Labor Department
Leedon
George
United States
Saskatchewan farmer wins sweepstakes at Kansas City exposition
A Western Canada wheat grower, Iwa Wheeler of Resthern Saskatchewan, won the $500 silver cup sweepstakes prize for the best bushel of hard spring wheat at the International Soil Products Exposition in Kansas City, marking a third-time achievement.
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Canada
Kansas City
Beat Hall
Iwa Wheeler
Resthern
Saskatchewan
British Fleet Policy and World War Era Naval Outlook
An analysis argues that Britain must keep a strong fleet to safeguard empire and vital interests. It discusses wartime changes in maritime warfare, US perspectives, and a potential league of nations while emphasizing readiness to adjust secondary issues.
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England
Roosevelt
America
Australia to slow roll back war powers gradually
Melbourne officials announce Australia will unwind war functions under the Protection Act slowly. Acting Premier Watt says the executive should relinquish powers with care, preserving censorship to safeguard relations with Britain and the Allies, and avoiding sudden terminations of controls on wheat and other commodities.
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Melbourne
Australia
Watt
Great Britain
President Wilson Lands in Brest France Amid Ovations
The steamer George Washington with President Wilson aboard enters Brest harbor and anchors off shore as Breton officials greet him. Mayor Goode presents an embroidered address praising the president as messenger of justice and peace and pledging to preserve the moment in city archives.
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Brest
George Washington
President Wilson
Wilson
Goode
Brrst
Preetin
Pacific Citiern
Europe
Wolee
United States
Heimg
France
Clemenceau Delivers Stirring Alsace Speech in Chamber
Premier Clemenceau, returning from Alsace Lorraine, delivers a dramatic speech in the French chamber praising sacrifices that redeemed Alsace Lorraine. He recalls long strains of war and personal emotions as he moves from the deputies to his ministry after the address.
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Paris
Alsace- Lorraine
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Alsace-Lorraine
Algeria
M. Clemenceau
Hordeaus
Strassborg
Alsace-Sorreine
Strassburg
Emile
M. Clemens
Ministry of War
St. Dominique Street
Bourbon Palace
Bavarian Crown Prince Rumblings Reported Near Grisons
A Geneva dispatch says Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and several former Bavarian officials are in Cerrez in Grisons Switzerland. The note claims Rupprecht may seek to restore the Wittelsbach dynasty. Also Paris notes pastry makers authorized to resume pastry production by the minister of revival.
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Paris
Geneva
Switzerland
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Cerre
Oy Sne
Grisons
Revidua! Hae
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India
Tower of London
W. BR. Motherwell
Great Wireless
Hangary
Budapest
Hungary
Czar
Albena
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