Capitulation of Paris War to Close Cession of Alsace and Lorraine
A dramatic front page note proclaims Paris capitulation signaling the end of hostilities in World War I. It declares the cession of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany as part of the peace settlement and highlights rapid political shifts following the crisis.
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Paris
Hotel de Ville
Berlin
Chausey
la Val
Vierson
Bourges
Nevers
Bourbaki
Rouans
Panta Arter
Garibaldi
Dijon
Faidherbe
Arraz
Douai
Cambrai
Laucel
Havre
France
Details of the Surrender and Paris Capitulation
Versailles dispatches report Favre’s Paris return and interviews with Bismarck. Paris faces armistice and surrender terms including Alsace Lorraine cession, 1.06 billion francs indemnity, and fleet shipment. Germans fortify Paris line while National Assembly to meet at Bordeaux. Public distress and relief efforts unfold as news spreads.
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Paris
National Assembly
Versailles
Jules Favre
France
Bordeaux
Lonvon
William
Empress Augusta
Bismarck
Bismark
Favre
Germany
Mont Valerian
National Guard
Vincennes
Lourbaki
Belfort
Loire
Alsace
Lorraine
Piakee Waiu Cauaut
Mun
Gambetta
A Wife Elopes With a Neighbor's Boy From Ridgeville to Cleveland
A Cleveland Leader report recounts a wife leaving her husband and four children to elope with Neal, an eighteen or nineteen year old neighbor. The couple fled toward Canada as the husband discovered the affair and notified authorities.
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Ridgeville
Cleveland
Neal
Canada
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