Armistice Talks Reported as Suspended at Spa
Dispatches from Berlin and Geneva indicate the German armistice commission left Spa for Berlin amid sudden suspension rumors. Ludendorff and von Hindenburg were expected in Berlin as allied and German missions had negotiated at Spa. no crisis was officially stated. Foch later presented armistice extension terms at Treves, accepted by Germany after Weimar review and signing February 16.
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Geneva
A. Bertin
Armistee
Spa
Berlin
Ludendorff
von Hindenburg
Marshal Foch
German Armistice Commission
Treves
Germany
Supreme Council of the
Peace Conference
National Assembly
Weimar
Sudbury Man James Stobie Passes In Michigan
James Stobie, who first found a nickel ore body in the Sudbury district and discoverer of Mount Nickel and Stobie, died in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He accumulated wealth from prospecting, later farmed, and in recent years devoted his life to religion, giving generously to its advancement.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ypsilanti, Mich
James Stobie
Mount Nickel
Stobie
Reds Seize Ballot Boxes in Dusseldorf City
Reports from Cologne say Spartacans forcibly took ballot boxes after town council elections in Dusseldorf. Officials surrendered ballots and documents under revolver threat, fires set in streets, several injuries. Centre party allegedly won a majority. protests sent to home affairs ministry. A new general strike in Dusseldorf is feared.
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London
Dusseldorf
Cologne
Ministry of Home Affairs
Centre Party
Anti War Figure Offered Bavarian Foreign Secretary Post
A Munich dispatch reports Dr. Muhlen former Krupp director has been offered the foreign secretary portfolio in a new Bavarian government. He said he would study the situation before replying. Muhlen led munitions concerns but opposed Germany’s conduct in the war and was forced to flee to Switzerland.
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London
Munich
Muehlen
Krupps
Muhlen
Germany
Switzerland
British Divisions Fought to the Last under Marshal Haigh
The two U S divisions that endured to the final moment under Marshal Haigh were made up of men described as the purest British stock.
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United States
Marshal Haigh
President Wilson warns on League of Nations commitment
President Wilson addressed congressional foreign relations committee urging U S entry to the league to prevent chaos in Europe. He noted that the league constitution from Britain differed from Smuts draft and that drafts from the United States France and Italy were rejected. He said Ireland would have no vote now and its question would be solved later between Ireland and England.
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Washington
Wilson
Congressional Foreign’ Relations Committee
United States
League of Nations
Europe
Poland
Brandegee
Connecticut
Lodge
Sertor Knox
Pennsylvania
Great Britain
General Smuts
France
Maly
Ireland
England
Explorers Float Across Arctic Pack Reach North Pole
Reports from Alaska indicate Storker Storkerson and a team of five navigated a drifting ice floe in the Polar Basin last May seeking a North Pole crossing. They reportedly landed on November 7 with no further details available.
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New York
Alaska
Storker Storkerson
Polar Basin
Pele
Hunger Typhus in Moscow and Bathing Limits
French refugees describe famine conditions in Moscow with hunger typhus claiming 2000 to 3000 victims daily. The Soviet regime categories citizens for bath access, rationing baths to twice a month, once a month, or never. Lenine reportedly insulated from the food crisis, with a monthly fruit and vegetable bill of 60,000 roubles.
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Paris
Moscow
Russia
Lenine
Guards Return to London in Triumph at Arrival in City
The second battalion of the Grenadier Guards returned from Germany to London amid massive crowds at St Pancras station. Massed bands played See the Conquering Hero Comes as General Fielding welcomed them for the King, then the guards marched to Chelsea barracks through a festive, crowded city.
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London
Grenadier Guards
Germany
St. Pancras
Fielding
Guards
Chelsea Barracks
Submarines for Canada and Australia in Imperial Offer
In the House of Commons Walter Long stated the imperial government offered Australia six destroyers and six submarines while Canada received two submarines. He noted other dominions would get sympathetic consideration and that Australia’s navy was developing. When asked if Canada’s two subs were new or from prior gifts, Long could not say.
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Dominion
Australia
London
Burgoine
Walter Long
Admiralty
House of Commons
Canada
Mr. Long
Italian Women Ask Rights in Italy War Service Question
The national council of Italian women wrote to Premier Orlando demanding legal equality of sexes and woman suffrage in parliament and municipal elections. They noted women served during the war and asked why their position should be inferior to that of women in other countries.
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Rome
National Council of Italian Women
Orlando
Westminster Abbey Wedding of Princess Patricia and Ramsay
Princess Patricia of Connaught marries Commander Alexander Ramsay at Westminster Abbey on February 27 in a ceremony attended by King George, Queen Mary, and a vast royal and international gathering. The bride, in white brocade, entered with her father the Duke of Connaught. the service featured psalms and hymns including O Perfect Love.
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London
Patricia of
Princess Pats
King of Heaven
Patricia
Earl of MacDuff
Duchess of Fife
Simon Ramsay
Jem Ramsay
Ingrid
Sweden
Ira Ramsay
Lady May Cambridge
Princess Maude
Mary
Helena Cambridge
Victoria Cambridge
Ex Kaiser Hints Hans Will Repent Soon
The former German emperor told Count von Brockdorff Rantzau that Germany will repent for overthrowing the monarchy. He said there are still patriots who will prevent bankruptcy, and noted the count’s money transfer to Amerongen two months ago with his lawyer Wangemann.
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London
Germany
Mai
Copenhagen
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Amerongen
Wangemann
Herr Hohenzollern
Official Report of Esthenian Atrocities in Saxony and Estonia
Reports detail Bolshevik violence in Saxony with a general strike and Spartacan actions in Plauen and Leipzig. In Estonia, Wesenberg and Dorpat executions include mass graves, eye removal, and river killings. The dispatch notes widespread pillage, looting, and mutilation of peasants and women, with bodies found in cellars and rivers.
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Copenhagen
Esthonia
Wesenberg
Dorpat
Poland Declared An Independent Sovereign State
Warsaw officials read a telegram from French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon recognizing Poland as an independent sovereign state. M. Trompcynski, marshal of the Diet, presented the message to M. Noulens who transmitted it to Polish premier M. Taderewski as Diet members cheered the recognition.
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Warsaw
M. Trompcynski
Diet
Stephen Pichon
M. Noulens
Russia
M. Taderewski
Poland
Criticize Plan to Destroy Foe Ships
A Paris dispatch in The Daily Chronicle notes French criticism over sinking the German fleet in the Atlantic. Major David Davies proposes handing the fleet to the League of Nations as the nucleus of an international police force to enforce League decisions. He envisions a step by step build up, possibly basing it at Constantinople, with submarines centralized to prevent nation use. The move could finance and legitimize a broader international authority to curb aggression.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Paris
Atlantic
David Davies
League of Nations Union
Chronicle
League of Nations
League
Major Davies
Constantinople
The Woman Who Suffers and Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription
A Victorian era testimonial touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female organ derangements causing tears, melancholy, and pain. The ad claims doctors misdiagnose such issues as biliousness or nervousness and asserts the medicine strengthens feminine organs in tablet or liquid form. Mrs A W Robb of Tecumseh St testifies to life-changing relief for herself and her family after use.
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Pierce
Toronto
Ont
Ecole Mick
A. W. Robb
Tecumsch St
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Etta Dorion
Ogdensburg
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Ohio
Txdia
Pinkham
A. R. M. Ramsay
Princess Patricia
Westminster Abbey
Kaiser
Hans
W. ON
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Halle
Plauen
Leipzig
Dorpal
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