Railway strike spreads in Germany across cities
Copenhagen dispatch reports a general railway strike starting in Germany and spreading to Oldenburg and other cities. The uprising, while unsettling, shows no widespread disturbances. Danish border guards remain at posts as troops monitor a disaffection likely centered in the Ninth Army Corps area, with Schleswig Holstein recruitment noted.
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London
Rike
Germany
Copenhagen
Exte ‘Telegraph Company
Seii
Social Demokrat
Copenhages
Rthivesterp
Oldenburg
Atndrap
MAX PLEADS FOR UNITY IN GERMANY
An official dispatch from Berlin quotes Chan cellor Miccimiiany urging German unity to avert unseen per ils, stressing that only absolute national cohesion can protect the nation from great dangers and suffering. The appeal calls for decisive, indivisible action by the people's government.
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Amsterdam
Chanteller Miccimiiany
Rei
Berende
Caite
Han
Igvery
Hot Water Cure Suggested for Headaches and Toxins
A historic health note touts drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush toxins from the blood and intestines. It claims headaches arise from toxins and that this cure cleanses the digestive tract, improves breath, and prevents various ailments.
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Tella
Kiel mutiny obscured amid German war unrest
London report notes the Kiel mutiny outcome remains unclear as sailors appear to have triumphed while peace demonstrations grow in Bavaria. Kaiser's abdication is demanded in Munich and Württemberg as residents flee the Moselle valley to the east. Essen reports 40,000 Krupp soldiers drafted to front. Rivals enforce war industry conscription in Mannheim and Hamburg.
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London Timex
San Antonio
Alge Bor
London
Kiel
Bavaria
Munich
Coblenz
Mayenee
Moselle
Havaria
Essen
Krupps
Manheim
Hamburg
Germany
British Forces Capture Maubeuge Advance Amid Heavy Fire
Amid continued artillery and machine gun fighting along the Meuse front from Sassey to Marlincourt, American troops press the advance despite German armistice delegates. Dyn-sur-Meuse, a hill town on the Meuse, falls to Americans whose flag replaces the German banner after entry. Destruction is limited to roads and bridges with no widespread looting after German withdrawal.
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Hezion
Damin
Meuse
Sassey
Marlincourt
Germany
Dun Stir Wuese
Sedan
Dyn-Sur-Meuse
Dyn
Atreet
Engineer Corps
Dup
Last German Artery Cut Reaches West Front
Washington reports the capture of Maubega by British forces under General March, marking the severance of the last German artery to the sector. Since the forward movement began, Germans have been driven 64 miles toward Paris with occupied French territory shrinking from about 10,000 to under 2,500 square miles.
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Washington, D.C
Maubega
March
Paris
France
French Score Heavy Gains On Meuse Front In War
German resistance stiffens as French General Gouraud holds the west bank of the Meuse from Sedan to Mezieres. French advance runs five to eight miles amid mud filled roads and cratered fields while artillery and supplies are moved. Left wing pushes threaten Hirson as prisoners surge in tally. Alongside, London reports 200000 Allied prisoners taken January to November 5 with French at 140000, Americans 50000, Belgians 19000.
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Associated Press
France
Gouraud
Meuse
Sedan
Mezieres
Hirson
London
House of Commons
PLAN PEACE FIESTA IN SAN ANTONIO ON THANKSGIVING DAY
Plans discussed by the Fiesta Association envision a peace celebration if the armistice is signed. The event centers on two parallel parades on Thanksgiving Day with a soldier-led march on Houston Street to Alamo Plaza and an automobile procession from Aldao Plaza to St. Marys Street, plus a mass meeting.
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San Antonio
Piesta Association
Throney
Grilland
Houston Street
Quarantine Lifts in San Antonio Set for Monday
Influenza restrictions in San Antonio will be raised Monday after a 15 minute conference among city county and military health authorities. The ban, in place since early October, will end and theaters schools and businesses will reopen. Churches plan a cautious return delaying Sunday services for at least a week. Public health officials urged continued personal precautions through the winter as influenza remains possible.
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Sap ‘Antonio
Health Department
Rts
Pneumon
Ponte of
King
W. 4. King
Col
W. H Wilson
Bert Sam Houston
Gardner
John H. Boggess
United States Public Health Service
Bell
Phil Wright
J. H. Burleson
T. Lowery
Annie Bowlby Credits Black-Draught For Health Recovery
In Seward Oklahoma Annie Bowlby writes that after two years of illness including mouth sores fever and nervous distress she used Thedford's Black Draught as a tea and felt her liver heal and fever subside. She claims no other medicine helped and praises Black-Draught as unmatched by any other remedy.
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Seward
Okla
Annie. Bowlby
Mont “Revere
Ava
Thedford
No Deaths Reported In Base Hospitals During Influenza Week
The Fort Sam Houston Base Hospital and Camp Travis Base Hospital reported no deaths in the past twenty four hours. Influenza cases rose modestly with eight new infections at Fort Sam Houston and twelve pneumonia cases at Camp Travis. Sixty one recovered patients were returned to duty.
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Camp Tavis
Fort Sam “Houston
Fort ‘Sam Houston
Camp Travis
Roving raccoon raid ends with predator killed
A raccoon raiding a chicken coop was shot by a responding officer Friday evening. The pelt was sent to central headquarters for disposal. Also noted are new police uniforms arriving to equip officers for cold weather and local business ads announcing services and agents in San Antonio.
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Rte
Temporary administration sought in Tate Krueger estate
San Antonio probate records show M. Krueger father of the deceased applying for letters of temporary administration as the Tate Paul I. Krueger estate is valued at 15000 dollars. The filing notes the late Mr Krueger died October 31 in Roswell New Mexico while visiting his brother Alex. The case was filed in County Probate Court on Saturday.
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Tate
Paul 1. Krueger
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
M. Krueger
Krueger
Roswell
N. M
Alex
Senator A R McCollum Dies In Austin Texas
News of Senator A R McCollum of Waco dying in a sanitarium in Austin follows an eye operation. He was elected state senator in 1916, re elected in 1920, born Camden Arkansas about age 60, longtime Waco resident. The body will be sent to Waco this afternoon.
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Tex
Capitol
A. R. McCollum
Waco
HB. Dorrell
Nejra
McCollum
Sevater McCollure
Camden
Ark
Ed Hott
Payment of Poll Taxes by Women Still Undecided
A. Bitter asks the attorney general for a ruling on whether poll tax receipts can be issued to prospective women voters. Two prior requests via the county and court officials received no reply, prompting a third appeal. The matter affects women potential voters and tax collectors statewide seek quick guidance from the attorney general.
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Bitter
S. Davisaturday
Fudge Davis
Ling
Davis
Cain
SAM Sphir Hardware CO
Losoya St
Law challenge delays care law review in district court
A test case challenging a care and treatment law for women at attention hospitals waits for a ruling after Judge Tavlos held the law valid in the 45th District Court. A second habeas proceeding argued before Judge Minor in the 37th District Court. state advocates claim health officer findings are conclusive, while petitioners seek further proof of the woman's condition. The matter remains under consideration.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Boxyr
Etention
Tavlos
Minor
Perez files appeal in death penalty murder case
William Perez alias Alfred Gonzales convicted in Bexar County for the murder of Miss Anne Van Houten and given the death penalty has filed an appeal in the Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin. The crime occurred the night of July 4 on a farm 18 miles south of San Antonio. The body was buried near the scene. Perez was arrested a week later after allegedly trying to sell livestock owned by the woman and made a confession guiding officers to the burial site. His attorneys argued possible insanity during trial.
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Austin
Jesse Jones
Bexar County
Henrietta Jones
Jones
Camp Travis
Lit
San Antonio
William Perez
Alfred Gonzales
Anne van Houten
Court of Criminal Appeals
Perez
Why Stay and Fight on the Sdan Front
Prisoners brought in by the American Army express discouragement and urge surrender as their government quits the war. They question the point of staying to be killed on the last day, noting the apparent collapse of German resolve.
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Associated Press
Weather roundup for multiple cities with varied temperatures
Weather notes for San Antonio and surrounding areas predict a cooler night followed by a cooler day Sunday with frosts possible in northern portions. City by city readings include St Louis 44 degrees and clear, Chicago 42 with west winds, Kansas City 46 with clear skies, and New York 42 with cloudy conditions. highs range to mid 60s in most areas.
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Ilghort
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Kansas City
New York
Bayelona
Ludwig ousted as Kaiser debates action in Germany
In Basel a December 8 dispatch reports the Wittelsbach dynasty deposed by a Bavarian diet, and King Ludwig III reportedly removed as Kaiser Wilhelm declines abdication amid Socialist pressure. Dutch and Washington dispatches confirm Germany faced abdication debates and resistance to stepping down.
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Bavaria
Wittelsbach
Ludwig
Kaiser Wilhelm
German chancellor Maximilian urged to stay on
Copenhagen reports Emperor William has not accepted Prince Maximilian of Baden resignation. The emperor, informed by the chancellor on the general situation, asks Maximilian to continue provisionally until his final decision is reached.
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Copenhagen
William
Maximilian of
Baden
Berlin
Princo Maximilian
Revolution in Bavaria Creates Soviet Like Assembly
Paris reports a Munich journalist Kurt Elsner a socialist figure may head a Bavarian revolution. He is described as leading a local revolutionary committee of workers soldiers and peasants forming a body akin to a Russian soviet amid the proclaimed Bavarian Republic.
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Paris
Kurt Elsner
Munrich
Eisner
Socialists Press Demands on German Government
The Socialist managing committee issues an ultimatum to Chancellor Max von Baden through Philo Scheidemann demanding abdication of William II, abdication by the Crown Prince, and swift political reforms. The four key points call for free public expression, restrained military and police, transformation of Prussian government per Reichstag majority, and removal of royal influence.
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Amsterdam
William
Germany
Frederick
Germ
Max of Magen
Socialiste
Socialist Party of Germany
Philo Scheidemann
Maxamilian
Basel
Reichstag
F. William
Fragmented Speech on Socialist Policy and Armistice
A garbled report discusses socialist positions amid wartime upheaval. It mentions acceptance of an armistice and limited reforms, stressing no call for broad strikes or revolution, with ongoing appeals for calm as authorities urge patience and restraint.
Censorship Lifts For American Front Dispatches
Washington November 9 press dispatches from the western front will now pass through without further censoring or diversion. Secretary Daniels announced this change, citing the efforts of Vice Admiral Sims and Lieutenant Commander George Barr Baker. The London censor has ordered messages from American correspondents in France bearing the field censor pass to be transmitted without delay.
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Washington, D
London
Daniels
Sims
George Barr Baker
France
Bolsheviki Forces Scattered in Siberia War Office Says
An official statement from the war office reports Bolsheviki forces and Austro German prisoners operating in Siberia are now almost completely scattered. Swallow bands attempted to raid several tons during October but were dispersed.
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Tokio
Siberia
War Office
Death toll heavy but insurance grows with lucks of war
Chicago reports Secretary Love cites government life insurance growth, noting 12 months of activity cost $1.5 million to write 30.26 billion in coverage. He says 18,000 soldiers and sailors died in the period and the program will pay out about 170 million to beneficiaries, as part of the life insurance miracle.
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Thomas Lb.oye
the Treasury
Association of Life Agency Officers
Treasury
Bueau
Lovén
Love
Willamottat
Allied troops enter Sarajevo as war continues
Saloniki Nov 9 Allied troops have entered Sarajevo Bosnia according to an official statement from the French headquarters here. The city is linked to the era of the Archduke Francis assassination that helped spark the great war.
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Saloniki
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Archduke Frana
Austria
Paderewski Withdraws From Polish National Committee
Ignace J. Paderewski, Polish National Committee representative in the Democratic Union of Mid European Nations, announces his withdrawal over union membership including Ukrainians Ruthevians and others allied with German and Austrian forces that have opened hostilities against Poland. A hardware ad follows. Switzerland Cuts Soviet Mission Relations Berne Nov 0 Swiss federal cannon breaks off ties with the Russian Soviet mission after government requests Russians exit over participation in revolutionary propaganda. The five Russian delegation members were asked to leave Switzerland. A hardware advertisement by Sam Speir Hardware Co. 219 Losoya St.
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Nav
Ignace J.’ Paderewski
Polish National Committee
Democratic Union of Mid-European Nations
Paderewski
Rutheviaur
Poland
Duilders
Sam Speir
Losdya St
Adv
Switzerland
Berneg
C—O
Aviators to Bomb Nineteen Counties in Literature Campaign
A wartime dispatch from Kelly Field reports a bombing expedition planned to spread campaign literature across nineteen counties in Texas. Four planes depart Monday at 7 o’clock, with crews including Sergeant Herbert Wail and multiple routes to Hallettsville Yoakum and San Antonio, aiming to publicize the effort amid local quarantines and upcoming meetings led by Fred B. Authorities caution meeting restrictions in several towns, while Mrs H S Brulliken plans to attend Hallettville and Yoakum.
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Caine
Port of
San ‘Antonio
Kelly Field
McGill
Spee
Kelly Vield
Will
Herbert
Hallettsville
Hallettville
Yoakum
Fred
B. i
Navy Plans Major Great Lakes Expansion Despite War Outlook
Captain William A. Moffett announces Great Lakes will enlarge its size and personnel, exceeding 50,000 this winter, part of a broader Naval expansion with Newport News and Hampton Roads as additional training stations. To ease overseas deployment, War Department cautions officers and families to avoid visiting embarkation ports or camps like Camp Merritt Mills and Upton. notices sent nationwide, including Southern Department headquarters.
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William A. Moffett
America
Great Jukes
Moffett
Newport
Hampton “Roads
Daniels
War Department
Merritt
Mills
Upton
Wis
Southern’ Department
Radio Service Needs Men At Kelly Field
Radio service seeks recruits with no prior training to join at Kelly Field. Officials said experienced workers were scarce and air service manpower was in high demand. Applicants should report to the trade testing booth at Kelly Field where many men are wanted. Also British seek broader use of lower grade cotton. a fire destroys the Hougvias cotton oil mill in Semeon Alabama, with losses around 260000. Tokio plans a tour for six municipal school principals to the United States for ten months to study education.
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Kellyield
Zor
Air Service
Kelly Field
Tokio To
Associated Press
Lokio
Loxio
United States
Moriya
Tokio
Japan
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