Germans Surrender High Seas Fleet to Allies at Scapa Flow
London reports the German fleet surrendered to British and allied ships, numbering nine battleships, five battle cruisers, seven light cruisers, and 50 destroyers. The ships were escorted by the Grand Fleet and American and French warships to the Firth of Forth and then to Scapa Flow, with 39 U-boats towed in and 20 submarines berthed at Harwich.
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London
North Sea
Germany
Firth of Forth
Scapa Flow
Admiralty
Grand Fleet
David Beatty
Grad
Rvns
Amsterdam
Berlin
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Koenig Albert
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Prinzregent Luitpold
Markgraf
Grosser Kurfuerst
Bayern
Koenigz
Friedrich der Grosse
Hindenburg
Derflinger
Seydlitz
Moltke
von der Tann
Bremen
Vrummer
Frankfurt
Koeln
Dresden
Elmden
Harwich
Mormon Church Head Dies in Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints died at his home after a long illness caused by a paralytic stroke suffered last April. He attended the recent conference in October and spoke against polygamy despite rumors of secretly practiced plural marriages. He had four wives but said the plural marriages occurred before the Woodruff manifesto.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Smith
Church
Woodruff
Sinking loss adds two names to Otranto list
A War Department notice of 18 enlisted men lost in the steamship Otranto collision off the Irish coast October 6 includes Sergt Emmons C. Scherbert Stevens Point Wisconsin and Private Harley F Edmond Indianapolis.
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Badger
Hoosier
Washington
Rear Admiral Speyers Dies in Montreal Hospital
New York November 20 Rear Admiral Arthur Bayard Speyers U S N retired of New York city veteran of the Civil and Spanish American wars died in a Montreal hospital after an operation
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Speyers
New York
Arthur Bayard Speyers
Montreal
Paris Exile Question Honors Hohenzollern Extradition
Paris Reuters says Premier Clemenceau requested Charles Lyon-Caen dean of the University of Paris law faculty to opine on whether the extradition of William Hohenzollern can be demanded. The inquiry reflects wartime German royal influence and postwar legal concerns in France. May seize ex Kaise.
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Ex-Kaise
Paris
Clemenceau
Charles Lyon-Caen
Faculty of Law
University of Paris
William Hohenzollern
Cruiser Hits Mine in German Action Near London
Fragmentary report indicates a cruiser struck a mine during a German action near London dated November 23. Details are incomplete but imply naval danger and wartime activity.
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London
Exteuton ic Rulers Who Abdicated
A list of European monarchs and princes who abdicated or were dethroned in 1917 1918 amid the Mittel Europa upheaval. Names include Czar Nicholas II Kaiser Wilhelm II Ferdinand of Bulgaria Constantine of Greece and multiple German princes with abdication dates through November 1918.
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Mittel-Europa
Nicholas of
Seussin
Siberian
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prussia
Holland
Inerdinand
Bulgaria
Boris
Constantine
Greece
Switzer
Wilhelm II
Wurttemburg
Friedrich August III
Saxony
Ludwig II
Bavaria
Ernst August of
Brunswick
Kaiser
Friedrich August of
Oldenburg
Friedrich Franz IV
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prinz Heinrich XXVII
War Congress Quits in Midterm After War Session
Washington reports the second and final session of the Sixty-fifth Congress adjourned at 5 p m ending wartime legislation. Appropriations total 86 298 billion with 19 412 billion from an extra session. Bills covered Liberty bonds war finance telegraph and cable control espionage act draft law and executive reorganizations. President Wilson spoke several times outlining peace principles and armistice terms. Prohibition and woman suffrage sparked sharp debates throughout.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Wilson
Capitol
Austria- Hungary
Germany
War Finance Corporation
Kiev Falls to Antibolshevik Troops
Kiev is reported captured by forces from Astrakhan and Denikine led troops. The Ukrainian national assembly fled and a provisional government formed in the city, authorities say.
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Copenhagen
Kiev
Astrakhan
Ukrainian National Assembly
Denikine
Paris Prepares for Wilson Arrival in December
President Wilson is expected to arrive in Paris about December 12, with plans underway to entertain him and allied rulers visiting Paris in November and December.
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Paris
Wilson
Belgian Government Plans Universal Male Suffrage
Brussels reports the new Belgian government's program calls for universal male suffrage for all men over twenty one and a general election as soon as possible, likely next May.
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Brussels
National League Issues Call for Secretary John
National League announces call for Secretary John as New York reports the development on November 25. Officials confirm appointment processes and next steps for leadership roles in the organization.
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National ‘League
New York
John
Yanks Occupy Briey Front in World War I Advance
American troops entered the Briey coal basin and reached the Luxemburg frontier as the Army of Occupation pushed its line across the German frontier. Metz celebrated Marshal Petain’s entry with mass Lorraine demonstrations as locals, long trained in German, began speaking French and removing German symbols.
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Paris
Briey
Luxemburg
Poincs
Audun-le-Roman
Duchy of Luxemburg
Metz
Marshal Petain
Lorraine
Germany
France
No Coal Shortage Predicted for U S This Winter
Washington reports no coal shortage for the coming winter. Hale Holden, director of railroads for the central western region, says October 1918 operations show a record coal supply and rising mine output, with confidence in no fuel failure due to transport.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Hale Holden
Central Western Region
Railway Administration
Liberty Loan Oversubscribed Near One Billion
The fourth Liberty loan oversubscribed by about 16.5 percent with a final total around 6.99 billion dollars. Treasury figures show 33.33 million dollars purchased directly from the department, largely reinvested by custodians handling funds of enemy aliens.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Senate Edits War Tax Plan Cuts $500 Million
The senate finance committee trimmed $500 million from the new war revenue bill lowering the 1919 total to $6 billion amid eliminations and rate reductions. Key changes kept 5 and 10 percent taxes on autos, tires, sporting goods, and reduced or eliminated duties on luxuries and specific items while debating 1920 rates. Republican opposition stalls further action as revision continues.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
McAdoo
Simmons
British War Losses Reported in House of Commons
London officials released total British deaths in the war at 658,665 with 37,836 officers and 620,829 men. Overall casualties across theaters reached 3,049,991, including 142,634 officers and 2,907,357 men wounded or missing. Franco-Belgian front losses totaled 2,719,642 with 2,032,188 wounded and 359,145 missing or prisoners.
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London
James Ian MacPherson
War Office
House of Commons
General Castelnau Enters Colmar with Troops
General Castelnau led his forces into Colmar Alsace amid enthusiastic public acclamation. The Cologne Army of occupation advanced as crowds cheered the French commander on November 23 in Colmar Paris.
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Castelnau
Colmar
Paris
Fox Meets King Ludwig as He Returns to Bavaria
Zurich reports Fox has met King Ludwig of Bavaria after obtaining leave from the new government. He has settled with his family at Chateau Wildenwart on Lake Chiem.
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x-King
Bavaria
Zurich
Switzerland
Foxmet
Ludwig of
Chateau Wildenwart
Lake Chiem
Lord Robert Cecil Resigns in London
A brief London dispatch reports the resignation of Lord Robert Cecil amid unclear circumstances as November passes, leaving political circles attentive to the next steps and implications for government leadership.
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Robert Cecil
London
Stara
Robert
Government rename Hungary to Hungarian People’s Republic
Budapest reports that on November 22 the government redesignated the state as the Hungarian People’s Republic replacing the former official title. The move formalizes a new national nomenclature and is expected to affect government branding and official documents.
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Hungary “People’s Republic
Budapest
Hungary
Colonel Crews Quits Army to Return to Law Practice
Colonel Ralph Crews of Chicago resigns from the army ordnance department to resume his law practice. He will relocate to New York.
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Crews
Army
Chicago
Ralph Crews
Hse
Army Ordnance , Department
New York
Capital Punishment Restored in Arizona Report
A brief dispatch from Phoenix Arizona notes that as of November 25 1931 authorities have restored capital punishment in the state. The report lists the action as a change in policy with no further details on method or deadlines.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Unis
Reign of Terror in Germany Sparks Telegram Cut
London reports traffic and telegraph links between Germany and Switzerland cut as Berlin and major cities face unrest described as a reign of terror. Dispatches claim machine guns used against radicals, a north German republic proclaimed, and German troops looting in Belgium.
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Germany
London
Switzerland
Berlin
Church Decrees Set Aside Archangel Navy 25
Provisional government of the North region issues decrees amid confusion over authority. Anointing rites referenced, unclear details on Sigure and naval command. Intermittent quotations suggest governance dispute and religious actions within regional leadership.
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Archangel
Navy
Sigure
Joseph and His Brethren A Study of Genesis 37
A devotional lesson outlines Joseph as Jacob's favored son whose status fuels his brothers' hatred. It covers his dreams of obeisance, the mission to check on his brothers, and their plot to kill him, then selling him to the Ishmaelites and sending a bloodied coat to Jacob. Christ is drawn as a type of Joseph.
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ST. I. Joseph
Joseph
Jacob
Josiah
Christ
Hebron
Hay
God
Matthew
Shechem
Reus
Judah
Amd
Jacob Iz
Reflected Notes on Sacrifice and the Army's Call
Fragmented lines describe a late general and a call to sacrifice issued to the Army. The text hints at sending reflections to various stations and condensing them into a single commentary on duty and service. The tone recalls a ceremonial or commemorative mood.
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Booth
Chése
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