Armistice terms and German peace hopes unfold
Reports detail Allied armistice terms to be announced in Washington as President Wilson and Secretary Lansing weigh 72 hour limits for German plenipotentiaries to confer with Berlin. German revolutionary mood grows, with calls for allied police in Germany if needed. Erzberger’s role questioned amid peace prospects. Fire damages Burgess airplane plant. New York labor events mark signaling of armistice.
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Foch
Wilson
Lansing
Armisee
Varits
House
State Department
Allied War Council
Berlin
Washington
Germany
Marshal Foch
Mde
Paris
High Mission
Mathias Erzberger
Erzberger
Marshal Poch
Mafin
Marblehead
Mass
Cotton Textile Prices and War Board Actions
Washington reports price fixing committee of the war industries board met with several representatives from cotton textile industries to study present prices that expire in November. New York sub-treasury reports totals for the day with exchanges at $2,635,387, balances at $74,980,227.
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Washington
Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
German Revolution Spreads Across Cities
The revolution arouses Bremen celebration with church bells and widespread nervousness in Schleswig Holstein. Kiel forms a workmen and soldiers council while leaders like Liebknecht Hoffmann Haase move between cities. Hamburg Hamburg Kiel mutinies and mutineers shoot, Kiel fleet flees to a neutral port as cautious Copenhagen dispatches report.
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Remen
Bremen
Berlin
Copenhagen
Tageblatt
Liebknecht
Hoffman
Kiel
Schleswig-Holstein
Haase
Hamburg
Lubeck
Altona
Flesenburg
Cologne
Essen
Denmark
Holland
Prt
Heinic
London
Local Boards Nears 90 Percent Through Men Examinations
Provost Marshal General Crowder said today that 1003 local boards are 90 per cent through physical exams for September registrants. Additional boards show 60 per cent or 30 per cent completion, with totals across the country reaching thousands in various stages of classification.
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Crowder
Kaiser to Abdicate Tomorrow According to Politiken
London reports that Politiken of Copenhagen says the Kaiser will abdicate tomorrow. Berlin parties are said to have unanimously demanded the Kaiser's resignation. In Washington there is no change in the draft program and no suspension of the November draft call.
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Kaiser
London
Politiken
Copenhagen
Berlin
Washington
War Department
Crowder
Match With Willard to Face Sergeant Monaghan in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas November 8 Sergeant Walter Monaghan of Camp Greenleaf will meet Jess Willard in Fort Worth on November 15 for the war work fund. He accepted Willard's invitation by wire today.
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Willard
Fort Worth
Tex
Walter Monaghan
Camp Greenleaf
Jess Willard
War Work Fund
Call for Bank Statement by Comptroller in Washington
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of national banks as of close of business Friday November 1 in Washington.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Congress Plans Sweeping Economy Measures After War
Washington expects immediate and sweeping economy from government boards. Leaders plan a conference to recall unexpended war funds spanning billions and curb all war time operations. A big revenue bill faces Republican plans, with Congress likely to convene early after March 4 to address reconstruction and budgeting.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Navy
Senate
House
Wilson
Gompers in Chicago to Speak After Europe Trip
Labor leader Samuel Gompers, returned from Europe, arrives in Chicago to address the American people. The gathering will include Governors Whitman, Cox, Graham, Bilbo, Gardner, Williams, Cornwell, Townsend, Harrington, Alexander, Pleasants and other dignitaries. Secretaries McAdoo and Wilson and notable figures Bernard Baruch, E N Hurley, Otto H Kahn, Charles Edward Russell, Clarence Darrow, Henry Davison, and many national figures are expected.
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Labor Federation
Europe
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Whitman
New York
Cox
Ohio
Graham
Vermont
Bilbo
Mississippi
Gardner
Misselsouri
Williams
Oklahoma
Cornwell
West Virginia
Townsend
Delaware
Harrington
Maryland
Alexander
Idaho
Pleasants
Louisiana
McAdoo and
Wilson
Bernard B. Baruch
War Industries Board
E. N. Hurley
Shipping Board
Otto H. Kahn
Charles Edward Russell
Clarence 8. Darrow
Henry P. Davison
Limited Service Men Furloughed For Army Projects
Washington reports that about twenty thousand limited service colored men will be furloughed to work on construction division projects. They will be paid current wages and assigned mainly to Camps Bragg Knox North Camp Jackson and ordnance supply depots. Also in New York Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes is released after arrest for illegal registration with the court ruling that her Kansas conviction does not affect her New York citizenship.
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Washington
Army
Bragg
Knox
Camp Jackson
Ordnance
HAPPENINGS IN THIS VICINITY 25 YEARS AGO
The notice covers a mix of local events from markets and hunting to theatre, roadwork, licensing, and weather. Highlights include a liquor license granted at Portland and Bridge, a Republican local election win, partridge and quail hunting party counts, a wild cat on display, and Treasury certificates called for redemption on November 21 1918.
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McDonough
Portland
Bridge Streets
J. L. B. Covell
Somercock Mountain
Caulkins & Post
J. L. Francis
Union Society of the South Church
Sidney Hopkins
South Farms
Richard Davis
West Long Hill
Clarence Markham
Calvin Havens
Essex
Howard E. Peck
George H. Ward
Treasury
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
California Syrup of Figs Ad Booster for Constipation
An old children’s laxative ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy for a sick child. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver and bowels, relieve fussiness and fever, and restore energy within hours, warning to beware counterfeit syrups and to buy from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Rad Salts and Jad Salts Urge Kidney Health Advice
A national health warning promotes meat avoidance and urges daily use of four ounces of rad Salts to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys. The ad claims the product neutralizes urine acids, relieves nighttime urination and aches, and preserves kidney function with a pleasant lithia-water drink.
CALCERBS Health Aid Promises Cough Relief
A tonic and health builder CALCERBS claims to rid persistent coughs and throat or lung troubles. The product contains calcium and is claimed to provide relief in acute cases, restoring health and strength. Available as CALCERES, 50 cents a box from druggists or EGEMAN Laboratory, Philadelphia makers.
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Egeman Laboratory
Paladelphia
Eckman
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the Hartman
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Jone
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Red Cross
France
Washington St
Noble Red Cross
Y.M.C. A
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Allied Charities
Washington Street
God
Our
Home
Richter & CO
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New Britain
Waterbury
Hartford
New England
Arthur B. Jenkins
Conn
Mutual Building
Hartford, Conn
Just Right
J. Polmer & Sons
Tel
Brewer Cos, Wain and Court Streete
United States Mint
R. J. Atwell, Jeweler
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
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