Riots Break Out in Berlin and Brussels Plot Uncovered
Reports from Copenhagen and The Hague describe Berlin turmoil with rumors of a German revolt and a suspected plan to destroy the Palais de Justice in Brussels. Dispatches note looting by German troops, mass seizures of goods, and refugees amid disrupted telegraph lines between Germany and Switzerland.
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Imuden
Nev
Germany
Switzerland
Berlin
Dierman
Palais de Justice
Brussels
Germas
Elaborate Civil Procession With Carriages and Crowds
A long train of carriages and trucks moved slowly as crowds packed the footboards. Men swarmed the vehicles, singing to the buffers, standing on roofs, and filling the locomotive cab and front.
British envoy eyed for Washington peace talks
London dispatch reports the British government plans a special plenipotentiary to Washington for the peace conference. Lord Robert Cecil, Bal four’s former ally, is seen as the likely appointee with a history of cautious statements about German officials.
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Washington
Lord Cecil
Tandon
Robert Cecil
Balfour
Cecil
WL 8B
Solf
Custer Division Begins Discharging Troops at Camp Custer
Camp Custer Michigan November 25 1918 soldiers of the depot brigade and development battalions start receiving discharge orders. About 1 60 men awaiting discharge from the depot brigade and development battalions will depart by midweek. Three battalions remain and eight thousand men are retained along with white and negro development battalions.
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Camp Custer
Mich
Brgade
Fone
Negre
Yaris Nov 25 Report on Executions in Russia
Sedalha workers refusing Bolshevik authority are said to be executed by the Red Guard. The report notes wholesale suppression by the Bolshevik regime, targeting workers and those opposed to the new order.
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Yaris
Sedalha
Botehevist
Russia
Red Guarde
Giolitti Exonerated by Parliamentary Committee
Italian radicals hail ex premier Giolitti after a deputy committee found no treason charge proven against him over the wartime policy and Italian army setback. Marquis Centurione called for inquiry demanding Giolitti’s resignation as chamber president.
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Ome
Italy
Giotitti
Lsenze
Giolitti
Marquis Centurione
Flu Outbreak Strikes Epileptic Colony Near Here
A flu outbreak has hit the state colony for epilepsy near the town. Several residents, including Angist Weiss of Chienge and Pebvenard GUL Ashmore, are reported dead or in dangerous condition with others seriously ill.
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Dixon
New
Tailuengza
Angist Weiss
Chienge
Pebvenard Gul Ashmore
Lil
Incomplete warship transfer leaves torpedo boats in harbor
Report says eleven German torpedo boats left Antwerp harbor have been moved to a Dutch port after a wartime redeployment. The readied vessels were tied up in Amsterdam’s harbor, with details unclear due to partial transcription.
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Warshes
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Germien Torpedoa Boate
Metz Occupation Quiet as French Take Over
American occupation forces ease into Metz as French commissary Mirman arrives to replace German administrator Baron von Gemmingen. German signs fade to French color, food improves and prices ease while Alsace Lorraine troops maintain order.
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Metz
Corman
Baren von Geuusingen
M. Mirman
Nancy
Lorraine
M. Mirmaen
Baron von Gemmingen
Tives
Alsace-Lorraine
Metz Under German Administration Faces Ration Changes
The text reports price drops and ration adjustments as Metz comes under German control. It notes food costs at 15 watts weekly and 4 marks for hotel menus, with bread rations tied to provision arrivals. Officials describe native and immigrant roles, a native-led government, and a municipal commission chosen by residents to govern with the German commissary.
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Seling
Metz
tYias
Metz Ruine
England Silent on Armament as Sea Power Policy Persists
London reports show public opinion sharply divided over naval strength with pro navalists insisting Britain must keep sea dominance. A sizeable minority seeks armament cuts and a push for world league while jingoists vow to maintain maritime supremacy despite global views.
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London
Publc
Allies Have Huge Rile Against U S
Washington reports a British settlement on war-related charges and implies France will owe for military use of French soil. U S owns permanent structures in France worth millions to aid rapid reconstruction, framing a simple postwar payment path.
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Washington
United States
Europe
France
Italeix
U. S
U S Aid to Allies Includes Vast French War Supplies
The article lists extensive U S provision of war materiel to France and Britain under wartime loans. It notes freight charges per man aboard ships with no return cargo varying by ship, and cites large volumes of American-made locomotives freight cars rails and miles of track, plus rail cars, trucks, munitions, dock facilities, and military aviation stations aiding Allied shipping.
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Great Britain
United States
France
Bordeaux
Monoir
Lounel
Million Letters from Our Boys Reach New York on Rochambeau
A million letters from American troops overseas arrived on the French liner Rochambeau and were rushed to the New York post office. Delivery of the Thanksgiving correspondence for the American Expeditionary Forces began at once with letters believed to reach every state and town.
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New York
Our Boys
America
Lowry
Toucor
Rail workers urge government control of railroads in west
Western railroad employees from all lines plan to press for permanent government control and urge President Wilson to keep McAdoo as director general. James Moore, head of the Northwestern System federation, says a mass meeting will be organized and a conference held to finalize plans.
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Chicage
Norv
Western System
McAdow
Western Railroad
James Moore
Northwestern System Federation
Northwestern System Federation. “We Will Ask Mr. McAdoo
Moore
Wilson
McAdoo
Church Decree Sets Aside Bolshivik Separation Decree
Archangel Nov 24 The provisional government of the North Region has abolished the separation of church and state decree and created local legislative power. Religious institutions will be funded by the respective religious corporations.
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Archangel
North
Ebert Deprived of Power in New Government Plan
The text reports Ebert stripped of authority as a new government structure forms, modeled after the Russian system, with Liebknecht positioned at the head of the new leadership.
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Ebert
French Army enters Strassburg amid crowd praise
General Gouraud led the Fourth French Army into Strassburg on Sunday as General Foch prepared to take possession later that day. Berlin reportedly falls under radical socialist influence led by Liebknecht and Ebert faction power shifts are noted in London's dispatches. Mine sweepers cleared Keil passage for the British squadron to disarm the German fleet.
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Evening Journal
London
Berlin
Liebknecht
Social Democrats
Ebert
Keil
Strassburg
Gourad
Foch
Biscuits Turn Deadly as Husband Kills Wife in Home
Chicago report says Stephen Marosi attacked his wife after an argument about biscuits. He fired through a window, then shot her during a farewell embrace, wounded her parents and Wolf, and killed himself.
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Chicago
Stephen Marosi
Marosi
Wolf
Drop in hard coal output cuts weekly average
Washington reports anthracite production slashed by influenza and armistice celebrations. For the week ended November 16 the average was 234000 net tons daily, down from 383000 a year earlier. Year to date output stands at 63391000 net tons, just below last year’s 64921000.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Army keeps complete diary in France war effort
Washington reports the American army will maintain war diaries with hour by hour details. War Department ordered war char ies to be kept by unit officers to record actions, promising a day to day history of U S operations in France, according to General Mareh chief of staff.
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Americas
France
War Department
Mareh
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