Britain Cannot Collect U S Five Billion Debt
London November 28 1914 Chancellor Lloyd George told the House of Commons that Britain’s war loan was heavily oversubscribed but the great difficulty remains recovering debts abroad The United States owed Britain about five hundred million pounds and Lloyd George said no government can do business while global commerce is disrupted by war.
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Obituary notices and funeral announcements fromWashington area 1914
Transcribed notices list multiple obituaries and funeral arrangements dated November 25 to 27 1914. Entries mention names such as Mrs Raime Van Py Rin Orville Moore and Patrick Cady with service details at Trinity Church Falls Church and Arlington Cemetery. Other notices announce deaths of Bert Gilbert Kelliffin and Charles Perro along with Navy and military relatives, interment dates and residence addresses.
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Breila
Essience
Patrick Cady Notue
Turers
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Miss Moor
Eshingten
Orville
Atlantic
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Church of the Covenant
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Tata
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Monotine
Tf Cemetery Perro Bridary Morning November 27 Charles Perro
Falls Church
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Tewis
Kenreds
Hannatine Polkinhor
Roo Valkinhor
Keatutdas
Priva Biebirt
Eighteenth Street
P Sigbert
Arlington
Bifbert
Military Order OF the Toyal Legion OF Ce
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Columbia
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Washington
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Bert
Bia Tate
11Th Street
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Emittere Meuigtime
Gilbert C
Krniffin
Thomas Hosay
Walker
Nittleton
Afra
Miriam Lewpete
Tr Abbott
Chevy Hase
Metery
Audacious in Belfast Dry Dock for Repairs Reported
Passengers from Liverpool aboard the Lusitania say the dreadnought Audacious has been raised from the Irish coast and is now in a Harland and Wolff dry dock at Belfast undergoing repairs. Reportedly towed to Belfast after temporary bottom patching, with secrecy on salvage and rescue operations similar to prior sink events.
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New York
Liverpool
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
J.J. Spurgeon
Olympic
Olympic in Peril From Mines While Rescuing Audacious Crew
Vancouver report of the steamship Olympic rescuing part of the Audacious crew after the dreadnought was blown up off the Irish coast. Letter from officer J W Hubbard notes mines, British trade actions, and the Bank of England measures to stabilize the currency and prevent a collapse of commerce.
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Olympic
Vancouver
British Columbia
J. W. Hubbard
Tery
Manchester
Hubbard
Beare Eee
Pastor Jokes In Prison Deferred Year for Five Years
Wallace M Stuckey former Kansas pastor editor began serving a sentence in Leavenworth after abducting 15 year old Lorena Sutherlund. He joked with guards as he was taken to prison and said he would return to his Tampa Florida wife who runs his drug store. He had deferred his term by fleeing two years.
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Kans
Wallace M Stuckey
State Penitentiary
Kansas
Tampa
Stuckey
Wiped Out in Charge Left Only One Unwounded
Vicomte Christian de Ligny describes a brutal October 22 charge in Flanders. In a letter to Henri Didot he reports 3,000 regimental men decimated to 781 survivors, 100 wounded, only 15 officers alive, many captured, and brutal camp conditions in Bavaria. He laments the carnage and fears the letter may not reach the civilized world.
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New York
Flanders
M. Henri Didot
Vicomte Christian de Ligny
Bavaria
Vicomte de Ligny
Red Cross
Lves
Japan Rebuked Kaisers Message Over Peace Terms
Petrograd reports the Retch explanation of A. J. Balfour’s remarks at a London banquet. It claims the kaiser proposed peace with Japan by agreeing to all mikado conditions but insisted on Japan attacking Ruaiau. The mikado rejected this, asserting Germany’s cultural ruin and loyalty to treaties. The mikado sent back the Kaiser's telegram and Japan’s reply to the British minister.
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Ruaaia
Hast Falls
Kalaar
Prussia
President Wilson Opposes Aerial Bombardment in Private Diplomatic Note
President Wilson has privately informed American ambassadors that he disapproves of bombing attacks on unfortified noncombatant cities. He did not use official channels, citing the 1807 Hague Convention and 24 hour notice to allow civilian evacuation. Diplomats were instructed to handle responses discreetly to reduce aerial attacks while preserving relations with belligerents.
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United States
Europa
State Department
White House
British Naval Losses 19 Ships and 5,077 Dead Reported
The admiralty confirmed nineteen warships lost including a dreadnought and battleship with 5,077 dead and 473 wounded. The tally lists 4,327 officers and men killed, 472 wounded, 968 missing, and 1,573 captured or interned, plus 756 lost on the Bulwark. Additional unconfirmed losses include destroyers, cruisers, submarines, and other craft through November 1.
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Arethusa
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Speedy
Pathinder
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Pegasus
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Hogue
Aboukir
Hawke
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Good Hope
Monmouth
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Halwark
Kaiser's Kiel Trip Signals German Fleet Move
London reports Emperor William visited Kiel last week. The Hague source says the trip foreshadows renewed German fleet activity, possibly freeing German ports from Allied watch. In Paris a German officer’s letter praises French valor and eyes Franco German friendship despite war.
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France
Armor plate cost inquiry ends with Midvale talks
The congressional committee investigating armor plate costs met Midvale Steel officials in Philadelphia. They report little new data on actual armor plate costs from Midvale as previous inquiries at Carnegie and Bethlehem also produced unsatisfactory results. Senator Tillman calls it a government driven armor plate combination and Representative Padgett notes more Washington work remains before a final report to Congress.
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Midvale
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Bethlehem
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Washington
Congress
Americans Urged to Carry Passports for Belligerent Travel
The State Department advised Americans to obtain passports before visiting belligerent nations. Ambassador Page in London reported many travelers claiming American citizenship lack passports. British entry rules demand passports, causing complications. Applicants must submit two small photographs, one for the passport and one for records, and those traveling to belligerent countries other than England should have their passports visaed by the respective consular authorities.
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Ambassador Page
London
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United States
England
Romania Prepares to Cede Land to Bulgaria After Balkan War
The Roumanian parliament meets tomorrow to decide the future action. It is reported Romania is ready to cede some territory gained after the second Balkan War to Bulgaria, allowing Bulgaria to align with the Allies and adjust borders with its nationals.
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Roumania
Bulgaria
London
Bulgayla
Political drift toward GOP one-party control
In remarks amid a Republican Senate and House majority the speaker predicts the decline of third-party influence as the party consolidates power, signaling a shift away from fringe movements and a broader realignment within the political landscape.
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House of Epic
English to Exhibit at Panama-Pacific Fair
London November 2 The Panama Pacific Exposition committee reports a surge of applications for exhibition space from manufacturers and artists. The United States naval carrier Jasin will visit English ports in January after presenting displays at Marseille and Genoa.
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