Telegram reporting the Kaiser's abdication

This telegram from stockbroker Charles Angel of Rose Park to his wife Minnie reports the news of the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Germany's unconditional surrender in 1918.

Germany's Chancellor Prince Max von Baden announced Kaiser Wilhelm's abdication on 9 November 1918, before Wilhelm had in fact consented to abdicate. In addition, the Kaiser's departure had already been announced from the Reichstag. Following these events, Wilhelm formally abdicated. Armistice was signed on 11 November, ending the war at 11am.

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