Naval Parley to Stumble on Arms Proposal
Geneva May 27 Observers say Japan will diverge from Anglo American lines at the three power naval conference. Tokyo leans toward a global tonnage limit favored by France, resisting strict category or vessel limits. Japan may accept category caps with freedom to build many small ships, avoiding tight constraints on individual vessels.
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International News Service
Geneva
Coolidge
League
Japan
Washington
M. Sato
Jules Saurwein
Paris
Tokio
Saurwein
Great Britain
United States
France
Germany
Carolina Girl Beate Two Walking Records
Hiking for new records draws North Carolina women. Mise Meg Brewer of Weaverville shattered the Burnsville to Asheville marks, beating Mrs. Hutchins by 10 minutes and topping Eleonora Sears with a 43.67 mile stretch in record time. Mrs. Hutchins earlier held 40 miles in 7 hours 48 minutes.
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Sears
Jewish Artists' Impact Across Nations Debated by Duchess
The article argues Jewish artists shaped modern art history and fostered cross national goodwill, challenging the idea of any single racial roots. It questions why France or Germany claim specific artists and notes cultural heritage influences. (Bittersweet tone, cites Duchess of Bedford and Lady Grigg amid colonial welfare efforts.)
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France
Pisarro
Germany
Liebe
Denver Visitors Praise Amarillo Growth
Denver figures voice optimism about Amarillo and Panhandle expansion. W. E. Foley former district attorney of Denver and Mrs. G Faris say Amarillo looks better than expected and note strong Denver capital flowing into Panhandle oil fields. They predict Amarillo will become to the Southwest what Denver is to the Rockies.
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Amearillo
W. E. Foley
Denver
Colo
G. ©. Faris
Amarillo
Panhandle
Mr. Foley
Rocky Mountain
Chinese surnames few in number and phonetic adaption noted
The report notes Chinese surnames are scarce with 256 total and 66 shared by 70 percent of people. It highlights phonetic adaptation of foreign names, citing Nelson T. Johnson who received a name via Chinese friends and a seal bearing idiographic characters. It lists common surnames and their relative frequencies, and contrasts Chen with Ch’en in pronunciation.
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Washington
Nelson T. Johnson
State Department
Division of
Far Eastern Affairs
China
John
Chan
Vhang
Liu
Weng
Chien
Huang
Chou
Yang
Chu
Hsu
Ma Sun
Chao
Lin
Chen
Fang
Shen
Ting
Fan
Ch’en
Sauer Returns From Hub Store Buying Session
Emil Sauer manager of the Hub Amarillo store returns from the quarterly buyers convention in Wichita Falls. Buyers from eight stores attended. Sauer says he purchased a full line of clothing including summer merchandise arriving daily. Conventions help select newest stylish stock.
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Emil Sauer
Hub Clothiers
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Mr. Saver
Fastern
Mr. Sauer
Chinese given names follow surnames in Western symbols
The passage notes how given names follow the surname in Chinese naming, and explains that the number of characters available for names is vast, totaling around 11,000. It remarks on the difficulty of distinguishing among 245 names in Western symbol form.
Miami Wheat Capital Claim Tied to Prepared Land and Rain
Miami merchant Hs Coffee declares the city will be the wheat capital of the Panhandle this year praising farmers for soil preparation and timely rainfall that boosted yields to ten or fifteen bushels per acre. He notes possible annual wheat production with proper preplanting care and favorable weather. First Rhodes traveling fellowship for 1927 announced for Oxford scholars and tutors to study overseas with £100 monthly stipends.
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Miami
Panhandle
Hs Coffee
Coffee
Rhodes
London
Oxford
Rhodes Trustees
Oxford University
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