Favors International Guarantee for Free Use of Dardanelles Art
Paris dispatch reports a revolt by painters and sculptors against traditional beauty, praising ugliness as a source of individuality and character. Critics warn of excessive ugliness glamorization while noting beauty’s decline and youth’s moral concerns. A Moroccan model nicknamed the “star of ugliness” captivates artists in the Latin Quarter.
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Frank FE. Mason
International News Service
Paris
Suzanne
la Rotunda
le Temps
Cupid
Helen
Stendhal
Latin Quarter
Refugee Flight From the Turko Recounted in Photos
Historical echoes of a mass exodus as Christians flee the Turk now, with River seas and plains crossed. The article notes thousands of children moved toward safety aided by Christian generosity providing food clothing and transport to a friendly port.
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Red Sea
Poor German worker inherits hefty legacy from abroad
John Bagensky, a laborer in a German workingmen's settlement near Borkum, receives a $30,000 legacy from his elder brother in St. Louis who died recently without heirs. The windfall, converted into marks after taxes, turns the penniless family into instant fortunes, though the brother had believed him dead for over 30 years.
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Berlin
John Bagensky
Borkum
Bagensky
St. Louis
Germany
States
TAHAROFF THE MYSTERY MAN LOSES BILLIONS IN EUROPE
London reports Sir Basil Zaharoff known as the Mystery Man of Europe has suffered severe financial losses since the war with rumors of up to 60 million dollars. He rose to prominence during the Greek crisis and was said to be en route to London amid renewed attention.
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London
Sir Basil Zaharoff
Europe
Basil
Zarahoff
Christmas beer in English workhouses ends in stalemate
London correspondent reports the Bishop Stortford workhouse guards clash over Christmas beer with Edith Day repeatedly failing to ban the drink. She vows to press the issue again, arguing taxpayers should not fund strong drink even at Christmas. The piece likens the debate to prohibition politics and notes the 1923 hoped outcome.
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Luther A. Huston
International News Service
London
England
Edith Day
Guardians
Bishop Stortford
Single match in Berlin has to be paid for
Berlin Dec 23 Matches once cheap in Germany now cost about 20 prennigs. Walters or tram conductors who supply matches to forgetful smokers are forced to exact payment for the service.
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Berlin
Germany
Mystery Man Sir Basil Zaharoff Shapes World Affairs
London papers accuse Sir Basil Zaharoff of shaping Near East policy and Russian oil deals while his fortune wanes from war and shipping losses. Once worth about 100 million, he may now be down to 40 million but remains Europe’s financier power, active in Greek ventures and Romanian finance, with covert diplomacy and secret deals.
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Lloyd George
London
Sir Basil
Great Britain
Near East
Zaharoff
Monte Carlo
Basil
Smyrna
Basil Zaharoff
Europe
Ex-Empress Zita Sells More Crown Jewels
Vienna reports ex-Empress Zita, in exile, must sell two of Austria’s crown jewels, the Badener and the Frankfurter, amid weak international jewel trade which has kept buyers scarce.
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Zita
Vienna
Missionaries Captured by Bandits in Honan Province
Bandits in Honan continue raids near Wu Pei fu as the White Wolf gang holds 19 foreigners, including an American and a Swede with an American wife. Among captives are two Americans, two French, one Italian, one Greek, two English, and two Japanese. all are missionaries except the French and Japanese. No release seen soon.
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Peking
Honan
Wu Pei-fu
Lundeen
Fosberg
Augustana Synod Mission
Westminster Abbey To Undergo Exterior Transformation
London dispatch reports Westminster Abbey will receive a major exterior restoration in 1924. Workmen begin removing centuries of grime and repairing crumbling stones once shaped by monks, funded to halt decay and reveal the abbey at its best.
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F. A. Wray
International News Service
London
Westminster Abbey
Enthusiastic Band Tries Early Wake Up for Sermon
A band stirred by late raid attempts insisted on waking Rev. Mr. Fosberg at 3 AM to hear him preach and celebrate their success.
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Mr. Fosberg
Freedom of the Straits Urged by British Statesman
London December 23. Rt. Hon. H. A. L. Fisher argues for international guarantees to keep the Dardanelles open. He says freedom of the Straits should be under joint protection or League of Nations, not a single power, to safeguard civilization and trade routes. He compares the Straits to an international waterway, not a national river, and stresses vital access to grain supplies.
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F. A. Wray
International News Service
London
Dardanelles
H. A. L. Fisher
Straits
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Turkey
League of Nations
League
Constantinople
Sir William Robertson
Thames
Cotswold Hills
Black Sea
Rumania
Russia
Furs Roar Through London This Winter Craze
Furs of many colors and designs dominate London fashion this winter. From aristocrats in white hare opera cloaks to city workers with skunk trim and so called fox, the fur frenzy captivates all social ranks.
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London
Panocha Sugar Supports Diet of Poor Mexicans
A coarse brown sugar called panocha, rarely exported, serves as a stable dietary staple for the poorer Mexican classes.
Vienna Police Use Movies to Nab Criminals
Vienna officials use film reports shown in public movies to aid crime solving. After a recent assault on an elderly woman at 10 AM, a crime report was displayed that night in Vienna cinemas. Graphic descriptions helped identify suspects, who were captured within 24 hours based on public tips from movie viewers.
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Vienna
Britain Plans 10 Stimulate Bodnies
The British government outlines drastic measures to tackle 1.3 million unemployed. Proposals include arterial roads from Manchester to Liverpool employing 20 000, public works loans, land drainage for 20 000 workers, afforestation for 6 000, 5 million pounds for railroads, power stations, and a 50 million pound guarantee to speed foreign trade, aiming to spur early year activity.
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London
Britain
Manchester
Liverpool
German barbers publish egg priced grooming list
Berlin date Dec 23 reports Ochsenfurt barbers in South Germany set a price table offering shave for two eggs and haircut for four eggs. The piece notes December named Amazonius in the reign of Commodus for a courtesan loved by the prince, reflecting light historical color.
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Berlin
Ochsenfurt
South Germany
Amazonius
Commodus
Captains of Big Liners in Hong Kong-Manila Race
In Manila on December 23 the Empress of Russia and the President Grant raced from Hong Kong. The Empress initially lagged behind then overtook, but a condensing tube blowout slowed the President Grant, allowing the Empress to regain lead before both resumed. Skipper Jensen was laid off one trip for violating speed limits.
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Hong Kong - Manila
Manila
Russia
President Grant
Shipping Board
Admiral Line
Hong Kong
Empress of Russia
Grant
Empress
Admiral
Skipper Jensen
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