China Opium Trade Threat Highlighted by League Official
Mrs. Hamilton Wright, an American member of the League of Nations Opium Committee, urged restricting opium to medicinal use by India and other producers to prevent a China opium monopoly. She warned the moral leadership of the United States should be more active and questioned official American representation.
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Hamilton Wright
Opium Committee
League of Nations
India
China
Houdini’s Paper Tricks Demystified by Review
A New York Herald review discusses Houdini’s book Houdini’s Paper Magic revealing methods behind paper based tricks such as spirit communication and the restored calendar. It explains exchanges, identical papers, hidden threads and substitutions that create illusion while noting the skilled craftsmanship and deception.
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Houdini
New York Herald
Delhi
Hotels Embrace Flappers as Welcomed Guests
The National Association of Hotel Men praises flappers at its convention. John Burke of Congress Hotel Company says flappers leave rooms tidy, not like other guests. Percy Tyrell notes many flappers in the Southwest and calls them educated and fastidious guests.
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National Association of Hotel Men
John Burke
Congress Hotel Company
Congress
Percy Tyrell
Texas
Southwest
Judge Hall a Humorous Compassionate Chief Justice
A profile of Judge Hall portrays a man with a fondness for detective stories and a sharp wit. He avoids driving, prefers trolleys, and believes most world problems solve themselves with time. He has three sons and spends summers at home while valuing routine and fairness in his courtroom.
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Judge Hall
Davis
Bancroft
Bigelow
Fitchburg
Manchestery Ny
WGI
WJZ
Arthur Conan Doyle
French police trap alleged Soviet espionage network
French police say they uncovered a 200-strong espionage ring plotting for the Russian Soviet government. Three arrests were made with ties to Brest Lorient Toulon powder factories and Paris area arsenals. Secret Brest arsenal documents and powder factory files were reportedly stolen.
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France
Brest
Lorient
Toulon
Paris
Espionage Rings Link France to Berlin for Moscow Data
Police report an ex tremendously important national defence affair involving regular couriers routing documents between espionage centres in France and Berlin to Moscow. One arrestee is a Communist Ivry sur Seine councillor near Paris, location of a major arsenal. Bolshevik propaganda also noted as a side line.
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France
Berlin
Moscow
Ivry sur-Seine
Paris
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