Best Opera Seat For 97 Pennies
Berlin reports Americans in the capital enjoy record low prices for opera seats with 15 cents securing a fourth balcony spot at the former Kaiser's royal opera now national opera. Front-row imperial box chairs go for 37 cents in U.S. money as other sections range from 50 to 97 cents. Imperial seats cost 0 marks equal to about 9 cents in American money this week. The Berlin season opened with an extraordinary rush as seats sold out within ten minutes of going on sale.
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National Opera
Uncle Sam
War Cross Awarded to Pont-a-Mousson for Siege Suffering
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau signed a decree granting Pont-a-Mousson the war cross in recognition of its endurance during World War I. The city near Metz faced 22 bombardments from early war days through the St Mihiel salient period, with over 30,000 shells falling and extensive destruction.
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Paris
Clemanceau
Pont-a-Mousson
Metz
St. Mihiel
Tides to Supplement Coal in French Coast Experiments
Paris dispatch notes practical experiments to test tidal power as a substitute for coal amid shortages. A government commissioned committee on hydro electric power will conduct trials at Saint Brine Bay Brittany to assess replacing coal in railways gas and power plants and for domestic use. It mentions possible gasoline use in public services and a daily coal shortfall near 4,000 tons with a 60,000 ton gasoline import need from the United States.
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Paris
St. Brine Bay
Brittany
Petit Parisien
United States
Austrian President Signs Peace Treaty
Vienna October 26 Karl Seite of the Austrian Republic signed the treaty of peace with the allied and associated governments. The pact completes Austria's acceptance of the Treaty of Saint Germain and becomes effective when formal ratifications are deposited in the French foreign office and made public in a formal protocol.
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Vienna
Karl Seite
Austrian Republic
Austria
St. Germain
City holds French land except for single week in 1414
An excerpt notes that over SN per cent of houses were in city ownership while the town stayed under French control, except for one September week in 1414 when the Germans pushed back at Toul and Nancy.
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Ermans
Toul
Nancy
Rice Scarcity in Philippines Triggers Trade Barriers
In the Philippines rice shortages prompt government action, imposing an embargo on the cereal and licensing imports from foreign sources at high prices. The shortage stems from distribution failures and inadequate facilities, with panic rising as supply tightens. Government controls aim to stabilize prices and stocks, while shipments from overseas face hurdles.
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Mantua
Doi
Philippine Islands
Crimea
Labor unions oppose Bridgeport zone fare plan
Labor organizations plan a mass meeting to protest the proposed zone fare system in Bridgeport. The Bridgeport Central Railway union schedules the gathering for next Saturday at 4 pm at the Mazza foot of John Street, with spokesmen and trades representatives meeting to discuss a settlement that avoids higher rents and housing trouble.
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Connecticut Co
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Cobl
War Plan Houses Sold to Individual Tenants
The United States government sold 60 houses in Rock Island Moline to tenants at an average price around 4000 dollars. Sales aimed to attract tenant investment with 75 percent of projects completed. ten percent cash and rest in monthly installments. Several projects across the Pacific Coast Midwest and Atlantic regions reported completions or under way.
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Ron Isla
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Goverment
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Moline
William Wilson
Department of Baba
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Bolivia
Japanese Chrysanthemum Dish Prep Notes
In Japan chrysanthemums are described as a popular dish. A housewife soaks a large bunch in clear water, scrubs them clean, then boils them to eat as is or use in a meal. The text notes possible fake varieties and culinary use.
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Japan
World Brotherhood Moderation formed to promote world unity
London reports a World Brotherhood Moderation group formed at the World Brotherhood Congress with delegates from Great Britain Canada and the United States. It aims to unite peoples, back a League of Nations and foster an international spirit. A Washington April 1920 convention is planned to ratify the constitution. Delegates from the United States were elected to a world council.
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World Brotherhood Moderation
World Brotherhood Congress
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Canada
United States
League of Nations
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Robin Hanlam
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Plan to connect Alaska and Siberia
Nome, Alaska October 26 Establishment of direct mail and telegraphic communication between Nome and Anadyr Siberia is under investigation by two inspectors of the post office department. If carried out the plan could serve a vast Arctic market with about 50 000 residents relying on Nome or Petropavlosk for supplies.
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Alaska
Anadyr
Siberia
Post Office Department
Petropavlosk
Kamchatka Peninsula
Message to World Elects International Officers in Nashville
Bauchamp Nashville Tenn reports officers elected: President John Clifford London. vice president Dr Robert J Speer Delaware New York. secretary and commissioner William Ward London. treasurer William Heal London. Congress adoption urges action to mend broken brotherhood and rebuild societies on shared humanity, calling global leaders to exemplify brotherhood.
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John Clifford
D. D
London
Robert J. Speer
Delaw York
T. Albert ‘Moore
Toronto
Pramier Jan Smuts
South Africa
William Ward
William Heal
Loondon
Congress
Prison sentences for strikes in utilities
Boston Cel 20 Employes should be considered in three classes with distinct methods for dealing with each. Iain Frederic Flood retiring president of Elard Industries of Massachusetts spoke at the association’s closing session urging that strikes in public utilities be penal offenses and that unsanctioned quitting be treated as desertion.
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Boston
Iain Frederic Flood
Ela Lard Industries
Massachusettes
Association
Tio
Wood
Daylight Saving Ends In Country As Congress Repeals
Daylight saving time ended yesterday at 2 00 am leaving clocks in line with standard time across the country. Some people were late to church or other plans. Congress repealed daylight saving and it will not take effect next April as it did in prior years. Cities like New York already adapted though many towns await action by municipalities. The Chamber of Commerce discussed the issue and decisive action remains unsettled.
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Fridgeport
Ratinmous
New York City
Chamber of Conmimerce
German refugees flood Danzig in large stream
Hordes of refugees pour into Danzig from Copenhagen and Murmansk. About seven thousand reside briefly in camp after boat arrival, then depart with escorted movements through a wary community. Also notes Mason of Massachusetts resigns as secretary to Charities Guild. TL Me named new secretary, a former war writer and university instructor.
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Bautass
Americcg
Copenhagen
Murmansk
Mason
Amlissachine
George J
Guireer Long Society
Wren
University of Scattle
Germany Considers Paper Cloth to Boost Trade
Berlin Oct 26 Robert Schmidt Germanys food minister urges continued use of paper textiles to curb imports and ease the trade balance Foreign currency values favor German exports as the mark declines He sees hopeful markets for German toys porcelain and musical instruments and predicts a bright postwar outlook for German industry.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Robert Schmidt
Germany
Schmidt
Toscanini Likely Not Returning to America Next Season
The renowned conductor Arturo Toscanini is unlikely to return to the United States next season. He reportedly eyes the general managerial role at La Scala, a move that would place him where his former associate Giulio Gatti Casazza built his reputation at the Metropolitan.
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Liiely
America
la Scala
Giulio Gatti Casazza
Toscanini
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