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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
23
The far away Rhine Santa has been displaced by the Oriental St Nicholas of Japan as Japanese liners deliver 7,009 cases of toys to Tacoma for Northwest children. The chests carry bamboo scented strips and dainty Nipponese toys from rattles to tin soldiers in American uniforms, a sign of playful diplomacy.
Report from The German settlement in Doorn causes unease as crowds grow and aristocracy members buy up Dutch manor houses. Doorn is described in Dutch satire as a Potsdam branch office.
London December 17 A film cartoon made by the Prince of Wales on board the Renown during his recent voyage to the antipodes is being considered by the admiralty for exhibition among the fleet. The film uses cardboard ships on a canvas sea and, in the style of Mutt and Jeff cartoons, captures the humorous side of the voyage.
Mexico City December reports claim smugglers use cross border pipelines to move whiskey from Mexico into Texas and Arizona. The system allegedly avoids border guards and rail delays, delivering spirits directly to receiving stations on the dry side. The piece compares railway freight efficiency and notes a separate fire at Jahneke Dry Docks in New Orleans following an oil explosion.
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