Fleets Prepare For Global Cruise To South America Africa
Secretary Daniels announced tentative itineraries for the Atlantic Fleet’s foreign cruise visiting east coast South America ports, Cape Town and South Africa ports including St. Helena. The Pacific Fleet will tour the South Seas, Australia and New Zealand with a June 15 start after winter maneuvers and May target finish.
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South Africa
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Napoleon
South Sea Islands
Australia
New Zealand
Tasmania
Vandiemans Land
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Navy Recruiting Station
Cannon Street
Mystery Ships Ready To Be Launched From Shoreham
London, Oct 28. Two mystery ships built in shallow waters near Shoreham are nearing launch. Seen from Brighton and Hove, the concrete hulls rise like towers as Admiralty secrecy surrounds their purpose. The first vessel will be towed near the Nab lightship and sunk to the seabed with a steel tower above, equipped for combat in the Solent.
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International News Service
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English Channel
Shoreham
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Hove
the Admiralty
France
Admiralty
Solent
Capture of Diaz staged as Broadway style comedy in Mexico
The Diaz capture near Tlapa covan Vera Cruz was a planned spectacle to quell Diaz loyalists. Reports spread to mask the event, while Diaz’s followers faced peril and the story hints at pardons and sums from the Mexican Treasury. A separate note cites a $5.97 million iron puddling plant planned for Warren, Ohio.
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de la Huerta
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Guadalupe Sanchez
el Jobo
Villa
Mexico
Fiexta
Youngstown
Japan Shipping Slump Prompts Amalgamation Talks
Tokyo and Yokohama shipping authorities warn that within weeks three large firms Toyo Kisen Kaisha Kokusai Kisen Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha may be absorbed by Nippon Yusen Kaisha as wartime overbuilding leaves several firms tied up ships and government aid appears unlikely, prompting consolidation efforts led by Wakamiya.
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D. N. Perry
International News Service
Tokio
Japan
Yokohama
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Kokusai Kisen Kaisha
Osaka Kisen Kaisha
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Wakamiya
Japanese Mercantile Marine
San Francisco
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Luxury Shops Suffer Slump in Tokio Markets
Tokyo observers report hard times hit luxury shops in Ginza, forcing jewelers, ivory makers, lacquers and other souvenir dealers to shift to necessities. The downturn is widespread across Japan, with the Ginza street notably affected. A note mentions a German pilgrimage to Rome resuming since 1914.
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