World News Roundup From Capitals Across the Globe
A broad survey notes the withdrawal of American consular staff from Vladivostok after Soviet seizure fears, Greece and Turkey in reparations dispute, and tensions at Lausanne. Reports on protests in China, unrest in Mexico, and a mix of disasters, trials, and political shifts worldwide.
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Vladivostok
State Department
Tuck
Greece
Turkey
Tokio
Soviet Russia
Bonar Law Quits Post as Premier of Britain
Lord Curzon expected to be called by the king as prime minister. Andrew Bonar Law resigns amid severe throat trouble and lack of health improvement. The king accepted the resignation after doctors advised it, marking the end of his political career.
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Lord Curzon
King
Law
London
Andrew Bonar Law
Great Britain
Downing Street
Bonar Law
King George
10 Downing Street
Thomas Horder
Lloyd George
Aldershot
George
Buckingham Palace
Sugar importers seek payment of 5 million claims
Washington reports big sugar importers press Treasury for millions to reimburse losses on 1920 imports. After months of lobbying and congressional approval for nearly 5 million dollars, the White House has not yet sanctioned payment, despite pressure from ex senators.
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Washington
Treasury
White House
Congress
South Seeks Alien Labor for Southern Farms
Southern statesmen launch a drive to bring European immigrants to ease a labor shortage threatening agricultural prosperity. Senator Dial of South Carolina announced the first step after talks with Swedish Minister Wallenberg and Norwegian Minister Steen. Industrial agents and firms will push Northern European settlement in the South.
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Washington
South
Europe
Dial
South Carolina
Wallenberg
Sweden
Steen
Norway
Liner's Mail Room Robbed in Plymouth
In Plymouth England a robbery occurred on the Minnekapahda mail bag express from New York. Seventeen bags were stolen including several registered letters, a detail disclosed when the incident was reported.
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Plymouth
England
New York
Minnekahda
No Blame in Student Death, Evanston Car Crash
Northwestern university freshman Louis Aubere was killed in a motor car crash in Evanston on April 28 and the coroner's jury ruled the death an unavoidable accident. No blame was assigned to any party.
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Chicago
Louis Aubere
Northwestern University
Evanston
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