Europe fears new war over Greek and Balkan tensions
World summary notes Italy’s bellicose stance toward Greece and Yugoslavia with two ultimatums and street protests in Milan. It covers the Greco Albanian border killings, Belgian stance on Ruhr occupancy, and various global political and economic tensions including Cuba, Russia relief, and Franco British reparations.
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Europe
Italy
Greece
Jugo Slavia
France
Ruhr
Great Britain
Germany
Italians Occupy Corfu After Bombardment
Corfu island occupied by Italian forces after a sharp bombardment that killed at least fifteen Greek civilians and wounded many. The surrender demand was issued at 2 pm with firing starting at 5 pm. The fort and police school were hit. refugees suffered casualties. American Near East Relief orphans faced danger from shell fire.
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Corfu
American Near East Relief
Italians land at Corfu under fleet guns
In Athens dispatches report Italian forces landed at Corfu, with naval guns firing over the town and aircraft delivering fire from above, signaling a decisive military action.
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Rome
Corfu
Athens
Arctic Expedition Relief Party Returns With Fatal News
Nome Alaska reports that a relief expedition led by Harold Nolte reached Wrangell Island to find Allan Crawford and his party dead. Only Eskimo Ada, wife of Black Jack, survived. others including Crawford Maurer Galle and Knight are confirmed dead from the 1921 to 1923 voyage and scurvy.
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Nome
Alaska
Allan Crawford
Wrangell Island
Crawford
Harold Nolte
Donaldson
Ada
Black Jack
Toronto
Frederick Maurer
New Philadelphia
Milton Galle
New Braunfels
Tex
Lorne E. Knight
McMinnville
Ore
Knight
Noice
Wheat pooling no remedy for farmer position
John J. Stream president of the Chicago Board of Trade argues that pooling the American wheat surplus, as urged by the Utah Wheat Growers League, cannot raise farmer incomes. He warns that fixed prices out of line with other foods or consumer purchasing power will trigger substitutions that undermine any price plan.
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Chicago
Utah Wheat Growers’ League
John J. Stream
Chicago Board of Trade
Anthracite Coal Strike Talks Fail in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania Governor Pinchot and mine operators argued for nearly six hours trying to avert a walkout. No agreement was reached as conferees left the executive office at 5:40 p m and miners walked from the mines at midnight signaling the strike is on.
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Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Rapid Transit Mystery: Sun Distance Dilemma Ponders Pa and Willie
Pa explains the sun is millions of miles away while Willie asks how sunrise arrives so early without a night of travel. The curious exchange highlights a child’s need to reconcile science with daily experience.
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Willie
Well Known Professor Wrestles With Greatest Inventor
In a playful exchange a student, calling an Irishman Pat Pending, names a famed inventor as the greatest. The quip plays on a physicist mentor figure and a punny identity.
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Pat Pending
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