Locarno Pact hailed with European peace hopes
Berlin reports praise for Locarno agreements as a step toward harmony between France and Germany. Austen Chamberlain gains high honors while Germany faces economic strain and political tension amid French British diplomacy and Irish boundary talks.
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Maximilian Harden
Canton Daily News
Berlin
Queen Alexandra
England
London
Buckingham Palace
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
League of Nations
Rhineland
Wilson
Germany
France
Saar
America
Russia
Thhitcherin
Paris
Geneva
Lorraine
Locarno
Doubts on England's Ability to Pay Debts and Exports
London reports serious doubts about England's ability to continue paying installments on the American debt. The Bank of England raised the discount rate to five percent to curb gold exports of over 90 million dollars in recent months. Protectionist measures and rising coal prices threaten exports and worsen the economic outlook amid Locarno questions.
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Canton Daily News
London
England
Bank of England
Ruhr
Baldwin
Austen Chamberlain
United States
Eileen Bennett Defies Tennis Beauty Stereotypes in London
Eighteen year old Miss Eileen Bennett wins the women's singles at the Cromer club in London. She is noted as the prettiest first class player in England with shingled hair and film star looks. Her game mimics Mdlle Lenglen and she vows to pursue championships despite warnings that tennis harms women’s looks.
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Canton Daily News
London
Eileen Bennett
New Cromer Club
England
Mdlle Lenglen
First Armored Ship Found in Scrapping of Harbor Craft
London reports British naval engineers have located the first armored war vessel built by Britain, the Thunderbolt from 1890, planned for the Crimean War but completed late. The gray hulk served as a landing stage at Chatham shipyard for years. This preceded Britain’s later armored frigates, superior to contemporaries.
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London
Admiralty
Chatham
Britain
New Tragedy by Gerd Tolsten Published in Berlin
Rathenau is depicted in a new Tolsten tragedy featuring living and recently deceased public figures such as Ebert Tehitcherin Paul Loube and Chancellor Wirth. Settings include Rathenau’s Genoa villa and the Berlin Reichstag during the Genoa conference. The play may soon be staged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Daily News
Berlin
Rathenau
Gerd Tolsten
Ebert Tehitcherin
Paul Loube
Reichstag
Wirth
Scheidemann
Genoa
Ministers in South Georgia face smoking ban pledge
In Macon the South Georgia conference hears that tobacco use by preachers admitted in 1914 violates a 1914 pledged abstinence. Bishop Ainsworth calls for discipline if breaches occur, while Atlanta and North Georgia clergy argue morality rests on pledges and social propriety, not sin.
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Atlanta
South Georgia
A. N. Ainsworth
Macon
J. B. Summer
Afacon
Ainsworth
Summer
Bishop Ainsworth
Summers
North Georgia
Marvin Williams
Wesley Memorial Church
Ike Whiskery
Wallace Rogers
Trinity Methodist Church
France Faces Deep Crisis as New Inflation Plan Debated
Paris reports a grave financial crisis worsened by poor leadership and inflation plans. The Chamber votes 18 billion francs in new bank notes. Briand stalls fears of empty treasury while defense notes loom and past inflation raises alarms.
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Paris
France
Italy
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Hieping
Painleve
Briand
France Faces Taxed Middle Class Crush in Debated Reforms
The argument attacks Briand’s tax plan claiming it worsens deflation, burdens the middle class, and benefits farmers and workers while small business bears heavy levies. A student-like calculation shows a bachelor with 8420 income paying over 27 percent in taxes, highlighting the supposed inequality and urging abolition of state socialism and monop opposed by the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiiand
Peincare
France
Fordriand
Enduring Tax Burden and Fiscal Policy Debate
Fragmented text argues about taxes and burden sharing, citing Secretary Mellon and national finances. It mentions rising indirect taxes, calls for separating politics from finance, and contends that current leaders have driven France toward bankruptcy. The passage hints at a crisis nearing resolution if reforms occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollen
Mellon
France
Predicts better Irish politics in new Free State move
Dublin editorials argue the Free State political shift lays foundations for a distinct tradition. The piece lauds the young government while noting commitments and respect shown by officials as party elections shape office distribution.
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Dublin
Tee
Irish Tinea
Old Unionista
Free State
Fragmentary passage on sports, gender and history
The text reflects on fairness in modern history and suggests a link between private greed and political change. It laments women’s indulgence in athletics and notes gloves sold today differ in quantity and quality compared to a generation ago.
1926 Christmas Savings Plan Offers 40 Percent Interest
The advertisement claims a 40 percent return under the 1926 Christmas Savings Plan plus an Automobile Gift Feature. The offer promises high earnings and a tangible prize to attract savers during holiday season.
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A. G. Gardiner
Foreign Office
Ocon
Aristide Briand
United States of Europe
Luther
Stressmann
John MacNeill
Ulster Boundary Commission
Cosgrave
James Craig
Ulster
Irish Free State
Consgrave and O'Higgins
Ireland
Liberal Party
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Liberal Fund
Rudyard Kipling
By William Bird
First Armored Ship
Millard Perguson
Ll. M. Twlere
St. John's Methodist Church
Rogers
Andre Tardieu
Geo. D. Harter
THE
GEO. Harter Bank
William Montgomery Brown
Galion
Keown
Dehed
U.S. A
Music Hall
East Tusc St
Ausyptcoes International Labor Defense
Seitner’s
Yoyland
Effan Bee Rose
Dresed
Lovely
Dolks
Effan Bee
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