End of Pacific Alliance Seen in Washington Talks
British gratification grows as a U S Chinese program reshapes Far East policy. The Anglo Japanese alliance may dissolve automatically under naval arms limits and a tripartite sea armament accord. Expected to secure British and Japanese interests within the wider Anglo American framework.
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China
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France
Italy
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Portugal
Jinan
Wildcat Pines For Foch At Bronx Zoo
A lone wildcat at the Bronx Zoo mourns Marshal Foch as he travels on the American Legion special train for his last swing around the country. Keepers devise a diplomatic solution since the exhausted gift of the untamed kitten cannot accompany the march.
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American Legion
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British financiers urge arms limits for budget surplus
Washington reports British financial circles express hope in a Washington arms limitation conference. They say substantial reductions in military and naval spending are essential for Great Britain to achieve a budget surplus in 1922, according to a Commerce Department statement.
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Cireles
England
Commerce Department
Great Britain
Harding Signs Beer Bill Prohibits Medical Prescriptions
President Harding signed the anti medical beer bill prohibiting physicians from prescribing beer as medicine. The law limits alcohol per prescription and caps liquor prescriptions at 100 in 90 days with strict quantity thresholds.
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Washington
Harding
Moplah Prisoner Tragedy Shocks India Workers in Car Die
London reports 64 Moplah prisoners suffocated in a closed railway wagon during transfer in India. Ventilation panels had been painted, trapping heat. 36 of 100 survived after five hours without examination, many died amid desperate struggles. Malaria and jungle fatigue cited as contributing factors.
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India
Madras
Times
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Bellary
Calcutta
Suraj ud-Dowlah
Rawab
Bengal
Washington News Roundup on Global Rights and Domestic Issues
Gradual abolition of extraterritorial rights in China was agreed to in principle by the armament conference. An exhaustive examination of the Chinese judicial system will determine the pace of change. Navy recruiting officers were told to accept no new applicants after enlistments exceeded discharges, with general recruiting resuming once the surplus is wiped out. Admiral Baron Kato cabled Tokyo that Japan must retreat from retaining Mutsu. A new revenue law is on the books and advocates will push for further revision. Senator King of Utah failed to obtain action on his dye lobby investigation resolution. President Harding will not press Congress to pass the railroad funding bill for War Finance Corporation securities. The House approved a deficiency appropriation bill around 104 million dollars for Senate consideration. Prohibition Bureau officials consider the Willis Campbell anti beer bill now before the President for signature.
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Plan Annual World Parley: U S Moves to Broader Conferences
President Harding aims to extend the current disarmament talks into a system of annual conferences inviting other nations including Germany to approve progress. White House says the plan would replace the League with a looser association of nations and a world court, hoping to gain buy in from major delegates. The conference will study air regulation, poison gas, and war-law revision, with further meetings likely to address wider disarmament and Far East issues.
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Hirohito Named Regent as Emperor Declares Ill Health
Emperor Yoshihito issues rescript designating Crown Prince Hirohito as Regent amid reports of ill health. Changes to the imperial household include Prince Yamagata leaving the Privy Council post as newspapers forecast further reshuffles.
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New Record Set for Strikes Across Nation
Washington officials say wage earners nationwide lose about 4 billion dollars yearly due to strikes lockouts and deliberate absenteeism. Labor Department officials foresee this year will set a new record for strikes amid widespread unemployment.
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United States
Labor Department
France Severely Warned by Curzon on Isolated Policy
London reports that Marquis Curzon publicly warned France at a luncheon that pursuing an isolated policy would not protect it or injure Germany in the long run. He stressed France must rely on world confidence and warned against a vengeful stance toward Germany or actions that disrupt Washington talks. He linked disarmament issues to Near East policy and urged Western powers to curb rising nations.
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World News In Condensed Form Highlights From Across The Globe
Reports from London Constantinople Pekin and New York sketch a tense global picture. Irish conference fears of collapse persist while Sir James Craig may speak to Ulster Parliament. US destroyer Williamson HUGH arrives at Mersina to safeguard interests, not evacuate minorities. Marconi wires first test messages from Wales to Australia. Chinese finance steadied by 7 million taels remittances. S Stanwood Menken elected NSS president Booth Tarkington named to board. Berlin bans public processions amid food riots.
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United States
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Asia Minor
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Australia
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National Security League
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Berlin
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound After Painful Pregnancy
Georgetown Illinois woman Margaret McCumber says she suffered severe back and side pains after childbirth. Doctors urged surgery until her mother urged Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports relief and resumed daily work, praising the remedy to friends and neighbors.
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Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Safe Use Claim
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin can be taken safely for colds headache toothache neuralgia rheumatism and pain generally. Follow the directions on the package and note the Bayer Cross stamp as the sign of genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years.
Bluff Fail: IT Lacked Rocks and Sand
The Boston Transcript notes a failed bluff citing that IT had neither rocks nor sand, implying a game or wager collapse due to missing elements. The remark frames a strategic misstep as a literal shortfall in resources.
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