Poland's Debt Now Is Lowest In World
Poland has settled its wartime and postwar debts through direct country agreements and the Young plan. Per capita indebtedness is now the world’s lowest. The relief includes cancellation of Versailles and Trianon obligations and the Liquidation treaty with Germany. Austria and other nations’ relief terms further cut Poland’s financial burden.
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Poland
Warsaw
Versailles
Trianon
Germany
Poznania
Silesia
Austria
England
France
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Wet burlap and earth curing aids road pavements
Engineers from the Bureau of Public Roads report a three year study on curing methods for highways. Forty concrete slabs at the Arlington experimental farm tested earth, straw, burlap, tar, and chemicals on cracking and hardness. Wet burlap and wet earth emerged as the most effective method, though not conclusive, marking early steps toward better road longevity.
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Arlington
Bureau of Public Roads
Arlington Experimental Farm
L. W. Teller
H.L. Wesley
Women Protect France From Wolves Tradition Endures
Paris reports that two prominent women the Dowager Duchess d Uzes and Madame Alice Abram Terras of the Lame are among the famed Wolf Lieutenants preserving France against wolf incursions. Their roles honor royal hunting traditions and national defense.
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France
Paris
Duchess d'Uzes
Alice Abram Terras
Wolf Lieutenant Hunters in Southern France Wage No Pay
In the hbese region of southern France the wolf lieutenants wear the man's uniform and serve without pay. They must fund their own wolf hounds while gaining the right to hunt deer on state forests twice monthly. They command crews of up to a hundred guns in their regional hunts.
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hbese-Salon
France
New Short Wave May Yield Death Ray and Cure
E L Manning of General Electric labs announced a discovery of a very short wave that could be developed into a death ray or used for curative purposes. He told the Philadelphia Engineer's Club that vacuum tubes could broadcast such waves to raise blood temperature in a local area, creating artificial fever under control for potential disease treatment.
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Priladslenis
Mar
E. L. Manning
General Electric Company
Duby
Philadelphia
Manning
Blackburn College self help runs campus during hardship
Blackburn College uses old Pullman cars for dorms after a fire and requires students to pay $200 for a year of board room and tuition. President William M Hudson led labor built houses and students manage food, service and meals. The college operates a 200 acre farm and each student works two and a half hours daily.
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Blackburn
Pullman
Oso
William M. Hudson
Dudson
Prophesies Medical Study Supervision
Dr. Max Mason of the Rockefeller Foundation envisions a future where university students may need physician supervision to prevent over studying. He noted such precautions are unnecessary now and that students will pursue definite knowledge for specific life functions, attending occasional lectures while most time is free for study.
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Seattle
Washl
Max Mason
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Chicago
Mason
Foundation
South Dakota DAR Elects Officers at State Convention
The South Dakota Daughters of the American Revolution will elect officers late this afternoon as the two day state convention closes in Aberdeen. Delegates from across the state attended with a banquet last night featuring John Firey of Aberdeen. Reports and committee work continue today.
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Id. A. R
Aberdeen
Mar
South Dakota Organization of Daughters of the American Revolution
John Firey
Self-Help School Opens by Reusing Carlinville College
In Carlinville Illinois an EOF college has been converted into an independent self help school. Broad publicity features two slogans urging students to seek other colleges if they can. The initiative signals a shift in local education.
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Pullmans
Carlinville, Ill
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Cubans Strike Over Unemployment Paralyzes Havana Unions
A 24 hour general strike began at midnight across Cuba protesting unemployment. About 200000 workers walked out with cigar makers, waiters, and transit staff among those quitting. Public utilities and railroads stayed running while police maintained order and El Mundo published as the sole Havana daily.
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Havana
Mar
Cuba
Moscow
Cigar Makers’ Union
el Mundo
Diario de la Marina
Clinics To Study Chicago Ills For Civic Program
Chicago reports plan a series of clinics by the Adult Education Council to diagnose social and political ills and prescribe remedies. March 23 and April 7 date the events with noted speakers slated to present on municipal life.
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Chicago
Mar
Adult Education Council
Northwestern and Chicago University Political Scientists Studied
Social and political scientists from Northwestern University and the Chicago area conducted a comparative study revealing shifts in urban policy attitudes. The research highlights changes in governance approaches and voter engagement across major US cities.
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Northwestern University
The
Chicago University
iMontrose Doctor Dies After Crash
Montrose reports Dr. L. R. Angel a local physician died en route to a hospital after his car overturned in a ditch a mile and a half south of town. A punctured rear tire is believed to have caused the swerving and the wreck pinned him beneath the vehicle breaking his neck. He is survived by his widow two children his mother in Colorado and a sister in Texas.
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iMontrose
Montrose
L. R. Angel
Here
Colorado
Texas
Augustana College Denied North Central Membership
Augustana college of Sioux Falls was rejected for membership in the North Central association at its annual meeting in Chicago. Other declined institutions included University of Detroit and Davis and Elkins college. no reason was given for the refusals.
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Augustana College
Chicago
Augustana College of
Sioux Falls
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
University of Detroit
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
W. Va
Death ends fifth term for Sol Rider in South Dakota
Sol Rider, 60, of Rapid City, died ending his fifth term in the South Dakota penitentiary. He previously served time in Sulbwater Minnesota prison. A separate note mentions large flowered Japanese chrysanthemums related to the white field daisy of the United States.
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Sioux Falls
Mar
South Dakota
Sol. Rider
Rapid City
Sulbwater
Minn
United States
Award Bids For State Pavement Contracts
The South Dakota highway commission announced two paving contracts for highways in the southeast. J L McCormick of Fargo North Dakota received a bid to pave 2 6,014 miles of U S Highway 77 south from Sioux Falls for 177,086.26 dollars. Larsen etling company of Sioux Falls won 1 837 miles of state highway 37 north from Mitchell for 53,323.82 dollars, pending federal plans approval.
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Pierre
Mar
South Dakota
State Highway Commission
J. L. McCormick
Fargo
N. D
Sioux Falls
Larsenetling Company
Flower Show Prize Delays Put Winners In Contact With Official
Winners of all places at last August's Annuals Flower Show are urged to contact Mrs. C. N. Meckvaine to claim prizes. The Huron park board secretary notes several entitled recipients have not received awards.
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C. N. Meckvaine
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