Secret service exposes London Sinn Fein plot and arsenal
Secret service men in London uncover a concealed weapons stock in a Central London warehouse used by Sinn Fein conspirators. The cache includes revolvers and other arms as investigators moved the heavy stock, while landlords may not have known the building’s use. Also notes West Meath County Council bankruptcy and shift to Imperial grant through Local Government Board.
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Secret Service
Sinn Fein
England
London
Cabriette
Ona
Secret Services
Galway
West Meath
Britain weighs battleship programme amid fears of global threats
The ey plans a 9 million pound build to prevent British Navy decline behind the United States and Japan. Experts warn newer ships may be outdated if submarines and aircraft dominate future warfare. The Times notes possible Cabinet opposition to the Admiralty programme.
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United States
Japan
Jutland
Hall
Admiral Fisher
Times
Admiralty
Tweed industry revival under Anzac Tweed Trust
The hand woven tweed industry, taken over from the Repatriation Department eleven months ago, has grown to 21 workers with average wages of 8 pounds weekly. The department has repaid a 1,000 pound loss and a 10 percent Christmas bonus was paid. The Anzac Tweed Trust aims to expand premises and equipment, including looms and a home workshop for one armed or legged returned soldiers, with 732 yards per loom weekly output.
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Victorian Returned Soldiers’ League
Repatriation Department
Anzac Tweed Trust
G. J. C. Dyett
Theas
Japanese Attitudes and Racial Views From an Okayoga Observer
The Rev Hi T Steele who spent 14 years in Okayoga Japan notes intense patriotism rooted in conceit. He says foreigners are viewed with strict racial distinctions and Chinese or Koreans barred from work though living there. Japan is run by a powerful military like Germany in the East, but democratic sentiment grows and war with America is debated mainly on economic grounds.
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Hev
Hi. T. Steele
Okayoga
Japan
Brisbane
New Zealand
Steele
Germany
East
Mote
America
Curious Coin Problem And Other Puzzles For Readers
A newspaper item presents a brain teaser about silver coins worth fourteen shillings and the inability to make change for half a sovereign. It then invites readers to tackle difficult questions in mathematics and natural philosophy, promising fame for anyone who solves one.
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Dutchetree
Photographer Survives Orangutan Photo Session in London
A London bound orangutan famed for gentleness turned dangerous during a photoshoot. An expert photographer entered the cage, signaled the keeper, and faced a powerful animal that threatened harm unless the man used a hand camera as a shield. The orang slowly retreated.
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Europe
United States
London
Automatic Train Control Aims to Stop Human Error
A London representative for the Miner outlines a committee to study automatic train control to eliminate driver and signalman errors. Systems would automatically brake if a signal is missed, with tracks divided into electric sections to detect obstructions and prevent accidents in fog or misaligned signals.
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London
Labor
J. H. Thomas
M.P
Trafic
Peneer
Dean's Backache Pills Endure Eight Years Of Effectiveness
Mrs. W. Schade of Seddon Melbourne testifies the Dean's Backache Kidney Pills cured her severe backache sleeplessness and weakness and later eight years on she still endorses the remedy as preventing kidney trouble and maintaining health.
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