Germans Learn American Art of Engless Red Tape
Berlin reports Major General von Seeckt head of the Reichswehr decries bureaucratic delays that slow military orders and hinder innovation like a new horseshoe nail. He warns that red tape keeps soldiers waiting, while petitions under the Linden tree at Potsdam illustrate historic citizen appeals to the crown.
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Berlin
von Seeckt
Reichswehr
Frederick the Great
Potsdam City
Potsdam
Frederick
Cranberries Labeled Clearly After German Import Dispute
Americans abroad can expect cranberries at Christmas in Germany with import quantities rising as the US agriculture office notes. A naming dispute arose when German growers objected to calling native German berries preisselbeeren, leading to a court order that cranberries be distinctly labeled as such.
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Germany
Berlin
United States Department of Agriculture
Preisselbeeren
Hausfray
British Sailors Favor Cigarettes Over Raw Tobacco
London Dec 17 AP British sailors shift from raw leaf tobacco to cigarettes. On the Repulse voyage 1.3 million cigarettes were sold versus 150 pipe smokers among 1,200 crew. Sailors quickly follow trends and favored two of three popular brands after shore leave.
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London
Prince of Wales
D. Kennedy
Love at first sight in a new Rolls-Royce romance
A playful exchange reveals Ethel and Enid discussing a romance sparked by sight of a man in a new Rolls-Royce. The dialogue hints at social intrigue and stylish splendor in a lighthearted ton.
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Ethel
Enid
North Carolina State hosts first winter ceramics short course
Representatives from eighteen states attended the first annual winter short course in ceramic engineering at North Carolina State College Raleigh. The program runs January 18 to 27 and will be held in the new ceramics building. It targets owners managers foremen and others in brick hollow tile and sewer pipe manufacture. A bulletin describes the course and will be distributed nationwide.
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Raleigh
Department of
North Carolina State College
Southern University
North Carolina
Farmer runs amuck in Arkansas, killing wife and others
In Pine Bluff Arkansas S A McAdams a Sulphur Springs farmer who killed his wife and wounded three others then died in a nearby clump of woods. He fatally wounded J D Helton an aged farmer and injures to others were reported.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
S. A. McAdams
Sulphur Springs
Amuck
J. D. Helton
Helton
Lasker Loses In Moscow Duel As Drama Wins Stage
In Moscow chess master Dr. Emanuel Lasker loses a key game to finish with poor odds in the tournament while his drama Days of Mankind is accepted for production by the Lessing theater. The work, co authored with Dr. Berthold Lasker, explores redemption through mysticism and rationalism. Dr. Lasker plans a U. S. visit next spring.
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Berlin
Torre
Moscow
Emanuel Lasker
Lessing Theater
Bogoljubov
Dr. Lasker
Berthold Lasker
Kant Society
United States
Germany
Dantzschinko
Semashko
A. l Luncharsky
Russia
Moscow Academy of Arts and Science
Disappearing chef Alois Boza tied to Pressburg tragedy
Alois Boza a former royal chef in Vienna London Belgrade has vanished from Pressburg amid fading cafe hopes and mounting debts. Police fear self harm after a sign on his cafe door and creditors push central European hunts as Germany's ration culture and Soviet cultural shows unfold across Europe.
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Pressburg
Czechoslovakia
Alois Boza
Boza
Edward VII
England
Franz Josef I
Austria
Peter the First
Serbia
Belgrade
Vienna
Franz Josef
King Edward
London
King Peter
Record of Mitchell court martial ends with omitted closing
After six weeks of testimony the Colonel William M. Mitchell court martial exhausted court stenographers who logged about 1,100,000 words in the transcript. Defense counsel announced closing arguments would be omitted, bringing relief to the record room and prompting curiosity about the case’s implications.
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William M. Mitchell
First Meeting Of Radio Engineers In New York
In New York on January 18 and 19 the Institute of Radio Engineers will hold the first recorded meeting of scientists and engineers who built radio telegraphy and broadcasting. Notable members include Marconi, Armstrong, de Forest, Sarnoff, Edison, Pupin, Langmuir, and others who are expected to contribute to solving key radio problems.
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New York
New York City
Institute of Radio Engineers
Guglielmo
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