Peace move triggers sharp Japanese business downturn
Tokyo reports a sudden broad based drop in shares as war related trading tailed off after the Central Powers peace proposal. Premier Terauchi warned entente powers against hastening peace and urged renewed effort to boost domestic credit and foreign markets. The press meanwhile deemed the German move insincere and opposed ceding Kiao-Chow or Germany’s Chinese naval base.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Count Terauchi
Germany
China
Sulphur Island in New Zealand Noted for Gypsum Mix
An island near New Zealand measures about three miles around and is described as almost pure sulphur mixed with gypsum and minor minerals. The piece highlights its unusual geology and mineral composition.
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New Zealand
German Inventors Create Artificial Leather From Paper Pulp
German researchers claim to produce a pliable artificial leather from paper pulp that closely imitates genuine leather. The development suggests a cheaper, softer alternative for consumer goods and may impact the leather industry.
Plunger Recovers to Millionaire Odds on Wall Street
New York reports the tale of Jesse L. Livermore who rose from $3,000,000 losses in 1908 to near three million again. After bankruptcy in 1915 he rebuilt wealth via annuities and stock betting, later turning a modest income into a renewed fortune before the era’s end.
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New York
Jesse L. Livermore
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Mr. Livermore
Massachusetts
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Wall Street
Livermore
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Two Women Questioned in Model Grace Roberts Death
Philadelphia report says two unnamed Germantown women were questioned by coroners detectives about Grace Roberts murder. Coroner Knight doubts Bernard W. Lewis as killer while Tate says Lewis likely responsible. officers exhausted clues. Lewis shot himself after barricading a door when confronted.
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Philadelphia
Grace Roberts
Knight
Wilton
Bernard W. Lewis
Tate
Rotan
Mabel
Ethel Kyle
Germantown
Bernard Lewis
Atlantic City
Lewis
Black Wedding Trend For Eleanor Klinger And Ora Cne
New York news reports Miss Eleanor Klinger and Ora Cne will marry at St. Vincent de Paul’s tomorrow wearing black from head to foot. The breakfast will feature blackberry cocktails black bass black bread black coffee and other black delicacies served by a black servant. The couple claim black weddings are cheaper and more practical than traditional affairs.
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New York
Eleanor Klinger
Ora Cne
St. Vincent de Paul’s Church
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