Secret German Loan to Greece Draws Fire in Athens
Athens reports a 20 million dollar German loan to King Constantine’s government was a credit arrangement settled after the war. No money moved, but Greece pays 6 percent interest and the Bank of Greece printed 26 million in notes. Venizelos pledges a full bank overhaul and charter opposition.
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Constantine
Venizelos
M. Venizelos
Berlin
Athens
Reece
Constambine Ministry
Germany
Bank of
Greece
Europe
Popular Summer Resort Peitaiho Becomes German Center
Peitaiho China October 3 German summer homes along the North China coast near Tientsin are being converted into year round residences as German families stay through the winter. The German legation maintains a large summer home and barracks with interned sailors, and a band and orchestra have formed to sustain community life during the war.
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Peitaiho
China
Tientsin
Shanghai
Peking
North China
Legation
New York City Sees Four Thousand Women Barbers Hairstylists
The city reports about 4000 women working as barbers hairdressers and manicurists. This snapshot highlights female participation in New York's beauty and personal care sectors and signals ongoing industry growth.
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New York City
Secret War Treasure Plunder Hunted by Speculators
London reports a boom in speculative deals on hidden gold and jewels buried by refugees in Belgium and occupied France. German intelligence and fear of discovery drive interest as unscrupulous lenders back opportunists willing to fund or buy supposed hoards amid war turmoil.
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London
Paris
Belgium
France
Central Bureau
Berlin
Empire
Dea
Women Plan Census to Enlist War Aid
Washington reports the census of U S women to aid war effort under the Council of National Defense. A pledge allows women not to reveal exact ages. Miss Tianna Patterson reports dates set in sixteen states with gubernatorial proclamations and woman’s division decisions. Registration already begun in some areas as campaigns expand nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Council of National Defense
Conference of Women
Tianna Patterson
Pennsylvania
Governors set dates in ten states list
The governor announced dates set in Arkansas Kansas Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee and Wyoming. The statement enumerates ten states with planned action or deadlines aligned to official schedules.
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Tates
Arkansas
Kansas
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Wyoming
Mexico City Receives Void Land Concession Report
The procurator general of Mexico has sent Ambassador Bonillas in Washington the history of the Flores Hale and Company land concession in Lower California, now declared void. About 15.4 million acres revert to the government, with the US State Department seeking why the concession was void and settlement plans. The issuing authority says the company failed to meet the obligation of settling a specified number of Mexican and foreign families within a set time.
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Mexico City
Procurator General of the Republic
Bonillas
Washington
Lower
California
Flores Hale
Argentina enters general strike as railways cede control
Buenos Aires reports the general strike continues in Argentina with all business tied up. Railroads admit failure to settle with employees and announce the government has assumed direction of their affairs.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Winston
R. D. Upenny, Mgr
Z. A. Burns Estate
High Point
THE
Penny Brothers
North Main Street
Burns
Main Street
Jordan Street
Hamilton Street
Burns Estate
Penny Bros
Origital
American Land Company
J. M. Millikan
Greensboro
North Carolina
RA Ay
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Company
South
Atlantic
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