New foreign exchange markets open as Russia and Poland debut
New York AP reports foreign exchange brokers in New York grapple with two new currencies the Russian tchervonetz and the Polish zloty as potential free quotes grow, while Latvia and Danzig establish distinct units the lat and gulden. The zloty will replace the mark July 1 with conversion rules extended through 1025.
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New York
Associated Press
Landor
Poland
Foreign Exchange
Republic of
Latvia
France
Free State of
Danzig
Lhng
Lithuania
Austria
Hamburg
Bremen
Czechoslovakia
Wieght
Children hold session in Prague parliament
In Prague on June 16 a session of the Czechoslovak parliament was taken over by about 250000 school children. One delegate from each hundred schools attended, addressing moral and humane issues and urging seniors in the galleries to preserve peace. President Masaryk and ministers attended.
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Prague
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Masaryk
Benes
Mile. Masaryk
Oldest U S policeman served since Lincoln's era
Richard Hamilton Cook of Washington D C is described as the oldest policeman in the United States. He patrolled grounds of the Department of Agriculture and was appointed in 1864 by Abraham Lincoln. Cook has taken less than 100 days of vacation in his sixty years of service, often remaining undercover when storms threaten.
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Richard Hamilton Cook
Washington
D. C
United States
U.S. Department
Agriculture
Abraham Lincoln
Cook
Cosmetics as Instruments Toward Skin Ills and Homeliness
Chicago June 14 A P H N Cole of Western Reserve University warned at the American Medical Association convention that cosmetics harm the complexion. He cited mechanical obstruction from creams and powders and chemical risks from substances like mercury and arsenic, noting rising cosmetic use and industry totals from 1919 to 1921.
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Chicago
Associated Press
H. Ncole
Western Reserve University
American Medical Association
Cole
Convention of Physicians
Tsingtao Faces Financial Collapse After Japanese Exit
Tsingtao China reports a bankrupt municipal administration under Kao En-Hung,Unable to pay bills, services cut, utilities threaten higher rates. city awaits summer influx of guests fleeing inland heat.
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Tsingtao
China
Associated Press
Kao En-Hung
Electric Lights Company
Telephone and
Enemies in U S School Dwell in Peace in Mexico City
In Mexico City the American School served as a neutral zone during the era, with children of opposing figures attending together. Among the pupils were sons of President Obregon, Adolfo de la Huerta, Alberto Pani, Aaron Saenz, Francisco Serrano, and Dr. Joe Vasconcelos.
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Mexico City
Associated, Press
Obregon
Adolfo de la Huerta
Alberto Pani
Treasury
Aaron Saenz
Francisco Serrano
Joe Vasconcelos
Baldwin wedding ties Kornbrodt kin to Beeks in Kansas City
Rosa Kornbrodt and Claude Benson Beeks wed in a private June ceremony at the Kornbrodt home 5536 Central Avenue Kansas City Missouri. Rev Edwin Schell officiated with sister Mrs Clarence Kimball as matron of honor and Kenneth Wilson as best man. The couple plan to reside in Baldwin and Beeks will continue as a traveling insurance representative.
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Charles T. Kornbrodt
Central Avenue
Kansas City
Rosa
Claude Benson Beeks
Charles EB. Becks
Baldwin
Edwin §. Schell
Country Club Methodist Episcopal Church
Kornbrodt
Clarence Kimball
Kenneth Wilson
Becks
Charles Kimball
Miss Stephenson
Miss Brinkley
Mare Island
Baker University
Hel
Gamma Theta
Delta Tau Delta
Beeks
Topeka
And
Baldwin Weddings Brighten Town With Home Ties
Mrs Beeks and Virginia Alberta Bailey Minnis wed in Baldwin with reception and plans for travels through Canada. The couple later heads to Lawrence and Colorado before settling in Baldwin. Other local nuptials include John Fowler Ottawa and Winona Bailey Baldwin. A violent Sunday windstorm then devastates trees and barns, but no lives lost. community recovers amid damage to homes and utilities.
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W. W. Whitted
L. W. Waring
Charles N. Bailey
Remar
Baldwin
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New York Exchange
Stanley
Urniture & Drugs
Eee
Telegraph Crerator
Vie West
Nbeamas Garrett Gilat Olin
Occhita
Baldwin News
Emporia
Burton
Geraldine Runnion
Lola Burton
Minnis
Baldwin High School
Zeta Tau Alpha
Minnis and Larner Hardware Co
Lawrence
Colorado
M. Mills
R. C. Denton
Gon Vernon
Neodesha
W. T. Nicholson
Spring Hill
Opal Wilson
Waverly
Katrina Tierholt
Wamego
Muriel McLeod
Edgerton
William Lawrence
Roy Fisher
Ottawa
George Fisher
M. C. Fisher
LeLoup
Winona Bailey
John Fowler
Kans
C. W. Bailey
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lorna Bailey
McDowell
Geil Grey
Department of Physical Education
Baker
Ruth Jane Laury
Bailey
Fowler
George Fowler
Cyprus Street
Emma Lansford
Shawnee
Okla
West Baldwin
Grove St
W. F. Davis
Congress
St 'Rankin’s Drug Store
Mass
Wolf’s Book Store
Ed Hackman E
Dance Brothers
S.S.S
Ss.s
B.S
Blue-jay
BEBNA
Jay
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Idera
Rockefeller Foundation
General Educational Board
Standard Oi Company
India
Standard Oil
Michigan Avenue
TRE Universal Car
C. W. Smith
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