Railroads Will Aid Development in China
International News Service reports on June 24 that railway building in China could spur industrial growth and unify the country. Frederick W. Stevens outlines that rail links would move wheat from Szechwan to eastern China at low cost, while stressing the need for foreign funds and careful supervision aligned with open door principles. He advocates Chinese engineer participation and questions terms for borrowing, highlighting potential mutual benefits and governance conditions.
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Hdna Ler
International
Peking
China
Frederick W. Stevens
Szechuan
Stevens
Szechwan
Americana
Writers Protest Edict Against Gorki In France
Paris report says French literary figures including Anatole France Roman Rolland and Henri Barbusse join writers and artists in protesting government travel ban on Maxim Gorki due to failing health. A petition was presented to authorities demanding permit.
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International News Service
Paris
France
Maxim Gori
Anatole France
Romain Rolland
Henri Barbusse
Gorki
Prices Soaring On Wyoming Wool Clip
In Casper Wyoming the large Wyoming wool sale marks a turning point for the sheep trade. Wool prices jumped from about 11 cents to 40 cents a pound for similar grades as eastern buyers rush to Wyoming to secure supply amid a looming wool and mutton shortage. Modern pools and University of Wyoming analysis guide prices while old time herders recall past days of casual sales and camp life.
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International News Service
Casper
Wyo
Nathana County
Wyoming
Ifleecey Swifth
Joan Hill
University of Wyoming
Wet Signs Now Become Dry in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg, city council orders Thomas S. Smith to rename his soft drink venue The Corner Bar, remove signs bearing the name, and take down the front swinging doors. The Corner Bar, a relic from ante pro prohibition days, operated as a saloon before prohibition and persisted afterward with the same fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Clarksburg
W. Va
Thomas 5. Smith
Smith
Leverages Dlss
French Consul Learns Great Game of Poker
In Paris on June 26 American friends taught Gustave Ducousse, chancellor at the French Consulate General in Mayence, how to play poker. Ducousse taught his friends. He confessed to embezzling 40,000 francs in pagaport charges not recorded in government books, saying poker did it to Fendarmes who arrested him.
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International
Paris
Gustave Ducoussa
Mayence
Ducousee
Fendarmes
Westfield Girl Receives Sunday School Medal
Westfield Mass June 26 Miay Alice Beron of King Street earned a silver medal for not missing a Sunday school session at Second Congregational Church for sixteen years.
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International News Service
Westfield
Mass
Miay Alice Beron
King Street
Second Congregational Church
Mahoning Valley Grange Play Enthralls Attendees
The play An Arizona Cowboy by the Tlee Club of Enon drew strong approval from Mahoning Valley Grange members. The evening featured notable acting and was praised as one of the hall’s best performances. Degree work and visitors from Liberty Grange highlighted district notes and social visits across Youngstown and New Castle.
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M. V. Grange Tall
Tlee Club
Enon
Thase
Liberty
Liberty Grange
M. V
N. G. Mclleland
Pittsburgh
Burns McCutough
Youngstown
Charles Roatheon
Dorothy
Beulah Mil Wr
New Castle
Nawton Knoll
Vaby
Lave
Hutton
Norman Boyd
E. Douglas
Charles Robinson
Aepple
Charles Aeppl
New Castile
Joan Walter
Margaret Edgar
New Castia
B. E. Douglas
Daughters of Veterans
Cascade Park
Fanor
Tra Wagner
R. 0. Walter
John BE. Honk
Mohale Bruce
W. L. Honk
Portersville
Perfect School Record Held by Boston Man
Nicholas Thompson, a Boston University College of Business Administration sophomore, maintains a perfect eight year school attendance record with 3,080 days present and never late. He escaped dispute by presenting written parental notice. Thompson arrived in the city from Greece eight years ago.
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Cinternational News Service
Boston
Nicholas Thompson
College of Business Administration
Boston University
Elvan
Puarentes
Thompson
Greeca
Atlanta Cop Proves Cat Has Nine Lives
A June report from Atlanta outlines Policemen Bowman and Newport shooting a mad cat in St. Augustine Place. The officers said the animal rose after each of nine shots before dying, confirming the legend of a cat's nine lives.
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Atlanta
Cat
International News Service
Atlanta, Ga
Bowmen
Newport
St. Augustine Place
Rters
Bowan
Bowman
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