Security Pact Stirs Naval Conference Talks In London
Delegates at the five power naval conference face intensified negotiations as French and Japanese memorandums push security pact proposals into broader naval limits and Atlantic security, with Italy drawn in and US British positions shifting toward compromise while Senator Reed notes public support back home.
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Thio
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Atlantic
Andre Tardieu
New York
David A. Reed
Columbus
America
Farmers Form Sons of Wild Jackasses Club in White Bear
White Bear Minnesota reports the first Sons of Wild Jackasses Club organized with about 200 charter members. Robert Freeman of St Paul founded it, taking the name from words used by Senator George Moses of New Hampshire. The badge features a half dollar sized white silhouette of a kicking jackass.
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Sons of Wild Jackasses
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New Hampshire
Senate Republicans
Remarkable shoplifter evades crowd in Boston Herald mention
A brief quip notes a shoplifter weaving through women shoppers and escaping, praising the feat as an age of remarkable talent. It suggests the person should be remembered when the final All-America football list is made, calling the bird a "Boston Herald" icon.
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Boston Ierald
Not So Fast Train Dash In Clipped Exchange
An old man aboard a departing train scolds a panting young man who rushed to catch it. The youth explains he missed the prior station’s train, prompting a brief exchange as the carriage settles into motion.
Electrification Complete on Swansea and Mumbles Railway
The Swansea and Mumbles railway, the world’s oldest line opened in 1807, finishes electrification after initial horse operation for seventy years and later steam locomotives starting in 1877, per the London Times.
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Swansea & Mumbles
London Times
Ancient German Firms Surpass U S In Longevity
The Wall Street Journal notes German manufacturers enjoy extraordinary lifespans. Two hardware firms traced to Washington's era survive over two centuries, a large German chain spans more than four centuries, and Manfeld Kupfer A G has maintained copper production for about seven centuries.
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Wall Street Journal
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Manfeld Kupfer, A. G
Golf in Its Infancy and the St Andrews Legacy
The piece recalls 1860s visitors at St Andrews who found grown men playing with gravity and very few players. It notes golf’s later rise to millions spent in the US and England and the links’ role in making St Andrews globally famous.
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England
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