Britain Mobilizes Army to Egypt Amid Egyptian Tension
London orders a full division at Aldershot ready for rapid deployment as a brigade with armor and air units heads to Egypt. The East Kent battalion departs Gibraltar for Egypt amid rising fears of Egyptian independence being revoked. Egyptian protests intensify in Cairo with British troops deployed and aircraft over Tanta. Egypt agrees to pay £500,000 indemnity, while Allenby presses for further actions and Sudan ties.
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London
Egypt
Aldershot
East Kent Regiment
Gibraltar
Cairo
Tanta
Lee Oliver Stack
Sudan
Sirdar
Great Britain
Fuad
Gezira
Allenby
Field Marshal
Viscount Allenby
Zigbul Pasha
Zagloul
Koretz Swindler Captured in Halifax After Yearlong Hunt
Leo Koretz described as the world’s most dangerous confidence man was captured in Halifax Nova Scotia after a yearlong search. He allegedly swindled Chicagoans out of 7000000 dollars and fled December 6 1928 carrying 2000000 in cash. He will be sent to Chicago under guard after waiving extradition.
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Chicago
Leo Koretz
Halifax
N. S
Koretz
Pinehurst
Liverpool
Wise Physicians Warn Against Eels In Middle Ages
A medieval medical warning advised patients to avoid eel consumption to protect their voice. The practice linked eel eating with potential hoarseness or loss of voice amid broader beliefs about humoral balance.
Chinook Wind Named for Chinook Territory Route
A strong warm wind known as Chinook Wind descends the eastern Rockies into Montana and Wyoming. It melts snow and provides relief in cold weather, likely named due to its origin in lands occupied by the Chinook Indians.
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Rocky Mountains
Montana
Wyoming
Hyacinth Beds Available at Low Prices from Holland Shipment
Cornelius Fray advertises new stock ready for planting with hyacinth beds and tu lips, highlighting a Holland shipment and prices as low as 30c per dozen. A fine lot of ferns priced from 75c is also offered.
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Holland
California Flower Seed Industry Reaches Global Scale
California supplies sixty percent of the world flower seed crop. The state grows over a hundred tons of nasturtium seed annually and would provide each person a fifteen foot row of sweetpea seed if all seeds were shared domestically, leaving substantial export quantities.
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California
Belief Tobacco Necessity Reflects Beggars Alms Request
A compact observation states Spanish beggars think it is not necessary to conceal a cigar when asking for alms. It claims smoking is as essential as breathing for humans from infancy.
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Britain
England
Fareen
Zagloul Pasha
Stack
Cornelius Fray
Oakland Cemetery
Berger, Michigan Rd
Chrysanthemums
Beast
Solvay Coke
Tel
Dolton
W. J. Malloy & Co
Lincoln Ave
E. I
Michigan Avenue
State Theatre
G. Evers & Son
Clinton Street
Harvey
Ill
Apex
Michig
Thorized Apex Dealers Avenue
Pullman
S. Halsted St
Eng
RED Comb Chicken
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Vex Hamn
Rosel and Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
OUR
Banki NG Service
Silvertown Cord
Commander Cord
Goodrich
Lee and Goodrich
Prompt Tire and Battery Service
Mobile
Veedol Oil
Texaco
GLOBE
G. J. Vulcanizing & Battery Shop
Garret Jacobsma
Washington Ave
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