Belgium Debt Settlement Moves Europe Toward Funding
An American plan to fund Belgium's postwar debt gains momentum as France Italy and Britain weigh terms. President Coolidge weighs tax cuts while Mellon Smoot and Tillson push for lower surtaxes and broader reductions. The Belgians expect gradual principal and interest payments through 1987, with Germany not responsible for the prewar debt.
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United States
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Tivo Corm
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de Marchienne
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Germany
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France
America
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Berenger
Washington
London
Great Britain
Italy
de Martino
Washingt
Plymeonté
Loyar
Saint
Tillson
Mellon
Mongolia Explorer Ordered Out After Controversial Work
R Chapman Andrews and party have been ordered to leave Mongolia by Urgu government officials who accuse Andrews of violating scientific agreements and conducting potentially military topo graphical work. Andrews is also accused of political propaganda against Bolsheviks. The report notes far flung demonstrations at the 14th Zionist congress in Vienna and a separate Universal Christian conference in Stockholm aiming to unite Christian churches amid postwar issues.
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R. Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Urge
Chapman
Mr. Andrews Ta
Vienna
Stockholm
Sweden
Universal Christian Corference
Gustave Aml
Victoria
Jamaica A Caribbean Garden With Bold History And Ticks
Prepared by the National Geographic Society describes Jamaica as a key banana supplier and a garden spot in the Caribbean. It covers geography, climate, population demographics, sugar history, wildlife like the mongoose, and Port Royal Kingston, plus British rule and local governance.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
United States
Jamaica
Taroazica
Brooklyn inventor attaches device to neck for call tracking
A Brooklyn inventor has devised a device to record telephone calls automatically by attaching it to the neck of the user. The invention aims to monitor the number and duration of calls to verify monthly telephone bills.
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Brooklyn
The longing for a home and rent in American life
A reflective piece argues that home embodies universal desire and refuge, contrasting intimate domestic comfort with the constant burden of rent. It imagines presidents facing rent notices, lampooning the landlord system in a Detroit Free Press excerpt.
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Lfe
Lincoln
Garfield
Heyes
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
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Detroit Free Presa
Beauty of Home Lies in Factor of Dignity
An article argues that true beauty in homes comes from atmosphere and dignified simplicity rather than elaborate decoration. It praises well finished floors, shaded walls, and tasteful furnishings that reflect the owner's taste, highlighting old New England colonial homes as exemplars of restraint and harmony.
Remodeling Pays Houses and the New Needs
Remodeling offers sales opportunities as family needs and fashions evolve. Wood homes, adaptable in taste and style, can be rejuvenated rather than rebuilt. The same ends are achieved by remodeling rather than complete reconstruction.
Freak Homes Not Wise For Self Built Dwellings
A fragmented antique note argues that builders should avoid flashy or experimental designs. It praises tasteful, well established architecture and warns that odd, untried exteriors can be costly and clash with property value. Emphasizes decorating and exterior harmony over novelty.
Proper Care of Trees In the Peaceful Yard
Advice on tree maintenance stressing regular pruning and bracing to prevent irregular growth. Encourages ensuring ample space around trunks, sound grounding, and proper fertilization to counter wind stress and keep trees upright as they mature.
Mennonites in Canada Welcome European Immigrants
More than 10,000 Mennonites from Europe have already sailed to Canada, with 25,000 more expected, per Col John Stoughton Dennis chief commissioner for the Department of Colonization and Development of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dennis has gone to Europe to speed the wave of settlement from Northwestern Europe as Canada awaits the influx, with about 5,000,000 acres of farm land said to be available for newcomers.
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Canada
Europe
John’ Stoughton Denis
Department of Colonization
Canadian Pacific Railway
Colonel Dennis
Afweth
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