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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
5
Tokyo telegraph notes severe torture of Koreans by Japanese authorities in Seoul. Cases include hanging, waterboarding, nail extraction, burning with hot irons, and repeated beatings aimed at coercing confessions. Doctors report abscesses, dislocations, and long term physical damage.
Austen Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, told the House of Commons Britain will not renew the Anglo French loan in the United States and will avoid external borrowing. He said repayment will cut Britain’s external debt by over £50 million, using US resources and gold if needed, and that Britain has begun buying Anglo French bonds at a discount.
Rev A J Warwick of Shoal River Manitoba reports a bright white meteor seen near the river with a hiss of sound and sparks trailing. He describes the light and trail as he traveled home and notes it appeared twice the size of Jupiter before sinking behind trees. The letter asserts the hiss was real and persistent.
Petrie Kimbrough alias William Lockett, 32, was electrocuted in Eddyville Kentucky for the murder of Geneva Hardman 10, as two brothers and two uncles and many neighbors watched. In Lexington a mob killed six during his trial. Lockett claimed to have killed four women in ten years.
D. B. Hanma president of the Canadian National Railways addresses 300 Board of Trade members in Brockville on plans to electrify not only the Western lines but also the Central Ontario system.
A Daily Graphic special correspondent argues Scotland will go dry only if Canada drains whiskey. He notes more barley is sown and evidence from a whiskey exporter shows Canada ready to take more than Scotland can supply. Vancouver imports hundreds of cases monthly. a Scottish distiller dismisses prohibition in Canada as a farce and says Canada offers a thriving market for more whiskey.
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