Marshal Foch to Visit United States in Personal Trip
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch, turning 75, plans a personal tour of the United States on October 22 aboard the Paris. He will travel with Gen. Weis and two aides, visiting Kansas City Chicago Detroit Cleveland Dayton Indianapolis and Washington without speeches, aiming to discuss land disarmament and France’s security with allied leaders.
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Milton Bronner
Paris
Marshal Foch
France
America
Boch
Gen. Weis
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Veland
Dayton
Indianapolis
Washington
Great West
South
Nee
N. FB. A. Service
Train of thought restores sight says Miss Hallam
Oct 18 Cleveland reports Miss Anna Maud Hallam, a practical psychologist, describes her recovery from total blindness through subconscious mind training and mirror concentration. She credits health and sight improvements to deliberate mental focus and belief, inspired by readings on psychology and natural law.
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Cleveland
Anna Maud Hallam
Miss Hallam
New York
Colorado
Mias Hallam
Parly Offers Babies as Playmates for Officers’ Wives
London reports that hundreds of mothers offer babies to serve as playmates for lonely officers’ children. The government received requests from about 600 mothers seeking to provide infants for the officer’s child in exchange for an easy job.
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London
Hotel Maids Describe Thefts From Guests In Seattle
A Seattle hotel chamber maid recounts items left by guests and thefts she has seen. She notes valuables, Bibles, photos, clothes, makeup, shoes, and even money hidden in mattresses, with guests often blaming maids for missing items.
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Seattle
Maida
Portsmouth Dockyard lifts smoking ban with spit caution
PORTSMOUTH England Oct 18 The ban against smoking in shops and offices of the Portsmouth dock yard has been lifted but workmen are warned that excessive spitting will lead to renewing the non smoking regulations.
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Portsmouth
England
Portsmouth Dockyard
Paris
Church Wins Till Gamblers Lose
Sydney reports that opposition led by the Methodist Church has postponed the establishment of the New South Wales State Lottery, delaying plans and gambling expansion.
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Church
Sydney
Methodist Church
New South Wales
Scotland Population Growth Slow in Decade
Scotland's population grew at the slowest rate on record over the past ten years. The census shows 39,564 more males and 1,820 more females since 1911, bringing the total to 4,882,288.
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Edinburg
Scotland
Paris Bewailing Crawfish Shortage Sparks City Woes
Paris chronicles a crawfish famine as English supplies dwindle this year. Parisians, who favor crawfish over lobsters, express disappointment at the reduced harvest and limited market availability.
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Paris
Scientist Claims Muffler to Silence Plane Engines
Geneva reports M. Berger, a Swiss scientist, says he invented a muffler that silences aircraft motors. He asserts this would enable bombers to fly lower and make attacks more deadly in future wars.
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Swies
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