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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1926
Page
3
The Belgian Congo region near the equator has yielded a rapid diamond boom with about fifty mines in operation. A single company employs nearly 25,000 workers, with white supervisors directing thousands of natives as river journeys, jungle clearing, and rail links support mining in this vast area.
A Düsseldorf laborer sentenced to death after a dream confession described by a fellow prisoner reveals he fired two revolver shots, beat the victim, and sank the body in the Rhine. The confession followed his arrest for a petty offense and subsequent murder accusation.
East Anglia especially Yarmouth remains a centuries old herring hub. The seven week season yields about 400 million herrings, with about 50 thousand eggs per female. Cured fish are exported to Germany and Russia, continuing a long trade with foreigners since Viking times. Last year continued demand and steady supply.
An experimental explosive derived from acetylene and coal tar derivatives produced violent results, blasting container fragments through a nearby bottle. The discovery highlights a hazardous expansion of acetylene use beyond welding into chemical synthesis.
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