Geneva naval talks stall over cruiser limits across powers
The Geneva conference on naval accords stalls as Britain presses for a 550 000 ton cruiser fleet, America seeks 250 000 tons and Japan endorses smaller American figures. Delegates from Tokyo and London clash over tonnage while China asserts its nonrecognition of any China-excluding decision.
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America
United States
Ber
Tokyo
Saito
Britain
Japan
Geneva
Washington
Robert Cecil
England
Congress
Great Britain
Viscount Cecil
Admiralty
United Ant Ob
China
Chao Hsin-chu
Council of
League of Nations
Far East
Houdini’s Magic Library Lives at Library of Congress
The Library of Congress houses Harry Houdini’s vast magic collection totaling around 5 147 books and pamphlets. The set spans from Porta and Witgeest to Hauber and Wiegleb, with 1 727 magic works and only one missing volume Hocus Pocus Junior. Houdini also bequeathed 8 420 psychical research volumes to LOC.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Harry Houdini
John J. Daly
Chicago Tribune
Tota
Congressional Library
Houdini
United States
Steads
Davenport Brothers
Heinberg
Harrigan
Hagan
Platt
Robinson
Alexander Herman
the Great
Hocus Pocus Junior
Johann Baptista Porta
Hocus Pocus
Magia Naturalis
Porta
Ralis
Simon Witgeest
Amsterdam
Hauber
Bibliotheca Magica
Johann Christian Wiegleb
Jerome Sharp
M. Descremps
Witgeest
Wieblech
Descremps
Androletti
Antonio Carlotti
Caruso
John McCormick
Galli Carel
Harry Helms
L. W. da Laurence
National Press Club
Eric Weiss
Mayer
Houdin
Tunis
Weiss
Robert Houdin
Martin Beck
Old St. Louis Morgue Vacant After 50 Years
The old morgue in St. Louis, in service since 1875, is abandoned and slated for demolition to make way for a new $1,000,000 municipal service building. Cal the worker recalls decades of deaths and traffic injuries, noting the morgue’s grim history and its place beside a modern construction push.
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M. Stalin
Moscow
M. Eliana
PR SeUaLtca Ne
New Jersey
Resolutions Committee
New York
St. Louis
Cal
Death
Municipal Service
Lazy Angler Nelson Signals Fish Bites by Telephone
A Kootenay Lake resident uses a phone line to bridge his fishing setup. A telephone circuit between the fishing pole and the fisherman's home relays each bite signal.
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Nelson
B. C
Kootenay Lake
Bar Bachelors London Minister Rule Stir Yugoslav Clash
The Croatian Peasants party in Yugoslavia bans bachelors from serving as ministers or members of parliament, a policy that sparks debate in London. The decision targets personal eligibility for high offices and raises questions about political qualifications and social norms.
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Bar
Bachelors
London
Croatian Peasants Party
Yugoslavia
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Maryland
Silas Strawn
Sheffield
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South Pole
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Charles A. Levine
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Stephenson
Duvall
Exgrand Dragon
Indiana
Remy
Tlantic City
New York American
Henry Ford
Dearborn Independent
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Uncle Sam
Mound City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!