France ready to talk debt negotiations
France told the United States it hopes to open negotiations for a new war debts agreement. The note indicated distress over the economic low mood and world trade balances, citing potential beneficial effects of an international monetary understanding. France owes the United States a large war debt. Great Britain had earlier signaled willingness to engage.
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Washington
France
United States
State Department
Paris
Debt default notices spread among European debtors
The text reports renewed talks on debt, with most debtors likely to default tomorrow, led by France and Great Britain with others including Italy Poland Lithuania Latvia and Hungary issuing formal notices of default. Finlang has paid US 2 and Finland has never missed a payment. The total default amount would rise significantly and the State Department says it is ready to consider proposals though Congress may resist any reductions.
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Finland
France
Great Britain
Italy
Poland
Lithuania
Lat
Hungary
Finlang
United States
State Department
Congress
Fighting in taxi strike grips Baltimore cab scene
In Baltimore on Monday fighting erupted as 30 policemen guarded the Diamond Cab Company headquarters amid a strike that idle 350 cabs and involved about 800 drivers. Company says four drivers were fired for justified reasons. strikers allege union activity links to dismissals with 1,500 of 2,000 city cab drivers reportedly union members.
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Baltimore
Diamond Cab Company
Stephen G. N. Son
Diamond Company
Teamsters Tinion
American Federation of Labor
Fists and Stones Mark Strikes Across Cities
Across Reading Pennsylvania Sioux Falls South Dakota Detroit Michigan and Newark New Jersey clashes left injuries and property damage as strikers and workers confronted police. Sit down strikes spread at Kelsey Hayes and Aluminum Company of America plants while talks on hiring control move slowly. A 311 million dollar shipping loss stakes efforts to settle the Pacific coast maritime dispute. Historian notes Egypt’s early military organization Palamedes circa 1195 B C noted as first to form an army.
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Associated Press
Berkshire Knitting Mills
Reading
John Morrell and Company
Sioux Falls
S. D
Newark
Harry R. Bridges
International Longshoremen’s Association
Kelsey- Hayes Wheel Company
Detroit
Econ
Aluminum Company of America
E. C. McDonald
Gordon Raking Company
Philip LaFollette
Wisconsin
Thean Lloyd Garrison
University of Wisconsin Law School
Racine
J. I. Case Company
Michigan
Flint
Egypt
Palamedes
B.C
First Egyptian Military Organizer Rameses Tlf Noted
A fragmentary note credits Rameses Tlf as Egypt’s first military organizer around 1620 B C with a collection found in Paris in 1848 and again in Boston the same year.
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Rameses Tlf
B.C
Paris
Boston
Fifth Man Sought in Cecil County Shooting Case
Sheriff Eugene Racine announced a fifth man, still at large, sparked a gun battle that wounded four men in Cecil county. Earl Elgridge, 19, was critically hurt with abdomen and chest wounds, while Paul Eldridge, Walter Starkey, and Raymond Dalton suffered injuries. Starkey, from White Rock Pennsylvania, others from Porters Bridge Maryland. The search, 24 hours long, continues for the unidentified fugitive.
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Elkion
Eugene Racine
Cecil County
Earl el- Gridge
Paul Eldridge
Earl
Walter Starkey
Raymond Dalton
Starkey
White Rock
Porters Bridge
Ail
Floyd County
Virginia
Junior Chamber Plans Christmas Party for Washington County Kiddies
The Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a December 25 morning Christmas party at Ube Academy Theatre for underprivileged children in Washington County. George Payette arranges a film program with Warner Brothers' Theatres donating the venue and a Western feature Richard Dix in Yellow Dust a two reel musical and a one reel comedy cartoon. Local merchants and donors contributed gifts such as fruit candy and books to be distributed to invited children, following a successful prior year event.
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Washington County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ube Academy Theatre
Moving Pictures
George Payette
Warner Brothers’ Theatres
Richard Dix
Junior Chamber
Sarazen Seeks Modern Golf Despite Jones Clash
Freddie Corcoran of Boston reports that Gene Sarazen favors removing the stymie from golf. He clashes with rival Bob Jones who dismisses the idea as an antique and unnecessary change to the game.
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Freddie Corcoran
Boston
Gene Sarazen
Bob Jones
Sarazen
Corcoran
Animals of Colombia Include Several Notable Species
The list highlights Colombia's diverse fauna with mentions of peccary tapir sloth armadillo anteater porcupine and opossum.
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Colombia
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