Roosevelt Hunters Extend Asiatic Expedition to China
Amritsar India Aug 8 AP Roosevelt expedition led by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and family contemplates extending their Asian trek beyond Kashmir toward the Pamirs with possible continuation into China. The party reports abundant game yet faces cholera risk and food supply constraints amid permits from Peking and travel through Leh Ladakh.
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China
Amritsar
India
Asia
Kashmir
Pamirs
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
George Cherrie
Mr. Cutting
Srinagar
Leh
Ladakh
Thianshan
Chinese Turkestan
Pamir
A. J. Hinde
British Joint Commission
Lehi
Heber
Owen Jones
Chicago
George van B. Gillan
Kashgar
Peking
Dras
Tarkand
London
Roosevelts
Ex Kaiser's Mother Blamed Son For Hostility In Britain
Berlin reports reveal in Baron von Reischach memoirs that the dowager empress Frederic criticized the ex Kaiser for fueling anti German sentiment in England. She urged moderation but said public opinion was largely driven by the Kaiser's own actions and warned Germany risked aligning with Russia and France if press hostility persisted.
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Son
Britain
Berlin
Frederic
Baron von Reischach
Hohenzollerns
England
Germany
Times
Globe
Standard
Daily Telegraph
Wrass
Russia
France
British anxious to climb Everest
At the Royal Geographical Society anniversary meeting the Earl of Ronaldshay said neither the late Everest expedition members nor the Everest committee were prepared to admit defeat in the conquest of Everest.
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London
Royal Geographical Society
Earl of Ronaldshay
Everest
Turtle Proves Very Useful Garden Helper in London
London households increasingly keep turtles to combat garden pests. Turtles sold across markets and stores for six pence to three shillings depending on size. An estimated 60 000 have come from Mediterranean ports, aiding snail control and plant protection. Turtles adapt quickly, drinking sweetened water and remaining near their gardens.
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London
England
Mediterranean
Feng
Japan Prepares Special Police to Halt Bolshevist Propaganda
Tokyo reports fear of Bolshevist propaganda in Japan prompts plan for a specialized police service with an annual 1 000 000 yen budget. Government measures include a new peace preservation law and unified orders for police at home and in Korea to pursue propagandists and monitor cross border influence.
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Tokio
Japan
Home Department
Russia
Diet
Korea
Home Office
Tokyo Slum Children Suffer Poor Health From Quake Aftermath
Tokyo officials report more than 60 percent of children under seven in slums are unhealthy due to undernourishment and disease. Unemployment, ruined housing, and dust from ash and ruins in Ifonjo and Fukagawa worsen conditions, with relief aid waning after initial postquake support.
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Tokio
Kimatsu Okazaki
Ifonjo
Fukagawa
European Acreage Beet Sugar Is Out
Rome reports European acreage devoted to beet sugar declined in 1924. Total area dropped about 1,963,000 hectares, reducing the world supply percentage as beet sugar acreage fell across European nations.
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Rome
German stars' salaries cut sparks court fight
Berlin August 8 The German Theatrical Association and performers clash over pay limits and who qualifies as prominent artists. The association set 75 dollars as the top salary and created a commission to define prominent status, while stars challenge the terms in court. Proposals to extend the limit to July 30, 1926 were rejected. further court action is planned.
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Berlin
Etween
German Theatrical Association
Stars
Special Commission
Jeritza
W C T U Talk Widely Distributed From Edinburgh Speech
Emily Rathou of Sweden spoke to the World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in June. An abstract of her message will be distributed worldwide, detailing Sweden’s push for prohibition and government control. She noted Bratt system costs 30,000,000 crowns yearly and stated the state funds temperance education.
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Edinburgh
Emily Rathou
Sweden
Women’ Christian Temperance Union
Miss Rathon
United States
Peace Depends Upon America as Europe’s Security Rock
London reports T P O’Connor, the father of the House of Commons, urged that European and global peace requires the full strength of the American arm. He warned Britain and America must understand each other and cautioned against viewing Americans as mere English descendants.
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London
Europe
T. P. O'Connor
House of Commons
England
America
Great Britain
Atlantic
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Irish Resent Ideas of Americans as to Living With Pigs
Dublin officials at the Rotary Club discussed American tourist doubts about Ireland. A returned traveler cited questions about safety and a perception of Ireland as uncivilized with “pigs in the drawing room.” P. J. O'Brien of the Irish Tourist Development Association defended gains in tourist traffic to Cobh and Ireland England routes, noting Ulster in excess of previous years and prewar standards in several districts.
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Dublin
Rotary Club
America
Ireland
P. J. O’brien
Irish Tourist Development Association
Cobh
England
Ulster
Global farm land shifts show declines in Europe and rise in Russia
Statistics from the International Institute of Agriculture show 1926 land changes with Spain dropping from 179000 hectares to 78000 and Italy from 124000 to 50000. A 1924 25000 hectare crop vanished in 1925 while Russia saw a large increase from 345000 to 000 hectares.
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International Institute of Agriculture
Spain
Italy
Roasia
Tahiti Considers Local Currency Amid Franc Instability
In Papeete Tahiti Aug 8 AP reports talks of establishing a Tahitian local unit of value to insulate the colony from French franc fluctuations. Citizens urge a stable money system as home trade and business suffer from franc-driven currency swings.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Prinson
France
Banque d’IndoChine
Unusual Canadian General Election Interest Aroused
Reports from Vienna and Ottawa describe cross currents in European and Canadian politics on the eve of a possible general election. In Vienna a royal romance ends in marriage plans between Princess Elizabeth Windischgraetz and social democrat Petzneck after a council intervention. In Ottawa Kin's Liberals face a looming fall election amid provincial shifts, with Nova Scotia Tory victory and Newfoundland Libs poised to influence the dissolution decision.
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Elizabeth Windischgraetz
Diet
Herr Petzneck
Schoenbronn
Franz Joseph
Rudolph
City
Ottawa
Labor Party
Theouse of Commons
Kin
Labor
Nova Scotia
Libera
Borunswick
King
Arthur Meighe
Conservative
Manitoba
Decrease in England Union Membership Report
London Aug 8 AP The General Federation of Trade Unions reports 830 316 members the smallest total since 1912 a drop of 89 734 from last year The federation secretary Appleton says losses stem from amalgamations wage fund strains unemployment and postwar financial pressures.
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London
General Federation of Trade Unions
Appleton
Trade War Between Poland and Germany Shakes Danzig
Danzig faces a shift in coal flow as Baltic states may receive Upper Silesian coal, boosting Danzig shipping. Local merchants push for improved loading facilities to handle 30,000 tons monthly as tariff tensions persist. German goods move to Poland for higher profits amid customs disruptions.
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Danzig
Poland
Germany
Baltic Sea
Russian Empire
Baltic Countries
Ruhr
Hasate
Danziet
Adage on Parental Guidance and Self Awareness
A humorous reflection notes a man’s ignorance is clearest when his children offer advice. It suggests the average man lacks a clear purpose and shows why he is not a hero to his valet. The quote underlines self awareness through family input and the value of purpose.
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Becaus
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Alexandra Curzon
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Tokyo
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O’conner
U. S
Canada
Jean Borotra
Tonnte
Frigg
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