Spitzbergen Mining Faces Unique Longyear City Labor Conditions
Longyear City Spitzbergen Aug 15 AP mining here shows harsh travel between base and mine and a climate near five degrees frost year round. Coal is king with wages about 30 kroner a day and winter social entertainments. many workers sign for a summer and winter and some return after spending wages in Tromso.
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Longyear City
Spitzbergen
American Electric Traction
Braganza Fay
Bell Sound
Sigurd Westby Spitzbergen
Tromso
Norway
Finland
Russia
John M. Longyear
Boston
Mass
Frederick Ayer
Associated Press
Largest wire rope built for Zugspitze railway
Vienna August 15 AP The world’s longest single wire rope for the planned Zugspitze suspension railway in Bavaria measures 8 827 yards in length 1.8 inches in diameter and weighs about 88 000 pounds The rope was forged by the St Regydier Iron and Steel Industrial company of Austria.
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Vienna
Zugspitze
Bavaria
St. Regydier Iron and Steel Industrial Company
Austria
Japanese tobacco sales soar past 245 million in 1924 25
AP reports total tobacco product sales in Japan for 1924 25 including cigars cigarettes and pipe mixtures reached 245 767 465 yen with ten percent growth noted over the prior year. The figures reflect broad consumer demand across tobacco categories and indicate a substantial market scale.
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Japan
Whale meat culture divides Oslo crowd in spring appeal
In Oslo, whale meat remains a staple for the poorer classes. As spring nears, markets feature bergen and the coast with buyers selecting the tender cuts for ham and related dishes.
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Oslo
Norway
Bergen
Sheriff Receives Salary Increase Thirty Years Late
Edmonton report recalls Sheriff Peter Gunn who learned of a substantial raise via a 1896 letter from Ewen MacDonald. The notice, dated January 6, 1896, was misfiled and only recently reached Gunn, who joked about never reaping the gain. The letter praised his past service with Hudson’s Bay at Lesser Slave Lake.
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Edmonton
Alta
Peter Gunn
North Country
Ewen MacDonald
Peace River District
Hudson's Bay Company
Gunn
Lesser Slave Lake
MacDonald
Germany should copy United States government says Dr Arendt
Dr Otto Arendt argues in the Taegliche Rundschau that Germany needs a non partisan cabinet supported by a broad populace. He says a U S style system ensures republican stability, warns against monarchist restoration, and urges four reforms to preserve the Weimar republic.
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Berlin
Otto Arendt
Germany
United States
German Republic
Arendt
Hindenburg
Dr. Arendt
Reich
Tie
Lord Glenconner Engaged to Miss Pamela Paget
London reports England's bachelor Lord Glenconner engaged to Pamela Paget younger daughter of Sir Richard and Lady Muriel Paget He is 26 wealthy and inherits business interests and the Tennant collection of pictures part of which sold for 1 000 000 two years ago
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Lord Glenconner
London
England
Pamela Paget
Richard
Muriel Paget
Tennant
Sun Rays Studied From Alpine Station
Announcement from Zermatt says the Royal Academy of Science Amsterdam will conduct a scientific examination of the sun's rays from the Gornergrat station at 9 600 feet. The expedition will be led by J Van der Bilt of the Dutch Academy of Science.
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Geneva
Zermatt
Royal Academy of B Science At
Amsterdam
Gornegrat
J. van der Bilt
Dutch Academy of Science
London Judges Crack Down On Speeders
London magistrates report a sharp rise in traffic prosecutions with 2,073 motorists cited in the first quarter across the metropolitan district. Accused drivers face penalties as authorities intensify enforcement of speeding and related violations.
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Spreders
London
Olitan
Con. Wa
Life and Labor To Be Subject At Conference
World religious leaders gather in Stockholm for the Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work from August 19 to 30. About 150 American delegates expect to bring home educational, industrial, and economic insights for U.S. churches.
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Stockholm
Universal Christian Conference On
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Commission On
The
Church and Christian Education
William Adams Brown
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Church and International Relations
Charles A. Brent
Buffalo
H. P. Faunee
Brown University
Robert EB. Speer
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
J. Ross Stevenson
Princeton Theological Seminary
James I. Vance
First Presbyterian Church of
Nashville, Tenn
World Alliance For International Friendship
Ar P of Canterbury
World’ Alliance
Constantinople
Grace
Nathan Soderblom
Upsala
Arthur J. Brown
Ice sellers accused of using dangerous chemical
Reports from Rome describe hot weather driving complaints about fish sellers who allegedly use bichloride of mercury to keep their wares fresh. Warnings and caricatures by authorities depict merchants injecting the chemical with a needle to slow spoilage.
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Rome
Anways
Gould Yacht Valiant Sold to Thory Shipbuilders
In Belfast on August 15 AP reports Lord Pir-rie sold his steam yacht Valiant to shipbuilders Thory, a former Gould connection. The vessel debuted in foreign waters as the Vigilant, the American cup defender, raced with Pritannis, now heading to Kin and emerging as a leading figure in yachting circles.
Sunday Drinking Causes Problem in Irish Free State
Dublin August 15 AP debate grows over Sunday drinking in the Free State where bona fide travelers may drink after three miles from home. Northern Ireland has abolished Sunday licensing. many Dublin area pubs serve travelers, drawing excursionists from across the border. Opinion is split with moves toward closing Sundays or restricting hours, while Bishop Dignan and clergy oppose universal Sunday opening.
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Dublin
Free State
Northern Ireland
Aulster
South Down
Omeath
County Louth
Liquor Commission
Clomfort
Dignan
Ireland
Pan Pacific Conference Planned for Japan in 1926
Tokio reports the Pan Pacific conference committee has invited nations with Pacific interests to Tokyo for a 12 day event at Tokyo Imperial University in October 1926. Prince Kanin will be honorary president and Japan's premier honorary chairman. The science panel will study oceanography broadcasting seismicity and earth movements with sessions on physical biology and Pacific broad casting.
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Tokio
Committee of Ways and Means
Tokio Imperial University
Japanese Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Pacific
Australia
Kotohito Kanin
Japan
House of Peers
Jyoji Sakwesai
Washington statue commission forms for Havana project
A committee led by Dr Orr O foregs plans a statue of George Washington to be placed at a distance from the Maine monument. The effort aims to honor Washington with a new sculpture in Havana in August.
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Washington
Havana
Aug
Orr
Apaperman
Po Ian
George Washington
Maine
Canada launches comprehensive inquiry into rail rate equalization
The Canadian Rail Road Commission begins an extensive review of the national rate structure aiming to equalize railway charges across the country. Public documents will be opened for inspection after August 15, with hearings to follow in multiple regions and across provinces.
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Ottawa
Railroad Commission
Canada
Dominion
Britis Columbia
Maritime Provinces
Montreal
Quebec
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Central Provinces
Crow’s Nest Pass
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Grain Grower
Poland Opposes Danzig Harbor Postboxes, Lahm Says
In Danzig Aug 15 AP reports President Lahm dismisses Poland’s demand for separate postboxes in the harbor. He argues Versailles grants Poland rights only to the port and accuses Poland of implying Danzig’s inefficiency by comparing it to Shanghai.
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Danzig
Poland
Heinrich Lahm
Associated Press
Sahm
Europe
Shanghai
League of Nations
Goose Egg Twins Impress Local Fisherman
From a five egg nest Mia J J Elliott of this district found six goslings hatched with one cowbird egg producing a fine pair. The egg that yielded the pair weighed about a half pound and was valued as a curious novelty in the setting.
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Mia
J. J. Eliiott
Waa
Leper Island director ends long Molokai tenure
John D. McVeigh retires after almost 25 years as Kakupapa superintendent on Molokai and moves to a Kalihi advisory post. Ralph L Cooke and Dr. Harold Marshall replace older staff as the Kalaupapa settlement aims to expand care with Chaulmoogra oil treatment and public support.
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Honolulu
Kakupaps
Molokai
John D. McVeigh
Kalihi
McVeigh
Ralph L Cooke
Wireless
The
Mutual Telephone Co
W. J. Goodhue
Harold Marshall
Louisiana
Melokai
Me Volgs
United States
Red Cross
France
New Ships to Be Propelled by Combustion
Lloyds register shows world ship construction for the quarter ending June 30 at 2,369,831 tons, down 27,000 from March. Britain and Ireland total 1,093,587 tons, while abroad totals 1,276,244 tons with Germany 407,366 and the United States 92,001 tons. Motor tonnage equals 93 percent of steam, as seagoing steamers and motor ships rise to 58,785,000 tons by June 1925.
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London
Lloyds Register of Shipbuilding
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
Italy
France
Holland
United States
Japan
Norway
Denmark
Dublin Favors Families in Housing Allocation
Dublin city commissioners completed 248 new houses for the working class and will allot them by family size. Among applicants are 21 families with 12 or more members, 40 with 11, and 76 with 10. Many 10 person families live in single room tenements.
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Dublin
Largest Cavalry Boot Made for Guilds 600th Anniversary
Doebeln Germany August 15 AP a giant cavalry boot celebrating the 600th anniversary of the bootmakers guild was produced using ten cow hides. The boot foot measures 5.9 feet and the shaft 16.4 feet and the exhibit will stay at the town hall as a permanent display.
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Doebeln
Germany
Few Germans Physically Fit in Regular Sports
Berlin August 15 AP Only two percent of Germany's population engage regularly in sport, says Theodore Lewalk under-secretary and president of the German committee for physical culture. Of 6,000,000 sporting club members, only about 20 percent may be called active, meaning they train regularly.
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Berlin
Germany
Theodore Lewalk
German Committee For Physical Culture
Japanese Party Leaders Plan U S Study Delegation
Leaders of Kenseikai Seiyukai and Seiyuhonto will send six parliamentarians to the United States to study American political practices. They will attend an international convention in Washington in October and then visit other cities to gather ideas for Japan’s modern political situation.
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Tokio
Japan
Kenseikai
Seiyukai
Seiyuhonto
United States
Washington
Bulgarians Observe International Cooperative Day
Sofia reports International Cooperative day celebrated nationwide with ro sary rituals under the Central Cooperative bank. The bank, based in Sofia, posted more than 2,000,000 leva in business for the last year, a record surpassing its previous high.
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Sofia
Central Cooperative Bank
International aviation camp at Alverca draws visitors
The Alverca aviation camp near Lisbon welcomed a record June with foreign aviators. A large British plate opened the visit and soon 14 Spanish planes flew over Lisbon on a friendly showcase before a return visit by Portuguese pilots planned for September.
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Lisbon
Alverca
England
Portugal
University imposes student driving curbs from fall
Aug 8 AP reports university authorities adopt regulations to curb motoring by undergraduates. Restrictions ban night joy riding and forbid first term residents from using motorcars, with no use before noon and times after 8:30 p m in winter or 10 p m in summer.
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Senate
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Lambert Chambers
Joan Pry
Kathleen McKane
Irish Free State
Canadian Railroad Commission
Papette
Tahiti
Bishop Museum of
Polynesia
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