Barmat Revelations Threaten Upheaval in German Politics
Berlin March 7 AP Germany watches a financial scandal known as the Barmat affair. Four Russian born brothers funded diverse ventures from banking to mills and faced arrest orders as investigations widen. The case implicates Socialist and Clerical deputies and shakes the German cabinet amid broad inquiries.
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Berlin
Germany
Rmal
Julius
Solomon
Herschel
Isaac Barmat
Holland
Foreign Office
Pes One
Kutisker
Barmat Corporation
Barmat Brothers
Socialista
Reichsbank
Pro
Harmats
Russia
Paris Fashion Opens Spring Season in Elegant Styles
Paris dress makers unveil spring lines featuring long haired mannequins and return to ornate evening gowns. Oriental embroidery accents dominate day and evening wear with straight hems and flare skirts. V necklines and dropped waist effects appear along with tailored costumes in beige and other shades.
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Paris
Radio teaches Braxil lessons twice weekly reach
Rio de Janeiro March 7 report notes a new international radio program teaching lessons twice weekly. The effort aims to reach about 10 000 students and expand educational broadcasts across regions.
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RADIO
Braxil
Rio de Jazeiro
Saxophone Defended by Critics Traced to Inventor Sax
London readers defend the saxophone amid calls blaming jazz players rather than the instrument. Antoine Joseph Sax of Dinant Belgium created early saxophones from 1843 onward, but he died penniless and largely forgotten. critics note the instrument’s French and Belgian origins and its musician distinction despite poor profits.
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London
Antoine Joseph Sax
Dinant
Belgium
Brussels Conservatorie of Music
Sax
Paris
Thealto
Hotel Keeper Fined for Denying Early Morning Guest
Windermere England March 7 The proprietor of a leading hotel was fined 250 dollars and costs by the county court for denying admission to a traveller at 5 am after his bagg age was lost and he waited in rain and cold until 7 am The guest said the action was to press innkeepers to serve the traveling public and the court upheld that view.
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Windermere
Eng
Journalists Face Stress and Rewards in War-Era Service
Lord Burnham told a press fund audience that journalism is attractive yet nerve wracking. He noted the profession brings unique responsibilities and wear, and reflected on wartime pressures faced by Fleet Street and Downing Street in serving the Commonwealth.
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London
Lord Burnham
Arene Press Fund
Downing Street
Fleet Street
Commonwealth
Only Wealthy May Read in Portugal
Lisbon report notes Portugal faces 78 percent illiteracy while Brazil and colonies support its book trade. Local authors earn little from writing and rely on other incomes. Efforts to expand primary education falter as urban culture grows slowly, leaving many in rural areas isolated.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Brazil
Pyrene
Japan to Invite Foreign Teachers in Schools
Tokyo officials plan a housing and staffing measure to bring in foreign educators, mainly Australian and British, with about 150000 dollars requested to support the program through the Diet. The proposal aims to improve schooling by adding international instructors.
Slump in German liquor sales evident in 1924 figures
Berlin reports that German hard liquor consumption fell to about 1,000 hectoliters in 1924, far below prewar levels of 4,000,000 hectoliters. Officials note farmers making own spirits and warn railway staff to remove intoxicated travelers for safety. Prohibition debates and anti alcohol measures are discussed by scholars and foreign observers.
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Berlin
Halle
Germany
Imberger
Bonn University
Vorwaerts
United States
Vienna
Cabaret Cavalier Gets Rich Quick
Paris authorities pursue a professional dancing partner attached to a nightspot. A mobile valet is listed at 5 000 francs with claims of earning 50 000 francs monthly entirely from earnings with fair partners who hire his services.
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Paris
British Laborites Mix Dramatics and Propaganda
London March 7 AP reports the Independent Labour Party uses the Strand for Sunday night recreations and propaganda with member written plays. The parliamentary Labour club drama group includes Clynes and wife. first performance The Tomb set for March 15.
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London
Labor Party
Strand Theatre
Independent Labor Party
Beee
J. R
Parliamentary Labor Club
Clynes
No. 11
Downing Street
Ramsay MacDonald
Gate of the Thunder God to be Rebuilt at Asakusa
Kaminari mon or Gate of the Thunder God, a famed Yedo landmark destroyed by fire seventy years ago, will be rebuilt on its old site at Asakusa. Funds will be raised by popular subscription led by local temple priests. The edifice is budgeted at about 350000 dollars and designed by a noted Japanese architect expert in ancient architecture.
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Tokio
Kaminarimon
Yedo
Asakusa
High Cost of Coal Hurts British Steel Trade
Leeds March 7 AP British steel makers struggle to sell at home as German and Belgian competition bids higher prices since coal costs are up. A. M Samuel urges cut in coal price by two to three shillings per ton to revive British trade, noting 1,250,000 unemployed and overall cautious optimism for revival.
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Leeds
England
India
A. M Samuel
Department For
Leeds Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Samuel
Irish boycott spreads to Irish made goods in Cork
The Cork Industrial Development association reports the Irish people are boycotting their own goods. Cars used to demand fish manufacturers, now rare. A statement by Professor Smiddy in America says Ireland is a creditor country with substantial Irish capital abroad earning about 55 million dollars annually. The secretary warns that export of Irish capitals is in crisis and calls for government embargo on further capital export.
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Dublin
Cork
Abandoned Italian baby raffled to adoptive parents
In Paalozala Italy a foundling boy is raffled by the mayor after eight childless couples apply to adopt. Tickets sold only to would be parents, proceeds used to buy a layette for the winner and the city aids the baby’s care.
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Paalozala
Italy
Women Favor Salt and Pepper Hair Dye Trends
London reports a top West End hairdresser notes hair dyeing is now highly lucrative. Women seek snow white tones for distinction or a steely grey, while pepper and salt looks gain popularity as lighter tints fade from fashion.
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London
West End
Airplane Flivvers Aim for Popularity Like Motor Cars
The article discusses small airplanes called flivvers and their potential popularity. It notes they can be stored in a garage, use a self starter, and operate from confined spaces, with makers aiming to bring air travel to a broad public.
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Mabave
Olding Wi
Zebras to join British and Scottish estates' menageries
Reports say zebras from Rhodesia will be added to the animal collections of several large estates in Britain and Scotland. They will be kept with considerable freedom as part of a new Imperial experiment in animal display.
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London
Wilodesia
G. B.rter
Expert Finds Rubber Trees Flourishing in Southern Luzon
A. W. Pranteh of the agriculture department reports Para rubber trees will thrive in the typhoon belt areas of Albayan and Carmarines on Luzon. He found hundreds maturing trees and many self planted, countering the view that typhoons prevent rubber cultivation and noting trees withstand strong winds like bamboo.
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Manila
Luzon
A. W. Prauteh
Department of Agriculture
Singapore
Ir Pranteh
Department
Junge
Para
Philippine Islands
Carmarines
Albay
Nemo
Philippines
Minape2eo
Death Duties Doom Ancestral Estates
The piece notes that death duties threaten English Scottish and Irish large estates, with rates reaching up to 60 percent. Duke of Montrose tells Glasgow Conservative club that big ancestral homes and castles will gradually disappear under state taxes, though he reflects on the era as prosperous.
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Glasgow
England
Scotland
Duke of Montrose
Wager On Cock Fight Recalled From A Century Ago
A Lancashire wool works sold to a local businessman sparked a tale of a 100 year old cock fight. Records say the lord mayor and the Earl of Derby contested mines as stakes visible from the hall dining room. The Adington family, once owners of the estate, is among England’s oldest lineages.
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Wigen Puy
Lancashire
Earl of Derby
Adington
Bulgaria Sees Beautiful Sultana On Swiss Journey
Phili lis reports Bulgaria glimpsed the beautiful Sultana Nedig Evum, twenty, with blue eyes and Oriental beauty, traveling from Bulgaria toward Switzerland. She leaped from a railroad compartment at a station and seeks to join her husband in exile, requesting Mustapha Kemal for permission.
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Phili Lis
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Nedig
Kemal
Nedig Evum
Mustapha Kemal
Mats
Umbrellas Tie Fashion With Stockings And Gloves
London fashion note notes a trend linking umbrella colors with stockings and gloves. It observes practical appeal of matching handles and shafts, highlighting early spring popularity and the attention of department stores to coordinated accessories.
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London
Umone
Emerald
Job Found for German Dock at London Mersey Berth
London March 7 AP a job has been found for the former German floating dock berthed in the Mersey since delivery under the treaty. The Malta for crewing these offshore capital ships of the Mediterranean fleet.
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London
Mersey
Malta
Mediterranean
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