High rates spoil trade in the Far East
United States Consul General George Anderson at Hongkong reports freight rate hikes harming Far East trade with Europe and the United States. A 20 percent increase to US eastern coast routes via Suez and rising Pacific rates threaten vessel availability, with rice crops in Indo China Siam and Burma boosting demand. Hongkong shipyards stay busy building and rebuilding ships despite high costs and aimed competition with European yards.
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Far East
Orient
Europe
United States
George ©. Anderson
Hongkong
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Anderson
Indo-China
Siam
Burma
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
New York
Sante Industries
Philippines
China
Japan
Vesgela
Blue Funnel Line
Straits’ Steamship’ Company
China Navigation Company
Shanghai
Taikoo
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, (Ltd
Messrs
Brunsgaard Kjosterud and Company
Drammen
Norway
Messrs. Hang Kiner and Company
Siam Steamship Company
Tck
Plan Your Garden On Paper Says Bulletin
The USDA urges indoor planning of back yard gardens to harvest two to three crops per season. Create a scale drawn plan, select plots, and outline crop rotation, with family input and practical space use. Include drainage notes, fertilizers, herbs, and small fruit areas for a year round, educational garden.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Man seeks to adopt mulatto girl in Evansville case
Clif ford Yarborough a white grain broker aged 48 from Pulaaki Tennessee appeared with attorney W Vawter before Judge Duncan C Givens in Evansville Indiana seeking to adopt Eugenia Murray a 17 year old mulatto girl claiming she is his daughter. The judge refused stating it would amount to sanctioning white and black marriage.
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Evansville
Ind
Mar
Clifford Yarborough
Pulaaki
Tenn
W. ©. Vawter
Duncan ‘C. Givens
Eugenia Murray
Eyanaville
Givens
Yarborough
Tennessee
Maid in Home Sparks Divorce Case in St Louis
In a St Louis courtroom on March 11 192X Mrs Laura B Fisher testified of humiliation caused by a 17 year old maid who allegedly taunted her as the mistress in the Fisher household. The case involves George K Fisher of Fisher Semple and Company and his wife as their divorce trial continues with accusations of jealousy abuse and infidelity.
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ST. Louis
George K. Fisher
Fisher, Semple and Company
Fisher
Laura
McPherson Avenue
Arnold
Ake
Mrs. Fisher
Pierpont Morgan
Plarpont Morgan
Mar
Jordan
Mira
Jourdan
Mary
Dorothy Tay
Rancher slays mad coyote near Wasco cottage
In Wasco Oregon on March 11 rancher H. H. M. Spencer awoke to a snarling coyote attacking his wife and child. He discharged a shotgun, chased the animal, and finally beat it to death with a club after a struggle at the cabin door.
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Wasco
Ore
HH. M. Spencer
Spencer
Nye
Miles
Unclear Marine Corps marching song noted in Washington dispatch
A brief Washington report highlights the Marine Corps distinctive marching song as catchy and swingy, comparing it with classic tunes sung at West Point and by the Seventh Cavalry. The piece references a stylized verse and notes the unique uniformed unit’s rhythm.
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Washington
Mar
United States Marine Corps
Weat Point
Benny Haye
Aong
Seventh Cavalry
Garry Owen
Afontes Amasiergung
A. Tavarita
HATCHINGS FROM THE BOOBY HATCH
A fragmented wartime spoof offers advice on avoiding conscription and criticizes enemy actions. It mocks propaganda while urging skepticism of Allied reports and suggesting absurd plans to drain citizens’ resources. The piece lampoons wartime rhetoric and censorship.
First Woman Promoter of Prize Fights Frances Weston
Hy Zoe Beckley New York March 11 Frances Weston a auburn haired Brooklyn promoter runs the Long Acre Athletic Association ring in Manhattan. She buys control, selects bouts, handles fighters heights weights records terms and reports, and runs a boxing venue with bleachers around a roped ring. Weston insists women can manage as well as men and caters to ladies with a dedicated section and strict decorum.
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Zoe Beckley
New York
Mar
Frances
Weston
Samantha
Ton
Long Acre
Bert Weston
Brooklyn
A. Tiicuness
Akill
Mrs. Weston's Athletic Association
Bernhardt
Tirkiah
Mrs. Weston
Jana
Hellera
Halkera Rad
Ita
Frances Weaton
Boone
Anton
Lincoln desk heirloom in White House basement unearthed
Mar 11 Denver Oldrénce Brandenburg of this city displays a black rosewood table once used by Abraham Lincoln as his desk in the White House. Bequeathed by Col William H. Crook, one of Lincoln’s bodyguards, the relic was stored in the White House basement before its rediscovery. Other Lincoln memorabilia and presidential plates are also shown.
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Denver
Praschene Tancoln
Oldrénce
Brandenburg
Ginbholm
Frater Et Great Gettysbure
William H. Crook
Lincoln
White House
Gold leaf scarcity spurs commission plans in Spain
In Madrid, officials consider establishing a local committee to explore prospects for restoring gold leaf production amid global shortages. The Baroplonannions weigh options, drawing on insights from Britain and Germany to revive the industry.
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Spain
Midirg
Mitgland
Cermiaiys
McKinney Held Over Burglary Case Says Valet Dangers
MINNEAPOLIS MAR 11 John Cecil McKinney who acted as valet to a burglar for a year in Hennepin County seeks release after habeas corpus filings. He claims his former master’s crimes show danger, and he may have helped avoid capture amid arrests and a spree around Cold Springs Minnesota. The tale unfolds with court action and heated exchanges over the pair’s unusual partnership.
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Minneapolis
Johne Cecil McKinney
Hennepin County
S&. Cary
United States District Court
John Cecil McKinney
Stilswater
Cold Springs
Minn
John Cecil
John
Bodine
Cecil
Mr. Acton
Chicago Powers
McKinney
Judge Sentences Young Oman 6) Wash Y Prames
N A Richburg court hears a case involving CURiel Kiog, a 27 year old charged with an alleged offense at Sitralleise Orangeburg. The defendant is held on bond with a warrant issued after authorities noted suspected wrongdoing. The proceedings imply a serious adjudication with potential further actions pending.
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Richbarg
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Constantipople
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