Hundreds of Turkish women freed from harems in radical reform
Angora reports hundreds of women freed from harems now face arranged marriages as the Turkish government seeks husbands. Many lack practical skills, while eunuchs’ power wanes. economic pressure and Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s reforms drive the shift from polygamy and veiling to a modern order.
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Angora
Mustapha Kemal
Angola
Mohammed VI
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Rubber plantation sweep clears Liberian jungle
Akron, Nov 28. Firestone plans a 1 000 000 acre Liberian rubber project with 100 000 000 trees to supply up to 88 percent of world crude rubber within a decade. Monrovia wharfage, roads, housing, and nurseries begin as 240 Akron representatives move in by Jan 1.
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Akron
Harvey G. Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron Company
Liberia
America
Mr. Firestone
United States
Firestone Trces” Iiter
Tabasco
Tehuantepec
Mexico
Firestone
Amazon Basin
South Africa
Firestone Company
Montcaria
Ohio
Paul
Gallia usage across Roman periods described
The source explains Romans used Gallia in three senses. Broadly it included Gallia Cisalpina North Italy and Gallia Transalpina. Narrowly it referred to Transalpine Gaul and, most restrictively, the land of Gaul in its middle region.
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Gallia
Gallia Cisalpina
Italy
Gella Transalpina
Gallia Transalpia
Gaul
Gavi
Stabilized money cuts German counterfeiting
Berlin reports a sharp drop in counterfeiting after the mark stabilized. In the first half of 1925 only 20 arrests were recorded versus 314 in 1924, with past rates linked to ten mark bills and weak paper issues aiding forgers.
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Berlin
German women police feature exhibit highlights Cologne model
The article notes Cologne pioneering a women’s police section with American and English help. Leipsic plans to follow Cologne’s example. Cologne’s women police protect girls and deter child labor while influencing social policy.
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Tion
New York
London
Leipsic
Cologne
Women Police
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