France Sees Boost in Confidence Despite Financial Hurdles
Paris reports France entering the new year with renewed confidence despite trade deficits and franc depreciation. Officials note stabilized internal politics after elections, rising investment in long term projects, centralized capital shifts to boost regional industry, and hopes for an international balance to strengthen the franc while markets adjust to reconstruction needs.
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Sons of Dutch envoy sick ship as sailors
Hoboken N J two of Theodore Cremer the Dutch minister at Washington sailed as crew on the Holland America freighter Maasdijk to reach the sickbed of their father in Washington upon learning he was ill with appendicitis and to be operated on. No passenger ship would sail soon so they departed immediately for Washington.
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British film industry forms Alliance Film Corporation
London reports the formation of Alliance Film Corporation, the largest firm in British cinema history. It has purchased Harrow Weald Park near London, a 54 acre site, as part of its new studio complex.
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Sleeping sickness strikes Spokane in five local cases
Five cases of sleeping sickness were reported in Spokane Wash as of Dec 26 with one recent Newport Wash death. One patient reportedly slept for three weeks. Eskimos require doctors to take fee on arrival. if patient dies the fee is returned. Japan film censorship bans 2350 kissing scenes in ten months.
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Dutch Women 10 Fight for Rights in The Hague
In The Hague the Dutch feminist movement gains momentum after full suffrage adoption. Leaders like Mrs. Wijnandts Brancken urge legal reform to end paternal control in education marriage and custody. They highlight unequal obligations for women and the threat of male domination, especially among conservative rural women.
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