Women MPs Back Bill to Abolish Death Penalty in Commons
A private member bill to abolish capital punishment and replace it with penal servitude for life was framed and backed by Mrs. Wintringham Miss Jewson George Lansbury and others. For murder or treason the term is life with possible reduction to at least ten years by the Criminal Appeal Court if mercy is urged. Other offenses allow life penal servitude or up to two years imprisonment with or without hard labor. Naval military law liab remain unchanged for under 16.
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London
Wintringham
Miss Jewson
George Lansbury
House of Commons
Ice cream curfew in Commons sparks broad laughter
In London Apr il the House of Commons laughed as Harry Becker proposed a bill to allow selling ice cream after 9 30 pm. He argued current wartime rules restraining late night sales infringe liberties and stated ice cream and soda fountains would boost development while skeptics joked about melting bacteria and colonial visitors.
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London
House of Commons
Harry Becker
Richmond
Becker
England
Punch
Rupert Hughes
Europe
United States
World Hikers Maxter Pair Reach Washington on World Walk
Mr and Mrs R E B Baxter of Sioux City arrive in Washington after a 24 741 mile trek as part of a seven year worldwide hike begun in 1921 They plan to cross the Pacific hike the world and reach Paris in 1928 for the American Legion convention The pair fund their journey through vaudeville engagements and carry 110 pound packs in mild weather and 25 pounds in cold weather Autograph book and cancelled stamps verify travel milestones.
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R. EB. Maxter
Sioux City
Washington
Washington, D. C
Pacific
Paris
American Legion
Baxter
Monahan Post
United States
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
the Prince of Wales
Marshall Foch
Charles Steinmetz
Lolyd George
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
Old Mexico
Louisiana
Great Desert
Needles
San Bernardino
Calif
Quinten Births Reported by German Gynecologists
In Genthin Powerania on April 9 a tradesman's wife gave birth to five children who were alive at birth but all died within hours. German gynecologists report this as the first quintet of quintuplets born in Germany in many decades.
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Genthin
Poweerania
Germany
Free State Post Office Eyes Stamp Lot Sales
The Free State Post Office plans to sell used stamps cancelled on telegraph forms to collectors. Since 1922, about 5 million such stamps exist with 50 thousand high value items. Tender invites firms able to buy large lots, with an estimated return of 106 million.
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Plgblin
Free State Post Office Department
Post Office
Wishing Pool Funds Record Total for Local Hospitals
The Wishing Pool at Jenolan Caves in Sydney has cleared a record 1,755 pounds for two local hospitals. Over about 13 months the pool collected mostly small coins, including 10,138 three-penny pieces and 13,381 pennies.
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Sydney
Australia
Jenolan Caves
Japan Army Plans Modernization and Expansion
Tokyo reports the army plans modernization led by War Minister Ugaki with a commission chaired by Lt Gen Tsuno. A study abroad in France Britain and the US is to guide up to date equipment, aviation expansion, chemical research, and armor and artillery improvements amid funding limits.
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Tokio
Kazushigee Ugaki
Ichisuke Tsuno
France
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Washington
Tseuno
Europe
Japan to Modernize Army to Align With Great Powers
Discussion of a proposed army program shows Japanese officers insisting on non aggressive aims. They say Japan seeks to bring its army up to standards of other great powers, who learned the hard lessons of the last war.
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Japan
Remarkable Mirages Reported Along Japan's Coast
Two striking mirages are described from Toyama prefecture and a nearby village on the northwestern coast of Japan. A mountainous silhouette appeared over a village while an avenue of pines faded into view at roughly the same time, creating twin visions in the sky.
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Tokio
Japan
Toyama
Britain’s 1922 Eastern Trade and Navy Costs Revealed
Official figures in the House of Commons show Great Britain’s eastern trade value for 1922 reached 5.5 billion dollars while naval costs in those seas totaled 17.71 million dollars. The data were released in reply to a Commons question.
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London
Great Britain
House of Commons
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