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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1926
Page
5
The senate approved the world court by 76 to 17 with reservations limiting U S engagement. A two thirds Senate vote remains required for any dispute brought to the court. Opposition vows to fight and push to exit the court in future elections.
President Coolidge approved the court martial sentence of Col. William Mitchell with a modification granting half pay and allowances during the pleasure of the President. Two days later Mitchell resigned from the Army, likely to be accepted. He plans to lecture on aviation development, though public interest as a civilian may wane.
Hang Ellor Luther submitted names of his new cabinet to the German Reichstag and outlined policies amid silence from deputies. Na Unionists protested missing terms for entry to the League of Nations, Socialists complained of vague membership language and rejection of popular support.
ISCOUNT TAKAAKI KATO remains prime minister as Tokyo politics grow chaotic while R Wakatsuki acts as premier and a likely dissolution of the diet looms. Belgium mourns Cardinal Mercier with formal state tribute as Allied leaders attend funeral rites. Italy finds favorable terms on debt amid German criticism of Mussolini. Spanish aviators plot a seaplane flight to Buenos Aires as Hungary probes a forgery plot linked to German sources.
At the National Sporting Club in London, eight professional hairdressers will compete on February 3 to style models in a permanent wave contest. The winner earns a silver challenge cup and 40 pounds. Contestants hail from London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Oxford.
A report notes the Comedie Francaise will revert to the Napoleonic six member committee structure for overseeing its affairs, reversing the 1919 expansion and prompting debate over democracy versus tradition. The piece also mentions bull fighters in Toulouse and comments by Mayor Michiere and matador Luis Free.
In Germany one in five hundred people is said to work for the federal government as White taxes jump 250 percent since the war. Despite low public debt for reparations, federal job holders have risen rapidly drawing calls from party papers for a major purge. The finance ministry is charged with overseeing reforms.
A health advert claims McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets help skinny people gain weight fast. It notes a woman reportedly gained ten pounds in twenty two days using 60 tablets for Ct cents, with a money back guarantee if no gain in thirty days.
The text notes high tax collection costs and payrolls in Germany under Allied and American oversight, with large reparations and a German budget of 7.686 billion marks. It highlights General Hans von Seeckt’s rise to colonel general, his role with Von Mackensen, and his awards. It mentions Kulmbach’s castle Plassenburg repurposed as an insane asylum, reflecting postwar asset use.
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