European capitals survey liquor law changes and culture notes
London reports a government commission plans to cut licensed drinkeries in the Irish Free State to about one per 400 residents, with a compensation levy for closures. Sunday sale rules loosened for travelers, St Patrick’s day may stay dry, and penalties tighten for drunk driving. Paris and Berlin dispatches cover diplomatic dress trends, suffrage activity, and American cultural influence. A German Austrian union aims to foster economic ties and cultural understanding amid debates over a Greek statue purchase and art funding.
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Associated Press
London
Irish Free State
Government
Lquor
St. Patrick's Day
Treland
Free State
Manly
Mannequin Mania Replaces Stage Career Across English Cities
The piece notes a trend of chorus girls and professionals like singers, teachers, nurses, and stenographers leaving old roles for modeling work in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, and beyond. Suzanne Lenglen loses a diamond arrow on Wimbledon court then retrieves it from a loyal attendant who kept it unclaimed, and Oxford Voice broadcasts across England amid criticism over Oxford bags.
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Manchester
Liverpool
Leeds
Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne
Oxford Voice
England
Mindrop Invents Wand to Detect Subsurface Resources
Professor Mindrop of the Bochum school of mines claims a new wand detects coal oil metals salts and water underground. Dutch Bureau of Mines invited him to assess coal and ore at Maurik Holland after promising experiments. The device uses undisclosed magnets and an Indicator tube to reveal mineral presence below the surface.
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Mindrop
Bochum School of Mines
Bureau of Mines
Maurik
Holland
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