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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1924
Page
35
The Washington Post announces subscription options including prepaid terms delivered in Washington and Alexandria. Rates vary by daily and Sunday delivery, with monthly and yearly plans, plus mail subscriptions prepaid in advance and payment methods.
Eight American airmen have crossed the Pacific and Europe, now steering toward the Atlantic to complete a globe encirclement. The India to Paris leg was rapid, crossing deserts, as the crew aims to prove aviation’s speed and unity of nations.
Costley reports vast forest fires across Oregon and Washington destroying millions of feet of timber. Statistics warn Americas timber resources face exhaustion from avoidable devastation. Safeguards and stricter precaution among woodsmen hunters and tourists could have reduced losses substantially.
A fragmentary report questions Amherst astronomer Prof David Todd and his dire prediction that a devastating two-part earthquake will hit New York. He links fault zones and underground gas pressure to a cataclysmic event, but scientists dismiss the forecast as unfounded and unprovable.
The statement warns that Todd could provoke unease and possible distress among thousands of anxious people already facing real life troubles, by focusing on speculative future disasters rather than present concerns.
The London conference opens with Prime Minister Macdonald Premier Herriot and Ambassador Kellogg as key figures with Owen D Young arriving to aid Kellogg The goal is to finalize details for implementing the Dawes plan including a mechanism to act if Germany defaults and potential amendments to the Versailles treaty The United States will not join as a member or act as umpire and urges no debt cancellations or transfer of German obligations to pay Allied debts
Farmers plan a large cooperative grain marketing corporation owned by farmers. It aims to take over properties of Armour Grain, Rosenbaum Grain, Rosenbaum Brothers, J C Shaffer & Co of Chicago, and Davis Noland Merrill Co of Kansas City. The deal demands about $12 million to close, forming the world’s largest grain marketing organization to test the Capper Volstead act.
A proposed coordinated system would extend a Chicago centered plan to bring all U S grain into one cooperative marketing network. Farmers groups and grain shippers support the effort, noting advantages in disposal and potential lower costs for consumers as conferences advance under new laws encouraging cooperative organizations.
A letter praising clear enunciation in hotel paging, argues for distinct pronunciation of names used by page boys. It notes decades of confusing calls that mimic train announcers and mispronounce common surnames, urging widespread adoption in London and beyond.
The New York Times editorial calls the nation to judge the Democratic candidate and the party's direction. It argues leaders must act on principles, test the boss system, and engage in a thoughtful national debate to prepare for the upcoming contest between two honorable patriots.
John Mugford a Briaham England fisherman perished after his fishing boat sank in 1891 following a collision. He handed his lifebuoy to the skipper saying he would go down with the man, and both clung to the buoy until rescue. Mustard received Royal Humane Society and Board of Trade certificates.
The International Congress of Refrigeration approved a strong protest on sea oil pollution from oil fueled vessels. The body urged national laws and international agreements to ban discharges into territorial waters or high seas, noting ships could prevent oily discharges at modest cost with proper devices.
Government outlined plans for an international conference to improve methods for food handling from shipment to delivery. Resolutions criticized the inefficiency of refrigerated fish facilities and warned of risks in road transport of stored foods.
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