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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1926
Page
8
The report notes Istanbul area press activity with Constantinople claiming 20 of Turkey's 89 newspapers. It lists Turkey wide daily circulation at 171 400 copies.
Berlin reports former Emperor William II delighted by sales of Pages from My Life 1859 1888 and plans at least two more books. He praised autobiographical work for candor about his English mother father and grandfather and noted strong demand, including shipments to the United States.
Paris reports plans by the French government to sell Ste. Marguerite island near Cannes, home to the Man in the Iron Mask fortress. Local resistance grows as foreign capital eyed for subdivision and a potential model winter resort. The island four miles in circumference hosts famed historic prisoners and a noted 19th century escape.
Berlin report on Russo German trade shows German industries securing 30 percent of foreign concessions from the Soviet government. Of 140 total concessions, Germany received 40, England 20, the United States 15. Krupp at Essen gained a key concession for agricultural implements. Former Chancellor Wirth backs a timber company with a $7,000,600 annual Russia business.
In Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire no carols will be sung in streets until seven days before Christmas after a court ban prompted by prior complaints of four week caroling. Police obtained the order to curb disturbances in the market town. Approximately 600 lions in California kill 30,000 deer yearly, double the hunters’ kill, and the animal extermination is discouraged as it cannot be trapped or poisoned.
The Weather Bureau forecast warmer weather but temperatures fell to five degrees above zero in town and zero at exposed county spots. No precipitation occurred as skies stayed clear, yet the cold prompted more fuel use to offset the sharp temperatures.
The document notes a dramatic shift as rickshaws disappear from Tokyo streets. It cites 39,013 rickshaws in one year and 8,348 in 1926, highlighting a steep decline and social change in urban transport.
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