Britain Faces 262 Million War Debt Payment Dilemma
The Johnson Act forces Britain toward a 100 percent default choice for 262 million dollars due June 15. Lipppman outlines three options: pay all and collect little, pay all and collect from debtors, or pay nothing. He argues political realities make full payment unlikely and the default will persist for months, affecting global credit and politics.
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Johnson
Senator Johnson
France
Italy
Germany
Finland
Congress
Britain
America
Europe
United States
Lausanne
Theohnson
New York Tribune Inc
Columbian Exposition Coins and Early Geometry Origins
Five million fifty cent pieces were struck for the 1898 Columbian Exposition to be sold at one dollar to fund the fair. Few were sold as keepsakes, so many were used at face value to meet obligations. Authorities differ on geometry’s origin, but most place it in ancient Egypt where Nile floods spurred land surveying and the term means earth measurement.
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Ancient
Egypt
Nile
Naked Hermit Dons Clothes and Is Shot to Death
Abe Hinkley a 62 year old recluse known as the naked hermit lived twelve years in a chicken coop. He wore brown trousers and a gray shirt for the first time in years before being shot by a farmer who said he saw Hinkley prowling near the coop. His starving cat was found in a battered suitcase nearby and police were pursuing him on a charge of indecent exposure.
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Chicago
Abe Hinkley
Hinkley
Extension Granted for Returns on Personalty and Income
The State Tax Department extends the deadline for returns on tangible and intangible property and state income to July 1 with no penalties for this year. The change reflects new income law reduced exemptions for married and single filers, while tangible and intangible property rules remain unchanged.
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State Tax Department
Kruschen Salts Promotes Slim Figure For Women
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a safe fat loss aid for women worldwide. It prescribes a half teaspoon daily in hot water before breakfast, plus diet tips to curb pastry fats and rich foods. It promises energy, bright eyes, clear skin, and a lively figure.
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Mroning
Kruschen
M. E. Campbell Dies in Fort Myers Hospital at 74
Marion E. Campbell 74 died in Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers from Brights disease Sunday night. A Winchester native and longtime contractor he joined the Masonic order in Washington. Survived by a brother John H. Campbell and sisters in Washington Mount Rainier Md and others. Body to be cremated ashes buried in Washington beside late wife. Funeral details not yet set.
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Marion E. Campbell
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fort Myers
Fla
Campbell
Winchester
Masonic Order
Washington
Centenary Reformed Church
John H. Campbell
Amherst Street
Rosser LI. Campbell
Kernstown
L. E. Miller
J. E. Wayland
E. L. McIntosh
Mount Rainier
Commodity price listing in historical market column
A sequence of prices is shown: 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 0 0 4 5 0 3 3 0 4 2 0 4 9 0 6 5 5 8 9 5.
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Associated Press
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Baltimore - Chambersburg
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Carlisle
Cumberland
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Union Bus Terminal
Piccadilly & Braddock Sts
Blue Ridge Ie
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Kellogg
Battle Y Creek
Alice Brand
Alice
Sauer’s Vanilla
Sherchlis
Rumford
H. Creamery Butter
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Geo. W. Kurtz
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Dolly
Crisco
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