Silk hats in London traffic hint at class in motion
A collection of short clips from London dated May 12 notes silk hats as a status symbol in traffic, tea rituals at the zoo with chimps, and light observations on statues and Hauteville House. The items mix social whimsy with cultural notes from Associated Press dispatches.
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Trafalgar Square
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London Zoo
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Clarence
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Old Bailey
Central Criminal Police Court
Waterloo Railway Station
King George and Queen Mary host Royal Scottish party
London May 12 The King and Queen plan a large garden party at Holyrood Castle Edinburgh on July 15 inviting over 4000 guests. Scotch clans prepare costumes and bagpipers seek royal approval for music as the Duke of York returns from Australia to assist Queen Mary.
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Associated Press
London
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Queen Mary
Holyrod Castle
Edinburgh
Scotland
Marty Lauder
Hemroid offers quick relief for piles without surgery
Dr J S Leonhardt promotes Hemroid as a quick permanent remedy for piles caused by poor circulation. He cites trials and claims the medicine, sold by druggists with a money back guarantee, provides fast lasting relief without ointments or cutting.
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J. S. Leonhardt
Leonhardt
Dansographie New Dance System Showcased in Paris
Paris reports Albert Peter, a Parisian dancing master, unveils Dansographie a new science and language of rhythm for feet. The system uses signs like musical notes to describe dance steps enabling patenting of inventions and universal reading of a dance score by experts worldwide.
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Preps
Paris
Albert Peter
Peter
New Simple Alphabet Aids Blind Readers in Paris
A new touch reading system for the blind, simpler than Braille, is promoted by War Blind supporters in Paris. Inventor Louis Maurou says war-blind individuals learn it quickly. officials and many blind advocates back it, though three years pass without wide use. Adults struggle with Braille while one in ten war blinded learn Braille.
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Associated Press
Paris
Louis Maurou
Isaac
Union of War Blind
Use of English Provokes French at Auctions in Paris
Paris observers complain English in buyers catalogs and art sales shows bad taste as money from Anglo-Saxons flows in. An auction list and a recent art exhibition drew criticism for English only descriptions, while dressmakers and art stores cater openly to buyers with dollars and pounds.
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Associated Presse
Paris
Foreigners Form One Thirteenth Of French Population
Paris reports that one thirteenth of France is foreign with naturalization relaxed and immigration seen as vital to counter a low birth rate. Riviera districts show heavy alien presence, especially Italians totaling 807000 and Poles, with foreign schools and customs persisting.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Riviera
Belgians and French views on immigration across borders
A regional snapshot notes Belgians rarely accept large immigration while the average Frenchman resists mixed heritage though recognizing Germany and Italy are growing. It emphasizes the French see foreigners as outsiders despite demographic shifts.
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Germany
Italy
Medal Contest for Allied Schools Promotes International Affairs
The Associated Press reports Paris May 12 that FIDAC invites allied-country artists to submit medal designs for annual awards to schools with courses fostering international affairs knowledge. Prizes funded by Gen. L G Gignilliat of Culver Military Academy support the effort, adopted at the 1925 Rome convention with rules just announced.
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Question of who pays last honors to deceased general in Germany
In Berlin on May 12 the German press debates who should lead the last honors for Gen. Ernst von Wiisberg after his funeral. The issue centers on whether a former Kaiser or the German Republic president should pay respects as the nation reflects on imperial and republican roles.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ernst von Wiisberg
von Hindenburg
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain
Bold ad touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as the fastest flesh producer. It claims 60 cents for 60 tablets and guarantees at least five pounds in 30 days or money back, with typical gains of ten pounds in 80 days.
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Funeral rites for General von Wiisberg mark a tense bier scene
The ex Kaiser sent General von Cramon to stand in for him at the funeral. After the coffin was lowered, Cramon stepped forward before Hindenburg and dropped earth on the casket first. Republican papers demand the president always take precedence to avoid such incidents.
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Empress Hermine’s New Invitation Style Debuts
The Empress and Queen Hermine of the German Empire introduces a modern at home style of greeting cards for friends of the old regime. The cards begin with a simple line inviting guests, signaling a departure from the previous pompous etiquette.
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William TI
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Uneasy Sleep Carter G W Arrante Uses Cardui
Mrs G W Arrante of this place describes nervous weakness with sleepless nights and irritability. After taking Cardui repeatedly her nervous spells diminished, sleep returned, appetite improved, and overall health felt better. The ad adds thousands of women report benefits and recommends keeping Cardui at all drug stores.
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Cardus
Prussian Court Wording Hints at Hermine’s Berlin Visits
The article notes formal requests from high imperial offices guiding Hermine’s duties at the Albrecht Palais on Wilhelmstrasse, held by a cousin of the former emperor. It also mentions expectations she will entertain at William I’s Unter den Linden palace as part of the settlement with Prussia.
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Hermine
Albrecht Palais
Wilhelmstrasse
Friedrich Heinrich
Prussia
Berlin
William I
Unter den Linden
Hohenzollerns
Boats Range Seats From Three To Seven In Trial
A note on seating capacity describes boats designed for three to four persons as comfortable while larger vessels for six or seven will also undergo trials. The plan aims to determine practical limits for passenger comfort and space usage.
Reichstag imposes fines for missed roll calls
In Berlin on May 12 Reichstag members face fines of 5 dollars for missing roll call votes and for unexcused absences. Five consecutive misses double the fine to 10 dollars. Illness allows a physician's affidavit. Deputies receive 1750 dollars yearly and 160 dollars monthly expense allowance for seven months.
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Reichstag
Schoelboys
House
Federal Treasury
Iron Trust founder Emil Kirdorf celebrates 80th birthday
Berlin May 12 Emil Kirdorf known as the Westphalian Bismarck and founder of the German coal and steel trusts has just marked his 80th birthday at Streithof Castle near Muelheim on the Ruhr He received felicitations from President Von Hindenburg nationalist and democratic leaders and magnates reflecting a lifetime of plans to merge Westphalian coal industries and western iron mines into a trust begun in 1871 as a young man of 25.
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Berlin
Emil Kirdorf
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Streithof
Rafflesberg
Muelheim
Ruhr
von Hindenburg
Kirdorf
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