French Head of Foreign College Seeks US Visit
Dr. Mary Miles Patrick president of the Women’s College in Constantinople visits the United States aboard the steamship Homeric and will return after a brief stay. French alchemist Germain touts Elixir de Longue Vie claiming to combat cancer tuberculosis and paralysis and revive dead trees. London minister Rev F W Norwood accepts American call to Broadway Tabernacle with Rev C E Jefferson to take his London pulpit.
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America
Mary Miles Patrick
The
Women's College
Constantinople
United States
New York
Patrick
Monsieur Germain
F. W. Norwood
City Temple
London
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
C. E. Jefferson
Amercan Church
Mrs Lloyd George Elected to Criccieth Town Council
Dame Margaret Lloyd George, wife of the prime minister, won the Criccieth town council poll easily. She will monitor ward assessments, appointments, and hospital, fire brigade, and asylum committees, while balancing duties in London. She is bilingual in Welsh and English and has become a leading Welsh speaker.
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London
Margaret Lloyd George
Criccieth
William George
England
Lloyd George
Wales
Peace Anniversary Celebrated With League Gathering in London
London May 13 The third anniversary of the peace signing will be celebrated in England with a large League of Nations gathering in Hyde Park. Speeches by prominent public figures including Lady Astor will urge world peace as peace parades and balls at leading hotels mark the festivities.
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London
England
League of Nations
Hyde Park
Lady Astor
Yank jockeys ride on French courses in Paris season
Paris May 13 American jockeys and trainers are returning to France with top riders such as Frank O Neil and Guy Garner set to ride for major owners including A K Macomber and Prince Aga Khan. Newcomers watch closely as Leigh brings several Americans to compete for rich French stables. Englander, eager for success, faces a rough start but hopes for major wins this year.
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International News Service
Paris
France
Frank O'Neil
O'Neil
A. Kk. Macomber
Guy Garner
Prince Aga Kahn
William Duke
W. K. Vanderbilt
Duke
Matt MacGee
Baron Edouard de Rothschild
America
Eugene Leigh
W. Miller
Duc Decazes
E. Haynes
Leigh
Haynés
Eneglander
Egypt to Adopt Green Flag with Crescent and Stars
London May 13 reports the Egyptian national flag will be green with a white crescent and three white stars. The royal emblem will retain its design with an added crown.
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London
Balfour Accepts Title After King urges knighthood
London reports Arthur J. Balfour accepted a knighthood after King George urged the honor. Sir Arthur, long a commoner in public life, wept with pride as he left the ranks of the titled and received the highest royal recognition for his service in world affairs.
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London
Arthur J. Balfour
Arthur
England
Britain
Sir Arthur
King George
Washington
Balfour
Italy Women Move On Suffrage After Premier Returns
Rome reports Italian women ready to press for national voting rights now that a new premier is chosen. Professore Margherita Ancona of Milan leads a Rome conference to rally suffrage leaders amid party fears of losing female votes. Casartelli Cabrini heads women's unions backing the effort.
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Clara World
International News Service
Rome
Italy
Modigliani
Margherita Ancona
Milan
Signoria Ancona
England
America
Alice Schiavoni Bosio
Associazione Per la Donna
Popolare
Uberals
Contessina Maria Loscchi
Angels of Humanity
Madame Casartelli Cabrini
International Federation of Working Women
Pilgrim Fathers left England due to distance and radicals abroad
Prof. RE Raymond Turner of the University of Michigan argues at the Royal Colonial Institute in London that separation from England arose from distance and new surroundings rather than oppression. He notes America retained English language and laws and claims 100 million English speakers live there. He envisions a League of Nations rooted in Western Europe and America.
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London
Pilgrim Fathers
Mingland
America
RE. Raymond Turner
University of Michigan
Royal Colonial Institute
Europe
Turner
League of Nations
Western Europe
Amerca
Giant War Panorama to Embark on World Tour
A 402 by 48 foot panorama showing battlefronts and French American and allied soldiers sailors and diplomats will tour the world. Fifty artists contributed and over 6000 portraits appear, including heroes from the ranks. After showing in major US cities it will travel to the East.
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London
United States
Ringo daughter to wave beat with Lords
London May 18 Princess Mary may gain a seat in the house of lords if King George later grants her a peerage in her own right. The privileges committee’s decision to seat Lady Rhondda fuels feminist debate about women in parliament and the path toward higher offices.
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Edna Huber Church
International News Service
London
Mary
British Empire
House of Lords
Privileges Committee
Rhondda
George
Lords
England
England Are Affecting Canes, Monocles and Cigarettes. Lady Rhondda
Lady Rhondda
Britain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Women of London Show Large Cigarette Use Among Society Women
May 13 London reports a strong push in anti smoking campaigns after courts reveal high female consumption. Tobacco firms report many women smoke 100 weekly, with many ordering 150 to 250 cigars and 200 to 300 pipe users. Firms boast 3014 blends, half targeted for women, with scent and taste tailored to female preferences.
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London
England
Tobacco Dealera
Cultivate Corns to Ward Off Rheumatism Says Chiropodist
London May 13. Foot specialist T Gillings asserts corns bunions and callosities remove chalk from the body, claiming when they stop growing rheumatism and gout begin. He notes he has treated many judges sheriffs and the lord mayor of London over 50 years.
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London
T. Gillings
Fleet Street
Mr. Gillings
Shanghai Eyes Union Medical School With $500000 Goal
East China mission and educational bodies plan a union medical school in Shanghai costing 500000 dollars in coming years. St. John's University has long operated a medical department and links with Harvard and Pennsylvania. The move follows shifts after the Rockefeller foundation projects and Harvard China exit, with Nan king, Soochow, Hangchow, Shanghai College and St. John's leading the fundraising effort.
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Shanghat
China
East China
Union Medical School
Shanghai
St. John's University
Harvard
Pennsylvania
St. John’s University
Peking Union Medical College
Rockefeller Foundation
Harvard School
Pennsylvania-St. John's School
Nanking University
Soochow University
Hangchow Christian College
Shanghai College
America
French Paris Dance Hall Check Room Holds Infants
In Paris Etoile dance hall a wardrobe inspection found six babies slumbering in pigeonholes next to hats. French editors decry maternal neglect and note it mirrors American city stories, quipping that Paris is becoming very American.
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Paris
Paris Journal
Chicago
Milwaukee
Nebraska Episcopal Bishop Bans Jazz at Weddings
In Lincoln Nebraska Rt Rev Ernest V Shayler bishop of the diocese forbade jazz music and sentimental songs at weddings conducted by Episcopal ministers. The order aims to preserve solemnity in ceremonies across the diocese.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Ernest V. Shayler
Cure by Autosuggestion Tops London Fad
London reports autosuggestion as a new cure proposed by M. Coue. Patients are told to sit, relax, and repeat a simple formula while gently stroking affected parts. The method claims to ease diverse pains from headaches to mumps, with progress measured by knot counts and rising volume.
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London
M. Coue
Chelsea
George Loane Tucker
M. Cone
Muust
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