German Princes Hesitate Over War Tax Sharing Generosity
Berlin reports twenty two German rulers debate a proposed nonrecurring tax on royal assets and possibly an imperial income tax. Wilhelm supports taxation, others resist, citing chronic poverty and fear that taxing nobles could erode royal privileges. Estimates place total royal wealth at about 51.5 million, with potential tax bills around 520,000.
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Berlin
Wilhelm
Dresden
Friedrich August
Duke
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Woman Forces Prayer During Villa Reconstruction
In Newbury New York Mrs Eva P B Thompson faced contractors charging 3600 extra on a 4700 original estimate to convert an old villa into a home for superannuated preachers. Workmen were summoned to prayers by gong sounds or tapping on iron pipes, with ten to fifteen men stopping work for the service at Mrs Thompson’s insistence.
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Newbure
N. Y
Eva PB. Thompson
Seek Unknown Land Discoverer Plans Arctic Expedition
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, credited with discovering the blonde Eskimos, intended a trip for the American Museum of Natural History. The 12 scientists will sail from Esquimalt aboard the steam whaler Karluk, 217 tons, heading toward the Arctic regions near the north pole. In England he recruited dentists and oceanographers James Murray of Glasgow and Dr. A Forbes McKay who joined the Shackleton expedition.
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Noo York Vilhjamur Stefimasen
Blonde Iehimos
Secrch
Une
Arcrde
North Pole
American Museum of Natural History
Fsquimalt
Boc
Karluk
England
Stefansson
James Murray
Glasgow
A. Forbes McKay
On the Merry Go Round Quick Wit and Late-Nightingale Remarks
A playful exchange features ringing a bell as a signal during a speech and a misread compliment leading to action. A tramp spins a hard luck tale about loss while a woman counters with disbelief. A matrimonial joke ends with a pun about a hammock as the agency. A lover responds with staged letters and explicit pages.
Antarctic expedition plans two bases for Arctic study
The voyage, joining Henri Beuchat of Paris and Dr Edward Janess of New Zealand, aims to push north through Behring Strait to Alaska and establish a main base on any new land, with a secondary base southwest of Victoria Island led by Dr R M Anderson. They will study blonde Eskimo tribes, using ship travel in summer and sled expeditions in winter.
Such a Particular Pig Conundrums and Nightingale Tale
The Children’s Corner presents playful conundrums about why owls, rheumatism, balloons, fashionable society and animals make humorous comparisons. It describes group games like conundrum rounds, a proscribed forfeit rule, and a storytelling side-choosing variation. The Nightingale and the Peacock recounts a sociable nightingale seeking friendship with a peacock, admiring eye and ear.
Everyday Salads and Variations Pique Palate
A vintage recipe note describes Normandy salad using canned peas simmered in their liquor with mint, then mixed with chopped English walnuts and served on lettuce with mayonnaise. Coconut salad blends green peas with fresh grated coconut and mayo, while oyster salad combines diced oysters with white celery tops, sliced tarr, and mayonnaise on lettuce.
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Normandy
An Old Favorite She Walks In Beauty
A condensed, era-appropriate rendition of Lord Byron's classic sonnet praising a beloved's beauty and virtue. It highlights the contrast of dark and light in her presence, the serene expression in her thoughts, and a heart at peace and innocence, capturing the poem's essence in compact form.
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Lord Byron
The Privilege of Your Hostess in Courtship Etiquette
A fragmented discussion on social etiquette for engagements and weddings. It notes that a hostess asks about preferences for theater or guests, and that a groom signals interest via notes to friends. Gossip and reputation concern loom, with emphasis on discretion and social tact.
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eTodemt
Deine
Son Is Model For Mother From Photo In Kansas
James Concannon 23 traveled from Kansas City to Lenora to have a lifelike painting made from a photo of his dead mother and his own likeness. He saved seven months on a farm to pay $250 for the portrait, which he calls an exact likeness and a tribute to his filial devotion.
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Kansas City
James Concannon
Lenora
Kan
Concannon
Chic mourning and spring fashion notes for ladies
A spring fashion notice outlines white mourning styles for widows featuring a white mohair and worsted costume with white crape trim and a chiffon wrap, plus white buttoned boots. It suggests plain silk sun shades, a floral head chain with beadwork that smells of the flower, and a dressy lingerie waist with extensive embroidery and decorative buttons in various materials.
Patrols Beat Bridal Night at Grant's Tomb
New York news tells of a midnight to morning vigil by a bride on Grant's tomb steps. Her husband, Patrolman Lewis Baumann, was kept at his fixed post by an unromantic captain, denying any honeymoon chat. They left arm in arm at dawn.
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New York
Grant
Lewis Baumann
Baumann
Masonic and Fraternal Lodge Directory in Athens
Mt Vernon Lodge No.22 F and A M meets Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton St. Keystone Chapter No.1 RA M meets third Tuesdays at 8 pm in Max Joseph building. Order of Owls Athens Nest No.1460 meets Fridays 8:30 pm at Owl's Nest. Glenn Lodge No.75 IOOF meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall Clayton and Jackson. Athens BPOE No.700 meets Wednesdays 8 pm Broad and Lumpkin. Williama Lodge No.15 IOCF meets Mondays at Odd Fellows Hall. St Elmo Lodge No.40 KOP meets Mondays 8 pm Castle Hall Max Joseph building. Geo Davia Camp 292 W C W meets Wednesdays 8 pm Woodmen Hall Clayton St. First and third weeks business, second and fourth degree drill. Visiting members invited.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. M
Mt. Venon Lodge
No. 22
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
W. M
J. H. Dorsey
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
Order of Owls
Athens
Owl's Nest
P. H. Corbett
B. A. May
St. Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Rights of Pythias
Ita Castle Hall
Clayton and
Wall Streets
J. D. Severns
C. C. T. H. Nickerson
K. of
Geo
B. Davia
Woodmen Hall
Talmage Building
Soverie
Railway Claim Agents Meet Opens Annual Convention
Special to the Banner Baltimore Maryland May 21 The Safety first movement and the liability and compensation laws as applied to the railroads are the principal subjects slated for discussion at the annual convention of the Association of Railway Claim Agents which held its opening sessions in Baltimore today Mayor Preston delivered an address of welcome at the initial session Tomorrow the visitors will take a trip to Annapolis and down the Chesapeake.
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Baltimore
The
Association of Railway Claim Agents
Preston
Annapolis
Chesapeake
Deafness Cure Lies in Constitutional Remedies
An 19th century advertorial claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It asserts only constitutional remedies can restore hearing and warns that if inflammation is not removed, hearing may be ruined. The piece promises cures from a Toledo firm, with urging to send for remedies.
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Toledo
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