American Heiress and Italian Duke Rival for Royal Alliance
Washington headlines swirl as Duke of the Abruzzi pursues American Katherine Elkins, daughter of Senator Elkins, in hopes of securing consent from King Victor Emmanuel III to a potential marriage that could elevate Elkins to queenly status if the union makes the throne. The saga spans Rome to Palm Beach with vague pledges of church dispensation and future ceremonies abroad.
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Washington
Italy
Piedmont
Aosta
Turin
Amadeo
Ahmone
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
West Virginia
Mr. Elkins
Kingdom of
Henry,Gassaway Davis
Miss Hilkins
Miss Elkins
America
Jamestown
Miss el King
Igniny
Perfores
Duke
Miss Hikins
Duke of
Ile Abruzzi
Paris
Vienna
Duke of the
New York
Florida
Palm Beach
St. Augustin
Thaly
Senator Elkins
Elking
Elkins
Rome
Senate
Elias Home
Baltimore
Signor Sarto
Vatican
United States
Madrid
Luigi Amadeo
the Abruzzi
Prince of
Umberto
Mount
St. Bilas
Alaska
North Pole
Nansen
Peary
Prince Louis
Spain
Amadeus
Europe
Cussiozza
The
Amateus
Savoy
Hila
Marguerite
Victoria
Ruwenzorl
Count Salemi
Letitia Bonaparte
Royal Navy
Royal Treasury
Miss Ltkins
Globe
Rauscher
Wrahington
Emperor praises English house system over German flats
Emperor William of Germany commends the English dwelling house system as preferable to the flat model prevalent in Berlin and other cities. He notes even the poorest workers live in comfortable, homelike homes with abundant flowers inside and out.
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William
Germany
Berlin
Debate on speaker's adjournment shakes House
Washington April 21. Speaker Cannon's conduct in adjourning the House on Saturday drew a forceful challenge from Democratic Leader Williams who charged a breach of privilege and advocated a resolution condemning the act as a threat to representative government. The dispute, marked by sharp constitutional arguments, ended with a party line vote to table the resolution 146 to 119.
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Washington, D. C
Williams
Poer
Speaker
Payne
House of Representatives
Cannon
Congress
Mr. Williams
Messrs
Cooper and
Nelson
Wisconsin
D A R Congress Opens in Memorial Continental Hall
The seventeenth continental congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened in Washington in Memorial Continental hall with unusually large attendance. The six day session will consider selecting ten vice presidents general and proposed constitutional amendments drawing interest from delegates.
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Washington
DD. C
Seventeenth Continental Congress
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Memorial Continental Hall
Miller Sulte and Gillespie Building Contact Details
G R Miller lists Sulte 2 Gillespie Building Musson with office phone 396 Atlantic as contact details.
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Sulte
Gillespie Building
Musson
Atlantic
Dr C G Clark Homeopathic Physician Surgeon Adverts
Dr C G Clark, homeopathic physician surgeon formerly interne at the State University of Iowa, listing house phone 461 Black and office 263 Black in Allantia.
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Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Black
Allantia
Unrequited Genius Behind Butter On Bread Idea
The Epicure praises a mysterious genius who conceived butter on bread, a simple yet universally popular combination unseen by scholars across history. The remark elevates a common culinary idea to near legendary status without naming the originator.
Language Struggle in Naples Sparks Confusion
A traveler in Naples tried to use English and multiple languages to request a towel and a chambersmith. After a blank reaction, he grew irritated and asked why English isn’t spoken. The clerk replied in the local tongue, stating he does not.
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Naples
Impertinent Question About a Wife and a Cream Ad
A terse critique mocks a massage cream advertisement claiming romance tied to marriage. The speaker objects to the ad’s implication and ridicules wordplay about marital felicity, noting potential trouble from flirtatious wording and aging imagery.
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Essos
From Pauperism to Riches In Viola Tale
Barnard Kotch aged 66, partly blind, left the almshouse at Viola, with a fortune of 988,000 by a Philadelphia friend. Lawyers had long sought him before locating the former pauper.
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Barnard Kotch
Viola
Philadelphia
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DR. R. A, Gamble
Osteopathic
Opera House
Towa
T. B. Swan
Chas. D. Finley
D. O
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DRS. Finley & Finley
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M. H. Butler
A. H. Goodspeed
Willary Sales
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