Princess Charlotte and sisters of the Kaiser
Four younger royals of Emperor William II are portrayed as clever, plainspoken women. Charlotte of Saxe Meiningen, married at 48, agues with her brother and mocks court form. Sophie of Greece, 38, disputes him, while Victoria and Margaret are noted for varying cleverness and marriages to German princes. The piece includes anecdotes about music by the Kaiser and Charlotte’s sly inquiries into its creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater
Charlotte of
Saxe-Meiningen
Prince of Victoria
Adolf of
Prince Frederick Charles of
Hesse
Charlotte
Sophie
Greece
Turkey
Kaiser
Constantine
Duke
Sparta
Victoria
Adolf
Prince Alexander
Battenberg
Bismarck
Alexander
Sophie Ia
Prince Adolf
William
Princess Victoria
Queen Victoria
England
Aelgir
Royal Opera House
Berlin
Count von Moltke
Dr. Becker
Bank Notes Found Hidden in Dust Bin
Ten 1000 franc bank notes belonging to a woman from Nanterre near Paris were stored in an old envelope in a drawer and later discarded with a dust bin. Rag-pickers and carters dismissed the torn envelope as junk, but two market women later recovered the pieces and began to piece together the unlikely fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanterre
Paris
Yale Classmates to Be Taft Intimates
Washington whispers say Taft will favor Yale 1878 graduates over Rough Riders for White House access. Notables include Herbert W. Bowen diplomatist. W. H. Law ex-Connecticut legislator. James Briggs McEwan Albany Republican leader. Merrill Moores Indiana assistant attorney general. James Protus Piggot Connecticut ex-congressman. Tajiri Taneka vice minister of finance of Japan in 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Taft
Yale
Roosevelt
White House
Iinea
Com
Taft’s
Bens
Bobs
Jims
Gramfichild
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Persia
W. H. Law
Connecticut
New York
James Briggs McEwan
Albany
State Senate
Merrill Moores
Indiana
James Protus Piggot
Congress
Majiro Taneka Tajiri
Japan
China
New Mistress Will Do Her Own Shopping
The next mistress of the White House will shop in city stores with Washington merchants excited by the prospect. Mrs Taft favors plain cloth and rich silks, avoids imported gowns, and buys only what she can use. Her thrifty habits show in conservative purchases and early, careful Christmas gift planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Taft
States
Manila
Mrs. Taft
Mia Taft
Mrs. Roosevelt
Department
Notion
License Rules Sweep Wash Ladies in Washington
The health department, backed by Congress and city commissioners, imposes strict licensing for washerwomen, estimated at over 3,000. More than 600 have applied. inspectors will inspect home laundries for sanitary conditions and enforce permits, with bans on nuisances and certain public behaviors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Congress
Campaign Printing Output Figures From Denver Office
A Denver report notes the government printing office produced vast campaign sheets. Estimates suggest 45 square acres covered, pages laid end to end would form a 947 mile bicycle track, and the year’s speeches total about 230 trillion words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Apaeches
Government Ofice
Factors Influencing Improvement of Potato Varieties
A discussion of three breeding methods for potatoes including crossing desirable plants, selecting extreme tuber traits, and isolating mutations. It covers physiological degeneration, the role of seed tubers, quality factors like cortical and medullary layers, dry matter content, and maturity, plus the challenges of inheritance and environmental variation in developing higher quality varieties.
Lifespan of Fall and Winter Lilies Revealed
Lilliem Harviall presents insights on forcing Bermuda Estler lly lilies from November to May. By placing rooted bulb pots in cold frames at intervals, blooms persist through winter with 5 to 12 flowers per bulb size, and a second crop is often possible via drying and regrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilliem Harviall
Bermuda Estler
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Sisters OF the Wrasser
Princess Margaret
Princess Charlotte
Princess Sophie
Adel Ar
Hous
Denver
Edward M. Beat
Eliiimols Agricultural
Gallege
Gmail
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