Salvation Army reforms prisons with humane approach
General Booth proposes reforming England's prisons into model institutions. He advocates treating criminals as humans, with indeterminate detention to prepare them for honest living. Plans include annual prison missions, a quarterly music festival, and increased officer outreach to rehabilitate inmates.
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London
Booth
Salvation Army
England
Ayman
Winston Churchill
Home
Someou
Muele
Earl of Yarmouth Faces Possible Civil Suit Over Lender Claims
The Earl of Yarmouth, ex-husband of Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh, is pursued by London money-lenders who claim he transferred an estate to his father and owe hundred thousand dollars. If true, his acceptance of lender aid could amount to money obtained by false pretences, inviting civil action.
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Earl of
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
London
Father Shot All Four Lovers in Swiss Village Tragedy
Four young Swiss men known as lovers were shot by a father in Vex Canton Valais as they sought to visit a daughter past eighteen. Two were seriously wounded and taken to Sion hospital. two were slightly wounded. The father was arrested as villagers denounced the attack.
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Geneva
Vex
Canton of
Valais
Sion
Interesting Experiments on Suspending Life in Ice
Vienna reports Professor Pictet of Geneva conducting experiments to suspend life for periods by freezing. He revived goldfish after three months in ice and warmed them to life, noting freshwater species showed strongest results. Frogs tolerate 28 degrees below zero, anails endure 110 to 120 degrees, and a dog survived an hour at 110 degrees below freezing.
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Vienna
Pictet
Geneva
M. Fableres
Dujardin-Beaumetz
Fine Ants
Elysee
M. Fallieres
Repub
Mier
Lily
Mea
M. Faillieres
France
American Aviator Bud Mars Relates World Tour Experiences
London June 24 American aviator James C. Mars recounts a seven month world tour with over one hundred flying displays. He recalls near death escapes from fanatical locals in the Far East and a royal gift of an elephant in Korea, plus a Moros decoration granting six wives and immunity from work. He describes Japan and Korea under protection, a slave girl saved from slavery, and early fears of flying among natives. Mars notes government interest in aviation in Japan and Hong Kong, selling fifty Baldwin airplanes on the tour including a king of Siam purchase in Bangkok.
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London
James C. Mars
Far East
Philippines
Japan
Korea
Negroya
Germany Prefers Time Over Arbitration With U S
Berlin reports indicate Germany will not enter a binding arbitration treaty with the United States. The Foreign Ministry aims to examine the American draft and delay negotiations as a strategic move while asserting its interests in Europe’s power balance.
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Germany
United States
Frederick Werner
Berlin
Taft
Washington
German Foreign Department
Europe
Reminiscences of Zavier Poole Reveals Belgium Royal Romance
London reports on M. Zavier Paoli the French police commissary and his new memoirs detailing King Leopold II and Blanche Caroline Dela croix later Baroness Vaughan. The text claims a secret religious ceremony may have regularized their union and notes tensions with Clementine as the king’s temper flared.
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London
M. Zavier Paoli
Baroness Vaughan
Leopold
Cleo de Merode
M. Paoli
Blanche Caroline Delacroix
Vaughan
Paoli
Sweden
Oscar
Mgr. Mercier
Mechlin
Rome
Clementine
Collection of Bible Animals at London Natural History Museum
The Bible animals collection at the Natural History Museum South Kensington displays nearly every animal bird plant and precious stone from scripture. Specimens include a sperm whale model a dugong tusks of molluscs seven manna pieces and jewel case with stones such as beryl sapphire amethyst and emerald.
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London
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Tabernacle
Moses
Esau
New Jerusalem
Berlin moves to curb long hatpins on trains
German Saarbrucken railway officials order women with long hatpins in their head dresses to remove them or be barred from train travel and asked to leave stations. Refusal may incur a fine.
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Berlin
Railway Administration
Saarbrucken
Prominent Modernist Priests Lose Posts in Trial
The hearing revealed much intrigue as four other prominent modernist priests were deprived of professorships and benefices. The tribunal ordered magistrates to question the cardinals involved at their Eminences' private residences.
Norman millenary celebrated in Rouen with French pomp
The Rouen millenary of Normandy was observed with a presidential procession and grand ceremonies. Delegations from Canada England and Nordic nations attended. Festivities featured cathedral services parades and pageants drawing hundreds of Americans and praising aviation and national pride.
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Paris
Rouen
Normandy
France
Canada
England
Duchy of
Rhein
William the Conqueror
Christendom
Evreux
Notre Dame
St. Lo
St.Perre
Caen
Alencon
St. Maclou
Bernay
Corneille
Petit Cupronne
Flaubert
Croisset
Home cure for rheumatism offers free mail order treatment
Sufferers of rheumatism and neuralgia are invited to write for a home remedy said to cure joint pain and related ailments without changing climate. The note promises the treatment will purge uric acid, purify blood, and improve overall tone. Also mentions Mrs. M Summers in Notre Dame Indiana offering proof by mail. Mrs. Arthur Glasgow admired as leading American hostess in London and hosting lavish entertainments during coronation season.
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Arthur Glasgow
Virginia
London
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