Snobbery Below Stairs in English Servants Hall
A Frederick Townsend Martin essay notes English servants mimic their masters while dining. Valets and maids are addressed by last names, and sit at the housekeeper’s table in the same rank as their employers. The piece contrasts past and present servant snobbery.
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New York Tribune
Frederick Townsend Martin
Mr. Pickwick
Baron Ferdinand Rothschild
London
Earl Cork
Cork
Night bell turns to wills in dead of night
A New York Times item describes a man seeking a doctor at 1 a.m. who discovers a lawyer answering a “Night bell” for those wanting to make wills in emergencies. The tale contrasts medicine with legal aid and notes common use of late night wills. A separate New York Globe feature warns of so called magic cloths made with gasoline whiting and oleic acid to treat metal, requiring woolen cloths.
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New York Times
New York Globe
Dinner of Deadly Enemies at Connaught Place House
A reminiscence recalls a dinner hosted by Lady Randolph Churchill at her Connaught Place home described as a dinner of deadly enemies. The gathering was said to be tense and the attendees believed to be on edge as relationships cooled.
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Lady Randolph Churchill
Connaught Place
G. W. Smalley
The Shoplifter in New York Shop Scene
Old Jed and his wife visited New York City. They entered a big department store and described selecting items from a display. The tale captures humorous, dialect laden recollections of a bewildering shopping mishap and its slangy quips.
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Jed Shocks
New York City
Coronation of King George V Fans Carnival of Vanity
A critical essay portrays the June coronation as a grand London carnival of wealth and titles. It denounces monarchy as hollow spectacle with lords parading in privilege while the king remains powerless amid pomp and pageantry.
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England
Newcastle
George V
Shooting stokes letters to surface at trial in assault case
New York June 10 after hospital update lawyers for W E D Stokes say he will press charges against Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad as soon as he appears in court. details circling about possession of letters and bail plans involve Graham sisters and Conrad mother with bail considerations and possible representation by Phillip in coming Monday.
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New York
Roosevelt Hospital
W. E. D. Stokes
Ansonia
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Varuna
Terence J. McManus
Stokes
Phillips
Miss Graham
John Singleton
Los Angeles
Alice Andrews
San Francisco
Miss. Graham
Miss Conrad
Charles ‘Nagel
M. W. Littleton
Dinner for Hammond Honor at London Ambassadors Dance
Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid hosted a dinner dance in London June 10 to honor Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Seventy guests attended including Bir Hammond’s son and daughter, Austrian and Italian ambassadors, Swedish and Danish ministers, and notable figures such as the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, Earl and Countess of Granard, J. P. Morgan, and Charles P. Taft among others.
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Ambassador Reid
London
Ambasador
Whitelaw Reid
John Hays Hammond
Bir. Hammond
Duke
Duchess of
Manchester
Earl
J. P. Morgan
Bradley Martin
American team retains International Polo Cup at Meadow Brook
The American side defeated England 4 goals to 3 to clinch the International Polo Cup 1911, with Governor Dix presenting the trophy to captain Whitney. Captain Lloyd led celebrations as H L Herbert of the Polo Association praised the Hurlingham Club. A large crowd witnessed the close victory and champagne was shared among players and officials.
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New York
Meadow Brook
Dix
Whitney
Lloyd
The
Polo Association
Hurlingham Club
America
Edwards
Dow
China to Enforce Demand Over Torreon Riots
A rumor claims China will send a battleship to Mexico and seek ten million dollars in indemnity for 300 Chinese men killed and mutilated in Torreon riots on May 10. The Chinese legation declines comment while authorities report Chinese requests include apology protection and compensation for families.
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Mexico
China
Torreon
United States
Tere
Lorimer Inquiry Begins First Meeting Held
Washington June 10 The Lorimer investigating committee held its first meeting Senator Dillingham of Vermont was elected chairman No date was set for the start of the inquiry.
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Lorimer
Washington
Dillingham
Vermont
Cigar Boxes and Spanish Cedar Trade Notes
The article notes that Spanish cedar is the preferred wood for fine cigar boxes and that most of this cedar timber originates from Cuba.
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Cuba
Regulars Win in Fight for Heidelberg Catechism
The Western and Eastern factions clash over retaining the Heidelberg catechism with a 95 to 68 vote in the Reformed church synod at Asbury Park New Jersey. Debate notes Marble Church of New York violation and hints at potential secession if the vote failed. A report on state of religion shows gains in church and Sunday school. Also a note on a pedigree tree grown from an acorn linked to Washington by way of Ethan Allan Hitchcock.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Reformed Church Synod
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
von Bon Schoten
Marble Collegiate Reformed Church of
New York
F. 8
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Committee On State of Religion
Ethan Allan Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
Charles Sumner
Washington
Riche
Peterhof Palace
St. P Burg
Hitchcock
Missouri
White House
Washington Cak
Washington Star
To Regulate Emigration
Rome on June 10 reports special legislative measures considered to regulate and improve trans oceanic emigration. Italian ambassadors in Washington and Buenos Aires have been summoned to Rome.
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Rome
Washington
Buenos Aires
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G. D. Burtchnell
Athlone Pursuivant
Cinque Ports
Westminster Abbey
Bcarcely
the King
King
France
Baron de Rothschild
Essex
Henry I
Bronwydd
Kent
Durham
Henry Scrymgeour
Wedderburn
Scotland
Millionaire
American Press Association
Horlick
Horle's
Creed
Synod of Reformed Church
Davis-Smith Lumber & Coal Co
Broadway
L. B. RR
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