The Lure of the Mask continues across European rails
Merrihew and Hillard travel from Rome to Genoa and Mont Carlo chasing two veiled women. A customs inspector spots tobacco and delays them, while Merrihew remains hopeful, dreaming of a woman named Kitty Killie and possible marriage as the plot threads through Ventimiglia and Monte Carlo.
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Rome
Hillard
Italy
Merrihew
Humpa
Merridew
Sandfords
Giovanni
Hin
Monte Carlo
Apennines
Genoa
Naples
Riviera
France
Dan
Ventimigus
Zululand
Monsieur
Niente
Liberty
Kitty Killie
Kitty
Jack
Merricem
Europe
Merribew
Paris
Cherbourg
Calais
Mont Cairo
Rh Srur
British Princess Victoria Seen as Likely Queen of Europe
A sensational portrait portrays the Kaiser's daughter Victoria as an exceptionally educated, domesticated young princess admired by Germans and courted by the Prince of Wales. It details her languages, schooling, household skills, public kindness, and a rumored royal betrothal that could shift European alliances.
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Lug
Weil
Percy
Watt
Sae
Wilhelms Hohe
Gentl
Kaiserip
Potsdam
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Friedrichstrasse
Victoria
Dants
Europe
Prince of Wales
Hersel
Ozone for Depots in Central London Railway
Central London Railway stations will install self contained ozone plants supplying 8,000,000 cubic feet of pure air daily. The Ozonair system uses electrical discharges akin to thunderstorms to purify and vitalize air, adding a small dose of ozone to recreate mountain and sea air quality.
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Central London
London
Lord Roberts At Home In Englemere Interview
In a London May feature J F Praser tours Englemere Ascot home of Lord Roberts. The piece highlights universal military training and reveals Robe rts as fit and disciplined. He keeps warm feet with sleeping socks and speaks of duty and England.
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Lord Roberts
London
J. F Praser
Robots
Englemere
Ascot
Vondel
Aileen Roberts
Browning
England
Englard
Risked Life For Comrades The Earl Of Dunmore Heroic Effort
The Earl of Dunmore, aged forty two, served as Lieut Viscount Fincave of the 16th Lancers and earned the Victoria Cross at Landake Causeway. When Lieut Greaves fell from his pony, Viscount Fincastle and Lieut McLean joined the rescuers under heavy fire. Greaves died, McLean was mortally wounded, and others fought to save the wounded officer.
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Earl of Dunmore
M.V.C
V.C
Viscount Fincave
16Th Lancers
Landake Causeway
Greaves
Down
Col. Adams
Viscount Fincastle
Lieut
McLean
Jack Tar Letters and the Royal Mail System
The article describes how Royal Navy ships collect and forward mail. A cornet or lance corporal on each vessel oversees mail and parcels. Bags bearing The Seal of His Majesty's Ships are opened ashore for delivery to the GPO in London.
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Jack
Cornota
Pene Marines
Collec
Fie
Enzland
G.P.O
London
Popular Eastern Townships Medical Officer Heads Hussars Banquet
Major M Lauterman of the Duke of Connaught Royal Canadian Hussars was named sole representative of the regiment in London for the coronation. His fellow officers hosted a complimentary banquet led by Col. W Benneider with Lauterman praised as a well liked medical officer and key figure in Quebecs militia cavalry.
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Eastern Townships
Duke of Connaught Hussars
Quebec
London
M. Lauterman
Duke of Connaught Royal Canadian Hussars
The
Hussars
Cavalry Brigade
Lauterman
Uow
Col. W. Benneider
Major Lauterman
Fll
R .K
Standing Joke About Lord Knollys Royal Service
Lord Knollys, long trusted private secretary to the King, has served the Royal House for generations. His family’s ties trace back to Elizabethan times, with a record noting remittance of stamp duty on his peerage. At Marlborough House, he is famed for perfect recall of the King's weekly engagements.
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Lord Knollys
Royal Househall
Queen Elizabeth
Eard of
Banbury
William Thomas Knollys
Marlborough House
Designer of Over 250 Warships Honored at Putney Library
Sir William White, dubbed Father of the Modern British Navy, unveiled a bust of Sir George Newnes at the Newnes Public Library in Putney. As Director of Naval Construction he designed more than 250 warships representing about 500 million dollars in outlay and rose from shipwright apprentice to Chief Constructor to the Navy. White nearly lost his life in a submarine accident, the vessel stuck in seabed mud before salvage.
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Wiliam White
Sir George Newnes
Newnes Public Library
Putney
South Kensington
Navy
Sir Wises
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Harold Mac Grath
Bobbs-Merrill
Princess Victoria OF
Cehmany
Princess Victoria Louise OF
Prussia
Jack Tar
Coronation
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