London Topics of Interest and Winter Life
Special Cable reports London’s mixed mood on President Roosevelt amid cautious praise for his tact. British views on Shaw’s treasury report and the Education Bill in Parliament are noted, with Archbishop Temple’s stamina highlighted. The piece describes wintry London, Christmas preparations, and a shift from churchgoing to social activities among the fashionable West End.
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Gladstone
United Kingdom
Scotland
John Bull
Embankment
Thames
West End
London Theatrical News Highlights Seasonal London Stage Debates
The London theatrical column reports Beerbohm Tree shelving Richard II for Tolstoi’s Resurrection and hints at a production for grown-up audiences. Ganthony’s The Prophecy shines at Fulham Theatre with five strong roles. Capt Marshall’s The Unforeseen at Haymarket aims for warmth and charm despite flaws.
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Fulham Theatre
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Ganthony
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the Haymarket
Americans Arrive in London Highlight Savoy and Claridge Visitors
The American arrivals at the Savoy Hotel this week include Frank W. Sprague Edwin Easton S B Frost H R Clarkson Miss Gibson Mr and Mrs G W Hoadly J J OConnell George E Beers Mr and Mrs H K Williams C P Case Among the arrivals at Claridge s Hotel.
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London
Savoy Hotel
Frank W. Sprague
Edwin Easton
S. B. Frost H. R. Clarkson
Miss Gibson
G. W. Hoadly
J. J. O'Connell
George E. Beers
H. K. Williams
C. P. Case
Claridge’s Hotel
US social list includes Monroe Dryce Nordica Dome and Vanderbilt family
A fragment from a United States week highlights social entries with names such as George Monroe Gy Dryce Mr and Mrs Nordica Dome Mr and Mrs Percy Chubb Mrs and Miss Vanderbilt Mrs McCreery H E Hooker Mr and Mrs Peter D Martin indicating a society profile or society page listing prominent individuals and families.
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George Monroe
Gy Dryce
Nordica Dome
Percy Chubb
Grip in London as 500000 Idle and Unrest Rises
London reports severe winter distress with 500000 idle, unemployment rising, and dockyard crowds contending for day labor. Suburban councils fund relief, while shipyards push for labor-saving machinery amid looming labor disputes and potential strikes. Royal and elite gift-giving contrasts with East End hunger.
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United Kingdom
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East End
Canning Town
London County Council
Shipbuilders’ Federation
Associations in France threaten Protestant churches control
Foreign Correspondence from New York Times reports that American and British congregations in France face new associations laws aimed at groups controlled from abroad. French authorities require evidence of status from British chaplains, paving the way to transfer English society buildings to native French Evangelical groups to maintain operations.
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Paris
France
Alpes-Maritimes
Riviera
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Colonial and Continental Church Society
Continental Church Society
Imported American cattle draw keen British buyers
In London a surge of American buyers purchases high grade breeding stock for export and exhibition. Prices reach 2100 to 6250 dollars per head as bulls cows and smaller breeds are shipped for shows and export with buyers including C E Marvin M A Judy J S Goodwin and the Armours’ agent.
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C. E. Marvin
Lexington
M. A. Judy
Williamsport
Ind
J. S
Goodwin
Chicago
Armours
United States
Ireland
England
Lady Lansdowne
Salmon
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Jersey
Guernsey
Agricultural Department
Scotland
England's Imports and Exports Decline and Rise Noted
London reports the Board of Trade November statement shows imports down by 8.15 million dollars while exports rise by 9.07 million dollars reflecting shifts in trade activity during the month.
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the Board of Trade
The Little Cardinal portrait by Whistler stirs Lisner Row
Whistler’s vitriolic pen surfaces in response to critics who claim The Little Cardinal is not new. In a lengthy, sharp letter titled Une Derniere Incarnation, Whistler ridicules the idea of exhibition hacks and insists the work merely reappears after recent showings in Paris.
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London
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Regent Street
James McNeill Whistler
Whistler
Jimmy
Champ de Mars
Podsnap
Newton
J. McNeil Whistler
Nancier
Morrocco division rumors spark Franco Spanish pact talks
Paris reports that rising unrest in Morocco may draw France and possibly Spain into intervention. Explorer M Hess cites a secret Franco Spanish treaty dividing Morocco between the left bank Moulouia and the Kiss coast for Spain, with France getting the rest. He says Spain stirs Rif tribes, limits sugar and grain exports, and that Delcassé aims to connect Morocco with Algeria while pursuing pacific market gains.
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Paris
Morocco
France
Spain
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M. Hess
Moulouin
Sabour Basin
Triffa
Kiss
M. Say
Moulouia
M. Delcassé
Algeria
Orania
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Egypt
Port Say
R. S
Philistinism in London Receives Expert Backing
Sir William Richmond argues the proposed Vauxhall Bridge design is a public disgrace and sham. County Council lines up with the Bridges Committee, while Beresford Pite and other experts condemn the plan as vulgar Gothic imitation. The debate spotlights London's artistic public works and a claim that the capital remains philistine.
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Royal Academy
Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Society of Engineers
London Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge
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Beresford Pite
Royal College of Art
London
Hurry Orders for Italian Cruisers
Rome dispatch says two station cruisers are to be commissioned for immediate active service and are believed bound for Venezuela.
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Rome
Venezuela
Mrs Forbes Coming to America on Lucania
Liverpool December six The Cunard Line steamer Lucania sails today for New York with Mrs Archibald Forbes among its passengers.
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Liverpool
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New York
Archibald Forbes
Paris Society News Delights Guests of World Figures
Paris society notes detail Robert McCormick's stay before presenting recall letters to the Austrian Emperor in Vienna. Mrs McCormick sails to join him in St Petersburg as Charlemagne Tower and family depart for Lausanne then Berlin. Numerous diplomats and prominent Americans are listed at Ritzs and Elysée Palace Hotel among social events and winter moves.
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Paris
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United States
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Vienna
Porter
Rue de Ville Just
Edward Tuck
de Reiset
Claridge’s Hotel
London
Elysée Palace Hotel
Anglo French wedding draws many American guests
A wedding at St Joseph's Church in the Avenue House of Mile Alix Gros and Tom Ellis Honey, a London stockbroker, attracted numerous Americans including Mrs Gowdy wife of the United States Consul General and Major Bentley Mott. The couple left for Nice for their honeymoon.
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Paris
St. Joseph's Church
Avenue House
Mile Alix Gros
Tom Ellis Honey
London
San Francisco
Stephane Lausanna de Blowitz
Gowdy
United States
Goudy
Bentley Mott
William Hazard Field
Arthur Powers Lord
Nice
Dreyfus Affair Side Light Reveals Esterhazy Links
Paris reports Joseph Reinach's second volume on the Dreyfus affair highlighting Esterhazy and his ties to Col von Schwarzkoppen. The account details Esterhazy's controversial interview, threats, and brandy breaks, plus Reinach's defense of Col. du Paty de Clam and portrayal of Esterhazy as intelligent yet morally vacant.
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Paris
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Dreyfus
Esterhazy
Col. von Schwarzkoppen
Schwarzkoppen
Rennes
M. Reinach
Mme. Dreyfus
Mr. Reinach
Col. du Paty de Clam
Ecuador appoints new minister to United States
GUAYAQUIL Ecuador Dec 6 Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno secretary for foreign affairs is named minister to the United States from Ecuador He will likely depart next week for Washington The Foreign Secretary post to succeed Moreno has not yet been filled
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Guayaquil
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
United States
Washington
Moreno
Belgium King Leopold Face Socialist Fire and Congo Question
The piece reviews Rubino's assassination attempt on King Leopold II and the Socialist attack on the royal family. It notes government moves to criminalize attacks on the sovereign, the Count of Flanders’ annual allowance, and the royal family’s public standing. It also covers Leopold II’s gifts of Laeken and Teroueren, and Congo policy as Parliament considers future sovereignty before his death.
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Vandewelde
House of Representatives
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Flanders
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England
Charles II
Ple
Duke of York
Prince Albert
Congo
China
Laeken
Teroueren
Château de Laeken
Chateau I Fe
France
Austria
Prince and Princess de Chimay
Chateau de Chimay
Baron de Mevins
Chateau de Snarleé
Baron de Wolff de Moursel
Chateau de Trigieres
Baron de Viron
Chateau de Dilbeek
Baron de Meving
Comte de Griinne
Marquis A d’Assche
Vicomte Joly
Baron de Montpelier
Comte Joseph de Pret
Comte Jacques de Liedekerke
Vicomte de Spoelberch
Baron de Vriere
M. Octave de la Roche
Congo Free State
Germany
Free State
B. C. de W
Dominican Government names Bolivian envoy to Sala claims board
Santo Domingo reports the Bolivian minister at Washington will serve on the Arbitration Board for the Sala claims totaling 65 000 dollars. The government also releases Mr Powell from protested drafts. Politically, conditions remain quiet in the capital.
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