Paris Theatre Ordinance Bans Ticket Fluctuations and Regulates Hats
The Paris Theatre Commission led by M. Lépine enacts rules requiring fixed ticket prices for each performance, stamping tickets, and prohibiting reduced rates unless a full house sells out. It bans shared costumes and disinfection rules apply for garments worn by different people. Hats blocking views face usher intervention after Sept. 1. Children under 13 require ministerial permission for performance exposure.
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Minister of Public Instruction
Henry Wolfsohn’s Plans For European and American Tours
Berlin July 4 Henry Wolfsohn the New York concert director sails for America on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. He finalizes Mischa Elman’s American debut at Carnegie Hall on December 10 and Joseph Shevinne’s third American tour with Emma Eames starting mid February. Mme Schumann Heink’s European tour is arranged for October with a US return in 1909 10. Vernon Stiles the cowboy tenor signs with Vienna’s Royal Opera for six seasons at the Metropolitan Opera later. he will sing leading roles at the Vienna opera house.
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New York Times
Berlin
Henry Wolfsohn
New York
America
Wolfsohn
Mischa Elman
Carnegie Hall
Joseph Shevinne
Emma Eames
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Hamburg
United States
Vernon Stiles
Henry W. Savage
Royal Opera of
Vienna
Stiles
Metropolitan Opera
Vienneese Opera
Vecsey to Lead New York Orchestra Next Season
London reports Vecsey, current Savoy Band leader, has been engaged by J. B. Regan for the Knickerbocker. Regan will travel to Paris then Berlin and Lucerne with his wife and daughters in a touring car after completing business engagements.
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New York Times
London
New York
Vecsey
Savoy Band
J. B. Regan
Knickerbocker
Dickens David Copperfield Play Planned for Odéon
Paris July 4 A stage adaptation of David Copperfield is promised for the fall season at the Odéon. Director Antoine plans the production. Max Maurey writes the play closely following the novel and aims to complete it by September.
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New York
Tims
Paris
Dickens
David Copperfield
Odéon
Antoine
Max Maurey
Grand Gétigrol
Wallace Receives Linnaean Medal on Evolution Milestone
London July 4. Dr Alfred Russel Wallace co discoverer of natural selection receives a Linnaean Society medal on the fiftieth anniversary of the joint paper with Darwin. He notes Darwin formed the idea twenty years earlier and credits beetle hunting and travel for guiding their thoughts on species origin.
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Cade
NEW York Times
London
Alfred Russel Wallace
Linnaean Society
Darwin
Wallace
Society
Queen Opens Nurses' Home at Thameside Complex
Queen Alexandra and King Edward opened the Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses headquarters, a Thames frontage complex funded by donations including J Pierpont Morgan. About two thousand uniformed nurses gathered as Mr Morgan, Miss Morgan, and Sir Edgar Speyer were presented to the royal couple. The King lauded nurses for their devotion and thanked contributors supporting a fund to provide nurses a comfortable old age.
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London
Thames
Charing Cross
Queen Alexandra
Edward
Royal National Pension Fund For
J. Peirpont Morgan
Fice the Great
Mr. Morgan
Miss Morgan
Edgar Speyer
Absence of Sven Hedin News Afar Sparks Safety Anxiety
Stockholm dispatch reports growing concern in Hedin family and official circles as the Swedish explorer, last heard from in 1907 during his Tibet expedition, remains missing in the wilds of Tibet after starting from Chinese Turkestan in 1906. The British and Indian authorities seek to locate him.
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Stockholm
Sven Hedin
Tibet
Chinese Turkestan
London
Central Asia
Uansarowar Lake
Hedin
Shigatse
Sanpo
Upper
Brahmaputra
Japanese Cabinet Resigns. Katsura Faces New Coalition
The Japanese Cabinet tendered its resignation to the Mikado at noon. Marquis Katsura struggles to form a new government, awaiting Diet support from Viscount Terauchi. Forecasts point to a nonpartisan cabinet led by Marquis Yamagata allies with key posts including Komura or Inouye as foreign minister and Terauchi at war.
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Tokio
Mikado
Marquis Katsura
Diet
Terauchi
Yamagata
Katsura
Count Komura
London
Foreign Office
Marquis Inouye
Home Department
Berlin
Finance
Baron Hirata
War
Viscount Terauchi
Navy
Baron Saito
Home
M. Hara
Expulsion of Jewish Preparers Tightens Residence Rule
The Senate in St. Petersburg interprets Jewish disability laws to ban unskilled Preparers from residing outside the pale, forcing their expulsion from Russia proper. The Duma will hear a bill for workers insurance with a nurse corps and a sick fund funded by employers and workers.
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ST. Petersburg
Senate
Pale
Russia
Council of Ministers
Duma
French Cruisers Sail to Quebec Tercentenary Expedition
Brest reports the Leon Gambetta and Amiral Aube carrying France’s mission to the Quebec tercentenary leave port today. Honolulu notes Judge Sanford B. Dole awards 61000 to Restorer in salvage suit over the Manchuria after a reefing incident in 1908. London coroner cites natural causes for William T. Gilbert’s Savoy Hotel death and mentions impending return of his body.
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Brest
Leon Gambetta
Amiral Aube
Quebec
Honolulu
Sanford B. Dole
United States District Court
Pacific Mail Line
Commercial Cable Company
Rabbit Island
London
William T. Gilbert
New York
Savoy Hotel
Gilbert
Hexagrammists Seek Lost Adamites in Paris Science Sect
Paris reports a new philosophic sect, the Hexagrammists, led by Georges and Edouard Simon Savigny. They claim the Adamites of an ancient Sanskrit civilization possessed energy science and immortality, awaiting a future superior race after another geological cataclysm.
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NEW York Times
Paris
MM. Georges
Edouard Simon-Savigny
United States
Michel Savigny
Egypt
Assyria
China
Gas Mine Disaster in European Russia Hunts for Survivors
In Yusovo in European Russia a gas explosion at the Rikovsky coal mine three days ago has killed at least 400 men. Authorities report 209 bodies recovered with rescue operations continuing as more remains are sought.
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Yusovo
European Russia
Rikovsky
Sign Language of European Servants Revealed in Paris
A New York Times from Paris reports that Paris and other European servants use a coded back-door sign language to signal expectations tips and work conditions. The system guides new maids whether masters are easy or hard to please and indicates food quality and workload. hotel staff use similar marks on luggage to convey tipping practices across Italy Switzerland and France.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Europe
United States
France
Italy
Switzerland
Royal Artists Exhibit Showcases Crown Hand At Brussels Salon
The Brussels Salon of royal artists advances beyond prior shows with works from Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Queen Elizabeth of Roumania. Princess Waldemar of Denmark, the Duchess d Orléans, and Prince Henry of Holland display se ries of portraits, animal studies, carved ivory busts, and an illuminated Thousand and One Nights edition. Ex queens Amélie of Portugal and Helena of Italy contribute watercolors and landscapes, emphasizing art for the people and royal patronage.
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NEW York ‘Times
Brussels
Royal Artists
Wilhelmina
Holland
Queen Elizabeth
Roumania
Elizabeth
Francis Joseph
Waldemar
Denmark
Duchess d'Orléans
France
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Nicholas
Montenegro
Black Mountain
Helena
Italy
Eugene
Sweden
Amélie
Portugal
Henry
Bankers fight plan to seize unclaimed wealth from banks
British MPs Jeremiah MacVeagh and Horatio Bottomley propose a bill to transfer dormant bank balances and securities to the Department of Public Trustee. Bankers warn the move interferes with private business, arguing unclaimed funds are private assets and not state property.
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NEW York Times
London
Jeremiah MacVeagh
Horatio Bottomley
Bottomley
Exchequer
MacVeagh
House of Commons
Bank of England
Lloyd-George
Commons
United Kingdom
West End
Department of Public Trustees
Mr. Bottomley
Sir H. Kimber
H. Kimber
Quarantine Imposed as Yellow Fever Reaches Port
Willemstad Curacao imposes ten day quarantine on passengers from Porto Cabello amid reports of yellow fever fever illness. German minister prompted Venezuela plague inquiry in Caracas leading to official acknowledgment and market closures. Merchants plan to build a hospital. La Guayra reports no cases in ten days.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Porto Cabello
Venezuela
Caracas
la Guayra
$35 A Week in Paris Sets Out Living Costs Abroad
Paris figures by M. André Lefèvre show average Paris households earn around $750 yearly with district variations from $3,100 to $5,700. Many professions pay far less, needleworkers toil at one cent an hour, and even judges earn about $1,800 yearly. The piece notes rising Paris living costs and female wages remain low.
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M. Lefavre
Paris
Champs Elysées
Faubourg St. Honoré
Madeleine
France
Bon Marché
Louvre
Court of Common Pleas
Locomotive Voted Most Useful In Petit Journal Poll
Paris readers of the Petit Journal list the locomotive as the top modern invention with 275 197 votes while soap trails with 117 817. Potatoes vaccine telegraph sugar and matches also rank high, bicycles and automobiles show lower support and tramways fare poorly.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Petit Journal
France
Lemoine
Paris Police Short on Men and Support Says Veteran
An elderly Paris police officer argues that crime rises with an undersized force and lenient courts. He compares Paris to New York London and Lisbon, noting Paris has about 7000 officers while others boast higher ratios and stronger private policing.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Sherlock Holmes
Conan Doyle
Gillette
Théatre Antoine
New York
London
Camorra
Washington
Germany
France
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Sweden
Poice
Stockholm
Europe
Lisbon
Telepathy Club Aims To Aid World Welfare
Paris reports the Universal Telepathic Club formed with headquarters on Rue Raffet. Members pledge to send mental wishes at a set hour daily, hoping to boost well being. Within about twenty minutes participants feel buoyant and able to resume work with renewed hope and contentment.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Universal Telepathic Club
Rue Raffet
A New Fashion in Visiting Cards Prints
A London note from June 27 reports a vogue for printing residence plans on the back of visiting cards. The diagrams show the house, nearby streets, and access routes, aiding visitors arriving by rail or car when a property sits on a side street despite a well known square address.
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NEW York Times
London
West End
Berkeley Square
Cavendish Square
Grosvenor Square
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