Berlin Topics of the Week in The German Capital
A collection of brief items from Berlin covering an exhibition on worker welfare with officials present, remarks attributed to the Kaiser about Americans, travel notes on Princes Leopold of Bavaria and companions, and a Catholic students convention where Rhodes scholarships were rejected amid forgery charges against Franz and acquittal for Fritz.
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Kaiser
Germany
New York
NEW York Times
Berlin
Herr von Posadowsky- Wehner
Interior
Herr Miller
Commerce
German official named acting manager of Weis baden theatre
Berlin June 13 Dr Kurt von Mutzenbecher formerly with the German Embassy in Washington has been appointed acting manager of the Royal Theatre at Wiesbaden authorities announced.
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New York Times
Berlin
Kurt von Mutzenbecher
Washinton
Royal Theatre
Weisbaden
May dissolve Reichstag if treaties fail vote
Semi official Hamburg report states the government will not hesitate to dissolve the new Reichstag if Socialists and Agrarians unite to block ratification of commercial treaties. The two parties would join to oppose the treaties. Socialists fear high duties while Agrarians fear low ones.
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Berlix
Hamburg
Reichstag
Socilists
Berlin police praised and criticized after Ebstein visit
Deputy Police Commissioner Ebstein praised some Berlin police aspects but mostly found fault with practices observed in Berlin during his Hamburg cruise with Mrs Ebstein and study tour. He contrasted street direction by officers, slower handling of heavy traffic, and Berlin drink laws with New York norms, noting saloon rules and the mayoral director’s strong control. He also described Berlin police museums and suggested New York adopt similar tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebstein
Berlin
New York
United States
Sweden Surrenders Wismar Rights to Emperor William
The Swedish Riksdag ceded Wismar and surrounding Mecklenburg Schwerin territory to Emperor William. The long saga began when Gustavus Adolphus IV pawned the city to cover Sweden’s empty treasury. The cession, unconditional, will be marked by festivities on Aug. 19 after a June 26 continuation of the mortgage. A deputation from Wismar visits Stockholm as guests.
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Riksdag
Wismar
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Germany
William
Baltic
Mecklenburg
Sweden
Old City
Representatton
Wam
Denmark
Gustavus Adolphus IV
Napoleon
Europe
Spanish Beggars to Go Under New Madrid Measure
The Social Reform Committee of Madrid backs a bill drafted by Senator Santa Maria de Paredes to curb vagrancy and begging across the peninsula. It targets minors and guardians with fines or jail terms and allows courts to remove custody for reeducation in municipal or provincial establishments until restoration to parents or guardians.
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Social Reform Committee of
Madrid
Santa Maria de Paredes
Madrid University
Castillan
Loubet Paris Visit Tangle and Rostand Academy Scene
Paris dispatch notes M. Loubet’s London visit planned for July 6 but British royal health raises doubt. German influence and English-German tensions color talk of a potential Anglo French entente, while Rostand’s French Academy reception draws crowds and praise for his wit and verse.
Berlin Court Punishes Filial Sacrifice in Loitering Case
In Berlin a municipal court punished Fritz Hille to two months for defying a loitering ordinance while he, sole caregiver for a bedridden mother and siblings, had a brother Franz take the sentence in his stead. With two months nearly served, the case highlights a curious administration of justice.
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Franz
Fritz
Berlin
Damen
Pythias
Fritz Hille
Czar to publish succession law in Russia and world notes
From St Petersburg word claims Czar will publish a law that would make the Czarevitch heir if sons fail, aligning with historic female reigns. Also reports show Suez Canal receipts rose by 3,728,035 with 3,705 ship passages last year, and Swiss cantons ban automobiling, prompting calls for a uniform code.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Suez Canal Company
Paris
Valais
Uri
Grisons
Switzerland
Swiss Automobile Club
Leo
France and Russia Drift as Loubet's London Visit Looms
The Paris press weighs if France should break with Russia and seek independent policy as Kishineff outrages spark anti Russian sentiment. France plans a July naval show at Spithead with a large British squadron and possible American and Japanese presence to mark Loubet's London visit.
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Paris
Humbert
France
Morocco
Loubet
London
Great Britain
Italy
Europe
Merica
Russia
Balkan
M. Clémeniceau
L’aurore
e-Siécle
le Figaro
le Temps
M. Jaurés
Nevce Vremya
Journal de St. Petersbourg
Gazette de St. Petersbourg
Novoe Vremya
M. Loubet
England
le Gaulois
Quai d'Orsay
Edmund Menson
Count Torntelli
M. Delcassé
English
Spithead
United States
Cotten
Western
Japan
Lord Charles Beresford
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Sémé
Mike Francis
Gable
Major Ebstein
Pordioseros
Edward
Th Rostand
Iew
York Times
M.loubet
F. Laking
Prince of Wales
Iaiser
Edward VII
Jem
Gott
Kruger Teleie
William Sr
St. James's
Jno
Sir Francis Leaking
M. Rostand
French Academy
Academy
Sarah Bernhardt
Stanislas College
Henri de Bornier
M. Hanotaux
Turkey
Hosland
M. Pelletan
Figaro
Mme
Ministry of Marine
New -York
M. Gavrault
E. Mile. Margille
Mathilde
Jerome
Westphalia
Napoleon III
Boulogne
Victoria
Wirtemberg
Brunswick
George II
Fred
Edward VI
Vienna
M. Francois Deloncle
Cochin-China
M. Jean Charcot
le Matin
Science. ‘le Matin
South Pole
Norway
Messrs. Stang and
Konon
Walker
Imla
Trinity Igland
Ihe
M. Bohn
Académie Des Sciences
Man
M. Werner
MM. V Werner
Vincennes
Sunda Straits
Krakatoa
Kirkgate
Whitehouse
R. N
Victoria Nyanza
Uganda
Lake Victoria
Lumbas
Speke Gulf
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Innes
Cape of Good Hope
Bulawayo
Father Goetz
Georgetown
Washington
Royal Astronomical Society
Wright
Birmingham University
Dreyfus
Gen
Zurlinden
Crete
Prince Ferdinand
M. Dreyfus
Gen. Zurlinden
Les Gaulois
le Gautois
Cour de Cassation
Rennes
Bordereau
Esterhazy
Cour Des Cassation
Azion
Greece
Politische Corps Respondenz
Austria-Hungary
Prince George
Bulgaria
Canea
Porte
Athens
George
Muhammedan
M. Soldakis
Ami
Macedonia
Sofia
Constantinople
Ferdinand
Princeen
Austria
Uskub
Manesh
Petroff
Salonika
Balkans
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