Exiled kings weary Swiss hotels near the frontier
Swiss hotel life shows dethroned monarchs like ex King Constantine known as Tino, Kaiser Wilhelm’s sister and other royals living on limited funds at Lisanne and Lucerne. Guests speak of rising costs, temperamental guests, and dwindling invitations as they wander the lakeside towns.
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Chiasso
Switzerland
Constantine
Greece
Tino
Kaiser Wilhelm
Holland
Germany
Hotel National
Lucerne
Etreit
Thestokis
Saint Moritz
Lugano
la Cerne
Kaiser
Sophia
Prince Nick
Prince Nicholas
Duke of
Sparta
Prince Paul
Vienna
Ludwig
Bavaria
Zizers
Grisons
Chur
Ludwig II
Karl
Austria-Hungary
Ruprecht
Prince of Lippe
Tirpitz
Lausanne
Hindenburg
Locarno
Clarens
Windisschgraetz
Austria
Berchtold
Andrassy
Zurich
New York
Rich but doesn't know it in Eastland farm oil boom
Eli Perkins, an 80 acre farm owner near Eastland, Texas, now holds a royalty stake that could reach millions as Sinclair Gulf Oil Co. reports a central west Texas field producing 10,000 barrels daily valued at 2 25 per barrel. His daily income from the oil rights stands at about 1500, with potential multiples as more wells come online.
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Eastland
Tex
Seven Seas
Eli Perkins
United States
Naval Service
Perkins
Navy
Here
Elder Perkins
Young Perkins
Sinclair Gulf ON Company
West
Texas
Mine closed by smell near Belleville hog farm
Eighty five miners and five topmen were laid off when Mine Examiner George Granger ordered the mine closed due to odor from the Grevelly Valley hog farm near Belleville. A committee will consult an attorney to sue Guy W. Caron for damages. State Inspector Wright posted a ban if odor persists. City of Belleville will seek an injunction to restrain farm operation amid 4000 to 5000 hogs feeding on St. Louis garbage half a mile from town.
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St. Louis
George Granger
New National Coal Company
Grevelly Valley
Belleville
Granger
Charlies Gibbons
John Hubert
Guy W. Caron
Thomas Wright
Revive Rites of Druids at Pittsburgh Conclave
Ancient Druidic rites were revived at the American Gorsedd in Schenley park Pittsburgh. Over 2000 Welshmen and guests from foreign countries attended with Rev. William Surdival of Middle Point Ohio as American Archdruid. The ceremony featured the Logan stone, unhewn pillars, old robes, harp accompaniment, and the unsheathing of the sword dating back 1700 years. Notables included Hon James T Thomas MP and Sir Joseph Davies MP former Lloyd George secretary.
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Pittsburgh
Schenley Park
William Surdival
Middlepoint
James T. ‘Thonas
Labor Party
Great Britain
Joseph Davies
Lloyd George
Two-Headed Trout At Glenwood Hatchery Draws Interest
In St Paul Minnesota a two headed trout at the Glenwood state fish hatchery is thriving. State superintendent Heen W Cobb reports the baby fish is about 1% inches long and shows promise of reaching an old age.
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St. Paul
Minn
Glenwood State Fish Hatchery
Heen W. Cobb
Eight Month Girl Talks Quail Calls In Phila News
Edith Gruenberg, an eight month old girl from Philadelphia, delighted observers by mimicking quail calls from her cradle and prompting birds to answer. By two she distinguished colors, by three and a half she recognized 100 popular tunes, and by four she pronounced composers like Tchaikovsky Wagner Leoncavallo Handel Rubinstein Liszt Sullivan Puccini Beethoven.
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Philadelphia
Edith Gruenberg
Edith
Schubert
Txchalkowsky
Wagner
Leoncavallo
Handel
Reubenstein
Liszt
Sulivan
Puccini
Beethoven
Hadith
Kavalla Macedonia Aims of American Aid Postwar Fortunes
The Kavalla coast in Macedonia hosts major American interests with tobacco, oil, and Red Cross relief. After Bulgarian occupation, American Red Cross posts opened, feeding thousands, founding shelters, and sending doctors and nurses. The relief effort saved lives amid famine and typhus.
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Oid
Kavalla
Macedonia
Aegean Sea
United States
America
American Red Cross
Christ
Bulgaria
Kayalla
Paris
Dedengatch
Gulf of
Enos
Thasos
Pangaton
Paul
Lydia
Red Cross
Balkans
Remarkable Restraint by Dallas Veteran in Egg Feat
Dallas veteran S. G. Scott disputes a Pennsylvania claim of consuming 42 eggs in one sitting. He recalls eating 47 eggs during the Civil War but stopped to avoid appearing gluttonous, saying he did not want to make a hog of himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
S. G. Scott
Scott
Cupid Is Married in Chicago Ceremony
David H. Odell of Portsmouth Ohio wed Cupid Car Jnon of Chicago in a ceremony here. The couple’s marriage completes a Cupid theme noted in local society notices.
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Cupid
Belleville
David H. Odell
Portsmouth
Cupid Car Jnon
Chicago
Unintentionally Irreverent Prayer Noted in Mission Meeting
A missionary meeting for Chinese converts yielded a prayer that mocked the converts over their pigtails and eyes, then confessed that they are also made in God’s image. The moment, recounted by Harper's Magazine, sparked reflection on bias and humility in religious outreach.
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Harper's Magazine
You Will Reap What You Sow In Social Slights
A reflective piece on social expectations and reactions to perceived slights. It notes that those who expect constant kindness may misread others motives and face frequent snubs, while those vigilant for snubs may notice them everywhere.
War YMCA Secretaries Overseas Deaths and Ministers
Of the M C A secretaries who served overseas during the late war eleven were killed nine were men two were women Of the nine men five were ministers Of all who went over in Y M C A service twenty per cent were ministers.
The Best Plaster for a Lame Back
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Liniment bound on the back can be more effective than a plaster and costs far less. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
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Horace P. Parodi
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Dyer
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Quail
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Te Sede
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Main and Liberty Sts
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W. F. Crew
North Side Square
T. G. Fultz
Main Street
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