To Kowtow Or Not To Kowtow In South Africa
London dispatches report South Africa grapples with whether to bow to protocol as Lord Gladstone, new governor general, integrates royal ceremonial into the colonial scene. Afrikaner society resents obligatory curtseys to Lady Gladstone, while some officials and ministers’ wives flaunt etiquette. The change signals a shift from prior democratic governors known as “good fellows,” provoking debate about royal pageantry in a democratic era.
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London
Cape Town
South Africa
Lord Gladstone
Court of St. James
Lady Gladstone
United South Africa
Asta
A Pirke is BETTER THAN CIGARETTES SAYS DUKE
London report of the Duke of Connaught observing a private smoker at Aldershot. The exchange over smoking led to a moral gesture as the duke discreetly learned the recruit’s name and sent a briar pipe with a note urging him to take the duke’s advice.
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Duke
London
Duke of Connaught
Aldershot
Connaught
Peak Tibet Outbreak Forces Troop Readiness
Simla, British India. The Tibet crisis worsened as Chinese efforts to reassert authority met resistance from the Dalai Lama and Tibetan theocracy. Britain ordered Indian troops to be held in readiness on the frontier to aid Oyantee and Guntong if needed, with unrest spreading to Nepal and Bhutan protecting British interests.
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Simla
India
Tibet
Oyantee
Guntong
Dalai Lama
Nepaul
Bhutan
Weston News Notes From Oregon Visit Highlights
Weston notes: Mise May Carmithoe travels from Wenatchee to visit friends. Della Campton of Portland, a stenographer, arrives for a vacation with her parents. Mrs. George Badgett of Pilot Rock visits relatives. Mrs. Fred Kershay returns from Portland sister’s home.
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Weston
Ore
Japanese ambassador lauds women’s progress at Lyceum Club dinner
The ambassador said Japan's people share common human flaws but learn quickly from others. He noted Japanese women follow a trio of obedience to parents husbands and children, yet modern relations require change. He supported recognizing women's claims and their domestic social role, while political rights remained distant.
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London
Japan
Lyceum
Judge Advocates Reforms in Present Divorce Laws
Spokane officials push for stricter divorce rules to curb fraud. Judge J D Hinkle urges a 30 day gap between filing and trial, six months to a year between separation and filing in cruelty or nonsupport cases, two years residency for non residents, and delaying final decree. He warns publicity prevents hidden separations and supports interlocutory decrees delayed until sixteenths or a year post trial.
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Spokane
Wash
J. D. Hinkle
Superior Court
Spokane County
Hinkle
Spokane Judge Seeks Upto Century Longevity Record
Spokane judge E H Sullivan of the county Supreme Court at 60 says he aims to live to 120 with regular exercise, ample water, and clean air. He predicts future humanity may reach 400 to 500 years and credits continuous activity, renewal of the body, and avoidance of resignation to age.
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Spokane, Wash
E. H. Sullivan
Spokane County Supreme Court
Sullivan
Man and the Faith by Shaler examined
Library notes review Professor Shaler’s book Man and the Faith outlines how long natural resources like oil coal and heat will last and how to use them wisely for ourselves and future generations. The tone is inspiring and highlights our duty to the earth.
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Professor Shaler
Mosquito-Proof Ocean Steamer Arrives in Mersey
Liverpool reports the Jonathan Holt, first mosquito proof ocean-going steamer, arriving from the Clyde. Built for John Holt & Co of Liverpool, designed for West African trade with a shallow draft and strong bottom to cross sands and rivers. All doors windows ports have heavy gauze to prevent malaria-bearing mosquitoes entering.
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Liverpool
Jonathan Holt
Mersey
Clyde
John Holt& Co
Fiveyearold Winnie Sees Clock Chicken Moment
Winnie, aged five, visits a friend and is impressed by a cuckoo clock. On returning home she tells her mother that at four o'clock something came out that looked like an imagination of a chicken.
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Winnie
Letter Praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A Minneapolis reader Mrs Joan G Moldan says the treatment cured her female troubles and restored health within three months. The notice urges others to publish letters and seek special confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Thousands of testimonials are cited to prove the remedy’s efficiency and urges women to write without hesitation.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan G. Moldan
Second St
North
Fort St. James area grows as river town site proposed
The piece envisions Portland BC on a navigable river with a deep water lake and two rains coming next fall. It notes steady letter applications for lots and promises careful selection by the office. Prices quoted include $100 and $200 for parcels with $25 cash and $10 monthly payments. A few 40 acre farms near Fort St. James townsite and Lake Stuart offer $60 cash and $10 monthly.
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Portland
British Columbia
Fort St. James
Lake Stuart
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