Wealthy women in smuggling case draw sharp law critique
New York press dispatch reports Collector Loeb demanding equal treatment for smugglers, bristling at alleged leniency for rich offenders. He cites expensive gowns and jewels seized from a Chicago socialite and predicts harsher sentences for society women who smuggle.
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New York
Loeben
Sam
Mr. Loeb
Axya
Loeb
George
Loch
Mayme McKenna
Chicago
Mauretania
Paris
England boasts of many grand old men on 90th birthday
London notes a remarkable birthday wave of British veterans thought too old at forty. On his 90th birthday Lord Strathcona, who received hundreds of congratulatory telegrams and letters, breakfasted at o'clock and then went to his continues to be active, reflecting on his long career.
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Canada
Lord Wemyss
Frederick Young
St. Paul's
House of Lords
George III
Lord Strathcona
George II
George TV
Lord Nelson
Lord Halsbury
Lord Cross
James of Hereford
Lord Peel
Mount Stephen
Weversham
Knutsford
Lord Sidmouth
Lord Abergavenny
Lord Lister
Lord Stanmore
Lord James of Hereford
Lord Halabury
George
Alfonso
Spain
Manuel
Portugal
Norway
Holland
London
Ballard's Snow Ointment Promised Instant Relief
A Burnt Chila warns of fire hazards and promotes Ballard's Snow Ointment for instant relief from burns and general aches. Suggests keeping a bottle at home for accidents, sprains, bruises, cuts, scolds, rheumatism, neuralgia, bunions. Prices 25c 50c and $1. A CC Koeppen & Bros.
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Ballard
Koeppen & Bros
American tips lose luster as travels pinch generosity
London servants from stewards to taxi drivers condemn shrinking American tipping. They note once-multiplicitous tips by millionaires have dwindled to pennies and copper. Workers report reduced wages and poorer service as American travelers grow thrifty, with some fearing ruin for cabbies and restaurateurs.
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London
Seward
Walters
West End
Ludgate Circus
Lonfonr People Fight for Fairer Tips Reform
A fragment notes growing protest against tipped wages, urging workers to stand firm to improve conditions for Lonfonr who has endured tip tyranny for too long. The text emphasizes collective action to reform tipping practices and benefit those facing the harshest pay disparities.
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Lonfonr
London Festival Preparations for Imperial Celebration
Elaborate preparations are under way for a colossal London festival to celebrate the empire and coronation of King George. The plan enlarges the original scope with overseas dominions exhibits at Crystal Palace, a two thirds size parliament building array, an all-British arts show, a new electric railway, and a calendar of music, lectures, and imperial sports events.
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London
Edward
England
George
Lord Strathcona
Hgh
Dominions
Parliament
Crystal Palace
Lord Desborough
Burglar in Town Named Bad Cough Steals Health
A satirical ad warns of a thief called bad cough who targets health not wealth. It promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a cure for coughs colds and chest troubles with prices 265¢ 50c and 1 per bottle from A. C. Kop pen & Bros.
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Ballard
A. C. Koppen & Bros
King Alfonso Popular Yet Unpredictable Monarch Tours Galicia
King Alfonso's popularity grows during a Galicia tour as he confronts critics with his unpredictable moves. A Galician noble gifts a Bay of Arona residence for the royal family, seen as a potential summer home for the children. The monarch embraces new tech, with wireless installations planned for all palaces and the yacht Giralda.
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Galicia
Cortégarda
Bay of
Arona
Isle of Wight
Alfonso Hous
Russia
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advertised By Kooppen Bros
A short promotional note extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as matchless regulators that boost brain and body. It claims iron nerve indomitable will and energy come from good digestion and urges purchase at Kooppen Bros.
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Dr. King
Kooppen Bros
Girl Shot On Street In East Fourteenth
A six year old girl, Mollie Grahl of 647 East Eleventh street, was shot on East Fourteenth Street opposite No 20 as crowds passed. Two drunken Italians fled the scene. Dr Jones of Bellevue hospital treated the child. initial condition not considered dangerous.
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New York
East Fourteenth Street
No. 20
Mollie Grahl
East Eleventh Street
Jones
Bellevue Hospital
Set a thief to catch a thief code of honor
A wry proverb suggests that using a thief to pursue a thief uncovers a mirrored code of honor. The line hints at paradoxes in ethics where methods resemble the very behavior being fought, provoking questions about integrity and justice.
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