Americans Attend London Social Week Amid Rain and Royal Pages
The social week in London features heavy American attendance at royal events and private gatherings. Ambassador Choate hosts a dinner for the King and Queen at Carlton House Terrace, with J. Sargent and J. Pierpont Morgan among notable guests. مزید Americans join charity functions, concerts, and receptions, while Ascot preparations loom and weather limits garden parties.
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London
Ambassador Choate
Carleton House Terrace
Treasury
Duke of Norfolk
America
J. S. Sargent
R. A
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Whitelaw Reid
England
Republic
Royal Enclosure
Brook Trouse
Park Lane
Ascot
Miss Hannart
Curzon Street
Bradley-Martins
Reginald Ward
Walsingham
Joe
Calve
Caruso
Covent Garden
Plancon
Kubelik
Royal guest notes mix of visitors at Buckingham Palace
General Wilsons aide at the Buckingham Palace Hotel reports visitors glad to tour England under auspicious circumstances. They praise courtesy but brace for a flood of invitations and unclear future plans. Naval officers want equal line placement for three US warships at the Solent parade. Japan plans three vessels in line, and Anglo American sailors favor broader US navy representation. Sir Alfred Lyall, biographer of Lord Dufferin, writes works including Hastings. John Lane previews An English Girl in Paris with real-world tone. Anton Hegner submitted De votion to the Queen, who accepted and heard him at Buckingham Palace with Princess Victoria and others assisting.
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Whitelaw Reid
West End
Buckingham Palace
Mr. Reid
Brook House
James H. Wilson
Army of the United States
Claridges
Paris
John C. Watson
United States Navy
Wilson
England
United States
Solent
Illinois
Spithead
Japan
United States of America
Alfred Lyall
Lord Dufferin
Warren Hastings
Dufferin
India
Punch
John Bull
Arthur A. Beckett
Lewis Morris
Harry Furniss
John Lane
Elizabeth
Anton Hegner
Princess Victoria
Princess Christian
Indies
American Women At Court In London Gowns Impress King
Last night at the court reception American women wore lavish gowns to please King Edward and Queen Alexandra. Whitelaw Reid and J Pierpont Morgan Jr drew attention with courtly dress. Mrs Reid wore white satin with gold embroidery and jewels. Miss Reid wore white mousseline de soie. Mrs Cowles and Mrs Baylies also stunned in white satin with intricate trains. The event concluded with a Brook House supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Whitelaw Reid attended by various notables including Choate, Sears, Clover, Carter, Story, Warder, Mc Cook and Henry White.
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Hyde Park Court
Joseph Wheeler
Henry Clay Evans
London
Newton Crane
Millard Hennsicker
F. ©. Vanduzer
General Wheeler
Pondon
National Gallery
W. M. Chase
Henry Goldman
Edward N. Tailor
F. E. Wandsworth
Detroit
A. Badger
Chicago
Mr. Phipps
Pittsburg
Beaufort Castle
Lady Cunard
Claridge’s
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Whitelaw Reid
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Myers
J. Pierpont Morgan
Baylies
Misses Wilson
Lawrence Townsend
Charles B. Alexander
Sargeant
Boston
Brook House
Ambassador
Choate
Montgomery Sears
Clover
J. R. Carter
Marion Story
Alice Warder
Mc Cook
Henry White
Prince of Wales Reviews 13 000 Boys at Horse Guards
The Prince of Wales presided over a unique coronation review at Horse Guards parade with 13 000 boys from church connected brigades. Spectators included the Princess of Wales and royal guests. Rain gave the procession a bedraggled look as 21 battalions with bands marched past.
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London
Prince of Wales
Princess of Wales
Lord Roberts
Duke and Duchess of Aberdeen
King Edward and The Royal Party Visit Aldershot Parade
King Edward Queen Alexandra and the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Aldershot with the Duke of Connaught and Lord Roberts. They will review 30,000 troops Monday and saw 2,000 to 8,000 schoolchildren. The town celebrated with Venetian masts, arches and a torchlight tattoo at 10 PM.
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London
King Edward
Alexandra
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke
Duke of Somerset Snubbed at Edward Crown Court
London reports a royal slight as King Edward ignores a bow from the Duke of Somerset and invites an unknown guest to private supper. The row feeds talks of a looming parliamentary dissolution clash between King Edward and Prime Minister Salisbury and hints at looming general elections as coronation speculation grows.
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London
Duke of Somerset
Somerset
London in Gala Attire for Coronation Preparations
Special Cable to The Philadelphia Times reports London streets blocked for coronation events with Piccadilly Pall Mall and Whitehall lined with decorations. The piece notes austere criticism from newspapers about park trees and grass lost to preparations and protests over troop encampments in Kensington Gardens.
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London
Piccadilly
Pall Mall
Whitehall
Albermarle Street
Paddington
St. Pancras
England
William Watson
Kensington Gardens
King Edward VII A Popular Monarch
Special Cable from London reports King Edward VII as the hardest working monarch in recent memory with every hour filled by functions. The piece notes his growing popularity among the lower and middle classes and suggests he could rule more actively if desired, though it is unlikely. It mentions coronation duties and broader public impact on business and travel, with a cautious tone about the forthcoming fuss ending.
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House of Commons
West End
Edward
Realm
Churches cash in as stands sell for lump sums
With window sales and ground leases, churches lock in money to weather a slump. Temple Bar properties fetch seven percent guineas for two windows, while St Margaret's Westminster secures five thousand guineas for its ground. A secret emergency door is being built in Westminster Abbey for coronation panic egress known only to the royals and a few officials.
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Temple Bar
St. Margaret’s Church
Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Ambassador Herbert Visits London After Appointment
The British Ambassador to the United States Michael Henry Herbert and Mrs. Herbert are in London. He says he has many personal matters to settle in London and Paris before Washington, expects to attend the coronation, may not return to America until after August, and notes warm American congratulations and friendships.
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London
Michael Henry Herbert
United States
Washington
America
English Artisans Eye South Africa Exodus Prospects
London reports that British workers especially carpenters joiners and railway mechanics may find opportunity in South Africa but warns against moving without a definite plan. Agents General for Natal and Cape Colony note limited arrivals and occasional passage assistance while rail and railway material projects adapt after war.
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London
South Africa
Walter Peace
Natal
T. E. Fuller
Cape Colony
Cape
Rhodesia
Port Elizabeth
Beira
Cape Town
Johannesburg
The
Empire
Gayety
Royal
Standard
Barnett
England urged to support Monroe Doctrine
London June 14. Sir Frederick Pollock of Oxford urged the Monroe doctrine before the London Chamber of Commerce. The Spectator and the Saturday Review offered varied opinions, with The Spectator urging Washington to clearly enunciate the doctrine to align with British interests.
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London
Frederick Pollock
Corpus
University of Oxford
London Chamber of Commerce
Spectator
Saturday Review
State Department
Washington
Great Britain
Americans in Paris Among Grand Prix Season Notables
Paris race week draws prominent Americans including Prescott Lawrence arriving from London for the Grand Prix. Notables such as Frank Gardner, Eugene Miggins, Morton Mitchell, Santos Dumont, J. Pierrepont Morgan, Mrs Astor, Princess Brancaccio, and many others mingle at Antenil and Avon venues while plans and rumors swirl about racing results, balloon exhibitions, and society transfers.
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Phailadtlpria
Paris
Prescott Lawrence
London
Frank Gardner
Lady Massey
Mrs. Quilp
Bebe
Antenil
Eugene Miggins
Southampton
Armenonviles
Morton Mitchell
Santos Dumont
Pelton
New York
Richard Harding Davis
Marion Cottage
Massachusetts
Madame Lavlovsky
Ligod
Bradley Martin
van Louis
Sherry
Cooper Hewitt
W. Vanderbilt and
Robinson
Tom Ochiltree
Auteuil
Aixleshams
Francis Lathrop
Spain
Astor
Princess Brancaccio
Tiffany
Ralph Curtis
A. ©. Spreckles
Millington Drake
John Munroe
Spencer Brown
Eyre
M. Marshall
Charles Carroll
Norrie
Bell
Unwelcome Yankee Visitor Arrives Among Potatoes in England
The Daily Express notes the Colorado potato beetle, an unwelcome American pest, visiting England during the wartime season. Since 1859 it devastated crops, and in 1877 crossed the Atlantic to Britain, prompting government action and police vigilance at Tilbury as officials monitor its burrows and potential spread.
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Philadelphia Times
London
Daily Express
England
Colorado
America
Atlantic
Liveri
Board of Agriculture
Mapasnos
Tilbury
Tilbury Dock Company
Fagners
Philadelphia Registrants in Hotels and Pensions List
The list shows Philadelphians registered in hotels and pensions including Alban Spooner D and T Wolf J T Betz Miss Rosaleen S Betz H F Kenney Morgan Hayes Mr and Mrs C C Pinckney Norris Mrs James Cox Miss Alice Cox and Dr B Hera.
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Alban Spooner
D. and
T. Wolf
J. T. Betz
Rosaleen S. Betz
H. F. Kenney
Morgan Hayes
C. C. Pinckney Norris
James 8. Cox
Alice Cox
B. Hera
Beetle: The Unwelcome American Visitor in England
An illustrated pemphlet portrays Mr Beetle and how to handle him as the sole unwelcome American in England while others come with money to spend and spend it freely.
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Mr. Beetle
England
German Emotions Toward England Deemed Overstated
Daily Express dispatch from Berlin argues German bias against England is exaggerated. It notes envy and hatred but concedes many middle class Germans supported Boers and that anti British press was strong yet not universally accepted.
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Philadelphia Times
London
Daily Express
Berlin
England
Germany
Kitchener
Khartoum
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