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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1902
Page
4
London bustle fades as Parliament budgets stir palms. Americans flock to Savoy and Carlton hotels while Windsor ball is postponed. Notables including Mrs. Avery and General John Winslow attend events with gala dinners and processions, drawing lavish American interest despite waning royal enthusiasm.
Senators and Mrs Depew and other Americans attend dinners and lunches at the Carlton and Carleton hotels. C T Yerkes celebrates a birthday with a large dinner. Notables like Vanderbilts, Baches, Schwabs, and Munn are seen in social circles amid lavish fashion and luxury. many Americans reside at the Walsingham House Hotel during coronation week.
Special Cable reports that the late King Milan owed 360000 in Paris and Vienna. King Alexander, during his minority, paid off much of the debts, exhausting much of his fortune and unsettling royal finances in Serbia.
London June 21. J Pierpont Morgan was absent in the Mediterranean delaying a London gathering of Atlantic shipping leaders led by Bernard N Baker. They anticipate sweeping changes to cut working expenses and improve public convenience as rivalry with the British combine is welcomed.
London reports say Premier illness sparks talk of conflict between King and Ministry. Salisbury is said to object to coronation honours and to a royal gallery in the Abbey. Gossip names Sir Edward Levy-Lawson and Evelyn Ashley as possible peers as rumors swirl about the cabinet and royal arrangements.
The Independence Day dinner of the American Society features Ambassador Choate and Special Envoy Whitelaw Reid along with General Wilson Admiral Watson General Wheeler and Earl Spencer as speakers. Mrs Bradley Martin will host a musicale and the Gilbert Parkers host a dinner for colonial premiers.
London June 21 The youngest peeress entitled to attend King Edward VII's coronation is Lady Betty Bligh now Baroness Clifton daughter of the late Earl of Darnley and Jemima Countess of Darnley Born in 1900 she is three years old and will wear a coronation robe in Westminster's show. Her father was the sixteenth Baron Clifton and seventh Earl of Darnley and she descends from a long line with feminine succession noted in the Clifton lineage.
George Sanger and about 70 000 showmen propose to gift the Prince and Princess of Wales a miniature Queen Anne carriage with silver harness and matched Shetland ponies for royal children. Sir Arthur Bigge replies that royalty usually declines such gifts but will make a special exception.
Colonel Arthur Lynch member elect for Galway and former Boer army officer remains in custody in London on a high treason charge. The case centers on alleged acts against the British government. Lynch faced examination and was remanded for further proceedings.
The writer notes doubts about relying on government subsidies over cost cuts and service gains. Talks of rival combines, potential lines, and Sir Christopher Furness and Sir Alfred L Jones seeking subsidies from Canada and Australia. Allan Line opposes moves while Laurier and colonial premiers discuss secret plans affecting US Canada trade.
At a Paris meeting the Municipality read a letter from Dr. Leyds acknowledging a sympathy message sent to Mr. Kruger. The letter notes his immense gratitude for the warm and consoling words.
A Philadelphia Times dispatch notes many elderly peers of the realm plan to attend King Edward VII's coronation. Figures include Lord Gwydyr of Stoke Park Ipswich aged 93, Lord Field born 1813, and the Earl of Cranbrook nearing 89, with詳細 careers in law politics and business.
London reports a shortage of horses and carriages as coronation demand soars. Landau hire prices jump from £24 for three months to £40 for coronation week, with stock largely booked and hirers liable for vehicle damage during busy week.
Imperial Yeomanry Field Hospital staff held a dinner at the Criterion in London to mark Roodeval battle. A diner proposed a telegram to their former captor General Christian De Wet, sending greetings and best wishes for the anniversary on June 7, 1900.
Cape Town June 21 Lord Kitchener will come from Pretoria on June 23 and sail for England the same day.
Colonel Sturgess of the Salvation Army says hooliganism is a distinct class and growing. He contends that the group is educated in public houses and through immoral environments, training roughs who live by their wits.
Paris June 21 Grand Prix fashionable American turnout includes Ralph Curtis and others. Diplomatic and social rounds feature Ambassador Porter, Bois de Boulogne Club fete, and dinners for Rosalie Wilson. Notables like James H. Hyde and Miss Julia Marlowe participate, with Morgan purchasing almanacs and carnets de bal for 1,000,000 francs.
Paris June 10 The Waldeck Rousseau crisis ends as Combes forms a new cabinet. Premier Combes leads a radical anti clerical government with Delcasse foreign affairs and Rouvier finance prominent among ministers. Key tasks include advancing the associations bill and abolishing the Falloux law, reshaping education policy and state schooling requirements.
At Ascot London during Royal Cup week Americans drew notice though crowds and fashion dominated. Notable attendees included Mrs W G Ward Miss Gladys Deacon and Princess Hatzfeldt with other figures such as Mrs Arthur Paget Lady Cunard and Mrs Samuel Newhouse.
The piece argues that cheap penny gaffs fuel hooliganism among boys in the metropolis. It claims youths learn violence from stage depictions and imitate it on streets, living off others after midnight. It calls to close cheap theatres and music houses to curb this social problem.
Emperor William visited Krefeld from Alix La Chapelle and urged industrial growth tied to national strength. He pressed for peace through a strong navy, tax reform, rail nationalization, and reduced military service, while noting tensions with the Agrarian party and criticism from Berlin press.
The Pennsylvania Railroad advertises a special steamer train to New York next Wednesday at 7:00 AM to connect with the outgoing American Line steamer sailing from New York later that day. The train will stop at German 3 Pullman parlor coach remake.
A Daily Express excerpt praises Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh Bahadur of Jaipur, a 19th century Rajput ruler with 1000 years of lineage. It notes his Western modernization alongside strict Hindu orthodoxy, and recounts Jaipur's 1818 alliance with Britain amid dynastic rivalries and a British-backed settlement.
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