Claimant Declares Right to British Royal Lineage
Augustus West, a 60 year old London poorhouse inmate, seeks recognition as a direct lineal descendant of King George II. He bases his case on his grandmother Princess Lavinia Cumberland who alleged royal blood and appealed to Queen Victoria in 1855. The suit stalls await royal household reaction.
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London
Royal Household
Augustus West
George II
West
Lavinia of Cumberland
Queen Victoria
Cumberland
Olive Serres
Henry
Duke of Cumberland
George III
D. Wilmot
Barton-on-Heath
Warwickshire
Serres
Robert Wilmot
Warwick
Dominic Serres
Islington
Guild Hall
House of Commons
Victoria
Lavinia
Reyes
Mr. West
Princess Lavinia of Cumberland
Duchess of Lancaster
Mexican Supper At The Mexican Inn
The Mexican Inn in San Antonio advertises hot tortillas baked to order and coffee described as the best in the city. Joe Weiss, proprietor, invites diners to the side entrance opposite the Grand Opera House on Crockett Street for a delightful and inviting meal.
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San Antonio
Grand Opera House
Crockett Street
Joseph Landa
Notable Claim Provokes Litigation Over Supporting Documents
A woman backed her claim with many documents leading to substantial litigation. Prominent men urged her case and the authenticity of the documents she produced. She died at Haverstock Hill where she resided and was supported by a small pension from the Royal Academy honoring her artist father.
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Haverstock Hill
Royal Academy
Prison Editor Scam Used by Russian Papers
An Odessa report reveals a scheme where newspapers employ a prison editor to bear punishment for seditious articles. The dummy editor, often illiterate, is paid by the paper and spends time in jail with meals and reading material provided, while real editors avoid imprisonment.
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Odessa
Severnaia Pravdal
Riga
Geneva Drives Out English Bookmakers
Geneva authorities wage a vigorous war on English bookmakers for gambling on a wholesale scale. The British consul aids enforcement as Geneva moves to drive bookies from the city. Some British firms face prison, fines, or flight, while many English and Swiss clerks risk job loss as actions tighten. Gluckhaug defalcations reach about $200,000.
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Geneva
London
England
Genjeva
European inventors fall prey to Paris swindle at Gluckhaus
In Paris the Gluckhaus operation, dubbed a house of fortune, lured inventors with false patent promises across Europe. Arrests followed as director Klostermann fled to Switzerland with his mistress, leaving Hollinger and Baumann in charge and investors' thousands in advance fees.
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Paris
Boulevard Poisonniere
Gluckhaus
House of Fortune
Europe
Ciceron
Mr. Klostermann
Switzerland
Molle. Beckerer
Haspe
M. Hollinger
M. Baumann
Students Riot at Belgian University Over Detective Reports
In Louvain Belgian students mobbed the new detective agency offices after learning it offered monthly son reports to parents for a fee. They also protested at the vice rector's house demanding his resignation. German furniture makers color woods by burying freshly cut pieces in earth with lime for months.
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Paris
Louvain
Old Austrian Title Put Up For Sale In London
An old sixteenth century Austrian barony is offered for sale in London for 200000 dollars. The title carries insignia and decorations but no estate. Transfers can occur by the adopter’s integration into the vendor family, a practice that has let wealthy buyers acquire titles despite differing origins.
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London
Austria
Spies Infest Ports Of Great Britain And Code Theft
London April 4 espionage runs high across Europe with ports at Portsmouth Devonport Chatham Sheerness and Rosyth under tight watch. A man and woman received five years penal servitude for possessing secret government documents as new naval code books are issued following the theft of a code signal book from the battleship Queen.
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London
Europe
England
Portsmouth
Devonport
Chatham
Sheerness
Rosyth
Embargo on Arms in Ireland Tightens Travel Rules
War Office issues special rules for officers transporting arms to Ireland amid disturbances. Officers must notify the London customs secretary of travel date and route to avoid holds by Liverpool customs or shipping refusals. The move follows stricter imports controls on warlike materiel and underscores the seriousness of customs duties.
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London
Ireland
War Office
Liverpool
Custom House
Snow ordeal tests Italian soldier's endurance in Alps
Steffano Mounat a Sicilian soldier was buried six feet under snow in Belluno for forty hours after an avalanche. He survived with slight frost bites after sleeping in the snow with his heavy knapsack and dreaming of rescuers before passersby heard his shouts and came to help.
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Milan
Steffano Mounat
Alpine
Belluno
Italy
Diary Exposes Marital Strife in Paris Divorce Case
In a Paris court a wife presented her husband diary entries showing mutual insults and a 190s dispute. Entries include February 1 calling her husband an idiot and July 28 curtain lectures, with a wrist twisting cited as a gesture that helped secure the divorce.
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Court
Paris
Winter Voyager Discusses Criticisms By Captain Inch
Captain Inch of the ill fated Volturno speaks with a New York reporter about harsh criticisms. He calls them censorious and ignorant, noting a young lady aboard who wrote home from Liverpool about cold foggy weather. The voyage suffered from missing clearing papers, a customary oversight.
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Inch
Volturno
New York
Liverpool
Conshohocken
New York Tribune
London Now Gretna Green for Germans
Berlin reports a surge of German marriages arranged in England as agents in Hamburg and Berlin handle formalities, witnesses, secrecy, and even entertainment. London becomes a Gretna Green for Germans seeking easier wedlock with a honeymoon angle.
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Berlin
England
London
Hamburg
Girl Has Two Husbands In Hungary Court Battle
In Maria-Theres iopel Southern Hungary a girl weds twice due to a law requiring civil and religious ceremonies. A best man impersonated a groom at registry amid confusion. later the bridegroom appeared and the legal right favors the best man who stood in. The peasants recognize only the church ceremony.
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Vienna
Hungary
Maria-Theresiopel
Stephan Misiak
Anna Ambrus
Misiak
Andreas Arckszallast
Fran Mislak
Arokszallasi
Python kills molasses dealer found inside 21 foot snake
Rangpur mystery of a missing molasses dealer ends with a huge python killed in a neighboring jungle. The body was found inside the twenty one foot snake where he lay beside his cart overnight, believed to have been attacked in sleep.
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Lucknow
Rangpur
Overloaded coal wagon prompts buyer to locate dealer
Quote recounts a bystander remarking on an overleaded coal wagon and asking for the dealer’s address. The response reveals a change of intent, preferring to purchase coal from that dealer rather than prosecute for cruelty to animals.
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as the quick gentle cure for indigestion and upset stomachs. It claims five minute relief, promotes regular digestion, and sells a large case for fifty cents at drug stores.
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Sth Ave
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66Th St
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