Jubilee Year Opens Monday in Germany Marking Napoleon Liberation
Berlin reports the jubilee begins Monday with troop maneuvers, a royal procession, and divine services led by the Kaiser and the royal family. Festivities continue through June for the Kaiser’s twenty-fifth accession anniversary, with celebrations nationwide and a new $1.5 million stadium centerpiece guarded by detectives.
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Germany
Empire
Prussia
Kaiser
Frederick
Kaiser orders grand Prussian war anniversary celebrations
An empire wide display unfolds with a Kaiser overseen program. Personal guards for the royal family and dense secret police accompany ceremonies in Berlin and garrison cities. Historic cannons are laurel wreathed. monuments glow with bunting as patriotic plays and Zeppelin war dirigibles highlight pageants in Konigsberg Leipzig Breslau Stettin and Chemnitz.
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Berlin
Prussia
Konigsberg
Leipsig
Breslau
Stettin
Chemnitz
May Deport Militants in London Debate
The London sulfur suffragettes face renewed calls for expatriation as a last resort after a House of Commons suggestion by Sir A Markham. Critics argue that deportation could deter militant acts aimed at defeating law administration amid rising outrages and perceived leniency.
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London
House of Commons
A. Markham
Dividend ordered in long elapsed Dixon bankruptcy case
A dividend was ordered in the 1836 bankruptcy of Charles Sutton Dixon, printer and stationer, London. Creditors remaining may obtain 15 cents on the dollar if they prove their claims in due form. A Riverside Restaurant notice offers a chicken meal for 25 cents.
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London
Charles Sutton Dixon
Opposition to conscription in Britain cited amid naval debate
London reports that English opposition to general conscription remains strong as Parliament recesses and foreign tensions feed both pro navy and anti German agitation. Lord Roberts pushes conscription to aid his plan, but the majority resists, defending national self reliance and a purely British defense. Also included are brief ads and humor quotes.
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London
Winston Churchill
Lord Roberts
Brave Deed Recallled Paris Portrait of Napoleon's Head Huntsman
In Paris a brave act by a huntsman named We is recalled from 1814 when Napoleon faced danger near Fountainbleau. He warned the emperor and guided him through a crossroad to safety amid a fusillade, saving the ruler as armed men attacked. A late presentation to the Invalides honors his courage.
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Napoleon
the Invalides
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Fountainbleau
Wernst
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