Germans Plan Steamer Lines In Black Sea
Berlin dispatch notes Germany may back private steamers to serve the Black Sea, subsidizing lines to Russia and Turkey as officials weigh shifting naval commerce. The plan envisions steering new routes for Hamburg America and North German Lloyd, with yearly subsidies proposed to the Volunteer fleet to ply Turkish ports from Batoum to Constantinople. Potential twelve month pauses in operations are mentioned amid broader strategic maneuvering.
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Frederick Werner
Specal
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Bismarck
von Doltite
Denmark
Austria
France
Huesia
Japan
Pid
Hamburg American
Lloyd
Stechness
Blac Sea
Mussian
Hussilin Company of Navigation & Commerce
Liump
Quma
Blick Sea Poste
Anatolian Ulys
Batoum
Constantinople
Towed German Princess Betrothal Rumor Sparks Talks
Rumors claim the heir apparent to the British throne may wed Princess Victoria Louisa daughter of the German emperor and empress. The discussion centers on a possible betrothal tied to the May 16 dedication of the Queen Victoria memorial, seen as a step to strengthen Anglo German ties.
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Prince of Wales
Germany
Victoria Louisa
Queen Victoria Memorial
Fish Protected by Law Found Dead on Coast
A long-untangled report notes the death of Pelorous Jack, famed as the most famous fish under special parliamentary protection. The piece mixes colonial crime lore with reflections on Finnish military service and broader imperial politics, touching on wartime tensions and ships near Wellington.
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Dunedin
New Zealand
Germns
Germany
Alridy
Novaye Vremyaa
Black Sea
Dolrer
Mediterranean
Finland
Russia
Wellington
Posttlan
Lacie
Delorions Jack
Duma
Sasanuiy
Vienna
M. Snaanortz
Chia
Basanogets
Rus
Fia
Falcon Tavols
Henanoff
Famous international swindler arrested in Nice
Count Ostravek, a noted international swindler, has been arrested in Nice. He earned notoriety in Berlin hotels by posing as a wealthy nobleman, stealing jewelry with a master key while victims slept. His exploits spanned Berlin Paris Nice London, with a past theft at 5000 pounds and multiple incarcerations.
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IBY
Count Ostravek
Hes.uren
Nice
Berlin
Varbas
Aril Cor
Ostrovsky
Russia
Gerlin
Paris
Nee
London
Cranken
Jil
Baroness Arrested For Shoplifting Dual Identities
Paris police report a fashionable Parisian woman, Rose de Chastot, arrested after shoplifting at Place de la Republique. She allegedly led a double life, living modestly at a small apartment with her daughter and, by day, posing as a rich baroness in a private mansion, using a luxury car to frequent shops and pay for valuables. Authorities suspect she operated multiple residences and presented varied personas.
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Paris
de la Republique
Rose de Chastot
Deine
Pallee
Ne Do Charonne
Helen Mounier
Alererhy
Xald
Gare St. Lugsre
Child abused girl case shocks Worcester court
London report details Florence Fasterfield, a 7 year old girl, alleged to have suffered brutal mistreatment at the hands of Mary Walesmith and her son John Wile Smith. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children brings charges of severe cruelty including whipping, confinement, and forced labor over five years. A solicitor for the Walesmiths disputes the claims while doctors note lasting scars from the injuries.
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Kulal
London
Fife
Fanjuhu
Worcester
Mary Doreas Wiesmith
John Wileamith
Geo. Tureter
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Florence Fasterfield
Torjer
Walesmith
Wilesmith
Turner
Whitsmith
Parrot Adopts Kittens in London Home Drama
A parrot named Tom in Miss Bleehner’s Erne Street home has adopted a litter of kittens. Tom befriended a stray cat, protected the kittens from their mother, and even defended them when danger arose, while Miss Bleehner and Mrs. Elscaner stepped in to help.
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Ephcial Cable
London
Tom
Hla Pien
Dowager Queen Alexandra's Early Stage Appearances
Signor Francie, a mandolin musician, recalls Princess Alexandra, then the Princess of Wales, appearing publicly with The Lu Mes Mandolin and Guitar Band Orchestra. He says she enjoyed the performances, which could have drawn sharp British public criticism if widely known.
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Alexandra
Boglana
Signor
Francie
Slenelne
Princess of Wales
Llenor Francia
Overworked Medigal Staff Officer Kills Self in Parkhurst Case
London May 18 A medical staff sergeant at Parkhurst barracks killed himself by poisoning. A coroner's inquest at Wroxall Isle of Wight heard that long hours and overwork drove the man to despair, with a diary stating his brain was failing. The jury urged inquiry into Parkhurst medical staff conditions while clearing two officers of charges.
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London
Nuicite
Mand
Downe
pShankdin
Wroaull
Representi Yuma
Parkhurst
Lient
Coronel
Child scales high peak Kinder Scout mystery climber
A missing five year old, Evey Sandals, was found exhausted atop Kinder Scout in the Peak District after a 30 hour ordeal. He had wandered from Hayfield with two companions. authorities and workmen had searched ten hours before locating him asleep beneath a boulder on the edge of the summit. He could not explain how he reached the perilous spot.
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Nat Cane
Evey Sandals
Hayfeld
Derbyshire
Iit Wanderer
Kinder Scout
Peak
Hayfield
Sandalla
Kinder Valley
Itis
Tolict
French Exhibit Plans at Dresden Painted as Strong Stand
Paris dispatch reports the French aim to exhibit at Dresden with strong national participation and a pledge to rival German and Italian pavilions. The article notes President Charles de Gaulle era tangents and the ongoing graft debate, plus a lighthearted prank by a professor at Calas.
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France
Dresden
Gearcn Dutreane
Paris
M. Mouis
Chamber of Deputies
Moc
M. Jaures
Labor Confederation
Migures
Plngk
Calas
Charlot
Peter Bauman
Polites
Colless
Germany
HngNeh
England
Erate
M. Delenese
Hercules
Inventor Dies From Joy At Patent News
In London on May 18 an inquest heard inventor Chariss Edwin Bratt aged 71 died from heart failure after excitement over a patentable appliance he had worked on for years. The widow said Bratt returned home recently with news of the patent and had been intensely focused on the machinery, expressing happiness before he suddenly collapsed while examining the device.
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London
Poplar
Chariss Edwin Bratt
Montana Place
Real
Prince Vrangia Hosts Grand May Ball at Savoy London
Prince Vrangia of Teak plans a May 18 ball and supper at the Savoy London. The event aims to be among the coronation season’s finest and to aid the memorial fund for Middlesex. It will be second only to the royal entertainments for visiting nobles after the coronation.
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Prince Vrangia of
Teak
Savoy Hotel
London
Widdlesex
Romance of Pringe Louis Napoleon Made Public
Paris dispatch reports the life of Rebecca Clars Jackson known as Bratil who died at 60 near Marseilles. Investigations reveal ties to Prince Louis Napoleon a Napoleonic heir and ravaged letters from 1873 bearing the name Napoleon Laoulouw. She left 20 000 pounds for two asylums for abandoned children 10 000 pounds to a Maijars fit at Marseilles and the remainder to servants. Her paintings bronzes and statues go to the Marseille museum.
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Bpegial Garlt
Paris
Rebecca Clars Jackson
Otigin
St. Ginjoz
Marveilles
Jackson
Laura Napoleon
Napoleon II
Waninger
Nepoleon Laoulouw
Marseilles
Merseilles
Simplest Flowers Dominant In London Boutiques
London fashion notes from May 13 report a shift to minimal blossoms for spring. Daisy mums wallflowers and mignonette drive demand while exotic blooms languish. garden flowers replace buttonholes as women favor small bouquets of buttercups and daisies with forget me nots tucked in.
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London
Hut House
Bond Street
West End
Giants Top Parade Candidate Tallest Man Named
London report notes letters arrive from across the country for the Crystal Palace festival parade. A backer records a 7 feet 2 inch youth at age 22 from a home in Garden City employed as a basket maker, praised for enormous strength.
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London
Ampire
Crystal Paice
Homer
Bernardo
Manual
Frank Lascadea
Freerick Kempater
Thys
Wondford
Besex
Snodgom Bearded to Please King in London Opinion
A late 19th century London piece muses on snobbishness, royal beard trends, and social strife. It headlines King Edward and King George, notes bankers could sell beer tax-free, and cites the marquis of Stafford amid African travels and marriage rumors. It also portrays Limehouse costermongers and fashionable Jewish society in vivid, era-typical detail.
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Special Gable
Ph Ptlp Evercer
London
King George
Rusaln
Bmrliwaine
Royal Navy
Thadner
Edward
Great Britain
Sagan
Mall Walde
Hdward
Georges
Bank of England
Threadnesdle Street
Hagland Bosr
Manquis Wong
House of
Sutherland
Marquis of Stafford
Africa
England
Aome
Marqule
Stafford
Leveson-Gowers
Atria
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