King and Queen to Visit Liverpool and Manchester in Lancashire Tour
Royal couple poised for a three day Lancashire tour starting July 7 with stops in Windsor Derby Castle and Liverpool. They will review merchant ships on the Mersey inspect Cunarder Mauretania and open Gladstone dock while 35000 Liverpool children gather at Everton ground for a royal send off.
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London
George
England
Lancashire
Windsor
Earl of Derby
Liverpool
Manchester
St. George's Hall
Town Hall
Mersey
Conway
Gladstone Dock
Bverton
Hightowers
James I
Ellen Terry Helps Militants Despite Silent Support
London may 17 open secret links English stage stars to militant suffragettes. Ellen Terry reportedly privately supports militants while condemning violence. A friend says she accepts agitation to spur reform, without endorsing damage to property or harm.
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London
England
Gertrude Elliott
Lena Ashwell
Eva Moore
Irene Vanbraugh
Ellen Terry
Miss Terry
Marie Tempest
Actresses’ Franchise League
Court
League
Civic Jobs in France No Longer Popular
Paris May 17 France shifts from government service appeal to private sector as youth avoid official posts. A port sanitary authority reports a worn rubber stamp pad triggering a protracted, bureaucratic chain from Paris to obtain replacement forms and eventual destruction approval.
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France
Paris
Brittany
Secretaary
Matlock Wheelwright Learns Heir to 60000 in US Will
A Matlock resident named William Thompson, a 66 year old wheelwright, has learned under extraordinary circumstances that he is heir to 60000 from an American uncle who died in Utah. Thompson, who stayed near Belper for years, says lawyers pursued him for months and he plans to share the fortune with those who have shown him kindness.
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London
Mr. Thompson
United States
Thompson
States
Spencer
Belper
Matlock
William Thompson
Wheelwright
Utah
Texas Wonder Cure Claim For Kidney Bladder Troubles
Advertises Texas Wonder as a cure all for kidney and bladder issues including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. Promises children’s bladder regulation and mail delivery for $1.90 with two months of treatment and a high success rate. Directed by Dr. B W Hall of St Louis and sold by druggists.
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Texas Wonder
Texas
B. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Druggista
Germany Expands Naval Reach Into East Mediterranean
May 17 report states Germany will strengthen its Mediterranean squadron amid near eastern unsettled conditions. The fleet includes the battleship Goeben and six cruisers with two training ships, no base yet, and plans to develop Alexandretta port with dry docks for German shipping and naval use. After completion additional battle cruisers and armored cruisers are expected to join.
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Berlin
Near East
Mediterranean
Germany
Turkey
Alexandretta
Lloyd
Alexandretta Harbor Improvements Driven by Private Interests
The excerpt notes that none of the harbor improvements at Alexandretta can be properly advanced by any other power, as all works are being undertaken by private interests rather than by a national authority.
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Alexandretta
Donkeys Entered In Paris Grand Prix For Charity
Paris plans a Donkey Grand Prix in June at the Velodrome Bufalo to aid stranded French actors and actresses. Jockeys will be played by noted actresses matching Longchamp colors, with betting allowed. The event, set for Monday June 16, will feature challenge cups donated by theaters and music halls.
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Paris
Longchamp
Bufalo
Lodgchamp
Ancient English theaters dwarf by Dorchester Roman arena
May 17 report notes Perran Round in Cornwall seated over 2000, while the Roman amphitheater near Dorchester could hold 12,960 spectators with sun-shielding design. It recalls a 1705 public spectacle where over 10,000 watched a woman burned for poisoning her husband.
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London
Perran
Cornwall
England
Dorchester
England’s naval position in the Mediterranean in doubt
London reports English statesmen worry over sustaining naval supremacy in the Mediterranean as other powers expand dreadnaughts and aviation programs. The piece notes France’s seven and a half million investment in air arms and predicts rising difficulty for Britain to maintain vital influence in the region amid growing German and other naval power.
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London
England
Mediterranean
Teutons
France
Great Britain
Riebe Undertaking C auto ambulance Service
Riebe Undertaking Co provides auto ambulance service at 221 E Commerce, phone 341, offering transport and funeral-related arrangements.
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Riebe Undertaking
Warning issued over Afghan and Pathan marriages to Australian women
The Commonwealth government warned Australian women against marrying Afghan and Pathan men visiting for trade or camel driving. Marriages are described as business transactions leading to misery, with wives taken to India and sold as slaves in a harsh, confined life.
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Sydney
Australia
Harcourt
Commonwealth
India
North-Western Frontier
Letter 252 Years Old Delivered in London Record Office
A 1660 letter undelivered for centuries was found in the public record office and addressed to a Durham butcher, with delivery to William Bywaters. A copy was sent to the eighth-generation descendant of the recipient. Also notes that first class hotels and bars sell Piel Bros bottled beer.
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London
Public Record Office
Richard Hickson
Durham
Wm. Bywaters
Piel Bros
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