Americans to Visit Wales for Prince of Wales Investiture
London dispatch reports Scots face depopulation due to land laws while Welsh hopes rise for a surge of wealthy American visitors during the Prince of Wales investiture. Naval reviews, royal procession plans, and Grimsby fisher landing crew issues accompany the broad coverage of politics, tourism, and military preparations.
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Phillip Everett
London
Scotland
P. A. Molteno
Dumfries
House of Commons
Europe
Belgium
Denmark
A. C. Morton
Sutherlandshire
Crofters’ Commission
Inverness
Ross and Cromarty
Sutherland
Argyleshire
Caithness
Orkney
Shetland
Britain
John
Willy
Emi
Eir
Canada
Wales
Keir Hardie
Prince of Wales
Lloyd George
Carnarvon
Spitead
Carrarvon Bay
Seignt
Gray Castle
Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt Garners Newport Visit Plans
A society journal reports Consuelo Vanderbilt, once the duchess of a British duke, is ostracized in English court circles and plans a prolonged visit to her mother in Newport. She is expected to attend New York society functions in June and July while the Duke travels to America in early June to avoid court scrutiny over the coronation absence.
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America
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Newport
New York
Maoi guide Maggie Papakura dazzles London coronation visitors
In London for coronation festivities Maori guide Maggie Papakura, famed for guiding Hot Lakes Rotorua, shares awe at Tower of London and Whitehall. She has met the king and queen and Lord Kitchener while recounting Rotorua’s volcanic wonders to travelers and royalties.
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London
Maggie Papakura
Maggie
Rotorua
North Island
New Zealand
Lord Kitchener
Duke and Duchess of York
Lyndey
Melbourne
Tower of Whitehall
Sydney
Corsica Famine Fears in France Amid Red Tape
Paris reports growing unrest in Corsica with famine fears as government efforts to curb revolt clash with anti clerical woes. A French navy saucepans tale shows red tape hindering supply while Futurists push modern drama and a Brussels library plan aims to loan books via savings.
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George Dufresne
Paris
Corsica
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
M. Clemenceau
Italy
France
M. Paul Adam
M. Adam
la Revue Hebdomadaire
Duez
Venice
F. T. Marinette
Autho
Brussels
Belgium
Washington
Navy
M. Delcasse
Republic
Navy Yard
Toulon
Chemical Laboratory
Navy Department
Belgian princess sues estate over Congo profits
The daughter of the late King Leopold of Belgium sues his estate for more than ten million dollars invested in the mederfulleach fund claimed by Belgium as part of Congo profits. The Brussels civil tribunal hears the case, drawing wide European interest due to royal prominence and Belgium's actions affecting her finances. The complex questions suggest the suit may take months to resolve.
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Leopold
Belgium
Congo Free State
Submarine Crew Survived On Improvised Cooking Gear
In a tense account the submarine crew faced potential starvation until the cook, acting on his own initiative, bought two ordinary tin saucepans from a Toulon hardware dealer to aid cooking and storage.
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Toulon
Record of One Hundred Divorces a Day in London
London dispatch reports Justice Bargrave Deane achieved an extraordinary rate in divorce cases, delivering an average of sixteen decrees daily over six consecutive court days. The notable figure marks a possible record in marital litigation.
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London
Bargrave Deane
Justice Deane
German Tax Policy Fails as Deficit Grows in 1910
Berlin reports show the blue-black coalition's budget collapsing as taxes on whiskey beer lighting and checks yield little. The result is a large deficit and reduced purchasing power, with conservatives blaming liberal rivals and seeking to shift voter attention from failures ahead of elections. The piece also notes uncertainty over M Sasanoff's successor in Russia and Portugal's stable provisional government.
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Berlin
Empire
Reichstag
France
Morocco
Algeciras
Champagne
Wahlmaenner
Sasanoff
Russia
M. Sasanoff
M. Isvolsky
Potsdam
London
Paris
St. Petersburg
Russian Corps Diplomatique
Count Benckendorff
M. Iswolsky
Vienna
Senhor Chagas
Rance
Portugal
National Assembly
Future Czar Snapped by His Father
A spring outing near the royal palace yields a charming portrait of little Czar Alexis photographed by his father the czar of all the Russias. The imperial father is an avid amateur photographer who enjoys practicing his art.
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Czar
Alexis
Russias
Royal
English King Promotes Earlier Hours for Subjects
London May 20 The king and queen plan to set earlier social hours urging guests at 9 30 pm instead of 10 30 pm The move aims to boost Britain’s industrial and commercial progress by shortening the Friday night week end and aligning with early hours seen in leading economies The king intends to lead by example and use social influence to curb late nights and holidays.
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London
England
Great Britain
Lonon
Prince of Wales
Tramps Supposedly Kept Away By Boy’s Simple Plan
A Philadelphia Record item quotes a boy claiming he keeps tramps away by eating up all leftovers. The exchange occurs as a humorous exchange between a boy and his wife about simple nuisance control.
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Philadelphia
Great Britain Builds First Anal Airship
Great Britain unveils its first rigid airship No 1 built at Vickers Barrow with duralumin frame and silk envelope. It carries enough petrol for several days voyage and features three propellers two gondolas and a cabin for officers. Naval personnel will train aboard before larger ships are built.
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London
Messrs. Vickers
Barrow
Tong Hills Tribes Subdued By British Expedition
London May 20 The British expedition into the Tong Hills of the Gold Coast has ended after March action against the unruly tribes. Captain Furnell led two companies of the Gold Coast regiment with six officers and four doctors in a two column operation that destroyed villages and fetish sites. Natives surrendered and are rebuilding in a district allotted to them under Major Featsing and Captain H C Wheeler with colonial officials present.
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London
Gold Coast
Tong Hills
Donald Stewart
Furnell
Gold Coast Regiment
Barker
Elkan
Hhlef
Northern Territories
Major Featsing
H. C. Wheeler
Russians to Crown Coronation Delegation Names
Semi official advices from the imperial palace designate Prince Belosselsky Beloserski aide-de-camp general Count Tolstoy Prince Mestchersky and Colonel Mordvinoff as official representatives of the czar to accompany Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch to the coronation ceremonies of Queen Mary and King George of England in June. Army and navy representatives have not yet been chosen.
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ST. Petersburg
Imperial Palace
Prince Belosselsky- Beloserski
Count Tolstoy
Prince Mestchersky
Mordvinoff
Michael Alexandrovitch
Mary
George
England
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