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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1913
Page
32
A visiting observer reports pupils in a coastal England school openly critiquing each other’s recitations. Critics challenge Ivy on swaying while speaking and ask which explorers went to the Arctic, with one naming Cook. A pupil apologizes for mispronouncing a hard g in frigid while the teacher merely watches the process.
London May 24. It is widely believed Mr. Asquith will retire from politics soon, possibly to become lord chief justice, with no reversal of his decision. His move follows polls on women's suffrage and the Marconi affair, which has clouded ministers though no blame attaches to him. The article notes party tensions and a lingering leadership vacuum in both Liberal and Conservative ranks. The piece ends recalling HMS Victory at Portsmouth, launched 1767, with Nelson’s signal on the anniversary of his greatest victory.
Berlin May 24 The Krupp affair is described as a cancer in German politics with roots reaching into the Center party and Socialists. Center party leaders allegedly shared details with Socialists to force public Reichstag revelations and influence government contracts toward rival Thyssen.
The Everlasting Club kept a constant pipe light and burned out after London’s great fire, leaving one member nearly burned alive. The Sighing Club urged lovers’ mementos and a poem on initiation, with fines for five sighs per quarter. The Surly Club near Billingsgate trained cabmen and watermen to maintain harsh speech and penalized politeness. A club limited in membership to
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