Vatican Politics Strains French Royalist Link in Paris
Paris dispatch reports tension between Rome and French conservative royalists as Vatican officials ponder reestablishing influence despite prior church losses. Fallieres seeks Parisian apartments while a late night noise ban and bath tub size factor into official housing hunts.
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Paris
Church of
Champ de Mars
M. Fallieres
Elysee
the Elysee
Unctionary
Ministry Ofublic Instruction
Colonial Office
War Department
Ome
Council of State
Monks Lose Money in Public Auction Sale
In Paris on September 28 a monastery and its dependencies were sold at public auction to a local magnate for 422% of its value, with the building alone exceeding $200,000. Liquidators faced a 22,000 claim, forcing sale to satisfy creditors as Trappists face debt and uncertain rites after the losses.
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Paris
Duez
Espira-de-Lagby
Paris Seeks Dog Revealer License To Bark For The State
In Paris a new job role titled dog revealer is offered to those who can imitate dog barks. Applicants undergo official exams and may earn $30 a month. Each night they bark five minutes outside homes on a beat, logging house numbers for inspection to ensure dog licenses are paid.
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Paris
Weatherproof hats sweep through London millinery
London milliners, facing wet autumn weather, redesign hats as umbrellas and waterproof plush replaces velvet as the season’s favorite. The new style features duck like, water resistant hats with narrow brims and high crowns, sometimes adorned with a cocked feather, echoing Elizabethan influences.
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London
Herbert Tree
Drake
Outlook for Britton Political Year Brings Mixed Rumors
London dispatch notes Ulster movement fading and parliamentary reassembly near, with forecasts split between Liberal optimism and Conservative gloom. Asquith discussed general election aims while Tory strategy appears stagnant amid debates over home rule and tariffs.
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London
House of Lords
Asquith
House of Commons
Tories
Bonar Law
Germany
North Sea
Mary Garden Triumphs in La Tosca at Opera Comique
Paris reports Mary Garden’s debut in La Tosca at the Opera Comique sparked strong praise and sharp criticism. Her third performance drew an ovation, with supporters calling her Tosca the finest, while critics argued she overemphasized sensuality, though many agree her interpretation was a revelation.
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Paris
Mary Garden
Opera Comique
France
Miss Garden
la Tosca
Salome
Germany Courted by Foreign Visitors After Teutonic Soft Power
Berlin reports show Germans, once hostile to foreigners, now eagerly host Swedish journalists and other guests. The Swedish visit coincides with a new German Swedish commercial treaty and a German Brazilian congress promoting emigration and trade to South America. Professor Schmoller predicted a future two hundred million Germans in Brazil by century's end.
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Berlin
Germany
Bismarck
France
Norway
Switzerland
Sweden
Schmoller
Berlin University
Brazils
London scheme ends embankment destitution with shelter tickets
A London plan to stop winter vagrant sleeping on the Thames embankment starts within days. Police hand out tickets directing vagrants to shelters run by voluntary agencies, with an office to decide eligibility for shelter or casual ward. The experimental scheme covers the area between the Thames and Oxford Street and Vauxhall Bridge Road to the Temple, the embankment’s main gathering spot.
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London
Thames Embankment
Embankment
London Asylums Board
Salvation Army
Church Army
Mendicity Society
Thames
Oxford Street
Vauxhall Bridge Road
The
Temple
Mishaps Follow Army Aviators In England
London reports a string of air mishaps as British military airmen struggle with dirigibles. A secret airship project is under construction on Tyneside, funded partly by a West Country landowner, promising a new era in aerial naval power with a ten-man crew and enhanced weaponry.
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London
England
Tyneside
Splendid Bridal Gifts For Gladys Grace In London
Miss Gladys Grace, heiress of Michael P. Grace, to wed Captain Hamilton Grace in a military ceremony at St Pauls Knightsbridge. Henry Phipps of Pittsburg gifts a crown of diamonds convertible to a stomacher. brothers in law from Hussars to attend. Reception at 40 Belgrave Square after Battle Abbey entertainments.
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Gladys S. Grace
Graces
New York
Captain Hamilton Grace
London
Hamilton Grace
Gladys
Grace
Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
John 8. Phipps
Margarita Grace
St. Paul’s Church
Knightsbridge
Hamilton-Grace
Hussars
Flying Corps
Gladys Grace
Michael P. Grace
William R. Grace
Paris
Cairo
Malta
Eliza Mercedes
Hubert Beaumont
M. P
Lord Allendale
Elena
Don
Hamilton- Grace
Sheffield Hamilton-Grace
Sussex
Michael P
Peru
Battle Abbey
Belgrave Square
Paris Syndicalist Move Divides French Teachers
In Paris on September 28 the issue of proportional representation attracts attention as teachers, many of whom belong to syndicalist groups, face ministerial orders to withdraw from their unions. Chambery teachers show willingness to bow to the minister, while a Le Temps letter notes they left their own societies due to unemployment protection and pay grievances, complicating the view of widespread radicalism.
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Paris
M. Guisthau
Chambery
le Temps
Pan Germans Lose Hold As National Party Sags
Berlin dispatch notes a decline in Pan German influence after the Erfurt congress. Leaders lack clout, the press gives little attention to resolutions, and debates verge on the absurd over German sign boards. A motion seeks penalties for foreign words on signs.
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PAN Germans Loing
National Party
Berlin
Trautmann
Pan-German League
Congress
Jews May Return to Palestine Soon, Berline Editorial Says
Berlin dispatch reports a rising consensus among German statesmen that events in the Near East will favor Zionism and a Jewish return to Palestine. The piece argues Palestine as a continental hinge, with rail lines from Cape to Cairo and Baghdad guiding regional power, predicting a buffer state and a Jewish economic role in developing Palestine.
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Near East
Palestine
Middle East
Bagdad
Cape
Cairo
Europe
Germany
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