Odd fads of kings customs that amused and troubled London
London society watched the Shah of Persia entertainments and royal visitors with novelty items and ceremony. Lewanika and the Jaipur Maharajah left Britain amid fuss over silk hats, sacred water, and a god on visiting cards. The Shah’s entourage carried a Buddha image, Ganges water vessels, a bassinet, a bicycle, a horse, and a tricycle.
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London
Lewanika
Barotseland
Rhodesia
Raas Makonnen
West End
Mayfair
Edward
Shah
Woolwich
Persian Gulf
Indian
Windsor
Great Park
Dover
Paris man killed after boasting of fearless West tour
Victor Evendale an Englishman about forty years old boasted in a Paris cafe that he had lived ten years in the wild Western United States without a gun. He was found dead the next morning in the glacis near Maison Blanche, strangled by a leather thong. Evendale had lived in Texas for a decade.
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New York
Matin
Paris
World
Victor Evendale
United States
Evendale
Maison Blanche
Glenelle
Montrouge
Mormons to Be Expelled by Berlin Police Action
Berlin authorities served expulsion notices on twenty one Mormon missionaries from America. US embassy representations blocked immediate enforcement. Hugh J Cannon heads 40 American agents in Germany with about 3000 German adherents. Berlin police previously faced no major objections to Mormon doctrines after review by six commissioners.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Hugh J. Cannon
Cannon
Utah
Police Department
King Victor Emmanuel to Visit Berlin in State Welcome
Berlin preparations rise as gilded masts and evergreen crowns line Unter den Linden for King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. The visit includes receptions state dinners a gala opera and a parade of troops on Tempel Field ending Saturday.
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Berlin
Unter den Linden
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Unter der Linden
Tempel Field
King Victor Emmanuel’s Berlin visit and European talk
The article notes King Victor Emmanuel travels to Berlin with Premier Zanardelli to discuss relations between Italy and Germany but excludes official talks on disarmament proposals. It also reports a looming UK conscription concern and a slump in English recruiting, with veterans seeking U.S. enlistment amid conflicting rumors of Philippine service.
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Russia
France
Austria
King Emmanuel
Francis Joseph
King Humbert
Vienna
Vatican
Humbert
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Berlin
Signor Zanardelli
Italy
Germany
Cotton raising in Egypt may rival American belts
The British Cotton growing Association aims to make the empire self sufficient in raw cotton. In upper Egypt experiments on the Nile show cotton quality equal to world best. Fifteen million irrigated acres exist though labor is scarce due to Sudan depopulation. the Suakimluarea railroad completion is hoped to supply workers and export outlet.
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London
British Cottongrowing Association
Joseph Chamberlain
Nile
Soudan
Suakimaeruae
German Theatrical Season Opens In Berlin
Berlin reports the royal opera and royal theaters opening with Henry IV part two. Mme Nordica impresses Munich critics with Isolde, and Bayreuth grossed about 125000 dollars with no new staging. Munich invited critics from London to attend performances.
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Berlin
Royal Opera
Royal Theaters
Henry IV
Mme
Nordica
Germany
Munich
Isolde
Regent Theater
London
Bayreuth
United States consul general to invite German sculptors for memorial
F H Mazon the US consul general at Berlin, on behalf of the McKin ley memorial committee, will invite German sculptors to submit designs for the monument and expects several offers as German artists show strong interest. More monuments will likely rise in Germany this generation. The remains of C F Fair and wife from Paris to Cherbourg are held for possible examination to determine exact injuries causing death, with the consent of the late Mr Fair’s family. L S Swenson, US minister, visited the Albany and Chicago at Copenhagen, was saluted, entertained, and the Chicago sailed to Havre. Swenson dined with American and Danish naval officers onboard.
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F. H. Mazon
United States
Berlin
McKinley Memorial Committee
Germany
C. F. Fair and Wife
Paris
Cherbourg
New York
Chicago
Havre
Anarchy Stems, Speaker Claims, From Lax Home Training
The Winona Bible conference heard Rev. George R. Stewart assert that gamblers, drunkards, and "dudes" arise from lax parental discipline. He warned against prioritizing church life over family duties and criticized ministers for neglecting children. The day opened a national foreign missions conference led by Rev. Marcus A. Brownson with speakers from Korea and Jamaica. A concert by Claflin University students closed the program.
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Indianapolis Journal
Winona Lake
Ind
George R. Stewart
Cleveland
Tenn
Winona
Haymarket Square
Chicago
Church of God
Marcus A. Brownson
Philadelphia
H. G. Underwood
Korea
M. D. Croll
Kingston
Jamaica
George Johnston A. Ross
London
G. A. Funkhouser
United Brethren Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Claflin University
Orangeburg
D. C
Bethel Baptist Association closes two day session
The Bethel Baptist Association met at the new Salem Church in Salem Indiana. Officers were elected with Rev J H Winans moderator J A Kemp clerk and James V Biggert treasurer. The gathering included sermons on Home Mission Work and Women's Work and heard talks from Rev J B Thomas and others.
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Indianapolis Journal
Salem
Ind
Bethel Baptist Association
New Baptist Church
M. S. Humphrey
Jeffersonville
J. H. Winans
New Albany
J. A. Kemp
James V. Biggert
J. B. Thomas
Tucson
A. T
H. Huffman
Seymour
Publication Society
Association
Whitewater Valley Baptist Association Meets at Big Cedar
The Whitewater Valley Baptist Association gathered at Big Cedar Church south of Richmond. It oversees six counties in the region and reported strong church work across departments. The next meeting will be at First Baptist Church in Richmond.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Whitewater Valley Baptist Association
Big Cedar Church
First Baptist Church
Church Finances and Local Church News Across Indiana
Finances and appropriations before the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio and states include gifts for scholarships annuities and wills totaling over 600 dollars. A permanent board for administering donated estates was created with the general president as ex officio member. Debt reduction reported and library appropriations approved for Columbus St. Paul Woodville and Hickory. Separate items note the Economy village split from Hagerstown circuit a new parsonage in Hagerstown and the Indiana Spiritualists camp meeting debt payoff and plans for a hotel. Marion Kokomo district events and a call to prepare for the Christian Endeavor convention. Note to remember Mrs. Austin.
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Michigan City
Ind
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio
C. M. L. Scheutte
D. D
Columbus
F. J. Heer
St. Paul
Indianapolis Journal
Hagerstown
Fred. F. Thornburg
Anderson
Indiana Association of Spiritualists
Chesterfield
Edgar Emerson
Marion
Christian Endeavor
Kokomo
Tabernacle Church
Marton
Young People's Societies
Presbyterian Church
Death of Archeological Museum curator on Alpine ascent
Emile Dunant, curator of the Archeological Museum in Geneva, was killed while climbing Mount Pleveur. He slipped into a crevasse and his skull was smashed. He was alone, without a guide, when the accident occurred yesterday.
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Geneva
Emile Dunant
Archeological Museum
Mount Pleveur
M. Dunant
Amended affidavit in stock conversion suit
In Trenton on Aug 23 a supplementary affidavit for United States Steel was filed in the Court of Chancery over the 200 million 7 percent preferred stock to 5 percent bonds conversion. George W. Perkins explains reasons for bond conversion and the $10 million Morgan commission while Joseph E. Corrigan describes Lancaster's confession about the plant value and a $250 a week payment. Day testifies on David Lamar’s involvement, and Chicago reports Gates Mitchell Lambert Reis arriving from a Colorado Fuel dispute.
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Trenton
N. J
United States Steel Corporation
Court of Chancery
J. Espinwall Hodge
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Steel Corporation Finance Company
Perkins
Joseph E. Corrigan
Guthrie, Cravath & Henderson
Guthrie
James Lancaster
Hodge
Corrigan
Lancaster
Steel Co
David
Lamar
Mr. Perkins
Financial Committee
J Morgan Co
Bernard Smith
William H. Moore
Norman Ream
Peter A. B. Widener
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Smith
George A. Day
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Day
David H. Lewis
Lewis
New York
David Lamar
Steel Corporation
Chicago
John W. Gates
John J. Mitchell
L. L. Ellwood
John Lambert
George J. Reis
Missionaries murdered in Chen-Chou Hu Nan province
A native evangelist in Shanghai confirms reports that Australian missionary Bruce and English missionary Lewis were killed at Chen-Chou in Hu Nan province reinforcing earlier dispatches from the area.
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Shanghai
Bruce
Lewis
Chen-Chou
Hu-Nan Province
Duchess Marguerite Sophie Operated For Appendicitis
The Duchess Marguerite Sophie of Württemberg underwent an appendectomy at Gmunden performed by Professors Graun and Chiari. Fears are entertained for the patient’s life amid reports of the rare operation.
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Marguerite Sophie
Wurtemburg
Gmunden
Graun
Chiari
London Stock Exchange
London Evening Standard
Manchester
Lancashire
Correo Espanolef
Madrid
Carlismin
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