Princess Renounces Albanian Throne in Divorce Case
Paris reports 83 year old Henri Rochefort lampoons Albania throne bids, citing Prince Ghika as serious claimant with support from Albanian chiefs. Princess Ghika sues for divorce, surrendering her own throne chance, citing grave injury and non-support amid Paris society attention.
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Paris
Henri Rochefort
Albania
Roumania
Charles
Carmen Sylva
M. Rochefort
Carotte
Sardou
Georges Ghika
Liane de Pougy
Ghika
Liane
Phyrne
Jean Ghika
Hazel Singer
Chicago
Hazel
Lord Lansdowne
Victor
France
Tribunal of the Seine
Duke de Morny
Bianco
Brazil
Napoleon Ili
Rogomania
Cocapa Aivatriaantat
Mrs Kerpel to Spend Winter in Italy With Wealthy Friend
Mrs George Kerpel will spend the winter in Italy with her new American friend Mrs Dearburgh a very wealthy woman. Mrs Dearburgh is scarcely known in London but has a daughter who will debut here in about four years.
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London
George Kerpel
Italy
Dearburgh
Men for Hire Attend Swell London Affairs
Report from London describes a new social trend of paid male attendance at afternoon tea events. Prices range from 5 to 15 for various titles, with brokers supplying men and women to guests amid rising private exhibitions and boxing bouts at exclusive venues.
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London
Lucile Mar
Miss Mar
Miss Marr
American Women Shine at Albert Hall Ball in London
A pantomime ball at Albert Hall drew many well known Americans in London on December 7. Mrs wab of Chicago wore the most jeweled attire after paying $600 for a box and entertaining friends through the night. Notables included Lady Huntington, Lady Kathleen Lastinga, Lord and Lady Errol, and Lady Kilmarnock as Servian women dressed in bright colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Albert
Dramatic Parsifal War Faces International Clash
Berlin reports a three nation battle over producing Parsifal in Monte Carlo. M. Gunsbourg presses the Paris version despite Wagner heirs protest, with January 23 set as the contested premiere and fears of a wider cultural war.
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Berlin
Balkans
Europe
M. Gunsbourg
Monte Carlo Grand Opera House
Mme
Cosimo Wagnér
Wagner
Monte Carlo
France
Monaco
Paris
Montenegro
Herr Esching
Tehatalja
M. Mesagar
National Academy of Music
London Enjoys Magnitude of Business Boom
London reports a sudden nationwide business boom with low unemployment, as October board of trade data show only two percent jobless among trade unionists. Economists offer varied theories, while the era of prosperity overshadows past croaking about Lloyd George and policy woes.
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London
England
London Daily Mail
Board of Trade
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Hat Pin Dangers Prompt Paris Council Action
Paris officials debated hat pin hazards in crowded places after nine injuries from pins protruding from hats. A notable case cited involved a youth who lost sight in one eye, prompting calls for public safety measures.
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Paris
Paris Municipial Council
Tony Michaud
M. Aucoe
Shackleton Family Ties and Hatpin Laws in Amelight
Lady Shackleton, once Miss Dorman, raises three children in Amelight London while supporting Sir Ernest Shackleton’s polar explorations. The piece notes Raymond and Cecily and describes her role hosting scientists and aiding her husband. It also mentions hatpin injuries and a Paris bylaw debate on hatpin protectors and enforcement in Lyon.
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London
Lady Shackleton
M. Lepine
Paris
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M. Hoffman
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Goodyear
Alba-Vene
Chseeworth SE
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National Sporting Club
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Jermyn Street
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Lady Brooke
Lady Warwick
Miss Eden
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Lord Ribblesdale
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Germany
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Medoc
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Calwa Distributing Co
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