London Season Promises A Brilliant Social Spring
International News Service reports London’s season poised to be exceptionally brilliant with May June and July hotels booked and house lettings high. Debut of Miss Mary Curzon draws attention as society hosts and debuts multiply among prominent families and American connections.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
Duke of Manchester
Grosvenor Square
Kylemore Castle
Galway
Tanderagee Castle
Armagh
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India
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Almerice Paget
France
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Sharon
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Warwickshire
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Midshipmen Beat Swarmjore 31 to 12 in Quick Start
Annapolis reports the United States Naval Academy basketball team defeated Swarmjore 31 to 12 after ten minutes of tough play in the first period. The article notes a strong early surge and a decisive finish.
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International News Service
Annapolis
Midshipmen
Kosine Treatment for Epilepsy Offered by D Bauer
A local store offers Kosine as a cure for epilepsy with a $1.50 bottle price and a money back guarantee if not fully effective after use. The seller claims a decade of recognized merit and provides a free booklet on epilepsy with the offer.
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Mauretania Endures Severe Gale From Liverpool to New York
The Mauretania arrived in New York from Liverpool after a sequence of gales. A 100 mph wind peaked the storm, with waves ripping bulwarks, tearing railings, shattering bridge glass, and disabling the wireless for hours. Passengers reported seas and many aboard fell ill.
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International News Service
New York
Liverpool
Marc Klaw
Queenstown
Mauretania
Turner
Anna Held's Daughter Set For Stage Debut In Paris
Mlle. Liane Held daughter of Mme. Anna Held prepares to debut as Zanette in Le Passant at the Paris Conservatory under Professor Signoret. Aged 16 she sings in multiple languages and has an artistic temperament. Signoret says she can play boy roles as well as Sarah did in her youth. The pair hope to appear together on stage later, differing only in star status.
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Paris
Liane Held
Mme
Anna Held
Miss Held
Signoret
Paris Conservatory
Zanette
Assault to murder in Mobile street quarrel arrest of Willie Dansey
Patrolman Harris chased and detained Willie Dansey after a street dispute near the Government Street loop. Dansey a surface worker for Mobile Light and Railroad Company was lodged in city prison charged with assault to murder after striking another man with a piece of wood.
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Willie Dansey
Asault
Dansey
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Government Street Loop
Duchess Westminster Rockets Fashion in London Skating Romance
London society watches the Duchess of Westminster pursue romance with skater Grenander. Photographs in Switzerland and London show them together as the duke’s jealousy stirs. The couple may accompany him to America next summer for polo and yacht events amid luxury sports.
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Dixie IV
Oyster Planters Seek Lease Relief After Flood Damage
Planters cultivating oysters on the Mobile and surrounding bottoms ask the Alabama Oyster Commission for reduced lease payments after last spring's freshet killed many young oysters. Secretary Joullian notes several firms face losses and the commission may lease bottoms at as little as 50 cents per acre per year until markets recover. Other affected areas include Portersville Bay and nearby waters in the watercourse path.
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Dr Kings New Discovery touted for cough cold throat and lung relief
Floydada Texas resident J R Wells praises Dr Kings New Discovery claiming it cured a severe cough and cold and caused a 15 pound gain. The ad offers money back if it fails to cure and urges readers to buy at all druggists with the first dose said to help.
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Texas
Garden Sees Chicago As Superior Art Hub
New York soprano Mary Garden declares Chicago superior to New York in art climate hospitality and opera audiences. She praises Chicago’s on time attendance attentive crowds and generous applause while criticizing New York’s aging operatic offerings and anticipation of unreal works. She calls Chicago the art center and says New York must be second.
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New York
Miss Garden
Art Center
Wolgast Murphy Bout Discussed In San Francisco
The piece notes the boxing scene around the Wolgast Murphy fight and earlier plans for matches in Daly City and Los Angeles. It compares Wolgast and Rivers in promoter interest and highlights Wolgast’s fall from champion status due to a foul, while signaling public interest in watching him return to action within twenty rounds.
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Wolgast
Wilson Name on Inaugural Commissions Revealed
Major-General Leonard Wood will issue commissions naming the incoming president as Thomas Woodrow Wilson for the inaugural parade. A Philadelphia engraving firm said they delayed delivery after learning the president elect’s full name and corrected the plate from Woodrow Wilson to Thomas Woodrow Wilson.
Michigan Wildcat Faces Murphy in Tough Ring Test
The writer notes Wolgast as self reliant and prepared for a hard challenge against Murphy. Tommy is viewed as improved in ringcraft and stamina after absence, while Murphy is seen as capable but variable, making Wolgast's fate depend on a peak performance.
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Michigan
Wolgast
Murphy
Tommy
Campi Favorite Over Williams in Bantam Bout
In Los Angeles two top bantamweights Campi of San Francisco and Williams of Boston prepare for a Verona arena match on Wednesday. Campi carries a 10 to 8 betting edge despite Williams beating Coulon and Deloux recently. Joe Rivers likely favored over Brown in a separate lightweight clash.
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Los Angeles
America
Haddie Campi
San Francisco
Johnny
Kid) Williams
Boston
Verona
Campi
Williams
Coulon
Deloux
Joe Rivers
Brown
Rovers
Wolgast
Mandot
Cross
Joe
Dr King’s New Discovery for Ailing Throats and Coughs
A vintage advertisement proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery soothes irritated throats and lungs, stops chronic hacking coughs, relieves ticking throat, and tastes pleasant. It advises trying it at all druggists, implying lasting use once tried.
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Dr. King
Letters Promote Mayr Treatment for Gall Stones
A collection of 1911 letters to Geo H Mayr Chicago praising Olive Oil Mayr treatment for gall stones and other ailments. Complainants report relief from appendicitis risk and stomach cancer claims, with testimonials from Ernest Vincent Willard Oklahoma Idaho nurse L Morehead and William Campbell Denver Missouri.
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Eee
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Roy
Clark Fitzsimmons
Orofino
Idaho
Mra. Mae Frear
Zee
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Cole
Medina
Tenn
Fred Zwicker
Grand Rapids
Wis
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Conway
Barah E. Johnson
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Irwin
D. Burr
W. H. Cobb
Wichita Falls
Texas
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