Americans Exod with Weather From Gay Paree
Inclement weather after a national fete drives many Americans from Paris. The Ritz remains open with a few dinners, including Mr and Mrs Perry Belmont in honor of Grand Duchess Anastasia. Notables visit the city, with many heading to St Cloud Etretat and German resorts for summer.
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International News Service
Paris
Bois
Ritz
Perry Belmont
Anastasia of
Mecklenberg-Schwerin
Prince
Princess Charles Isenburg-Birstein
Comte
Comtesse Jean de Segonzac
Winslow
Comte de Gabriac
M. I#wolsky
Comte Skraynski
St. Cloud
H. B. Duryet
Frank Gardner
Frank J. Gould
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Hough
Etretat
Myer Segal
Louisville
Wiliam Carl
M. Felix Guilmant
Alexander Guilmant
Potter Palmer
Edreaux
Thomas F. Kennedy
American College
Rome
Continental
C. L. Wilson
Chicago
Ad Wilkowski
G. Miller
Tadeville
Fla
Hooker
San Francisco
L. S. Hayes
Pittsburg
Lupetia
Frederick Frieseke
Gigery
Richard Miller
Brittany
Walter MacMonnies
TACTFUL ACTION SAVES THE DAY
Berlin reports an acid controversy over Paul Shorey of the University of Chicago as Roosevelt professor designate. Prussian educational authorities intervened to avert a public protest, and irate professors agreed to receive Shorey with customary courtesies despite a critical New York article.
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International
Berlin
Paul Shorey
University of Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
Wit
Empire
Shorey
Stageward for the Fashion Look at London
Society folk look to the stage for advance fashions in a July London scene. Miss Mary Forbes wears a thauve gown with black lace touches and a lace turnover. another white silk dress pairs with a yellow knitted coat and hat. Miss Brough showcases a black and white bird’s eye foulard morning toilet with raspberry silk trim and a large black braid motif. An evening gown blends blush rose satin with garnet ninon and ivory mousseline de soie with ivory lace corsage.
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International News Service
London
Harold Smith
F. W. Smith
Mary Forbes
Miss Brough
Russian figures give city house occupancy averages
Russian researchers report average occupants per dwelling in major cities. London eight persons, Vienna forty eight, Berlin fifty, Moscow and St. Petersburg fifty two. These figures reflect urban living patterns among residents and may indicate housing density differences.
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London
Vienna
Berlin
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Italian naval expert warns of soon clash Japan US Pacific power balance
Rome reports Professor F Di Palma, editor of the Nautical Review, predicts an American Japan conflict soon after Japan seeks a Pacific protectorate. He argues US naval plans risk disaster, Japan quietly expands ships, and Hawaii annexation protests may resurface as a factor in future tensions.
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International News Service
Rome
F. di Palma
Nautical Review
Italy
Japan
Pacific
United States
Panama Canal
North America
di Palma
América
Hawaii
State Department
Liliokulani
Russia
Atlantic
Europe
Royalty put ban on rag time at court
London reports a lull in rag time as King George shows little musical interest while Queen Mary favors Bach and Beethoven. At Buckingham Palace, the royal band was ordered to play every item in the program, nearly including Tchaikovsky’s Overture of 1812, amid concerns the Russian folk tune could be seen as rag time.
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International News Service
London
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Tchaikovsky
Invasion of Carlsbad Reaches Record Figure This Year
Carlsbad Germany July 19 The American invasion has reached a new record figure for the year. Arrivals at the Imperial hotel include Henry Dutton Charles Freeborn Mrs Fletcher Dyer Mrs Florence Dyer Jamies D Phelan and others from San Francisco Senator and family Jesaiee and Edward Hillman and three Mrs Jessie Norfleet Miss Ads Norfleet of Memphis.
Bonci Describes U S Music Love and Edison Visit
Italian tenor Bonci, back from a United States tour, is the most interviewed man in Italy. He says America supports sustained musical interest with clubs and concerts, notes American women enjoy music, and recalls a scare with Edison in a padded room testing his voice for graphophone records.
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International News Service
Rome
Bonci
United States
Italy
Lie
America
New York
Boston
Europe
Edison
Bones
Thomas Edison
Rocksavage 10 Wed East Indian Heiress Engagement
The Earl of Rocksavage heir to Chalmondeley and Sybil Sassoon prepares to wed an East Indian heiress famed for wit and social charm. The couple’s nuptials link British nobility with the Paris Lane circle where private Oriental plays entertain select guests.
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Chalmondeley
Sybil Sassoon
International News Service
London
Earl of Rocksavage
Marquis of Chalmondeley
Rocksavage
Newport
Upper
Bohemia
Sir Phillip Sassoon
Paris Lane
Vienna Enticing International Visitors for August Talks
Vienna reports many physicians who will attend the London conference in August are visiting the city. Americans crowd Munich for the Mozart festival July 30 to August 6. Notables arriving include Mrs. W. P. Corbin and Miss Lucile M. Rancks of Detroit, Dr. W. L. McDermott of Kansas City, Miss Ethelwyn Walker of Los Angeles, Francis McMillan of Chicago, and Mrs. May Wright Sewell at Castle Apponyl with Count and Countess Apponyl in July.
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Vienna
London
Munich
W. P. Corbin
Lucile M. Rancks
Detroit
Ernest Reutlinger
Columbus
Ohio
W. L. McDermott
Kansas City
Ethelwyn Walker
Los Angeles
Francis McMillan
Chicago
May Wright Sewell
Castle Apponyl
Apponyl
Great London Owned by a Few
Figures submitted to the county council show London is owned by 38,200 persons. Its area is 116 square miles and its 1914 population was 4,522,000. Largest holders include Lord Northbrook and Dulwich College with over 1,280 acres each and several others with substantial holdings above 960 acres.
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Lord Dartmouth
Prudential Assurance Company
Mercer's Company
Magdalen College, Oxford
Chicagoans Arrive at St. Moritz in July Welcome
International News Service reports American arrivals at St Moritz include John J. Corning H B Donohue E R Paine Robert May and family Mrs Charles Harris Claude Harris Mr and Mrs 8 K Larok Mrs S and the Misses Bondy Miss Metz Miss Lilly and Florence Kranz from Chicago.
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ST. Moritz
International News Service
Saint Morit
John —J. Corning
H. B. Donohue
E. R. Paine
Robert May
Charles Harris
Claude Harris
8. K. Larok
Bondy
Metz
Lilly
Florence Kranz
Chicago
Lady Paget to undergo cure and weight plan
Lady Paget American wife of General Sir Arthur Paget will travel to Aix for three weeks to lose weight after a fall in Belgrade Square. She plans to attend the Dublin horse show opening August 26 and will host a large party at the event. Florence arrivals at Hotel de la Ville include John Jacob Fisher and Florence Fisher with other guests.
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International News Service
London
Lady Paget
Arthur Paget
Belgrade Square
Aix
Queen Mary
Royal Hospital
Dublin
Discovering Beauty of Charming Resort Aix les Bains
American visitors arrive at Aix les Bains resort including Pierre Lorrilard Prince Colopnna di Stigliane Mr and Mrs Charles Sabine New York Mrs W Taft New York and Mr and Mrs Marcus Stone San Francisco in July.
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Aix Les Bains
Pierre Lorrilard
Prince Colopnna di Stigliane
Charles Sabine
New York
W. Taft
Marcus Stone
San Francisco
Westerners Arrive in Zurich Hearments and Guests
July 19 report from Zurich lists arrivals including Mrs. Julia Hotchkiss of Pittsburg B K Atchison and family from San Francisco Mrs G Hancock and Miss B Shurtleff of Los Angeles and L Rawl and family of Chicago. Poetry is criticized as poorly paid yet valued as personal fulfillment per Toledo Blade.
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Zurich International News Service
Zurich
Julia Hotchkiss
Pittsburg
B. K. Atchison
San Francisco
G. Hancock
B. Shurtleff
Los Angeles
L. Rawl
Chicago
Kickapoo Worm Killer Promises Worm-Free Children
Claiming to expel worms and regulate bowels, Kickapoo Worm Killer is marketed as a candy lozenge for children. Customer testimonials from Mrs. J. A. Brisbin of Elgin, Mil. praise its effectiveness, with guarantees and availability through druggists or mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Brisbin
Elgin
Mil
Noticed in Naples diners mingle with travelers
Noted at the Palace L Hotel in Naples are Mr and Mrs Edmund Vier of Detroit Mrs J H Wilden Miss Mary Wilson and Miss Hechtman of Berkeley Cal during a social week in July.
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Naples
International News Service
Palace L Hotel
Edmund Vier
Detroit
J. H. Wilden
Mary Wilson
Hechtman
Berkeley
Cal
Duchess of Fife Needs Training
London July 19 The engagement of Prince Arthur of Connaught to the Duchess of Fife is announced amid talks that he never recovered from a prior infatuation. He must marry within a year for a royal posting, possibly Canada or India. The duchess must undergo coaching to handle her future duties as she is shy and has limited social exposure.
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International News Service
London
Prince Arthur of
India
Duchess of Fife
Princess Royal
American Visitors at Italian Resorts
Rome reports a record surge of American visitors at Italian and continental resorts with natives fleeing to the water. Ambassador and Mrs. O'Brien are at Fiaggi for a water cure and the envoy plans a brief vacation at Atlanta lakes.
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International News Service
Rome
O’brien
Fiaggi
Atlanta Lakes
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