London Crowd Swells Amid Royal Visit Anticipation
International News Service reports London overflowing with visitors as Ascot races and the upcoming Poincare visit boost crowds. Americans arrive in force. hotel and restaurant demand soars. social season focuses on dance hostesses Lady Leyland and Lady Maxwell with royal attendance.
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Bond Street
Ascot
Lady Leyland
Chamberlain
Hyde Park House
Lady Maxwell
Botnynge
California
Viscountess Deerhurst
Louise
Grosvenor Place
Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
Belmont
Austria
Lady Leith of Fyvie
January
Lady Newborough
Miss Carr
Possessed Fortune Died in Poorhouse
John Brosseau a Canadian woodsman died at the Marinette county almshouse and was buried in the potter's field. A relative arrived to investigate claims he left an estate of about 60000 linked to a Montreal family. He left home after a dispute over his temperance and life, later working in Escanaba lumber camps before tuberculosis led to his death.
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John Brosseau
Potter's Field
Brosseau
Montreal
United States
Escanaba
Movements of Half Americans in Dear London Debutantes
International News Service reports on London debutantes as the half American Lady Tis Capell leads among beauties while Lady Iris and Lady Essex earn notice for charm and parenting methods. Notables like Mrs. Ronalds and the countess of Ancaster host salons amid a strong American presence in Mayfair and Grosvenor Square.
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International
London
Tis Capell
Adela Grant
Iris
Essex
Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland
Lady Essex
Ronalds
Cadogan Place
Brighton
Ronald
Countess of
Ancaster
Chesterfield Gardens
Mayfair
New Port
Countess Craven
Bradley- Martin
Joseph Stickney
Newport Cliffs
Duchess of Roxburghe
Grosvenor Square
Anthony Drexel
James Henry Snith
Eleazer Fisher Dies in Sandwich Aged 102
Eleazer Fisher died in Sandwich after a hip fracture at age 102. Born in Northfield Vermont, he moved to Illinois in 1857 and Sandwich in 1864, voting first in 1882 and last for Roosevelt.
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Aurora
Eleazer Fisher
Sandwich
Ele
Northfield
Illinois
Sandwich, Sr
Roosevelt
Man Arrested For Speeding And Streetcar Passing
Eddie Fernandez of 157 North Scott Street was arrested Saturday by Patrolman Oliver Pistole on charges of speeding and passing a street car while passengers were boarding. He posted bond for a Monday recorder's court appearance.
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Eddie Fernandez
North Scott Street
Oliver Pistole
Fernandez
Recorder's Court
Will Pretender Duke d Orleans Seek Divorce
Paris report says Marie Dorothea requests separation with a small alimony, while the Duke d Orléans faces Austrian pressure to avoid scandal. The duchess seeks $4,000 monthly but aims for separation not divorce, and possible papal nullification of the marriage is discussed amid royalist and imperialist currents.
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d’Orleans
France
Austria
Marie Dorothea
Francis Joseph
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Marguerite of
Orleans
Duke de Chartres
Marguerite
Patrick McMahon
Duke of
Magenta
Marshal
Count de Paris
Brussels
Leopold
Vatican
Germany
Victor Napoleon
Clementine
Eugenie
Dentist Cummings Wins Reno Divorce Deserts Wife
Albert Stephen Cumming a New York City dentist was granted a divorce in Judge Harwood's court at Reno Nevada charged desertion. He testified his wife refused to live with him after their 1906 marriage at Asbury Park New Jersey. He left Reno for New York city after filing last month and serving his wife in Ossining. There are no children.
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Albert Cummings
New York
International News Service
Rend
Nev
Albert Stephen Cumming
New York City
Harwood
Cumming
Reno
Ossining
Hi Ering
Asbury Park
N. J
Boy of four years masters readers and geography
Aberdeen S D June 21 Though he studies the various subjects placed before him only five minutes a day Roy Rhine four year old son of H Rhine of Florence S D has mastered the first four readers of the grammar school reads the newspapers is able to point out all the principal cities rivers and state capitals and is making rapid progress in arithmetic His parents say that any normal child may achieve as much if systematically taught from infancy.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Roy Rhine
H. Rhine
Florence
United States
Queen Mary Sets the Pace for Her Admirers
Queen Mary delighted by a Versailles fete at Albert Hall plans a grand fancy dress ball next year likely at Buckingham Palace. The event will feature costumes from one period and may include a Van Dyke theme. Royal influence extends to home made millinery as Princess Patricia and others trim hats.
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London
Queen Mary
Versailles
Albert Hall
Buckingham Palace
George
Princess Mary
Her
Mtty
Princess Patricia
Crown Princess of
Sweden
Miss Pelly
Cheylesmore
French
Viscountess
Maitland
Countess of Warwick
Maxwell
Lady Constance Dances Barefoot at Hammerstein’s Victoria
In New York on June 21 Lady Constance Stewart Richardson showcased barefoot dancing at Hammerstein’s Victoria Theatre Roof Garden. The English noblewoman impressed critics and fans with three numbers, graceful style, and confident performance despite a lean orchestra and minimal costume.
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London
Constance
Earl of Cromarty
Duke of Argyle
New York
Hammerstein’s
Carnegie's Strenuous Berlin Week and Honor as Honorary Member
Andrew Carnegie's visit to Berlin includes a kaiser's jubilee reception, a Potsdam castle dinner with the Kaiser, and a gala opera attended solo due to court rules. He offered to join the American Peace Society as an honorary life member, while Mrs Carnegie and their daughter stayed at the hotel. The court etiquette bars Mrs Carnegie from royal events, causing noted disappointment.
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Berlin
Andrew Carnegie
Kaiser Wilhelm
Capitol
Potsdam
Castle
Carnegie
Court Chamberlain
Parrot Causes Family Trouble in Chicago Court
In Maxwell Street police court a parrot named Jeff perched on a prisoner's arm and squawked greeting to Judge La Bay. The bird, once owned by Mrs. Julia Gore, passed through several hands amid claims of unlawful possession. Judge Le Buy dismissed the case after testimony about the parrot's chaotic history.
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International News Service
Chicago
la Bay
Maxwell Street
Jeff
Julia Gore
Anton Kunecevicz
Freckle Remedy Promoted With Money-Back Guarantee
A physician endorsed freckle removal prescription is sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp with a full refund policy. The advertisement urges customers to use an ounce of ethine to reduce freckles, claiming noticeable improvement after initial applications and suggesting the double strength formula is key to the guarantee.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
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