Nina Bang Praised As Best Man In Danish Ministry
Copenhagen dispatch profiles Nina Bang the first woman in Denmark’s cabinet as education minister. It notes her reform of the state theatre, her independence before the king and anthem, and the mixed public reaction reflecting Danish women’s high status and suffrage.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Nina Bang
Mme. Bang
Madam Bang
Christian
King Christian
Lofty
Mast
Longfellow
Telander
Reinhardt praises American jazz and theater spirit
Berlin dispatch quotes Max Reinhardt praising Jazz as best expression of modern times. He lauds American actors John Barrymore Jeanne Eagles Lenore Ulrich and Bell Geddes for stage craft. He criticizes Hamlet in evening dress and endorses modern settings for classics within reason.
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Berlin
America
Max Reinhardt
John Barrymore
Jeanne Eagles
Lenore Ulrich Topnotch
Bell Geddes
Associated Press
Hamlet
Shylock
Reinhardt
Johann Strauss
Regisseur
Paris Drops Petit De Jeuner as Day Stretches On
In Paris the traditional Little Breakfast is fading as the city shifts to a continuous workday. Shops abandon noon to two reopening hours and many businesses move to 9 or 9 30 a m starts with a short lunch break. A coffee and roll no longer suffices for a long morning and full day.
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Faris
Paris
Women No Longer Weep In Theatres
Lysiane Bernhardt, granddaughter of Sarah Bernhardt, notes women no longer weep in theatres and seeks explanation of the change observed during performances in Paris. She recalls how her grandmother portrayed Mar.
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Paris
Lysiane Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Mar
Emotions Stir Audiences Over War Changed Roles
The article describes Marguerite Gauthier and Mile. Bernhardt noting how French women show independence after the war. Theatregoers weep at performances while late suppers and dances follow, as women avoid displays of weakness. Bernhardt supports emotion as healthy for women.
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Guerite Gauthier
France
Mile. Bernhardt
Lord Lonsdale to light Lowther Castle by electricity
London reports Lord Lonsdale plans to illuminate Lowther Castle with electric lighting replacing oil lamps. The move, approved to please Lady Lonsdale, ends centuries of traditional oil illumination while preserving the estate’s old customs.
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Lonsdale
London
Lord Lonsdale
Lowther Castle
England raising army giantesses
London reports Dr. Leonard Williams says modern girls are pushed into athletic games once for boys. He warns such ultra athleticism develops combative instincts and muscles and will produce a race of giantesses with masculine characteristics.
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London
England
Leonard Williams
Paris Apartment Workshop Sparks Neighbors’ Concern
A Paris journalist on the fifth floor ran a gasoline motor in his small two seater to study its mechanism, dismantling it piece by piece and running it around his apartment as research for automobile improvements. Neighbors feared the noise and danger from the improvised workshop in the crowded building.
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Paris
Veterinary Doses His Colleagues in Parliament
Paris dispatch notes Pierre Renandel a Socialist leader once a veterinary surgeon, defending doctors' finances amid heckling from conservatives. A right-wing member heckles veterinarians, and Renandel responds at the chamber with polite service.
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Paris
Pierre Renandel
French Socialist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Ihlow
Renaudel
Wooden leg cache smuggled cocaine at border
Paris reports guards noted many wooden legged men crossing from Germany to France. A peg leg was asked to alight from a motor vehicle at the Ked bridge customs house over the Rhine, but the man resisted.
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Paris
Germany
France
Ards
Rhine
Wooden leg leads to cocaine discovery on Rhine frontier
A veteran of the great war faced indignity as officers searched him on the Rhine frontier. An Alsatian guard proposed inspecting his wooden leg, uncovering over 100 ounces of cocaine. Now legged travelers endure stricter customs checks.
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Rhine
American Author Not Credited With His Brain Child
Paris reports a foreign artist earns lavish praise for a theatrics production though the American author remains uncredited. The piece notes surprise at the enthusiasm in Paris for the work attributed to the foreign creator.
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Paris
Mons
Beavenire operetta promoted as French based show
Advertised as a fun operetta by Andre Measager with libretto by Rivoire and Weber, the piece was presented without naming American novelist Booth Tarkington on whose work it rests. The marketing aims to boost popularity, noting its French title and subject matter amid limited reference to Tarkington’s influence.
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Beavenire
Andre Measager
Rivoire
Weber
Booth Tarkington
Tarkington
Wives urged to improve cooking to curb drinking
London reports Sir William Milligan told the Manchester diocese Church of England Temperance Society that better cooking by young women would reduce beer consumption among workers. He said focus on practical dishes like potatoes and roast beef, not botany or physiology.
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London
William Milligan
Manchester
Church of England
Sir William
Aberdeen bishop praises dances and patriotism in country dances
Dr. F L Deane bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney says dancing is as vital as sunlight for health and laments modern dancing. He argues country dances carry living force of national sentiment and patriotism.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
F. L. Deane
Orkney
Dogs Need Leaders
Berlin report cites Konrad Most of the Union of Shepherd Dog Owners of Eisenach stating police dogs fail without their handlers. He cites 48 tests showing dogs falter when leaders are absent and notes the German army halted their use during the war.
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Berlin
Konrad Most
Union of
Shepard Dog Owners
Eisenach
Noisy Pajamas for Boudeur Paris Fashion Notes
Paris reports a revival in chic pajamas among French haberdashers with bold floral and highly colored sets. Displays include Palm Beach labeled pieces and the Roses Merveilleuses brocade on black velvet with gold trousers, and a delicate Quelques Fleurs design in pale green pink and purple.
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Paris
Palm Beach
Capri Sirens Do Exist Say Lovers
On Capri Italy December 19 two Germans Karl Auberger and Anna Eschol say they encountered sirens on the island’s cliffs. Both had planned suicide but during the meeting they chose to face life together and received Italian aid to return home.
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Island of
Capri
Italy
Scylla
Bay of
Naples
Karl Auberger
Anna Eschol
Auberger
Fraulein Tschel
Germany
Bars Are Missing in Paris Cabarets
An American night cabaret in Montmartre drops its American bar due to American students with limited budgets abusing the bar after arriving on transatlantic ships. Hosts report patrons linger at the dance floor and with partners, spending like during a cheap show, prompting the bar's removal.
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Paris
Montmartre
Sun Spots Thought To Hit Japan Fertilizer Sales
Tokyo reports sun spot activity caused a slump in Japanese artificial fertilizer sales. Earlier expected boom failed as farmers feared famine next year, leading to wasteful spending concerns and canceled purchases.
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Tokyo
Japan
Verdi Death Anniversary Commemorated in Italy
Busseto and Rome prepare tributes as the twenty fifth death anniversary of composer Giuseppe Verdi is marked. Rome will receive a statue funded by a national subscription, with ceremonies planned here and in the natal city next January.
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Busseto
Italy
Guiseppi Verdi
Rome
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Czechoslovakia
M. Briand
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Poland
M. Vandervelde
Belgium
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Westminster
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