Royal Family Embraces New Roles In London Headlines
From London two royal household members take fresh paths as the Duke of York becomes a motion picture photographer and Prince Henry takes up motorcycle riding. Henry learned riding in Scotland while the duke filmed subjects, then plans a London debut. Shaw named godfather to a German cigar prompts mixed reaction and a Torquay choir strike follows a controversial comparison to cheap chorus girls.
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Duke of York
Prince Henry
Balmoral Castle
Royal Estate
Scottish Highlands
Metropolis
Balmoral
George Bernard Shaw
Bismarck
England
Manchester Guardian
Shaw
Guardian
Earl of
Sandwich
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Morning Post
Torquay
Iggl
Winifred Blackler
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Richard Munn
Hyde Park dogs steal show at London Sunday gathering
In Hyde Park on a Sunday crowd of women with dogs attracts attention as fashionable hounds display ribbons, flags, and stylish coats. The piece notes a bygone era of grand attire and contrasts English and American clothing spending.
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Hyde Park
London
London firm bids new civilian flying era with Junebug garages
De Haviland in London unveils private airfield stations for light planes similar to auto service stations. The London Light Airplane club forms with fifteen members. fees for moth planes run about 3.70 dollars weekly, with lower monthly rates. Airplane care includes engine work and polishing, offering affordable upkeep as air travel expands.
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New York
de Haviland Company
London
London Light Airplane Club
Staglane
Harvard Sees Arecased Scoring In 1910 Season Brief
In 1910 Harvard records show seven credited victories and one tie across a season, reflecting a period of mixed results though overall success in early 20th century play.
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Harvard Ha
Fragmentary OCR Note on Local Coverage
Vague text fragment mentions coverage and topics like ease, operation, and education. Reads as incomplete notes with no clear events, names, places, or dates to identify a specific news item.
Popular with the Germans and stage shows in Berlin
Berlin reports high favor for Marie songs across venues as Rose Marie and Marie acts draw nightly applause at Thalia and Grosser Schauspielhaus. A clairvoyant detective case in Bernburg exposes claims of second sight amid a laundry theft in Calbe. German cordial consumption drops to under one quart per person from pre war levels.
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Thalia Theater
Anne Marie
Grosse Schauepeilhaus
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Marie
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Anhalt
Drost
Hellwig
Calbe
Atole
Germany
Japan Favors American Plan for World Peace Conference
A Boston inspired plan for a religious peace conference to reduce prejudice and promote world peace gains favorable notices in Japan. Miss Jessie M. Sherwood, organizer, sparked reports that steps toward a World Conference have begun in Tokyo with two resolutions by religious and academic groups.
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New York
Japan
Jessie M. Sherwood
Japan Society of Boston
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Cherwood
Gendo Nakai
Osaka
Buddhi
Tokio
Religious Talking Society
Nippon University
Insane Ant Study Reported By Swiss Doctor
Zurich October 24 AP The Swiss Archive for Neurology and Psychiatry records a demented ant study by Dr Rudolph Brun in artificial nests. The ant rushed compulsively, shunning others, unable to stop when meeting obstacles. After six days it was dissected and found to have a brain tumor in the left lobe destroying key centers.
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Zurich
Rudolph Brun
British Take Step Wipe Out Slavery
Geneva reports the British Empire aims to abolish the last slaveholding area in Hukawng valley Kedien province Burma by next May. Local rulers agree to set fixed slave prices. once set, slaves gain freedom and rights, paying for freedom through annual installments.
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Geneva
Hukawng
Kedien
Burma
Leather dresses take the Paris runway by storm
In Paris a collection of leather dresses debuts in black white and rich shades showcasing innovative wear by designers and appealing to fashion audiences with bold textures and hues.
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Paris
Women’s clubs flourish in London as membership grows
London report notes women's clubs expanding properties and demand for bed rooms. The Athenaeum in Stratford Place adds a new wing to accommodate members while Princess Louise and the Duke of Argyll plan to join the opening on October 20. Men’s clubs face tighter budgets and declining numbers due to financial pressures.
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London
Ladies’ Athenaeum
Stratford Place
Princess Louise
King
Duke of Argyle
West End
Fussman Reelected Leader in Humboldt Kansas
Miss H Louise Fussman begins a second term as mayor of Humboldt Kansas lauded as progressive and prosperous among small Kansas cities by local officials and residents.
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H. Louise Fussman
Humboldt
Kansas
Garnets Crushed On Large Scale For Sand and Paper Use
Hundreds of tons of garnets are crushed each year to produce a specialized sand used in emery paper and related abrasive products.
Bull fights debut in ancient Roman arena in Paris
In Paris an ancient Roman arena hosted bull fights advertised as a grand spectacle akin to Seville and Madrid shows. Prominent Spanish matadors performed and bulls were not to be killed, with proceeds benefiting Moroccan war-wounded soldiers in collaboration with the French Red Cross. Ticket prices ranged from 20 francs for stone tiers to 400 francs for a four-person box.
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Paris
Seville
Madrid
Spain
Morocco
French Red Cross
Paris Hair Trends Spark Moral Excuses and City Comparisons
The piece jokes that hairpin contrasts and inflammable combs are used to pacify husbands, cites a London scene with a harsh view of English toys, and relays Frank Elliott’s Paris London traffic comparisons. Elliott praises Paris, mocks London, and jokes about a second great fire to solve traffic.
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Paris
England
Frank Elliott
London
London Fire Department
Doumergue Objects to Secret Service Shakeup
President Doumergue resisted replacing the head of the presidential safety service. Interior Minister Schramak warned the change risked his own job, saying if anything happened to the president he would be interrogated and forced to resign.
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Doumergue
France
M. Doumergue
M. Schramak
Mgr
Parliament
Americans in Paris Split Between Staying and Returning
A wave of U S tourists in Paris creates class tension between those who stay seeking European sights and those who want to return to America. The American Aid Society lists four hundred awaiting aid or transport, as work and funds dry up and many end up on park benches amid a cold, uncertain winter.
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Paris
America
Park Bench
Europe
American Aid Society
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