Americans in London Society Split for Quiet Retreats
A Washington Post special from London notes many American society figures abandoning Goodwood for quieter retreats as the season wanes. Mrs Reid stays at Wrest Park until Aug 5 before heading to Scotland. Mrs Astor and Mrs Waldorf Astor relocate to Cliveden and Paris respectively, with Mr Drexel leasing Grosvenor Square and hosting near Mayfair.
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Jack Aster
Paris
Mrs. Waldorf Astor
Cliveden-on-the- Thames
Anthony Drexel
Willie James
Goodwood
Washington Post
London
Grosvenor Square
Mayfair
Drexel
Charles Allom
Utaimebam Palace
Trate Brook House
Ernest c
Wrexels House
Win Wart
Hance
Tolwred
Pennant
Ale Whitehouse
Rebs Peyate
Mies
Gonden
Alma
Catia
el Orrard
Gang
Anil
Tennex
Mig Keppel
King Edward's Berlin visit stirs cautious German view
Berlin Aug 1 report notes King Edward will briefly meet Kaiser during his Cronenberg stop en route to Marienbad. German editors warn such meetings carry limited importance, stress England gains more from the exchange, and urge dignified, restrained treatment without obsequious display.
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Edward
Keiser
Cronenberg
Berlin
Cornenberg
Marienbad
Germany
Kiel
Potsdam
Paris
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Madrid
Lisbon
Rome
London
Windsor
Sandringham
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Castle
Friedrichshof
England
London Banquets M Marcel Hairdresser Demonstration
Special cable from The Washington Post reports M Marcel the renowned Parisian hairdresser staged a public waving demonstration in London. He explained the Marcel wave imitates natural curls and showcased techniques to reproduce the look, drawing praise from capillary artists and attendees.
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Washington Post
London
M. Marcel
Ina
Marcel
M Marcel
Chateatan Nurmendy
Favma
Sant MO Merl
Madea
Jimmy
Marvel
Berlin Exhibit Angers Customers With Bilingual Salesmen
An exhibit showing photos of salesmen labeled by national flags drew protests from American speaking customers. A group wielded both Union Jack and Stars and Stripes, while another group spoke only English, prompting removal of the sign after intense complaints from ladies who preferred American speech.
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Berlin
Wisdows
Sutphen Displays Gold Nuggets In Paris Visit
Paris dispatch reports Edson Webster Sutphen showing $5,000 worth of large gold nuggets from Sutphen placer mines to friends in Paris. He and his wife Mme Fremstad, studying Brunnhilde in Die Götterdämmerung, planned return to Vienna Monday before coming back to Paris in September.
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Washington
Paris
Edson Webster Sutphen
New York
Terra del Fupgo
Sutphen Placer
Mme. Fremstad
Brunne Hilde
American Clothes in London Improve Says Tailor Editor
The Tailor and Cutter editor reports American visitors’ garb not as objectionable as before. He notes a regrettable display of raised seams with unnecessary seams and odd cuff turns, plus aggressive buttes in the wrong places.
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Washington Port
London
Guinness Wins Liberal Seat in Shoreditch Haggerstone
London Aug 1 By election returns Liberal vacancy caused by Sir W Randall Cremer’s death. Unionist Hubert Guinness won by 144 percent over Liberal majority in last general election 411. Guinness, 28, eldest son of Count Iveush Guinness, is an oarsman and hunter, with Henley and Dragon Dock trophies. Ambassador Hill gains friends in Washington follow-up.
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London
Shoreditch Haggerstone Divison
House of Commons
W. Randall Cremer
Hubert Guinness
Tie von
Rupert Waward Lee Cecil Guinness
Count Iveush
J Gwendalyn
Earl of Onslow
My Guiness
Pachiting
Mtor
Ionight
Henley
Guaness
Liamond Scully
Drummond
Wingfleht Suntts
Remarkable heart bullets show bold Berlin surgerys
From the Baltimore Sun a Berlin report describes Prof Sultan performing two operations on bullets lodged in hearts. A old man survived after the heart was opened and the bullet found with a Roentgen guided removal. A second case involved a young girl and a German surgeon who pressed out the bullet then closed the wound. Both patients recovered and left hospital.
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London News
Perrot
Mathemeani
Martin
Kuper Schmidt
Cissac
M. Hemery
M. Szisz
Mr. Harrison
M. Laxen
Baltimore Sun
Berlin
Sultan
Roent+ gon
Max Meyer
Ymans
Meyer
Leipzig
Europe
King’s College Hospital
Guy’s Hospital
London
Herr Meyer
Roentgen
Zaegér von Manteuffél
Dorpat
Iri
Leyarst
Pope Praises Mission Talks With Baltimore Prelates
Washington dispatch reports Rev. T S Lee of St Matthew's Church presented to Pope Pius X after 40 minute audience. Cardinal Gibbons praised Washington Mission House work and American clergy spirit while discussions covered American questions to be discussed by the propaganda congregation.
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T. S. Lee
St. Matthew’s Church
Holy Father
Propaganda Congregation
Washington
Sug J
Cordial Gibbons
Washington Mission House
Father A Lo
Cardinal Gibbons
Pointiff
Lee
St. Matthew's Church
American College
Carding
Louis O'Donovan
Billups
Crindall
Baltimore
Cardinal Merry del Vai
Vincenzo Venauteil
Pope Pius
London
Cardinal Gotti
the Propaganda
Congregation of the Propaganda
San Francisco
Rockford
Farley
New York
Mgr. Kennedy
German Papers Criticize Kaiser's Son Degree Shortened
Berlin reports state the independent press condemns the abbreviated course for Dr August Wilhelm, fourth son of the Kaiser, who earned a doctorate from Strasbourg University after two years. Critics accuse the education minister of weakness and favoritism in the university’s speedy degree.
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Kaiser
Washington Post
Berlin
Independent Press
August Wilhelm
Strasburg Univrsity
Stiderit
Bice i Hla Studiée
Algo Ié
Praipinens
Preventing Premature Burial Among European Mortuaries
A summary of the book Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented argues that premature burial is widespread in the US and Britain, with faster burial practices abroad. It cites German practice in Munich and Berlin where corpses are kept in guarded mortuaries for 46 to 72 hours, with bells, towers, and careful observation to confirm death before burial.
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Schriigfeld
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
India
Turkey
Buria
Boards of Health and
Munich
Berlin
Blindness Reverses When Youth Sits or Stands
A young athlete in New York developed an extraordinary form of blindness that vanishes when he lies down. Doctors at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital suspect a basketball blow injured the retina and eye structures, misaligning the eyeball’s delicate balance in certain positions.
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New York Herald
Manhattan
Har,d and
Frank van Fleet
Vacations By Chance Reflects On Spontaneity In Travel
The author recalls relaxing summer trips not bound by strict planning. Plans failed due to illness and shifting preferences, turning canoe camping and a seaside cottage into misunderstood choices. Since then, they favor slow, flexible vacation planning rather than fixed early arrangements.
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Chance
Bose
Anbor
Shrewsbury
Adirondacks
Mountain Lake
Save Horse With Silver Tube
William BE Corey president of United States Steel Co arranged an equine operation on his saddle horse to relieve throat swelling. A team of veterinarians inserted a silver tube to aid breathing. The tube can be opened or closed and the surgery is reported successful.
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New York Herald
William BE. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Pai
William C. Brown
Mr. Corey
The Anti Fourth Muse in June Daylight Parody
A fragmentary verse from the New York World mocks a June day with noisy bangs and scattered phrases. It alludes to a fourth of July season and children with matches, hinting at danger and social irony.
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New York
Mrs Marcus laments English lack of chivalry in engagement denial
Mrs Arnold Marcus complains of English behavior over reports of her engagement to Lord Clancarty and his rushed denial. She says American gentlemen would have let the lady speak, and she plans for her son Arnold to enter the Annapolis Naval Academy in September.
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Noble Earl
Washington Post
London
Arnold Marcus
Lord Clancarty
Nobie Earl
Richmond
Arnold
Indy
Lord Clanscarty
Clancarty
Marcus
Annapolis Naval Academy
How to Use Iodine for Skin Treatment
The text explains applying iodine in the dark or under red light to paint the skin without exposure to white light. It notes the unpainted skin remains covered and will not blister or stain, even with repeated applications. It mentions using talc and precautions to avoid light exposure during painting.
Mexicans and Yaquis clash near Sonora frontier
Advices report a combat between groups led by Capt. Medina Bates and Yaqui Indians near Ban 14 Tatsin in Sonora. Several Indians were killed and wounded. three soldiers and five others were wounded in the fight.
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Washington
Medina Bates
Ban 14
Tatsin
Plate
Sonora
Sur
Teat
No Angler in Philolphia Crescent Rhetoric
A quirky note mocks insincere flattery in fishing terms, suggesting that seasoned talkers know better than to expect genuine rewards from compliments. It references Miss Gabby and Miss Peppery in a playful, coy tone familiar to local readers.
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Gabby
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