London Gayeties End American Women Prominent
In London during the coronation season, King and Queen attended few balls due to engagements while American hostesses like Mrs Whitelaw Heid and the Duchess of Roxburghe hosted lavish parties. The season closed with Devonshire House events and a Shakespeare ball at the Albert Hall as royal attendance waned. The royal family observed strict political silence at table and plans for future entertainment were noted amid court discipline and preparations for the next year.
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Washington Pr
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Dorchester House
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Duchess of Roxburghe
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Granard
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Hradley Martin
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Devonshire House
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Urese
Palace
Colombians Clash With Peru in Caqueta Front Battle
Reports from Guasvaqui Fouartor state Colombian and Peruvian forces fought in Caqueta a disputed Colombian territory. Colombian troops reportedly defeated the enemy with heavy losses as border frictions between the neighboring republics continue amid Ecuador boundary disputes.
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Republic
Guasvaqui Fouartor
Caqueta
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Rogera
Lima
19000 Germans Locked Out In Saxony And Thuringia
In Seipste Saxony on August 5 ten thousand metal workers were locked out and 9000 in the Thuringian district. National organizations of employers and employees are seeking a settlement. Failure to reach one could trigger a broader lockout of 25000 men at Drea flen and Chernnits.
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Seipste
Saxony
Thuringian
Stuuck
Dreaflen
Chernnits
Study on tsetse fly links to African game
London reports a study on whether the tsetse fly spreading sleeping sickness relates to big game in Africa. Opinions vary with explorers like Livingstone and Stanley cited. Royal Society funds a Nyasaland expedition led by Sir David Bruce, lasting three years, budget about 75000 dollars.
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London
Lke Livingstone
Stanley
Barnes
Selous
Marmmmalia
Owen Letcher
Rhodesia
Letcher
Royal Society
Nyasaland
David Bruce
French Army Divided by Peace Time Conscription
Special cable from Paris reports growing anti militarist sentiment in the French army amid compulsory service. Labor unions support disobedience and protest, with leads from the Sou du Soldat society aiding soldiers and mailing funds to incite refusals to fire on fellow citizens.
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Washington Post
Paris
Morocco
Sou du Solpas
Union
Viau
Sou du Soldat
German Ministers May Go Over Moroccan Crisis
London reports suggest Kaiser overruled aggressive policy in Morocco. Germany may resign Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and Foreign Secretary von Kiderlen-Wächter as talks with France and Britain continue. Dispute centers on Congo compensation and German economic interests in Morocco.
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Washington Post
London
France
Germany
von Bethmann-Holwegg
Herr von Kinderlin
Waechter
Morocco
England
Tolstoi Family in Dispute Over Manuscripts
London reports a clash between Tolstoi’s widow Countess Sofia and daughter Alexandra over heirloom manuscripts held by the Moscow Historical Museum. Alexandra acts as testamentary executrix. Sofia vows to petition the czar for control. Yasnaya Polyana officials arrive to guard the estate. public opinion leans toward state involvement to avoid deterioration.
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Moscow Historical Museum
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Sofia
Czar
Arived
Yasnaya Polyana
Burns Kings Letters Memoirs Spark Society Headlines
London society furore as Countess of Warwick Burns a vast collection of King Edward letters and declines memoirs. Lady Paget hosts milliner Tappe at Coombe Warren sparking debate over art versus exposure. Irish tenor John McCormick departs Europe with Melba’s backing for Australia. Brides and royals gather at castles as Harrogate hosts royals and nobles avoiding publicity.
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Washington Post
London
Countess of Warwick
Edward
Cardigan
George V
Warwick
Gates Sinks in Sinking Turn. Ambulant Grants From Stimulants
Paris reports financier John W. Gates suffered another heart failure this evening requiring stimulants including caffeine and oxygen. Doctors warn recurrence could be fatal, though kidneys and lungs show improvement. Gates has used mesia juice to gain strength. Auto victim leaves 150000 estate. George R Andrews killed July 12 near Seattle left no will. heirs are three siblings.
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Paris
John W. Gates
Gates
Seattle
Wash
George R. Andrews
Here
Matthew P. Andrews
Baltimore
Charles W. Anddrews
Sally P. Andrews
Shepherdstown
W. Vas
Turkeys Promises Threaten War Over Albanian Relief
Montenegro threatens war if Turkey fails to honor Albanian terms amid a starving refugee crisis. Sixteen thousand Albanian refugees wander in dire conditions as Montenegrin crops fail and aid wanes, with Mr Crane’s alleged donation misreported and relief funds strained. In New York, Nathan Flouman and his son face charges after a dowry scam left Miss May Flouman deceived about an imminent wedding.
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Washington Post
Podgoritza
Montenegro
Nicholas
Turkey
Montnegro
Albania
Ribnitza
Crane
New York
Nathan Flouman
Henry Street
Brooklyn
May Flouman
Abraham Goldman
East
New York Avenue
Louis Goldman
Miller Avenue
Tombs
Filoumans
Goldmans
Nathan Ploumart
Louis Geldman
Miss Floumman
Frouman
Geldman
Miss Flouman
Goldman
Mork
Tragic drowning in 12-gallon water jar
In Fort Wayne Indiana a four year old child of Mr and Mrs Charles MelInturf drowned yesterday when reaching into a 12 gallon water jar and falling in head first. Neighbors found the child unresponsive and life was extinct despite efforts.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles MelInturf
WEDS THREE IN EIGHT YEARS
Finyd Richards, 29, married on Saturday for the third time in eight years. His wife, 25, formerly Nanny Pierce, has been twice married. Richards believes the third marriage will bring luck, and all three former wives are alive though two are divorced.
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Hopen
Springfield
Otho
Finyd Richards
Nanny Pierce
Richards
Bride of a Marquis secrets in Paris society
Paris gossip centers on the secret marriage of Edith Lyman Collins, Vanderbilt descendant, to Marquis de Maleissye. Complications involve Reschid Bey divorce, witnesses named, and a brief Paris honeymoon. Also noted are the Duke de Choiseul Praslin's illness and Miss Scoffey’s accident at the Elysee Palace Hotel.
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Paine
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de Max
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Washington Post
Paris
Edith Lyman Collins
Commodore Vanderbilt
Chauncey L. Depew
Seventh District
Countess de Rodelec
de Trobriand
New York
Clarence L. Collins
Marie Louise Clarke
Reschid’ Bey Count Czaykowski
Albert de Boullon
Prince Aymond de Fauelgny Lucinge
Collins
William Butler
Lucien de Kirico
Paria
Lve
A. Filpo
Filpo
New York Equitable and Mutual Life
Place de Y Opera
Duke de Choiseul
Hamilton Paine
Duke de Choiseul Praslin
Lord Byron
Mre
Louise Moffit
Oakland
Cal
Mary
Jack Gouraud
Mme
Spiro Claude
Real
Iname
Skouffes
Gators Eat Her Husband in Ganges Accident
London Aug 5 The Times reports a young English bride Mrs Livesay lost her husband when a double deck boat on the Ganges capsized near a picnic site. Alligators attacked the submerged passengers. Livesay, 26, presumed eaten. Mrs Livesay rescued by J R Scott. other companions missing.
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Washington Post
London
Plymouth
Oliner Malwa
India
Lost Husband by Deal in Vienna Court
In Vienna Fraulein Amelie Mostler faced charges for disturbing conjugal bliss when sued by Captain Theodor von Strumpf’s wife. The defendant admitted the act but said the wife agreed to renounce fidelity if an allowance was provided. Mostler won an allowance for the wife, and the judge ruled the contract nullified the wife’s claim to fidelity.
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Vienna
Washington Post
Fraulein
Amelie Mostler
Theodor von Strumpf
Frau von Strumpf
Fraulein Mostler
Hatred in the Peerage Sparks House Feud Shakeup
In London a constitutional crisis over the Lords fuels a bitter peerage feud. Lords Selborne Lansdowne and Curzon clash publicly as new peers loom, with Balfour and Asquith maintaining cordial ties while Empress Victoria recovers in Berlin after tonsillitis.
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Washington Post
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Lord Selborne
Carlton Club
Loni Curzon
Lord Lansdowne
Austin Chamberlain
Mr Balfour
House of Commons
Mr. Asquith
F. E Smith
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Home Secretary
Lst
Edgar Speyer
New York
Carl Meyer
Charles Henry
Lewisohn
Alfred Mende
Mr. Carbury
Arthur Lever
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