Suffragists use ruse to aid jailed chemist escape
London reports detail Ewry Clayton, ill and under surveillance, faked daily hospital visits by suffragettes bearing fruit and flowers to lure police. Once recovered, he fled to America aboard a steamer, while the movement defends the tactic as a health consideration. Miss Zelle Emerson faces criticism for paying a fine after a Downing Street riot arrest.
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France Zas New Artillery Special Cagle to The Washington west
Paris reports the French government will replace present artillery with 105 millimeter field guns. The new arm, capable of firing a 40 kilogram projectile to 4,000 meters, aims to counter German 100 and 130 millimeter guns. Rearing will begin soon after extensive study and testing.
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Duel Scars on Sale Spécial at Washington Fest
An advertises a new industry venture promising to provide likenesses of duel scars for display. The firm claims it can decorate the cheeks of students who have fought duels at universities without pain or business interruption and with accurate resemblance guaranteed.
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Hamburg
Free Prescription For Weak Men Described In Bold Ad
A sensational 1900s style ad claims a mysterious prescription cures nervous debility and weak manhood without medicine. It promises a free copy by mail from a physician specialist and urges men to stop harmful drugs by sending a request in a plain sealed envelope.
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Mercy
Jurors Who Made Her Rich Attend Her Wedding
A sensational society note reports that jurors influenced wealth to secure attendance at a high society wedding. Details suggest leverage of financial favors to ensure guests of stature and visibility at the ceremony.
Berlin Becomes Mecca for Washingtonians On Visit
Berlin Aug 9 Berlin draws American visitors on the continent with many touring from German and Swiss resorts passing through the capital en route home from Carlsbad. Notables stopping include Misses Patten of Washington entertained by the French Ambassador Jules Cambon, George Ade arriving from Russia, Senator William J. Tully and family, Mrs. Henderson of San Francisco, and New York figures including Police Commissioner Waldo.
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New Haven
Adolph Ocha
London Fashion Leader Denies Dress Power
Special Cable to The Washington ros from London notes Sir George Alexander, famed as one of the best dressed men in London, disputes the claim that dress matters. He says he has worn the same evening clothes for twelve years and argues that stage success does not depend on outfits. He cites Sir Henry Irving as a contrast to fashion-driven prestige and contends dress has become conventional.
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Kaiser orders duel practice as officer test
Berlin reports Kaiser endorses dueling drill for officers while disapproving actual duels. A next year tournament will feature a firing contest using life sized wooden targets, 10 inches tall, with twenty shots per officer to determine the winner by most hits on star center dummies.
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Japanese Snake Fancy Draws Fashionable Women to Pets
Special Cable reports Tokyo society embraces pet snakes as a craze led by Kan Hiro Nakamura. Snakes are tamed by locals who drink sake to guard against a reputed poisonous breath. Snakes serve as tonics and meals. Nikko and Tokyo regions supply stocks. Meanwhile Japanese taste for Western literature and art grows, with Anesaki preparing to lecture at Harvard to bridge East and West.
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Washington Post
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Kan- Hiro Nakamura
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Shakespeare
Yuzo Tsubouchi
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Longfellow
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Masaharu Anesaki
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Queen Mary moves to curb social sponsors and uninvited guests
A cable report says Queen Mary seeks to restore Victoria era etiquette by boycotting and shaming social sponsors and uninvited attendees. She urges hostesses to issue admission tickets and exclude climbers who attend parties for money, aiming to resurrect dignified social life.
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Victoria
Peer
King George A Carpenter Strongly Favored by Kings Court
London reports during King George and Queen Mary’s Midlands tour the monarch displayed carpentry skill surprising guides and workmen. He once swiped a carpenter's plane with professional ease and, recalling a temper episode, repaired a damaged door panel. The prince has a treasured bookcase by his father and favors practical crafts among the elite.
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Midlands
Osborne
Perfect Diamonds Rare Women Best Judges of Stones Says London Dealer
A London dealer told a Washington cable that perfect diamonds are rare and warned buyers not to chase flawless crystals for inflated sums. At Islington Agricultural Hall a large diamond was shown for 300 dollars, and without the yellow tint it could fetch about 30 000 dollars. The dealer argued women are the best judges of new value in precious stones.
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Jewelers’ Exhibition
Agricultural Hall
Islington
Nature
Berlin Perfume usage shocks with huge daily totals
Berlin reports daily beauty habits in sensational figures. Newspaper tallies show nearly three quarters of a ton of face powder and 350 pounds of eyebrow pencils used each day in the city. Cold cream amounts reach 700 pounds daily while four and a half tons of scented waters are sold. Rose remains the top scent, violet follows, then exotic Indian perfumes. Hair dyes rise as hair bleaching wanes, and elderly men buy more dyes.
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Washington Pool
Berlin
Croquet Returns to Social Favors in London
Croquet dominates fashionable weekends in London as tennis and golf fatigue. Ranelagh and Hurlingham croquet lawns see heavy demand with new rules and hoops. Nobility and society ladies frequent play, including the Earl of Essex, Lady Charles Beresford, Viscount Doneraile, Ford Tollemache, Lord Tairgain, Nigel Kingscote, and ladies such as Lady Angela Forbes and Mrs. Arthur Sasson.
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Hurlingham
Earl of Essex
Charles Beresford
Viscount Doneraile
Ford Tollemache
Lord Tairgan
Nigel Kingscote
Angela Forbes
Margaret Spicer
Sophie Scott
Winifred Butler
Arthur Sasson
Ancient Egypt artifacts may reach America via fund donors
London dispatch reports Egypt exploration fund workers uncover Abydos tombs dating from 5004 BC to 1700 BC. Ivory horns amethyst collar and an acrobatic dancer fragment highlight discoveries. Next year aims to inspect Osiris temple ruins awaiting further finds. artefacts may be sent to subscribers in US, England, Belgium.
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Exploration Fund
Washington Post
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Belgium
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Beti
American Ambassador to Berlin Faces Aidless Quarters
Justice James Gerard, America’s new ambassador to Germany, reports a bleak start to his tenure in Berlin. He found the embassy at Ranch Street 16 inadequate, with no ready quarters in sight, and plans to conform to German etiquette and wear the diplomacy uniform. He and Mrs. Gerard expect to defer formalities until they present letters of credence.
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Serience
Abolishing John Bull debated by British artists
London readers discuss replacing the caricature John Bull with a newer figure as Parliament and artists weigh tradition against modernization. Cartoonists Bernard Partridge and Norman Morrow argue for reform while noting the workload of detailing the iconic waistcoat top boots and whiskered figure.
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Mary Scharneb
British Medical Association
Bernard Partridge
Punch
John Bulls
Norman Morrow
Reform
NEW GREB FOR PET DOGS AT SEASIDE FASHION WEEK
Paris fashion reporters detail dog couture with leather collars matching leashes and silver or brass mounts. Styles include brindled bulldogs in red leather with gilt mounts, white collared dogs with turquoises, and worked silver collars for Frehinese Japanese and King Charles spaniels. Motoring dogs wear fur coats and English plush, while raincoats and dog boots meet seaside needs.
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Paris
Washington Post
Seaside
Galon
Wellington
French government bans penny-in-the-slot gambling machines
Paris reports the government will prohibit penny-in-the-slot gambling machines in all lower class cases. In 1911 France had 64 353 machines with receipts of 30 million francs. Operators earned 10.1 million francs, while 20.0 million francs came from drink tickets.
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Washington Post
Paris
France
Strathcona at 93 Receives Birthday Tributes
London reports Canada's Lord Strathcona turning ninety three with hundreds of messages and best wishes on his birthday. Despite increased deafness and neuralgia, he remains active in business, arriving early and leaving late at his office. The doctor cautions rest but fears advising it would be fatal to his character.
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Washington Post -London
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Unlucky Opal in Vogue as Women Embrace Long Necklaces
London gossip notes a revival of opals in women’s fashion this fall as long uncut opal necklaces gain popularity. Jewelers in Bond Street and Rue de la Paix struggle to keep stock despite prior superstition, inspired by Queen Victoria’s daughters and a glimpse of Princess Henry of Battenberg wearing opals at the opera.
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Rue de le Paix
Victoria
Henry of
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T. P. Shénts
Hamilton
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Henry Phelps Case
Arnold Heath
Boston
Paria
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Societe Artistique de Picardie
le Touquet Casino
Etaples
Prince of Swindlers Arrest Shocks Paris Aeroplane Elite
Armand Deperdussin, once hailed as a national hero for France’s aircraft plans, confessed to swindling shareholders of Comp toir Industrie et Colonial out of about 6 million francs. He funded lavish living, owned multiple aerodromes near Rheims, and ran a private hospital treating aviators including Vedrines.
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French Aero Club
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Vedrines
Arm Loss in Suit for Breach of Promise Divides Opinion
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports a London trial where an injured fiancé's loss of an arm was argued to excuse marriage breach. The jury ruled against him and awarded the plaintiff 125 damages. Clergyman Rev Hugh Chapman questions women in poverty, while Lady Troubridge defends affection beyond physical traits.
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News Service
Victoria Sackville-West
London
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Sir John Scott
Scott
Sackville
Harold Nicholson
Foreign Affairs
Sackville-West
Washington Post
Hugh Chapman
Chapel Royal
Savoy
Red horses for army in new horse race study
London reports experiments in Leicestershire on a new horse race for the army. A chestnut red coat named bright cheatnut is said to surpass other tints among hackneys and is linked to a mental quality described as fire. The red trend appears in hackneys while hunters stay mostly brown and chestnuts grow in Ireland.
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London
Leicestershire
Blotogigte
Army
Ireland
Favor Breton Coast Interest in Mr Carnegie
Paris reports show a Parisian week of social throngs and royal watchers with Deauville Trouville and Vichy drawing fashionables from America. Andrew Carnegie’s Paris stay sparks gossip as cryptic letters flood his inbox while prominent Americans visit Deauville and Trouville casinos and theaters.
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W. K. Vanderbilt
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Craig Biddle
Mme
Edmond Blanc
Georges Cochery
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Duchesse de Bascane
Trouville
Hotel Royal
M. Cornache
Maxim’s
Fred W. Vander Bit
Albert Gould Jennings
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Vie Parisienne
Skibo
Japanese Demand Three Heads For Tungan Clash
Amoy Aug 9 The Japanese government demanded that Chinese authorities order the execution of three Tungan tribesmen and pay indemnity for property destruction and the killing and wounding of Formosans in recent clan fighting. The deadline was set for tomorrow. Chinese officials said they could not arrest the clansmen within that period as they had fled inland.
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China
Carnegie Finds Relative To Sutherland Lairds
Edinburgh August 9 Andrew Carnegie says he has discovered a relation among the Sutherland lairds. He is W E Gilmour owner of Rose Hall estate linked to the Morrisons from which Carnegie's mother descended. The link arose in a casual chat with Mr Gilmour.
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Washington Post
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Andrew Carnegie
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Sutherland
W. E. Ghmour
Rose Hall
Morrisons
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Gilmour
Gets-It Corn Cure Promises Fast Pain Relief
An old time advertisement extols Gets-It corn cure claiming instant pain relief and rapid corn disappearance. It touts a simple, no bandage, no greasy salve method, with claims of safe use and wide availability through Lawrence & Os, Sota in Washington, O Treeds Leroy Store, People Drug Store, and others.
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