Princess Mary Studies Art Like Great Aunt Duchess of Argyll
A Washington Post feature reports King George V’s daughter Princess Mary learning to sculpt, following the great aunt Duchess of Argyll. Queen Mary supports professional instruction as Mary builds a studio and pursues a future as an artist. The piece notes Argyll’s role in British aristocratic engagement with art and mentions Roxburghe events and royal social life.
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Washington Post
London
King Georges
Princess
Tonise
Duchess of Argyll
Queen Mary
Kensington Palace
Princess Mary
Duchess Studio
Sant
England
Duke of Argyll
Argyll
Scotland
Loutae
Lorne
Seagorn
Tweed
Teviot
Vanburg
Patrivary Blenheim Palace
Maury
Value of airships in war praised as scouts by Conneau
Lieutenant Beaumont of the French navy, known as Conneau, argues airships should serve as naval scouts rather than bomb-throwing weapons. He describes continuous training, stresses monoplanes’ wind handling, and proposes a cradle or periscope-like aeroplane on ships for long-range reconnaissance with wireless relay.
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Washington Post
Paris
Andre Beaumont
Conneau
Pau
Bayonne
Biarritz
Suffering heat stirs humor in Punch style satire
The Aug 12 London note discusses hot weather reviving English weeklies humor. It cites mock items about future issues publishing births and peerages, social positions of actors, and Father Vaughan remarks. The piece quips about pensioning Punch for aging, noting he is 147 years old yet not senile.
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London
Washington Post
New York
Hal
Bernard Vaughan
Punch
Girl Tries to Bury Herself After Breakup Fight
Vienna report tells of a girl who wandered 20 miles to see a soldier lover then buried herself alive after a heartbreak. She refused talk at the bar racks, ragged and dust stained. In Raleigh a railroad crew member died from an explosion injuries, with two others injured but expected to recover.
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Vienna
Grasse Wardein
Hungary
Adventurers Find Arctic Gold In Spitzbergen Tale
A London cable reports Rev. Mr. Gardner of Goldhanger with Dr Salter and Ernest Mansfield uncovering hints of gold and coal in Spitzbergen. Mansfield tests his theory with Arctic samples, Americans stake claims, and the trio seeks legal rights to mining amid a silent north.
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Spitzbergen
Gardner
Washington Post
London
Arcile Circle
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mr. Gardner
Goldhanger
Lttle
Essex
Dr Salter
Ernest Mansfield
Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Goldhanger and
Tolleshunt 10 Arcy
Mansfield
Klondike
Arctic
Spitsbergen
Spitabergen
Salter
No Man’s Land
Mary Anderson Bothered in Old World Stratford Visit
Special Cebb reports American tourist interest in Mme. Navarro known as Mary Anderson. She plans to relocate from Broadway Worcestershire to a residence in Broadway. Locals watch her in simple country attire accompanying her husband children and dog. She is called Beautiful lady by neighbors and helps the sick poor with a chicken farm. She collaborated with Robert Hichens on dramatizing The Garden of Allah.
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Washington
London
Stratford-on-Avon
Jar Home
Mme. Navarro
Anywn
Mary Anderson
Broadway
Worcestershire
Robert Hichens
Attack German Brewers Expose Bribery of Press in Dresden
Special cable reports at the Temperance Advocates' International Congress in Dresden where doctors accuse German brewers and liquor interests of bribing leading publications including the Dresden Anzeiger. Claims of bought reporting, false statistics, and threats to press independence follow amid a broader anti liquor campaign. A Beethoven letter fragment to an unknown Immortal Love is also noted, with speculation about Guicciard.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Temperance Advocates’ International Congress
Dresden
Rupert
Hamburg
Hayer Idealars
Davidson
Anzieger
Brewers’ Union
Foreis
Lquer
Ketzemstein
Munich
Beethoven
Musik
Guiletta Guicciard
Champion Missouri Leader Champ Clark Described In Portrait
Homer Davenport profiles Champ Clark, Missouri Speaker, as a reserved yet witty leader with dignified bearing. The piece paints him as a man of power, shrewd sarcasm, steady gaze, and sturdy resilience, capable of guiding public life and facing big issues without fear.
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Champ Glark
Missouri
Speaker Clark
Champ Clark
Wade
Homer Davenport
Noted Dutch painter Joseph Israels dies in The Hague
The Hague August 12 Joseph Israels famed Dutch painter died here today He was born in Groningen in 1824 and trained in Amsterdam and Paris He won medals in Holland Belgium and other countries and held honorary memberships in academies across The Hague Antwerp Edinburgh and Munich He was knighted in several orders including the Dutch Lion and Francis Joseph of Austria and was an officer of the Legion of Honor His principal works include Opie Frugal Media and Love in the World.
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the Hague
Joseph Israels
Groningen
Israels
Amsterdam
Kruseman
Paris
Picot
Holland
Belgium
Hague
Antwerp
Edinburgh
Munich
Francis Joseph
Austin
Leopold
Opie Frugal Media
Stone Age Coffin Found in Aland Islands Cave
A stone coffin with a skeleton, food vessels, weapons and tools was found in an Aland Islands cave near St Petersburg. The artifacts date to at least the Stone Age and suggest the area was submerged when the coffin was laid on the sea bed, explaining its preservation.
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Washington Post
St Petersburg
Aland Islands
Ip & Cave
Ecuadorian Senate Chief Heads Provisional Government
In Guayaquil on August 12 the Senate president Carlos Frelle assumed executive duties and formed a provisional government after President-elect Emilio Estrada faced opposition from rival Flavio Alfaro factions. General Franco becomes war minister with Octavio Diaz handling finance interior and foreign affairs amid clashes and a congressional battle over Estrada's election.
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Ecuador
Guito
Eler Alfaro
Legation
Senate
Carlos Frelle
Franco
Octavio Diaz
Congress
Me ‘Orward
Emilio Estrada
Flavio Alfaro
Estrada
West Indian hurricane impacts Pensacola coast
Gale swept Gulf Coast injuring timber interests and small vessels while cutting telegraph, electric, and telephone service. The hurricane disrupted shipping as telegraph wires failed and aid negotiations paused. no deaths or injuries were reported. The Tarpon arrived late and the Martha Lilian refused assistance, choosing to reach port by improvised rigging.
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Pensacola
Fla
Gulf Coast
Pig
Tarpon
Martha Lilian
Gulf
Secret of Sea Sickness
Dr Julius Auer bach reports sea sickness stems from the inner ear not diet. After nine months studying in Vienna under Prof Polininik, he says eating and drinking do not cause seasickness and passengers need not worry about their meals while crossing the ocean.
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Washington Post
New York
Julius Auerbach
Bremen
University of Vienna
Dinard Society Feuds Over DancesTriple Boston V Tango Rivalry
A rival dance war rages in Dinard between the Triple Boston and Tango imports from Buenos Aires. American and South American factions marshal leaders, with Mrs Dortie and Mrs King directing North American supporters, while Don Jose and the Countess de Dampire lead the South American side. The dispute centers on dance style, social prestige, and supposed proprieties, reflecting broader North South tensions.
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Washington Post
Dinard
France
America
Paris
Buenos Aires
Boston
Buenop Alves
Hughes Halfetts
Montplaisir
Mre
H Dortie
Shermarhorn
Andra Fouquieres
Dortie
Gilbert King
Clark‘son Potter
H B
Dunca
Frederick Brugman
George B Newton
Miss King
Hardy
Mirs Pottes
Neff
Dortles Acthe
Fred Marcalson
Holman Black
New York
Don Jose
Countess de Dampire
Senorita Molinos
Minister Morgan Robbed Pin Recovered in Lisbon Shop
United States minister Edward Morgan, visiting Sevilla, identified a missing pearl pin in a Lisbon shop after losing it at a Sevilla reception. The find sparked a broader probe into jewelry thefts at local balls and receptions as authorities investigate the sequence of robberies.
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Washington Post
Lisbon
Sevilla
Edward Morgan
United States
Caviar Said to Cure Cholera in Turkish Test
The Ottoman bacteriological institute reports caviar as an antidote for cholera after a Turkish test fed cholera bacilli to caviar and found all germs destroyed in four days. The study ties to a protest against excluding Russian caviar from Turkish territory amid cholera fears.
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Washington Post
St Petersburg
Ottoman Bacteriological Institute
Turkey
Declares He Is Messiah Wandering Preacher in Cecil County
Special to The Washington Post from Rising Sun Maryland August 12 reports a barefooted man declaring he is Christ come again and wandering Cecil county preaching in barns and sleeping barefoot. He claims years of travel and was born in a stable. Locals doubt insanity but watch his movements closely.
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Washington Post
Rising Sun
Cecil County
Battle Near in Mexico Forces Clash Looms
Special to The Washington Post reports Gen Zapata defied the government by mustering 4,000 men at Ayala, Guerro. One thousand federal troops were hurried by special train to support Gen Tlurta at Cuernavaca, as a battle was anticipated.
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Mexico City
Zapata
Ayala
Guer‘vero
Tluerta
Caernevaca
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