Sailors in Paris Tales and Naval Hostilities Abroad
Washington readers glimpse fanciful tales about American sailors in France as Connnecticut crew antics amuse Parisians. Reports of a railway stunt and street clashes fade beside admiral Schroeder hosting events aboard the Connecticut, showcasing flag fellowship and lighthearted multilingual exchanges with French dignitaries.
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Bret
Cherbours
Yeruch
Bouvet
Clerbourg
Ravelli Claims Ocean Wave Energy Breakthrough
Rome reports Italian engineer Agostino Ravelli has solved harnessing ocean wave power. His machine uses an inclined plane on a two wheeled unit to transfer wave energy to a rotary wheel with pumps or dynamos, storing energy for calm days. Ravelli asserts 50 horsepower at lower cost than prior devices.
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Ttalian
Washington Pont
Rome
Dec
Agostino Ravelli
Signor Ravelli
American sailors hosted at Cafe de Paris by William Robinson
Paris hosts a gala dinner for U S Navy men with Princess de Sagan inviting 70 sailors from Cherbourg and Brest. William Robinson and St Wrenna organize the event at Cafe de Paris with champagne toasts and speeches of Franco American friendship.
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Washington Post
Paris
Princess de Sagan
Anna Gould
William Robingon
New York
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Northampton
England
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Fifth Avenue
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France
United States
Pope in frail health refuses outdoor exercise at Vatican
Special cable reports the pope is depressed and pale, losing appetite, and avoiding outdoor activity for three months. He dislikes the Vatican gardens, calls them like a cemetery, and spends days granting audiences and praying. Doctors urge rest while Vatican sources discuss Spanish politics affecting negotiations.
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Washington Post
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Angelo
Kiesi
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Rey
Ossersatore Romano
Canalejas
Chamber of Deputies
Padock Bil
Holy See
Ambassador Bryce Sails for New York on Cedric
London dispatch reports James Bryce British Ambassador to the United States and Mrs Bryce sailing to New York aboard the Cedric. They are joined by W G C Gladstone grandson of William Ewart Gladstone, who will spend six months in Washington as honorary attache to the British embassy. Separate San Francisco note: customs seized 76 tins of opium worth $4000 on the liner Asia, first large seizure here since February. the drug will be destroyed.
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London
James Bryce
United States
San Francisco
Wner Asia
French Wives Rule Men Are Great Lovers in Paris Society
An American observer recounts Paris bourgeoisie life where French wives manage finances, social calendars, and style while husbands entertain to please. It contrasts American marriages with two types of husbands, active and passive, and highlights how French wives seek security and social status through economical, steady partners who accompany them to salons, casinos, and rallies of leisure.
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Paris
France
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Rue de la Paix
Guillaume Lke
London
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Fioufiou
Putin
Jeannette
Orre
Parison
America
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Securit
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Gerardmer
Trouville
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Alvard
Luchon
Cauterets
Aix-les-Bains
Brides-les-Bains
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Bayonne
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Wfe
Charles
Annie K. Rogers
British Divorce Commission Seeks Reforms To Marriage
London reports detail the divorce commission under Lord Goreil finishing public evidence with 24 witnesses and 56 writings. Maurice Hewlett urges that infidelity and lack of both desire and intention justify relief, arguing marriage may be voidable when these essentials fail. A two-person lay advisory panel is proposed to aid judges in delicate cases.
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Divorce Commission
Lord Goreil
Maurice Hewlett
Hewlett
Court Grants Divorce To Pretty Woman In Mercy
London courts show rare discretion as Justice Bargrave Deane refuses to rescind a divorce decree granted to Mrs. Pretty. The young wife fled after cruelty by a former coachman husband, sought to marry a young barrister, and the judge urged forgiveness and haste to wed while fearing ruin from the past.
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London
Pretty
New Zealand
Justice Deane
Mrs. Pretty
Tsery
Appinesa
Cuban Conspirators Released by Havana Court
Gen. Evaristo Estenez, described as a negro leader, and seventeen other Afro-Cuban men arrested last spring for conspiring against the government were freed after a Havana court found no evidence of conspiracy.
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Havana
Evaristo Estenez
Air travel to zips ahead with high speed planes
London hopefuls a future where aircraft overcome winds and safety issues. Claude Grahame-White argues 1911 will bring practical aerial travel with four-seat aeroplanes and 100 mph speed, enabling regular air services and an aerial chauffeur option for wealthy motorists.
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Washington Post
London
Claude Grahame-White
Grahame-Whie
Mr. Grahame-White
Arctic cold hair grower tops fashion list
London reports a novel hair growth method by Arctic cold exposure and cold storage work. Sir Ernest Shackleton says extreme cold strengthens hair, noting his South Pole crew gained thicker hair on return. A cold storage officer adds all workers show thicker hair in freezing conditions.
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Washington Post
London
Arctic
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest
South Pole
Doctor Murdered in His Office in Henepin Oklahoma
Burns, a 33 year old physician, was killed in his office last night by an ax attack. A posse with bloodhounds hunts the killer as authorities search the scene and interview witnesses.
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Henepin
Oklahoma
Christmas in England Shows Quiet Yuletide Dullness
London reports a distinct Yuletide gloom as changes in politics and social life alter the holiday mood. Mass unrest after five years of reform cools traditional Christmas warmly domestic in favor of broader, unsettled observance and travel shifts from hotels to continental resorts.
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Washington Post
London
Old England
England
Riviera
Dickens
John Bull
Clash Near in China Threatens Armed Force Use
News reports from Peking describe agitators calling for a general parliament and the government ordering provincial leaders to return home while viceroys are directed to employ arms and treat agitators as revolutionaries. The assembly counters with a memorial to Prince Ching and questions Regent Chun’s power, urging a ministry responsible to the people. Modern troops are reported moving to quell unrest.
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National Assembly
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Arrested as Gem Thief in Bow Street Court
London December 2 Dario del Castillo told the magistrate he had faced the same charge and discharge in New York and was remanded in Bow Street police court on receiving emeralds and diamonds alleged stolen from the government of Colombia. Castillo arrived aboard the Mauretania and jewels brought to New York by Castillo, a Bogota merchant, were seized by customs officers over duty questions.
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New York
Bow Street
Colombia
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Mauretania
Dario de Castillo
Bogota
Cantillo
FIGHT DISEASE PERIL SCOT MAKES THE FIRST TESTS
A London hospital will begin inoculation experiments inspired by Dr Wilkie and Carnegie Trust to prevent peritonitis after abdominal surgery. Rabbit tests show vaccinated subjects survive better. researchers aim to reduce postoperative fatal infections and create a preventive preoperative treatment.
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Washington Post
London
Royal College of Physicians
Edinburgh
Wilkie
Carnegie Trust
London Hospital
Medical Chronicle
Wedded on shopping tour in New York pair from Princeton
Professor Donald Herring of Princeton University and Miss Jensin Markham of Wheeling West Virginia were married Saturday at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York while on a Christmas shopping trip. The bride resides in Wheeling. the groom, a former Princeton football star, later became a modern language scholar.
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Donald Herring
Princeton
Mids Markham
Wilkes-Barre
Grant Herring
Sunbury
Princeton University
Jensin Markham
Wheeling
W. Va
New York
Col. Markham
Yale Secret Societies Wealth Revealed in Tax List
New Haven officials report Yale secret societies hold 447 parcels of realty valued at nearly 1.4 million dollars. The Cloister and Book and Snake lead in assets among the groups associated with the scientific school.
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New Haven
Conn
Dec
Yale
Scientific School
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