English peers seek American life for heir to title
Lord Douglas and his family plan to relocate to America with the Marquis of Queensberry pressuring the move. The heir, a Harrow student, asks about baseball and finding work in the U.S. while the family weighs renouncing titles and pursuing citizenship. The piece also covers socialites, Lady Abdy controversies, and two peer marriages amid gossip.
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Marquis of Queensberry
Washington
Eranele Areh
Dorglias
Scolland
Venatae Atten
Real Lene
Queensberch
Muntey
Proud
Tia Maequig
Queensber
America
Wade
Che
Chicago
Maraws
Nbh
Little Lord
Tord Bougiasa
Harrow
England
Fear glut in hair market may lower wigs prices
English hair dealers fret over an edict ending the pigtail and flooding markets with Chinese hair. They warn a supply glut could cheapen wigs fringes and nets, though some say consumers may benefit from lower prices while manufacturers face slimmer profits.
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Wathington
West End
Bohemia
Moravia
Parent Pleads for Death Row Son in English Murder Case
Special cable reports Thomas Mason of Aston Birmingham, 21, faces execution for murdering his sweetheart. His mother sends a petition to the home secretary, arguing evidence suggests the affair harmed the victim itself and that the son is innocent. She notes the delay and contended that all court rights vanish when the jury returns a verdict. The sentence was reportedly reprieved after the petition.
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Washington Post
Home Secretary
Mana
Thomas Mason
Aston
Birminghey
Manay
Royal match rumors swirl as Patricia Burke taunts fate
Paris reports Patricia Burke daughter of John Humphrey Burke of Los Angeles refusing to consider a poor marriage, while Prince Ferdinand de Bourbon seeks King Alfonso's consent for a royal alliance. A second rival tale follows August Belmont versus Jean Stern over jockey Guy Garner as New York social rivals clash in Paris. A mysterious New York widow, Mrs Elizabeth Mealion, is identified in a veil of secrecy at the Grand Hotel amid Baker's careful concealment.
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Lord Howard de Walden
Misa Lohr
Anthony Princep Gon
Bauty
Alfonso
Washington Post
Paris
Patricia Burke
John Humphrey Burke
Los Angeles
Erin
Spain
Misa Patricia
Europe
Hen ‘Tmaiden
Ritz
London
Maurice
Misa Burke
Ferdinand de Bourbon
Ferdinand
Pierre de Bourbon
Hing Alfonso
Gia
Hed
Infanta Balalla
Beying
Miss Patricia
Burkes
DeBurge
DeBurg
Normandy
England
Marie Chris
Tina
Patricia
Alfonzo
Misa Lund
Chicago
Latin Quarter
Count de Gurres
Saint James
August Belmont
New York
Jean Btern
Rothschild
Perth
Mr Belmont Ta
Jockey Club
Belmonts
American Jockey Club
P'shaw
Mr . Stern
Mr Belmont
Mr Stern
Guy Garner
Metropolitan
Belmont
Stern
Garner
France
Milton Henry
Ama
Wen Yeu Oman
J Blake Baker
Elizabeth Meallon
James G. Blaine
Berlbe
Mrs Mealson
Dreyfus
Divorces and Love Amid Financiers and Foreign Guests
Beau Baker plans marriage to a wealthy widow after a public drama with Miss Helen Woolworth of San Francisco. Edward Frederick Myllis, imprisoned for libel against the King, arrives in Paris and allies with Indian nationalist Knight Avarna to form an international republican group.
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Hats ‘Chis
Anch Baker
Edward Frederick Myllis
England
Paris
Edward Holton James
MyHus
British Museum
Myllus
Knight Avarna
James
Death for all spies in new German espionage drive
Germany moves toward drastic penalties amid an espionage epidemic. A first Reichstag motion seeks to amend treason laws to allow death for serious offenses. The 282 budget funds a fortifications guard on Borkum to shield secrets from spies. A Tegel shooting-ground incident sparked formal caution to officers to stay vigilant against infiltrators.
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Tegel
Washington Post
Reichstag
German Empire
Borkum
Ageihat
Sland
Germany
North Sea
Kopenick
Berlin
Sticka
Queen Mary Avoids Biscay as Duchess of Fife Lost Wig
Private advices from India report Queen Mary lands in Genoa to avoid the Bay of Biscay on her homeward voyage and visit Italy before heading to Calais or Boulogne. The Duchess of Fife, stranded in bed at Tangier after a shipwreck, wore a wigless head, prompting a delay in return aboard the Macedonia. Queen Alexandra knew the tale and shared it with her sister.
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Duchess of Fife
Spades
Willington Post
London
India
Mary
Bay of Biscay
Genoa
Italy
Calais
Boulogne
Gibraltar
Macedonia
Queen Alexandra
Robbed Grave for Revenge in Vienna Tomb Desecration
Vienna reports plotters believed to be Servian revolutionaries desecrated Prince Alexander Kerageorgvich's tomb at St Marx graveyard. They forced open the coffin to remove the prince's head while leaving the wife’s coffin undisturbed and jewels untouched, suggesting revenge against King Peter and the royal family. The escape appears hurried.
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Vienna
Alexander Kerageorgvich
Peter
Servis
St Marx
Valeaate Dewhann Wee Chalen Fann
Ridolfi May Come Here as Apostolic Delegate
A Washington Post Rome dispatch reports Mer Ridolfi, the delegate to Mexico, is likely to be appointed as the new apostolic delegate to the United States. Mer Atagni is to be moved to the Philippines from Canada, with Bishop Ravigo succeeding him. The planned October gathering is canceled due to Lisbon patriarch expulsion and papal concordat constraints.
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Mexco
Falconio
Washington Post
Rome
Pops
Mer Ridolfi
Mexico
United States
Mer Atagni
Philippines
Canada
Ravigo
Lisbon
Portugal
Quiet at Tripoli as supplies blocked by weather
Special cabin dispatch from Cripoli reports no fighting today and unfavorable weather. Vessels cannot land supplies or allow reconnoitering by army aviators. Arab spies note Turkish reinforcements from tribes near Desvan, with ongoing tensions in the area.
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The
Washington Post
Cripoli
Football and Politics Dominate London Year of 1910s Debate
A Washington Post special from London surveys a busy cultural and political year. It notes parliament passing a puppet peer bill, Lloyd George reforms, and a public mood shaped by football, royal pageantry, spy fears, and suffrage clashes. Americans in London prospered amid court performances and music hall buzz as football remained the social heartbeat.
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Washington Post
London
England
House of Commons
Lloyd Georges
Naval
Trafalgar Square
Jove
George
Queen Mary
Germany
Pra
Io Ruther
Candor
Lloyd George
Mera Man
Marble Bride Tragedy in Danzig Ends in Death Sentence
Johann Gaaffke, 45, is condemned to death in Danzig for the murder of Frau von Lasszewska, his prospective mother in law. He admitted greasing stairs and stabbing her after rumors of a stormy engagement and alleged insult. He fled Zoppot years earlier, later claiming independent means and wealth from travels. The case highlights social tensions and a dramatic verdict.
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Sponin
Washington
Danzig
Johann Gaaffke
Fran von Leszewske
Guffke
Zoppot
Bran von Laszewska
Frau von Laszewski
Friend of the Kaiser Surrenders Parisian Homes in Swiss Villa
Paris society reports Amias Leishman family ends ties with French matsropolis and shifts to Berlin influence. Their Paris and Swiss residences are moved to the ambassadorial mansion at Potsdam, with Nancy Leishman’s coming out planned and a January dinner set. Rostand’s life weaves thirteen-themed coincidences through Paris events.
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Marquis DE Castellane
Washington
Leishman
Tatters
Berlin
Leishmann
Suitserland
Paris
Bar- I
David Jaynel
Ambassador Leishman
Leishmans
Misa Nancy Leishman
America
Siabla
Herr von Riederien-Waechter
Signor Pass
Constantinople
Haye
Setsumana
Potsdam
Mra Bartelet
Misa Fuller
Barlatimsky
Mra. Bacon
Mra
Campbell-Tipton
George Wurtz
John ‘Munroe
Stanford White
Reilly
Charlemagne Tower
Rostand
Cambo
Parie
Edmond ‘Rostand
Eugene Rostand
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