$5,000 Prize Sparks Paris Social Stunt Ideas
Paris gossip centers on Mrs. Gouraud offering 5000 francs for a truly new social stunt. Ideas range from black and white balls to African palace fantasies, with Mrs. Claudia da Lamar and Mrs. Frank Mason figures shaping the evolving social contest as Mrs. Thackara arrives from Berlin. Mrs. Whitney plans a Paris stint to study Rodin, while Mrs. Moore entertains Princess William of Sweden and a host of aristocrats at a tango-filled dinner.
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Frank Mason
A. Montgomery Thackara
Moore
Pringeas
Cehle
Washington Post
Jack Gouraud
Claudia da Lamar
Paris
Mra Gouraud
Mra de Lamar
New York
Mras
Mra A Montgomery Thackera
Thackara
Berlin
Capt
Thackaras
Washington
Tiends
Mason
Harry Payne Whitney
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Rodin
Oworrney
Loure de Bois de Boulogne
Boulevard Flandrin
William Moore
William of
Sweden
Africa
Mrs Moore
Countess Hopenfelsen
Grand Duke Paul
Guy Faucigny
Natividad Terry
Ripon
Ghika
Hazel Singer
d'Uzees
Henry Bernstein
Queen Bans Late Parties at St James Palace
London reports King George urged leniency while Queen Mary insisted on stopping royal supper parties in the king’s rooms at St James. A new order seeks decorum but faces resistance, with no Neweat’s parties held in the palace.
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Boveral Cable
Washington Post
London
Zoyal
St. James' Palace
George
Mary
Lord Stamfordham
Eight Hour Bill Rally Planned by Consumers League
Arrangements are set for a mass meeting at Columbia Theater on Sunday afternoon January 18. Prominent women in the Consumers' League will speak, including Mrs Morence Kelley and Miss Hose Winslow, with the eight hour bill for women workers a key topic after Senate passage. Mrs William G Andrews and Miss Constance D Leapp lead outreach and have sent circulars to members.
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Consumers’ League of the
Columbia Theater
Morence Kelley
Hose Winslow
Senate
William G. Andrews
League
Constance D. Leapp
Funeral for Mildred Hall FourYearOld Killed by Streetcar
The funeral for Mildred Hall four year old daughter of Mrs Joseph Hall of 3014 kept place northwest will be held tomorrow from the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Wallings 108 Wisconsin Avenue. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery The mother was seriously injured and remained in grave condition at Georgetown University Hospital after the accident.
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Mildred Well
Joseph Hall
Mra W
C. Wallings
Wisconsin Avenue
Mount Olivet
Hall
Georgetown University Hospital
American Countess May Aid Hungarian Revolution
Reports surface that Count Laszlo Szechenyi and his wife Gladys Vanderbilt may use part of the Vanderbilt fortune to back Hungary’s revolt. Married in 1908, the pair’s wealth funds Hungarian language education and estates restoration, raising speculation they could solicit funds in the United States for their cause.
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United States
Laszlo Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Vanderbilt
Tme
Szechenyi
Hungary
Szechenyz
Weighing Trust and Trade in a City Grocery Row
Helen Curtis grows suspicious of Boland's corner grocer after mismeasured produce and higher prices. She shifts orders to a rival, only to face a pushy salesman and a costly overcharge. A chaotic morning reveals loyalty, resentment, and the price of choice.
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Helen
Boland
Crown Princess Cecilie Shifts Court Power In Berlin
Special cable reports Crown Princess Cecilie using influence to install younger officials at the Kaiser’s court after exile return. She seeks to shape royal entertainment, align with tango favored by her circle, and works to place Hugo von Reintcourt in a key post while guards receive minor court offices. The Kaiser’s health remains fragile as royal duties intensify.
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Berlin
Cecilie
Danzig
Count Zu Eulenberg
Freiherr Hugo von Reintcourt
Keap
Lecture on Music Education by Prof Howard at Portner
Prof George H Howard to speak on Some National Aspects of Real Education in Music at a Portner meeting tomorrow evening. The event features multiple talks and a joint Anthony League and DC Suffrage Association session with Mrs Doyle addressing Rhythm In Its Relation to Health.
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Howard
Anthony
Portner
George H. Howard
Anetti B. Paul
Genevieve Li Porter
Mra
Moore
London Nightlife Protests as Clubs Open Past Midnight
London observers report rising unrest over late night venues as cafes close at midnight while night clubs stay open until dawn. Residents call for police closure of unwholesome venues and a formal investigation into licensing reform to curb vice spreading from clubs and hotels.
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London
Washington Post
Presis
Nth
Arma
Roysterera
Firat
Coliiseum
Hippodrome
Jba
Virtue
Morsis
Moye
Paris
Trials of William Penn in London’s Old Bailey
A historical account recalls William Penn the Quaker facing arrest and trial in 1670 for public addresses. He defied the court’s authority, argued about the law, and was fined and imprisoned, enduring harsh treatment and near-martyrdom before release and later influence on American colonization.
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William Penn
Pennsylvania
Thomas Vincent
Penn
Duke of York
Wiliam Mead
Newgate
Old Bailey Court
Old Bailey
William Mead
Grace Church
Mead
Sir William
America
German Prices Soar as Imports Are Taxed Again
Berlin reports a new year with higher living costs. The meat import privilege for municipalities ends March 31, lifting full duties on Russian meat. Ice prices rise next summer via a new Berlin syndicate, with dealers facing higher costs while ordinary consumers pay higher per hundredweight.
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Russia
Ice Syndicate
Berlin
Conservative
Greater
Ice Trust
Glory on Small Pay Only Hope Is to Wed Rich
Berlin reports in a satirical appraisal that a German lieutenant, admired by many, earns only 65 dollars a month. His budget totals modest living costs with meals at a few cents daily, clothes and lodging allotted, laundry and entertainment expenses, leaving him perpetually in debt and dependent on potential marriage to an heiress for financial security. The piece notes theoretical debt bans, yet practical sloppiness in appearance, and the narrow path to marriage tied to maintaining a wife in uniformed rank.
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Herbert Urner
Nora
Helen
Boland’s
Boland
Mrs. Cura
War Office
Society Belle Joins Johns Hopkins Nurses School
Miss Joanna Schroeder daughter of Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeter, U.S. Navy, and descendant of Benjamin Franklin, leaves Washington society to become a probation nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. She joined the hospital’s probationers class last August intending a three year course for a nurse’s diploma. Admiral Schroeder says she may pursue the profession after graduation. the program demands all duties of a graduate nurse.
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Joanna Schroeder
Washington
Johns Hopkins
Seaton Schroeter
U.S. N
Benjamin Franklin
Johns Hopking Hospital
Baltimore
Schroeder
Miss Schroeder
Admiral Schroeder
Are Your Eyes Like a Pig S Eyes
A New York American passage notes the striking similarity between pig and human eyes, used in medical training for eye doctors. It explains that pig eyes aid cataract removal practice and orbit muscle clipping, while also describing how expressions emerge only in live animals or humans.
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New York American
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Conn, Ave
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