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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1909

Page

5

South Africa Loyalist Leader Pushes Federation Plan

A boer chief named Botha champions gradual British empire union across former colonies while seeking land rights and stability. Delegates from four colonies consider a Canadian style federation as they weigh independence, reform, and possible franchise changes amid tensions between Dutch and British interests.

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What I Have Bone for Others It Can De for You

A fragmented testimonial offer claims hundreds benefited from Pyramu treatment. It promises a trial package by mail and free coupon, urging readers to send an address for delivery. The text hints at cures for piles and related ailments but lacks verifiable details.

Casey Pyrama Maranall

More Weddings In Britain Reported In Year

The registrar general reports in England and Wales marriages rose to 276 421 in 19 , a rate of 482 per 1 400 marriageable people. Widows increased slightly while bachelors and spinsters fell. Remarriages of divorced persons declined. Marriage age climbs to 28 66 for men and 26 49 for women. Births total 918 442 or 51 per 1 000, the lowest on record. Deaths reached 624 221 or 15 per 1 000, the lowest ever recorded.

Sprelal Washington Post England and Wales

Du Maurier Wrote Sensational London Play on Conscription

London drama reports Mêl Guy du Maurier of the royal fusiliers as author of the sensational play An Englishman’s Home at the Lyceum, with George du Maurier and John Barrie aiding. The work promotes conscription through a middle class English home under invasion, staged across two London theaters.

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American society abroad in London social roundups

Special despatch from The Washington Lost Jonug notes Princess Hatz events in London at Draycott town house and dinners hosted by Mrs Grace. Mrs Cornwallis-West rents Mme Metha 3 house. society gatherings include children entertainments and a fairy tea for Church Army linked events. Capt Gibbons to transfer from naval attaché post, Mra Ogden Bishop visiting Ambassador Reid’s West Park residence.

Washington Jonug Princess Hatz Draycott Grace Battle Abbes Selfridge Arlington Street Earl of Yarmouth Wrs Cornwallis-West Mme Metha Moreton Prewen John Less McCormick Coodheart Marie Leonze Schleswig-Holstein Church London Mra Ogden Bishop Wiest Park Ambass Dey Reid

Carrie Nation visits suffragettes at London rally

Carrie Nation attends the Women's Freedom League reception. she praises suffragists and declares herself a militant ally while opposing alcohol behind a bar. Suffragette preparations for a parliamentary opening rally continue as leaders plan Holloway arrests and cab minister access is restricted.

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Japanese Actors at Home Again in Tokyo

Tokyo reports the Sakuragaywa school of acting opened by Sada Yakko and Otetoro Kawakami, training fifteen girls aged 1 to 22 from cultured families. The reform in theater marks Japan’s shift toward Western ideas, with the couple promoting a free, modern theater after years abroad in America and Europe.

Tokyo Sakuragaywacho Sada Yakko Otetoro Kawakami Japan Okuni Dandeto Martino Kawakami Kade Yakko Seda Yakko Thea Ter America Washington New York Europe London Baron Kaneko Monnha Vanna Kawekami Soshi Shibai Young Theater

Ireland Avods Griscom Dinner Invitation After Controversy

Rome notes recounts Archbishop Ireland’s Rome visit and a prior embassy banquet that sparked a scandal involving Cardinal attendees and a reprimand to the college. Griscom’s bid to host American naval officers for Ireland faces a refusal due to Italian ministerial presence. The episode shapes talk within clerical and diplomatic circles.

Washington Post Rome Clifden Ireland Henry White Quirinal House of Savoy Ed Colege Vecao Reaton St Paul Mgr Ireland Ambassado Griscom Marabello Matine

Kaiser Still an Idol Held to Discretion Pledge

German celebration of William II’s birthday sends a clear message of popular loyalty with royal messengers from multiple states praising the emperor. Ambassador Hill announces Busch’s $100000 gift to Harvard’s Germanic Museum amid birthday festivities and a gala performance attended by 140 guests at the Kaisers castle in Berlin.

Emperor William Ambassador Hill Busch Washington Bern Wurttemberg Baden Bavaria Luitpald Mos Finetl Clancellorom Buelow Potwlam Song Vince Wiliam The Castle Adolphus Busch St Louis Harvard Kaiser Berlin Bre Yon Bodleian Library Oxford James F Dickle Lonor

American Brides at Court in London Social Scene

Special cable From London reports Frost and Fog Daye Somety returning to London Town Lady Strafford plans a bail. Ambassador Reid visits Windsor. Mrs Reid and Lady Granard not presenting as citizens. Wadsworth to return Feb 4. Royal conference looms. Grogrove Square hosts the Drexels in a new home. Lady Strafford to host March 2 ball. Countess Pappenhelm settles in Port Street house.

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Wh backs in Nice and Paris social circuit

American diplomatic and social figures gathered in Nice and Paris this week. Ambassador Henry White hosted a breakfast for the American fleet as Presidents Fallieres and Roosevelt were toasted. New York society names Mrs G C Delmonico and daughter, H F Farrar, F B Williams, and Mrs George Lorillard Ronelés appeared in Paris society, with several taking rooms at the Astoria and Vendome. The Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Herbert also visited, while Elizabeth Remsen left via Marseilles for algebraic travel.

Washington Paris Henry Winte Nice Fallieres Roosevelt G C Delmonico New York Paria Astoria F Farrar F B Williams Hlysee Palace Hotel Riviera George Lorillard Ronelés Neo Hoadley New Yorks Elizabeth Remsen Vendome Marseilles Algierd Duchess of Marlborough Meurloe London Lady Herbert America Elsie French Vanderbilt Cannes

Excavation at Forum Reveals Vestal Shrine and Aemilia Basilica

Excavation work by Com mendatore Bont in the Forum area shows the lowest strata reached and sheds light on the Basilica Aemilia and Vestal Virgins. The Aemilia, partly uncovered in 1629 and restored, appears as a family monument of the Aemilii with foundations from the Republican era embedded in later imperial walls. Finds include seals in glass paste, lamps fragments, water receptacles, and statue fragments revealing the official relics of the Vestal Virgin and related religious artifacts. A Republican-period house on the Clivus Sacra yielded amphorae, pottery, and Bacchic emblems, suggesting ritual use and a labyrinthine layout.

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Pope Receives Sailors From American Fleet Visit

Rome dispatch reports Pope Leo XIII surprised by the American fleet sailors many of whom are sons of priests and bishops or university graduates aboard the world cruise flagship Connecticut and transport Culgoa in Naples Rome audiences arranged but earthquake damage postponed planned extended port calls and audience with the Pope while Admiral Perry awaits orders. the voyage totals about 14000 men with 500 Catholics aboard the expedition born in the U S and abroad while King Menelik is described as chronically ill with no current danger of immediate rain.

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A Simple At Home Weight Reduction Remedy

An article promotes a simple home receipt to reduce weight without dieting or exercise. It claims a pound daily loss is possible for fit individuals and provides a mixture including Marmola cascara aromatica peppermint, prepared by a druggist. The tone urges safe health while offering an easy method.

Americans in Rome await husbands return from quake zone

Boston couple Mrs Edmund Billings and her husband, an agent aiding relief, await news from the earth tremor districts as social life continues in Rome. Naval attaché Mrs Belknap and Maj Landis rest from taxing duties while others recount worn experiences from Messina to Huailan. Nelson Gay, damaged Bayern crew, and the Kellogg Durlands adjust to Rome life and Queen Helena coverage. Anna and Miss Phelps meet the pope, leaving an impression of Rome’s social scene.

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College chairs up to date in Automobiles and Aviation

A Washington Post special report notes the Gottingen Association for the Promotion of Amphhed Plus 1s and Mathematics establishing a chair of aeronautics at the University of Gottingen with Dr Prandtl as first lecturer. Berlin grants a substantial subvention for the chair. W Morgan named first professor of automotilism in England. He will lecture on motorcar engineering at Merchant Venturers Technical College Bristol, linking Bristol to Daimler through joint research and practical application at Coventry workshops. The arrangement keeps the department in close contact with the automotive field.

Washington Post Bern Gottingen Association For University of Gottingen Prandtlas Germany W Morgan England Merchant Venturers Technical College Bristol Morgan Bainier Meter Company Daimler Coventry

Radium for Mineral Water Gains Ground in Paris Institute

Special cable from Paris reports rapid gains in radium use with the Paris Radium Institute extracting radium from pitchblende. The institute now holds fifteen grams valued at $350, with 69 surface cancer cases treated yielding four cures and widespread successes in tumors tuberculous conditions and chronic ailments. The lab plans to increase radium output sixfold this year and applies radium to mineral waters to boost efficacy.

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Pharaohs Heart Hardened In Mummy Dissection

The Washington Post reports a mummy described as Menephta shows aged lime deposits and arteriosclerotic changes. The heart is said to have been hardened against the Israelites, with the mummy's tissues examined by Royal College of Physicians affiliates in London.

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Rich American Sought by Former Baroness in Paris Ad

An old European noblewoman seeks a wealthy American spouse. Born a baroness from an ancient lineage, she is divorced and in Paris. The advertisement promises payment or settlement and cites an old Alma Nach de Gatha name. the offer drew rejection in a York newspaper.

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Taste Is Sure Stomach Guide for Digestive Health

An excerpt explains how taste links to stomach health, with taste buds signaling digestion and blood condition. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy, claiming broad physician use and a free trial offer from the A. Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan.

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