Royal Garden Parties End Season as American Hostesses Lead
A London season winds down as weather and politics dampen gaiety while Americans fill salons and royal balls. Attendees include Lady Strafford, Princess Henry of Battenberg, Grand Duke Michael of Russia, and diplomats. Duke of Marlborough hosts a Blenheim party with tennis stars and society figures.
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Lady Craven
Bradley Martin
Che Repe
Canned Ads In Subway In Paris Terror Scheme
In Paris subway during cash hours an elegantly dressed man opened a leather case and a talking machine voiced a porn celebration of artistic cut and finish while urging passengers to buy a specific brand eel chocolate, creating unease among waiting travelers.
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Paris
Vienna Girl Held for Attempted Murder
Vienna July 11 a legal point arises over convicting a woman for attempted murder when blank cartridges were fired in belief bullets existed. The young woman bought a pistol load with blanks and fired at her lover, admitting intent but lawyers dispute if shooting with intent to kill is possible when no bullets were present.
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Vienna
Newest Paris Fashions Embrace Crinoline Fullness
Special Cable from Paris chronicles 1914 as the year of massive fashion fluctuation with a return to crinoline volume and fuller skirts. Exaggerated waists reappear, lace gains favor, and ornate accessories such as marquise parasols and decorative headpieces define the season’s Parisian style.
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Paris
Death of Lady Hardinge Prompts World Reaction
London dispatch reports Lady Winifred Selina Hardinge wife of Baron Hardinge Viceroy of India died in a London hospital after an operation She survived a bomb attack in Delhi December 1912 that wounded her husband and killed others during the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi The viceroy and vicereine escaped death in a miraculous amid a shattered howdah and burst elephant seat.
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London
Calcutta
Delhi
Hardinge
Militant Suffragists Hit Ulster Taxpayers
Major General Sir Hugh McCalmont sues Antrim County for 2000 pounds over Abbeylandg house burned by militants in March. The action relies on an Ireland only law holding counties responsible for mob damage and extra police costs. If won, Ulster taxpayers face about eight pence extra per pound next year.
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McCalmont
King to Review Fleets at Spithead Visit
July 11 report says the king will visit Spithead with the Prince of Wales for summer maneuvers. If not aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, he will stay with Admiral Sir Hedworth and Lady Mena at Government House Portsmouth. The king plans to lead the fleets to sea for the maneuvers.
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Blenheim
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Granard
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Anthony Wilding
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Blerheim
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Lady Herbert
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Providence
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Statesman
Austen Chamberlain
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Tal
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Moreton Brown
Aalter
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Warwik Gue
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Henley
Spithead
Washington
London
Prince of Wales
George Willl
Victoria and Albert
Sir Hedworth
Lady Mena
Government House
Portsmouth
Free Churches Plan Nationwide January Revival
London reports the Free churches plan a campaign to gather every man woman and child in England and Wales at church on one Sunday in January. Representatives will visit homes to issue personal invitations and thousands will be recruited as visitors and superintendents to drive the effort. The campaign to reach all denominations has begun and is widely supported.
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Free Churches of England
London
Free Churches
England
Wales
Paris entertains Herrick on eve of departure
Ambassador Herrick is extensively entertained in Paris before leaving. The chamber of commerce and the American Club hosted a farewell luncheon on Monday. American newspaper correspondents also gave him a dinner in his honor.
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Washington Post
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Royal Court Entrance Sparks Ticket Rush and Inspection
A chaotic scene forms at the royal court as crowds surge for tickets. security conducts a broad inspection with guards and a middle aged dame in wide skirts causing concern among detectives about concealed weapons.
Plead With Premier Meeting Unique in England
London July 11. East End Suffrage Club members who have not repudiated mutants present grievances to Prime Minister Asquith. They demand the vote as the remedy to harsh conditions. Delegates cited London wage issues, noting averages around 7 shillings weekly, with poverty driving personal crisis reports among married workers.
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London
Asquith
Sylvia Pankhurst
West End
Julia Bearr
Immigration Board
Seurr
Militant Suffragette Scene At Buckingham Palace
A London royal scene features suffragette activity with dames in wide skirts peering toward detectives. Prince Arthur of Connaught and the queen are described as sedated while critics flag agitation ahead of renewed militant actions linked to the Pankhurst movement. An American grocery clerk offers to help quell the campaign if expenses are guaranteed and a success bonus, but British officials have not yet been approached.
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Pankhurst Organizath
Middle West
United States
London
German Tax Evasion Spurs Move to Tax Holdings Abroad
Berliner reports July 11 indicate German capital flees the Reich to dodge wartime levies. In a Prussian Lords committee it was acknowledged that large sums have shifted to Switzerland where banks and deposit takers operate. Government plans amendments to tax German property held abroad. Julius Rodenberg, renowned German poet and author, died in Berlin at age 84.
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Reichatag
Prusslan House of Lords
Switzerland
Soiag
Germany
Archduke Leopold Wolfling’s Matrimonial Ventures Spotlighted
A 1 July report from Paris details former Archduke Leopold Wolfling of Austria, Swiss citizen, and his marriages to Frau Marie Ritter and Austrian actress Mile Adamovitch. They lived in Zurich Paris and Munich, with a later separation and divorce, amid public attention on royal scandals and Swiss domicile. The piece weaves in broader labor activism coverage and political remarks by Prime Minister Asquith on women’s suffrage and reform, with delegates describing brutal working conditions and poverty.
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Europe
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Zeng
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Paris Star Sues Over Revue Role at Cigale Theater
Paris reports a star actress refused her allotted part in a Cigale Theater revue citing an undesirable character. She canceled her engagement and claimed $12,000 damages. the court ruled in her favor, with comments regretting shocking exhibitions and excessive displays replacing absent wit.
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Cigale Theater
London Auto Sale Plan Aims At Tax Free Cars For Foreign Visitors
London July 11 The chancellor of the exchequer weighs a reform to tax laws on automobiles owned by tourists. Current rule allows four months use tax free for American and overseas visitors. Proposals seek to extend exemption to foreigners who buy cars for immediate use and ship them home at end of visit. Manufacturers dealers and hotel interests urge the change to boost sales and travel in the British Isles. The reform could be put into effect soon.
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Washington Post
London
British Isles
French expert says beauty fades as women play games
Paris July 1 report from a French expert claims women are less beautiful than before due to studying, going to games, and overthinking. The expert prescribes plenty of food and rest, plus a controversial rule: a wife should bear at least three children to stay beautiful.
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Epectes
Fights Hold Visitors Diplomats in London Visit Notes
London July 11 Americans crowd London hotels amid boxing fever and a strong diplomat and social set. Ambassador Page to motor from Rome with Mrs Page. Post Wheeler en route to Tokyo. James F Egan and Carrie Chapman Catt among hotel guests. Numerous U S figures, actors, and journalists staying at Berkeley, Claridge’s, Victoria, and The Savoy as the season ends.
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Washington
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Bernard Shaw
Samuel Untermeyer
Cecil
Carrie Chapman Catt
Robert Owen
Oklahoma
Joseph Willard
Spain
Bucklands Hotel
Kermit Roosevelt
Imperator
American Artists Honored at Leipzig Exhibit
Hermann A Webster and Jana Donald Shaw McLaughin were the only two American artists in the Leipzig book trade and graphic arts exposition. Their etchings, mainly landscapes and views of antiquated life, were purchased by the Leipzig Art Museum, a rare compliment amid Leipzig’s disappointment with American participation. Both artists reside in Paris.
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Hermann A Webster Jana Donald Shaw McLaughin
Leipzig
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Webater
McLaughlin
Paris
Skinner to Move July 21 to London Post
Consul General Skinner fixed departure for July 21 to assume the London post. Alfred R. E. Thompson, deputy consul at Berlin and recently moved to Sabioniki, will soon leave to take charge of the consulate there.
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London
Washington Post
Berlin
Skinner
Alfred R E .Thompson
Sabloniki
Fouquieres To Guide Depews In First Venture
Chevalier Andre De Fouquieres plans to present Mr and Mrs Mitchell Depew to six crowned heads and many royals this month. They sail from Havre aboard the yacht Narcissus with De Fouquieres to visit European courts including Kaiser Wilhelm and Queen Wilhelmina before heading to the Isle of Wight for lavish courtly hospitality. The party outfits feature silk shirts and ornate watercoats designed to impress northern European fashion.
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Europe
Scandinavia
Plans Operatic Movies by a Milan Publisher
Signor Renzo Yonzogna, Milan impresario, plans to popularize music with moving pictures. He has founded a company to adapt cinema as a feeder for opera houses and educate the public to the classics. Existing contracts include Mascagni Francchetti Leoncavallo and Bosetti.
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Washington Post
Paris
Renzo Yonzogna
Milan
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Sonzogno
Pietro Mascagni
Alberto Francnetti
Roggero Leoncavallo
Enrico Boset
German Army Adopts Telephone Telegraphic Detachment Replaced
The German army replaces the telegraphic service with telephone for military communications. A new battalion is designated to support this shift, and three horse drawn wagons carry sixty telephones with seven miles of cable. The change eliminates written records but increases speed and reduces need for specialized staff. The general commanding will have access to enhanced field communications.
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