Paris to Newport romance and a count's despair
Paris dispatch details Count Walkenstein’s suit to Mrs Seth Barton French, widow of Pierpont Morgan partner, as she travels to Newport to meet rival James J Van Alen. Also notes Mrs Van Valkenburgh’s matrimonial plans and plans to seek divorce from Frillo Van Valkenburgh, plus Americans thriving at Beaux Arts and Bon Acclaimed cast.
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Paris
Count Walkenstein
Benin
Seth Barton French
Pierpont Morgan
New York
Walkenstein
Yrol
Barton French
America
Forest of Vers Wailies
Europe
Roumania
Bervin
Greece
England
Newport
James J van Alen
Benjamin Goddard
Lilly Lawlor
San Francisco
van Valkenburgh
Agnew
William Hays Chapman
Phillip van Valkenburgh
Ritz
Carlsbad
Frillo van Valkenburch
Brack and Woolcombe
Ike Creighton Webb
England Coast Erosion Reclaims Land As Towns Vanish Beneath Waves
A Washington Post summary of British coast erosion finds net land gain from sea retreat, despite towns slipping into the ocean. From Cromer to the Isle of Wight, shores erode and salvage creeks as manned fortifications fade, while gains occur northeast of the Tees and near Lynn.
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London
England
Cromer
United Kingdom
Holderness
Flamborough Head
Spum Point
Hunstanton
Yar
Thames
Eccles
Isle of Wight
Sheppey
Kent
Warden Church
Sandown
Degs
Walmer
War Office
Hastings
Banchey Head
Wurst Castle
Lyme Regis
St. Michael
Tees
The
Wash
Lynn
Wolferton
Burial disputes on suicide burial rites debated by Canterbury
Special Cable reports that the Canterbury upper house of convocation discusses burial for suicides with or without full Church of England rites. Previously clergymen had discretion, but bishops now urge permitting suicide victims to have the burial service read in church before burial, amid concerns over rising suicides.
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Washington
Grave cures pilgrims in Ireland and Braunstone ritual
London reports two old grave curse ceremonies in Ireland and Braunstone Leicestershire where pilgrims visit graves for healing. In North Kilmurry near Cork they leave crutches and holy water cups while tearing cloth for the thorn bush shrine at Rev Patrick Dilworth's grave. Braunstone’s Holmes Meadow is mown before Feast Sunday and spread through the church aisles. Origin hovers between superstition and an ancient rush bearing rite from earth floors.
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London
Ireland
Braunstone
Leicestershire
Kilmurry
Cork
Patrick Dilworth
Holmes Meadow
King Punishes His Cousin Count Salemi Detained at Castle
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel orders Count Salemi confined at Moncalieri Castle near Turin for misdemeanors and wild pranks. After eighteen months at sea aboard a warship under a gendarmerie tutor, the scapegrace of the Savoy family faces further royal orders and a possible lightening of punishment due to Princess Clothilde’s death.
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Rome
Count
Salem
Victor Emmanuel
Moncaller Castle
Turin
Clothilde
Genoa
Savoy
Letitia of
Naval
Leghorn
Clothilda
Letitia
Helena
Moncalieri
Count Salemi
J. Hamilton Lewis
Dangleterre
Ilinois
Caruso
Millan
Florence
Alle Panche
Sesto
Memorial Day Honors Sailors in Shanghai Cemetery
In Shanghai at ver dant cemetery near the bub bling well, memorial day honors the two dozen plus American sailors who died in China or at sea. The service gathered U S Navy personnel, the Shanghai volunteer corps, and the American consul general Amos Wilder, with prayers by Bishop Graves, a band, and a firing squad. Names of the dead march from ships like Powhatan, Vandalia, Plymouth, Macedonia, San Jacinto, and Saratoga, reflecting a long naval legacy abroad.
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Shanghai
Twoscore
America
China
William B. Hal
U. S
Vandalia
William Carson
U. 3
William W.pontawain
U.S. S Powhatan
Carla Luthiin
Macedonia
Edward Edward
Cantejn Main Top
U. S. Plymouth
Whitlam Groggy
Ake Sheat
William Toy
Susquehanna
George McCorkell
U. 8
Plymouth
Miles Cross
U. S. S. Macedonia
John Bell
San Jacinto
Charles A Stynsick
Michael J. Callins
Powhatan
John Smith
Charles W. Reay
Alexander McIntosh
Mississippi
James Lyons
Seaman
Wyo- Yaing
Charles M. Curtain
Pisogtaqua
Andrew J. Harrington
Marine Corps
U. S. S. Alaska
Robert Fenlon
Alexander White
Landsman
U. & G. Hartford
William McGregor
Sappersmith
John Foley
Burns
Landseman
Wyoming
Floyd G. Townsend
Helena
Laura Albert Lutz
A. Wilmington
Edward Gray
U. 5
Monadnock
A. J. ¥. Gerlach
Thomas Callahan
Dhank
John L McFarland
William John Campbell
S Ae U
Wilmington
George Taylor
U. B
Edward Owens
U. 8. S. Wilmington
Louis Steven Manning
U. S. Wilmington
Charles Ed Watts
Busquehanna
Saratoga
Piscataqua
Alaska
Monocacy
Hartford
Amos P Wilder
Bishop Graves
L Golemn
Entertaining at Henley by London Society
London society notes Henley season is lively with balls and arrivals. Hostesses include Lady Allendale Lady Cadogan Lady Salisbury and Mrs Maldwin Drummond widow of Marshall Field's son entertaining at Carlton House Terrace after years away from public life following her marriage to a Westminster cousin.
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London
Marshall Field
Henley
Lady Allendale
England
Cadogan
Chelsea House
Lady Salisbury
Maldwin Drummond
Carlton House Terrace
Duke of Westminster
Regent Street
Tattler
Drummond
Healthy, Happy Old Age Promoted by Fig Syrup
A health note extols a laxative remedy made from figs and senna as a natural, strengthening aid for all ages. It claims gentle internal toning without weakening organs and advises buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product printed on the front of each package.
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California
Lavish on Hosts Yacht Takes Three-Week Niger Trip
Special Cable recalls Chester C. Mercury aboard a private yacht on the Niger from Lakota to Forcados. For three weeks he enjoyed luxurious hospitality as guest of Mr Watts, who hosted him and another passenger with endless fare. Mercury learns no bill is due, having been Watts’ welcome guest aboard the private vessel.
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London
West
Africa
Chester C. Mercury
Lakota
Niger
Porcades
Bors
Mr. Mercury
Forecados
Mercury
Forcados
Mr Watts
Watts
London Bobby Outscored by New York Police In Coronation Report
A New York correspondent quotes Americans on how London police managed crowds at the coronation. The piece contrasts a lone carpenter’s act with a London sergeant’s restraint and notes London used 65,000 officers for about two million spectators while New York might rely on fewer.
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London
New York
S&s
M. Felton
Alton Railway
Bobby
Ludgate Hill
London and Westminster Bank
Court Or Marrow Street
Felton
Hig Block
Weller
London Bobby Is Not Quite All Mr. Felton
Government troops retake Valliere as rebels regroup
In Haiti's Valliere the government under Gen. Glemeau reoccupied the town without resistance. Rebels retreat and shift to weaker government posts. Two divisions move on Hinche while Picolet Point fight is extinguished. protests arise over navigation risks.
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Valliere
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Glemeau
Hinche
Cape Helden
Picolet Point
Double Duchess Dead Beauty in Younger Days
The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire known as the Double Duchess and Sporting Duchess died at 76 after a sudden collapse at Sandown race meeting. Widely linked to two dukedoms Manchester and Devonshire, her life intertwined with politics and high society including a famed platonic friendship with the Marquess of Hartington and prominent British figures.
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London
Devonshire
Manchester
Sandown Park
Esher Place
Edgar Vincent
Duke of Devonshire
Nepew
Duchess of Devonshire
Prince Consort
Countess Louise d'Anhalt
Lord Mandeville
Duke of Manchester
Laulae
Consuelo Yznaga
Consuelo Duchess of
Helen Zimmerman
Cincinnai
Charles Montagu
Duchess of Hamilton
Gosford
Alice Stanley
Lord Stanley of
Preston
Canada
Marqulis
Martington
England
Gladstone
Salisbury
Balfour
Duchess of Manchester
Chatsworth
Princess of Wales
Edward
Bridge
Chetaworth
Continent
Egypt
Marseille
Sir Thomas Lipton
Ceylon
Devonshires
African King Arrested in Lagos for Theft
King Je buremo, ruler of West Africa, is arrested in Lagos on a charge of stealing books. His followers threaten to massacre whites if he is not released, amid mounting tensions.
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Lagos
West Africa
Jeburemo
Germans Tip Conductors On Berlin Street Cars
A Washington Post report from Berlin notes Germans often tip conductors on street cars. The average fare is 10 pfennigs, about 2 cents, with one third tipping an extra cent. This practice, usually by women, reflects conductor wage disparities and was confirmed by a Hamburg court in a case over yearly tipping amounts.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Little Sagan to be peer in Breslau courts
The Price Helle da Sagan, Duke de Halegrand and Prince Helte, has won in Breslau courts that his son Charles Howard Gould-Castellane will be heir to the duchy. The Kaiser previously refused court reception due to debt but the estate will cover debts, with the feudality held by a receiver until creditors are appeased.
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Spain
Carlsbad
New York
Whitney Mansion
Count Saunis
Edward Lauterbach
Mr. Chapman
Mr. van Valkenburgh
H. H. Shesley
Boston
Ray Atherton
B Beaumer
Alabama
Alva Crocker
Fitchburg
Mass
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Beaux Arts
Nna Gould
Bon Ao 'Castellane
Anna Gould
Anna
France
Washington Post
Berlin
Helle da Sagan
Duke de Halegrand
Prince Helte
Anna Gould-Castellane
Breslau
Charles Howard
German Empire
Hella
Bogon of Segan
Helie
Madame Gould
Peril in Dollar Diplomacy in German Paper
The Frankfurter Zeitung attacks Wilson’s dollar diplomacy, denying the sword replaced by capital. It argues history links capitalist expansion to war, citing Boer War involvement and American policy aims in three regions including Turkey and the Far East, predicting limited peace impact and potential strain with allies.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Huntington ‘Wilson
Baltimore
England
America
Turkey
Far Est
China
SHE WEDS THE CONSTABLE ANDREW FISHER'S SISTER MARRIES BLUECOAT
A London cable describes Janet Fisher sister of Australian Prime Minister Andrew Fisher marrying George Galt in Liverpool. The Westminster Church ceremony drew crowds as the “bluecoat” constable and bride faced the street, with Prime Minister Fisher delivering a brief address and later guests pelting the couple with rice. Fisher’s Liverpool ties and political prominence are noted.
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London
Marriag
Liverpool
Janet Fisher
Andrew Fisher
George Galt
Westminster Head Congregational
Commonwealth of Australia
Mr. Fisher
Kil Mamnock
Wilfrid Laurier
Fisher
English manners at Windsor banquet spark criticism in London
London reports cite rude behavior by some council members and guests at the King and Queen’s Windsor garden party. Critics say guests crowded the royal marquee and used chairs and opera glasses in a boorish display, prompting calls to curb invitations and discipline decorum at Guildhall events.
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Guildhall
City Corporation
Washington Post
London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Windsor
Carl Henschell
Court of Common Council
Henachell
Financial Times
The
Daily Express
Gog
Magog
Windsor Garden
Gates Holds His Strength In Illness At Gate
Paris July 16 family reports father John W Gates improved slightly but remains seriously ill. Son Charles says he slept much of the day and doctors note irregular heart action from the prolonged illness. Dr J Russell Ryan of London arrived for a second consult with Dr Gros and the team to stay through Sunday. Mire Gates and son remain at bedside as vigil continues amid cautious optimism.
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Paris
John W. Gates
Charles
Gates
J. Russell Ryan
London
Gros
Promising Foot Bath Cure Promises Quick Relief
A marginal health remedy instructs dissolving two tablespoons of Calocide in hot water to soak the feet for fifteen minutes nightly. Gently massage the sore areas in the basin and repeat for multiple nights until the cure is permanent. The advertisement claims magical effects.
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