Crowning Glory Prompts London Pageantry and Seats
London prepares for the coronation with Buckingham Palace readying processions and hundreds of viewing stands while 5,000 invitations go out. The Guildhall feast costs 120000 and a royal table dominates the room. seats at Covent Garden are selling fast amid high bids.
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Wonderful Seven Days Hair Grower Miracle Promises Visible Results
Bold claim hair regrowth in seven days using SALITHOL from Pere Rambambo Shiiy. Free coupon offer targets balding, thinning, and gray hair claiming dandruff relief in days and restoration of color, urging mail order with dime for a $100 pack.
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Survivors of Garibaldi English Legion to Rome Jubilee
London reports that twenty one veterans of Garibaldi's English legion will travel to Rome in June to join Italy's Jubilee of unity and independence. Of 674 volunteers, only 21 remain, their service marked by social equality and a mix of notable backgrounds.
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Americans Rebuild Messina After Sicilian Visit
Rome reports the king and queen returned from Sicily where they unveiled a monument to King Humbert at Cantaria. They spent hours in Messina reviewing restoration efforts where American efforts are credited with the most conspicuous progress. Initial Italian government work showed slow gains under Milanese committees.
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Decline of Free Churches Linked to Low Clergy Pay
London reports from the Westminster Gazette indicate steady declines in Baptist and Congregational membership in England and Wales over four to five years while church buildings rise. Causes cited include inadequate stipends for ministers and changes in rural life. many Baptist and Congregational pastors earn under 750 pounds yearly, with few earning over 2,600, reflecting broader financial pressures on nonconformist clergy.
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Peers Cooked in Cartoon Sparks Brooks Club Feud
Special Cable reports a Brooks Club scandal over paper bag cooking methods praised by Soyer. A Westminster Gazette cartoon mocks Lords Halsbury Lansdowne and Londonderry as poultry objects roasted by Chef Soyer. After the cartoon, Brooks committee summoned Soyer and ordered his engagement terminated.
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Parker Bridget & Co Nlish Cravenned Mohair Suits Ad
Parker Bridget & Company offers mohair suits and flannel and serge outfits for summer in Washington. Prices range from $18 to $20 for suits, $4 for flannel trousers, and $3.50 for shoes. Hats, shirts, and Panama selections highlight the season’s light, stylish wardrobe.
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Incomes of Englishmen Jawed From Parliament Paper
London reports a 212 percent supertax on incomes over 25 000. Last year 10 300 people in the United Kingdom earned more than that, totaling 50 003 500 and averaging 63 106 each. Across the British Isles total gross income reached 5 045 000 000 with 680 000 000 paid to 585 000 so described employes. Ten businessmen earned over 250 000, and 22 earners over 25 000. Unable to detail land incomes, precise richness remains elusive.
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Lip shape and smiles threaten beauty, says Royal Society head
Special cable from London quotes Alfred Pratt of the Royal Miniature Society lamenting that modern women smile too much, risking loss of the Cupid's bow lips ideal. He argues a resting mouth is most beautiful and that facial muscles used in smiles distort portraiture. Americans seen as having best mouths. English hide them behind moustaches. Florence. June 3 Enrico Caruso to train at villa for two months per former singing master Lombardi who believes no operation is needed to preserve his voice.
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Whistler Stories Denied By Joseph Pennell In London
Joseph Pennell, Whistler's old friend, denounces circulating Whistler Greaves tales as fabrications. He notes Greaves did not show in 1862, and Whistler did not either, discusses Cole room claims, 1872 exhibitions, and a controversial portrait in New York's Metropolitan Museum. He warns owners to verify each picture's pedigree to avoid imitations.
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Taft Congratulates King on His Birthday
London marks King George VI birthday with royal observances at Buckingham Palace. A family luncheon is noted and gifts from Dowager Queen Alexandra, Emperor William, and other rulers are listed. One prince gave a white fox terrier, Princess Mary a tobacco pouch. cabled congratulations arrive from many nations.
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Cholera Scare in Venice Debuts in Vienna Report
Vienna reports 300 cholera cases in Venice and contaminated water. Visitors flee as Venitian authorities deny a single confirmed case amid the scare.
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Britain Withdraws Morocco Ambassador for Fez Raid Crimes
London reports the British government withdrew its invitation to Morocco for a special ambassador to George V’s coronation. El Mokri, chosen to represent Sultan Mulai Hafid, will not be received due to the sultan’s troops’ cruelty in Fez raids, where women and girls were captured and sold on streets.
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New York Dressed Men in Fashion Decadence Says Garment Paper
Special Cable reports from Berlin claim New York hosts the best dressed men while lamenting decline in elegance. The Garment paper notes German and even the emperor appear not tall in civilian dress and warns against flashy attire.
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