Americans in Paris at St Cloud races and social notes
In Paris society circles, Americans attend the St Cloud races and related social events. William Corey plans to sail for New York July 1, while Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon lead Decoration Day celebrations and Mrs. Clinton Paine hosts a large dinner. Notables including M. H. De Young and family, Richard Van Wyck Rossiter, and Gen. Stewart L. Woolford appear in Europe for Exposition and Hudson Fulton commemoration observances as American social life centers on Paris venues.
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William ©. Corey
New York
Ambassador
Bacon
Clinton Paine
David J. Hill
Washington
Parla
M. H. de Young
San Francisco
de Young
Hotel Vendome
France
London
Europe
Richward van Wyck Rossiter
New York Central Rtailroad
Martin Beck
Paris
Berlin
W. E. Corey
Willam & Corey
Atcel Corporation
Far East
de Groot
Ade- Inside de Groot
Aouth
Frante
Riviera
John R Chadwick
Carlsbad
America
Eno
William P Ena
Lyceum
Graffenreld
David J. Hittle
Andrew D White
The
Hague
Gen. Winslow
Mark Ballwin
Kitty Cheatham
Mason
Chaplin
Maj
Bentley Montague
Hotel Continental
Custan Paine
David Jo Hnt
James Brown Potter
Astoria
George J. Gould
Hitz
Kingdon
Herbert J. Brown
Ritz
St. Cloud
F. J. Otis
Margaret Shonts
Duc de Noable
W. E. Roosevelt
Cornelia Roosevelt
Mviantes-Bains
Rush C. Hawkins
Lonnghhamry
Joseph Widener
Charles Carot
Fo Lawrence
Lawrence
Ie Gardiner
Hamilton Russell
Edgar Stern
George Tilford
Cherbourg
Tule
Underground Pullmans Introduced By Metropolitan Railway
The Metropolitan Railway plans to use Pullman cars on two morning and two evening trains starting June 1. Passengers traveling to and from the city will have access to refreshments aboard these cars as the service rolls out.
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Cade
Washington Post
London
Metropolitan Railway Company
TIZ for Sore Feet
An advertisement promotes TIZ as a remedy for tired aching and swollen feet with corn callouses bunions and odor relief claimed to be quick and certain. It targets readers seeking fast foot comfort and foot care products.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
O’donnell
Japan to Annex Korea Likely Soon in Treaty Edicts
Berlin reports indicate Japan plans to annex Korea after July 1 renews commercial treaties. The move would add Korea to Japan in new accords with wording Japan including the provinces of Korea. Powers, including England and Russia, show cautious rapprochement as negotiations continue.
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Serlin
Mikado
Spedtal
Washington Post
Berlin
Korea
Japan
Kores
England
Russia
Conflict on King's Oath Divides Protestant Britain
London reports a major parliamentary clash over the accession declaration before the coronation oath. Protestant bodies led by Lord Kinnaird oppose any change to the historic phrase that bars a Papist throne, while Catholic groups argue the sovereign is bound by statute.
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Washington Post
London
John Redmann
United Kingdom
London Council of United Protestant Societies
Lord Kinnaird
Measrn
Torrey
Alexander
Queen Anne
Church Association
Council of the Church Association
Redmond
M. P
Bishop Bonomelli Urges Action Over Growing Self Harm
Milan reports Bishop Bonomelli of Cremona warns that deaths by self harm in Italy rose from 836 in 1871 to 2686 in 1908 with 610 cases among women. He links causes to wounded pride, avarice, and love betrayals, blaming irreligion and sensational press for normalizing suicide and urges solemn funerals for those who take their own lives.
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Italy
Bonomelli
Washington Post
Milan
Bonomell
Cremona
Mgr
Bonomeil
Paris supper features boa constrictors and gazelle
Paris observers recount a Society of Super gourmets dinner with a menu including boa constrictors and python, African gazelle, ostrich egg omelette, Algerian turtle, roasted porcupine, rock pasties, and a prickly rhubarb pudding. Diners found the gazelle tender but disliked tortoise and drumstick comparisons.
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Paris
Washington Post
Society of Supergourmets of
Palermo School Murder Linked to Student Criminal Ring
Italian police suspect a secret student association akin to the Camorra exists among Palermo Lyceum fourth Class students after the May 17 murder of Prof. Gheili. The 16 year old Lidonni fired on the professor, then killed himself. Police found letters tying the crime to the society Pericula Fi Amenus and noted prior student suicide attempts connected to the group.
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Palermo
Cebbe
Washington Post
Rone
Italian Press Center
Gheili
Lyceum
Lidonni
Bonaparte
Sidonn
Litontula House
Cavalieri May Wed Soon Despite Tour Pause
Paris dispatch reports Tina Cavalieri may marry Robert Winthrop Chanter soon. Chanter seeks an earlier wedding, while Cavalieri, on a Buenos Aires tour, has abandoned the season and is detained by an apparent throat illness. William Cavalieri arrives from Tripoli amid caravan winter wanderings.
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Singer
K. W. Chanter
Washington Post
Paris
Tina Cavalieri
Buenos Aires
Robert Winthrop Chanter
William
Tripoli
Fezzan
Mlle. Caveliari
Corner in mourning goods profits from King's death
A West End London dry goods merchant rushed to secure mourning fabrics when news of King Edward's illness spread. He alerted makers, bought stock, and timed purchases to capitalize on the ensuing demand. After the king's death, retailers surged to buy remaining mourning goods, driving prices up. Exact profit undisclosed.
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London
Washington Post
West End
Edward
Black Gooda
Stoc
Tix
Turks Rid Dogs From Constantinople Night Raid
Special Cable from Constantinople reports police and sweepers armed with lassoes and wooden tongs raiding city dogs by night. Dustcarts and volunteers moved the beasts to exile or unknown fate, while some residents interceded to keep dogs. Past outbreaks and island exiles loom in this surprising cleanup effort.
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Washington Post
Constantinople
Bulwer Island
Princes Islands
Sea of Marmara
Bon de Castellane seeks Vatican ruling on Anna Gould marriage
Paris July 4 Count Boni de Castellane has formally asked the Vatican to declare his marriage to Anna Gould null and void arguing lack of true consent due to her mental reservations. The Rota Congregation considers the case along with another American matter involving Miss Mary Jennings Reid.
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Mary Jennings Reid
New Orleans
Washington
Parkhurst
Maine
Count Boni
Anna Gould
Anna
Castelane
Bent
Count Bont Trust
Count Hont
Vatican
de Sagan
Virgin Crown Restored At Czestochowa Cathedral
The Pope presented a crown and jewels worth 4000 to the miracle working statue of the Virgin at Czestochowa. The ceremony drew 1000 priests from Germany and Poland and half a million pilgrims witnessed the recrowning after a long theft of the original regalia. The statue was carried to the high altar with a 2000 strong guard. Emperor Franz Joseph returned from Bosnia and was warmly welcomed in Vienna.
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Pope
Washington
St. Petersburg
Germany
Poland
Czenstochau
Vienna
Peclh
Washington Post
Francia Joseph Todey
Bosnia
Hat Case Hoax Exposed In London Show Scheme
London reports reveal a staged hoax linked to the Balkn Princess theater boom plan. Press agent Frank Curzon, a writer Blanche Bardiey, and a hat exhibit aimed at society figures entangled in a dispute over fees and a looming court case.
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Washington
London
Sun
Frank Curzon
Prince of Wales' Theater
Blanche Berdiey
Bow Street
Zon
Curzon
H&ng
Reville
Frank Curgon
Navy Officers Visit Pope in Rome Audience
In Rome on June 4 the Pope greeted as a private audience a group from the United States cruiser New York anchored near Naples. Mer. Kennedy, rector of the American College, led the officers and sailors and urged discipline and loyalty, bravery and faith. The New York captain barred uniforms to avoid offending Americans who support Roosevelt toward Washington.
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Rome
Mer. Kennedy
American College
Unitates
New York
Bay of Naples
Politiff
Roosevelt
Tricks to Great Duelists End in Coffee for Two Result
A French paper reports on various ruses used in duels to escape harm. Tactics include lead bullets that crumble, wadless charges making bullets roll out, reduced powder, or double charges. Some devices risk spectators, while others rely on tricks like pistols with secret valves so only powder remains.
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Washington Post
Paria
German Railroads Safest in Global Travel Statistics
Berlin June 4 a leading insurance journal publishes a table showing German railroads as the safest mode of travel. Among every million rail travelers worldwide the casualties vary by country with Germany recording the lowest rate, while other nations such as Austria-Hungary France and the United States show higher figures. A separate note from June 4 reports a quake in Seville described as a trivial shock with no damage or noticeable impact.
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Kaiserland
Washington Post
Berlin
richerungs #eitung
Austria-Hungary
France
Great Britain
Switzerland
Beglum
United States
Ritsaian Oes
Marmola Diet Pill Ads Promise Thinness Effortlessly
An old Marmola Prescription Tablet ad touts painless fat reduction for heavy individuals during hot or cold weather. It claims users can lose a pound daily without dieting or exercise by taking Marmola after meals. The tablet case costs seventy five cents and is sold by Marmola Co. Detroit Michigan.
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Marmoral Co
Detroit
Mich
Kings Worried Police Queen's Brothers Had Fun
London reports describe George of Greece and Frederick of Denmark walking unrecognized in ordinary sack suits and derby hats while under constant guard after King Edward VII's funeral. Guards chased them through crowds as royal brothers enjoyed simple moments, while guests mistook plain elders for officials. No record exists of King Edward's voice in museum gramophone collections.
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George of
Greace
Frederick
Denmark
Edward
Washington Post
London
Scotland Yard
Europe
England
Lisbon
Madrid
George
Greece
Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Gnueen
Mary
Queen Charlotte
King
King Edward
Britissh Museum
Queen Mother
King Howard
America
Continent
The
Times
Seth Bullock Homesick in London Mining Town Parody
Seth Bullock and his family sailed for New York on the Catawpinia. He told a Washington Post correspondent that London felt like a mining camp with no home life as workers lived only to work.
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London
Washington Post
Seth Bullock
New York
Bullock
Yachts Invited to Kiel Match by Kaiser and Eastern Clubs
The Kaiserlicher and Eastern Yacht clubs issued an invitation to American yachtsmen to compete in an international sonder class race at Kiel during the Kiel week of 1911. Trials in Buzzards Bay in September will select the three boats to represent the U S with Emperor William and Prince Henry cups at stake.
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Buzzards Bay
Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
Mammoth Tooth Found Near Filey Cliff Remains
A 13 pound mammoth tusk tooth, four feet long and four inches thick, was found protruding from Filey cliffs in Yorkshire. The ivory, in near perfect preservation, matches a mammoth jaw and suggests even larger remains nearby. The finder, a local surveyor, values the tooth at over $95 and it may be sent to the British Museum.
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Washington Post
London
Yorkshire
Filey
Fast Noon Engagement At Hotel Adion Berlin
A quick engagement occurred at the Hotel Adion Berlin on Tuesday at noon as Nations of San Francisco met Madeleine Wolff of the same city. At midnight the couple announced their engagement to their astonished friends.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Adion
Nations
San Francisco
Madeleine Wolff
Anglo American weddings draw crowded society attention
London dispatch reports three high society weddings dominated gossip in Washington and London. The Drexel Maidstone ceremony promises beauty with ten bridesmaids in satin crepe gowns, a daisied head wreath, and a gold brocade train. Attendees include Mrs James Henry Smith and relatives, with a Kalias lake district honeymoon by motorcar.
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Washington Post
London
Drexel-Maidstone
Drexel
James Henry Smith
Kalias Lake District
Countess of
Gosford
Louise Duchess of Devonshire
Maldwyn Drummond
Marshall Field, Jr
Paget
Lewin Harcourt
van Rensselaer
George Cavendish Bentinck
Helen Pont
Montague Eliot
Adair
Curzon Street
Lady Barrymore
Hill Street
Many Go to Switzerland for a Record Tourist Year
Geneva reports anticipate a record travel year as Americans flood Europe. The Oberammergau passion play draws large crowds, boosting Swiss tourism by at least 75 percent due to natural scenery outdoor sports and historic lore. Lili Lehman earns the royal Saxon gold medal for art in Berlin.
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Geneva
Great America
Washington Post
Oberammergau
Europe
Switzerland
Lili Lehman
Berlin
Art
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