Paris Visitors Pack Hotels as Dining Prices Rise
Paris visitors crowd hotels with beds in bathrooms and rooms split into cubicles. Top restaurants like Armenonville and Fre Catelan require advance reservations, while a Bois de Boulogne restaurateur tests fixed price luncheons at eight dollars per head.
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London
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Latin Quarter
Armenonville
Fre Catelan
Bois de Boulogne
France in upheaval splits from Paris over wine economy
The report from Paris on June 15 describes Southern France in revolt with a secessionist tone. Midi leaders claim autonomy and sever official ties, insisting the central government allow wine based self rule.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Italy still seeks armament limit compromise at The Hague
Rome June 15 Signor Tittoni Italian foreign minister presses for a compromise on armament limitation at The Hague. He believes the issue must be resolved for world peace though Italy, ally with Russia, faces opposition from Germany and France. The Italian delegation hopes to please England while not alienating Germany.
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France
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Tornielli
England
Germany
Long Lost Gematon City Found In Nubian Monuments Survey
James H. Breasted of the University of Chicago returns from Egypt with news of Gematon, capital of Amenhotep II, unearthed after a perilous descent of Nubia’s third cataract. He photographed inscriptions and produced large facsimile copies, aiding a comprehensive Nubian survey.
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Chicago University
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Amenhotep
Washington Post
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Sudan
University of Chicago
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Nile
Breasted
Gemanton
Amenhotep II
Sun City
Thebes
Chicago
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Mommsen
Borhan
Nile Valley
Khartoum
Halfa
Seseb
German Academy of Sciences
Reginald Wingate
The
New York Times Co
Paris Feverishly Gay Americans Attend Races and Soirees
Paris at the height of Le Grande Semaine with Americans at Longchamp and Auteuil amid lavish entertainments at the German and Belgian embassies. Notable guests include Henry White and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mme Granier’s jewels are valued around 300000 dollars.
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Robert Uvelet
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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William T. Moore
Keep
Senator Crane
Massachusetts
Kaiser Backs Permanent Greek Stadium Near Berlin
Emperor William urged a permanent Greek athletic stadium in the Grunewald forest near Berlin. Speaking at Hoppegarten races to sportsmen, he said maintenance would popularize sport and provide healthy recreation. He added outdoor pastimes strengthen youth for life’s challenges and mental workers need refreshing change.
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Berlin
William
Grunewald Forest
Kaiser
Royal Women Unite to Suppress Vice in Europe
A German anti immorality association led by Princess William of Baden unites royal women across Europe to promote moral leadership. They plan pamphlets for upper circles urging virtue and to secretly report dynastic scandals to a committee, while men resist reforms and circulate a morality circular among nobles.
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Hesse
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Discours
Three Noted Benson Brothers Raise Literary Flames
The late Archbishop of Canterbury’s three sons, E F Benson, Robert Hugh Benson, and A C Benson, gain attention as prolific writers. Recent titles include The Angel of Pain, Paul, The House of Defense, What Authority, The King’s Achievement, and The Invisible, by the three brothers whose literary output has become notable in their era.
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Angel of Pain
EB. FL. Benson
Paul
House of Defense
B.F. Benson
Robert Finch R Benson
Richard Raynal
Upton Letters
House of Quiet
AL C. Benson
Doyle Continues Fight over Edalji Case Claims Letters Faked
London June 15 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle presses Home Office to grant justice to Edalji arguing new handwriting expert Dr Lindsay Johnson shows Edalji did not write the letters blamed for his conviction. Johnson used photographic enlargements to compare hands and notes pulse rhythm and found Greatorex letters are by a different, uneducated hand. The expert worked without pay and Doyle expects action from Gladstone. Banquet to royal visitors with Dane and French figures noted.
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Edalji
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Hdalji
Johnson
Daly Sees Bernard Shaw New Plays in Paris
Arnold Daly leaves Paris for New York with two major productions due this fall. He will stage George Egerton’s Irish comedy about a practical English husband and an aristocratic family, and C. M. McLellan’s one act study The Shirkers. Daly praises the plays and notes Shaw’s influence while criticizing theater excess.
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Post
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New York
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McLellan
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Shaw
Ibsen
Suderman
Theater of Idéas
London
Den
Juan
Sieb Cublin Fire Riot Raises Civic Greed Trial
Berlin reports a German town haunted by a criminal trial where firemen stand accused of arson amid claims the mayor ordered destruction of unsightly insured homes. Citizens fear greed masked as urban renewal as neighboring brigades respond and insurers face losses.
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May Lead at Hague Papacy Pushes Peace Role
In a lengthy report from Giovannini the Welbleyton Post notes Pope Pius X backs Vatican participation at The Hague Peace Conference. It explains historic tensions around 1899 and cites Rampolla and Merry Del Val, arguing the papacy will advocate humanitarian principles to influence peace efforts.
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Merry del Val
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Frohman Eyes Australia Tour Expansion of Theatrical Interests
London reports Charles Frohman plans to extend theatrical operations to Australia seeking larger territory beyond the U S and Europe He intends to send early company to stage Peter Pan and consider Maude Adams for performances while weighing American and English actors for a broader Pacific tour
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England
France
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America
American Episcopal Services Begin at Christ Church
The Rev Dr Charles Eugene Bet ticker arrives to lead services as chaplain for the season at Christ Church. Notables like Mr Stanley Cozzens and Miss Mary Sloane tour Italian lakes and stay in Stresa joining families from New York New Jersey and Washington at Lucerne Interlaken and Montreux.
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Séngon
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Nevin
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New York
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Mary Sloane
Stresa
George J. Carnegie
Michael J. Barrett
Mary J. Towle
New Jersey
Germany
M. C. Frey
B. W. Frost
Washington
Anna Katherine Green
Rohlfs
Interlaken
Naples
R. Lee
Virginia
Suisse Alpine Club
Lucerne
Mont Blanc Range
Philippines war inevitability eyed by Manila observers
A Manila source says many expect Japan will seize the Philippines someday and that U S control burdens taxpayers. American officials reportedly fear Japan would strike first in any future war, prompting a quick flag rise for the Rising Sun. Observers favor ending colonial ties with honor if possible.
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America
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New York Times Co
Prison Sentences For French Labor Leaders
Nantes court convicts two leaders of the General Confederation of Labor. M Marck receives one year and Yvetet four years for inciting rebellion. Trial described as long and exciting. Gustave Herve defended the prisoners as anti military movement leader.
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Antti
Compulsory Military Service Debate in Britain
The article discusses Britain's talk of compulsory naval or military service for able bodied youth within the empire. It notes the Duke of Wellington as a descendant of the victor at Waterlooi and as president of a patriotic service body. It mentions Lord Gerald as a prominent son and identifies Apsley House's owner as a grandee of Spain with Granada estates and a seat at royal weddings.
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Gilded Night At Buckingham Palace For Danish King
London social note reports a grand ball at Buckingham Palace in honor of the Danish King and Queen with American guests such as Mrs John Jacob Astor Lady Paget and Lady Johnstone. Attendees wore white gowns diamonds and pearls while other distinguished guests include the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe and Consuelo Duchess of Manchester.
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George Cavendish Bentinck
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Lady Newhborough
Frank Mackay
Ronalds
Ritchie
Walter Burns
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George Cornwallia West
Whitelaw Reid
Misa Reid
George Keppel
Ronald Greville
Harry Higgins
Albert Mensdorff
M. de Soverald
Count Seckendorff
Italy Aims to Stem Emigration to Trans Oceanic Destinations
Rome reports Admiral Reynandini head of the Italian immigration bureau outlines advantages and drawbacks of trans oceanic emigration. Five year trend shows increased emigration mainly from productive agricultural groups, depleting population and harming local agriculture. Italy plans to cooperate with the American Immigration Commission to curb the outflow and align policies with industrial nations.
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