Prince Oscar’s Surprising Marriage to Countess von Blassewicz Lovet
The Empress backs Prince Oscar’s betrothal to Countess Ina von Blassewicz Lovet in a probable morganatic match. The union, if formalized, would mark the fifth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and stirs debate over dynastic traditions and eligibility among the Hohenzollerns. The couple’s backgrounds, including Ina’s Mecklenburg estates and her own lineage, frame a union seen as true love by the Empress, while rulers’ long-standing prohibitions on unequal marriages remain under scrutiny. Oscar, a 25-year-old captain in the Berlin guard, has pursued higher military training and public service, with observers predicting potential prominence in future conflicts. Ina, daughter of a landowner, brings aristocratic standing and regional influence to the alliance.
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Aliens in London: Russians Lead Immigration Decline
A Cable from Washington reports on shifts in United Kingdom immigration showing a reduced Russian influx, a broad decline since 1908, and a rise in cross channel entries via Newhaven and Folkestone. The piece notes many immigrants are waiters filling cheaper housing in fashionable London quarters now turned into private hotels.
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London
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One Leg Better Than Two In Water Proved
Australian freshman swimmer J F Resteare, a one legged athlete, shines at Cambridge. He wins three first prizes and a second, sets a 100 yard university record at 6038 seconds, wins in the plunging contest with 65 feet 1 inch, takes the quarter mile, and places second in polo ball throwing, remaining unbeaten in swimming since matriculating.
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London
J. F. Resteare
Cambridge University
Resleure
Cambridge
Kaiser designs a fountain and prince trains horses
The crown prince writes a hunting book and begins training his horses. He sketches a Greek altar fountain design for Lomburg and oversees sculpture plans in Berlin and Homburg while developing a broader future role as Germany’s ruler. His horse King's Love, trained by him, recently placed second at Harishorst.
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Washington
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Germany
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Peruna Cure Praised by Okarche Man
Mr Robert Fowler of Okarche Oklahoma testifies that after seventeen years of stomach catarrh and failed remedies Peruna fully cured him. He says at seventy years old he remains in good health with Peruna on hand and grants permission to publish his photo and testimony to help others with stomach troubles.
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Okarche
Oklahoma
Tam
Ieruna
Uberty
Italian Rays May Change War Explodes Bombs 12 Miles Away
A Florentine engineer, Giuho Ulivi, claims to have discovered subject rays and a portable electric apparatus to locate and detonate distant metal masses. He will test near Nettuno, Rome, with experiments locating bombs at 12 miles using a Marconi-type system. Japan and other powers have shown interest as trials seek to prove potential warfare revolutionary.
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Panthers Fall to Indian Troops in Bengal Tiger Hunt
Details reach Washington Post of Ninety-second Punjabis in eastern Bengal hunting a panther. Twenty-five men with rifles and bayonets advance, several officers and scouts engage the animal, and it is killed. Two scouts are mauled, one officer wounded, amid a chaotic but swift defense.
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Washington
Mr. Ross
Naik Sakhawat Khan
Ola
Subdanar
Alhambra
Turkish envoy to US embraces Islam. Ahmed Rustem Bey
Alfred Rustem Bey, newly appointed Turkish ambassador to the United States, has converted to Islam and changed his name to Ahmed. Born of Polish and British aristocratic lineage, he has a varied diplomatic career, including Washington post as counselor of the embassy. The sultan welcomed him with a jeweled watch and chaplet. He has contributed to British magazines on European affairs.
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United States
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Rustem Bey
Ahmed
Alfred
Washington
Tr on Magnate Buys Peak In German Alps Cash Deal
Berlin reports a Bochum financier has bought the Grosaglcimer group near the Tyrol. German and Austrian alpinists oppose closures feared for the Grogsglockner region and roads. The buyer plans to keep some area open while allegedly converting others into a private hunting reserve. The Alpine Society protests continue as details unfold.
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Turkish Prince An Artist in Paris Salon
Prince Abdul Medjid, 28 years a prisoner, has a painting in the Paris Salon of the Society of French Artists. He is the son of Sultan Abdul Aziz and cousin to the reigning sultan. Imprisoned 24 years by Sultan Abdul Hamid, he learned painting during confinement and is now exhibited as Leron d'Histoire.
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Washington Post
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Chicago
American Society For Thrift
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Washington Pont
Society of French Artists
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Turkey
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Vicar Attacks Scanty Dress Ignites British Fashion Debate
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports London editors have run a two week campaign against indecent dress in women’s fashions. Clergy and social figures debate modesty versus modern style, with letters defending and condemning current attire and quotes from St Paul and stage stars.
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London
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Hichard Free
St Clement's
Fulham
Richard Free
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Big German Exhibit and Model Hospital Planned for Exposition
Berlin reports a major German display for the Panama-Pacific Exposition with exhibits scattered across eleven pavilions. Plans include a large perfumery exhibit, railway rolling stock, musical instruments, a Leipzig books section, and a dedicated women’s work pavilion featuring a complete hospital. A Parseval airship will be sent, and education and social economy sections receive special emphasis.
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Frankfort-on-Main
Deutsche Luftschiffahrts Gesellschaft
Femors
France
Society For German Art Abroad
Germany
Princes on trial for robbery fraud and murder at Baku
Seventeen Caucasian princes are on trial in Baku for robbery fraud and murder. They allegedly maintained luxury by forceful tribute from Caucasian peasants, seizing cattle and property and even children. Protests were met with shooting. over twenty peasants reportedly killed in raids during clashes with Cossacks who surprised the robbers after five farmers were killed.
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Washington Post
London
Baku
Plural Voting Bill Advances Then Rejected In Lords
London June The plural voting bill passed its third reading in the Commons by 82 to 24 after an April 13 introduction. It then went to the Lords where it was rejected by 14. The measure, which had passed a second reading in March, would enforce one man one vote by letting plural voters choose which vote to register before elections.
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House of Lords
British Rail Nationalization Plan Aims for New Railway Post Office
A London backed bill proposes a ministry for posts and railways with a $10,000 annual salary, absorbing the postmaster general's functions. It allows the minister to buy any railroad on three months notice at twenty times three years' average profits, paid in state railway stock. A Railways Board would advise on rates, wages, and regulations.
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Washington Post
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Vienna to Build Subways and Expand City Ownership
Vienna's city council proposes a 375 million loan to fund municipal undertakings, with 30 million for subways in congested inner districts. The horse omnibus service is costly and loss making after a private bus firm sale, while other municipal ventures, like the electric light and power plant, show strong profits of around 2 million last year.
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Washington
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Vienna
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Europe
Pasteurization Urged To Prevent Milk Born Diseases
The Health Officer of the District of Columbia advertises free information on milk safety, urging pasteurization to prevent illnesses from raw milk and cream. It warns that even healthy adults risk sickness long-term, while children and the ill are especially vulnerable. Notable signees include E Berliner, Gen. Geo M Sternberg, and Dr. Geo M Kober.
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