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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1910
Page
2
A William T. Stead dispatch discusses universal suffrage, debating women’s voting rights versus property owners, and political tactics. It notes opposition in Parliament, potential cross‑border travel controls, and early talk of air security measures including Zeppelin routes. Carnegie’s peace stance and aviation regulation loom large.
A misread article describes a toy castle game with a drawbridge, flags, and sentry balls. Players aim to roll a ball of their color past the opponent into the courtyard while protecting their own sentry. The game spreads as a summer pastime, linked to King Edward.
A rare great auk egg, one of only seven known, sold in London for 1312 dollars to private collector Mr. Armbrecht. It was once labeled penguin by Mr. Shirley and stored in a lumber room, later identified as an auk egg with a storied past, though the record price remains 43653.
London dispatch reports the topper, once common with formal dress, persists in London as autos and fashion shift. The frock coat fades while cutaway coats gain popularity. In Manchester, a silk hat maker declares bankruptcy worsened by automobiles and electric trams, as roof-seat tram riders abandon toppers for derbies and caps.
A prominent New Yorker in London seeks audience with King George I to push a plan ending graft in New York police. Gen. Woodford praised Gaynor and outlined a nine year military style reform with three three-year terms, strict tests, and a service pension, aiming to depoliticize policing and reduce brutality.
Paris report details Mint Anna Dillon Ripley to wed Count Pierre du Viel Castel, elevating her to royal service in the Orleanist circle. The ceremony involves oaths to a pretender, with the Viel Castels and Bassanoys shaping a ceremonial court. Connections span Bowdon, Portugal, and Spain as Paris revels in high society.
Special to The Washington Host from London reports King Manuel of Portugal cannot find a suitable bride among European princesses. His modest income and unsettled country, following the death of King Carlog and his heir, fuel fears of turmoil and possible abdication in favor of his uncle Infante Alfonso.
Special Cable to The Washington Post Paris June 25 F Hopkinson Smith in France discusses politeness in French and American society. He argues France has superior manners, Americans have degenerated, and cites police interactions and Theodore Roosevelt as examples of politeness and personality.
In Paris near Saint Lazare two cabbies argued with a flurry of epithets. The White Hat driver shouted go then kind of a philanthropist, a remark that stunned the rival and echoed as the deadliest insult in Parisian slang after recent scandals.
Advertisement in German hotel weekly seeks a capable bead waiter for an airship catering team at Friedrichshafen. Must weigh no more than 140 pounds. Hot meals served from a fireleaf cooker. Germans anticipate flying beer gardens and a unique aerial menu for collectors.
Paris figures show deputies spoke 549,984 lines in 8 hours 44 minutes sessions. Leftists averaged 2 hours 15 minutes per speaker, rightists 48 minutes. Each deputy earns 3,000 dollars yearly, making leftist speech costly per minute. Senators spoke 245 hours 3 minutes, averaging 3 hours 7 minutes per session, with radical cost highest per minute.
Dr Lanmonier reports in Ta Nature that laziness in youth may be a hereditary health issue rather than willful indolence. In a study of 27 lazy children, 29 had parents with obesity gout diabetes arterial sclerosis or nervous troubles. proper nourishment air exercise and medical care can restore energy, not punishment.
A Paris lawyer, trying on new garments, found his trousers missing and walked out in his nether outfit under rainy skies. A crowd gathered as police questioned him while a shop assistant later produced the mislaid trousers mixed with other goods, prompting threats of a complaint from the tailor.
Special Cable reports M Schuwaloff an old Don Cossack hetman became a millionaire after a treasure discovered in the Rasinki defile on the Volga River. A dying nobleman hid family jewels in 1846 and bequeathed the secret to the mortally wounded man who comforted him. The son deciphered papers and located an underground chamber with ironbound boxes filled with stones and pearls valued at about 4 million dollars.
London reports that royal warrants allow tradesmen to display the royal arms and describe themselves as purveyor by appointment to the king. Accounts are checked at Marlborough House with monthly settlements and strict low pricing. The king reviews personal expenses before payment, and contracts cover coal, house services, wages, and personal items.
London reports say King George and Queen Mary endure Queen Alexandra’s assertive influence from Buckingham Palace while she holds court style and issues messages from bereavement. A planned three court system could arise with Mrs Keppel and others, as the king and queen seek domestic life away from dazzling display.
King George becomes president of Marlborough Club in Pall Mall, granting it the royal status. Founded by King Edward in 1969, the club limits membership to 500, with a 10 guinea subscription and 30 guineas entrance fee. King relinquishes memberships in several other clubs on accession.
Special Cable reports from Muan on June 25 that at the Taglialatera palace in Naples a sudden subsidence swallowed five people including Frau Hermann and her baby. Firemen were lowered into a 150 foot pit to recover victims buried under masonry after a great crack opened in a room.
A Glasgow women’s jail described as a model prison blends discipline with freedom. Open glass-fronted wings, radiating wards, and central supervision allow humane treatment. Inmates learn calisthenics, laundry work, linen care, and cooking with professional guidance.
Vienna reports Lieut Adolph Hor richter confessed to sending poison to ten general staff officers. He was found guilty at a secret court martial and sentenced to cashiered and twenty years imprisonment. Hor richter, arrested November 27, admitted distributing prussic acid capsules to senior officers to gain a staff posting.
The king in a message to Parliament declares the hereditary revenues of the crown are placed at the house's disposal and that ancient perquisites are surrendered during the reign. Rights include gold and silver mines on royal lands, waifs and strays, estrays profits, and queenly rents, all offset against civil list arrangements.
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