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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1910
Page
6
Roosevelt party schedule shows arrival and audience plans at the Vatican amid relaxed papal rules. Reported contingents include government figures and foreign dignitaries as preparations proceed for the audience with the pope, events tied to royal and church protocols.
Gustave Herve socialist editor was sentenced to four years for publishing an article clarifying the murder of a policeman by the Apache Taabeux. Taabeux, an ex-convict, had vowed to kill several officers, and during arrest he killed one and wounded three others.
Washington Fos Mar 19 The Pontol4s authorities have arrested a man posing as a professor of magic who ran a credulous ring selling jeweled talismans. He claimed luck and love spells from a powerful ring and a “negative” charm. Police found rings and posters, while buyers across regions reported charms that allegedly promised happiness and marital success.
The Washington Coast dispatch reports Admiral Wilson appoints a vigorous new Sea Lord amid Navy reform talk. Lord Fisher, idle at Norfolk, laments lack of power, while Parliament debates naval questions. A private letter quotes Fisher comparing himself to Diocletian as he recovers from political exile.
Ambassador and Mrs Leishman have moved to the Borghese palace in Rome and will host a housewarming tomorrow. Pisrpont Morgan is named guest of honor for the event.
Mrs Harcourt, a politician and favorite niece of J P Morgan, attends a royal wedding. Her liberal husband seeks the premiership while Alfred Vanderbilt signals interest in the forthcoming Richmond horse show.
A fragmented dispatch from St Petersburg and Washington notes a case of brutal discipline in Siberia, a high society wedding at St George’s Chapel Hanover Square with private royal access and crowd management quirks, and a flurry of social and political maneuvering in London. It details King and Queen attendance plans, the Harcourt family’s influence, Mr Morgan’s wealth ties to politics, Alfred Vanderbilt’s horse show investments, and upcoming society entertainments involving Admiral Beatty and the Duke of Marlborough, all shaping an active spring in European circles.
Police investigate a fair faced visitor named Goldstein at a Dyinska hotel amid hints of historic deeds in Istanbul and Argentina. Receipts for jewels and gold, odd letters in multiple languages, and a possible Abdul Hamid harem connection prompt a board over the woman and custody of her accompanying father as authorities decipher secret correspondence.
Henry Bernstein, French playwright, failed to fire on March 1 as Lac hanud and Mavebay, two courteous Frenchmen, faced off on the field of honor. Six shots were fired with no injuries. four witnesses, two doctors, reporters and photographers present. The duel ended after six exchanges as honor was deemed satisfied. A trench contrast is noted with Parisian duels.
Formosan head hunters ambushed a Japanese garrison at Giron, killing ten Japanese. They carried heads as trophies and four Formosan natives were slain. A Japanese punitive expedition was sent in pursuit of the attackers.
A 14 year old son of a press company owner disappeared for a day and night, prompting a broad search. Police tracked him to a small tent in the woods where he and a companion were found asleep, having reportedly enjoyed a romp in the woods rather than remaining with guardians.
Alleged medical advertorial touts a 30 day free treatment for blood poisoning using a vegetable Obbac remedy. It claims mercury cures are ineffective and warns of severe mercury poisoning symptoms. The piece promises a free month, a detailed confidential evaluation, and a forthcoming booklet proving the remedy's purification of the blood.
In Paris a husband cites a bizarre written prayer found among his wife’s papers as grounds to end their marriage. The note addresses Saint Exterminus and asks torment of the wife and husband to drive separation or a substantial alimony. A civil court will decide if the prayer constitutes a grave injury justifying a divorce.
A London miserliness tale follows John Clarence Hudson who lived in squalor on 90 cents weekly while claiming 300 pounds yearly and 5000 pounds in property. He kept a long dead romance table in his hospital bed, endured baths last taken twenty years earlier, and survived on meager rations though he had 17500 pounds stock and house, plus a 15000 pound legacy. A nurse describes his oddities and a lingering romantic fixation amid neglect.
Workmen at a ruined castle site near Lisbon unearthed a cache of old Spanish and Portuguese coins. The timber foundations and dungeon walls showed medieval occupation. The find included red and white gold jewelry, wedding veils, ecclesiastical jewels, and ornate items, suggesting ships captured by buccaneers long ago. Experts date the hoard to earlier centuries and note government supervision of the excavation fact.
Wealthy bachelor of Gas City has bequeathed fortune to provide dowries for poor brides to marry and establish homes. He explains many women work for living and have no chance without support. he aims to help reduce spinsterhood while heirs challenge the will as legal.
Elia Wheeler Wilcox and husband Robert Wilcox arrived in Paris after fleeing Biskra amid crowds. She boasted palm reading skills impressing locals and causing mob attention. Meanwhile Capt W Smith reports a looming famine at Fangtse headwaters affecting almost 11 million people.
The Duchess Torlonia, formerly Wiss Fiste Moore of New York, hosts a vast Roman dinner uniting 350 Torlonia family members. Attending non-family guests include Countess de Gontaut and Princess Mare Rustel, with Duke Leopold Torlonia presiding. The event features music, dancing, and a winter garden setting at the imperial palace.
The Princess Ghika outlines a project in Paris laboring quarter with small two story tenements around a central court. Each unit will have hot water bathrooms and a swimming pool with a bursary and lecture hall for workers children. Rentals will be affordable with gardens and playgrounds for tenants as prominent backers include Mr and Mrs Charles Singer Frankie Sinzel Mortimer Singer and the Duchess de Casse.
A Berlin newspaper claims Admiral Prince Henry opposes American tobacco interests. It cites a German factory in Bresden supplying the Yankee with cigarettes and notes lawyer Emil Kempner’s ties to German trust activities. The piece frames a sharp clash between German and American tobacco power.
A public letter from a royal figure denounces gambling while noting personal tendencies toward wagering. He urges clergymen to support moral reform, framing gambling as a social evil and prompting discussion on virtue despite private inclinations.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a dog sled scene and a nimble dog attempting card play. It mentions hesitation and a listed time and place, with unclear numbers and names, leaving the core event as a curious canine activity amid a race setup.
A Bath College lecture warned English girls against falling in love with the wrong man and urged marriage health checks. The talk, amid grim notes on declining births, discussed heredity, eugenics, and the duty to procreate, describing marriage as a social duty and the need for sound health certificates.
An advertisement touts a free $100 fat reducer pack claiming safe, digestion friendly effects and quick weight loss. A testimonial from Miss Artie Adams of Shelby Ohio cites dramatic loss and asks readers to use a testimonial letter.
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