London Society Dull Courts Mourning for Greek King
London society remains subdued as a royal death delays early season plans. Paris and Rome are favored by English and American elites, with mourning for four weeks. Notables host receptions as American and British figures return from tours, while social schedules adjust to the period of bereavement and rescheduled entertainments.
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Rome
Washington Post
London
Taris
Tiome
Einglish
Forster
Greece
Europe
Charles Beresford
Manuel
Countess of Essex
Harry Higans
Lewis Harcourt
Berkeley Ware
Asquith
Harcourt
Paget
W. Hofrieds
Riviera
Dublin
Ireland
S. Arthur Paget
Cecil Bingham
Jatima
Hartford Street
Mayfair
Pauline Chase May Become Peeress Rumor Rebuffed
Special Cable reports gossip linking actress Pauline Chase to marriage or peeress status after many proposals. Chase denies any plan for a husband, citing monotony and dullness of married life, and notes Barrie is writing a new piece for her.
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Washington Poat Tondon
Peter Pan
Pauline Chase
Charles Frohman
J. M
London Belle Daring Hem Skirt Bottomed Fashion Debut
London society notes Lady Rachel Stuart-Wortley enjoying courtly fame as the season’s belle. At a recent Arta Club ball she wore a tight bottomed split skirt, exposed a golden anklet, and sparked chatter with bold fashion, while Lady Grannard follows the trend and Lady Wharncliffe hints at low key debutante entertainments.
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Washington Post
London
Mar
Rachel Stuart-Wortley
Earl
Arta Club
Shirley Kellogg
Hippodrome
Missa Kellogs
Paris
Rachel
Grannard
Lady Grannard
Etonians Defend Top Hats Observed Over Centuries
Special Cable reports from London that Eton College defends the top hat as a nearly century old tradition. The Eton Chronicle argues the topper is crucial to public life, maintaining a nickname niche and a consistent essential form despite evolving styles.
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London
Eton
Homburg
Eton College Chronicle
the Chronicle
Mayfar
Belgavia
Bond Street
Blue Coat
Krist Church
Clean Your Liver and 30 Feet of Bowel with Syrup of Figs
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective remedy for liver and bowel sluggishness. It claims no gripe or nausea and promotes use for adults and children, urging readers to ask for the California Fig Syrup Company product.
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Elisir
Senna
Loos
California Fig Syrup Company
War Taxes Bear Hard On German Army Expansion
Berlin reports balked funds drive to back a larger German military as Balkan war shifts Moltke plan. A proposed general war tax targets property wealth with 0.5 to 2 percent levies, possibly 6 percent for millionaires, while Austria taxes matches and Germany borrows amid tight money markets and disrupted trade. Major General Sir Frederick Carrington dies in England at 19.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Mar
Germany
France
Russia
Austria-hungary
Italy
Balkan
Turkey
Europe
Moltke
Count Moltke
Austria
Socialist Party
Reichstag
Rusia
United States
Empire
Prussia
Washington
Collesbourne
England
Frederick Carrington
Lfe
Wich
Poincare to Spend Salary as President
Special Cable reports President Poincare plans to spend every penny of his $240,000 yearly presidential income. He expects to retire after seven years with no savings, then return to work as a lawyer. He quips that after office he will become a professor or advocate again.
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Washington Post
Paria
Mar
Poincare
Usnug Sim
M. Poincare
Duchess Saved From Death in Italian Fire Incident
The Duchess of Genoa narrowly escaped death in Rome as a rheumatism preparation she was applying to her arms and neck ignited near a spirit lamp. Her maid quickly smothered the flames and prevented serious injury.
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Rome
Genoa
Rome Hosts Brilliant Easter Season Social Race
Rome March 22 Social calendar for Easter season brims with grand hotel balls and dinners. The Roman Hunt ball at Grand Hotel leads a week of hostesses Princess Rudini Princess Colonna and Princess Teano staging lavish receptions. Radziwill family gifts to Dolly Radziwill turn her into a veritable jewel casket as pearls adorn her at a birthday event. Numerous aristocrats and American visitors fill Excalibur and Regina hotels with society and dance events through the weekend.
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Washington Post
Rome
Mar
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Grand Hotel
Marchesa Rudini
Princess Colonna
Eva Mackay
Vittoria Institute
Teano
London
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Antoine
Dorothy Deacon
New York
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Dolly
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Albert Ragelgil
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Florence
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Cederstrom
Hotel Regina
Sheldon H. Tolles
Ming
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Siegel
Dentice del Frasso
Regina
Post Wheeler
Mrs. Ireland
George Davis
Wilkes-Barre
Paria
Royal bridesmaids named for Kaiser's daughter wedding
Berlin reports Princess Victoria Louise has chosen three bridesmaids from royal circles for her upcoming marriage to Prince Ernst of Cumberland. Princess Mary of England, Princess Elizabeth of Roumania, and Grand Duchess Olga of Russia will attend the May ceremony.
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Prince Ernst of Cumberland
Mary
Elizabeth
Olga
Louise
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Italy
Germany
Germany Eyes Government Monopolies on Key Goods
Berlin reports the German government plans monopolies on cigarettes matches and alcohol to cover rising army expenditures. The Lokal Anzeiger notes initial revenue plans faced opposition from several federated states and the scheme's original revenue sources.
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Lokal Anzeiger
Denmark Eyes Panama Canal Trade and San Francisco Exposition
Denmark shows keen interest in the Panama Canal opening to boost exports of Pacific fruits and wines. East Asiatic Company plans a Copenhagen to Golden Gate steamship line via the canal. Danish officials seek strong representation at the San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exposition.
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Washington Post
Copenhagen
Mar
Europe
Panama Canal
Denmark
East Asiatic Company
Golden Gate
San Francisco
United States
Rebbild Park
Americans Flock to Paris for Easter Social Season
Paris notes a spring swell of American visitors drawn to the citys social scene. Countess de Rodeilec de Prazie hosts a salon overlook ing the Tuileries while New York society figures including Mrs Henry Beane Mrs Leonard Cohn and Mrs Bradley Martin arrive or plan departures. The piece lists multiple arrivals from Boston New York and San Francisco and details the ongoing trend of transatlantic entertainment amid Easter preparations.
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Washington Post
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City of Light
Henry H. Beane
Pyrenees
A. B. Jekyll
New York
Venice
Leonard H. Cohn
William Lindsey
James Barnett
San Francisco
C. F. White
Boston
Cannes
F. E. Drake
Rome
E. C. Gaynor
Syracuse
N. Y
London
B. Shepard
Providence
Edward Pearson
Philadelphia
F. J. Foote
John Stillwell
J. T. Ross
Chicago
W. ¢Urry
Bel‘ford
Jeffrey C. Wingfield
America
Egypt
Charles H. Bulktey
B. D. Leonard
Nice
T. J. Langdon
J. F. Walsh
Europe
William Stanton
Pittsburgh
I. M. Congleton
Beauvil
Zone of Silence Explored by Zurich Professor
Paris March 22 Prof Quervain of Zurich reports a zone of silence in sound transmission observed during dynamite blasting for Jungfrau railway construction. Explosions heard clearly up to 30 miles then inaudible between 20 and 40 miles, regaining beyond 4 miles. Speculates Liegeitz zone may explain Von Daun’s silence in 1760 battle.
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Brethis
Alps
Washington Post
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Quervain
Jungfrau
Bernese Alps
Liegenitz
Prussia
Frederick the Great
Count von Daun
von Dau
Aia
Laudon
Fourteen Miners Killed in Belgian Coal Mine Accident
A mining cage collapsed in Maurago Belgium killing fourteen workers as they were lowered into the shaft. In the U S Maryland Tobias Anderson aged 55 died at Riverdale home of his cousin Mrs Boter. Funeral services were held at the local church with interment in Biadensburg Cemetery.
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Mons, Sbelgium
Mar
Maurago
Washington East
Hyattsville
Tobias Anderson
Richard F. Anderson
Boteler
Riverdalg
M. EB. Church
H. Tl. Bivens
Biadensbburg
French Art 4s Weird Others Await Spring Salon
Paris hosts the twenty-ninth Paris salon with 2,348 numbers and vibrant, jarring cubist works. American artists in Paris prepare for the spring show. Albert Gihon Gihon and Daniel Ridgeway Knight unveil landscapes and genre scenes amid a riot of color and abstract forms.
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Paris
New York
Quai d'Orsay
Atlantic City
Albert Dakin Gihor
Maine
Gihon
Societe Nationale Des Beaux Arts
Daniel Ridgeway Knight
Philadelphia
Rolleboise
Seine
Ridgeway Knight
Marquise de Wentworth
Society of
French Artists
Marquisé Wentworth
Paris cabman and horse Manon to retire on country estate
Old Mathieu the Paris cabman and his horse Manon will spend their days in Gascony after a stranger offered a home for both. The driver recalled riding Manon in cavalry days and refused to separate from the beloved animal despite the offer of money or a wife.
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Gascony
Cardinal Respighi Dead Looms Over Easter Plans
Rome March 22 Cardinal Peter Respighi vicar general to the pope died today after a long influenza illness. Pope Pius X, reportedly recovering strength, hopes to resume work and may celebrate Easter Mass the next day. The Vatican notes focus on maintaining news until Easter.
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Mar
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Artist Everett Shinn Remarries Corinne Baldwin in Media Pa
Everett Shinn artist and amateur playwright wed Corinne Baldwin of Brooklyn at the bride’s grandfather’s home in Media Pennsylvania. Shinn had been divorced from Florence Scoville Shinn only weeks prior and received alimony. the couple had resided together for fifteen years and Shinn is noted for mural work and burlesque melodrama efforts.
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New York
Everett Shinn
Corinne Baldwin
Brooklyn
Marshall T. Davidson
Media
Shinn
Florence Scoville Shinn
Alchemanic Chamber
Trenton
Belasco Theater
Greek King Constantine Arrives at Saloniki Amid Guarded Welcome
King Constantine and Premier Venizelas reach Saloniki as authorities tighten security after the assassination of King George. Queen Sophia accompanies the new monarch, while Lieut. Col. Francoudis pledges loyalty. Aleko Schinas implicated in the regicide. Funeral arrangements for George announced for March 30.
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Saloniki
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Washington Post
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Piraeus
Hellenes
Franecoudis
Sophia
Salonik
Saioniki
Aleko Schinas
Constantinople
King George
Sandansky
London
Mar
King George of
England
Alesandra
Janina
Essed Pasha
Albania
Faisst Janina
Mme Navarro in London and a possible New York visit
Former American actress Miss Mary Alderson, better known as Mme Navarro, paid a rare London visit after touring Ireland with her son Antonio. She indicated plans to visit New York in the fall, recalling pleasant memories from a prior stay.
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New York
Special Cable
Washington Post
Mar
Mme. Navarro
Mary
Alderson
London
Ireland
Viceroy
Lady Aberdeen
Broadway
Worcestershire
4Tonio
Mme. Navalio
Peruna touted as cure for chronic catarrh in 1900s ad copy
A Midwest promotional piece extols Peruna as a systemic cure for chronic catarrh, citing cases from Mra J C Dacus of Danville Arkansas and Mr W U Nye of Washington Vermont. It claims Peruna works without local treatment, detailing symptoms and urging readers to order for proof.
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J. C. Dacus
Danville
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Hartman
W. U. Nye
Washington
Vermont
Nye
Mr. Nye
Peruna
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