American Princesses at Coronation Attend in Robes
The Washington Post lists American peeresses who will wear robes and coronets at the June 22 Westminster Abbey coronation of King George and Queen Mary. Names include Duchess of Roxburghe, Duchess of Manchester, and Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, among others, with many others invited as spectators in galleries and a note on divorcees' restricted access.
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Washington Post
London
America
King George
Queen Mary
Westminster Abbey
Duchess of
Graham
Lady Newborough
Grace Carr
Cheleysmore
Elizabeth French
Lady Leith of
Fyvie
Marie Louise January
Willoughby de Eresby
Harl of Ancas
Luck Stone Causes Suit Over Belgian Fortunes
An Austrian hotelkeeper sues Princess Louise of Belgium claiming a Jordan River stone brought her father Leopold I's death as good fortune. The princess, contesting the claim, is pursuing her father's wealth from the Belgian government with a May court appearance looming.
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Leopold
Louise
Washington Post
Paris
Priecess
Belgium
Jordan
First Aerial Bet Laid by Legagneux on Rule Britannia
London reports the first aerial bet was placed during a Nice race when Legagneux dropped a 5 franc wager wrapped in paper. Stewards allowed the bet via pari mutuel ticket despite general betting rules. Rule Britannia did not win.
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M Legagnoux
Rule Britannia
Allowed to wear male garb in Berlin police case
A 24 year old Berlin woman with strong masculine features received police permission to wear male attire after enduring repeated misidentifications in public. The police chief approved the request but warned that it must not cause public disturbance or crowd gatherings.
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Berlin
Washington Post
MANY FEAR SCANDAL SUIT AT LONDON TRIAL WITH 30 BARRISTERS
Special to The Washington Post from London reports a high profile slander case brought by Baron de Forest against Lady Gerard and Henry Milner. About 60 witnesses are summoned including the Earl of Derby, Countess of Essex, and J J Astor. King George seeks to stop the suit, but the baron insists on litigation.
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Washington Post
London
Baron de Forest
Gerard
Henry Milner
Ttig
England
Edward Clarke
J. C.hemmer de Henry Duke
Hugh Fraser
de Forest
Edward Carson
F. E B. Smith
Hark of
Derby
Lord Derby
France
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Buckingham Palace
Liverpool
Countess of Essex
J J Astor
Duke of Westminster
George
Electric carpets heat rooms in Paris survey
Special Cable reports in Paris that the latest electric invention is a heating carpet. The carpet underside contains a steel wire network distributing current evenly in all directions. It is claimed to cost less than any known system and a 100m installation could heat at about one cent per hour.
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Washington Post
Paris
Ten thousand crisis reports in five years shock St Petersburg
In St Petersburg the health department reports ten thousand personal crisis cases over five years with a sharp yearly rise. Figures show 906 in 1906, 1,377 in 1907, 2,268 in 1908, 2,380 in 1909, and 3,196 in 1910, highlighting alarming prevalence of death by own action. A separate brief from Newton New Jersey notes Rudolph Shelley loses a $100 pearl after a stew mishap.
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Washington Post
St Petersburg
Russian Public Health Department
Pere
Aim
Newton
New York
Rudolph Shelley
Shelley
Free Cure for Rupture Promises Lasting Results
An advertiser offers a new method claimed to cure rupture without trusses or surgery. The offer pledges a free at no cost trial to prove the method works for all rupture types, ages, and work levels, with no payment required and a mail coupon to request information.
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Dr. J. W. Haines Company
Glen Bldg
Cincinnati
Ohio
England America Tie at Fancy Dress Ball in Paris Event
Paris society notes describe a fashion at the Hotel d Iena where Miss La Roque of Montreal portrayed England and Miss Maude Windeler of Boston portrayed America in a Hungarian maiden costume. The jury split honors, reflecting a lively cross Atlantic display during a Cannes Golf Club dinner with European royals and American magnates in attendance.
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Marquis DE Castellane
Washington Post
Paris
Hotel d'Iena
England
United States of America
Miss la Roaue
Montreal
America
Maude Windeler
Boston
Cannes Golf Club
Michael Michaelovitch
Pudukota
Charles Singer
Cox Case Affidavits Heard As Court Delays Ruling
Cincinnati March 25 The Hamilton county circuit court postponed ruling on the admissibility of Cox affidavits alleging prejudice against Judge Gorman. Attorneys argued that Ohio's 1910 legislation is unconstitutional and that indictments based on that session are void, awaiting a full Supreme Court decision copy.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hamilton County
George B. Cox
Charles J. Hunt
Cox
Gorman
Henry T Hunt T. A Jones
J H. Lundmaker
Shipley
A J and
Conrad Henkel
W W. Coney
Supreme Court
Dollar invasion a worry for British manufacturers
London reports serious impact on English makers as American imports flood market with trade marked coronation medals and foreign garments. English shirt and collar firms mobilize against what they call an American invasion, arguing it costs British jobs while one large American firm in the city employs about 9,000 workers, mostly British-born.
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Washington Post
London
Kaiser Yields To Public Opinion On Rosenkavalier
Berlin dispatch says the Kaiser reversed a ban on Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier at the Royal Opera House. Public sentiment and Berliners traveling to Dresden spurred the reversal, with the production planned for September in Berlin. Health concerns push the Kaiser's spring stay to Corfu and Wiesbaden, drawing court and diplomatic attention.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Richard Strauss
Electra
Royal Opera House
Dresden
Kaiser
Corfu
Wiesbaden
Mrs Barney Denies Engagement Rumor and Focuses on Exhibition
Mrs Alfred Clifford Barney denies rumors of engagement to Ronald Hemmick or any man. She is busy preparing a June exhibition of sixty pictures. She notes she was married at seventeen and is eighteen years older than her daughter, dismissing marriage as a public obsession.
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Earl of Verulam
Trefegar House
London
Sibyl
Grimston
Mayfair
Lord Verulam
Ritchie
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Ronalds
Cadogan Place
Towards
Twining
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Marchioness
Donegall
Sir Alfred Turner
Turner
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Iuske
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Mrs Twining
Huske
Ghika
Charles Singer
Countess Torby
Nada
Zia Torby
Mme. von Andre
Senator Depew
Oscar Lewison
Edna May
Meredith Howland
Robert Goelet
Saxe-Meiningen
Riviera
Academy
France
Jacques Bertillon
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Austria
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Switzerland
Malthus
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Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
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Spain
Portugal
Washington Fox
Paris
Alfred Clifford Barney
Ronald Hemmick
Barney
Champagne Prices Rise as London Faces Champagne Shortage
London importers and hotels report a serious champagne shortage with prices up 3 to 4 shillings per bottle from last year. Managers warn of potential further increases if the vintage fails again, noting stockpiling by some buyers and speculation around upcoming events.
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Washington Post
London
Kites Used in Wireless Hear Distant Calls Across Ocean
On a San Francisco beach strong winds carried aerial kites to 1500 feet as researchers claim clear wireless calls from San Juan Porto Rico Washington D C Key West Brooklyn Navy Yard Colon Guantanamo Cuba and a Japan station about 4900 miles away were heard. An indistinct Marconi signal from Cornwall England was also detected, while Halifax reports a 2500 mile Atlantic message from the Megantic ship to Poldhu Cornwall.
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Golden Gate
San Juan
Porto Rico
Washington, D. C
Key West
Fla
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Colon
Guantanamo
Cuba
Otichisi
Japan
Cornwall
England
War Department
Halifax
N.S
Atlantic
White Star Dominion
Megantic
Liverpool
Purser
Pomeroy
Poldhu
Cape Race
Glace Bay
Roosevelt Pinchot Bond and Desert Feast of Trust
In New York American Alfred Henry Lewis recalls President Theodore Roosevelt introducing Gifford Pinchot as his tree policy head. Roosevelt jokes of killing and eating Pinchot if stranded, praising their close, intimate political bond as a favored White House figure. The piece notes Pinchot's popularity tied to Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Pinchot
Alfred Henry Lewis
New York American
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Pinchot
White House
Grey
Mining for coffin planks from Tonquin territory
Harper's Weekly notes a rare industry mining for coffin planks in upper Tonquin a French possession in Southeast Asia. Logs buried in sand 2 to 6 yards deep resist decay and are dug by native labor for coffin manufacture and European export. Hoboes cost $2,060,000 as the New York World reports on social reform. The State Board of Charities urges farm colonies for the tramp and vagrant population to replace penitentiaries with humane care, citing large annual costs.
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Tonquin
Asia
Europe
New York
State Board of Charities
South Norwalk
New York World
William Shirdivene
Shirdivene
Bhirdivene
Mr. Shirdivene
Ely Avenue
Leap to Death in City Fire At Law School Building
Eyewitness accounts describe a chaotic blaze at the law school building with students saved by Kremen and Kanter. Elevator operators Joe Zito and Gasper aided many girls down the shaft as flames spread, and reports place bodies piling atop the elevator cage before firefighters arrived.
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Law School
Asche
Sam
Kremer
Kanter
Joe Zito
Washington Place
Gasper
Joe’s
Mr. Blanck
Joe
Frozen Tq Car Handles Train Peril in Snow
A man clung to the Nelly Bly parlor car steps outside Atlantic City bound express as it neared Florence. Police Captain Shumard signaled the engine to halt 7 miles away, saving the passenger from being crushed under wheels. The unnamed traveler revived on board and refused to disclose his name.
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New York
Florence
Joseph Shumard
Shum Tard
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