Shaw Plans Revenge in Getting Married at Haymarket
Bernard Shaw describes his new play Getting Married as his revenge on critics for their ingratitude and low tastes. He says the work mocks shallow sentiment and intellectual laziness, planning a long dramatic piece with unflagging brain-racking sustained by a chorus of Shaws in various guises.
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Shaws
Washington Post
London
Bernard Shaw
Pehlin
Haymarket Theater
Shaw
den Juin
Ge Minnies
Snaw
German Abyssinia venture exposed as diplomatic mission
Arnold Heltz’s expedition to Abyssinia, once veiled as a hunting party, is revealed as a German diplomatic and commercial campaign. In Das Nationale Deutschlang, Holts argues Abyssinia offers vast German profits with government backing, detailing concessions, motor car service plans, wireless plans, and trading stations, amid friction with Britain and others.
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Berlin
Agwaa
Arnold Heltz
Ménelek
Herr Holts
Das Nationale Deutschlang
Abyssinia
Tam
Menelek
Menelex
Mands
Europe
Jibatil
Meneick
Abysinia
England
Gambetta in Pantheon burial request delays honor
The article discusses Gambetta's burial in the Pantheon being delayed and debated. It notes hints of transfer plans, opposition by his father to posthumous honors for grandsons, and strong public sympathy. Friends signal solidarity amid uncertainty about when the transfer will occur.
Jewish Schools in France Spark Separation Law Debate
Paris authorities face criticism as four publicly funded primary schools, run by the city, operate exclusively for Jewish students. Catholic publicists accuse them of violating separation laws though no religious instruction is given. Critics argue Russian and Polish Jewish children need language support, while the minister opts to keep the schools unchanged.
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Paris
Part
Vothin Crithck
Russia
Voland
Bernadou Leaves Rome for U S Duty Endorsed by Navy
Commander John Baptiste Bernadou, American naval attaché to Italy and Austria, will leave Rome May 13 with Mrs Bernadou due to illness and may retire for health reasons. Diplomatic corps mourn his departure as he is valued for naval expertise. Maj J F Reynolds Landis and Mrs Landis seek housing in Rome as Major Landis arrives to assume military attaché duties.
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Washington Pont
Rome
John Baptiste Dernadou
Italy
Austria
United States
Bernariov
J. F. Reynolds Landis
Reforms in Egypt slow to unfold under Cromer successor
Care reports that Egypt’s administration plans economy driven reforms including trimming adviser posts in justice education and interior and appointing Edward Goschen as secretary general in the foreign ministry. The shift aims to place internal routine under Egyptian control while reducing British embedded influence and redefining adviser roles across ministries.
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Egypt
Lord Cromer
Annaunus
Justice
Edunination
Ramor
Edward Goschen
Ministry of Foreign
Goschen
William Garstin
Funday
Ministry of Public Works
Hern
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pope Ignores De Sagan In Rome May 9
Special Cable reports Prince de Sagan and Anne Gould failed to secure Mme Gould’s annulment from Count de Castellane and did not obtain a papal audience. Also notes Prince Tospigli’s failed attempt with Mrs Parkhurst and threats to convert. Lagan’s plans to marry Mme Gould and reside in Rome with social circles.
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Washington
Rome
Prince de Sagan
Anne Gould
Mme. Gould
Count de Castellane
Prince Tospigli
France de Lagan
Jane
Ruspignosi
American Fined in Paris Over One Franc Law
An American in Paris is fined one franc for shaking a carpet from a window after 9 PM near the Arc de Triomphe. A magistrate later adds costs and stamps, totaling 12 francs 7 centimes, prompting the American to insist the French law is hypocritical for charging 12 francs when the fine was only 1 franc.
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Paris
Arc de ‘Yriomphe
Public Safety
de Paix
Corina
France
New French Bank Notes For reformatted 100 franc bill
Paris reports new 100 franc notes will feature four colors against the old single color scheme. Banque de France regents appointed artist Luc Olivier Marson to design the note and strengthen anti counterfeiting measures with watermarking private paper and varnish on ink. The bank notes presently in circulation equal about 5 million francs, with tight central printing oversight.
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Paris
Banque de France
M. Luc-Olivier Marson
Jts
Milder suffragists plan peaceful June march to Albert Hall
London May 9 Special cable reports peaceful suffragists will stage a June 13 demonstration for the franchise. Leaders Mrs Fawcett and Lady Frances Balfour call supporters to assemble in thousands on the Embankment, march via Piccadilly to Albert Hall where a meeting will be held. The procession will be grouped by professions such as university and professional women, teachers and artists.
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Washington
Home for Artists Gift of Mme Hayem in Montlignon
A charity home for aged painters and sculptors near Paris at Montlignon is inaugurated by the Society of French Artists. The house, formerly Armand Hayem’s villa, offers studios and living quarters with grounds. Funds are to be augmented by the Salon's varnishing day receipts and future entertainments.
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Paris
M. Duquelin
M. Jules Clarette
Montlignon
Montmorency
la Maison de Mietraite Des Artistes
Society of French Artists
M.r Armand Hayem
Mme. Hayem
Jules Comte
Jis
M. Louis Gratia
Mrenen
Coblents
Nehdy
M. Garcement
Auguste Paris
France
Murger
Society of
Montignon House
Var
Conscientious Drugstore Patient Reports Kidney Recovery
A Callaway Nebraska druggist used Fulton’s Renal Compound after a protracted kidney inflammation case. The patient, ten months into treatment, notes significant improvement and returns to work. Fulton’s agency claims led to acceptance in Callaway and nearby towns as inflammation of the kidneys is portrayed as curable.
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A. Sndergren
Callaway
Nebr
Jensen
Fulton
John J. Fulton CO
Oakland
Cat
Henry Evans
F St. N
Irish Emigration to U S Drops Amid Economic Gains
Irish emigration to the United States is projected to fall to about half of last year as Ireland’s economy improves. Gaelic agitation against emigration persists, while Lord Dudley’s commission on congestion may favor breaking up large grazing ranches for smallholders. Prepaid passages to America have declined due to American unemployment and business turmoil.
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Washington Post
London
Idablin
the Post
Ireland
United States
Gaelic League
Hope
Lord Dudley
Pengants
Commission
America
Adapting the Kaiser Style Sparks London Mustache Trend
London observers report a fashion surge as the Kaiser’s modified twirl mustache prompts West End clubgoers to train their whiskers upward and outward in a double twist. Barbers note many customers have adopted the look, with others expected to follow, inspired by royal precedent and echoed by historical examples from Caesar to the Hohenzollerns.
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London
West End
Edward
France to mark Liberia frontier on long expedition
Paris dispatch reports a French mission led by Gov Richard will depart to delineate the Liberia frontier. The two year trek spans 2000 miles through jungle and mountains with a mixed party including Senegal sharpshooters and Dutch mediators. Hostile tribes and religious tensions raise risks of conflict while efforts aim to avoid bloodshed.
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Paris
Liberia
Richard
T Little African Republic
Liveria
France
M. Richaud
Ms Lusk
Eyendh
Senegal
Franke
M. Richard
Morocco
Chene Digtert
Acromegalia Cured Report From Berlin Surgery
Special dispatch from Washington describes a Berlin surgical congress achievement by Prof Huchenese of Vienna. He treated acromegalia in a young girl by removing the pituitary tumor through the skull base, restoring vision and reducing enlarged features. The operation followed X ray confirmation, and the patient left the hospital six weeks later in improved condition.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Huchenese
Vienna
Hlockenegs
Hardeneng
United
TMM
American Surgical
England praises fleet voyage to ease war rumors
British admiralty officials hail the U S Navy's Pacific cruise as a peacekeeping gesture that demonstrates strength and restraint. The Washington Post reports that Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge lauds the voyage as prudent, saying it helps deter war talk and bolsters U S naval standing. England welcomes the fleet's visit to its colonies, hoping for cordial exchanges.
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Washington Post
London
San Francisco
United States
Sam
Post
Cyprian Hridge
Admiralty
Roosevelt
Pacific
Euch Ik
Carnegie Will Not Attend Banquet Honoring Carnegia
Erecel Cable announces Andrew Carnegia will be honored in absentia at a May 13 banquet in Berlin. A diplodocus cast sent to a Berlin museum funds the Koch Tuorreulosin Research Fund of one half a million marks. Prof. Holland from the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh accompanies the exhibit as representative. The banquet features ministers Halle and von Moter among others, with lectures on paleontological research in Wyoming.
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Washington
Berlin
Andrew Carnegia
Fintel Adlon
Ber AnlUmpelegies
Koch Tuorreulosin Research Fund
Holland
Carnegie Museum of
Germany
Flower
Halle
Commerce
von Moter
Golden wedding ends with shower of coins for McKunes
After fifty years of marriage Mr and Mrs G G McKune celebrated their golden wedding at 3 West Castilla street DaMaskus N Y with one surviving wedding guest nephew J K Dillon present. The couple received many gifts including a shower of gold coins and Mr McKune praised Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey as a beneficial tonic aging he is seventy and feels vigorous like twenty years ago.
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G. G. MeckKune
West
Castilla Street
Damascus
N.Y
J. K. Dillon
Pikes Peak Avenue
Mr. McKune
Duffy
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