Rise of the Torpedo Destroyer Type in Naval Debate
London reports that the admiralty accepts torpedo destroyers are fading in importance as light cruisers and submarines take over their roles. The Quarterly Review urges converting old pre dreadnoughts into submerged torpedo carriers while battleships may risk heavier torpedo armament. The debate weighs whether battleships or destroyers best serve long range torpedo warfare amid rising 21 inch torpedoes.
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Washington Post
London
the Post
Quarterly Review
Churchill
Reginald Clustance
Mark Kerr
R. N
Hercules
Germany
England
America
Longs
Presa
ZEMO Advertised For Baby Skin Trouble
A vintage advertisement extols ZEMO as a remedy for babies skin troubles and itching. It claims immediate relief with a money back guarantee and cites testimonials from retailers and druggists. The ad touts ZEMO as a clean antiseptic solution superior to pastes or ointments and notes availability in bottle form or direct mail order.
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Zemo, A Vealed Bottle Or Sent Direct On Eip' Ei Pris A & W
Rose Medat
King Nicholas Aims to Be a Roosevelt in Memoirs
Berlin May 10. King Nicholas dictates memoirs to an English journalist in Montenegro. A London syndicate paid between 310,000 and 15,000 for the first installments. He compares himself to Napoleon and Roosevelt, laments Roosevelt’s reelection, and claims two born to great things failed. Austrian officials seek advance proofs amid looming sensational publication.
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London
Himself
Leopold
Belgium
Washington Post
Berlin
Scutari
Nicholas
Montenegro
Roosevelt
Napoleon
Africa
Kaiger
Francis Ferdinand
Edward
Balkan Peninsula
Europe
Leopold I
Beligium
Count Berchtold
Ancient Westphalian legend of sunken cloister verified near Rheime
Berlin May 10 A legend of monks and a sunken monastery near Rheime gains credibility after a fresh subsidence on the Holy Lake site. Fifteen acres sank four feet revealing a lake deepening to thirty feet as water pours from cavern walls. Thousands visit the scene and geologists propose underground water erosion creating a new lake while beds of limestone underlie the area.
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Berlin
Rheime
Gowns Painted Now Featured at Longchamps Event
Review notes rare on teal hues and landscape inspired dress design. Observers describe somber brown and pale tones with painted elements and noted unusual decorative touches. The text reflects an 18th century fashion emphasis with emphasis on color, texture, and artistic details.
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Washington Poe
Sean
Longchamps
Paris Hosts King Talk and Allied Ambitions Amid War-Torn News
Paris this week exults in a royal visit with King Alfonso cheered by crowds as talk of an England France Spain alliance grows. Hotels fill with Americans while Balkan peace looms and business revives. Notables like Dippel Ruffo and Isadora Duncan head to shifts in opera and art with Strauss Rosenkavalier likely to premiere at the Metropolitan. Marguerita Sylva receives honors as Paris hosts a second exhibition of American artists at Montparnasse.
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Washington Post
Paris
Spain
Alfonso
England
France
Edward VII
Sovereten
Ruffo
Titta Huffo
Budappest
Tormed
Andreas Dippel
America
Barytone
Metropolitan
Rigoletto
Opera House
Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss
Meropolitan
Margaretha Ober
Rudolf Ferger
Royal Opera House
Berlin
Montparnasse
Mack Camperon
Brooks
Alfred Maurier
Jeanne
Stade <Arnnold
John Noble
Naplea
Lady Victor Paget Uses Beauty to Rise in English Society
Special Cable to The Washington Post from London reports Lady Victor Paget once Olive May, the Gayety girl, quickly secures social standing in England. She refused marriage unless equality of status was granted. the Marquis of Amelesey granted 36 000 a year to her husband and herself. Her mother in law, Lady Alexander Paget, praises her grace and influence.
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Victor Paget
Olive May
England
Washington Post
Toondon
Lord Victor
Marquis of Amelesey
Leutenant
Royal Horse Guards
Croker
Alexander Paget
Alexander
Victor
Marquis
Marjorie Manners
Duke of
London
Earl of Faversham
Viscountess Helmsley
Lady Helmsley
Countess of Warwick
Rich brocades shape gown for Mrs. J. W. Lowther
Beautiful gowns in pale mauve satin with old Nottingham lace and peach brocade are being made for Mrs. J. W. Lowther, wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons. The gown features draped skirts, corsage clusters of orchids, court train, and cobweb net lace with floral embroidery.
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J. W. Lowther
House of Commons
Washington Post
London
Buckingham Palace
Vouleyer
Lombey
Anc
Joram
Reid
Roe
American Millionaire Label Triggers English Protest
A London protest arises over English papers labeling Americans as American millionaires. The controversy highlights higher living costs for Americans abroad, with one traveler noting cost disparities at hotels and shops. An Englishman who married an American heiress clarifies his wife’s wealth does not exist and laments ongoing embarrassment and demands from would-be financiers.
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Washington Post
London
England
Millonaire
America
Tax Burden of German Peasants for Two Years of Army Service
Berlin May W. A new study from Bavaria shows the average cost per soldier to a peasant family over two years is about 233 dollars. Families pay 86 dollars yearly in money or gifts, hire substitutes, and the burden falls hardest on small farms, with several families supporting four to nine soldiers.
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Washington Post
Berlin
May W
Germany
Bavaria
Tide power could be harnessed for cities and trains
London May 10 English expert C A Battiscombe argues tidal power will become commercial soon. He envisions locomotives and lighting driven by tides, with stations on England’s west coast and tidal basing used to raise ships. He cites patents for reservoirs and supply chambers and notes embankment walls as the main hurdle.
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Washington Post
London
C. A. Battiscombe
S. E
England
Broken Engagements Drama in London High Society
The Hon Frances Fitzslan Howard with three broken engagements stirs London gossip as she cancels a planned April 29 wedding to Arthur Leigh Bennett. Daughter of Lord Howard of Glossop, she is said to retreat from marriage after invitations are issued, with no lasting ill will among the parties.
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Washington Post
London
Frances Fitzslan-Howard
Arthur Leigh Bennett
Miss Howard
Lord Howard of
Glossop
Rutland Gate
Derbyshire
Lona
Austria to curb estate fraud targeting Austrian heirs
Vienna warns Austrian relatives in America against sending powers of attorney to unknown individuals after multiple cases where agents fraudulently seized shared estates. The commerce ministry directs provincial authorities to flag such actions and require authentic Austrian consular authorization.
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Washington Post
London
America
Ministry of Commerce
Mewica
Austria
French prisoner wed before exile in Guyana
Pierre Nollet, sentenced to twelve years for complicity in a Versailles murder, was allowed to marry his fiancée Mlle Jeanne Boulicot before departing for the penal settlement in Guyana. The ceremony, in handcuffs, featured two inspectors as witnesses and permits him two kisses, one before and one after.
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Paris
Pierre Nollet
M. Clerc
Versailles
Steinhel
Mlle
Jeanne Boulicot
Guyana
Nolet
Man in Trance Returns to Derbyshire After Weeks in Ashwooddale
Special Cable reports Arthur F Mann of Derbyshire recently came out of a prolonged trance at Ashwooddale Buxton after landing from Samerna. He wandered to Bakewell then fell into a trance near Shrouddate and has been hospitalized. Doctors say tests, including electric treatment, show no signs of epilepsy. A physician notes similar occurrences in the United States and London.
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Washington
London
Arthur F Mann
Derbishire
Ashwooddale
Buxton
Samerna
Avul Immediacely
Chinle
Ara Lepey
Tortured by feeding Miss Emerson becomes hunger strike focus
American suffragist Miss Zeke Emerson, imprisoned in Holloway for window smashing, endured fourteen days of fasting and was fed through a nasal tube. Report details the torture, lists accounts from other prisoners, and notes efforts by Mary Ford and Senator Smith to secure her release amid international diplomacy.
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Zeke Emerson
Lillian Scott Troy
Gable
Washington
London
Sam
4Ille Emerson
Holloway
Sylvia Pankhurst
Miss Exserson
Miss Pankhhurst
Miss Emerson
England
United States
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Senator Smith
Mary Ford
New York
Myland
Mrss Emerson
Tres
Emerson girl freed after ten days off sentence
Fragmentary account notes Miss Emerson tied to an English law case, damaged glass, and a prison sentence reduction by a ruse. The girl is described as weakened and living in a hired home, with ongoing nervous strain and potential lasting injuries.
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Dorsed
Miss Finerson
Omer
Evamerson
Miss Emerson
Ising Oroken Ang
Gould to Build Roman Bath at Maison Lafitte in Paris
Paris Ma 1 Frans Gould plans a grand Roman bath at Maison Lafitte in Paris. When finished it will rival Carnegie's pool at Skibo Castle in Scotland. He also builds three greenhouses nearby to stock with primroses and mowers.
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Paris
Carnegie
Skibo Castle
Gould
Maison Lafitte
Andrew Carnegie
Siebo Castle
American Heiress Frances Scoville to Wed Walter Mumm
Frances Scoville, American socialite and Kansan by birth, will marry Walter Mumm of champagne fame on June 3 at St George's Hanover Square. The couple plan a quiet ceremony with immediate relatives and split residence between Paris and a countryside estate near the city. Scoville, a noted sportswoman, met Mr Mumm in St Moritz where their engagement began amid alpine activities and aviation interests.
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Earl of Dundonald
Margery
Jean Cochrane
Jean
London
Catherine Boscawen
Margaret Boscawen
Lord Petrie
Frances Sco~ville
Bee
St. George's
Hanover Square
Walter Mumm
Scoville
Mr. Mumm
St Moritz
France
Mumm
Paris
Miss Scoville
Kansas City
England
Mia
Louis Treadwell
British steamer Indra-darah wrecks on Manawatu coast
In a terrific storm the British mail steamer Indra-darah went ashore on the Manawatu coast last night near Wellington New Zealand. The crew were saved though the vessel is breaking up in rough seas.
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New Zealand
Wellington
Manajatu
Fearful Toll of Danger English Deaths Doubling
English statistics show deaths per million have more than doubled in sixty years due to cancer overtaking consumption as a leading killer. The Washington Post notes a summary of nosologies from 1851 to 1929, urging public focus on cancer prevention in England and Wales.
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Washington Post
London
Society
England
Wales
Medias
Imperial
Papal succession talk centers on Vincenzo Vannutelli
A Paris visit by Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli sparks plans for the next papacy. Vannutelli and his brother Seraphino are praised for France friendly stances, withRampolla and Ferrata among other candidates. Rampolla’s liberal followers seek Vatican alignment, while modern figures like Merry del Val or Gotti receive attention. Potent social influence is attributed to Mrs. Potter Palmer in Paris salons.
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Vincenzo
Seraphino
Rampella
Baltimore
Marquise DE Castellane
Pans
Pais
Vincenzo Vannutelli
Pius XX
Yibe
Vannutell
Frederick
Usanman
Society of Vincent de Paul
France
Vatican
Vannutelli
Sacred College
Vielt
Rampolla
Vichy
Duchy
Switzerland
Carlsoad
Bohema
Vincenzo Vanutelli
Palestrena
Rome
Seraphine Vanutelli
Seraphine
Quinnal
Rampolia
Cardinal Rampolia
Liberal Party
Leo XIII
Aretria
Cardinal Gruscha
Gracow
Francis Joseph
Pius X
Leo XII
Cardinal Kopp
Brescia
Cardinal Gibbona
Cardinal Ferrata
Berne
Brussels
Paris
Cardinal Rampotla
Cardinal Merry del Val
St. Peter
Cardinal Gotti
Carmelites
The
Propaganda
Menetion
Cardinal Gibbons
Potter Palmer
America
Chicago
Petter Palmer
Inefania Fulata
Ing
Spain
Mme. Tittont
Lowssie Lasteyrie
Tafayette
Myron T Herrick
Prince Charles de la Tour
New York
Charles Carroll
Maryland
Poggio Suesa
Parisia
Augustus Eddy Thisrena
Iit
Mra Sarencer-Colus
Lisbon Chamber Approves Cable Treaty With Portugal and US
Lisbon May 10 The chamber of deputies authorized a treaty between the Portuguese government and the Azores Telegrapa for cable lines linking Portugal with the United States and between the Saud and Portuguese government for a telegraph line. The accord covers a cable route near Madeira and other island segments.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Chamber of Deputies
Vcontia
Furopan
Azores
United States
Saos
Puegland
Manuel Weds In September Amid Cable to The Washington Post
An item records a September wedding involving Manuel and notes connections to The Washington Post. Details are fragmentary but indicate a high-society or notable union with mentions of individuals and an international context.
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