Mother Saves Boys in Paris Hotel Mise en Scene
Mrs Horace G Knowles wife of the American minister at the courts of Roumania and Bulgaria shielded two ill sons in a Paris hotel by a ruse turning lights and camouflage to mislead the hotel staff and avert their removal. The plan kept the children safe while the mother joined her husband in Bucharest.
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Washington Post
Paris
Horace G. Knowles
Roumania
Bulgaria
Pirvate
Quest Tion
Arrs Knowles
Managtress
Knowles
Becharest
Prince Joachim to Return to Germany
Special Cable reports Prince Joachim Alprecht son of the late Brunswick prince regent and Kaiser cousin plans return from Africa to Germany He will visit Altemburg grandma not Berlin Divorce proceedings of Baroness Laebenberg Baroness Sulzer Austrian by marriage are to be heard in Vienna She and the prince are believed to meet again in Italy.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Joachim Alprecht
Brunswick
Marie Sulzer
Laebenberg
Africa
Germany
Altemburg
Vienna
Italy
The
New York Times Co
Young Tolstoi Acquitted in Treason Case
Count Leo Tolstoi, son of the famed writer, was freed in St. Petersburg on May 18 after being charged with high treason for publishing his father’s political pamphlet. The court found no criminal intent in republishing the abroad-printed pamphlet, but ordered the Russian edition burned and the plates destroyed.
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St. Petersburg
Leo Leonovitch Tolstoi
Mottl Libel Trial Begins in Munich
The Mottl libel suit, filed by von Speidel and others linked to the Hoftheater against the Bayerische Courier, opened in Munich. The case centers on articles accusing Felix Mottl of autocratic conduct as conductor and misusing Royal Opera spaces.
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Washington Post
Munich
Hhel
von Speidel
Hoftheater
Felix Mottl
Bayerische Courier
Mottl
Royal Opera
Hottheater
Frau Mott
Richard Straings
Paris
Herr Burkheim
Ernst von Possart
New York Times Co
Kaiser Shuns Modern Artwork At Wiesbaden Shell Room
Berlin May 18 Kaiser Wilhelm objected to modern art during a Wiesbaden festival tour entering the Kurhaus shell room and retreating from Fritz Erler’s frescoes. Prof von Thiersch defends the artist, predicting Erler’s singular style will prove its merit despite the Kaiser's initial reaction.
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Berlin
Wiesbaden
Kurhaus
Munich
Fritz Erler
von Thiersch
Erler
von Thifersch
The
New York Times Co
Harvard Professor Dr. Peabody Receives Berlin Crown Order
Berlin reports Emperor William has conferred the second class crown order on Dr. Francis Greenwood Peabody, professor of Christian morals at Harvard. He was chosen by the University of Berlin as Harvard’s first professor in the long running international exchange begun in 1905.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Francis Greenwood Peabody
Harvard University
Peabody
The
University of Berlin
Harvard
International Exchange of
Moroccans Arm Leaders Hostile to France Rife War Talk
An English resident in Tangier reports Morocco’s tribes vow no compromise with foreigners and hint at massacres to justify French withdrawal or occupation. He notes the sultan’s weakened authority, rising arms among tribes, and fear of a holy war as tensions surge across major Moorish regions.
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Washington Post
London
Paris
France
Marakesh
Pall Mall Gazette
Mogador
Tangier
Morocco
Fez
Dende
National Party
Abdul Hafid
Belgian Crisis Centers on Crown and Congo Policy
The Belgian cabinet crisis reveals not only mining law disputes but a rising Tory Democratic faction challenging King Leopold’s rule. The dispute over Congo policy and Antwerp fortifications tests Catholic dominance while Leopold’s opposition to dissolving parliament signals political peril for the monarch amid European shifts toward democratization. The aging king, famed for personal hedonism, wields wealth and influence as Belgium navigates constitutional tensions and colonial questions.
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Buit
Leopold
M. de Smet de Naeyer
Congo
Antwerp
Olics
Thigs
Europe
Party of Christian Socialism
Austria
Experiment on murderers revived in Paris debate
Paris readers see a New York Times summary arguing for using condemned prisoners in inoculation trials to advance medicine. It notes France has condemned about thirty murderers since 1906 but rarely executes, due to political and budget quirks rather than formal mercy, and cites calls to balance death penalty support with humane studies.
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Washington Post
Paris
Pasteur
The
Republic
France
Chamber
Monsieur de Paris
New York Times
Sultan Wakes in Morocco as Hafid Claims Power
Paris dispatch reports Muley Abdul Azziz promises full reparation for Dr. Mauchamp’s murder but the French flag remains over Oudja public buildings. Gen. Lyautey governs. Col. Rethell named mayor. native police swear allegiance. mosque flag-raising impresses crowds amid ongoing occupation.
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Muley Hafié
Dr. Mauchamp
Washington Post
Paris
Morocco
Oudja
M. Regnault
Quail d'Orsay
Muley Abdul Azziz
Fez
Muley Hafid
Marrakesh
Sultan
Abdul Azziz
Tangier
Mwiey
Col. Rethell
France
Lyautey
Cannibal markets in Kamerun reported by Cologne Gazette
A Cologne Gazette report from May describes cannibalism in Kamerun, noting natives devour enemies and even criminals or lightly punished individuals. A German merchant narrowly escaped. The Baia tribe, described as devout Mohammedans, allegedly sells human flesh in public markets for provisioning.
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Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Kamerun
Mohammed
Lapsright
The
New York Times Co
Beethoven Manuscript Sold To Florentine Collector
German music lovers mourn as Beethoven's manuscript of sonata Opus 46, valued at 10,000 dollars, sells to a Florentine collector after failed offers to a German library. The twenty three folios are in Beethoven's own hand. a 1812 report notes Opus 9 violin sonata's popularity and humor.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Beethoven
The
New York Times Co
Architect of Achilleion Found Curtius Refuses to Resign
Berlin notes report Prince Ernst of Saxe Meiningen, painter, works on a colossal University of Jena mural depicting John Frederick. Count von Eulenburg travels to Corfu to oversee Achilleion restoration. Carito to supervise villa repairs in Naples. Kilmsen wins Virchow Monument design. Curtius refuses to resign as head of Reichsland Protestant Church. Crown Prince attends Wannsee gymnasium dedication. First chauffeuse passes bus company exam.
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Count von Eulenburg
Corfu
Achillelon
Signor Carito
Vila
Naples
Virchow
Fritz Kilmsen
Curtius
Ilohenlohe
Alsace
Reichsland
Lake Wannsee
Berlin
Japan's man of peace Satoni guides liberal Japan
Marquis Satoni, premier and editor in chief of Toyo-Jiya-Shimbun, is praised as Japan's man of peace. His diplomacy is credited with guiding post San Francisco calm, steering treaties with England and France, and shaping East Asia policy amid a cabinet era.
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Japan
Marquis Satoni
San Francisco
Toyo-Jiya-Shimbun
England
France
United States
Far East
Reid Dine Royalty Will Give 4 Dinner Dance
London social notes describe Ambassador and Mrs Reid hosting two major dinners at Dorchester House for the Prince and Princess of Wales and colonial premiers, with plans to entertain the Duke and Duchess of Connaught later. Lydig Hoyt arrives as private secretary, Mrs Potter Palmer entertains at Hampton House, and numerous aristocratic guests and Americans are seen at Belgrave Square and Grosvenor Square events. The Duchess of Marlborough postpones America travel, choosing Rottingdean country retreat instead.
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Duchess of
Potter Palmer
Hamton House
Tueni Bey
Lillan Boyd
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Ritchie
Frank Mackey
Newhouse
William Walsh
Lord Ormathwaite
Jaffray Crozier Bailey
Plawden
Giamonds
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Homge
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Lord
Powis
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Spender Clay
Ernest Cunnard
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Sir Maurine
Pitzgerald
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America
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Marlborough
Ritz Tater
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Commodore
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Gerry
A Rose
J .B. Haggin
J Moberty
Max Fleischmann
W S Benedict
John King
Walter Phetne Dodge
J. H. Beale
W F Bade
Wuinm G Wid
C. I. Whitney
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