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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1911
Page
9
Washington readers see a cable analysis by a correspondent on the proposed general American arbitration treaty. The writer argues that a key provision allowing disputes deemed unindicable to go to a commission preserves a right to resort to force and prevents binding, while noting London’s royal visit and the Kaiser's charm as a contrast to treaty talk.
A garbled advertisement promises 80 full pints of lager beer free in exchange for name and address. It touts Ambrew as superior, claims one cent per pint thereafter, and urges immediate shipment from a Columbus, Ohio area address.
In Rome on May 20 the American colony celebrates Princess Antoine Albert Radziwill, formerly Dorothy Deacon, winning the international ladies riding competition at Tor di Quinto despite family opposition and a thunderstorm. The event highlights her famous riding, earning the nickname Deacon Diana in Paris and Rome.
London May 2 The critic of the tailor and cutter targets the Royal Academy exhibition at Burlington House praising but faulting the coats waistcoats jackets and trousers in portraits. He notes misplaced pockets and excessive buttons and warns painters to respect proper tailoring in future works. The discussion ends with a quip that the tailor has not a tailor’s eye and the public may learn a lesson in garments.
London May 20 The last imperial conference set a British tone for Anglo American relations. The visiting premiers will attend a major dinner May 3 with key speeches by Edward Grey British foreign secretary and John Griffiths American consul general. Sir Wilfrid Laurier may also speak for the Liberal side as National Liberal Club hosts Andrew Carnegie on June 1.
In Paris Miss Nellie Moeller, daughter of Paul Moeller, rejects a French count and plans a Ceylon tea room linked wedding. Mrs Hinckley recalls a London robbery at Euston Station while boasting her recovered pearls and inherited yacht. Mrs Postley hints Stirling Postley’s engagement as France eases rules on remarriage amid high society maneuvering.
In Paris May 20 an archduchess Isabella of Austria wife of Archduke Frederick and mother of a large family sold lace in person in several Paris shops. She toured stores with two lackeys bearing baskets of Hungarian lace, displayed it at counters and collected orders in a notebook bearing the imperial insignia while shop staff looked on.
Special Cable reports London hotel directors and managers battling a pestilent flow of circulars and advances from race tours money lenders and second hand dealers aimed at Americans. The source notes a private hotel register system shields arrivals and restricts access to outsiders including newspapers.
The International Institute of Agriculture general assembly in Rome closed with 49 countries represented. The American delegation won all requested points and the body urged adherence governments to send three month yield and condition estimates for major crops before harvest. It adopted the single numerical statement system for reports and supported exports import statistics, Campbell dry farming, a permanent plant disease commission, and an agricultural meteorology department modeled on the U.S. system. Delegates acknowledged the United States leads in agricultural affairs.
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Special Cable to The Washington Post reports Dr Petacci, pope’s physician, says gout attacks recur more often and are shifting from acute to chronic. He believes earlier regular treatment would have cured him, but notes no danger of a fatal end and that the pope remains naturally healthy and vigorous despite his 89 years.
A Washington Post cable notes another stork visit to the Madrid royal palace following King Alfonso’s marriage to Princess Ena on May 1, 1906. Historical arrivals include Alfonso in 1907, Prince Jaime in 1907, Princess Beatrice in 1908, and an infant loss last year, with visits recurring since the union.
Special Cabla reports Queen Mary gave a cool reception to Mrs Ava Willing Astor in Hyde Park as Mrs Astor met the royal party, with the queen later excluding the Duchess of Marlborough from Buckingham Palace invitations for a state visit honoring the German Emperor and Empress. The incident featured a stark contrast in attire and marked a notable royal snub among American social figures.
London dispatches report May 20 that English tenders for constructing two Chilean dreadnoughts of 25,000 tons have been accepted. One bid is about 2,000,000 below the next lowest. The ships will be named Libertad and Constitucion and armed with twelve new 1.6 inch guns.
Paris reports Gabriele d Annunzio's rumored marriage interest in Milo Rubenstein the Russian dancer cast in his new play. She recently filed for divorce from M Goroyttz while alleged romance with Baklanoff the Boston Opera House baritone stirs Milan attention. Meanwhile a Sarah Bernhardt Theater Russian season fiasco left audiences waiting as the conductor kept the score from the orchestra.
Ambassador David Jayne Hill arrived in Berlin from the United States with his daughter. He stated he had nothing more to say about his resignation and had no future plans or successor in mind. Mrs Hill disembarked at Cherbourg and then went to Paris.
Gen Botha, Boer War veteran and premier of the United States of South Africa, arrived in London for the imperial conference opening next week. The crowd greeted him warmly as officials in the welcoming party extended cordial salutations, erasing old enmities.
Mrs S Barney-Hemmick of Washington exhibits 80 pastels at Devambez gallery in Paris May 20. Portraits include self images, two Misses Barney, and her husband. Critics praise the work in high terms.
Sothebys sells on May 24 the Bunyan prison copy of Foxs Book of Martyrs with Bunyan autograph and a 1660 manuscript signed by King Charles II at a Bedford Institute sale. A second sale June 12 18 features autographs including four Annes and Queen Elizabeth letters, Henry VIII letters, Katherine Aragon, Edward IV, Mary Tudor, Nell Gwynne, Sir Walter Raleigh, and a range of royal and literary figures with notes on value and historical interest.
London plans 75,000 feet of air per minute through tunnels with 80,000,000 cubic feet daily ozonated. Each of London's twopenny stations will house an air cleaning plant and sea air will be circulated to passengers. A second item notes Japan and Sweden sign a commerce treaty and tariff accord based on MFN treatment.
Harvard student Thomas McCabe, visiting Rome, paid 2 cents for two post cards at the Borghese Gallery. After a misunderstanding with a gallery attendant, he knocked the man down prompting police intervention. He was jailed for seven days, acquitted of theft, and sentenced to seven days for assault and carrying a weapon without a license. He was released after serving time.
Rome May 20 The deposed King Manuel of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto are set to visit Naples soon. Manuel will visit his grandmother Maria Pia whose health is improved. It is believed he may ultimately choose to settle in Italy.
Tokyo May 20 forces battle massive Hok Kaido forest fires spanning 0 miles of front. Villages already destroyed and troops deployed. Area covers about 36 239 square miles with dense forests and abundant game. Population near one million faces unknown fatalities and damage.
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