Wrights Patent Battle Clouds Early Aeroplane History
French inventor Clement Ader, seen as Wrights predecessor, faces a public dispute over priority for the pilot system and aeroplane concepts. Paulhan and others urge acknowledgment while Anna Held plans to buy a country house near Paris amid court actions involving Prince Drago and Rostand rights to a Paris romance biography.
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Pioneer
Aero
Anne Bald
Paris
Prince Bed Drago
Singer Cut at Royal Opera Pillages Gruswold Incident
May 31 at the Royal Opera during a rehearsal of Pagliacci a tenor named Kirchof lunged with a sword at American tenor Griswold alias Darytone who sang in the operetta Pola. Griswold injured in the back of his right hand. Blood poisoning feared briefly but not occurring. Kirchof accused of acting under mischief or malice amid rumors of animosity toward Griswold.
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Cabla
Wasmogion Fox
Berlin
Neppenett
Polnam Griswold
Darytone
Nevins Opera
Pola
Royal Opera
Pagliacci
Kirchett
Griswold
Oteer
Grunwold
M Kirchof
Caruso Delights Charity Crowd With Ten Dollar Joke
Caruso played a $3,500 joke at a charity concert at Trocadero Hall on Thursday. He sang despite doubts from committee members who failed to visit for help. He pressed for regular fee while others paid less, then Countess Gretstelle offered to cover, and Caruso sent refunds after a $100 check, smiling over his joke.
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Bon Ul Cable
Washington
Caorugo
Trocadero Hall
Tice
Pamely
Caruso
Miss Meads A Countess Arrives In Venice Home On Grand Canal
Special Cable from Rome reports Miss Anna Meads of San Francisco becoming Countess Paola Labis of Venice after a long Italian American engagement. The couple wed in January and will reside along the Grand Canal, where the countess will enter Venetian society and blend with locals. The tale includes a witty Labis family anecdote about a prior wealth and wit pun and the count’s humorous dining gesture.
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Washington Post
Rome
Paola Labis
Venice
Anna Meads
San Francisco
Grand Canal
Countess Seable
Sable
Queen Maria Pia Sued Over Debt Amid Mourning
A Lisbon creditor sues Queen Maria Pia, dowager of King Manuel, for debts alleged to be owed by the queen. The action follows reports of her son King Carlos’s death and her grandson the crown prince, with the queen reportedly suffering melancholia.
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San Washington
Lisbon
Maria Pla
Manuel
Maria Pia
Carlos
China's Crippled Women and Foot Binding Traditions
A Chicago News analysis notes foot binding persists in central Chinese provinces despite reforms and imperial directives. It praises anti binding societies led by Mrs Archibald Little, cites regulatory gains for girls to attend schools, and casts doubt on rapid cessation of the practice among most women in China.
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Chicago News
China
Ita
AIF
Mra
Archibald Lstee
Mra Little
Shma
Chingabava
Ministry of Educations
Stamps Used as Chemical Markings in Libel Letters Case
London May 21 report describes Annie Dewey charged with libel over letters accusing Canon Cafferata and Mrs Tugwell. Police noted stamps treated with a chemical reveal handwriting, linking stamps to Tugwell household. Mrs Tugwell committed for trial amid ongoing postal inquiry.
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London
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmen
Sutton
Annie
Canon Cafferata
Wallington
Tugwell
Annie Dewey
Tugwall
Bodkin
Treachury
Annie Davey
Letform
Lbsis
Tugwells
Waa
Weasley
Carshalton Toad
Ward
Wesley
Carshalton Road
King May Ordes Fetes Posal Cable to the Wobingtos
A London period piece notes a general exodus of society women to country houses with weekend parties planned. The king and queen reportedly wish a belated season to reopen entertainments after six weeks, despite distress to London tradesmen.
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Posal
London
Georges
Baby Reconciles Family Ties in Paris Romance
Paris May 21. The birth of a bouncing baby brought Ruth Willetts of Chicago to Mme de Zerman, daughter of Mrs Carrington of New York. Ruth, formerly Maud Howard, wed a bohemian in Paris. Despite family opposition, the husband works as a house agent earning about 200 a year while a Harvard physician helps support the couple. The mother rejoins her husband as a lavish home awaits them, but tensions with Mrs Carrington complicate the union and the couple plans to travel back to Bohemia.
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Windas
Bart
Francs Giovanni del Drago
Josephine Schmidt
Ton Brewer
Men’ S Orls
United States
Paris
Court of Appeals
Utah
Ferrichon
Wasts
Prince Giovanni
Luaigay
Maria Chart Tan
Spain
Giovanni del Drage
New York
Moses
Ogden Mus
Whitelaw Reid
Josey
Rostand
Rostead
Mentia of the Sea
Tures
Farsile
Furei Opete
Washington Post
Mme de Zerman
Ruth Willetts
Chicago
Birs Carrington
Carrington
Maud Howard
Ruth
M de Zerman
Renky
Dheir
Crosby Whitman
Harvard
de Verman
Mm Carrington
Mme
de Zemanta
Coupe
Bohemia
Execution in Switzerland Marks First in Twelve Years
May 2 in Geneva tells of Muff, the Jacobot killer who refused reprieve and was executed in Lucerne in the first Swiss execution in twelve years. Lawyer Hillen urged mercy until the end but Muff insisted I prefer to die. A museum gull identified as the mechanism was used, with Mengis overseeing the scene.
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Sperial
Geneva
Mathhing Muff
Mnejacrot
Lucerne
Switerland
M Hillen
M. Hillen
Schafhouse
Mengis
Zug
Astor’s Gift to Poor Reported in London Cable
May 21 report from London states AM won 35000 at Newmarket. W W Astor gave 7000 dollars to Maidenhead mayor for the town poor. Fund to aid the sick and injured with rest and shelter during their convalescence. Astor plans to run again for Parliament at the next election.
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Speal
Cable
London
Newmarket
W. W Astor
Maidenhead
Antor
Cities Beneath the Sea. Sealogist Warns of Cataclysmic Submersions
Sealogist Dr Emil Mongonyi of Budapest arrives in New Orleans to discuss submerged Caribbean cities he claims lie beneath shallow waters. He asserts a prehistoric disaster along the twentieth parallel drowned Central American land, with survivors reaching North America.
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Iniza Islanda
New Orleans
Caribbean Sea
Emil ‘Mongonyi
Budapest
Hungary
Monaonyi
Central America
Guatemala
Case
Cali
North America
New Bridge to Mexico to Open July 22
San Antonio May 21 announced that the Brownsville Texas to Matamoros Mexico international bridge will be formally opened July 22. Presidents Taft and Diaz Col Roosevelt and other leaders have been invited to attend along with Gov Campbell of Texas and the Tamaulipas governor.
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Taft
Diaz
Col. Roosevelt
San Antonio
Tex
International Bridge
Brownsville
Tax
Matamorag
Teft
Cot Roogevalt
Proguont Diaz
Gov
Campbell
Texas
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Rubens Acquisition at New York Met Brings Masterpiece Home
The New York Times notes the Metropolitan Museum has added an important Rubens work. Critics debate authorship of landscape though many see Rubens’ own touch in the hunting scene and two mounted figures possibly Rubens and Isabella Brant. The piece illustrates Rubens mastery and studio practices of the period.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum
Rubens
Fleming
Demanaa
Isabella Brant
Snyders
Wilten
Rubins
Tade
van Dyck
Jordasns
Poet Seeks Novel Death Then Destroys Life Dream
A distraught writer in Athens, living modestly, planned to end his life after feeling unappreciated. He hosted friends, read Wilde, rode to Mount Ibga, and leapt into the sea after a dramatic ride, dying by suicide. Guests received gifts and a note explaining his choice as fate.
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Fostiat
Washington
Athens
Bey
Pericles Jannopulon
Post
Lollo
Ld Cegtures
Hla
Oscar Wilde
Ibga
Leo
Ux Soatamange
Ertes
Salamis
Goachman
Thomeback
Bla Doom
Persaphone
Swiss Legation Seeks Heir in Norfolk Death Case
The Swiss legation reports a man who died while intoxicated in Norfolk, using the alias Rainey, may be the heir to a Swiss fortune. Gov Mann has received a letter seeking proof that the dead man and the Swiss heir are the same person, with a Calame surname mentioned and a longstanding absence from his homeland. The estate distribution is on hold pending verified death certificates and identification.
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Ades
France
Paulhan
Bellevax
Wrights
Ader
Clement Ader Devht
Wrighta
de Lierual
Rose
Pauthan
Bert Richmond
Gov Mann
Waahjostoo
Tha An
Norfolk
Rainey
Hed Calame
Etfoyta
Govan
The Orthental Mind and Western Imitation in China
An analysis argues Western pressure drives China to imitate Western power and dress, not from lack of ability. It asserts Chinese strength, if channeled, matches reformist aims. It notes a slow but present revival in Chinese self-identity and caution against overimitating Western models.
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New York
Tsat Tay
Wh Ting-fang
China
Fane
Sidsteem
Kitchener
Ft East Indiana
Japan
New Russian Policy Threatens Open Door Doctrine
A dated analysis details Russian diplomacy under Tsarist era pressures. It emphasizes Moscow signaling exclusive backing for Manchuria and Persia, challenging UK and Japan, and leveraging Portsmouth Treaty interpretations to curb foreign influence. The piece notes fragile allied positions, potential economic leverage, and Russia's intent to pressure Britain over regional spheres.
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Washington
St Petersburg
Chile
Japan
Ruscik
Portsmouth
Persia
Ruakland Teogland
Edward
Rusela
Ministry of Laign Affairs
England
Manchuria
Misvotsky
Mixadog
Russia
China
Berlin
Peking
Appeia
Exar
Bersia
Brance
Ruzila
Ghah
Rouen
Interna! Bubinesa
Austin
From tha Cuella Magasic 4 Lady Shows Daughter New Dress
A garbled passage describes a woman presenting a child with a newly arrived dress from the diesel laler. The exchange includes the woman’s reassuring line and the child’s puzzled reaction before a walk.
Zeppelin Arctic Expedition Criticism Delayed Pole Plan
German scientist Theodore Lerner contests the Zeppelin Hergesell Arctic voyage from Germany to Spitzbergen base. He argues 18 000 cubic meters of gas and 21 600 kilograms of engine oil are excessive for the airship. He warns the rescue of crew would be difficult and urges preparation of depots along northern Greenland Franz Josef Land and Cape Chelluskin. He calls the trial expedition superfluous and a moral waste of time and money.
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Washington
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Mrthip
Globus
Theodore Leroer
Germany
Grose Bay
Spitzbergen
Zeppelin Crimer
Levner
Arctic
Greenland
Franz Josef Land
Cape Chelluskin
Cross Bay
Lerner
Spitzbergéa
Error on King’s Coffin Inscription Sparks Curiosity
London May 21 A curious error was made in the inscription on King Edward’s coffin. The last line read Henrique fal OG and in the ninth year of his reign Edward began on January 2, igi, and the ninth year ended January 7 1810. He died in the tenth year of his reign, not the first as the inscription implied. The misprint has drawn attention in special cable reporting.
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London
Edward W Goffin
Henrique Fal
Edward
Hig Raign
Egypt unrest over nationalist leaders blamed for violence
Sir Eldon Gorst reports nationalist agitation stirs youths to violence and murder of Boutros Pasha. He urges tighter press laws and blames leaders for inciting attacks while noting need for European officials in senior posts as Egyptians gain public service roles.
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Mariec
Boutros Pasha
Unavatlog
Washington Post
London
Egypt
Hildon Gorst
Nationsitet
Boutroe Paha
Saya J
Eed
Nationalist Party
Tiedieelres
Toschuston
Eldon
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