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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1910
Page
2
London dispatch notes King George's quick shift from mourning to promoting sport and British made goods, with plans to expand racing stables and back motor cars. It highlights Alexandra's court role, future memorial ideas, and Jewish East End sorrow prompting a memorial linked to the East End community.
Boston guests Mr and Mrs Batcheller tour Lisbon and Cintra on a motor trip to Portugal’s King Manuel and Queen Amélia. Rumors of John Roosevelt’s Sorbonne fee are denied by his secretary. Marquis de Ganay promotes a charity exhibit featuring 19th century masters to benefit good works.
Berlin reports a German press line arguing King George V is German in blood and that his future policy should favor Germany. The piece notes 128 German ancestors, incl. princes and dukes, with Danish lineage also traced to German roots.
In Paris on May 1 labor syndicates show extreme quiet after their failed Bala de Boulogne protest. Some fear later agitators may target next month's grand prix day, planning to turn a day of public racing into bloodshed. Skepticism and notable doubt surround the alleged plot as authorities and public spectators remain wary.
Former President Roosevelt, while in London for King Edward’s funeral, defended his African trip as a scientific hunting expedition. He stresses no animal was killed unless necessary for food or museum study to advance zoological knowledge, noting the collection is among the most complete ever made.
Queen Victoria delivered a male infant stillborn today in Madrid. The royal body to be buried quietly in Escurial monastery pantheon. The mother wept openly upon learning of the loss. Surviving are two sons and a daughter. The report notes a London tribute to the late King Edward.
Special Cable from London May 1 The Lusor find unearthed inscribed potsherds reveal marriage contracts dating from 200 B C to 300 A D. One contract shows a five month wife term with a deposit of four silver staters and forfeiture rules, illustrating polygamy and childless marriage practices.
Advertises Marmola Prescription Fat Reducers as a cheap, quick way to slim. Claims users can lose pounds daily, with tablets made to the Marmola Prescription and sold by mail order from a Detroit building. Warns against other dieting and asserts safety and effectiveness.
London May 2 King George V and royal speech discipline are discussed. The piece notes prior crises under the Prince of Wales Kaiser and explains government scrutiny of monarchs words. It describes King Edward’s tight control over himself and limited pre delivery copies for newspapers.
A sanitized report notes Yeomanry training at Salisbury with various officers and members of noble families, including Winston Churchill as Major in the Oxfordshire Hussars and Duke of Marlborough motoring to Blenheim Palace with his cousin. The scene centers on aristocratic amateurs and their entertaining mishaps during field exercises and social poses.
The column records art price shifts across decades, noting big gains for pieces such as Reynolds Peruita and Lorenzo di Credi's Madonna with Child, versus sharp declines like Moeleys Nightingale Home and others. It cites specific sales at Theo bald, Novar, Thomond, and the 1860s era, with figures ranging from 30 guineas to 4,750 guineas and totals nearing 41,600 guineas for six works.
An influx of visiting monarchs in London leads to curious scenes in hotels and lounges. An American guest misidentifies staff and guests amid multilingual chatter while officers and soldiers discuss war and diplomacy. A German prince, posing as an English-speaking visitor, clarifies language use, and a Buckingham Palace encounter highlights royal bearing even in plain clothes.
London plans to widen Fleet Street to ease daily traffic with an estimated cost of 10 million pounds. Tradesmen are moving to temporary premises as Piccadilly and East of Temple Street face widening, and a new Southwark to Blackfriars bridge is proposed to relieve river crossings. Art leaders urge a bridge that is useful and picturesque to avoid a modern eyesore.
Dorothy Ward an American student from Mottena was ordered to leave Germany within two hours after making uncomplimentary remarks about Princess Victoria Luog. She and her friend George White were in Berlin's zoological gardens when she mocked two ladies, prompting plainclothes police to demand her address and issue the expulsion order.
London society chronicles report Duchess of Marlborough opening her grand ballroom for charity as a social season shifts to Sundarland house. Notables include Countess of Essex, Mr. Balfour, Mrs. Asquith, and Lady Desborough amid gossip on Lord Curzon’s marriage plans and Astor possibly becoming Lady Curzon.
The Washington Post reports Mark Twain, returning from a world lecture tour, stayed in a famed Piccadilly private hotel in London. An unearthed autograph manuscript reveals his witty take on “private hotel lumbago,” joking the beds are unnecessarily firm and that the hotel clings to a bygone prestige amid decayed quirks.
The ad promotes TIZ as a fast remedy for sore sweaty tender and swollen feet. It claims instant relief and a permanent effect by drawing out poisons from the skin. Sold by druggists for 25 cents a box or from Walter Luther Dodge Co. China.
Budapest dispatch reports violinist Ludwig Moncezy, famed as the "diamond king," died after earning about $129,000 from his playing and amassing a valuable diamond collection gifted by European royalty. Queens and empresses adored his art, with many demanding rare strings priced high.
Rome professor Giulio Alessandrini says pellagra is caused by a microbe in water, not bad corn. He cites uniform peasant lifestyles and water as the disease vehicle, suggesting eradication possible once proven.
Rome May 2 A portrait gift by Robert Hale Chicago to Queen Elena honors the Villa Regina Messina and the people of Sicily. The tri part panel shows the village, the blue Strait of Messina, and the mortuary chapel with eight slices. Hale departs as a private viewing follows. Hale born in Chicago, raised in St Paul, now touring Europe as an art promoter. Botha forms first United South Africa ministry with Viscount Gladstone as governor general.
Two Brooklyn girls Haltie Sherborne and Maude Handley bicycle through France Italy and beyond on a Roosevelts demonstration trip to Berlin. They hopeful for the President's autograph, recount a near-miss near Cannes when a punctured wheel led to a Monaco prince car rescue.
London society notes fencing as the top pastime with many titled women entering the upcoming grand championshi p at the Sword Club under rural patronage. Baronne de Meyer and Bertrand School members are among entrants as Miss contralt and Miss Julia Johnston express strong enthusiasm for a sport seen as a sign of emancipation.
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