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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1908
Page
7
Mrs Herbert Shipman presented a special introduction from Secretary Root at Buckingham Palace. Amid chatter and fanfare, Americans and other guests, including Miss Mary L Duke of Kentucky, filled the May courts as society figures gathered for the annual season amid ornate gowns and diplomatic chatter.
Fragmented OCR reads of a Caracas shipping dispute show shippers retaliating as shipments to Venezuelan ports face diversions. Protesters pressure steamers carrying Venezuelan freight away from ports, citing ongoing tensions and plague concerns.
Special Cable reports a confident American swindler in Paris targeting exclusive pension patrons. The man, charming and well dressed, gains trust by claiming U S patronage and fabricates connections to steal funds through staged department store purchases aided by a servant. The French police pursue the suspect.
A fragment discusses Chinaman training methods and public views on taiji practice and physical culture. It contrasts strenuous discipline with personal gain and notes commentary on German art and student humor as examples of public energy and social behavior.
Arrangements are complete for a farewell banquet honoring Ambassador Tower, to be held Friday evening at the Washing on Pet Berm Way. The American Chamber of Commerce and Cuneton will cover 100 guests, with diplomats and leading officials attending. Possible speakers include Herr von Drottz, Herr von Rheabacher, Heer Sydow, and Herry Khrtk, representing Germany and the United States. Mrs Tower will be the guest of honor at a farewell reception by the America Womens Club after the banquet.
Fritz von Helm oversees a two ton replica of the Nestorian tablet found in 16% AD. The stone, carved in Chinese with Syriac notes, measures 6 feet 6 inches high, 4 feet 1 inch wide, and 1 inch thick. It will travel to New York with Keane’s cargo, to illustrate lectures across European capitals and possibly join the Metropolitan Museum or the British Museum exhibit lists.
Large influx of Americans noted in London last week with notable attendance at major hotels. Mrs Gibbons wife of the American naval attaché hosted a dinner in honor of Mrs Shipman, with guests including Mrs Crosby and other society figures. Comment noted on the Paris group and Chicago figures visiting or arriving in London during the season.
Mr and Mrs Egbert Bo Lansing sailed on the Celtic yesterday following an extensive stay here and on the continent. Mr and Mrs F N Benson of Philadelphia left here Thursday for a visit to Paris.
Washington Post reports a Spanish beggar magnate arrested near Chals vier after organizing bands of mendicants who traveled from the western Pyrenees into France. The troupe wore deformities to elicit pity, daily collections were pooled with funds traced to Vincente Rubio F Alvarez, who operated similar pilgrimages across Southern Europe.
Germany's funniest comedian Heary Bender of the Metro pole Theater in Bern will appear in May and has contracted to play the lead role in the New York comedy The Corner Grocers. He previously performed in the United States and speaks English with a Weber and Fields accent.
New Yorkers fill Place Vendome as season heats up in Paris with many Americans multi city moves. Pierpont Morgan heads to London and Geneva while Mrs Ogden Mills and Miss Mills shop and plan an extended stay.
Mr and Mrs Jo Swathney visiting England comment on the Cotton Exchange and its high integrity. The correspondent notes about 549 members, calls summonses a technicality, and expects cotton prices to remain firm.
May 2 in St Petersburg the Douma debates Jews in the army of Russia. Opinions vary on their defense of the country with talk of excluding Jews from combat roles while allowing other military employment. Leaders predict new liberal restrictions, but pressed rights for Jews remain unlikely, with general sentiment against radical changes before 1906.
In New York and London discourse erupted after Maudi Allan planned a Salome themed dance before King and Queen, prompting Queen Alexandra to protest. The spectacle, featuring nearly naked costumes, drew sharp criticism as Miss Allan defended artistic expression and the performers' right to dress as desired.
The dairy explains strict surveillance from farm to bottle through laboratory tests led by Dr. B Meade Bolton and dairy inspector Dr. Elis M Santee. Every shipment is tested for bacteria and disease germs, with milk rejected if unsafe. Visitors are invited to compare sanitation, cooling, and shipping, as the dairy touts cleanliness and low prices.
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