Critics Attack French Trial System In Steinheil Case
The report details wide criticisms of French criminal trials surrounding the Steinheil case. Minister of Justice Bartha heads a commission with Ribot and Crupps as vice presidents. Debates include trial fairness, juror influence, and potential damages claims by Alexander Wolff. Paris and Washington dispatches note foreign reactions and a linked defamation suit involving Frederick Burlingham and Mme Steinheil.
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M. Bartha
Commission
MM Ribot
Crupps
King Honors Suffragette on Royal Divorce Commission
London reports the king appoints a royal commission to review divorce law and administration. Notable inclusions are two suffragette women, Lady Frances Balfour and Mrs Tevnant, along with leaders and judges, to probe legal gaps, with interim findings to aid poorer classes possibly facing hardship.
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Washington Post
London
Chese Tre
Frances Balfour
If J Tevnant
Arthur Balfour
Asquith
Lord Gorell
Weslminster
Yard
Guthrie de
Archbishop of York
Bar
Derby
Kings
Atv Lents T Dibden
Rufus Isaacs
Inn
Ghosts Push Seances for Stock Scam in Bombastus Case
Bergmann, manager of a toothpaste firm, is charged with using spiritualist seances to entice wealthy Drevien residents to buy Bombastus shares. Claiming spirits of Luther and others gave inside information, victims invested, and one sale totaling 30 000 was completed after warnings to sell. The scheme began with 250 from Frau Bergmann.
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Drestien
Bergmenn
Bombasta
Drevien
Bambastia
Epiate Aroom
Martin Luther Bergmann
Frau Bergmann
Spiritualist Society
Bergmann
Luther Theophrastua
Paravelona
Martin
Bombastus
Won Fame At Seventy Harpignies Still Leads French Painters
Henri Joseph Harpignies, now over eighty, rose from poverty to fame late in life. He left Valencennes for Paris as a youth, painted glove boxes for a living, and gained attention only after two autumn landscapes and Olives and Evergreens. He became France’s foremost painter, secretary of the Society of French Artists, and a Legion of Honor commander. He remains vibrant, sociable, and a diligent worker at his country house.
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Harpignies
France
Washington Post
Henri Joseph Harpignies
Valencennes
Chauchard
Bigeot
Paris
Harpigues
Beaulieu
Hevrera
Monte Carlo
Sociéty of French Artists
Legion of Honor
Lessons From a German Murder Case Warn Young Women
German papers portray the Anna Luther murder by Otto Muller as a warning to women abroad. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports Muller as a rogue partner to Anna Luther and notes his German American associate Richard Freygang, who aided attempts to extort money from Luther relatives. Freygang dies later in Leipzig hospital.
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Muller
Washington Post
Berlin
Anna Luther
Otto Muller
Welda
Anna
Germany
Richard Freygeng
Newark
Lelpet
Saxony
Preygang
Old Luther
Gera
New York
Freygang
Ib Leipzig
INSTALL LORD MAYORS SOME QUAINT OLD CUSTOMS
In Dunstable the new chief magistrate Hall observes Beating the Boundaries and no excuse exists for ignorance of jurisdiction. Across England installation days feature quaint ceremonies with mayors, bands, and boundary posts.
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Dunstable
Enids
Washington Post
London
George IV
Russia
Guildhay
Pepys Racords
Brightlingsea
Prielfts
Bournemouth
Borough 3
Tore
Jesa
Duchess of Marlborough Opens Charitable Events in London
London nov 20 the duchess of marlborough gains royal favor and may attend queen’s supper after earlier discord with the crown. the duchess plans two charity events in curzon street including a sale of work by prisoners wives and waifs and strays for Home charities. lord spencer chuchill slated for switzerland winter trip with his mother.
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Washington Post
London
Marlborough
Alexandra
Louise
Duchess of Devonshire
Devonshire House
Consucio
Davonshire House
Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland
Blandford Gars
Curzon Street
Streys
Spencer Churchill
Switzerland
French Women Teachers Condemned by Intellectual Proletariat
European cable report cites M Dauspresse critique of Paris scholars on the so called intellectual feminine proletariat. It claims many women educators in music face meager wages from 10 to 40 cents an hour, with lessons at pupil homes and advance payments.
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Wpecal
Washington Post
Paris
Este Tm & Current
The
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M. Dauspresse
France
Conservatoire
Daubresse
Mt Gaubresse
Naples Firemen Mutiny Shocks City Amid Barricades
Naples witnesses a firemen mutiny as barracks are sealed and officers expelled. Troops disarm the rioters and a naval conting ent is pressed into service while the mayor faces arrest. unrest stems from discontent within the corps.
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Washington Peay
Naples
Sremen
Blind Men on Strike at French Charitable Shop
Inmates of a French charitable institution for the blind ended a week long strike after a meeting at a wine shop parlor. The workers, who craft brushes, accused the institution of profiteering and using their labor for home profit. Management denied the claim and stated the workers would otherwise be unpaid strikers. Most speakers were blind. the chairman required guidance to the platform as voices and gestures filled the room.
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Washington
Akers
Uhei
Emchman
False Baby Emperor Tale Sparks Death Penalty In Yunnan
A distorted Chinese hoax claims a peasant couple in Yunnan bore a baby said to be chosen to succeed the emperor. A Buddhist monk allegedly received a reward, the tale stirred neighbors, troops were sent, and officials executed the parents while sparing the infant king.
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Washingtan
Hongkong
Hina
Yunnan
Charcoal Lozenges Claim Health Benefits In Ads
An 19th century ad touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges made from willow wood charcoal. It claims absorption and oxidation of foul gases, deodorizing breath, and cleansing the stomach. The copy urges readers to call a druggist, send for a free sample, and order from the F A Stuart Company in Marshall Michigan.
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Stenhouse
Hunter
Stuart
Igherge
Stuart Company
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Evolutionary influences haunt medical practice says Dr Lindsay
English physician Dr Lindsay presents a Darwin influenced lecture noting organs show rudimentary evolution. He cites wisdom teeth toes and the intestinal tract as vestigial, questions medical removal norms, and argues evolution shapes diagnosis and treatment priorities amid rising life spans and disease decline.
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Washington Post
London
J Lindsays Bradshaw
Merman
Lindsay
Rus Toma
Landsay
Marriage of Mme Simone to Claude Casimir Peterson
The article reports the marriage of Mmegimore Benda, recently divorced from Tue Bargy, to Claude Casimir Peterson, ex premier and former president of the republic. The ceremony featured a speech by the mayor praising Mme Cosimo Perez for her talent and dramatic presence, noting a long romantic engagement and a delay caused by Peterson's late father’s consent and the premier’s death.
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Weaby
Mmegimore Benda
Tue Bargy
Claude Casimir Peterson
The
Republic
Mme Cosimo Perez
Puphe
Casinly Peters
Tissnp
Claude Peter
Paulhan Flies 30 Mile Round Trip From Mourmelon to Chalons
Louis Favihon in a biplane completed a round trip from Mourmelon to Chalons at an average altitude of 1000 feet. He circled the Notre Dame tower at Chalons, then returned to the start, estimating 35 miles in 40 minutes. The flight paused along the route as crowds watched.
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Paulhan
Chalons
Wedington
Paris
Louis Favihon
Mourmelon
Chureh
Notre Dame
Poulban
Governor General of Finland Resigns Amid Administrative Shakeup
In Helsinfors on November 2 the resignation of General von Boeckman as governor general of Finland was accepted. Major General Zein appointed acting governor. Zein known as an energetic administrator, expected to push through Russian plans amid Finnish obstruction.
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Helsinfors
von Boeckman
Finland
Zein
Danseuse The Danseuse Footing Fights Manager Row
A dispute erupts at a dining venue as the manager takes a hard line with staff. The incident centers on food service actions and a heated exchange over kitchen duties and control.
Life in Africa and the Jameson Raid Recital
Lady Sarah Wilson recounts her perilous escape from Mafeking during the Boer War and subsequent travels to Moanda. The narrative blends first person survival with anecdotes of war, rumors, and encounters with Boers while detailing her broader adventures across Africa and a preface to South African Memories.
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Mafeking Im Homeone
Moata
Washington Post
London New 2
Hfe
South Africa
Sarah Watson
Sarah Wilson
Tambeson
Zambes
Baden Pawel
Mar
Duchess of Marlboroughs Lends Sunderland House for Chanty
London social life faces a quiet season as numerous entertainments are canceled or postponed. The Duchess of Marlborough has ceded her Sunderland house for a Chanty event and will depart with her son Lord Ivor Churchill to Switzerland for health reasons. American society figures attend Windsor and Rushton functions while many hostesses adjust invites and January plans.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
Warrington Post
London
Lbers
Evans
Channing
Henry
Lewis Farcous
London Money Center Faces Sustained Reserve Drain
A London money market report notes eight straight weeks of Bank of England bullion reserve declines and a doubled discount rate aimed at attracting gold. It warns Britain’s monetary leadership may be losing primacy as external factors tighten the City’s grip and spur debate over reforms.
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London
Bank of England
Europe
Lisbon
Brazilia
New York Exchange
New York
South Africa
Hendon
Spanish Queen to Travel to The Washington Post Madrid
A fragmentary report notes the Queen of Spain plans a trip with her child, likely leaving Madrid by month end, and visiting the Isle of Wight before year end as Spain’s situation remains calm. Also mentions a coroner’s inquest at Pethnal Green into a mother and child death with the clock stopping.
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Washington Post
Madrid
Vintarne Eugemeé
Can
Spain
Madid
Spee
Caine
London
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