Cannibal Tales From New Guinea Bring Shocking Tales
Special Cable reports from London describe the British governor of New Guinea recounting cannibal practices among Papuan tribes. A central feast features a hero who eats before tribal rites, with victims roasted, flesh wrapped, and offerings made to appease spirits. The piece cites language skills and social customs as part of tribal life, noting discipline, warfare, and unique linguistic requirements.
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Washington Post
London
Leutenant
New Guinea
Gove’ Murray
Hia
Bart
Instant Relief for Sore Feet
Policemen worldwide favor TIZ foot remedy for tender feet and swelling. A Chicago firm markets 2c boxes while claims of superior pore-clearing action and painless relief are voiced by a Texas officer and retailers.
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Emay
Marrell
Austin
Tex
Waite
Luther Dodge & Co
O'donnell’s
Lloyd George on disarmament and Anglo American alliance
In a Review of Reviews interview London, Oct 1, Lloyd George argues disarmament requires international agreement, Britain must maintain naval strength as the irreducible minimum, and an Anglo American alliance could unite the two halves of the English speaking world to promote world peace and deter international lawlessness.
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Washington Post
London
Lloyd George
Great Britain
United States
Empire
Republic
Big Day for New York Opens three events in one day
Paris reports a landmark November 14 with New York staging three openings the horse show the Metropolitan Opera and Mascagni's new opera Ysabel featuring Bessie Abbott as Lady Godiva in Coventry. Abbott sails October 19 and Mascagni conducts concerts before departure from Genoa.
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Mascagni
Washington Post
Paris
New York
Horse Show
Metropolitan Opera
Bessie Abbott
Lady Godiva
Coventry
Ralph Edmunds
Milan
Miss Abbott
Caraimba
Abbott
Genoa
Tondon
American Cleaner Revives Paris with Sand-Blast Method
Clifford Grant Cook a young San Franciscan persuades Paris authorities to let him use the sand blast process to clean public buildings. He starts at private 124 Boulevard Haussmann and has cleaned it quickly, then moves to the Hotel De Ville and plans the Louvre chamber of deputies and other famed but dirty sites.
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Clifford Grant Cook
Washington Post
Paris
Ethel Cook
Clarence Postley
Iin
Cook
Boulevard Haussmann
Hotel de Ville
Chamber of Deputies
Louvre
Thackara
Japan
Germany
Rue de la Paix
Alexander Thackare, Jr
Gen
Sherman
Gov. Sprague
Rhode Island
Miss Thackare
American Woman’s Club
Berlin
Ivy Gordon-Lennox Engaged to Earl Winterton Reported
London reports that Miss Ivy Gordon-Lennox, only child of Lord and Lady Gordon-Lennox, is believed to be troth-plighted to Earl Winterton. The 27 year old M. P. is famed for languages, books, sport, and gardening, with prior engagement rumors to Lord Jersey’s heir.
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Ivy Gordon-Lennox
London
Lord
Algernon Gordon-Lennox
Earl Winterton
Society
Ivy
New York
Lord Wil Hers
Earl of
Jersey
Earl Whiterton
Gordon-Lennox
New Suitor Found for Princess Victoria Louise
Marquis de Castellane reports a new possible match for Kaiser Wilhelm II's daughter Princess Victoria Louise, with Prince Carol of Roumania as a prospective husband. He notes American women studying music in Paris and comments on American sculptors and the cultural exchange. he asserts Alfonso VII will remain "His Most Catholic Majesty" amid Spain’s Vatican relations.
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Carol of
Roumiania
Alfonso
Spain
Vatican
Victoria Louise
Carl Franz
Austria
Arot
Roumania
Prince Carol of
Alfonso Kut
Charles V
Philip II
Canaiejog
Merry del Val
Alfonso VII
Leo
Danger in High Heels Suspected Kidney Displacement
Budapest doctor warns high heels distort the lumbar curve and with tight waists may displace kidneys. Dr. Ivan Koranyi cites statistics from experiences abroad to support the claim that elevation of the heel causes kidney displacement even for kidneys normally well back.
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Budapest
Washington Post
London
Louis
von Koranyl
Ivan Koranyi
Typhoid outbreak in Cassel linked to raw milk in 1909
In Cassel's 1909 typhoid epidemic over 300 cases arose within ten days and a Heinemann source indicated that only those who drank raw milk contracted the disease. The claim notes the raw milk consumption as the infection vector during the surge.
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Cassel
Heinemann
Croker May Quit Ireland for Florida Palm Beach Plan
Special Cable reports Richard Croker plans annual Palm Beach visit and likely retirement from Ireland due to kidney trouble and advancing age. Doctors see no improvement and suggest warmer climes. He may sell Glencairn estate as racing disappointments mount, favoring self-training and direct control over horses.
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Florida
Washigton Post
London
Richard Croker
Palm Head
New York
Ghostly theft leads to family blame in Stettin tale
A Berlin report says a haunted house in Stettin centered on Buchsler’s daughter, an alleged telekinetic child. Objects moved, cash vanished from Frau Buchsler’s box after the ghost appeared. Police investigated. they found Buchsler had spent money at taverns, leading to renewed scrutiny and possible detention if disturbances recur.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Qet
Stettin
Buchsler
Frau Buchsler
Woman of Budapest Ends Seven-Year Sleepless Spree
Special cable reports Frau Bertha Hejemes of Budapest has not slept for seven years after a traumatic incident at night. Despite endless wakefulness she remains in excellent health, performs all duties, reads extensively, and has learned three languages. She is 38 and sought medical advice for fatigue.
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Budapest
Waelingen Post
Berlin
Bertha Hejemes
Hejemes
Frau Heremes
Globe
Pulitzer Cable
New York
San Francisco
Japan
Mme. Senla
Mme. Scala
Albert Pulitzer
New York Life
Aetna
Walter Pulitzer
Girl in Pope's Garden Seeks Benediction in Vatican Grounds
An American Catholic girl, barefoot and hidden overnight in Vatican gardens, was found during the Pope's morning walk and questioned by gendarmes. She spoke briefly in English and sought a benediction, with officials likely returning her to friends without action.
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Pontiff
Brecal
Washington Post
Rome
Secolo
Vatican
M. Bressaud
Mary Booth at Parkhurst Prison Visit
London reports Home Secretary Winston Churchill's prison reform allowing relaxing the jail regime. Salvation Army Captain Mary Booth read a message to convicts at Parkhurst Prison Isle of Wight and became the first woman permitted to speak in a convict prison. A garrison band earlier played to the inmates and one prisoner said the music shortened his sentence.
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Salvation Army
London
Winston Churchill
Parkhurst
Isle of Wight
Mary Booth
Misa Booth
Portiang Jal
Man Claims Headless Dummy Was Mistaken Woman
Paris court hears Francois Brigaux admit stealing a dress display dummy but says he mistook it for his beloved Fifine. He describes blur and darkness leading to the error, while the magistrate notes the dummy lacked a head. Brigaux faces three months' imprisonment.
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Washington Post
Paris
Francois Brigaux
Electricia
Fifine
Francois
Bernhardt Still Youthful at 66 in Vaudeville Acts
Special cable from London reports Mme Bernhardt, aged 66, performing a series of condensed scenes from her famous dramas at the Coliseum vaudeville. She joked her youth comes from riding atop omnibuses, appearing ageless as Lorenzaccio, the Distant Princess, or L Aigion while still acting with grace.
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London
Mme
Bernhardt
Coliseum
Ege
Lorenzacchio
L'Aigion
Coronation Prep Draws Americans to London Rooms
London reports rapid planning for King George VI’s coronation with an imperial pageant. Ambassadors, colonial premiers, and troops from across the empire will attend. June and early July are expected to be festive, with Americans and colonials already securing hotel rooms ahead of next year’s events.
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Philip Everett
Bordal
Washington Post
London
George
Pigh
Coloni
Edward VII
Westminster
Prince of Wales
Carnarvon
Germans at Monte Carlo Contribute 55 Percent to Attendance
Berlin reports Monte Carlo statistics show Germans now supply 55 percent of visitors at the casino, with Germans and Austrians accounting for about $8,000,000 of the bank’s annual profits. Americans and English contribution totals roughly $2,200,000, French $1.4 million, Russians $1 million, others make up the remainder.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Germany
Monte Carlo
All My Pimples Gone by D D D Remedy Claim
Minnie Pickard of Altamaha North Carolina proclaims D D D Prescription clears eczema and skin impurities. Advertisement touts D D D as penetrating and soothing with wintergreen and thyme. Trial size offered for a small price through Henry Evans and O Donnell's Pharmacy in Chicago.
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Minnie Pickard
Altamahan
N. C
D. D. D. Laboratories
Chicago
Henry Evans
Q O’donnell
Waterlogged Egyptian cotton lands threaten industry
London reports Egyptian cotton areas are becoming permanently waterlogged due to a rising underground water table. experts warn drainage is urgently needed to prevent salt damage and root suffocation. remedies include costly drainage and breeding earlier ripening cotton, with long-term prospects uncertain and prices vulnerable to collapse.
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Washington Post
London
Egypt
W. Lawrence Halls
Atailon
Bgyet
W. H. Cadman
America
Civilization as a disease warns of new industrial ailments
A Washington Post Special Cable reports British medical journals labeling civilization a disease and warning that industrial progress brings growing hazards. It cites calcium carbide fumes, dye poisoning, decompression illnesses, telegraphism neurosis, and electric exposure as contributing dangers, ending with calls to curb dangerous technological advances.
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Washington Post
London
Lin
Beily
Tesur
Governors for Korea appoints seventeen prefectural leaders
Following the issuance of registrations for the Bureau of Korea, gazetted yesterday, seventeen prefectural governors have been appointed. They comprise seven Japanese and six Koreans.
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Korea
Seoul
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