FLASHED BY CABLE TO WASHINGTON READERS BUYS FINE TAPESTRIES
A long fragmentary account reports a cable sale of tapestries to Washington readers at bargain prices. It mentions a costly lawsuit against Lord Sackville, repairs in Paris, and a stream of gossip about nobles, hotels, and court actions. The tale shifts to Baroness de Vaughn and a plan to wed Gaston Senneley, with notes on Leopold and colonial ambitions and European aristocracy. The piece also touches on a Countess de Tocqueville and financial intrigues involving California wealth, and the burdens of aging nobility.
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Yhiy
Washington
Air Waccpington
Tor
Baroness de Vaughn
Caretline la Croix
Leopola Af
Helgium
Gaston Senneley
Zeremouny
Leopold
Thomas Fortune Hyae
Auion
St Albans
Leopod
Dell Gwyone
Belgivm
Geastun
Ballaincourt
Moe Wen Say
Lake
Durnad
Countess de Tocqueville
Miss Lerc
San Francisco
Heralifornia
Elle Breton
Rue de la Chatoillenant
Mtlanta
Boaiey
Automobilea
Partridge
California
Bankera
Instant Relief for Sore Feet
An advertisement style prose promotes TIZ and other foot relief claims. It touts instant relief for sore feet, claims to loosen pores and revive feet, and suggests using a remedy for lasting comfort. It mentions footprint ailments and references a druggist, with regional hints to Chicago and Illinois.
Russia Builds Up Navy Plans for Three Dreadnoughts
Special from St Petersburg reports Russia moving to expand its fleet for the Baltic with plans for three dreadnoughts. The government authorized around 60 million dollars with more needed, construction set to begin at a new navy yard on the Black Sea. The ships target roughly ten thousand tons displacement and about 21 knots, with costs estimated near a premium per ton.
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Washington
St Petersburg
Russia
Duma
Navy
Black Sea
Pho Brown & Towf
Sheffield
Toy
Tone Bilt Isa
Iekers
Auto Club Signs Smash War In Queens Streets
New York Times reports auto club members rafted a truck into Queens to remove roadside advertisements under a new law banning highway signs. A crew loaded with ladders axes and signs moved through Hoffman Boulevard collecting thousands of posters to curb visual clutter.
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Auto Club
Fim
New York Times
Borough of
Queens
Automobile Club of America
Ward Chamberlain
Croten Falls
Hoffman Bouleard
Algne
Wickman’s dash to seed a global rubber empire
London reports reveal A Wickman who brought Hevea seeds from the upper Amazon, defying Brazil’s export ban with government permission, and sparked a worldwide rubber boom. He recounts smuggling seeds, securing permission from India’s government, and guiding plantations from Santarém to Ceylon and beyond, with 70,000 plants thriving at Kew. He notes rapid output growth in British Malaya and Ceylon and ongoing expansion to Southern India and New Guinea.
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Washington Post
London
A Wickman
Heven
Amazon
Tapajosa
Madeira
Heven' Tees
England
Joseph Hooker
Kew Gardeny
India
India Office
Mus
Santarem
Europe
British Malaya
Ceylon
Wickman
New Guinea
Queen Heads to Scotland for Balmoral Abode
Special Cable reports Queen Mary with royal children leaving London to join King George at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. For the next two months the British Monarch will reside at Balmoral while ruling from that seat.
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London
Mary
Tedio
King George
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral
Postam Skin Remedy Promises Rapid Cure Claims
An advertisement touts Postam as a universal skin remedy claiming rapid cures for conditions like eczema tetter and barber’s itch. It mentions dramatic sales, invites free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York, and markets Poslam soap as an antiseptic treatment at low prices.
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Postam
East Twenty-ffth Street
New York
O'Donnell
Queen Alexandra Avoids Public as Age Appears
Special Cable reports Queen Alexandra, just back from Norway, showing a new reluctance to public appearances after recent amateur snapshots suggest she now looks her age. Friends say the queen mother has long been famed for youthfulness, making her retreat appear particularly poignant.
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Washington Fost
Queen Alexandra
England
Norway
Illustrated Papers
Alexandra
Europe
Princess Alice de Bourbon set for U S circus tour and romance
Marquis de Castellane reports Princess Alice de Bourbon, youngest daughter of the late Don Carlos, preparing to tour the United States as a circus rider. Her marriage to Prince Frederick de Schoenenberg-Kaldenburg ended in cruelty claims, and a $160,000 diamond necklace theft marked a turbulent life.
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Don Carlos
United States
Marquis DE Castellane
Washington Post
Paris
Alice de Bourbon
Dean Carlos
Don Jaime
Prince de Bourbon
Madrid
Bourton Fames
Spain
Argentine Republic
Alice
Frederick de Schoenenberg-Kaldenburg
Iam
Marie Antoinette
Lino del Prete
Mme del Prete
Monda
Capt del Prete
Orient
Elvira
America
Beatrice
Prinre de Massino
Blanche
Leopold Salvator
Miss Ridgway
Philadelphia
Countess Vinsi-Castel
Miss Dillon
New York
H B Duryea
John Wanamaker
Charles Carrott
Charles Manion
San Francisco
Henry Ridgway
Qugenheim
Perry Hbal
Deauville Turf Hosts Notable Owners Amid Golden Era
At Deauville racecourse owners including Mrs Cavendish Bentinck once Miss Livingston and W Hoyt join figures like T Purcell Thorne Harry La Mon taigne F P Widener and Frank L Gardner. American jockeys O Connor Nash Turner and Rief netted most victories in a day resembling Sheepshead Bay’s racing heyday.
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Cavendish Bentinck
Miss Livingston
W Harjes
W Hoytes
Deauville Turf
Sheepshead Bay
America
T Purcell Thorne
Harry la Montaigne
Derelict Schooner James Davidson Rescued at Southport
The schooner James Davidson, previously abandoned in a storm and sinking condition, was towed by the Baltimore tug Tormentor to Southport, North Carolina. cargo of lumber. crew and captains were taken to Havana aboard the American tramp Northwestern. The vessel suffers extensive damage with masts broken, bowprit lost, and a flooded hold.
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James Davidson
Southport
N.C
Wilmington
Baltimore
Charleston
New York
Havana
Teamere Northwestern
Cape Fear
Married at Midnight in Hagerstown Maryland
Virginia couple from Martinsburg West Virginia wed at midnight in Hagerstown after an auto trip. Miss Blanche Maupin, 17, and Leo A Julvers of Grut toes Virginia received license from Deputy Clerk Carlisle L Hubbard. They were accompanied by a friend and denied elopement.
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Virginia
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
W Va
Blanche Maupin
Leo A Julvers
Gruttoes Va
Carlisle L. Hubbard
McCauley
Royal India Durbar Plans Prove Not Abandoned
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports Indian durbar plans to glitter as never before. King George and Queen Mary are not canceling Delhi events, with Indian nobles flaunting legendary gems and jeweled processions. Americans seek lodgings and invitations amid vast splendor preparations.
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Washington Post
London
Adia
King George
Mary
Ugs
Delhi
George
India
Gaekwar
Baroda
Akbar Shah
Gwalior
Scintia
Scindia
Maharajah
Travancore
Ceylon
Dacca Michi
Dassera
Delhi Durbar Plans and English Wages Debate
Amid reports on the king and queen's voyage to India a durbar in Delhi is discussed with British invitations and official channels. London wage data show rising prices and stagnant pay, prompting strikes and debates over living costs and worker pay scales.
France Sees Women Riots Over Food Prices and Police Crackdown
Paris reports say women across France campaign against high food prices. Premier Caillaux orders prefects to suppress riots, while anarchist Yvetot returns to Paris after expulsion. Housewife committees pressure grocers to set fixed prices as metal workers strike and markets close in multiple towns.
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Washington Post
Paris
France
Caillaux
Yvetot
Prince of Wales Public Smoking Hopes and Royal Health
The Prince of Wales, now seventeen, reportedly enjoys three small Havana cigars daily on reaching his eighteenth birthday, with the King and Queen avoiding strong warnings. Prince Henry’s health remains anxious though improving at Broadstairs, his rapid growth outpacing vigor. the young prince, nicknamed Bluebottie, shows humor and charm while the family hopes for a better season in the Highlands.
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Prince of Wales
Workington Post
Jpondon
Spain
Prince Henry
Broadstairs
Highlands
King & Sons
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