New Vice in France Masks and high society waltz
Paris dispatch reports a new vice rising alongside ether abuse and morphine in France. Princess Wittgenstein and Mrs Hughes Hallett, aged well past youth, attract attention at a masked ball dancing with remarkable energy. An American group also stands out for their incognito costumes and lively party at Flidy.
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Wittgenstein
Hughes Hallett
Euurope
Oth
Lausanne
Hughes Halett Simmers
Dinard
Mont- Flalair
Amercin
Vientors
Phope
Morgan After Pope's Train Sale Theme
Morgan seeks to buy a long stored Vatican railway train including engine sleeping dining and salon cars with an artistic altar. The Vatican, facing financial strains from tensions with France and reduced Peter’s Pence, begins secret negotiations after prior offers were rejected. The train last ran in the 19th century during Pope Pius IX's journey to Perugia.
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Washington Post
Rome
Morgan
Vatican
Bengan
France
Peter
Pius IX
Peruma
Developings on Health and Beauty Cure Claims
A garbled ad touts Mille Meriyi as a health authority endorsing daily deep breathing, facial massage with Alebrose Healy Cream, and salted water rinses. It pushes Whites Vaucaire Galega Tablets four times daily with water, claims genuine imported galega, urges brand insistence, and expands to claim celebrity and expert endorsements.
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Mile Meriyi
Americas
Wizard White Company
Ptake Op
Mille Merlyn
Paris Salon for Women to Exhibit Adornments of Women
Paris plans a feminine salon next March under Duchesse de Broglie and Marquise de Ganay. The event will showcase items that adorn women from footwear to diamond necklaces in a refined Parisian exhibition.
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Washington
Paris
Duchesse de Broglie
Marquise de Ganay
Paris Curative Symphony: Music and Medicine Heal Elverson
Paris reports a new therapy for septuagenarian illness pairing music with medicine. James Elverson of Philadelphia improves after a Danish nurse sings soothing songs. the method, praised by observers, could become a recurring cure. The Sfax, French cruiser that carried Dreyfus from Devils Island, sold to German bidders, joins Hamburg’s flotilla.
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James Elverson
Philadelphia
Dreyfus
Devils Island
James Suverson
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
R. Suzor
Suzor
Edinburgh
Elverson
Carlsbad
Mme Dagmar
Emverson
Sfax
Hamburg
Albert Dreyfus
Zelaya's Victims Honored in Granada Monuments
In Granada Nicaraguan authorities order ex-president Zelaya victims Cannon and Groce to be exhumed for burial with national honors in Granada's cemetery. A marble monument may be erected if families reject U.S. burial, with a broad gathering and a call to other municipalities to join the tribute.
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Granada
Managua
Nicaragua
Teunicipality
Cannon
Groce
Zelaya
United States
David Arrellano
Republic
State Department
Washington
Conrad
New Iberia
Estradas
Mrs Corey's Charity Shakespearean Appearance in London
Mrs William E Corey formerly Maybelle Gilman is praised by Mrs Rosina Felippi and Lewis Waller for a charity Shrew performance in London with Waller. Waller says the public will be astonished by her imperious dramatic power as Katharine. Other Americans entertain in town including Vanderbilt and Mrs Goelet as they join yacht Nahoma for a Mediterranean cruise.
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Washington Post
London
William E. Corey
Maybelle Gilman
England
Rosina Felippi
Lewis Wailer
Atharine
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Robert Goelet
Gong
Nahoma
Mediterranean
Waldorf-Astors
Don
Countess of Gearborough
Cileveden
Maldwin Drummon
Marshall Field, iv
Paris
Duchess of Marlborough
Beaufort Castle
Sunderland House
Curzon Street
Lady Bateman
Knapp
New York
Shobden
Court
Hertfordshire
Lord Bateman
Bradley Martin
Inverness
Grenardly Lodge
Scotland
Charles Beresford
Grooge
George Cornwallis-West
Gershany
Prince Henry of
Pleas
French Smokers End Strike and Tax Battle
Paris reports end of smokers strike as Finance Minister wins higher tax. Forecasts of monthly profit from price rise faded to deficits of 300,000, 19,000, then August rebound of 260,000 as substitutes fail and habits shift back toward smoking. Also, a 1,600 signature manifesto accuses Venezuela’s ex-president Castro of plotting against Juan V. Gomez.
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Washington Post
Paris
Castro
Teneriffe
Venezuela
Canaries
Juan V. Gomez
New Seal for England Described by Mint Director
A London conference with the mint director outlines the design and production of a new great seal for England. The double silver disks form a hinged, 6 inch by 0.75 inch seal used on proclamations treaties and credentials. The sovereign sits in St Edward's chair on the obverse and a mounted king or queen on the reverse.
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Washington
London
George
Mint
England
Westminster Abbey
Privy Council
Tower of London
Lord Loreburn
New Terror of the Sea Unmanned War Vessel Demonstrated
Berlin reports a new type of warship built in Nuremberg can be controlled from a distant land station. In tests off Dulstrench a U-boat manipulated forward, backward, turns, and fired mines and torpedoes without crew aboard. Foreign navies discuss the invention and experts predict a bright future.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Nuremberg
Dulstrevnch
Expberts
German Attacks on Czar Stir Turmoil in Germany
Berlin reports ferocious attacks on Nicholas II by socialists and liberals during a week of protests near Friedberg castle. Czar denounced as bloodthirsty tyrant and demon. radicals tie anti Jewish massacres in Russia to criticism. tensions strain German Russian relations and threaten the Holy Alliance. The czar’s refusal to honor a visit and the kaiser’s earlier Balkan involvement fuel court resentments.
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Count von Elphberg
Washington Post
Berlin
Germany
Fiedberg Castle
Czar
Russia
St Petersburg
Potsdam
Friedberg
Nicholas
Ezay
Humphreys Seventy-Seven Cold Remedy Ad Card
An old advertisement promotes Humphreys Seventy-Seven for catching a first cold early. It claims lassitude signals illness and urges taking the remedy immediately. The card touts pocket size for travelers and lists Arl Druggists and Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co. in New York.
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Bric
Humphreys’ Homeo Medicine Co
Cor William and Ann Streets
New York
Cardinal Sports Limited Adopts Italian Summer Sports
A dated dispatch from Wanbingtom notes tension between Austria and Spain easing while Cardinal Merry del Val faces Rome’s heat and public pressure. The piece highlights his limited activities in golf and tennis, recalling a senator’s quip about his brief sports exposure and a secretary of state remark on his early sports interests.
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Rome
Cardinal Merry del Vai
Prince Doris
Mila
Porta San Pancrazio
Secretary of State
Montenegro Reign Marks Sixty Years Festivities At Cettinge
King celebrates six decades on throne as Montenegro hosts 20 000 people in Cettinge with no doors or keys. Eight convicts in jail wear ankle chains and walk the streets under guard as vendetta killings are cited. Mirrors and trains are absent but a water cart novelty and old time hospitality define the festival.
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Washington Post
London
Yogar Palace
Montenegro
Cettinge
Wensa
Cattinje
Tokyo Mayor Ozaki to visit New York in October
Special cable from Berlin reports Yukio Ozaki mayor of Tokyo and veteran MP will visit New York Philadelphia Washington and Chicago in October accompanied by his wife. He will tour the United States for five weeks before sailing from San Francisco to Japan. Ozaki, famed for municipal reform, seeks meeting with Mayor Gaynor.
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New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Yukio Ozaki
Tokyo
Oyaki
Budapest
Vienna
America
Liverpool
United States
Japan
Mikado
Ozaki
Seth Low
Greater New York
Low
Gotham
Gaynors
San Francisco
Egyptians Protest France Over Paris Congress Ban
Egyptian organizers denounce France for denying their national congress in Paris. They allege Britain asked for the ban, while a semiofficial note cites an anti French campaign by Mussulmans in Algeria and Morocco as the motive.
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France
Paris
Italy's Queen a Poet New Books On The Press
Rome Sept 17 Royal literary news features two upcoming travel books by the Duchess of Aosta and the Count of Turin detailing central Africa with rich photographs. The Abruzzi and Queen Elena, Margherita, and King Victor Emmanuel are highlighted for their varied scholarly outputs and explorations. The Duke’s poleward expeditions, his polar trek, and the Himalaya writings are noted alongside coins, poetry, and public notices of royal literary activity.
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Camillo Cianfarra
Washington Post
Rome
Duchess of
Aosta
Count of
Turin
Central
Africa
Italy
Zambesi
Victor
Emmanuel
Elena
Margherita
Abruzzi
Naval Academy
France
England
North Pole
Victor Emmanuel
Germany
Humbert
D’annunzio
Conzo
Feers
Searches Abroad Gaillard Hunt Examines Library Systems
Gaillard Hunt of the Congressional Library travels in Europe to study archival bureaus and library systems for a proposed American national archives bureau. He views the Prussian bureau as a model and tours the colossal new Prussian Library, directed by Prof Harnack, a 5,000,000 volume complex noted as the largest with more bookroom than the British Museum.
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Washington
Herlin
Europe
Gaillard Hunt
Congressional Library
National Bureau of Archives
Hunt
National Bureaus of
Harnack
British Museum
Attempt on Guadeloupe Governor Sparks Alarm
Two shots were fired at the governor's carriage in Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe today. Officials including the president of the court escaped unharmed as the assailant fled the scene.
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Pointe a-Pitre
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English Opinion on Maine Landslide Shifts US Politics
London observers view the Maine landslide as a test of Democratic strength and the impact of a potential Democratic presidency on Anglo American relations. The piece notes improved arbitration with Britain, Roosevelt's evolving political stance, and the prospect of party discipline or insurgent clashes, framing John Bull’s view of US politics as a sport.
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Pine Tree State
Cleveland
Venezuela
W. T. Stead
Washington
London
Maine
White House
Great Britain
Roosevelt
McKinley
America
Meyers entertain on yacht in Dinard harbor
Frederick R. Meyer and Charles Meyer of the New York Yacht Club hosted a breakfast aboard their yacht Norseman in Dinard last Sunday in honor of Prince Antoine d Orléans. William Potter, former US minister to Italy, was in Paris and heads to Lucerne for several weeks. Senator Aldrich traveled to Alz-les-Bains with Mrs Aldrich remaining at the Hotel Bristol. Also reported, the British steamer Arablana ran aground off Port of Spain Trinidad while carrying lumber from Pensacola for Rosario. damage and floating prospects pending.
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Washington Post
Frederick R. Meyer
Charles Meyer
New York Yacht Club
Dinard
Antoine d’Orleany
William Potter
United States
Italy
Paris
Lucerne
Aldrich
Alz-les-Bains
Bristol
Trinidad
Port of Spain
Pensacola
Rosario
New Strength for Backs from Dean's Kidney Pills
Thousands with back pain learn kidneys cause their misery. Dean's Kidney Pills claim to restore kidney function and relieve backache, citing long usage and a testimonial from Bert Pryor of Washington, D C, who reports full recovery after using the remedy.
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Dean
Bright
Bert Pryor
Washington, D. C
Stevens’ Pharmacy
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