Capital Wines Recall Lavish Days of Past
Washington notes trace the White House wine traditions from Jefferson through Grant and beyond. The article recalls lavish state dinners, the famous mirrored centerpiece with Bacchus figurines, and the shift post Roosevelts toward lighter wines at official events. It covers Monroe purchasing champagne, Jefferson’s wine expenditures, Dolly Madison’s famed hospitality, and social customs of early presidents.
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Bess Furman
Washington
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bacchantes
Monroe
Paris
Jefferson
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Germany
Hungary
France
Dolly Madison
John Quincy Adams
Tyler
Grant Administration
Prince Arthur
General Grant
Diemare
Lucy Webb Hayes
Harrison
Teddy Roosevelt
Wilson
Writing Award Won't Halt Pirandello On Three Scripts
Nobel laureate Luigi Pirandello, 67, says the prize will not slow his work as he drafts outlines for another play and continues staging Giants of the Mountain and One Doesn't Know How. He notes writing leads to more ideas and remains busy despite honors.
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Pirandello
Rome
Luigi Pirandello
America
Italy
Grazia Deledda
Pirandello and His Path to a Nobel Prize Ambition
The profile recalls Pirandello’s late start as a playwright at age 50 and notes his prolific novels and short stories. It highlights his influence on modern theater, his role under Mussolini’s regime, and his involvement with Italy’s Royal Academy and the Fascist Spectacle board as Italy studies a state theater project.
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Pirandello
Conrad
Royal Academy of Italy
Corporation of the Spectacle
Utah Five Peaks Surpass Ten Thousand Feet Each
A Utah report notes five mountain peaks rising above 10 000 feet in elevation. The list highlights high Utah terrain and outdoor adventure potential across the state.
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Utah
Mercy mission follows Pacific typhoon strike in Philippines
The cutter Banahaw set sail from Manila on a mercy errand to Leyte Province carrying rice and medical supplies after a destructive typhoon crossed central Mindanao. The storm damaged crops in Surigao Leyte Cebu Masbate Romblon and Capiz, with no deaths reported as Manila escaped damage.
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Manila
P. I
U.P
Leyte
Philippine
Mindoro
Surigao
Cebu
Masbate
Romblom
Capiz
Pheasant Shooting Ends With Odd Results In Iowa
In Sioux City on November 30 the three afternoon pheasant season ended with about 2000 male birds and about 400 female birds shot illegally. Violations led to confiscation and fines from five dollars upward. Hunters paid high prices for thirteen birds misidentified as pheasants, and a hog was released by wardens as legitimate spoil.
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Sioux City
Iowa
U.P
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