Will wed millions latest portrait of Prince Nicolas of Romania
Portrait describes Prince Nicolas of Romania son of Queen Mary as he nears marriage to the eighteen year old countess of Seafield the wealthiest heiress with over 830 000 000 inheritance from a New Zealand relative and control of his late father in law estates. He is English educated at Eton and serves as a sublieutenant on a British warship in the Mediterranean.
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Prince Nicolas
Romania
Mary
Countess of Seafield
New Zealand
Eton
Mediterranean
Davis Named Secretary of War in Coolidge Administration
Dwight W. Davis of St Louis is appointed to succeed resigning Secretary Weeks as secretary of war. A former captain and lieutenant colonel, he earned the Distinguished Service Medal in World War I and has been acting secretary since Weeks fell ill. Davis is noted for proposing an aircraft investigating board and is the youngest cabinet member at forty seven.
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Washington
Dwight FF. Davis
St. Louis
Wit
Cool Idee
Jali We Weeks
Weeks
Plattsburg
Missouri National Guard
Missouri
Selden Pf. Spencer
Harding
Davis
Army
Navy
Employment Gains Reported Across Major Industries
The September employment report from the Department of Commerce notes gains in automobile, railroad and iron and steel sectors with broader hiring in large centers. Railroads boosted freight traffic prompts longer hours in repair shops, while iron and steel show continued improvement and textiles remain in a favorable position with a bright outlook.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Thieves Return Gems to Mrs Donahue in New York Case
The Donahue jewels valued at 731000 were returned to Mrs Jessie Woolworth Donahue at the Hotel Plaza after a mysterious disappearance. Police seek arrests and note a 75000 reward may have influenced the recovery while questions remain about the thief and method.
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New York
Donahue
Hotel Plaza
Jessie Woolworth Donahue
FF. W. Woolworth
Senator S. M. Ralston Ill With Kidney Ailment
Indiana Senator Samuel M. Raulston is seriously ill with a kidney ailment. Doctors say he has been ill since his return from Washington and has been confined to bed to limit his activities.
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Tedianapolis
Samuel M. Raulston
United States
Indiana
Ralston
Washington
John M. Cunningham
Robert M. Moore
Widow Blames Navy for Lansdowne Death in Inquiry
Mrs. Margaret Ross Lansdowne, widow of Commander Zachary Lansdowne, testified before a naval court of inquiry that the navy bore full responsibility for the Shenandoah loss. She said the airship was sent on the Mid-West voyage despite her husband’s protests and for political purposes.
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Washington
Navy
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Zachary Lansdowne
Naval
Pact Finalized by Allies and Germany at Locarno
The Locarno agreements reach final form with Germany and the Allies including France Belgium Great Britain and Italy adopting the Rhine pact Involving future security on the Rhine and Europe in general with minor details pending.
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Germany
Locarno
Switzerland
Gertiary
France
Belgium
Haly
Great Britain
Seamen's Strike Pressure in Melbourne Federal Court
Australian labor leaders urge a quick end to the seamen's strike in Melbourne as Justice Fowers calls strikers and slip owners to a compulsory conference of the federal arbitration court for resolution.
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Melbourne
Justice Fowers
Federal Arbitration Court
Board Rejects Hog Island Bids
Washington state board rejected all Hog Island bids as inadequate or failing to meet requirements, halting the proposed sale.
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Hog Island
Washington
Sud
Army General Staff Praises Enlisted Man Amid Defense Plan Fight
Washington reports the general staff lauds an enlisted man while opposing changes to military structure. They label a proposed Department of National Defense as unsound and oppose a separate air department, stressing air units must remain integral to the army.
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Army General Staff
Washington
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
Air Service
General Board
Hugh A. Drim
Mason M. Patrick
Army Air Service
Air Department
National Defense Department
General Staff
Missing Air Mail Pilot Dead in His Plane
Bellefonte Pennsylvania reports the body of Charles J. Ames, a six year pilot, found in a crash on Nittany mountain after a fog bound flight from New York to the West on October 1. Officials believe the craft struck the mountain, killing Ames instantly. 18 mail pouches remained intact in the wreckage bound for China.
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Bellefonte
Nittany Mountain
Charles J. Ames
Ames
Dow
New York
Aly Mal
Ficials
Chi “Cnya
Yank Flyers in Morocco Plan November 15 Leave
Lieut. Col. Charles W. Kerwood, deputy to the American flyers in Morocco, said a special leave for the squadron is arranged for November 15. He stressed the unit will not disband and will resume operations in January if Abd el Krim still resists.
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Morocco
Paris
Charles W. Kerwood
Agiaison
French War Office
Abd-el Krim
Rioting in Florence Leaves Eighteen Dead and Forty Wounded
Paris based L Humanite reports Florence riots result in eighteen deaths and forty injuries after the killing of a local leader. The violence triggers a terror campaign against Free Masons in Florence as Wascist factions escalate.
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Paris
L’humanite
Florance
Wascist
Free Masona
Florence
Interstate Auto Rules Washington Debate Opens
William D. Alney president of the National Association Railroad and Utility Commissioners declared at the opening meeting that regulation of automobile traffic between states must be established.
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Washington
William D. Alney
National Association , Railroad and Utility Commissioners
Uruguayan Plan to Eliminate Presidency Gains Steam
The Telegrafo reports a proposal in Uruguay to abolish the ornamental presidential office is gaining headway.
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Buenos Aires
Uruguay
Telegrafo
Fragmented Reflections and War Damage in a Regional Note
The fragmentary text blends philosophical musings on knowledge and enduring truths with a note on Réims, France, where 14,000 houses faced widespread damage in World War I. It mentions 14 undamaged houses by 1918 and a long migratory path of a golden plover from Alaska to Hawaii, reflecting disparate themes in a single clipping.
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Réims
France
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