Marlborough House to be taken over by Prince of Wales
London reports Marlborough House, long the London home of the late Queen Mother Alexandra, will soon pass to the Prince of Wales. The mansion houses the famed treasure room with gifts, gold, silver, and jewels valued at over 1.5 million pounds, plus a historic link to 200 years of royal history.
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London
Marlborough House
Alexandra
Prince of Wales
England
Edward VII
Henrietta Maria
Charles
John Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim
Bolshevist boots and mixed clubs stir London fashion
English women keep buying high topped Bolshevist boots despite scorn as factories run overtime. Mixed clubs with suites in the west end attract husbands and wives, while women of means move into clubs to avoid housekeeping annoyances. Mrs. Charlotte Cameron promotes lighter lunches and slimming menus, shaping the social scene in Mayfair, with potential traffic issues for cinema lobbies.
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London
West End
United States
London street noise rises from cinema loudspeakers
London noise grows as film theatres use loudspeakers outside their doors to broadcast audience laughter. Crowds gather in front of the speakers until police disperse them. Mrs. B W Piggott of Throplands Molton is appointed chairwoman of Manfield and Sons succeeding her father, Sir Philip Manfield.
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London
England
B. W. Piggott
Throplands, Moulton
Manfield and Sons
James Manfield
Piggott
Philip Manfield
Northampton
Prize Offered for American Symphony by 10 Writers
American composers compete for a $3,000 prize in a national symphony contest hosted by Musical America. Five eminent conductors will judge from anonymity, with a first performance in major cities during 1927 28. Winners also retain publication rights.
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New York
Musical America
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Serge Koussevitzki
Boston Symphony
Frederick A. Stock
Chicago Symphony
Alfred Hertz
San Francisco Symphony
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
Juvenile Court Rules 14-Year-Old Must Attend School
Philadelphia authorities report Mrs Catherine Sherman Fess, age 14, must complete two additional years of schooling while her husband is ordered to ensure compliance. The juvenile court decision follows concerns from the board of education about underage marriages used to dodge school requirements.
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Philadelphia
Catherine Sherman Fess
Board of Education
Half a Million Tons of Waste Apples Hit U.S. Mechanisms
The article notes the United States generates about 500000 tons of waste apples annually. It discusses scale and potential losses, highlighting agricultural and industrial waste concerns.
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United States
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