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Mellon Seen as Art Connoisseur and Financier in Paris
Paris reports describe Andrew W. Mellon secretary of the treasury as a true art expert who admired Goblins at the Quai dOrsay and Louvre while also evaluating French debt. Mentone debates a monkey house for 300 Siamese by Dr Serge Voronoff, with opposition from churches and mothers groups. France notes rising US demand for French snails and nuts. Mme Jeanne Bremontier, France s first prominent woman journalist, dies leaving a legacy in La Fronde and Dreyfus coverage.
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Paris
Andrew W. Mellon
United States Treasury
England
Mellon
Quai D’orsay
Briand
Foreign Office
Ministry of Finance
Poincare
Louvre Museum
Ministry
Mentone
Serge Voronoff
Monkey Gland
Voronoff
Riveria
Europe
France
Mme
Jeanne Bremontier
Mme. Bremontier
la Fronde
Dreyfuss
Esterhazey