Fake Paintings Fade as Americans Nab Real Old Masters
European art dealers report a shift as Americans become pickier buyers. A flood of fakes prompts strict evidence of genuineness, while genuine old masters move with high prices. European collectors and American dealers alike pursue authentic works, with Rembrandts and Titian copies exposed as inexact attributions.
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Europe
Paris
Deszgn
New York
Rembrandts
Valasquezes
London
Track Workers Sip Golden Wine After Tank Car Wreck
Golden wine gushes from a toppled tank car along Philadelphia railroad tracks as laborers rush to drink from the spilled export vintage. Detectives order a halt while workers, sparked to action, sample the golden flood in a chaotic scene near the rail line.
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Philadelphia
French Expert Claims Leda Is a Copy Masterpiece
Maurice Hoy questions where Leda by Michael Angelo resides and asserts the famed work is a copy. He says a real masterwork may be in London’s National Gallery or held by an unnamed collector, while the genuine article remains undiscovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Angelo
Leda
Maurice Hoy
London
National Gallery
Judith Ware’s Marriage Reveals Hidden Family Truths
Richard Wright Sr. and family discuss Judith Ware, a mysterious new woman linked to their son. Richard reveals he has married Judith in a quiet spring ceremony after years of acquaintance, gifting her two diamond rings. Daphne notes Richard’s luck, while Judith’s past and guardian father’s troubles are explored in tense dialogue.
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Western Newspaper Union
Eoangel
Tichard
Mother
Richard
Richard Wright Senior
Judith Ware
Judith
Daphne
David
Jonathan
Explosive Made From Liquid Air And Charcoal Dust
Liquid air with 46 to 50 percent oxygen mixed with chiarcoal forms an explosive comparable to dynamite and detonates with a detonator. It has been used in coal mines but cannot be stored as it evaporates rapidly and must be used within minutes of preparation.
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Washington State
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Dinsmore Bros
E. B. London
Bell
East
Indiana, Pa
J. ©. Moore
Saltsburg, Pa
Pennsylvania
Silas C. Streams
Philadelphia Street
Columbia Grafanolas
Giobe-Wernicke
Hoosier Kitch
Industriae
Crities
Gilbert Stuart
Aifetime
Red Gap
Hugh Lane
Mr. Friel
United States
James M. Ross
Lexington
John Smith
Mollie Mather
Wilmer Stewart
Indiana
Chambersville
McDougall
A. B. Coulter
Clarksburg, Pa
Buchheit Bros
D. J. Means
Vesta
Saturday Evening Post
Nixon Avenue
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