International marriages bring new money to royal houses
New York July 28 Royalties gain fresh funding as two high profile alliances are announced. William F Leeds son of Princess Anastasia of Greece will wed Princess Xenia niece of King Constantine. Countessina Elena Franken stein daughter of Count Henri de Frankenstein will marry Don Enrico Barberini Prince of Palestrina.
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William F. Leeds
Anatasia
Greece
William B. Leeds
Xenia
Constantine
Marie
Countessina Elmichette Frankenstein
Count Henri de Frankenstein
Rome
Don Enrico Barberini
Palestrina
Mra. Wiam B. Brewster
Anastasia Cast
Countessina Emichette Frankenstein
Duchess of Marlborough
Gladys Deacon
William Leeds
Anastasia
Princess Xenia
One Killed Two Shot In Battle In Mount Vernon
In Mount Vernon a revolver fight at the Louvre hotel left John Levi Swigger alias John Higgins dead and James O’Brien wounded in the neck. Deputy Solienthin, initially with Sheriff Reay, was shot in the cheek. Swigger fired on Reay who dropped him. Swigger and O’Brien were linked to narcotics peddling and arrests were made of Donald Taylor Wolf and his wife. The car outside held burglar tools and belonged to J. B. Ison of Spokane.
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Millionaire matches fuel European royal unions
The piece recounts American heiresses marrying into European nobility to fund royal causes. It cites marriages of Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough, Gladys Vanderbilt to Lazlo Szechenyi, Anna Gould to Count de Castellane, May Goelet to the Duke of Roxburghe, Pauline Astor to HL Spender Clay, and others. Totals exceed $100 million in dowries and alliances, with reconstructive spending on Blenheim and multiple noble titles.
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Med Gammel
Arthur ‘Herbert
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