World's Largest Oil Painting Schedules Auction Block
Baltimore July 9 The world's largest oil painting a 402 by 46 foot canvas titled Le Pantheon de la Guerre may go to public auction The work created by Pierra Carrier Rolleuse and Auguste Francois Gorgiet took four years and features Allied forces from World War I It hung in the US since 1928 with storage fees delaying sale and a potential foreign government showing interest.
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Baltimore
Wil Go
H. A. Davidson
Theater: Age Firm
Pierra Carrier-Rolleuse
Auguste-Francois Gorgiet
Thair
France
United States
Washington
New York
Davidson
Alexander Gregory Placus
Pincus
Milwaukee Boy Confesses Killing Mother in Household Tragedy
Herbert Habersetzer, 13, sobs that he killed his mother with a deer rifle after crying that she was always hollering. His father Lucian Habersetzer attempts to comfort him as police take statements about the Milwaukee incident.
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Lucian
Herbert Habersetzer
Milwaukee
Rare Aorta Transplant Report From Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia July 9 The Pennsylvania Hospital disclosed the successful completion of a rare operation in which a section of the aorta was transplanted from a dead man into a living patient. The 4 year old John Chatman received a three inch segment from a 19 year old youth after seven hours of surgery. Chatman is recovering and expected to be released soon.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
John Chatman
Chatman
Pictorial Menu Experiment At Gotham Hotel
A garbled note describes a pictorial menu experiment at a Gotham hotel in England. It suggests patrons view natural color depictions of dishes and settings to preview meals, blending novelty with dining. The text remains unclear and fragmentary.
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New York
New
Gotham
England
U S Embassy in Moscow to Move as Lease Not Renewed
The Soviet government said it would not renew the U S Embassy building lease due to planned expansion of Moscow University. The American site on Mahadaya Street near the Kremlin houses over 60 personnel with annual rent around 62500 dollars. Ambassador Kennan operates from Spasso House two miles away.
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Nedo
U.S
Moscow University
U. S
Hi Persons
Mahavaya Street
Hunter's Square
Kremlin
George F. Kennan
Spasso House
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