Lasker Loses At Moscow After News Of Play Production
In Moscow at the international chess tournament Dr. Emanuel Lasker trails after a distracted move when a telegram announces his drama Days of Mankind has been accepted for production by the Lessing theatre. The news follows his defeat, denying him the first prize and highlighting a night of mixed emotion and philosophy.
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Torree
Moscow
Emanuel Lasker
Lessing Theatre
Dr. Lasker
Berthold Lasker
Kent Society
Russian Culture Series Showcases Soviet Progress Abroad
Germany hosts a three week Moscow art studio program and Russian leaders promote progress in art, music, education, science, and sport under the soviet regime. Semaschko and Lunacharsky address medical societies and theatres in Berlin as Russia markets culture internationally.
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Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Dantechenko
Semaschko
A. Lunacharsky
Russia
Moscow Academy of Arts and Science
National Young Women's Christian Association exceeds tvv000 membership
The National Young Women's Christian Association of the United States reports a total membership of more than tvv,000, reflecting wide reach across local chapters and communities.
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The
National Young Women's Christian Association of the
United States
Tvv
Queen Marie of Romania Crowned as Mother-in-Law of Europe
Queen Marie of Romania is hailed as the mother of Romania and a democratic, benevolent leader who transcends her king husband. The article portrays her as a world figure, multilingual author and poet, historian, designer, and influence in European royal circles.
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Rumania
Europe
Marie
Duchess of York
Manchester Sunday Chronic
Queen Mary Gives Drum And Bugle To Grandson Henry
London December 26 Queen Mary defies holiday custom buying a drum and a bugle for her grandson Henry George Herbert eldest son of Princess Mary Viscountess Laselles The three year old received the gifts on Christmas morning with instructions to leave the noisy toys at home when visiting Buckingham Palace and his grandfather the king.
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London
Queen Mary
Henry George Herbert
Princess Mary
Viscountess Lascelles
Buckingham Lace
Air Service Plan for Kentucky National Guard Proposed
Provisions for an air service in the Kentucky National Guard may be submitted to the state legislature when it convenes. Adjutant General Kehoe has already used airplanes in investigation work over coal strike zones in the state.
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Frankfort
Kentucky National Guard
Kehoe
Hesse Prince First To Dine At Buckingham
London December 26 Prince Christian of Hesse dined with King George and Queen Mary to mark the first German origin guest at Buckingham Palace after the war. He had attended Queen Mother Aunt Alex’s funeral and plans to return to Cannes. Women Bell Ringers in London form a guild with Mrs Hairs as secretary. ten women bell ring at St Clement Danes for the Queen Alexandra memorial services and Miss R B Hawkworth, 19, handles the tonor bell.
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Prince Christian of Hesse
George
Mary
Buckingham Palace
Christian
Eefoebann
Alex
Keiser Wilhelm
Pary
Hesse
Hoehenzollerns
Prince Christian
Secon
Cannes
England
F. I. Hairs
St. Margaret's
Westminster
St. Clement Danes
Strand
RB. Hawkworth
One Hundred and One Pantomime Actors Rehearsing for Christmas
One hundred and one professional pantomime actors rehearse in England for the Christmas season. The movement challenges croakers claiming pantomime is dead as amateurs fill minor roles and unemployed film actors join the cast to entertain children and adults.
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Engad
Playa
Sir Austen Chamberlain Resembles Wilson in Demeanor and Speech
Americana note the likeness between Sir Austen Chamberlain and Woodrow Wilson in appearance height and quiet dignity. The comparison ends with bearing as Chamberslain differs in voice. George Bernard Shaw objects to film ads yet profits from postcard pleas.
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Austen Chamberlain
Woodrow Wilson
Sir Austen
Mr. Wilson
Ma Ferguson News In England Captures Headlines
In London a report highlights Miriam A. Ferguson of Texas known as Governor Ma as she fights efforts to curb her influence over Texas state administration. Newspapers show pictures of “Governor Ma” in Iran and speculate on the outcome of her struggle amid continental attention to the Dayton Tennessee revolution coverage.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Jim
Iran
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Germany
Aeir
Dayton
Tenn
Clemenceau Refuses to Admit Decline in Old Age
The 84 year old Tiger Georges Clemenceau, shot in 1919 and carrying a bullet that was never removed, says age affects him but he will not argue with doctors about it. He cancels a planned January seaside trip and aims to stay near Paris as spring approaches.
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Franz Boset I
Austria
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Serbia
Belgrade
Cottin
Georges Clemenceau
M. Clemenceau
Tiger
Briand Compares Self to Penelope Amid Government Talks
Paris notes M Briand likens his struggle to form a ministry to Penelope weaving and unweaving at night praising her merit. In other news the University of Paris reports 22 000 students this term, up 5 000 in five years, with revenue near 19 900 000 francs annually, par value about $400 000.
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M. Briand
Penelope
Ithaca
University of Paris
Lapie
Black Prince Haunting Old Hall in England Legend
London reports say the Black Prince of Plantagenet haunts Hall Place once home to Joan of Kent. Lady Limerick recounts sightings in black armor with music sounds and a ghost gliding through a window, while the prince’s body is said to have rested there during removal to Canterbury.
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House of Plantagenet
Hall Place
Joan
Fair Maid
Kent
Limerick
Canterbury
Discovering Victor Hugo Manuscript May Publish Early Novel
Paris reports the discovery of a Hugo manuscript written over ten years before Les Miserables. Gustave Simon, Hugo's literary executor, plans publication to engage French blind readers with Hugo's work through the American Braille Press for War and Civilian Blind.
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Victor Hugo
Gustave Simon
Braille Press
Presa
Victor Mugo
Tiusitive
Idinon
Bibtis Phiie
Hugo
Lea
Cosette
Bachelor president receives marriage proposal from Bordeaux woman
A Bordeaux woman, claiming to be wealthy with about six million francs and a lone orphan, writes to President Doumergue offering marriage to join him at the Elysee palace. The note, described as voluminous mail, is received amid the president's bachelor status.
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France
Bordeaux
Orphin
Doumergue
Elysee Palace
Ambassador Victor Beranger Studying English Amid Silence
Paris reports Ambassador Victor Beranger has become highly inaccessible while studying English at a language school. The piece also notes Raymond Poincaré’s memoirs, to be published as In the Service of France, and Poincaré’s irritation over not being consulted during the ministerial crisis after Briand’s second ministry fell.
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Paris
Senate
Victor Henry Beranger
United States
France
Amassador
Raymond Poinenire
M. Poincaire
M. Poinleve
Donmergue
M. Briand
Painted hats charm Parisiennes despite milliner dismay
Fashion notes describe winter wear with untrimmed painted hats replacing buckles and fasters. Sellers warn modest gains for artists who can transform worn velour into stylish new looks. In Mont Valerien area, discoveries reveal medieval underground passages dating to about the eleventh century with inscriptions such as the year 1037. Archaeologists will issue an official report.
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Henry the First
Duke of Normany
William
Eng
Paris Dog Breeders Spark Schnauzer Furor in Fashion
The article notes a shift in dog tastes with Schnauzers rising in popularity over Venice and poodle breeds. American buyers pay high sums for dogs with strong pedigrees, signaling a luxury trend in canine fashion and lavish breeding.
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