Prince Felix Youssoupoff Aims to Reclaim Rembrandt Portraits
Prince Felix Youssoupoff of Russia, linked to Rasputin’s fall, arrives in New York aboard the Berengaria. He seeks to redeem two 17th century Rembrandt portraits from Josep E. Widener, offering rare jewels to raise funds, after previously selling them with a recapture clause. The works may be Vermeers or Rembrandts, dating to around 1660, and once owned by the Peter the Great era Youssoupoff family.
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New York
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Philadelphia
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William R. Valentiner
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WATCHES TESTED FOR TEMPERATURE CHANGES
The article explains how watches are tested by placing them in cold and hot chambers to observe accuracy under varying temperatures. Expensive models are adjusted within 35 to 95 degrees, then tested in ovens at 90 to 100 degrees, with multiple weeks in each chamber to ensure reliability for extreme climates. Chronometers for explorers undergo thorough checks for dependable performance.
Roosevelt Statue Gift to Minot Citizens
The photograph shows a Roosevelt equestrian statue presented to Minot North Dakota by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, a former North Dakota resident now in Portland Oregon. The statue will be dedicated to North Dakota children at ceremonies planned for 1924.
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Beginning of the American Railroad and a New Era
The text recalls how water and land transport limited early America, delaying development. It notes the steam engine’s rise, the July 4 1828 Baltimore railroad groundbreaking initiated by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and sees this as laying the cornerstone of a thriving national economy and an age of unprecedented progress.
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A fragmented passage references Dr. Coe in Mandan North Dakota and Theodore Roosevelt’s movement across the state. It cites Millicent Mortimer Miller and her eugenics lectures in Pittsburgh discussing genetic inheritance in babies. A city couple jokes about reapplying old wallpaper to cover new purchases and making rooms smaller.
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Millicent Mortimer Miller
Pittsburgh
Tenant Refuses to Remove Faded Wallpaper
The paper on the wall had faded and worn but Mr Cityman refused to address it despite efforts with the landlord. The small house owner told the tenant he could easily find another who would accept the old wallpaper.
Indian Canoe Reaches The Yellow Tiber In Rome
An American Indian canoe, once confined to North American waters, has become a popular river craft in Rome alongside skiffs and motorboats. Italian manufacture now copies American models, a canoe club forms, and many Americans join. Despite practice, Romans struggle to steer straight, needing frequent paddle changes.
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